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Neighborhood Spotlight: Share Your News in Southpoint Access

Big moments don't have to be big headlines to matter. Sponsor a day of the Southpoint Access newsletter and celebrate a neighbor, milestone, event, or community message with the people closest to home.

Wes Platt

04 Apr 2026 — 2 min read

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Last weekend, Catherine and I checked out the Girlhood show at Mettlesome.

The premise: The performers based their improvisational scenes on old photos and scrapbook items.

For this show, one of the inspirations was an announcement about a performer's birthday, published long ago in a print newspaper in small-town Florida. It got some laughs, the idea of this sort of celebration being a big enough deal to qualify as news.

But here's my thought: that's exactly the sort of thing that makes a neighborhood news operation - whether it's print or digital - matter most to the people who live here in this day and age.

It shouldn't be a punchline, like defunct phone booths (and telephone books). In today's world, where we're overwhelmed by negativity (and sometimes sheer lunacy) in our social media feeds, public celebrations of milestones - from birthdays to graduations to that new promotion at work - can be a wonderful antidote.

Want to give a shout-out to your street, your neighbor, or your own family? Sponsor a day of the Southpoint Access newsletter with a personal message that brings a little more local love to the inbox.

For just $25, your note will appear as a Neighborhood Spotlight in one daily edition of the newsletter - perfect for:

Promoting a local event or garage sale (and you can post those for free in our events calendar!)
Welcoming someone new to the neighborhood
Recognizing a good neighbor
Sharing news from your HOA, block, or organization
Celebrating a birthday, graduation, or milestone

Send your message (up to 100 words) and optional photo to:
wes.platt@southpointaccess.news

Let your neighbors know what’s happening - and help keep SoDu connected, one message at a time.

Wes Platt
Neighborhood News Guy