Many Highlands residents and visitors wax poetic about the beauty of the region, but none do it better than Bess Hines Harkins. She was such an accomplished poetess, she […]
It’s 7:00 P.M., T minus two hours and counting until sunset. That’s when the bats rouse from their leafy beds and crevices and the nighttime feasting on insects begins. North Carolina […]
Her hometown of Greenville, South Carolina, is growing. Trees are cut. Homes are built. But painter Diane Kilgore Condon is putting the birds back in the woods. “My […]
As far back as he can remember Zorki Nastasic followed his Musical Muse. Like so many kids, his first guitar was a tennis racket, but it wasn’t long before he […]
Byron Tenesaca, The Bascom’s current Artist-in-Residence, has one foot in Equador and the other happily planted in Highlands. In 2005 his mom moved the family to the States, away from […]
When’s the best time to buy an antique? When you see it. And the place to see a mountain of fabulous finds is at The Pavilion of the High Hampton […]
When the Highlands Chamber of Commerce promotes tourism, it’s doing much more than enticing visitors to see the sights. It’s investing in a likely long-term relationship called the halo effect […]
Bobbo, BMBE (Best Movie Buddy Ever), and I watched every tomato-splatted film to wobble its way onto a screen. You name it, we endured it, from Ed Wood fiascos […]
July 27 is Take Your Pants For a Walk Day. Your favorite britches are itchin’ for an outing. It’s time to suit-up in that neglected pair of Patagonias and accompany […]
Getting a home built or repaired in this neck of the woods can be challenging. A typical response from a contractor is, “I’m all cuvvered up.” Translation: “It’s hunting season and […]
