Participatory Budgeting Cycle Returns to Durham
We're entering the fourth cycle of participatory budgeting, which lets residents decide how part of the city's annual budget is spent by proposing and voting on local projects.
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SoDu Signs: Horoscopes for March 12, 2026
Your daily astrological forecast from the friendliest corner of the cosmos.
SoDu Shopping Basket: Walmart and Target Nearly Tie for Cheapest Total This Week
Walmart leads at $52.33 (just 5 cents ahead of Target), while Fresh Market tops $91.93 - a $39.60 gap for the same 17 staples.
Durham Schools May Hire a Firm to Win Families Back from Charters. Would It Pay Off?
A Memphis-based company offers one model: get paid for each student who returns. For Durham Public Schools, the appeal is obvious. So are the questions.
Joint Meeting of DPS and Durham County - March 10, 2026: Public Schools, County Government Face Funding Squeeze and Hard Choices
From consolidation and charter growth to wages, bonds, and a $2 billion facilities backlog, Durham leaders sketched out the choices ahead for DPS - and for taxpayers.