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!
News
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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.
Your Week Ahead
Your Week Ahead: Support for Death and Dying, Over 50 Crowd Connections, Kwanzaa, and a Chill Beer Lab
Here's a holiday week day-to-day guide to what's happening in and around South Durham until Dec. 27. Got more events? Add them to our calendar!
Kitchen Table
SoDu Shopping Basket: Walmart and Food Lion Lead as South Durham Grocery Prices Hold Steady
Fresh Market tops $95 again while Walmart, Food Lion, and Target stay under $54. See where to find the best deals on eggs, coffee, meat, and more this week.
Locally Aware
South Durham Crime Report: Vehicle Break-Ins Dominate Again as Hotspots Re-Emerge
Vehicle break-ins continue to dominate South Durham’s weekly crime report, with multi-family neighborhoods, hotel corridors, and major retail areas seeing the highest concentration of incidents.
Development
Longhorn, Fogo De Chao Restaurants on the Horizon
They're among several commercial development projects under review by Durham planning officials.
Life and Legacy
In Memoriam: Durham Obituaries – Dec. 16, 2025
Honoring lives recently lost in the Durham community, with upcoming services and remembrances.
Your Week Ahead
Your Week Ahead: Caregiving During Holidays, Classical Open Mic Night, and More (Dec. 15–20)
From holiday caregiving for Alzheimer's patients to festive horror readings at Moon Dog Meadery, here’s your day-by-day guide to South Durham events Dec. 15–20.