This large songbird is common on the plateau in the summer and can be seen using its long bill to toss leaves while feeding undercover on insects. It is rufous […]
On a recent green salamander expedition with North Carolina Wildlife Biologist Lori Williams, we uncovered a pack rat nest in a rocky outcropping. Lori admitted a fondness for packrats, a.k.a. […]
As the owner of Toms Golf Tours, I’ve been booking the Old Course for groups for almost 20 years. No doubt it’s not easy to get on a course that […]
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is an avian gem of the forest and field. The bright green crown and back as well as the male’s ruby red throat are iridescent, […]
Mary Adair Leslie, Executive Director of the Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, is the consummate hostess. Her dinner parties are glorious. It takes planning, vision, and most importantly, a great […]
As we celebrate our freedom on Independence Day, let’s remember that in this great nation everyone deserves to be free… free from worry about a very basic right, food. That’s […]
Holly Roberts began her cooking career right out of college. After living in Boston, Washington DC, and Atlanta, she moved to Highlands in 1996 with her two young sons, helping […]
Seasonal fruit makes salads more refreshing and full of life, as the salads explode in flavor and in color. The juicy, succulent fruit in this salad recipe makes you forget […]
Sometimes creativity lies dormant until it is awakened when least expected. Chef Andrew Figel of On the Verandah grew up in Miami, attended college there, and moved to Highlands at […]
I drink nearly as much white wine as red. When I order a white wine I am almost disappointed, as the wine is delivered at a temperature just above freezing. At […]
