By Fay M. Boudet Anyone who has taken a vacation knows the relaxation and joy it can bring â but there are often elements .that can cause stress, too. Prepping, packing, fueling up, buying snacks, driving and âAre we there yet?â questions can continue for hours. By the time you arrive at your destination, youâre ready to unpack as quickly as possible and unwind from the drama. But wait â if your … Continue Reading
HOLIDAY
Making Spirits Bright: Socially Distant Holiday Activities
By Katherine Waters The holidays may look a little different this year, but that doesnât mean that you have to abandon all of your festive traditions. With a little twist, you can make your favorite … Continue Reading
Holiday Gift Guide
Iâm hoping for an attractive yet utilitarian gun belt from Palmetto State Armory. Even if not always used for its principle purpose, at least it will keep my pants up. âą Bill Farley, … Continue Reading
Politics
East Cooper’s First Three Women Mayors: Strength in Numbers
Serendipitous is a word that could be used to describe the unique story behind the first women who served as mayors in East Cooper. The first was born the same week that women achieved the right to … Continue Reading
Nancy Mace and Joe Cunningham Face Off as Candidates
This yearâs election ballot pits incumbent Joe Cunningham against District 99 State Rep. Nancy Mace. Both accomplished in their own rights, this much-anticipated race will take center … Continue Reading
House & Home
AirMax Team Member Tiffany Talley is Passionate About Communication
When you call Charleston air conditioning company AirMax to schedule a service, youâll instantly know youâre working with a small, family-owned business. Thatâs because Install and Sales Coordinator Tiffany Talley answers the phone with the kind of warm, welcoming personality that assures you youâre … Continue Reading
Clean Air is Key to Protecting Your Family This Cold and Flu Season
By Lindsay C. Bishop Most of us didnât give much thought to germs on a daily basis prior to March. Now, we spend precious time every day washing our hands, disinfecting surfaces and donning masks during public outings to protect ourselves from the slew of germs we encounter every time we leave the … Continue Reading
Call AirMax for HVAC Service : Breathe Easier this Season
By Lindsay C. Bishop Charleston air conditioning company AirMax has been bringing comfort to Lowcountry homes for over 10 years. But owner R. Medd Box has a relationship with this city that goes much farther back. A third-generation Charleston business owner, Medd Box has his grandfather … Continue Reading
BUSINESS
Call AirMax for HVAC Service : Breathe Easier this Season
By Lindsay C. Bishop Charleston air conditioning company AirMax has been bringing comfort to Lowcountry homes for over 10 years. But owner R. Medd Box has a relationship with this city that … Continue Reading
Serious Decisions: The Mount Pleasant Chamber was There to Help
As COVID-19 spread its malicious tentacles throughout the Lowcountry, bringing all but a few sectors of the commercial world to a virtual standstill and isolating local residents from their friends, … Continue Reading
The Time to Buy is Now
If youâre thinking of buying a new or secondary home, or possibly refinancing your current one, now is the time when it comes to mortgage rates. âMortgage interest rates are historically low and … Continue Reading
Remembering
Lucyâs Legacy: Remembering the Woman Who Shaped Education in Mount Pleasant
By Anne Shuler Toole Though small in stature, Lucy Garrett Beckham was larger than life. The impact she had on Mount Pleasant high schoolers over her tenure as Wandoâs principal â and the resulting … Continue Reading
Continuing to Hold Water: The Heart, Soul and History of Shem Creek
This story originally appeared in an early Media Services publication. It has been edited for length and clarity. We hope you enjoy this look at Shem Creekâs history. -The Editors Shem Creek … Continue Reading
Magwood Family Memories
Remembering Captain Magwood: A Man Who Defined the Shrimping Industry Like his father before him, Captain Edwin âWayneâ Magwood pursued one of the worldâs most precarious and perilous professions. … Continue Reading
Health & Wellness
Fitness During Quarantine
At the height of the pandemic, gyms and fitness studios were mandated to close their doors, and Mount Pleasant residents were forced to search for alternative ways to workout. Also affected by the … Continue Reading
Staying the Course Locals Enjoying Golf During Pandemic
Many Mount Pleasant residents found some degree of solace and escape from the coronavirus pandemic â at least for a few hours â on area golf courses. As Josh Sens wrote on Golf Magazineâs website: … Continue Reading
NASCARâs “The Real Heroes 400” Makes History: The Race is On!
The question of the day for sports fans might have been: âWhat if they held a NASCAR Cup Series race, and nobody came?â That would have been a reasonable inquiry during the COVID-19 pandemic that … Continue Reading
FOOD & DRINK
French Food at its Finest â Saveurs Du Monde Cafe
By Bill Farley For a truly continental dining experience that will waft you to the shores of la belle France, look no further than Seaside Farms and Belle Hall for Saveurs Du Monde CafĂ©. These … Continue Reading
Harvesting Hope: Community Rallies Around Farming Family
Farming is one of our most important professions. Itâs also one of the hardest, with long hours, endless labor, droughts, floods, crop diseases, livestock predators. Itâs no surprise that less than 2% … Continue Reading
A Taste of South Carolinaâs Hammock Coast
Just up the road from Charleston lies the Hammock Coast, a small string of Lowcountry beaches and coastlines that exude all the things you might hope for in a quiet getaway. Historic Georgetown, the . … Continue Reading