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Cemetery Mystery: Cashiers NC History

Though his influence upon the community is still felt today, many of the details of Frank Allen’s life and death remain cloaked in mystery.

Life with Pie: Amanda Wilbanks at Acorns

Nationally-celebrated Baker and Author Amanda Wilbanks will sign her Southern Baked: Life with Pie and offer samples of her exquisite kitchen creations in a joyful celebration at Acorns Boutique, Saturday, December 12. She’ll continue to spread her sweet message with a series of events at Half-Mile Farm December 11-12.

We’ve Gotten Really Good at “Yes, and.” – Highlands Playhouse

Highlands Playhouse has absorbed the lessons of its lost season and casts its gaze to a careful, confident future.


A New Era Folk Art: Eva Mary Shoaf

Art, like life, goes through many phases and periods.

Pens With a Purpose: The Art of Darren and Michelle Gillett

There’s a loving message embedded in every wooden pen produced by Darren and Michelle Gillett.

Painting With the Master: Artist Cynthia Kinard

Artist Cynthia Kinard’s transcendent works are testament to a lifetime of study and relentless refinement.


Taking Flight: Highlands Biological Station

Just like their human counterparts, some Plateau residents are departing for sunnier climes, while others are settling in for a long winter’s nap. To learn more, watch Baby It’s Cold Outside. You can watch the premiere on the Highlands Biological Station’s Facebook page (@highlandsbiologicalstation) on Tuesday, December 15, at 1:00 P.M. or find it afterward on the Highlands Biological YouTube …

Look Up Once in a While: Fishing the French Broad River

Chris’s French Broad River revelation should resonate with all of us, whenever we’re in the midst of nature.

Christmas Bird Count: Highlands Plateau Audubon Society

Literally a canary in the coalmine, the Audubon Christmas Bird Count suggests a dire future for the birds of North America, even here on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.


Forget Me Not: Gardening

Our beloved gardening writer Jeannie Chambers signs off with a final column spotlighting the cherished Forget Me Not. We won’t Jeannie, we won’t.

The Game Goes On: Bridge in Highlands

Despite a pandemic global in scope, the devoted members of the Highlands Duplicate Bridge Club still manage to get their game on.

The Trail Less Traveled – Chinquapin Mountain

Though it’s often bypassed for its flashier neighbor Glen Falls, Chinquapin Mountain offers a series of spectacles and a magnificent summit.