The Food Truck Rodeo Must Go On

With the help of a window, food trucks basically practiced social distancing before social distancing was a thing. Like other small businesses, they’re still being forced to get a little creative [...]

What It’s Like to Have OCD During a Pandemic

When you think of someone with OCD, you might think of someone with a funny tic — a person who has to walk over the threshold of a room three times before entering, or count to 10 as they flick [...]

SwayTake: Playing a Putting Green Where the Only Clown Was Me

Like most people with kids, I’m used to playing Putt-Putt — where the deceptively simple green is only made more infuriating by the presence of jolly hippos or out-of-place pirates. [...]

Local Loungewear That’s the Perfect Pair for Your Next Netflix Marathon

Pajamas are now acceptable anytime, anywhere, and spending your weekend binging a TV show is the new “going out.” Since what to wear and what to do has a whole new meaning, [...]

Ways to Give Back During the COVID-19 Crisis

If sitting home alone makes you feel as useless as the paper mâché pig you just crafted, consider these was to give back during the COVID-19 crisis. Deliver Meals to Youth Boys & Girls Club [...]

A Look at What People are Doing to Stay Sane Right Now

TBH, we didn’t know how creative we were until we were stuck at home all day. We asked our SwayBaes what they were doing to help keep their morale up. Here’s what we’ve received [...]

The SwayBae’s Guide to Working From Home

Working from home was all fun and Skype conference calls — until little Aeighdenn shot his Nerf bullet into your cup of coffee. You start missing the average work day so much that you label your [...]

Amid Crisis, Hospitality Community Bands Together

When restrictions put in place by Gov. Roy Cooper closed dining rooms across Moore County, restaurant owners turned to takeout and delivery as a means of survival. But that revenue alone [...]

Five Hacks for Managing Your Coronavirus Anxiety

The 24-hour news cycle. Your favorite bar closing down. Worry over your financial situation, or the health of your family, friends and neighbors. It all leads to coronavirus anxiety. And it all [...]

How to Keep From Eating Everything, And Other Coronavirus Nutrition Tips

Of course we loaded up our cart with 5 cartons of extra cheesy Goldfish crackers. What else are we supposed to do while trapped indoors all day? We asked FirstHealth dietitian Ashley Carpenter [...]