Sitting at a table in the dining room of The Rivers & Rails Tavern in Dillsboro, Craig Szymanski looked out the window and watched a family wander down the row of shops on Front Street.
Through the annual Waynesville Christmas Parade has been postponed due to safety concerns, the community will still host a handful of holiday celebrations.
The Natti Love Joys will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at Lazy Hiker Brewing in Sylva. The group will also hit the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Lazy Hiker Brewing in Franklin.
It’s an unusually warm and sunny day for late November in Macon County. The patio tables at Lazy Hiker Brewing in downtown Franklin are filled with locals and visitors alike, each enjoying the concoctions pouring out of from the large warehouse behind the taproom.
The 37th annual “Lights & Luminaries” will return to the streets of downtown Dillsboro from 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 4-5 and 11-12.
The Main Street Sylva Association (MSSA) is working hard to provide a Covid-safe holiday experience in 2020.
This Must Be the Place
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This must be the place: Olden times and ancient rhymes, of love and dreams to share
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Though the baseboard heat was on in the living room, my downtown Waynesville apartment was quite chilly come Tuesday morning. Under warm covers with the anticipation of a blanket of white over the mountainous landscape outside the front door.
Reading Room
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Too many books, too little time: books unread but recognized
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For five years or so, Nick Hornby’s Ten Years In The Tub: A Decade Soaking in Great Books has occupied a place of honor on my bookshelves, meaning it’s always close at hand. In this thick volume are the monthly reviews Hornby wrote for the…
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