Carpe Denim With H2 Co.

Before creating her own small business, Melanie Shanahan attended the Savannah College of Art and Design. She then became a full time working mom and military spouse, and as time passed she [...]

Thatcher House Changes Hands

In downtown Southern Pines, a small house filled with warm wood and natural light has played host to a variety of mental and physical therapies. Now, it’s home to both at once, thanks to [...]

Go Ahead, Mock Me: A Sober-Curious Guide to Alcohol Alternatives

Most of us have been there: You’re still in bed and halfway through a chicken biscuit that you paid triple for just to have delivered. You didn’t sleep great and fuzzy memories of last night [...]

Rent for Real Life With Hazel + Grace

Have a photoshoot coming up? Need to appear like you’ve spent hours looking for the perfect baby shower dress, or that you’ve actually had time to shop for yet another military ball? [...]

China Garden Buffet Reopens for Indoor Dining

We’ll be helping ourselves to the ~buffet~ at China Garden in Aberdeen, which just re-opened its hot and cold bars after moving to a new location and operating as takeout-only for more than [...]

Old Service Shop Gets Sweet New Life

Continuing a trend of gas stations repurposed to house something delicious (looking at you, High Octane) this tiny historic service shop on the corner of Aberdeen’s North Poplar Street and [...]

Slow-Fashion Shop Finds Home Near Broad

Porshia Hernandez has built an online boutique with brands that have a commitment to fair trade and sustainability. Now, she’s opening a new shop in the Belvedere Plaza in [...]

Restaurateurs Expand Reach With Central Park Ave. Bistro

After 16 years of serving American and Thai food at Whispering Woods Café, owners Anthony and Toi Becke have closed that restaurant and are now serving the American portion of the menu [...]

A Q+A With Meat Master Ed Mitchell

Don’t let Ed Mitchell’s down-home persona fool you. This guy is a pro — so much of one he has his own sauce line, has been featured in the book-turned-Netflix documentary, [...]

Swaymous: Gabby Studenmund

Introducing Swaymous, a series about the local people who make Moore County towns unique. Know someone who should be Swaymous? Let us know at hello@itsthesway.com. You’ve probably seen Gabby [...]