The Village the Billionaires Love

Cashiers, N.C., keeps out the flash-but not the fortunes -as soaring prices test its resistance to growth

- BY E.B. SOLOMONT

Shortly before 4 p.m. on a recent November afternoon, Buck's Coffee Cafe was buzzing with a steady stream of customers that included a local chef, the scion of a hot-sauce empire, a real-estate developer and others.