Foothills Digest seeks to invigorate the sense of community, honor the traditions, and highlight the beauty and resolve of the Foothills region of NC, while giving voice to the art, movements and leaders who will shape our future.

Our region is large and beautiful and includes a great many towns. A handful are marked on this map to give you a visual representation of our region. All towns within this map are part of our area!

1. Boone
2. Wilkesboro
3. Mount Airy
4. Hickory
5. Statesville
6. Rutherfordton
7. Shelby
8. Gastonia

We see a marked hole in the market for high quality, yet local magazines. W e intend to provide our readership with an excellent experience while educating them on what is available in the area, and reminding them of the rich history. We will be forward thinking, focused on art and beauty, and we will be of value, both to our readers and to our advertisers.

We will employ traditional techniques to expand our subscription readership, while providing subscriptions to spas, doctor offices, and all other high end waiting rooms in the region. We will also form relationships with the nicest hotels and AirBNBs in the area to ensure that travelers have access to our magazine. Our goal is to get our first issue out by October 25, 2017, and then produce a quarterly magazine with a print run of 6,000. Within a year we intend to increase this number to 8,000.

The magazine is meant to be a pleasant read for any person who is able to pick it up. To that end, we have many different types of articles, and I’ll elaborate in the outline, which follows.