Eli Ramirez, graphic designer and watercolorist, packs her paints and pens every morning as she heads to work at the Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce. Her motto: “Be portable. You […]
In the early 1940s, Leadfoot Lucille, sister-in-law to my 20-something mother, was driving my mom across the Gandy Bridge, the original wooden two-laner that spanned Tampa Bay. It was the […]
The Gorge Road is an impressive feat of engineering. If you’ve ever been at the bottom of the gorge and looked up, it’s a little unsettling to see how the […]
That smorgasbord of seeds, berries, nuts and fruit bushes and trees you planted in your backyard attract a variety of critters for your enjoyment. But a few other species need […]
Fortune Cookie Day is September 13th. We are already lucky. The 13th isn’t a Friday. When dining out, fortune cookies are an essential benediction to an Asian meal. While these […]
When we visited Donna Ysland in 2015, she’d just had her floor lamp epiphany. That experience launched her company Riverlights, now a thriving Western North Carolina enterprise. It has evolved […]
If you asked Bonnie Abbott what her favorite medium is, she wryly replies, “Well, it depends on when you ask me.” This week she might be finishing an acrylic painting. […]
For the past year the Highlands Chamber of Commerce has been working with Chuck Ewart and his business improvement team, creating a customized model for meeting the needs of our […]
Smell the roasting meat sizzling on the spit. Root vegetables lie steaming in the coals while hardwood embers crackle and pop, sending tiny fireworks rocketing left and right. The […]
Two decades ago I took my stepdaughter to the Keys as a graduation gift. It was hotter-than-heck-and-half-of-Georgia, but we made the best of it. Swimming with wild dolphins was our […]
