By all logic, Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library should be in hibernation during the winter months. Summertime residents have fled to warmer climes and the community contracts to a couple hundred […]
For over two decades Bobbo (my ex and best buddy), our kids, and I have reviewed the year with our personalized New Year’s Questionnaire. Bobbo invented this ritual when […]
Are you in a reading rut, or otherwise wanting to try reading a new genre but don’t know where to start? Hudson Library in Highlands is here to help get […]
Winter is one of the most beautiful times of year here in the North Carolina mountains. Imagine yourself curled up in an easy chair in front of the gently-glowing fire […]
Kale, Sweet Potato, Quinoa, Tahini Salad is a tasty, healthy, vegan, and gluten-free calcium bomb. Full of this important nutrient, the salad will also supply you with ample doses of […]
It is in these moments that we tend to put a heavy emphasis on creating plans or goals for our personal, professional and financial future. As the year moves on […]
WARNING: This article contains some harsh realities, but we are not without hope. Too many are getting sick already this winter. The rise of influenza and the common cold […]
There’s something magical about the Plateau. It beckons the very best. Dana Wadsworth, MD, heard that call 15 years ago when she bought a cabin in Highlands. A decade-and-a-half later […]
On a wet, overcast, hot, August afternoon in 1901, 50-year-old Evan F. Pell, a well-known and highly respected Cashiers resident, was shot and bludgeoned to death in the road outside […]
When the 19th century turned 20, horseback riding was a favorite pastime in Highlands. Potts Livery Stable had a thriving business. By 1920, when cars were introduced to Highlands, speed […]
