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Joy on the Green
One of the highlights of this summer is the always popular Joy Garden Tour to benefit The Village Green in Cashiers in July. Joy Garden Tour is a biennial fundraising event for The Village Green with proceeds providing the funds needed to operate, maintain and improve the 13.2-acre park in the heart of Cashiers. “This is the Silver Jubilee …
Three River Fly Fishing Festival
The Three River Fly Fishing Festival will be held April 27-29. In its seventh year, this fundraiser has raised thousands of dollars for the Town of Highlands Scholarship Fund. Open to veteran and novice anglers, this three-day event encompasses a wide variety of fly-fishing experiences. Cyprus International Restaurant and The Ugly Dog Pub have already agreed to host some of the …
Plateau Pick-Up
Spring is just around the corner, and it’s time to start making plans to give Mother Nature a hand with her spectacular spring show by sprucing up Highlands and her highways. The Highlands Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to take part in its annual Plateau Pickup Day and help with the longstanding tradition of cleaning litter from the Gorge …
Offering You The World | Cashiers, NC
It’s been said that a good library can offer you the entire world. Well, Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library also offers it patrons the planets, the stars and assorted galaxies. Library patrons can check out an Orion 10015 StarBlast 4.5-inch Astro Reflector Telescope, perfect for beginners and intermediate backyard astronomers for a week at a time. It’s lightweight and portable and …
The Love of Learning | Highlands, NC
While things are a bit slow and peaceful on the mountain at this time of year, exciting things are being planned and put into place at the Center for Life Enrichment. 2017 marks 25 years for the Center for Life Enrichment, an organization now fondly known throughout the community simply as CLE. From its inception in a local beauty shop …
Grasp Life by the Handlebars | Cashiers NC
It’s hard to believe that it has been a quarter of a century since Clark Moore gathered a few riders in front of the Cashiers Chamber of Commerce for that initial bicycle ride that has grown into the highly regarded annual Tour de Cashiers. Riders from throughout the Southeast eagerly look forward to this extraordinary cycling event, held this year …
Food Pantry Benefits
The Highlands Chamber of Commerce went the distance in 2016, raising funds for the Food Pantry of Highlands, especially through the popular Highlands Food and Wine Festival in November. They raised over $5,000. Executive Director Bob Kieltyka said it was natural to make The Food Pantry the non-profit recipient of the proceeds. “After all, the festival was all about food,” …
The Cottage Redefined
Highlands business owners Kevin and Donna Bradley recently unveiled an extension of Black Rock Granite & Cabinetry — a brand new Cabinetry Design Studio located on Cashiers Road near their Granite and Tile Showroom. The Studio, housed in a charming twostory colonial, is inviting simply by its presence. Once inside, you’ll marvel at the diversity of products and level of detail …
New Adventures
It’s hard to believe that Highlands Aerial Park is celebrating its third year. While it’s unquestionably a bona fide success, owners Karen and George Powell aren’t resting on their laurels. As grandparents to seven, they know the importance of having even the littlest ones occupied; so they’re adding two new attractions for all ages. If you’re over 48 inches tall, …
Bohemia Gallery
The experience begins as you find yourself wrapped in the profound and abundant beauty traveling on scenic Highway 64 bound for the ultimate destination, Highlands, North Carolina. A place where the heavens put the most exquisite palate of natural creations that one can imagine for all to experience and embrace in awe. Janice and David Levine found themselves on this journey …
More Couture
Cabin Couture, established in May of 2012, has outgrown its space and is expanding for the upcoming season. Thankfully, they didn’t require a new location, merely a sledgehammer to break through the wall! For a retail store operating “off Main,” this bodes well for the state of Highlands’ economy. Owner Cherry Bittick says, “We’re offering many more selections and options to …
