In his second Dris Eats the Streets video for ⁠Southpoint Access⁠, Idrissa A. Smith checks out Del Taco in South Durham on Highway 55 - across the street from Taco Bell.

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Visiting for this episode: Author and game narrative designer Richard Dansky, who launches his book - The Video Game Writer's Guide to Surviving an Industry That Hates You - at Yonder in Hillsborough at 7 p.m. on Aug. 27. Also, Matt Kopac, a Durham Planning Commission member who's now in the running for Ward 1 of the City Council. The primary is Oct. 7, 2025.

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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 this episode: Dr. Jennifer Stone of Stone Circle Speech Therapy, who's hosting a free screening event at Piney Wood Park on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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