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Don’t Miss It: SoDu Sweet Talk Closes Friday, Feb. 13

Publish a sweet note to your people, your places, and your South Durham community - deadline is Friday, Feb. 13.

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[WordroW] Popular Sandwich

A daily, hyper-local word/phrase challenge pulled from recent Southpoint Access coverage.

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Snow Day? Pitch in for Neighborhood News and Rogers-Herr Middle School Students!

Become a paid subscriber today - through March 31, a percentage of Southpoint Access revenue supports the Rogers-Herr Middle School Music Boosters.

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💖 Introducing SoDu Sweet Talk: Valentine’s Messages From the Neighborhood

Southpoint Access is an independent, locally owned news outlet focused on schools, neighborhoods, and community life in South Durham. Projects like SoDu Sweet Talk help support that work - while giving neighbors an easy way to celebrate love, gratitude, and community connection.

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Southpoint Access: News from the Block, Not the Bubble

I live, drive, shop, and carpool here - then report what matters across 54, 55, I-40, and 70. Southpoint Access is your map to a fast-changing South Durham.

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[SoDu How-To] Submit Your Event to the Southpoint Access Calendar

A step-by-step guide to listing your public event on the Southpoint Access community calendar.

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Beat the Clock and Help Hope Valley Elementary School!

Midnight tonight, our revenue-sharing effort with the Hope Valley Elementary PTA ends. End the old year on a high note, supporting students and neighborhood news in South Durham!

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Hours Left to Support Hope Valley PTA

Check out our Top 10 most-read articles of 2025, and then make your final contributions to Southpoint Access - a percentage of all revenue goes to Hope Valley Elementary School until Dec. 31.

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Got Big Ambitions for 2026?

Respond with your resolutions for the coming new year and I'll include them in a Southpoint Access newsletter - maybe we'll inspire other folks while we're at it!

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[VIDEO] Dris Eats the Streets 4: Noodle 501

Idrissa A. Smith⁠⁠ takes us to Noodle 501 in Durham, NC, a noodle specialty restaurant that aims for a blend of Thai spices and Japanese ramen broth. Does it have what it takes to be proclaimed "Dris Eats the Streets Certified?"

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Spread Your Holiday Spirit in SoDu’s Neighborhood Newsletter 🎄

Three tiers, flexible terms, and a chance to gift ad space to a local nonprofit.

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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.