Nathaniel Macon, for whom Macon County was named, was a nonconformist states-rights advocate/legislator who had no use for a strong central government, taxation, and infringement on personal freedoms. Sound familiar? […]
Handwork is becoming increasingly rare in any type of clothing because the skills required are scarce and the costs prohibitive. Only occasionally does someone depart from machinemade ware and […]
Mary Catherine English says she’s a Late Bloomer. Most folks say she’s anything but. At 50, Cathy reinvented herself, going back to college to get a teaching degree. After […]
When Maggie Baxter Dearths’s hand, head, and heart get together, art’s about to happen. And they get together in her Scaly Mountain studio just about every day. Maggie moved here […]
All you need is a big heart and a pair of helping hands to be a pal of Peggy. “Peggy” is the affectionate nickname of the Peggy Crosby Center in […]
Close your eyes. Glide back-and-forth in a favorite rocker on a century-old porch floor. Listen as the yielding wood gently creaks a soothing mantra. Sip and savor a fresh mint […]
If you’ve seen The Princess Bride, you’re bound to remember how the big, big Fezzik is appointed to The Brute Squad to impose order on the Thieve’s Forest. Well, that […]
Humans love to be regaled, amused, beguiled, enthralled, saddened and gladdened. Thus is was and ever shall be. We simply adore being entertained. While today’s stage has Covid hovering in […]
Given time, Janice Mankovich of Little Flowering Mountain would fall in love with just about every kind of flower and/or foliage on the planet. Last week it was Snapdragons. Today […]
Patty Calderone is synonymous with Fine Art in Highlands. She knows her way around a canvas, around the region’s consortium of artists, around the complex business of art, and lately […]
