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[SoDu Stuff to Do] Your Weekend Ahead - July 9, 2026
What's in the SoDu Events Calendar for this weekend? Southpoint Access provides a few highlights to consider!
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[SoDu We Learn DPS Governance] What Public Comment Can and Can't Do at DPS Board Meetings
How public comment works at Durham Public Schools board meetings, what residents should know before speaking, and what happens next.
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[SoDu Shopping Basket] Grocery Average Ticks Up in South Durham
The average basket rises to $66.72 this week, with Aldi ($51.43) lowest overall and Fresh Market ($102.53) highest - a $51.10 spread for the same 17 staples.
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Durham Opens $400K Festival and Event Funding Application
Nonprofits and festival organizers working with nonprofit fiscal agents can apply through Aug. 12 for city support, with workshops planned July 8 and July 15.
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SoDu Daily: July 8, 2026
Rolling live updates from Southpoint Access, your neighborhood news source in South Durham.
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[VIDEO] Home Alone in SoDu
Neighborhood News Guy Wes Platt brings readers up to speed about the new Durham Public Schools Board of Education, Alexan Farrington, and record-setting swimmers at the Durham Summer Swim League championship.
Life and Legacy
In Memoriam: Durham Obituaries – July 7, 2026
Honoring lives recently lost in the Durham community, with upcoming services and remembrances.
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SoDu Daily: July 7, 2026
Rolling live updates from Southpoint Access, your neighborhood news source in South Durham.
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[SeeGov Enhanced] Durham School Board Picks New Chair, Vice Chair
Joy Harrell Goff succeeds Bettina Umstead as chair, while returning board member Xavier Cason is elected vice chair.
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SoDu Daily: July 6, 2026
Rolling live updates from Southpoint Access, your neighborhood news source in South Durham.
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NC 54 Waterline Work Bringing July Lane Closures Near Farrington Area
Durham’s waterline replacement project is moving into tie-ins, service reconnections, and pavement restoration along parts of NC Highway 54.
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