Kick it Like Mr. Worldwide at the New Hilton Garden Inn

Eating Eggo waffles in bed with Thomas the Train blaring in the background sounds lovely, but it’s not exactly the definition of a “staycation.” Fortunately, you can get your [...]

Lisi Italian to Open Retail Market

Lisi Italian is giving us a whole new reason to fail miserably at the Keto diet with their new market that’s set to open at the end of January. The retail extension is located across the [...]

Sal’s of Southern Pines Re-Thinks Meal Prepping

It’s time to think outside of the Lean Cuisine — because there are only so many ways to dress up Santa Fe rice and beans before you end up drowning your sorrows in week-old Cheez-Its. Cue [...]

Open Now: An Actual Space to ~Gather~

Because despite the sign, Karen’s dining room just doesn’t cut it. From rehearsal dinners and birthday parties to creative workshops, multipurpose event venue Soirée on [...]

Three SP Businesses Closing Up Shop

By February, Southern Pines will be operating without three of its businesses — two of which have storefronts on Broad Street. Play Escape, The Estate of Things and Framer’s Cottage took to [...]

So, You Want to Give Your Skin a Tune-Up: Your Questions, Answered

Sure, a little TLC to ease 2020’s collateral damage to your forehead sounds great. But you have questions. And concerns. And fears. And the thought of a needle coming anywhere close to your [...]

New Headquarters Starts Next Chapter for Hot Asana

When Virginia Gallagher opened the first Hot Asana yoga studio in 2010, she had three rooms to work with. Nestled above the Sunrise Theater in downtown Southern Pines, the small but mighty studio [...]

Singer/Songwriter Features Local Spots in New Music Video

The Sunrise Theater, Brownson Church and the Village of Pinehurst all three made their film debuts as the setting for Pinecrest grad and Nashville recording artist Annelle Staal’s [...]

Meet Southern Pines’ Blue-Clad Santa, Matt Gaboury — AKA Matt the Mailman

Maybe you’ve seen him on Broad Street delivering packages, letters and everything in between. Maybe he’s poured up your fourth IPA at the growler on the weekend. Either [...]

Form V Chocolates to Open Brick-and-Mortar

If you were thinking of giving up sugar in 2021, find a new dream. Form V Chocolates is expanding its operation into a brick-and-mortar, which is expected to open in the Village [...]