The Cooper River Bridge Run attracts tens of thousands of participants every year. While some are motivated by beating a record, others, like ballet dancer and instructor Marka Danielle Rodgers, are determined to “get over it” to beat the odds. After suffering a spinal cord injury that left her an incomplete quadriplegic, Rodgers decided to take on the bridge to raise … [Read more...]
Community Cheer Floats Around: The 2022 Mount Pleasant Christmas Parade
People love parades. They bring community members together in the best kind of way. A celebration of the holidays spills onto businesses and organizations all over town, then spills into our hearts. It’s a togetherness filled with children’s laughter, pride for the town and excitement for what the future holds. There is also an incredible air of gratefulness for what we all … [Read more...]
Wheels in Motion: Mount Pleasant’s Bicycle Nonprofit is on the Move
It didn’t start with one big idea. Going Places didn’t even have a name at first. Yet, over the course of the past four and a half years, this Mount Pleasant-based nonprofit has gifted more than 2,500 children in need with their first brand-new shiny bicycle. How did this small miracle happen? It started with an elementary school teacher, Katie Blomquist, who heard one of … [Read more...]
ECCO and Publix Charities: Big Support for a Big Need
The ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have touched nearly every aspect of life – health, jobs, supply and demand and the global economy, to name just a few. In short, life has not been easy for many people this past year, and getting back on their feet is even harder when they fall behind a few steps. Luckily, East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO) has been steadfast for … [Read more...]
Sharing Your Passion with Your Children: Time to Throw Gender Stereotypes Out the Window
There’s nothing that bonds a parent and child like a shared hobby. But whether right or wrong, many hobbies carry the weight of gender bias. Fishing and hunting are seen as “manly,” while dancing and singing are stereotyped as female interests. But outdated labels shouldn’t stop a boy mom or girl dad from having meaningful ties with their children. Here are the stories of three … [Read more...]
Mount Pleasant Police Department is Keeping Our Waters Safe
By Bill Farley No word yet as to whether the members of the Mount Pleasant Police Department’s Harbor Patrol have been studying Malay, Tamil or Mandarin. But if they have, they’d be paying homage to a tradition of service that dates back to the 1860s in the faraway multi-lingual port of Singapore. That’s when the international trading hub established the first official … [Read more...]
Rebuilding the Crab Bank
A Collaborative Conservation Effort to Help Revitalize Critical Mount Pleasant Seabird Rookery By Colin McCandless Captain Chris Crolley first became familiar with Crab Bank island in 1992, paddling out often during his early 20s. Crolley, a local naturalist guide and owner of Coastal Expeditions, Inc., recalled a time when he witnessed a bald eagle flying overhead at … [Read more...]
Mount Pleasant Way Will Offer Safe, Equitable Transportation
The appeal of Mount Pleasant from a biker or walker’s perspective is obvious: temperate weather, meandering marshes, sprawling live oaks and an abundance of native wildlife. While the beginnings of Mount Pleasant Way were officially incorporated into the town’s comprehensive plan in 2018, it’s safe to say the concept was on the minds of staff and residents alike for many … [Read more...]
Mount Pleasant’s First Workforce Housing Development
By Colin McCandless It is no secret that rent and home prices in Mount Pleasant are expensive, and rush hour traffic is tedious, but thanks to a community partnership among elected officials, businesses and nonprofits, steps are being taken to address these two interconnected issues. In February, Mount Pleasant’s Town Council approved the first workforce housing … [Read more...]
Stella’s Very Important Field Trip: The Benefits of Letting the Kids See You Vote
By Janet E. Perrigo On November 3, 2020, 8-year-old Stella Rasheed accompanied her parents on a top-priority mission. It was not her first experience of this kind, but she was both pleased and excited to be included again. Although the first part of the journey involved standing in line for over an hour without complaint, Kristie Rasheed had warned her daughter in advance, … [Read more...]