The Grinning Mug

08/31/2026

Got a case of the Mondays? Come on by The Grinning Mug and grab a delcious hot latte to get your week going. Inside Down the Rabbit Hole and open dialy until 5pm.

08/30/2026

Macon County we are calling on you to come out and support Read2Me today, as we create our beautiful Dolly Latte to help raise money for the Imagination Library in memory of our beloved butterfly! Come try our delicious white chocolate and strawberry latte with edible butterfly. Hot or Iced and topped with house made whipped cream with strawberry preserves from Serenity Ridge. Not only is it delcious, but it is for a great cause. Drink special ends today, so come get one while you can and help get a book to every child in Macon Co.

08/27/2026

We are so saddened by the lose of our Dear Dolly Parton here at The Grinning Mug. However, her life and legacy is just too big to ignore and Read2Me does great work with her Imagination Library and we want to help keep her dream of a book for every child going! We would like to introduce our weekend drink special-The Dolly Latte. Amazing espresso is paired with decadent white chocolate and strawberry syrup with your choice of milk. Topped with our house made strawberry whipped cream, made from fresh cream and strawberry preserves from Serenity Ridge. And to finish it off a beautiful edible butterfly with sanding sugar sparkle. Come grab yourself a Cup of Ambition and we will donate a portion of our sales to Read 2 Me Macon! Open daily until 5pm inside Down the Rabbit Hole at 5040 Highlands Rd!

08/27/2026

We are so saddened by the lose of our Dear Dolly Parton here at The Grinning Mug. However, her life and legacy is just too big to ignore and Read2Me does great work with her Imagination Library and we want to help keep her dream of a book for every child going! We would like to introduce our weekend drink special-The Dolly Latte. Amazing espresso is paired with decadent white chocolate and strawberry syrup with your choice of milk. Topped with our house made strawberry whipped cream, made from fresh cream and strawberry preserves from Serenity Ridge. And to finish it off a beautiful edible butterfly with sanding sugar sparkle. Come grab yourself a Cup of Ambition and we will donate a portion of our sales to Read 2 Me Macon! Open daily until 5pm inside Down the Rabbit Hole at 5040 Highlands Rd!

Read2Me of Macon County Read2Me is a community initiative to put books in the hands of children in Macon County, NC.

08/27/2026

Ok everyone! You asked for another Conspiracy Theory Night and we heard you. I had planned on Sept. 10, but I will be in Greenville that day presenting the check for the money we all raised during the 80's Flashback Weekend: Always The First Weekend Of August for the Shriner's Hospital, (which is such an honor by the way).

So with that said, would anyone be terribly opposed to Sept. 11? Its a Friday night, but it is also the 25th anniversary of 9/11, so I dont know if that is appropriate. Tell me your CONSTRUCTIVE thoughts in the comments below please. Thank you for your time and making this a fun and interesting event for all!

08/21/2026

Butterscotch toffee iced latte....that is all you need to know.
Available at The Grinning Mug inside Down the Rabbit Hole . Open late tonight until 8 at 5040 Highlands Rd.

08/21/2026

Lose yourself in a great book!

Happy National Book Lovers Day! 📚
A Blind Date with a Book makes the perfect gift for yourself or for the book lover in your life. Stop in today and pick your favorite, make a cup of tea (tea and honey included with book), snuggle up, and enjoy a good read for National Book Lovers Day! ❤️

Wicked Weeds Apothecary
Located at Down the Rabbit Hole
5040 Highlands Road, Franklin NC
Open 9-5.

08/20/2026

What do you call a cookie that draws funny pictures? A Snickerdoodle!
These delicious cookies, snickerdoodle iced latte and more terrible jokes available at The Grinning Mug and Off With Their Breads Bakery inside Down the Rabbit Hole...I promise our cookies and lattes are WAY better than our jokes! Come see us daily until 5pm at 5040 Highlands Rd.

08/19/2026

Back to school time and we are spotlighting our one of our favorite schools- Hogwarts. Come grab a Butter Beer Latte at The Grinning Mug inside Down the Rabbit Hole and get that magical feeling again.Open daily until 5pm at 5040 Highlands Rd.

08/16/2026

Lord have mercy its a hot one today! But its nice and cool inside Down the Rabbit Hole where you can sip on our dirty soda of the day while shopping our over 120 vendors! Grab an Ocean Water Fizz and a cool slice of NY style cheesecake from Off With Their Breads Bakery and beat the heat! Open daily until 5pm.at 5040 Highlands Rd.