Southern Pines CrossFit is Building Its Own Gym

Having outgrown the current building it shares with a gas station on East Connecticut Avenue, the team behind Southern Pines CrossFit has purchased acreage near Old U.S. 1 — with [...]

Pine Scone Cafe Expands to Southern Pines

This year, we’re v. grateful for a new place to carb-and-caffeine load: Pine Scone Cafe, now open in Southern Pines. You’re likely familiar with the saran-wrapped bundles of [...]

The 2020 Ring the Alarm Calendar is Here

So, we made a calendar, and we’re really excited about it. (TLDR: Buy the calendar here.) Anyway, here’s the story. Many moons ago, we partnered with Nutrishop to create a 2020 [...]

Pinehurst Resort to Open North & South Bar

The North & South Bar at the Pinehurst Resort’s newly remodeled Manor Inn is just the kind of tall, dark and moody that we like. And in a few short weeks, whiskey cocktails and [...]

Winner, Winner Cookie Dinner: The Contest Results Are In

After almost three weeks of eating cookies for lunch and unbuttoning our pants at our desks, we’ve chosen a cookie contest winner. Congratulations to Kathryn Galloway, whose peppermint [...]

Behold, Our Top Spots for Electric Cheer

You already know what time it is — time to give up on decorating your house and go look at these beauts instead. Here’s what’s worth the drive. 1. 4200 Niagara Carthage Road, [...]

FirstHealth On the Go App Connects You With Doctors 24/7

Trying to wrangle a sick, angry demon into a car seat during the daytime is hard, but the new FirstHealth On the Go app makes it easier to avoid dragging them to the ED at midnight-thirty. [...]

Meet the Woman Opening a Kids-Only Gym

Local moms Laura Peña, left, and Robin Braeckel are opening a My Gym, a kids-only gym and fitness franchise. My Gym will be located on the left side of the building that also houses Forte [...]

A Look at Workhorse Fitness & Yoga in Southern Pines

Workhorse Fitness & Yoga studio opened its doors this week in the historic Southern Pines Water Works building, and the space actually kind of makes us want to break a sweat. The fitness [...]

This Local Fundraiser Lets You Take a Tour of Vintage Train Cars

Ah, modern public transit — when a new and exciting journey isn’t complete without a stranger’s bare feet on the back of your chair. Thanks to the Three Rivers Land Trust, you can [...]