Southpoint Access

📣 A Big Shift for SoDu Coverage: We're Going All-In on Our New Home

Our Ghost-powered site now offers much better tools - including stronger search, easier subscriptions, and more ways to deliver exclusive, hyperlocal reporting for South Durham residents who want more than just headlines.

Wes Platt

29 Aug 2025 — 1 min read

Hey, South Durham neighbors!

Some exciting news: Starting next week, I’ll be publishing almost entirely at soduwelikelocal.news.

If you’ve been following along on Southpoint Access (our original WordPress-based site), thank you. It’s been a great base for building SoDu’s local news rhythm - and I’m proud of what’s grown here.

But it’s time for the next phase.

🏡 Why the Shift?

Beginning next week, all new content will appear only on soduwelikelocal.news.

That includes:

📰 SoDu Sunrise Showcase (twice a week)
📆 Week in Review (every Saturday)
⛽ Daily Fuel Tracker + weekly fuel price trends
👶 Parenting Pickles and neighborhood tips
🏗️ Development updates, civic cheat sheets, and more - all built for South Durham

The Wordpress site won't be abandoned. I'll post summaries of newsletter content there, and old content will remain as an archive. But you'll want to look for future Office Hours livestreams, Nerdspresso, The Gourmand Next Door, Raising Durham, Dris Eats the Streets, and all the other features you enjoy right here on the newsletter site!

💌 What You Should Do

Bookmark the new site: soduwelikelocal.news
Sign up for free or paid updates (you’ll get emails when new posts drop)
Share it with neighbors who want trustworthy coverage of our corner of the Triangle

The goal hasn’t changed: Keep South Durham informed, connected, and a little better prepared for what’s coming down the road.

Thanks for being part of this. And spread the word about Southpoint Access!

Wes Platt
Neighborhood News Guy