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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
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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
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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.
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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
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
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
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
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The Topgolf entertainment complex off Interstate 40 on the way from Durham to Cary is set to open on April 12. It marks the third Topgolf location in North Carolina, with two in Charlotte. It’s the company’s 99th outdoor venue globally and 89th in the United States. “Not
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Explore the world of nanotechnology and take home a DNA-themed STEM kit at the first-floor MakerLab, Durham County Main Library on Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. This special NCSciFest event, featuring experts from Duke University, will introduce the marvels of “tiny science” with
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Some of our friends in and around South Durham are among the finalists up for consideration for the Hugo Awards, given each year for speculative fiction by the World Science Fiction Society. * Pittsboro resident Ursula Vernon, writing as T. Kingfisher, is a finalist for her novella Thornhedge, the story of
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Edited April 5 to add information from Durham Public Schools. On April 8, we’ll see at least a partial solar eclipse – about 80% coverage in the Durham area. It’s the last chance to see some of a total eclipse until 2044. But where can you go to experience
Local Government
Durham County is calling all local artists and young creatives to participate in an exciting public art contest for the “DCo On The Go Bus,” a new mobile vehicle initiative designed to enhance public outreach and service delivery within the county. This vehicle, soon to be a mobile office, will