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 [...]

How Your Zodiac is Handling the Heat

How Your Zodiac is Handling the HeatBecause we all know a false fall when we feel one, here’s how you’re spending the rest of August, according to your sign. Aries: You’re a fire sign [...]

This Engine Had Purr; Kitten Rescued

Ford F1-Kitty Earlier this Thursday afternoon, a local family heard strange noises coming from their vehicle so they decided to drop it by Cooper Ford in Carthage. Shop manager Kevin Cozine [...]

#SwaySix: 2025 Summer Reading List

Shhhhh, We’re Reading Our summer reading list is back by popular demand, to keep you off that damn phone and enjoying some no-screen time … unless you read by Kindle. If your eyeballs [...]