Every scoop in Durham, street by street

Nelly keeps an ear on what's opening, what's being built and what the neighbors are complaining about all over Durham, then files it where you can actually find it.

1,551 of them so far. Street addresses appear in 12 ZIP codes.

Start with your ZIP if you want to know what has been happening on your streets. Go by kind if you already know what you are nosy about.

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This is the one most people want. Everything at an address in your ZIP, newest first, with the count of what is waiting in each.

27703 231 scoops

27705 118 scoops

27704 99 scoops

27707 75 scoops

27713 69 scoops

27701 54 scoops

27712 29 scoops

27560 12 scoops

27517 12 scoops

27503 8 scoops

27572 2 scoops

27278 1 scoop

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Pick the kind you're nosy about. Underneath each one is what it means when it happens on your block.

👀 Police reports 811 Incidents reported to police. Locations identify a block, and reports are not findings of guilt.

🏗️ New builds & renovations 627 Somebody's building next door. New houses, big additions, the renovation that fills the street with trucks.

👀 Development plans 94 New ideas for a corner of town, from more homes to a different use for an old building. Some are still waiting on the city.

👀 Neighborhood requests 14 Potholes, missed pickups and the little things neighbors want sorted out.

👀 Restaurant inspections 5 Published restaurant inspection scores and findings, with the date of each visit.

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Recent reports and updates from around Durham.

Development plans 27701 Sep 9, 2026 A big renovation is planned near 902 Shepherd St in Durham A makeover is in the works near 902 Shepherd St in Durham. The home is slated for foundation work, new front and rear exterior doors, fresh front and...

Neighborhood requests Sep 9, 2026 A pothole flagged near Stephens Ln The city's been asked to look into a pothole near Stephens Ln. That's what someone has reported, so the details aren't confirmed. The city has receiv...

Police reports Sep 8, 2026 Theft from a vehicle reported at 1000 block of MARTIN LUTHER KING JR PKWY LARCENY - FROM MOTOR VEHICLE

Development plans 27713 Sep 8, 2026 A big industrial project is planned near 6379 Grandale Dr in Durham About 360,000 square feet of industrial space is proposed near 6379 Grandale Dr in Durham. The Grandale Drive project is still under review.

Development plans 27707 Sep 8, 2026 1917 Bivins Townhomes are planned near 1917 Bivins St in Durham 1917 Bivins Townhomes is in the works near 1917 Bivins St in Durham. The plan is to split one lot into two townhome lots. Still under review for now,...

Development plans 27703 Sep 8, 2026 82 attached homes are planned near 4001 Carpenter Pond Rd in Durham 82 attached homes are in the works near 4001 Carpenter Pond Rd in Durham. The project is called Olive Branch Crossing Ph 2A, formerly Shady Grove, an...

New builds & renovations Sep 4, 2026 A 1,392-square-foot house is coming down in Durham A 1,392-square-foot single-family house is coming down in Durham, and the city signed off on it. The job is tagged at about $10,000, so this one’s a...

Restaurant inspections 27701 Sep 4, 2026 DEVINE'S RESTAURANT got a B at its health check The health department gave DEVINE'S RESTAURANT a B, with 86.5 out of 100, on September 4, 2026. That's the score from that visit, not a rating of how...

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A word from Nelly 👋

Scoops tell you what Nelly has heard around town. Check the date on each one to see when it happened.

A complaint is what somebody reported, not a finding of fact, and we keep it worded that way. Names of private individuals stay out of it. Spot something wrong? Tell us and we will take a look.