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[VIDEO] Southpoint Access Office Hours – Aug. 12, 2025
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Wes Platt – South Durham’s neighborhood news guy – streams office hours with the editor. SoDu Crew subscribers are invited to participate in the livestream chat to interact, offer comments, share concerns, and talk about what’s happening in their neighborhoods around Southpoint. Visiting for…
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[IN MEMORIAM] Durham Obituaries – Aug. 12, 2025
Southpoint Access remembers the lives of neighbors who recently passed away. Information about services and memorials is included where available. Southpoint Access extends condolences to the families and friends of those we remember this week.
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[LETTER TO THE EDITOR] For Yanni, for Science, for Hope: Marking Malan Syndrome Awareness Day
Every Aug. 19, families like ours join with doctors, researchers, and advocates around the world for Malan Syndrome Awareness Day. It’s a day that means more to us than I ever could have imagined, because this rare disorder changed our son’s life, and with it, ours too. Our son Yanni is 15. He’s vibrant, joyful, and…
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[VIDEO] Nerdspresso Phase II Episode 14: It’s Nerding Time
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Join Jeff Stanford, the nerd behind Nerdspresso, and South Durham’s neighborhood news guy, Wes Platt, for the latest iteration of this celebration of all things nerdy. It’s Nerdspresso, Phase II! In the 14th episode, we’re talking about the new Fantastic Four: First Steps movie…
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[SoDu How-To] Get Back to School for 2025-26 – Part 5: Health, Special Education, and Mental Wellness in DPS
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Academic success doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Students bring their whole selves to school – their health, emotions, learning needs, languages, talents, and identities. Durham Public Schools recognizes this, and has built a system of supports to meet students where they are. In Part…
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[SoDu How-To] Get Back to School for 2025-26 – Part 4: Grades, Tests, and Success in Durham Classrooms
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Grades and standardized tests can cause stress, for students and parents alike. But Durham Public Schools is working to make sure that academic success is measured fairly, consistently, and with student growth at the center. In Part 4 of our handbook series, Southpoint Access…
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Durham Government Offices Adjust Schedules for Labor Day
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Durham residents planning around the long weekend should take note of several service changes for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, as most City of Durham offices and facilities will be closed in observance of the holiday. 🗂️ City Offices & Services City Hall and…
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[VIDEO] Southpoint Access Office Hours – Aug. 7, 2025
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Wes Platt – South Durham’s neighborhood news guy – streams office hours with the editor. Paying members of the SoDu Crew subscribers are invited to participate in the livestream chat to interact, offer comments, share concerns, and talk about what’s happening in their neighborhoods…
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[Nerdspresso] Marvel Scores with Fantastic Four!
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Looks like the fourth time’s a charm for the Fantastic Four. Marvel’s historic super group was created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in 1961. They were the first superhero team for the publisher and often considered one of their flagship titles. Despite being…
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