Grumpy Granola
Thomas Craig, who with his wife Kay opened the storied Ugly Dog Pub and The High Dive, is full of stories. Like the one he tells about his relationship to […]
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Magazine Issue: 2020/09 – September
Full Bellies. Warmed Hearts. The Ugly Dog Pub – Cashiers
About a million years ago, I reviewed 4118 Kitchen+Bar for the March issue of Laurel. Central to the piece was the sublime sensation of being welcomed into a place where […]
The Arts Preserver
Humans love to be regaled, amused, beguiled, enthralled, saddened and gladdened. Thus is was and ever shall be. We simply adore being entertained. While today’s stage has Covid hovering in […]
Help PAC Stay on Track
As a former Girl Scout I was taught to be prepared, always. So, not willing to give up I prepared to hold our concerts if we were allowed to gather […]
Learning to Love Limbo
My name is Missy (Ada Holmes) McIver, age 74. When did I become a member of the vulnerable generation? I majored in Art History, which gave me a lifelong […]
The Art of Collecting
We all collect something we love, and when you visit The Bascom you’re sure to find that something. With a focus on local and regional artists in our Shop, you […]
Kokedama Mama
Given time, Janice Mankovich of Little Flowering Mountain would fall in love with just about every kind of flower and/or foliage on the planet. Last week it was Snapdragons. Today […]
Plateau’s Artful Icon
Patty Calderone is synonymous with Fine Art in Highlands. She knows her way around a canvas, around the region’s consortium of artists, around the complex business of art, and lately […]
Flies and Specks
Most of us know them as Brook Trout, or Brookies, but if you grew up in Western North Carolina, you know them as “Specks.” Specks are our only native […]
Red-bellied Woodpecker
This relatively large, Robin-sized bird is common year-round on our Plateau and in the eastern U.S. from Canada to Florida. The Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) has a black-and-white barred back […]
