The Town of Highlands Land Use Committee will meet to discuss Main Street tree planters at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Highlands Community Building, 31 Poplar Street. To read the previous Main […]
Last Thursday’s Town Board meeting had two contentious items, the broadband public hearing and Main Street tree planting plan. Let me provide my perspective. As the presiding officer of the meeting I take responsibility for […]
At the December Town Board meeting, citizens turned out to hear the final word on the proposed tree planters on Main Street but what they got was yet another proposal. This began a litany of […]
This past weekend we were all victims of that frustrating winter storm. Our town electric crews were the most frustrated. With the constant falling trees, limbs and power poles, they struggled to keep the power […]
Last week was busy beyond just the Christmas Tree issue. Let me cover two other issues. First, the Land Use Committee met with NCDOT officials and Highlands Chamber of Commerce representatives to discuss the parking […]
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has approved the town’s revised plan to add planters with trees at a few locations along Main Street. The town sent the DOT the new plans after the Nov. […]
After commissioners nixed the NC DOT plan for beautifying Main Street that involved the center walkway and parallel parking, the Land Use Committee was asked to get with the agency to see if the town’s […]
The Highlands Community Building was filled with business owners and residents concerned over the parallel-parking plan that was presented at the Town Board meeting on Nov. 15. Not everyone at the meeting feels Main Street […]
It started more than a decade ago as a culinary event to increase business between the end of October and Thanksgiving and involved the sampling of restaurant fare, wine and attendance at various wine dinners […]
Last weekend was busy. The Highlands Wine and Food Festival was once again a great success. I also want to recognize Highlands American Legion Post 370 and the Highlands Police Department for putting on a […]
Swarms of visitors to Highlands Food and Wine festival’s Main Event on Saturday sampled a variety of local culinary delicatessens most commonly with a craft beer, signature cocktail, or a selection of wine specifically chosen […]
Businesses along Main Street were ready for the hordes of costumed trick-or-treaters eager to make the rounds in downtown Highlands on Halloween. “I think it’s really good that all of the merchants are participating,” said […]
Spending $40,000 on aesthetics versus fixing a problem should be an easy decision to make. Aesthetics will not improve anything except maybe what is appealing to someone’s eyes. To my eyes Main Street looks just […]
Things got a bit unorthodox in terms of procedure at the recent Board of Commissioners meeting on Oct. 18. It began when improving the aesthetics on Main Street was under discussion. Commissioner Eric Pierson said […]
Last Thursday the Town Board and a number of concerned citizens and shop owners discussed proposals for beautifying Main Street. The issue came up when NCDOT announced that its 25-year repaving plan of Main Street […]