[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Umstead Returns as DPS Board Chair
Bettina Umstead won re-election as chair of the Durham Public Schools Board of Education, with Millicent Rogers as vice chair. That and more in the latest SoDu Sunrise Showcase.
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Durham Trail Mowing Alarms Wildlife Advocate at Third Fork Creek
City contractors cleared vital habitat along Third Fork Creek Trail during bird nesting season, threatening pollinators, wildflowers, and other wildlife.
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[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 9] The Bird Census at Low Tide
A weekly serial fiction project for paid subscribers, unfolding through a growing archive of documents from an alternate-universe Southpoint.
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[Gallery] Cars and Coffee June 2026
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Durham Libraries Backpedal on Pride Display Directive
County commissioners on Friday called for restoration of displays and the removal of restrictions on LGBTQ+ materials.