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Ain’t No Rest For the Wick-ed Dawn Garred mixes medical infusions by day, and soy wax and scents by night. A registered nurse, she started researching clean-burning alternatives to paraffin [...]

Pony Up If their dream party includes a pony, you can make it a reality with Valkyrie Sporthorses, near the Hoke County line. Valkyrie has been in operation for around 10 years and offers [...]

Ready or Not, Here We Come If you have yet to find a glass pinecone hidden on a Moore County trail, fret not. There are two more scavenger hunts to participate in this year, because adults love [...]

Buckle Up, Buttercup We’ve officially entered the year’s busiest stretch. We know, we know, but someone had to say it, and we’re here to pester you into scheduling those core [...]

A Smashing Good Time Piñatas of the Pines is keeping nostalgic birthday fun alive with custom paper mâché designs. Brandi Bainbridge made her first piñata nine years ago for her daughter’s [...]

Speaking of Watchlists If you should be on one for the amount of true crime in your Netflix history, you might want to add indie filmmaker and Southern Pines native Tait Colberg’s [...]

Whether you know your little rascal is especially … spirited or you know that teachers are basically superheroes and want to show your support, here are some back-to-school teacher gifts [...]

Join the Swat Team If you’re anything like us, a mosquito bite makes you itch for three days minimum and leaves you with giant welts. You also seem to be personally victimized [...]

On Nature’s Time Reconnecting with the slower, natural ways of life is at the forefront of Slow Farm’s mission based out of Cameron, NC. Owner Rachel Herrick uses sustainable [...]

What the Fluff? Renae Wheaton washes away stress by grooming dogs so their owners don’t have to. She also practices an important public service, publishing ridiculously wholesome edits of [...]