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SoDu Week in Review – Jan. 25, 2025
School No-Bus Zones: Advocate with Care The North Carolina PTA held two emergency meetings during the past week to address concerns about the new Durham Public Schools “family responsibility zones,” which require families living within a half mile or so of their schools to provide transportation for their children – whether that means walking, riding a bicycle,…
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Podcast Recap: Durham Public Schools Faces New Shortfall
In the latest SoDu We Like Local News podcast, neighborhood news guy Wes Platt dives into the challenging financial situation facing Durham Public Schools where the administration has discovered a $7 million budget shortfall. Catch the full podcast on Spotify and subscribe to the newsletter at soduwelikelocal.news for more local updates. Your support keeps this community news going strong!
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[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Could Brickworks Work?
It’s Thursday! Or, at least, I think it’s Thursday. Everything’s sort of blurring together with Durham Public Schools canceled again. It may be Friday. Or last Sunday. I drove around South Durham on Wednesday, after throwing some powdery snowballs with the kids. Although many of the main roads were fine, plenty of side roads remained…
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Durham Public Schools Faces $7M Budget Shortfall Amid Transparency Push
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education will meet Thursday to tackle a projected $7-million budget shortfall for the current fiscal year, driven by underbudgeted expenses and rising costs in key areas. Superintendent Dr. Anthony Lewis has committed to a transparent approach, promising regular updates and opportunities for community input. The district’s new chief finance…
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Discover the SoDu Shopping Basket – Your Guide to Weekly Grocery Savings!
Are you tired of overspending on your weekly grocery trip? The SoDu Shopping Basket is here to help you save time, money, and hassle while shopping in South Durham! Each week, we compare the prices of staple grocery items – like eggs, milk, bread, and more – at all your favorite stores, including Aldi, Food…
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Durham Public Schools Adding New Principal, Building Services Chief
Sign Up For the Southpoint Access Newsletter! Southern School of Energy and Sustainability gets a new principal in February, while a North Carolina Central University administrator moves to Durham Public Schools as senior executive director for building services. Brandon Hodges, who has been assistant principal at Southeast Raleigh Magnet IB World High School in Wake…
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[Nerdspresso] Drinking Raindrops While Talking to Gorillas on My Congo Vacation
Michael Crichton was THE Man in the mid-90’s. After grinding it out for decades as a science fiction writer and b-movie director, Mike hit it big with the one-two punch of Jurassic Park on the big screen and ER on TV. Those blockbusters made him the writer du jour and his books flew off the shelves as Hollywood rushed…
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Durham County Has a New but Familiar Administrative Leader
Claudia Hager, who had been serving as interim manager of Durham County after the unexplained departure of Kimberly Sowell, now has the job on a more permanent basis. “We are filled with joy,” said Nida Allam, chair of the Durham Board of County Commissions, in a news release. “During her outstanding tenure with Durham County,…
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[Nerdspresso] Fill Your Halloween Movie Treat Bucket
Halloween just wasn’t my jam growing up. I was a squeamish and fussy kid so I didn’t enjoy being scared or dressing up for trick or treating. Keep in mind that I was a child in the ‘70s so our costumes were those plastic outfits. They felt like a cross between cling wrap and a…
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[Election 2024] Analysis: National Debt Could Increase Under Harris; Surge Under Trump
By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s economic plans. The analysis released Monday by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget suggests a Harris presidency could increase the national debt over 10…
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[Nerdspresso] What Have You Shame-Watched Lately?
There are good movies. There are bad movies. There are guilty pleasures. And then there is shame watching. Like eating a dozen Krispy Kremes for dinner, shame watching is an indulgence that often leads to self-hatred and nausea. The movies that you shame watch are not so bad that they’re good. They’re just bad. And…
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Durham Public Schools Moves Ahead with New DSA Project
In the end, the Durham Public Schools Board of Education made final its decision to eventually depart the downtown Durham School of the Arts campus in favor of a new school a couple miles away at the old Duke Homestead in the form of a unanimous consent agenda vote on Aug. 22. The project, last…
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