PineStraw Magazine

June • This month’s cover features the local Girl Scout Troop that helped create the puzzles in this issue.

Ready to fill your June calendar? See our Pine Pitch section, where local fun awaits:

PinePitch June 2026 - PineStraw Magazine PINEPITCH Home PinePitch June 2026 All That Jazz The summer concert series features the Sandhills Community College Jazz Band in “Swingin’ on the Sunny Side” on Monday, June 15, at 6 p.m. at BPAC’s Owens Auditorium, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst. The show is free but tickets are required. You...

Here's a glimpse at our bookshelf for May ahead of the long weekend.

Bookshelf - PineStraw Magazine BOOKSHELF Home May Books FICTION Summer State of Mind, by Kristy Woodson Harvey After the worst day of her professional life, burnt-out NICU nurse Daisy Stevens flees to Cape Carolina, North Carolina, looking for a new life. On her first day at her new job, high school baseball coach Mason Thaysden....

It's Bark Week! Enter our Pet Photo Contest for a chance to show off your fiercest (or fluffiest!) fin-tastic friend. Dogs, cats and all pets are welcome to join the frenzy!

The photo with the most votes by June 11th will win a $200 Floor Cleaning Package, perfect for tackling even the wildest splash zones at home.

The winning pet will surface as the ultimate predator and earn a spotlight in the July issue of PineStraw magazine. Every pet that enters will make a splash, appearing in our special Bark Week section.

Bark Week Photo Contest Click here to view this article from thepilot.com.

When is the last time you've been to a movie theater? Deborah Salomon writes about what we’ve really lost when it comes to “going to the movies” — and why she still misses the magic of a little pink ticket, a dark theater, and stories that stayed with you long after the credits rolled.

Out of the Blue - PineStraw Magazine OUT OF THE BLUE Home Old-Fashioned Flick Laugh out loud or shed a tear By Deborah Salomon I didn’t watch the Academy Awards. I knew that I hadn’t seen a single nominated film. Nor were more than a few actors’ names familiar. Their outfits indicated star quality more than their names. Names of ...