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[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 1] Welcome Packet for Unauthorized Recipients
A weekly serial fiction project for paid subscribers, unfolding through a growing archive of documents from an alternate-universe Southpoint.
SoDu Shopping Basket: Aldi Leads Again as Fresh Market Tops $92
Aldi posts the lowest total at $50.79, while Walmart ($54.17) and Food Lion ($54.36) are close behind. Fresh Market reaches $92.99 - a $42.20 spread for the same 17 staples.
Durham Planning Commission Opposes Virgil Road Project
The board voted 10-2 against approving The Reserve at Rocky Branch, but it could still make it past Durham City Council. No date set yet for that meeting.
IONNA, Circle K Partner to Expand High-Speed EV Charging Network
The automaker-backed charging company and Circle K plan to add more than 350 EV charging sites across the U.S., including upgrades to about 85 existing locations.