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Durham Offices Closing Memorial Day
Most City of Durham offices and non-emergency operations will be closed Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day, with several key services adjusting their schedules for the holiday. Solid Waste and Recycling Curbside collections for garbage and recycling will be delayed by one business day next week. Friday yard waste pickup will shift to…
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Southpoint LEGO Store Opens Friday
The LEGO Group is set to open its newest retail location at The Streets at Southpoint on Friday, May 23, bringing immersive play and the brand’s signature brick-building experience to South Durham. Located on the mall’s upper level next to Zumiez, the 2,217-square-foot store will feature one of the region’s widest selections of LEGO sets,…
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Durham Activities – May 19-24, 2025
Subscribe and never miss our Southpoint Access newsletters! Or donate to support ultra-local neighborhood news! May 19, 2025 May 20, 2025 May 21, 2025 May 22, 2025 May 23, 2025 May 24, 2025 Spread the word by sharing this Southpoint Access newsletter with friends and neighbors. Got a tip for your neighborhood news guy? Send email to wes.platt@southpointaccess.news. Call 919-695-9813, ext. 800. Get…
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Matching Donor Steps Up for Parktown Food Hub
An anonymous donor is matching donations to the Parktown Food Hub – dollar for dollar, up to $1,000 – until July 1. “This incredible act of generosity will help put food on the tables of families in need,” said Lisa Greene, a member of the South Durham nonprofit organization’s board of directors. “We are beyond…
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A Tale of Two New SoDu Play Places
By Tricia Smar, Special to Southpoint Access Parents of young kids in South Durham rejoice as now we can set our little ones loose in not one but two nearby play places. In just the last month, two indoor play locations have opened in what was once the play place desert of SoDu, providing the…
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Neighborhood Meetings Set for Three South Durham Projects
Three development projects highlighted in a recent SoDu Rezoning Radar from Southpoint Access are scheduled to get neighborhood meetings this month ahead of potential consideration by the Durham Planning Commission. Brittmore Brittmore, a project coming close on the heels of the recently rejected Sheffield Farms proposal, would put 115 single-family and townhouse units on 27…
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Jordan High Student Among Latest Morehead-Cain Scholars
Devak Shah Coltrane, a C.E. Jordan High School senior, an Eagle Scout with Durham Troop 451, and a board member at the Parktown Food Hub, is among this year’s Morehead-Cain Scholars selected by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. “At a time in which bold and ethical leadership is required across our global society,…
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South Durham Criminal Incident Reports for May 2025
In April 2025, South Durham experienced a high concentration of property-related crimes, according to data from the LexisNexis Community Crime Map. Motor vehicle offenses led all categories, accounting for nearly 40% of reported incidents. These included both break-ins and thefts, frequently occurring at hotels, office parks, and multifamily housing complexes. General thefts were also prevalent,…
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A Mother’s Mission: Angela White and the Importance of Water Safety
By The Haw River Assembly Originally published on The Haw River Assembly website. As Haw River Assembly prepares for our upcoming Water Confidence & Paddle Workshop on June 7, we want to share a powerful story that illustrates why these skills are so vital. Angela White, who lost her son Kristoffer to drowning at Jordan…
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Durham Students: Don’t Follow TikTok Chromebook Trend
In a note to Rogers-Herr Middle School families on Sunday, Principal Tawauna Stewart asked for help to “address a concerning increase in the number of damaged device reports we have recently received.” She cited an “alarming trend in damaged Chromebooks” that could’ve been influenced by a popular TikTok challenge that encourages students to jam paper…
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Durham Activities – May 12-17, 2025
Subscribe and never miss our Southpoint Access newsletters! Or donate to support ultra-local neighborhood news! May 12, 2025 May 13, 2025 May 14, 2025 May 15, 2025 May 16, 2025 May 17, 2025 Spread the word by sharing this Southpoint Access newsletter with friends and neighbors. Got a tip for your neighborhood news guy? Send email to wes.platt@southpointaccess.news. Call 919-695-9813, ext. 800. Get…
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