Nicholas Gould, a North Carolina State University doctoral student, has a bear of a job…and he couldn’t be happier. In partnership with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and […]
Every time Elizabeth Haskins handpicks a semi-precious stone for her exquisite gold, sterling, brass, and copper jewelry, she turns over a new leaf…literally. Nine years ago, after she lost […]
When she’s in her peak baking season, Jane Elliott rolls out of bed and into her North Carolina-certified home kitchen. Eddies of flour and finely ground home-harvested spices swirl in […]
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts offers free exhibitions, unique education, and community outreach through workshops, classes, and lectures. Gallery hours are 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday […]
Imagine stepping out of your back door into lush woodland and shooting a prize-winning photo. That’s what fine art photographer Charles Johnson did to capture the cover of Laurel’s winter […]
In 1923, long before the Visitor’s Center, Chamber-sponsored events, and a cohesive town voice, a fledgling Highlands Chamber of Commerce was laying the groundwork for the remarkable township we cherish […]
My granddad had a trademark – a half-smoked cigar dangling from the corner of his mouth. It was always there, a stubby thumb of a thing. It was rarely lit, […]
It’s almost New Year’s Day, 2016. Roll back to New Year’s Day, 1884, when a new city ordinance went into effect. It was one of many as Highlands transitioned from […]
In the November issue we reported on the alarming disappearance of honeybees. In this issue we take a first-hand look at what’s happening to bees in our own back yards. […]
Smitten is celebrating four years of success. 2016 promises to be the best year ever with a slate of fresh artists, scouted from all over the Southeast. Here are teasers […]
