Southern Pines Eateries Reopen for Dining, Add Outdoor Seating

Two downtown Southern Pines spots are gearing up to reopen with limited tables in the coming days after remaining closed since March. Ashten’s Restaurant plans to open its doors [...]

HomeGrown Brings New Life to Vass Corner

The former home of Miller’s Family Restaurant and, most recently, Santo Dios Mexican Cuisine, has new life — and a new look — thanks to HomeGrown, a venture by longtime Vass resident [...]

New Concept, New Menu for Curt’s Cucina

Curt’s Cucina recently announced they’d be closing up shop for a bit to rejuvenate his family and the restaurant. If you shed a tear over the absence of the precious meatball [...]

First Teachers, Coaches and Best Friends: A Father’s Day Feature

Ah, dad. The man who calls all your friends weird but isn’t ashamed to fall asleep as soon as he gets comfortable, insists on backing into every parking space and asks for driveway gravel [...]

Sweet Chemistry Provides Happiness by the Macaron

Roxcee Smith, owner of Sweet Chemistry, swore she’d never get into baking professionally. A MoCo native, both her father and grandfather were both chefs. Roxcee did everything she could to [...]

Those Temperature Kiosks Were Made Right Here in Aberdeen

If you were wondering who was behind the temperature scanner at a favorite local restaurant, you might be surprised to know that they were developed right here in Aberdeen by Meridian Kiosks. [...]

Mas-A-Wrap Brings a Taste of the Philippines

Mas-A-Wrap Filipino and Asian food truck rolled out for the first time last Saturday, stationing itself in the dirt lot beside Pony Espresso. Within just a few hours, the truck sold out, and [...]

How Local Restaurants are Handling Phase II

Wondering how to enjoy some newfound freedoms this weekend? So were we. So, we compiled this list of how local restaurants are handling the new 50-percent capacity guidelines, arranged by town [...]

Here’s How Some Local Gyms are Handling Phase 2

On Wednesday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that gyms would not be a part of Phase Two as anticipated. After spending weeks implementing procedures that adhered to government guidelines, gym owners [...]

Southern Pines Brewing Co. to Take Over Old Growler Space

The drinking patio we know and love at Southern Pines Growler Co. won’t be beer-less for long. When Southern Pines Growler Co. moves into its new home, Southern Pines Brewing [...]