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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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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 Ridge Too Far?
If you live in the 27713 zip code, check your mailbox – you might see me and the family smiling back at you! My first big marketing investment with the funding from LION Publishers was this direct-mail postcard to 500 neighbors. Southpoint Access also contributed $300 to the Hope Valley Elementary School Boosterthon. Next: I’m waiting for new yard signs…
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Three South Durham Projects Bound for Planning Commission
Public hearings for three proposed South Durham development projects are scheduled for the Planning Commission meeting on Feb. 11. The largest proposal, Strauss Drive Townhouses, seeks to rezone land west of Strauss Drive to allow up to 95 residential units, including townhouses, rowhouses, multiplexes, or apartments. Read more about it in our Southpoint Access newsletter!
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Shaping the Future of Historic Durham Athletic Park
The Durham Athletic Park (DAP), a treasured site with nearly a century of history, is at the heart of a community conversation about its future. Once the home of the beloved Durham Bulls and the filming location for the classic movie Bull Durham, the 5.42-acre site has played a significant role in the city’s cultural…
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Durham: Give Input on the New Trail to Roxboro!
Durham residents will have two chances in February to weigh in on plans to transform an inactive rail corridor into a multi-use trail connecting downtown Durham to Roxboro. The proposed 26-mile trail network will link communities and promote outdoor activity. Public workshops are scheduled for Feb. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the main…
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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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Moriah Ridge Project Up for Consideration by Durham Council
The annexation of 168 acres along Mt. Moriah Road from Orange County for M/I Homes to build as many as 1,000 apartments, townhouses, and single-family homes got an unfavorable recommendation from the Durham Planning Commission in December. Now the Moriah Ridge proposal is on the agenda for the Durham City Council’s work session on Thursday. Read about it in…
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Durham City Council Approves Brickworks Rezoning
The Durham City Council unanimously approved the zoning map change for the massive Brickworks project during Tuesday’s meeting, advancing a transformative development on 95.48 acres formerly designated for light industrial use. Proposed by Charlotte-based SpaceCraft, the project will feature 1,880 residential units, including apartments and townhouses, alongside mixed-use commercial space. The decision follows a 9-1…
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Durham Planning Commission Rejects Scaled-Down Sheffield Farms Proposal
The Durham Planning Commission voted against recommending approval of the Sheffield Farms development along Farrington Mill Road. The proposed project, a scaled-down version of an earlier plan, would include 702 homes, townhouses, and apartments across 218.5 acres, along with 5,000 square feet of retail space. Opponents highlighted potential traffic congestion at Farrington Mill and Stagecoach roads, while…
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Sheffield Farms Proposal Returns to Planning Commission
Sign Up For the Southpoint Access Newsletter! The Durham Planning Commission is set to once again consider a proposal from M/I Homes to develop about 218 acres west of Farrington Mill Road into hundreds of new houses. The Sheffield Farms project, originally conceived with a maximum of 950 units is now reduced to 702. A…
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Durham Council Surprise: New City Manager Appointed
Sign Up For the Southpoint Access Newsletter! It wasn’t on the public agenda for Monday’s meeting, but the Durham City Council appointed Deputy City Manager W. Bowman “Bo” Ferguson as the next city manager to succeed Wanda Page. Council Member DeDreana Freeman raised concerns about the process, which she said “seemed a little scurry along.”…
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