Kitchen Table
SoDu Shopping Basket: Walmart Stays Lowest as Average Grocery Cost Inches Up
Walmart leads at $50.47, with Food Lion ($53.71) and Target ($53.78) close behind. Fresh Market tops $92 - a $42+ spread for the same 17 essentials.
News
Southpoint Access
Beat the Clock and Help Hope Valley Elementary School!
Midnight tonight, our revenue-sharing effort with the Hope Valley Elementary PTA ends. End the old year on a high note, supporting students and neighborhood news in South Durham!
Locally Aware
South Durham Crime Report: Christmas Crime Spike Troubles South Durham
Vehicle break-ins and thefts led a late-December surge, with clusters near hotels, malls, and major corridors like NC 54, NC 55, Renaissance Parkway, and Fayetteville Road.
Southpoint Access
Hours Left to Support Hope Valley PTA
Check out our Top 10 most-read articles of 2025, and then make your final contributions to Southpoint Access - a percentage of all revenue goes to Hope Valley Elementary School until Dec. 31.
Life and Legacy
In Memoriam: Durham Obituaries – Dec. 30, 2025
Honoring lives recently lost in the Durham community, with upcoming services and remembrances.
Southpoint Access
Got Big Ambitions for 2026?
Respond with your resolutions for the coming new year and I'll include them in a Southpoint Access newsletter - maybe we'll inspire other folks while we're at it!
Your Week Ahead
Your Week Ahead: Board Game Cafe, Blood Drive, Noon Year's Eve and More!
Here's an end-of-year, day-to-day guide to what's happening in and around South Durham until Jan. 3. Got more events? Add them to our calendar!
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SoDu How-To
[SoDu How-To] Dispose of Live Christmas Trees
The City of Durham accepts live trees starting in January. Be sure to remove decorations, lights, tinsel, nails, and stands. Don't bag them. And cut them in half if taller than six feet.
Viewpoints and Voices
A New Year Awaits South Durham
How was your Christmas? Hanukkah? Ready for Kwanzaa?
Kitchen Table
SoDu Shopping Basket: Walmart and Food Lion Nearly Tie for Lowest Total
Walmart’s $51.27 basket edges Food Lion’s $51.91, while Fresh Market tops $93 for the same 17 essentials. Average basket cost: $65.58.
Locally Aware
South Durham Crime Report: Holiday Shopping Brings Shift in South Durham Crime Patterns
Vehicle break-ins, retail robberies, and fraud reports clustered around malls, hotels, and shopping corridors as holiday traffic and package deliveries increased across South Durham.
Life and Legacy
In Memoriam: Durham Obituaries – Dec. 23, 2025
Honoring lives recently lost in the Durham community, with upcoming services and remembrances.