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Durham Council to Consider Ellis Road Townhouse Plan
Lynley Townhouses, a 102-unit project along Ellis and Clinton Roads in southeastern Durham, faced rejection from the Durham Planning Commission in August. On Nov. 4, it goes to the City Council for a public hearing related to Farasat Syed’s request to rezone more than 12 acres of land currently set as residential rural to planned…
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Durham Breaking Ground on New Lofts at Southside Phases
Durham city officials, developers, and community leaders will gather on Oct. 23 to mark the groundbreaking of Phases III and IV of the Lofts at Southside, a project aimed at adding 100 affordable housing units to the Southside neighborhood. The event, organized by the City of Durham and development partner McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc., is…
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South Durham Projects Under Review for October 2024
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertiser and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! The following projects are listed as “under review” for the South Durham area on the City of Durham’s planning map as of Oct. 16, 2024:
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[Raising Durham] Teaching Children the Power of Self-Advocacy
When my daughter Harper goes to her monthly clinic appointments, she commands the situation with a level of grace and authority far beyond her years. She’ll politely tell the nurse or technician that she needs Buzzy (a small vibrating device that helps with needle pain), a video for distraction, and that while numbing spray is…
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Durham Residents Can Offer Input on Budget Priorities
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! Durham residents are being invited to have their voices heard as part of the city’s 2025-2026 budget planning process. This fall, the City of Durham will host a series of Community…
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Durham Planning Committee Agenda Includes New Development Cases
Do you find reporting like this valuable? Support Southpoint Access as a subscriber or advertising sponsor and make it possible to keep this information flowing to readers in our community! The Joint City-County Planning Committee will hear about several new growth management cases during its meeting at City Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 2. No action is expected to be taken on…
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[Raising Durham] A Personal Journey Through Pediatric Cancer
September marks Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, serving as a poignant reminder of the profound impact childhood cancer has on families in our community and across the nation. The statistics are sobering: approximately 15,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with cancer each year. Yet despite this staggering number, childhood cancer research receives only about…
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South Durham Hotel Could Become Multi-Family Homes
An existing 128-room hotel site near the Harris Teeter in the South Square area at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and University Drive is proposed to become multifamily units, about 25 of them qualifying as affordable housing. Tonight, developer Urbanest Group is set to host a second virtual neighborhood meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.…
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Durham Habitat, Church Partner for Affordable Housing
Habitat for Humanity of Durham and Mount Vernon Baptist Church will begin construction on a new neighborhood of 10 affordable homes in Durham’s Southside. The homes will be built on a 2.5-acre plot recently purchased from the church in the historically significant Hayti district. The kickoff event is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24, at 10…
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[Raising Durham] The Art of Friendship: A Durham Mom’s Journey
Recently, my daughter Harper and I embarked on our annual summer trip to my hometown at the Jersey shore. As we packed our bags, I found myself looking forward not just to family time, but to my yearly girls’ dinner – a gathering of a handful of friends I’ve had since elementary school. There’s something…
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Alford Tract Annexation in Southeast Durham Gets August Hearing
More than 13 acres along Sherron Road in southeastern Durham are slated for voluntary annexation and rezoning to allow the construction of as many as 100 townhouses – none of them affordable housing. The zoning request for 433 Sherron Rd. went before the Durham Planning Commission on April 9 and was opposed by a vote…
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