Plans for a United States Golf Association headquarters in Pinehurst are expected to come with a multi-million dollar influx of economic activity over the next 10 years along with a commitment to hold five U.S. Open Championships at Pinehurst No. 2 between 2024 and 2047. Pinehurst’s Village Council has now approved an economic incentive package in support of Pinehurst […]
Check out this fantastic video, “A Local’s Guide: Weekend Getaway in Pinehurst and Southern Pines“, made through a partnership between Our State magazine and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas. Berkshire Hathway’s local Moore County office is Pinehurst Realty Group. Moore County has so much to offer in addition to the phenomenal golf: great restaurants, shopping, spas and cultural activities. […]
Southern Pines Brewing Company’s newest release is more than just a pint of suds. Inspired by the ‘Together We Are Moore’ hashtag that encourages folks to shop local, you can call it a Czech pilsner with a cause. or $1 a case or keg, the beer is being sold exclusively wholesale to local restaurants and […]
Everyone is aware of the hardships that the coronavirus pandemic has wrecked on the hospitality industry, particularly restaurants, across the nation, and it’s no exception in Moore County. We feel especially hard-hit because tourism & hospitality is our #2 largest industry sector. However, despite the current conditions, there are some positive things happening as several […]
Moore County has 2 great venues for seeing movies – a multiplex that is newly-renovated and an arts center that has stood the test of time. Paragon Sandhills in Southern Pines is Moore County’s only multiplex and houses 10 screens. It opened in December 2000 as Sandhills Cinemas and had fallen into disrepair since 2015 […]
The shops in downtown Aberdeen have more in common than an address. Many of the town’s historic storefronts have been transformed in recent years by women business owners with a knack for design and new ideas. From the Bull Room on West South Street, to High Octane at the corner of South Sycamore, to the […]
The top-to-bottom renovation of Manor Inn, the youngest of Pinehurst Resort’s three historic hotels, was recently completed, opening up 43 guest rooms. First opened in 1923 after the Holly Inn (1895) and the Carolina Hotel (1901) and originally owned by Emma Bliss, the Manor Inn was later acquired by Pinehurst Resort in 1990. The hotel’s cozier, relaxed […]
Craft beer breweries are no longer found just in trendy urban areas. Moore County is plenty “hip” as the home of three and soon-to-be four microbreweries where local flavors intertwine with time-honored traditions. Railhouse Brewery in Aberdeen, Southern Pines Brewing Company, the Pinehurst Brewing Company and Hatchet Brewing Company opening this summer know they are […]
Three business owners have succeeded in enterprises as diverse as the towns where they live. Business startups are vital in all sectors of Moore, where a potpourri of health care, higher education, military transitions, leisure and private investment co-exist. “I think the key is we’re an interesting anomaly as a county. We have something that […]
I first visited Southern Pines when I was living in Lumberton, a town of about twenty thousand in rural Robeson County. My time as a reporter there was rewarding—I met earnest people and learned a lot—but I’d be lying if I said it was an exciting place to live. So, my significant other and I would go […]
