Rock ‘N Run Becomes Rise ‘N Run

Run With The Sun The Rock ‘N Run 5K has undergone a rebrand — but don’t worry, it’s keeping its heart and sole. It will now be a morning event called the [...]

Studio 729 Flexes Third Anniversary with New Space

Making Gains Studio 729 just celebrated three years and a big move to a bigger and better gym location. Owner Tony Dixon says the biggest lessons he’s learned are stay true [...]

A Win For Wildlife: 147 Acres Preserved

A Win for Wildlife 147 acres of forestland were recently preserved near Carthage, thanks to a partnership with landowners Kathleen and Andy White and the Three Rivers Land Trust. The [...]

U-Turns are In Your Future: New Traffic Patterns Planned

U-Turns are In Your Future Projects to update traffic patterns along a handful of major thoroughfares — U.S. 1, N.C. 5, N.C. 211 and U.S. 15-501 — have been scheduled for several years. [...]

Pine Life Brand Shifts Back to Online Focus

The Other Pine Cone Dropped Another big change is on the docket for Pine Life, a local lifestyle brand. Owner Stephanie Czekalski will be closing her brick and mortar, located in Olmsted Village, [...]

Bounty Taps Southern Pines for Second Location

A casual farm-to-table restaurant with a seasonal menu, full bar and its own beer brand is set to open in early 2026. Bounty Farmhouse Kitchen & Tap has snagged the corner spot in the Target [...]

Tune into Sunrise Theater’s Tuesday Night Music Club

Surprise Your Earholes  There’s a certain charm to speakeasy style, and that’s exactly what The Sunrise Theater hopes to capture with its Tuesday Night Music Club. How it [...]

Meet a House-Call Hair Stylist with a Shear Passion for People

Love Is in the Hair Meet Lily Santana Parks, a hairstylist who founded house-call hair service The Traveling Tress. Whether her clients are elderly, recovering from surgery or recently [...]

This Craft Studio Lets Kids Get Messy

Good Crafternoon In case you missed it, KidCentric Creative Studio is open for creativity to roam wild. Located at 290 SW Broad Street, next to Maisonette, the craft studio is filled with color, [...]

Claus a Scene: 2025 Holiday Event Guide