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 [...]

This is Who Let The Dogs Out

Kasey Zumwalt and Jackie Cornell are the women behind the Aberdeen Dog Fair. The two plan this event while working full-time and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. Kasey owns The Bull Room in [...]

Pizzeria Grazia Adds to Aberdeen’s Food Scene

When the Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie That’s the newest place in Aberdeen, brought to you by the minds behind Mason’s Restaurant and Grocery: Pizzeria Grazia. Brian and [...]

Eco-Friendly Store coming to Vass

What’s the buzz on the new shop in Vass? Will-a-bee is a market focused on raising awareness about the importance of honey bees and living sustainably. It features products that are all [...]

A Walk on the Wild Side with Holly’s Nest

Who Knew Bobcats Could Swim? An invite to watch rehabbed animals released into the wild? Count us in. On Sunday, April 3, we got to see the purpose of Holly’s Nest Animal rescue [...]

Downtown Southern Pines, Meat Embers on Broad

Where’s The Smoke, There’s Fire Barbecue The former home of Broad Street Bakery has two new owners ready to meat downtown Southern Pines.  JP Longueil, former GM of [...]