Kitchen Table

SoDu Shopping Basket: Walmart and Food Lion Nearly Tie for Lowest Total

Walmart’s $51.27 basket edges Food Lion’s $51.91, while Fresh Market tops $93 for the same 17 essentials. Average basket cost: $65.58.

Locally Aware

South Durham Crime Report: Holiday Shopping Brings Shift in South Durham Crime Patterns

Vehicle break-ins, retail robberies, and fraud reports clustered around malls, hotels, and shopping corridors as holiday traffic and package deliveries increased across South Durham.

Life and Legacy

In Memoriam: Durham Obituaries – Dec. 23, 2025

Honoring lives recently lost in the Durham community, with upcoming services and remembrances.

Your Week Ahead

Your Week Ahead: Support for Death and Dying, Over 50 Crowd Connections, Kwanzaa, and a Chill Beer Lab

Here's a holiday week day-to-day guide to what's happening in and around South Durham until Dec. 27. Got more events? Add them to our calendar!

The Gourmand Next Door

Holiday Wine Time

How to make sure you bring the right bottle to the holiday party.

sodu week in review

Only One Incumbent Remains in DPS Board of Education Race

Bettina Umstead seeks to hold onto her District 2 DPS seat in the upcoming March election.

Nerdspresso

Rob Reiner: One of the Few Good Men

Looking back over Reiner’s filmography, there’s always a relatable character, a standout performance, or a line that I still quote today.

Southpoint Access

[VIDEO] Dris Eats the Streets 4: Noodle 501

Idrissa A. Smith⁠⁠ takes us to Noodle 501 in Durham, NC, a noodle specialty restaurant that aims for a blend of Thai spices and Japanese ramen broth. Does it have what it takes to be proclaimed "Dris Eats the Streets Certified?"

Kitchen Table

SoDu Shopping Basket: Walmart and Food Lion Lead as South Durham Grocery Prices Hold Steady

Fresh Market tops $95 again while Walmart, Food Lion, and Target stay under $54. See where to find the best deals on eggs, coffee, meat, and more this week.

office hours

Office Hours Dec. 18, 2025: Lauren Sartain, DPS Board of Education District 3 Candidate

Early voting starts in February, with the one-and-done election set for March 3.

Locally Aware

South Durham Crime Report: Vehicle Break-Ins Dominate Again as Hotspots Re-Emerge

Vehicle break-ins continue to dominate South Durham’s weekly crime report, with multi-family neighborhoods, hotel corridors, and major retail areas seeing the highest concentration of incidents.

office hours

Office Hours Dec. 17, 2025: Peter Crawford, DPS Board of Education District 3 Candidate

Early voting starts in February, with the one-and-done election set for March 3.