Honor. Duty. Respect. Those are the words that students at The Citadel pledge to live by. And upon graduation, many of them swear an additional oath — to support and defend the Constitution of the United States — by choosing to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces and willingly putting their lives on the line to defend our country’s freedoms. Some of them have made the ultimate … [Read more...]

A cold day in December stole the final breath from one of Charleston’s most beloved radio personalities. Michael Edward Chambers, mic name Mike Edwards, was much more than the program director of Mix 95.9 WMXZ-FM, he was “the Guy.” The heartbreaking news of Edwards’ untimely death at 53, later ruled to be a heart attack, shocked the local airwaves. For many, Edwards was the … [Read more...]

Since this is Mount Pleasant Magazine’s Best Of Edition, I’d like to add a few things that weren’t up for a vote but which I think also represent the best of Mount Pleasant (these are not ranked in order). LOCALLY CAUGHT SEAFOOD The cover photo of this edition speaks to the popularity of our locally caught seafood. This eye-catching photo elicits the flavor, the culture, … [Read more...]

The Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce (MPCC) has officially opened the doors to its first Mount Pleasant headquarters, marking an exciting milestone in the organization’s growth and service to the local business community. Chamber officials, local leaders and members of the Mount Pleasant community gathered this fall for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the new office … [Read more...]

A new football tradition has been launched in the community pitting Mount Pleasant high schools Wando and Lucy Beckham against one another as they compete for a unique trophy and local bragging rights. The inaugural Sweetgrass Bowl was played on Nov. 1, 2024, at District 2 Regional Stadium, with the Wando Warriors winning a tight battle over the Bengals in the first annual … [Read more...]

When 29-year-old Richard “Richie” G. Cliff, Jr. awoke on the morning of Sept. 29, 2008, he had a lot to look forward to. Cliff was a U.S. Army captain serving his country in Afghanistan in a war on terrorism, he had earned the highly coveted Green Beret only the year before and he had already earned more than 10 medals in just six years of military service, which later included … [Read more...]

If you had a time machine that could take you back to the Town of Mount Pleasant in 1970, you might be tempted to think you had landed elsewhere by mistake. The landscape would be home to less than 6,200 people. There would be no Memorial Waterfront Park, no Ravenel Bridge, no long-term economic development strategy for the future, no worries over greenspace and resources … [Read more...]

Sept. 27. It was my father’s birthday. He was in the Lowcountry visiting. My siblings were in Asheville where we’re all from; where they still live. They had plans to wait out the storm, then drive down to celebrate. And why wouldn’t they? That’s how it had always gone. Our mountain town is over 2,000 feet above sea level and almost 300 miles to shore. If a hurricane ever … [Read more...]

It’s going to span only a few thousand feet and will take just another 10 months to complete, but when finished, the new All American Boulevard is expected to not only alleviate Mount Pleasant’s growing traffic density on U.S. 17, but also to better connect area neighborhoods, businesses and services. “All American Boulevard will provide an alternative route… making it … [Read more...]

Harmony. It is something we think about this time of year between early European settlers and Native Americans as we gather for Thanksgiving, between God in heaven and man on earth at Christmas and Hanukkah and harmony with our neighbors when we look up from our phones. How is harmony possible in a town of 96,323 people? Human nature is so complex, at times irritating if … [Read more...]