![Protecting Durham's Immigrant Families: Preparing for Uncertainty in a Second Trump Term [English]](/content/images/size/w600/2025/01/immigration2025.png)
durham public schools
Protecting Durham's Immigrant Families: Preparing for Uncertainty in a Second Trump Term [English]
In South Durham, schools play a vital role in creating stability for immigrant students.
Latest
Southpoint Access
SoDu Week in Review - Jan. 11, 2025
SoDu Week in Review provides a quick recap of what you need to know about news in our South Durham neighborhoods.
local business
New Durham Business Registrations - January 2025
The following new businesses registered with North Carolina’s Secretary of State website from Dec. 6, 2024 to Jan. 6, 2025: Dec. 6, 2024 * AB Countertops LLC. Registered Agent: Latino Tax and Express Services Inc. Dec. 7, 2024 * Betty & Vi’s LLC. Registered Agent: Perry Andrew Davis. Dec. 9,
![[Nerdspresso] Bad Monkey's Good, Actually!](/content/images/size/w600/2025/01/badmonkey.jpg)
Nerdspresso
[Nerdspresso] Bad Monkey's Good, Actually!
There’s a good chance that we’ll meet most of these folks again because Bad Monkey has been renewed for a second season.
durham public schools
Some DPS Board Members Have Misgivings About Responsibility Zones
The worries and second guessing are coming late in the process, though. The board gave the go-ahead for this plan in December.
![[In Memoriam] Durham's Dr. Lavonia Allison: "No Shrinking Violet"](/content/images/size/w600/2025/01/lavoniaallison.jpg)
Obituaries
[In Memoriam] Durham's Dr. Lavonia Allison: "No Shrinking Violet"
In her lifetime, she helped boost Black voter participation and elected officials, and brought federal attention to racial inequities in schools.
![[SoDu Alert] Durham Schools Cancelled Friday](/content/images/size/w600/2025/01/jan10cancelled.png)
weather
[SoDu Alert] Durham Schools Cancelled Friday
Durham schools are closing Friday and all weekend activities are cancelled.
Development
Meeting Planned for Strauss Drive Townhouses Project
The plan calls for 7.11 units per acre with an active open space, a $5,000 donation to Durham Public Schools, and assurances that a handful of units will be priced as affordable housing.
durham public schools
DPS: No Mid-Year Express Bus Stops
This decision comes in the wake of feedback in a district survey that made it clear many parents - and some students - opposed the concept.
![[SoDu Alert] Durham Schools Among Those Affected by Data Breach](/content/images/size/w600/2025/01/databreach.png)
Data Security
[SoDu Alert] Durham Schools Among Those Affected by Data Breach
NCDPI reports that the threat has been contained and that accessed data was destroyed and "no additional copies exist."
Medical Research
Duke Researchers Contribute to Study Uncovering Alzheimer's Clues
The study examined blood samples from men and women with varying levels of cognitive impairment. It found that blood levels of acetyl-L-carnitine and free carnitine declined steadily in women as cognitive symptoms worsened – from mild memory issues to more advanced Alzheimer’s stages.
Families in Need
Help Durham Kids Stay Warm with Coat Drive
The targeted drive with public drop-off sites ends this week, but Welcome Baby accepts winter items year-round.