[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Ready to Read with Your Neighbors?

WEATHER FORECAST

Per the National Weather Service: Sunny with a high near 83. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph. At night, mostly clear with a low around 60.

Join the SoDu We Love Reading Book Club!

Hey, neighbors!

We’re kicking off something new - the SoDu We Love Reading Book Club - and I hope you’ll read along with us. Our first pick is Song in a Weary Throat by Pauli Murray, one of the most extraordinary voices to come out of Durham. Murray was a civil rights activist, lawyer, priest, and poet - and their memoir is a powerful, deeply personal account of life in the Jim Crow South, gender identity, and the long fight for justice.

We’ll post weekly discussion threads over on the Southpoint Access subreddit, starting Tuesday, April 15. No pressure to finish it all at once - just read at your own pace and join the conversation when you're ready. If you’ve been looking for a reason to read more (or just want to finally finish a book), this is your chance - and I’d love to hear what you think as we go.

📘 Join the club → r/SouthpointAccess

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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

• Stormwater and Water Main Repairs Planned for West Woodridge Drive: The City of Durham is moving forward with a project to repair and improve stormwater drainage systems and a portion of the water main infrastructure along West Woodridge Drive.

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What's Happening Today?

• Art Exhibit – Murray Massenburg Elementary School. All ages. No registration required. This exhibit, running until May 12, showcases the work of students who created a 19.5-foot whale named Crystal the Orca. It’s in the auditorium upper corridor of the second floor at the main library at 300 N. Roxboro St. (Durham County Library)
• Peppa Pig Scavenger Hunt. Babies through tweens. All day. No registration required. Search the children’s area for 10 pictures of Peppa Pig. Stop by the children’s desk to get started. Southwest Regional Library at 3605 Shannon Rd. (Durham County Library)
• The Great Egg Hunt. Toddlers through elementary school. All day. No registration required. Pick up a scavenger hunt sheet at the information desk and find all the eggs. Write down the number on each and turn in the sheet at the desk for a temporary kid tattoo. Children’s area of the South Regional Library at 4505 S. Alston Ave. (Durham County Library)
• Durham Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting. 7 p.m. Commissioners’ chambers at 200 E. Main St. (Durham Government)

Check out this week's activities!

IN MEMORIAM

• Durham Obituaries - April 8, 2025

FOR SUBSCRIBERS

• South Durham Restaurant Inspection Scores for March 2025
• [Subscriber Bonus] Durham High School Senior Spotlight!
• [Welcome to the World] Durham Births - March 22-28, 2025

INTERESTING ELSEWHERE

• Harrisburg Man in Custody for Arson Attack on Pennsylvania Governor [Reuters]
• El Salvador Leader Visiting White House [CNN]
• Dow Futures Up 400 Pts. Over Tariff Tech Exemptions [CNBC]
• Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, Dies at 89 [The Associated Press]

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