A favorite athletic activity in the Lowcountry, tennis has grown in popularity over the last two decades, especially since the former Family Circle Cup Tennis Tournament moved from Hilton Head Island to Daniel Island. Now, tennis enthusiasts throughout the region and the country flock to the Charleston area each year to watch North Americaās largest women-only tennis … [Read more...]
2018 Summer Concerts: A Hot Lineup for Live Music
Summer is almost here, and this balmy season promises a live music lineup as hot as the sweltering temps headed our way. With a variety of acts coming to venues across the Lowcountry, you can definitely count on getting your jam on ā and on again. From multi-day festivals to intimate shows, the array of performers taking to the stage is sure to hold your interest and make your … [Read more...]
Freedom Boat Club: Welcome Aboard
If you live in the Lowcountry and donāt own a boat, youāve probably at least considered buying one. Your dreams of floating peacefully down a tranquil river, challenging the ocean waves or spending an afternoon fishing in a fertile creek can quickly become nightmares. When you think about what goes along with boat ownership ā maintenance, insurance, dock fees, finding a place … [Read more...]
Sealand Adventure Sports: Feed Your Healthy Addiction
Winter is the perfect time to sit inside, cozy up by a fire and hibernate for months on end ā that is, if you donāt live here. Weāre lucky to reside in a climate that allows us outdoor activities year-round, and Scott Hyland and his team at Sealand Adventure Sports are here to help you get your fix for, true to their slogan, āa healthy addiction.ā Hyland opened Sealand … [Read more...]
Weird, Strange & Crazy Laws
Our Founding Fathers intentionally made it difficult to pass state laws. After all, who wants their lives to be ruled by an excessive number of things they arenāt allowed to do? And who knows when a law might, after a number of years, become completely irrational? While some state laws passed decades or even centuries ago may appear to have been intended as a joke, they … [Read more...]
For a Good Harvest and a Safe Return: Mount Pleasant’s Blessing of the Fleet
Every year since I can remember, the last Sunday in April has been blocked off on my calendar for the Blessing of the Fleet. My dadās band has been a headliner in the shindig for nearly three decades, and Iāve grown up with a fond affection for the shrimp, good friends, sunshine and music that make Mount Pleasant so, well, pleasant. And celebrating our local shrimpers makes the … [Read more...]
Set Apart from the Rest of the Sailing World – 2018 Sperry Charleston Race Week
Sailing competitors and enthusiasts from 26 states and over a dozen foreign countries will assemble in April in the Charleston area for the largest keelboat regatta in the Americas: the 2018 Sperry Charleston Race Week. I caught up with Event Director Randy Draftz on his way to Florida for a meeting of the U.S. Sailing Leadership Forum. A lifelong sailor and ambassador of … [Read more...]
Oyster Roasts to Attend This Year: A Shucking Good Time
Oyster roasts are about as synonymous with the Lowcountry as Bill Murray or The Pineapple Fountain. Mollusks, fished out of salty tributaries, find their way to wooden-planked counters and dinner plates every winter. Oyster seekers brave blankets of quicksand-like pluff mud, all in the name of culinary adventure. When the temperatures dip, folks gather to crack, shuck and … [Read more...]
The Winters of My Discontent: Learning to Live Without Baseball
As October drifted into November, I watched the Houston Astros claim their first championship ever, outdueling the title-starved Dodgers in one of the most scintillating, heart-stopping World Seriesā in recent memory. The seven-game battle royal between baseballās best featured just about everything a real fan of the greatest game could hope for: a veritable barrage of home … [Read more...]
Wine (Down) Under the Oaks 2017: A Holiday Tradition
Sipping wine, listening to live music, sampling savory local dishes, spending time with friends surrounded by the timeless beauty of the Lowcountry ā Wine Under the Oaks at Boone Hall Plantation has taken the top pleasures in life and rolled them into one fabulous afternoon. What started as a casual gathering 12 years ago on the front lawn at Boone Hall in Mount … [Read more...]