Locally Aware
Vehicle break-ins and thefts led a late-December surge, with clusters near hotels, malls, and major corridors like NC 54, NC 55, Renaissance Parkway, and Fayetteville Road.
Southpoint Access
Check out our Top 10 most-read articles of 2025, and then make your final contributions to Southpoint Access - a percentage of all revenue goes to Hope Valley Elementary School until Dec. 31.
Life and Legacy
Honoring lives recently lost in the Durham community, with upcoming services and remembrances.
Southpoint Access
Respond with your resolutions for the coming new year and I'll include them in a Southpoint Access newsletter - maybe we'll inspire other folks while we're at it!
Your Week Ahead
Here's an end-of-year, day-to-day guide to what's happening in and around South Durham until Jan. 3. Got more events? Add them to our calendar!
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SoDu How-To
The City of Durham accepts live trees starting in January. Be sure to remove decorations, lights, tinsel, nails, and stands. Don't bag them. And cut them in half if taller than six feet.
sodu week in review
Agenda included talking with attorney, discussing personnel matters, and plans related to dealing with school violence.
Viewpoints and Voices
How was your Christmas? Hanukkah? Ready for Kwanzaa?
Kitchen Table
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
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
Honoring lives recently lost in the Durham community, with upcoming services and remembrances.
Your Week Ahead
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!