With a real name like Viola x wittrockiana, the pansy sounds like she’s got a split personality. The word pansy comes from the French word, pensee, meaning thought, or remembrance. […]
Rainbow Falls is an incredible 150-foot waterfall that’s located in the Pisgah National Forest but visitors reach the trailhead through Gorges State Park. The 7,500-acre park in Lake Toxaway is […]
Welcome to January in Western North Carolina. Cold temperatures, lots of precipitation, and more cold temperatures. Not what one thinks of as the ideal time for fly fishing. It can […]
During the past 10 years my wife, Cindy, and I have spent a considerable amount of time photographing wildlife in many areas of the United States and Canada. Our favorite […]
Winter has settled in here on the Plateau. While there are sure to be a few people daring enough to brave the bitter cold to explore the mountains and waterfalls, […]
Wilma Gordon, forever known to generations of Highlands children and their parents as Miss Wilma, the teacher/administrator/driving force behind Highlands Preschool, is a local institution. In fact, when she retired […]
In partnership with the Culinary Institute of America, Highlands Food & Wine Festival has established the Louis Osteen Legacy Scholarship. This is a new scholarship at CIA specifically designed for […]
“The Dive In” food trailer at The High Dive officially opened in November, providing concessions for the dive bar, which previously did not have a food option, and giving Highlands […]
Highlands-Cashiers Youth Theater will be staging “Ghosts & Grotesques” on the last week of February at the Highlands Performing Arts Center. The show, a collection of staged stories assembled by […]
You may know Chrissy Picklesimer as the big-hearted, bliss-ciplined baker who can charm an apple off a tree right into the most delicious apple streusel buns that your tempted-tongue ever […]
