Mockingbird Says Goodbye

Bye, Bye, Birdie  Beloved downtown Southern Pines gift shop Mockingbird on Broad is closing after 15 years. When she announced the closure in a video last week, owner Sundi McLaughlin said [...]

Chain Steaks Out New Location

Recent Appalachian State grad William Clark started working as a dishwasher at New York Butcher Shoppe in 2019, and soon worked his way up to prep cook. His newest title is owner of a [...]

Goodbye 2024: New Year Celebrations in the Sandhills

Monday, Dec. 30, 6:30-10:30 p.m.: Make a 2025 vision board during a workshop with Creative Resilience Studio & Gallery in Southern Pines. Cost is $50, set your intentions, visualize your [...]

A First Look at the Newest Bennett Street Proposal

Welcome to New York Here’s the rendering for New York Place, the four-story development proposed for the kudzu-covered corner of South Bennett Street and New York Avenue, near Southern [...]

The Corner Collective Co-working Opens

Desk for Success Spreadsheet the word, another new co-working space has entered the building — what’s been dubbed The Broads building, that is. The Corner Collective, at 290 SW Broad St. in [...]

Cork Coming Soon to Southern Pines

We’ve Been Bottling This Up But the last space in the renovated Princess Theatre building has been claimed. Accessible only via a brick alley, the speakeasy-style entrance is fitting [...]

Meet the Elf-venturous: Skydiving Elves

Meet the Elf-venturous Seven elves are taking a break from the workshop this Saturday, Dec. 13 to skydive into Pik N Pig during the restaurant’s annual Santa Fly-in. These skydiving elves, [...]

Breaking Mews: New Pet Store in DTSP

A pet boutique has put its paws on the second storefront in The Princess Theatre, at 143 NE Broad St. in downtown Southern Pines. Moore County native Gracie Scarboro opened Urban Pet Co. [...]

Clock in at Meet On May, a New Co-working Space

Time to Clock In Meet on May co-working space, by Ameeta Swaby and Sanna Nassar, is officially open at 220 Springwood Way, Southern Pines, with a variety of package options for members. [...]

Say Hay to The Barn, Reimagined

Back to the Barn(yard) Ultra townies may remember The Barn, which operated as a fine dining steakhouse for years. After sitting empty for over a decade, it is finally getting a revamp from Reno [...]