In the tricorner where the Carolinas and Georgia meet, the town of Highlands was born, March 6, 1875. At 4,000+ feet, the area was ideal for two curative encounters, one […]
What have I been doing this Spring, all locked up in 1,100 square-feet of bore-daciousness? In-between writing, playing solitaire, and surfing the Internet for Covid-19 memes, I kept bumping into […]
Highlands graduated from a tiny settlement to a town in the early 1880s. From 1881-83 the midwest and northeast contributed many of Highlands’ first families, among them: Illinois’s H.M. Bascom […]
Here’s what Terry Teachout, critic for the Wall Street Journal, says about Hamilton: “The most exciting and significant musical of the decade. Sensationally potent, theatrically vital, it is plugged straight […]
Jess Moschouris is a Western Carolina University Bachelor of Arts graduate with a concentration in oil painting, ceramics, and art history. Add to that a minor in philosophy with honors. […]
What do architecture, banjo-pickin’, and fine-tunin’ a vintage car have in common? Plenty. Just ask Knight Martorell. If you don’t know Knight, chances are you’ve seen him in a variety […]
Highlands Chamber of Commerce celebrates all the residents, visitors, and businesses who saw us through recent times. Thank you for staying home and physically distancing, while socially networking via safe […]
Just for the fun of it, write down five predictions you have for the Plateau for 2070 and tuck it away. Perhaps you see Highlands and Cashiers merging. Do you […]
Wherever Debbie Delany steps, it seems she’s surrounded by flowers. She’s the walking center of a lifetime bouquet. It’s no wonder. The sweet sap that runs in garden stems and […]
Chelsea Cronkrite is not only a talented photographer, she thinks deeply and speaks intelligently about her passion. Like most gifted photographers Chelsea came to a crossroads early in her career. […]
