Kitchen Table

[SoDu Showcase] Sept. 18, 2025 - Western Stars

We compared 17 staple items across nine South Durham grocery stores. How did they stack up? That and more in this issue of Southpoint Access.

Wes Platt

18 Sep 2025 — 4 min read

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Note from the Neighborhood News Guy

Thanks to everyone who logged on and followed along with my Office Hours livestream marathon on Wednesday! But especially thanks to those who contributed to the fundraisers at Rogers-Herr Middle School and Hope Valley Elementary.

By the time I called it a day, Hope Valley Elementary School reached $28,768 - 72% of the $40,000 goal. You can still give to their fundraiser at this link. It looks like Rogers-Herr may have hit their goal of $15,000, but you can still donate here.

I streamed for more than eight hours, but here's just a snippet of what I had to say:

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🛒 SoDu Shopping Basket: This Week’s Grocery Price Check

We compared 17 staple items across nine South Durham grocery stores. Here’s how it stacked up:

[SoDu Alert] Durham Public Schools Closed Dec. 5 Due to Weather

All students have shifted to remote learning on Friday. Packets went home with elementary school students, while middle and high school students can check for work on Canvas.

[WordroW] Lofting Away

A daily, hyper-local word/phrase challenge pulled from recent Southpoint Access coverage.

SoDu Shopping Basket: Walmart Holds Lowest Grocery Basket in South Durham as Prices Stabilize

Food Lion and Target also offer competitive totals, while Fresh Market remains nearly $43 higher for the same items. This week’s SoDu Shopping Basket shows slight price drops across most stores.

DPS Policy Committee: Warrants, Private Zones, and Naloxone

The committee meets Thursday, Dec. 4. On deck: a Private Zones protocol for handling immigration-related visits, a community-submitted rewrite of Policy 5120 on law enforcement in schools, and a new draft to allow naloxone in schools.