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[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] A Ridge Too Far?
If you live in the 27713 zip code, check your mailbox – you might see me and the family smiling back at you! My first big marketing investment with the funding from LION Publishers was this direct-mail postcard to 500 neighbors. Southpoint Access also contributed $300 to the Hope Valley Elementary School Boosterthon. Next: I’m waiting for new yard signs…
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LION Publishers Awarding $20K Grant to Southpoint Access
Ok, let’s get right to the news: I’ve learned that my work so far as SoDu’s neighborhood news guy has earned Southpoint Access a $20,000 grant. The funding comes from the Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers sustainability audit program, geared toward helping local news startups like mine find a strong path forward in their…
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Durham Chamber Among Duke Energy Funding Recipients
The Duke Energy Foundation has earmarked $50,000 for the Durham Chamber Legacy Foundation to invest in local small businesses. The grants, started during the COVID-19 pandemic, range from $1,000 to $5,000 and support retail shops, restaurants, and other small businesses that want to expand, upgrade technology, and improve downtown storefronts. “The Duke Energy Foundation’s small…
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[SoDu Reading Room] Exploring the Private School Voucher Controversy
On our radar for the first installment of SoDu Reading Room is an article by my former Herald-Sun colleague Greg Childress, who now covers education for NCNewsline.com. For this piece, he writes about Gov. Roy Cooper’s increasing criticism of North Carolina’s private school voucher program, which Cooper has called a “reckless waste of taxpayer money.”…
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