Action Sports: Paddleboarding, Kiteboarding, Surfing – Charleston, SC

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Read About Green Friendly Boards For Brian Schipper, it isn’t hard to drift into a daydream and imagine the perfect wave. “It’s that wave that comes right when you’re about to go in, but, you know what, you’ve got to get one more,” said the owner of the Odyssey Board Shop in Mount Pleasant. “So you’re paddling, and the wave peaks … [Read more...]

Spanning History: 34 Years Later, Bridge Run is a Part of Lowcountry Lore

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It was Sunday, April 2, 1978. A brilliant blue sky and intense sunshine welcomed an enthusiastic group of runners to Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant. Little did they know that they were laying the building blocks of an incredible legacy – the Cooper River Bridge Run. The heat was on – literally. The race-time temperature climbed to a balmy … [Read more...]

Rackets, Rockers and More

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Family Circle Tennis Center It’s been more than a decade since the Family Circle Cup broke up its marriage with Hilton Head Island, headed north to Daniel Island, escaped the shadow of the Heritage golf tournament and set out to make its own unique mark in the wide world of sports. Today, it is one of the Lowcountry’s most prestigious … [Read more...]

Charleston’s Women’s Show

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Media Services, which has vast experience producing quality home shows and retirement living shows in the Carolinas, is bringing back Charleston’s Women’s Show – after a 16-year hiatus. The event, set for March 3 and March 4, 2012, at the Omar Shrine Auditorium and Convention Center in Mount Pleasant, will be sponsored by Mount Pleasant … [Read more...]

World Team Tennis Finals Return to Daniel Island

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The World Team Tennis Finals are returning to Daniel Island in 2012. WTT officials announced that the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island, will once again host the WTT Finals Weekend presented by GEICO, onSeptember 14-16, 2012. The Road to the Family Circle Tennis Center begins when the 37th season of the WTT Pro League kicks off with … [Read more...]

Crackin’ Open a Tradition: Nearly Three Decades of Oysters

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As the weather chills, excitement builds. A favorite winter-season event approaches. The lowcountry Oyster Festival, believed to be the world’s largest oyster roast, marks its 29th year on Jan. 29, 2012. Boone Hall Plantation off Long Point Road hosts the event, but the Charleston Restaurant Association organizes the annual fest. Flash back to … [Read more...]

No Guns Allowed: Mount Pleasant Citizens Police Academy

Mary Catherine McBride, as a Mount Pleasant Citizens Police Academy alumna, works with the Police Department and citizens to enhance community relations.

When my wife, Judy, and I packed up the Jeep and headed for Mount Pleasant, we were relying on luck to guide us. Except for a whirlwind weekend trip to purchase a home, we knew nothing about the Lowcountry. We later learned that many of our new friends had vacationed here, had children and relatives here and had all kinds of other roots in Mount … [Read more...]

An Elite Fivesome: Kiawah Hosting 2012 PGA Championship

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The ocean course at Kiawah Island will join an elite group of golf venues in August 2012, when the best golfers in the world compete for top honors at the 94th PGA Championship. Kiawah, located 21 miles south of Charleston, will earn the distinct honor of being only the fifth course to host the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup and the Senior PGA … [Read more...]

Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival

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The Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival provides an excellent opportunity to take advantage of great food and entertainment and a vast array of the Charleston area's signature souvenir, all the while enjoying coastal Carolina's near-perfect late-spring weather. But the event, held each year in Mount Pleasant, also can be a learning experience, a … [Read more...]

Celebrating All Things Nautical: Harbor Fest

Celebrating All Things Nautical: Harbor Fest

If you love being on the water, you’ll adore the annual Charleston Harbor Fest, a family-friendly and tourist friendly celebration of all things nautical. Held each spring just as the outdoor weather beckons again, Harbor Fest offers just the right balance of maritime elements, whether you like to board the tall ships – classic beauties … [Read more...]