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[SoDu Alert] Missing Person Sought: Sam Church
Sam Church was last seen on Feb. 9, 2025, in the South Durham area. His housemate Felicia Ostrander reported that he doesn’t have his own car and relies on public transit. Before she lost contact with him, Church wore jeans and a gray-brown leather Triumph motorcycle jacket. He was clean shaven. Got information about his…
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This Week in South Durham: Events You Don’t Want to Miss!
Hey, SoDu Crew! Looking for something fun, thought-provoking, or community-focused to do this week? From local government meetings to storytime for the little ones, there’s plenty happening around South Durham. Here’s a quick preview: 📍 Monday, Feb. 17 – Show your love for Durham with Pieces of Durham We Love, or dive into a powerful…
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SoDu Shopping Basket – Feb. 14, 2025
The SoDu Shopping Basket tracks grocery prices across South Durham, helping you find the best deals each week. This exclusive feature is available to SoDu Crew members and paid subscribers of Southpoint Access. For Feb. 14, 2025, data gathered from online shopping tools shows Walmart offering the lowest total basket cost at $52.48, with Food…
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[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Looking for a Handout?
For the most part, I prefer to keep Southpoint Access digital-only – available on your computer or smartphone. But! This early in this adventure in ultra-local neighborhood journalism, I think it’d help to have a small print presence around South Durham. So, if you know a restaurant, cafe, coffee shop, bookstore, or other SoDu business with a…
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[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Bad for My Blood Pressure
So, I sat in Dr. Kevin Harrison’s office, waiting to get my annual heart checkup, when the phone buzzed in my pocket. The number: Durham Public Schools. It was after 9 a.m. I had dropped the kids off an hour or more earlier. Only time I should be getting a call from DPS between dropoff…
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[Gallery] Durham Students Shine at DPAC Event
On Tuesday, dreary weather couldn’t stop Durham Public Schools students from putting on a show for the audience at Durham Performing Arts Center downtown. Check out the gallery in the Southpoint Access newsletter, featuring photographs by Aaron Daye.
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Participatory Budgeting Cycle Returns to Durham
We’re entering the fourth cycle of participatory budgeting, which lets residents decide how part of the city’s annual budget is spent by proposing and voting on local projects. Proposed projects should benefit the public, have a one-time cost, and involve physical improvements to public spaces or infrastructure. Residents can submit ideas online or in-person at…
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[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] A Farewell to Flavor
On my drive around South Durham on a gray and dreary Tuesday, I passed Mexico Lindo y Querido on NC Highway 55 and noticed the parking lot was empty. At lunchtime? Then I saw the white paper fixed to the front door: “SORRY WE ARE CLOSED We apologize, but we are no longer able to…
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[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Get Involved in the DPS Budget Process
Didn’t understand the Kendrick Lamar halftime show? That doesn’t lessen its artistic value. Plus, time to share your input on the Durham Public Schools budget! And Democrats in the state legislature want to keep local cops out of ICE raids. Read all about it in the Southpoint Access newsletter!
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[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Keep an Eye on Raleigh
Over the weekend, I spent a little time diving into some of the N.C. Senate bills up for consideration in the first Southpoint Access Legislative Watch. Among the items of interest you might want to check out: Got thoughts about any of this legislation? Send letters to the editor to wes.platt@southpointaccess.news! Check out all the news in our…
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New Bank Coming to Ellis Crossing
Construction is underway on a new branch of First National Bank near the Publix at Marketplace at Ellis Crossing. The building is expected to be 2,805 square feet, according to Durham Planning Department records. Read more about it in the Southpoint Access newsletter!
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