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Marketplace’s Fall Bounty
One of the surprising bright spots in all the Covid-19 chaos has been that the Highlands Marketplace has enjoyed an uptick in interested shoppers since its delayed opening the last Saturday in June. Don Deal, a local farmer and current organizer for the Highlands Marketplace, said the 15-year-old Saturday market has seen steady attendance and sales and is expected to …
The Climate of Our Country
In 2018 and 2019 The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center of Highlands hosted a weeklong retreat that explored the topics of Climate Change, Social Justice and the intertwining of these two issues. Today, as our social fabric has been torn apart by the pandemic and civil unrest in unprecedented ways, this year’s event, happening September 16-21, seems most pertinent than …
Orchard Session Series
The magical trilogy of music, the outdoors and the mountains come together once again at The Farm at Old Edwards on October 29. From 6 to 8 P.M., in that wondrous interlude between the sun settling and the moon ascending, singer-songwriter-recording artist Mike Kinnebrew will perform under the boughs in the blissful Orchard setting. Even the most exacting country-music fans …
Days of Dazzling Dahlias
Don’t miss the Highlands Historical Society’s 10th Annual Dahlia Festival, which will be held this year during the weekend of September 19. Covid is impacting every area of our lives but nature is thriving, and the much-loved and enduring dahlias will provide us with a bit of normalcy and beauty when they bloom in late summer. The Historical Society has …
Libraries: Resource Centers
Despite the upheaval that Covid-19 caused last school semester, and the relative uncertainty that permeated the fall 2020 semester start, area libraries are consistent resource centers for parents of young school-age children, as well as for independent high school learners. Carlyn Morenus, branch librarian at Hudson Library in Highlands, pointed out that the public always has access to a free …
It’s Quackers!
But a cluster duck doesn’t deter Highlands Rotary. Even though July 4th’s celebrations were postponed until Labor Day, the town’s enthusiasm for a jolly good race is wild with anticipation. In fact, Rotary and their annual Derby, albeit somewhat mallard-justed, is supremely ducky. Rain or shine, with or without quarantine, the ducks will be bob-bob-bobbin’ along the Mill Creek run …
November’s Big Block Party
The heady combination of wine, amuse-bouche, and cut-a-rug live music will power a block party that stretches all the way from Highlands to Cashiers. You may think that concerns about the Coronavirus would clip the wings of any sort of soaring party. On the contrary though, 2020 will see the staging of an event that extends over three days and …
Go the Distance for Kids
The Highlands Twilight 5K and 10K has not only been moved from August to November 28, it is now scheduled to begin at 9:00 A.M. instead of at twilight, as it has historically taken place for the last seven years. The eighth annual Rotary Club of Highlands-sponsored event has had to adapt due to ongoing precautions related to Covid-19. Derek …
What’s Normal?
Normalcy has been upended. Politics and the pandemic steal our focus if we allow them to. Currently, we are not in a “new normal”. We are in limbo … a wait-and-see proposition. What will become our new daily routine … the stuff we do without even thinking about it? Of course, not all new normals are counter-productive. Every morning I …
Navigating Challenges
If the uncertain days contained within this unsettled year have left you feeling dazed and anxious, well, Sophie Webster is waiting to help you navigate and chart a new course for your life. Sophie, from Laureavida Wellness LLC, an integrative health and wellness coach serving Atlanta, Western North Carolina, and the rest of the US, is helping us find a …
New Associate at Mckee Properties
McKee Properties, the experts in luxury real estate in the Cashiers area of the Western North Carolina mountains, has added Broker Associate Maggie Elmer to its team. Prior to joining McKee Properties, Maggie served in the sales office of High Hampton as Office Manager. She’s lived in the Cashiers area since 2009. “I’m thrilled to be part of the future …
Protecting Our Ecosystems
Staying healthy is on everyone’s mind and water plays a vital role. Having clean water is important to people and healthy ecosystems. We have an abundance of water here in the Highlands-Cashiers area, having the second highest rainfall in the United States. This high rainfall, coupled with our steep slopes, means we have more waterfalls than most. Our clean water …
