Nearly everyone new to The Plateau checks in with the Highlands Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center, 108 Main Street, for maps, directions, dining and accommodation recommendations, events and entertainment advice, […]
Construction is coming into the home stretch with The Village Green’s new events center being expected to be completed by the end of November. In recent weeks, there has […]
Mountain Findings has once again generously granted donation requests to over 40 area non-profit organizations, totaling $181,700. Located at 432 Spruce Street in Highlands, Mountain Findings was started in 1969 […]
Littles and Bigs from both the Cashiers and Highlands programs spiced things up August 2 by joining Rachel Lewicki at the Highlands Spice & Tea Exchange for an evening of […]
Here we are in the pristine North Carolina mountains surrounded by affluence. But are we? Did you ever stop to think if your neighbors might not have food for dinner, […]
It’s hard to imagine that Carpe Diem Farms, the idea, began on January 27, 1992 when we received our tax exempt status. It took us five years to find the […]
The future of animal welfare really doesn’t have much to do with animals. It has everything to do with children. If we teach children kindness towards animals, compassion for […]
On my way to the Cray Cray Café for a caffeine fix, I spotted a police car parked down the road, blue lights flashing. An officer stood by the car-door, […]
When you hear the term “livestock,’’ the last thing you would think of is honey bees, but according to the USDA bees are considered managed livestock. Which makes sense, if […]
Some people view life here in this corner of Western North Carolina as an escape from the pressures of 21st century life. Paradoxically, their vision of this getaway is colored […]
