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Spread Your Holiday Spirit in SoDu’s Neighborhood Newsletter 🎄
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Giving Tuesday: A Particular Set of Skills
Even though Southpoint Access isn't nonprofit, I hope you'll consider throwing your support behind the neighborhood news I provide every day.
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Have a Great Thanksgiving!
Your Neighborhood News Guy is taking the day off, but feel free to stay in touch.
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Thanks for Supporting South Durham Neighborhood News!
With Giving Tuesday on Dec. 2, help Southpoint Access fund deeper South Durham coverage - from meetings to photo/video. Goal: $50k for a full-time reporter; even $300 underwrites a freelance feature.
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Ready to Help Build Our Neighborhood News Community?
I'm building a Community Advisory Board of subscribers and sponsors to help ensure that Southpoint Access is doing the best job possible informing readers in our area.
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Your SoDu Membership = A Megaphone for Good
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Support Southpoint Access: Subscribe, Sponsor, Donate
South Durham deserves strong, non-corporate local news. If you read Southpoint Access, help me grow it - so we can cover more meetings, pay local freelancers, and keep key stories free.
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[Office Hours] Changes in Durham Leadership and Empowering Schools with New Grants
Neighborhood news guy Wes Platt discusses the recent election results in Durham, highlighting changes in city council leadership and the implications for the community.
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Join the Crew - and Support Hope Valley Elementary School
When you join the crew, you're not just supporting an informed community. You're also supporting kids at Hope Valley Elementary School, because we're donating a percentage of all revenues from subscriptions, donations, and sponsorships to the HVE PTA through the end of 2025.
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[VIDEO] Dris Eats the Streets 3: Nerra
Idrissa A. Smith takes us to dinner at seafood-focused Nerra on the east side of downtown Durham.
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Early Voting Push, Wildlife Win, Biogen Chat & Community Notes
Wes Platt recaps Durham early voting (3,800 ballots; last day Nov. 1), who’s on the 2025 municipal ballot, a $30K boost for Piedmont Wildlife Center, Jordan High’s visit from Rep. Valerie Foushee, a year-end Hope Valley Elementary PTA pledge, and more.
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From Boot Camp to Bioreactors: Julie & Bill Christiansen on MS, Biogen at RTP, and South Durham Updates
Former Marines Julie and Bill Christiansen share their multiple sclerosis journey and life at Biogen’s RTP site - 30 years strong - plus: SoDu Shopping Basket, Kinya Ramen opening next week, the Family Resource Guide, and our pledge to support the Hope Valley Elementary PTA through Dec. 31.