How much money did the chicken get for crossing the road to make a guest appearance in this column? A poultry sum. The Hall Family has endowed Highlands’ history with […]
The Carolina Gallery is spreading its wings with a new exhibition, “For the Birds,” August 4 through September 4. The showing features artists Ed Boos, Dick Dickerson and John Sill. […]
Scores of theater devotees made the scene Sunday evening, July 1, at the Highlands Playhouse StarStruck Gala. The Board of Directors, HP management, and Playhouse performers set the stage for […]
For 35 years Karen Ray worked a government job as a mechanical engineer. Her drawings became the stuff of engines and machines. Over time, stoked by the inspiration from weekend […]
Messing with clay goes back a century or more in Jim Crabtree’s family. After he retired from the pesticide business, he was free to throw a little clay around to […]
With a twinkle in her eye, Barbara Dornbush, president of Dornbush Design Studio in Highlands, said, “There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned midlife crisis to get yourself motivated.” Her […]
Every year the Highlands Chamber of Commerce ratchets up the rewards of being a member. This year the board is focusing on giving more value to the participation levels it […]
Volunteers with big hearts and open hands share time and energy with those served by the Highlands Emergency Council. They help low-income residents, senior citizens, young families, single-parent families, and […]
Helen is my junk buddy. If we don’t show up for three or four days at local thrift shops, they print our photos on milk cartons. We play Deal-of-the-Week. Helen […]
Woody Allen said, “I don’t mind dying. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” That resonates with many of us. Dark humor aside, there comes a time […]
