4th of July

Whitland Avenue 4th of July

Celebrating a 32 year history, the Whitland Avenue 4th of July over delivered in every way.  First of all, the weather was gorgeous with little humidity, a slight breeze and low temperatures.  With an 11 AM kick off, the celebration looked like the quintessential Norman Rockwell painting  with kids on bikes, babies in strollers, fashionistas dazzling in red, white and blue; I was proud to be...

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4th of July in Balsam, NC

We spend pretty much every 4th of July in a little NC mountain community called Balsam.  Nestled in-between Waynesville (home to The Swag, a Nashville favorite) and Sylva, on HWY 19/23, the 4th always seems to be straight out of Southern Living Magazine.  Actually, as under the radar as Balsam is to Nashville, let me amend that to be straight out of Garden and Gun magazine. When the 4th hits,...

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