Moore Than Needlepoint: Stab Things and Get Away With It

A Craft More Fun than it Seams If you’re looking for your crew to stab things and get away with it, the Sandhills Stitch Club may be right for you. Whether you’re already good with your hands (we [...]

#SwayHack: Fed Up With Speeders? Install a Creepy Mannequin.

On a street in Southern Pines, there are a pair of facing mailboxes with semi-creepy mannequins attached to them — with regular costume changes. Think the Chick-fil-A cow facing a [...]

A Q&A with Annabel Monagan about NORA GOES OFF SCRIPT

Go Off Script with The Sway June 14 Join The Sway for a behind-the-scenes perspective on this summer’s hot beach read, Nora Goes off Script, via an off-script chat with author Annabel [...]

PSA: It’s Baby Cat Season, and We’re Not Kitten

Warning: Cuteness Overload ahead. While seasons change pretty rapidly in these parts, there’s one season that really stands out — kitten season. And, it is upon us. More kittens are born between [...]

The Bakehouse in Downtown Aberdeen Changes Hands

After operating The Bakehouse in downtown Aberdeen for 14 years, Martin and Mireia Brunner have arranged a turn-key sale to David and Ginny Tran, part owners of Agora Bakery and Cafe in [...]

She Got it For Her Mama: Gift Guide

Maria Branches Off Into Brunch

Early this year, longtime restaurateur Maria Rivera decided she wanted to serve an earlier crowd. So, she sold Maria’s Mexican Restaurant in Olmsted Village and later purchased Tina’s [...]

Nope Ropes of NC: A Brief Field Guide to Snakes in the Sandhills

A Brief Field Guide to Snakes in the Sandhills We’re talking snakes, literal ones, not the ones who help themselves to your lunch in the break room fridge. As it begins warming up, chances are [...]

Scruton Brother’s Ice Cream Opens on Morganton

Kim, Denny, Kiden, and Kolby Scruton opened Scruton Brother’s after spending summers in Michigan and New Hampshire and wishing they could bring ice cream treats home with them. Parents Kim [...]

Where Beginners Can Practice Their Swing

Note: In our Thursday, April 21 issue, we included “The Loop,” a practice course at Pine Needles, as a place where the public could practice for free. This is incorrect — The Loop is [...]