Mount Pleasant Town Hall is buzzing with anticipation, plans and projects as the possibility of securing a third All-America City Award is within reach. The town has won the prestigious award twice, once in 2010 and again in 2018. Mount Pleasantâs thorough and powerful application grabbed the attention of the All-America City judges and landed the town one of 20 spots in the … [Read more...]
Power (Up) Lifting with Carl Ritchie
Charleston native Carl Ritchie has always lived a life of service. From the military to law enforcement to Mount Pleasant Town Council, everywhere he goes he tries to leave things better than he found them. Presently his focus is on the South Carolina Special Olympics Powerlifting team, where heâs using physical fitness and strength training to empower young athletes to succeed … [Read more...]
Autism and Man’s Best Friend: Our world is Coming Up Daisies
Autism. The word may invoke some preconceived notions and conjure up movie scenes ..from Tom Cruiseâs âRain Main.â But as ..a mother of a young adult on the spectrum, Iâll be the first to tell you, just like neurotypical kids are all different, so are neurodivergent ones. Sometimes my son Luke (19) â a brilliant classical guitarist, musician and techie â just like all of us, … [Read more...]
All-Inclusive, All-America: Mount Pleasant Strives to Shine for Community Members of All Abilities
The Town of Mount Pleasant was recently named one of 20 2023 All-America City Award finalists. Only 10 cities in the U.S. will earn the honor of calling themselves 2023 All-America cities. Mount Pleasant stands a good chance of being selected among the winners of the highly coveted award presented by the National Civic League, a non-profit organization with 125 years of … [Read more...]