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  "description": "The average basket fell about 50 cents this week to $66.32 - a small drop, but a real one.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T12:59:34.000Z",
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    "Huck’s Heavenly Hangout | Pet Obituaries | Southpoint AccessSouthpoint Access is launching a pet-obituary feature honoring beloved companions, named for Huckleberry and open to families across Durham and beyond.Southpoint AccessWes Platt",
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  "textContent": "Your weekday local lowdown, powered by  _Southpoint Access_.\n\nHuck’s Heavenly Hangout | Pet Obituaries | Southpoint AccessSouthpoint Access is launching a pet-obituary feature honoring beloved companions, named for Huckleberry and open to families across Durham and beyond.Southpoint AccessWes Platt\n\n## SoDu Price Check - Week of May 21, 2026\n\nWhere can you stretch your grocery dollars the furthest in South Durham this week? We priced 17 everyday items - from eggs and milk to meat, pasta, and toilet paper - at nine major grocery stores serving the SoDu area.\n\nThis week’s SoDu Shopping Basket shows grocery prices **eased slightly this week** , with the average basket coming in at **$66.32** —about **50 cents lower** than last week. Even with the small dip in the overall average, the bigger story holds: totals still vary widely from store to store, meaning a smart stop - or a two-store split - can make a real difference in your weekly bill.\n\n* * *\n\nDispatches Received in Error 6 | A Southpoint Access SerialA weekly serial fiction project for paid subscribers, unfolding through a growing archive of documents from an alternate-universe Southpoint.Southpoint AccessWes Platt\n\nDonate!\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "SoDu Shopping Basket: Value Stores Hold Edge as Average Price Dips",
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