The Nightmare Before Christmas Taught Me to Stay in My Lane

Rotting in the post-Christmas haze that only exists in your parent’s basement is also the perfect time to wallow in your choice of a job that only exists on the internet. You just found out that [...]

Tune into Sunrise Theater’s Tuesday Night Music Club

Surprise Your Earholes  There’s a certain charm to speakeasy style, and that’s exactly what The Sunrise Theater hopes to capture with its Tuesday Night Music Club. How it [...]

Enter The Sway’s Annual Cookie Contest 2025

Get That Dough It’s time for The Sway’s annual contest, aka our thinly-veiled ploy to (literally) grow our heart three sizes each season. Here are the rules: The [...]

Refine Your Palette at Cork with Art and Drinks

Refine Your Palette If you swear something looks different when you walk into Cork lately, it’s not just the alcohol talking. The walls got a glow-up. “We have these big massive [...]

Meet Some Escape Artists

Escapism Is So Hot Right Now Meet Some Guys Who are Locking in. Literally. In a dimly lit, cave-like room, a clock sits on a wall taunting those inside with a reminder of time slipping away and [...]

Sticking With It: Locals Create Pinehurst Hockey League

Stick With It More than just a beer league, the Pinehurst Hockey Association was started by a group of guys who wanted to bring an organized system and real games to the area. “Anytime [...]

Deck Out Your Ride for Any Adventure with Send It Overland

Kind of a Rig Deal Just send it. That’s Tony Stewart’s motto and the namesake for his company, Send It Overland, where he helps other adventurers deck out their vehicle in a way [...]

Sanford’s Sips & Sequels Lets You Read Between the Wines

Read Between the Wines A business Amy Truckner started at pop-up markets a little over a year ago has evolved into a full bookstore/bottle shop/bar. “My friends are all book and beer kinda [...]

Sit! Happened: Local Makes Cheeky Ball Markers

BY JOSH MARKOTICH || SWAY INTERN Sit! Happened Afternoons spent at Pinehurst Resort’s Thistle Dhu and playing friendly rounds with family led local business owner Carrie Foster to [...]

Troll Door in Southern Pines Still a Mystery

We’re Not Trolling You Driving into Southern Pines, you may have noticed a tree with a tiny troll-sized door wedged into a tree in front of Jay’s Food Mart and gas [...]