We’ve all heard stories about wildly unfortunate individuals who have been struck by lightning. Then there are those rarest of rare people who have been struck twice. Meet Ed Bimonte, musician, entrepreneur and dedicated New Yorker. No, he wasn’t one of those individuals struck by lightning twice. But he did survive the aftermath of our nation’s most devastating terror … [Read more...]
Grocery Store Employees Take on a Heroic Effort
A trip to the grocery store used to look very different. Devoted meal preppers might make one big trip a week, while others popped in daily to pick up whatever they were craving that day. You might have toted a well-thought out list or maybe you preferred to browse around, hoping to be inspired by what’s fresh or on sale. Now that we’re all hyper-focused on making as few … [Read more...]
Fostering Emotional Resilience in the World of Coronavirus
The year 2020 ushered in a crisis of global magnitude no living person has ever experienced. People from all over the world have watched in disbelief and horror as an invisible and lethal enemy moved with exponential speed from a village in China into more than 180 countries in the world, bringing death and destruction to life as we have known it. The world is reeling from … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Related Business Info & Resources
Clicking a link will open one of the Small Business Administration's PDFs in a new window where you can download it. Small Business Paycheck Protection Program Overview Paycheck Protection Program Information Sheet for Borrowers Paycheck Protection Program Application Form SBA’s Disaster Declaration due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) … [Read more...]
How Our Local Leaders Have Responded
With COVID-19 continuing to target Mount Pleasant and surrounding areas, Mayor Will Haynie ordered residents in mid-April to continue to stay at home and travel only for essential work or necessary shopping, such as for groceries, for the duration of the declared state of emergency. Haynie’s proclamation was in keeping with orders issued by South Carolina Gov. Henry … [Read more...]
Banding Together While Staying Apart: How COVID-19 and Social Distancing has Brought the World Closer
The scourge of COVID-19 has separated us physically, but the mutual hardships we have endured in these unprecedented times have also served to unite us globally and locally. Whether assisting our most vulnerable citizens’ access to food, shelter or medicine, or just reaching out via social networking, virtual group chats—or even apartment balconies—to stay connected and lift … [Read more...]
COVID–19 Timeline
31st Chinese officials in Wuhan, China, confirm dozens of cases of pneumonia from an unknown cause. 7th The outbreak is identified as a new coronavirus. 11th China reports its first known death from an illness caused by the coronavirus—a 61-year-old man from Wuhan. 20th The World Health Organization reports confirmed cases of coronavirus in … [Read more...]
By the Numbers: COVID-19
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She Has Us “Covered” – Meet the Woman Behind This Issue’s Mask
Cathy Hunnicutt has always had a passion for sewing, and the art form has taken her as far as South America and as close as right next door in Mount Pleasant. Named “Pillows by Jane” to honor a few inspiring ladies in her life — including her mother, also a seamstress — the business has recently flourished in a new way, producing custom masks during the COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Nurses Have Always Been Our Heroes: A Muse from a Loving Husband
By 6:30 p.m. my wife is on the road headed to work her night shift at the hospital’s intensive care unit. Right about the time I turn on Netflix with a pepperoni pizza, she hits the ground running. She takes a report from a fellow nurse on a patient who is on life support, fresh from the operating room, or on a ventilator. Every shift is different, yet it’s always the same: … [Read more...]