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[SoDu Fuel Tracker] Aug. 17, 2025
Support neighborhood news with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! South Durham drivers can breathe a little easier today: several of our busiest commuter corridors are showing regular gas at $2.66 per gallon. Circle K, Murphy Express, Sheetz, and Sam’s Club are all matching the day’s lowest price, making it easy to top off whether…
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[SoDu Shopping Basket] Comparing South Durham Grocery Prices – Aug. 15, 2025
Support neighborhood news with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! In the SoDu Shopping Basket, we take a look at grocery prices at some of our stores in the South Durham area. Data is gathered using online shopping tools (specifically, apps for each store). Based on data for Aug. 15, 2025, Target appeared to have…
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Developer Seeks Zoning Relief for 200-Unit Housing Project
Support neighborhood news with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! A new development at Carpenter Fletcher Road and NC Highway 55 could bring 200 apartments – including 31 affordable housing units – to about 17 acres. But first they need permission to abandon plans for recreational open space in wetlands that would endanger a federal…
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[Nerdspresso] Get a Shot of the Sillies with “Naked Gun”
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! You can have a good time at the movies and the movie doesn’t have to necessarily be good. There’s a sense of community that comes from being in a big dark room with a bunch of strangers. You’re all looking at a flickering screen…
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[SoDu Rezoning Radar] Developments in the Works – August 2025
Welcome to the August edition of SoDu Rezoning Radar, your snapshot of what’s coming down the pipeline in South Durham’s fast-changing development landscape. From affordable housing and townhome clusters to major mixed-use districts and warehouse projects, rezoning requests can reshape neighborhoods – and it’s not always easy to keep track. I’ve rounded up the latest…
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[From Inside Climate News] An Environmental Justice Test Case for Trump’s EPA
By Lisa SorgAug. 13, 2025 This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. On a summer afternoon in Burton Park, hip-hop throbs from a car stereo over the backbeat of a basketball slapping on concrete. The sun…
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City of Durham Offers MiFi Hotspots
Support neighborhood news with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Durham residents who need home internet access can get help through the city’s new MiFi hotspot program. Applications are open now. “Internet access is essential for success in today’s world,” said Patrice Carroll, digital inclusion program manager for the City of Durham’s Engagement Department. “Access…
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Durham School Administration Addressing Troubling Audit Findings
Support neighborhood news with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! An independent audit of Durham Public Schools’ finances during the controversial 2023-24 academic year reveals problems with bank account reconciliation, delayed purchase orders for expenses, pay issues with certified employees, and the loss of more than $900,000 in unused funding for unfilled career and technical…
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Fundraising Dinner Planned to Support Parktown Food Hub
Support neighborhood news with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Break bread for a good cause on Aug. 23 at a special fundraising dinner to support Parktown Food Hub, a vital local resource that helps families facing food insecurity. Hosted by Christus Victor Lutheran Church (1615 NC Hwy. 54), the event offers two seatings –…
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South Durham Weekly Crime Update – Aug. 13, 2025
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Motor vehicle theft dominated the week’s activity, accounting for more than a third of all reports. Thefts were heavily concentrated in multi-family residential complexes and hotel parking lots, particularly along Woodcroft Parkway, Emerald Forest Drive, and Exchange Place. Several streets, including Langdon Drive and…
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