Life and Legacy
In Memoriam: Durham Obituaries – May 19, 2026
Honoring lives recently lost in the Durham community, with upcoming services and remembrances.
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sodu daily live blog
SoDu Daily: May 19, 2026
Rolling live updates from Southpoint Access, your neighborhood news source in South Durham.
Business
Durham Health-Data Firms Target RWE and NoviSci Rebrand as Pedestal Health and Headwater Science
The Durham-based companies say the new brands reflect a shared push to modernize evidence generation for drug development and patient care.
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SoDu We Photo Galleries
[Gallery] St. Barbara Greek Festival 2026
Greek cuisine, iconography tours, and lively dancers provided an entertaining weekend in South Durham.
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Fiction
[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 6] Transit Delay Advisory: Cathedral Leviathan Crossing
A weekly serial fiction project for paid subscribers, unfolding through a growing archive of documents from an alternate-universe Southpoint.
sodu daily live blog
SoDu Daily: May 18, 2026
Rolling live updates from Southpoint Access, your neighborhood news source in South Durham.
sodu week in review
SoDu We Have Favorites: Voting Time!
Cast your ballots for the nominees in our inaugural contest celebrating South Durham neighbors' favorite businesses, schools, and organizations!
durham public schools
Durham Public Schools Cafeteria Menu: What’s for Lunch May 18-22, 2026
Chicken cheesesteak nachos, dumplings, steak and gravy, and a Friday fish-and-chips special headline this week’s free breakfast and lunch lineup across Durham Public Schools.
sodu daily live blog
SoDu Daily: May 15, 2026
Rolling live updates from Southpoint Access, your neighborhood news source in South Durham.
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Nerdspresso
[Nerdspresso] Bat Nipples and Bad Jokes: Embrace the Cheese of Batman & Robin
There’s a reason this movie totally changed his career, and it’s not because it was a huge hit. Clooney has self-deprecatingly confessed that he feels personally responsible for torpedoing Batman’s movie mojo for nearly a decade. This experience taught him to be more selective.
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durham public schools
[SeeGov] Durham County Proposes $10.9M Increase for Public Schools
That's less than half what Durham Public Schools has requested for the upcoming school year, hoping to cover higher wages for classified staff.
SoDu Shopping Basket
SoDu Shopping Basket: Average Basket Price Virtually Unchanged This Week
The average basket is $66.82, with Aldi posting the lowest total and the familiar gap holding between value stores and premium chains in South Durham.