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Acorns Annual Trunk Shows
Highlands is known for the fun shops and cozy boutiques that line Main Street, each one with its own wide variety of clothing and gifts. The only drawback is the limited floor space. Shop owners have to be judicious and work with the space they have, which means they often can’t carry full lines of merchandise. What do you do …
A Family Affair
Normally, when I write these business introductions, I visit the shop, get a feel for the place, chat with the owner, and then work up a story. Well, not only was I a visitor to Nearly New Furniture Consignment & Gifts, I’m also a customer. My wife and I had scoured this corner of Western North Carolina looking for a …
An Enchanting Kaleidoscope
When I was a boy, Aunt Belle, the family matriarch, would always welcome us into her parlor (for those of you under 40, a Parlor is what’s now the TV Room, except people would actually converse. When I got a little older, Melanie Johnson’s mom’s Parlor is where I learned about advanced kissing rituals). Aunt Belle would bustle us in …
Dreams do Come True
Sometimes dreams come true. For Marshall and Beth Carpenter, their dream was to own a home in the North Carolina mountains. As lifelong PGA and LPGA golf professionals from West Palm Beach, Florida, they were thrilled for their dream to become a reality when they purchased their summer home in Cashiers in 2013. When visiting a friend in the area, …
Home & Garden Specialties
When you step into Oakleaf, it’s something of a calculated fall down the Rabbit Hole. There’s a brightness to the place, and a sense of life and its myriad promises, a touch of whimsy, and an undeniable playfulness. Part of that is the sensory presentation that greets visitors – the brightness of the fresh cut flowers, the subtle blending of …
The Uncommon Cashiers Commons
Cashiers is spread out, there’s no way around it. Some people arrive at the Crossroads and assume that they’ve seen everything. Not by a long shot. In fact, if they head north on Highway 107 for just a few hundred yards, they’ll come to a remarkable assemblage of shops, right on the road, but at once removed, like they’re just …
Zookeeper Celebrates the Big 10
A few years ago, I wrote about a visit to Zookeeper Bistro, located at 48 Slabtown Road in Cashiers. I launched my review with a paean to the virtues of breakfast – a verity drilled into me as a kid, discarded by me as a young buck, and admitted with grudging acceptance by the old guy I am now. But when …
Wines and Dinners
This marks the fourth year of the Highlands Food and Wine festival, which grew out of the Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center’s annual Culinary Weekend. In addition to local restaurants, the festival draws upon the resources of vendors from across the Southeast, chefs from across the United States, and nationally-recognized musicians. It’s a party in the grandest …
Lunch for Literacy
Local restaurants have banded together to support the Literacy Council of Cashiers. Lunch for Literacy, slated for Friday, July 5, is a marvelous way for everyone in the community to enjoy a great meal and benefit the 30 percent of Jackson County residents who live within the lowest levels of reading and math literacy. Participating restaurants will split their proceeds …
Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry
Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry invites everyone out to their 11th annual Big Ol’ Mountain Country Breakfast on Saturday, July 6, from 8:00 until 11:00 A.M. at the Cashiers Community Center. This Cashiers tradition is a must-do to finish your Fourth of July week off with delicious home cooking. Worry about calories tomorrow, today throw caution to the wind and …
25 Years and Counting
As Chef Wolfgang Green and his wife Mindy celebrate the 25th anniversary of Wolfgang’s Restaurant and Wine Bistro, it’s clear that they’re still passionate about the restaurant, an enthusiasm that’s made the place into a Highlands institution. “Of course, we’re proud of these 25 years here in Highlands, but they only make us more excited to be thinking about great …
Coro Vocati Performs at FPCH
Coro Vocati will perform in a concert entitled “Dust and Spirit – Home and Beyond: Songs of our Folk-Heritage” on Saturday, July 13, at 5:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church of Highlands. There is no charge for admission. The program features English language folk songs and hymns from three countries – Ireland, Scotland, and America. These songs sing of …
