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Fiction
I’m working on a serial fiction project. (Did you miss No. 1?) Each segment will be published here and on Patreon. It is available in full to Patreon supporters: Dear Posse, I expected it to be darker, not this dollar store twilight. Left my car at home. My vision’
News
As a district, Durham Public Schools should see a slight enrollment increase for the 2024-25 academic year. District officials expect the school population to climb from 30,345 to 30,955 overall. But some schools are projected to lose dozens of students as the DPS Growing Together plan continues to
Business
On occasion, Southpoint Access will gather information from Durham County’s Public Health Department to get a snapshot of how facilities in this region are scoring on their inspections. In this report, we delve into recent reports on restaurants in the 27707 zipcode. Support ultra-local community news! Subscribe to Southpoint
News
Battle plastic pollution, dress as your favorite plant or animal for a parade, and bring documents for shredding, if you like! Durham Parks and Recreation on April 21 hosts a rain-or-shine Earth Day Festival from 12 to 5 p.m. at Durham Central Park. The event is free and open
Business
More than eight acres on the site of Lakewood Shopping Center along Chapel Hill Road could be rezoned from commercial center to commercial general and redeveloped to include self-storage units. A neighborhood meeting about this project is scheduled for April 16, between 6 and 7 p.m., on Zoom. The
![[Fiction] Dear Posse No. 1: The Speaking Shadows](/content/images/size/w600/wordpress/2024/04/eclipse.png)
Fiction
I’m working on a serial fiction project. Each segment will be published here and on Patreon. It is available in full to Patreon supporters: Dear Posse, Posting this anonymously because I’m an idiot. I’m serious. I’m a grown-ass adult, I heard all the warnings, and I
Dining
Durham Central Park hosts the first of four food truck rodeo events on Sunday, April 14, and this event showcases the celebration of the Solar New Year in several southeast Asian countries, including Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and India. It’ll take place from noon to 4 p.m. The schedule
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Southpoint Access Community Messages
As we await the arrival of the April 8 solar eclipse, a message for our neighbors in South Durham from the pen of Montesquieu: “Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance…the spread of which can
Features
Do-si-do is a young, medium-sized female dog who may be too timid for an active home with children. Here’s her biological information, according to the APS of Durham: Have you ever thought to yourself, I’d really like to have a dog that is calm, silly, sweet, cuddly, and
Local Government
The City of Durham on April 3 switched on what’s called a pedestrian hybrid or HAWK (High-Intensity Activated crossWalK) beacon near Garrett Road and Hope Valley Road at Jordan High School. “These types of pedestrian treatments are designed for mid-block crosswalks on high-volume roadways,” said Leslie Tracey, a city
Local Government
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education on Thursday selected Alma Advisory Group to find candidates for DPS to consider as replacements for Dr. Pascal Mubenga. Mubenga left with a six-figure severance package after overseeing the failed rollout of a classified worker pay schedule. The contract with Alma Advisory Group
Local Government
Woodcroft Parkway is slated for resurfacing this year and until May 1, residents can provide public comment about the project. The City of Durham has hired design contractors Kittleson & Associates and Three Oaks Engineering to plan the project, which stretches 1.86 miles from Fayetteville Road to Hope Valley