If you think you’re seeing a lot more smiling faces as you make your way around Mount Pleasant, you aren’t simply imagining things. According to the Census Bureau, Mount Pleasant was not only the fastest-growing large city in South Carolina in 2013: It was gaining population at a rate surpassed by only eight other municipalities of comparable size in the entire country. Mount … [Read more...]
The Calm Before and After The Storm
T here’s no better time to prepare for a hurricane than during the calm before the storm. While the hurricane season is generally considered to be between June 1 and Nov. 30, severe storms can develop at any time. But according to Cathy Haynes, chief of operations with the Charleston County Emergency Management Department, many Lowcountry residents are complacent because they … [Read more...]
Rocky Mountain High – Was the Weed Worth the Wait?
Editor’s note: Recreational marijuana has about as much chance of being sold legally in South Carolina as, for instance, a person has of jumping from the moon and landing on Earth – more on that later. In Colorado, however, you can now pick up some weed at the local pot store. One of our crack reporters just happened to be high in the Rocky Mountains the day Mary Jane came out … [Read more...]
A Bridge to History: Arthur Ravenel Jr.
Today his shoulders are a little stooped and his once dark hair is gray, but that famous smile still radiates from the face of Arthur Ravenel. It’s a contagious grin that immediately transfers to those around him, a trait he once laughingly referred to as his “politician’s smile.” He still spins yarns with homegrown charm. Mention “Cousin Arthur” and everyone in the … [Read more...]
Rocky Mountain High
Was the Weed Worth the Wait? Editor’s note: Recreational marijuana has about as much chance of being sold legally in South Carolina as, for instance, a person has of jumping from the moon and landing on Earth – more on that later. In Colorado, however, you can now pick up some weed at the local pot store. One of our writers just happened to be high in the Rocky Mountains the … [Read more...]
A Wonderful View of Life – At Home in The Old Village With Jim and Ann Edwards
If you live in Mount Pleasant, you’ve come across the Edwards name: James B. Edwards Elementary School and Ann Edwards Lane. Travel to downtown Charleston, and, on the campus of the Medical University of South Carolina, you might encounter the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine. In the Old Village of Mount Pleasant, on a bluff overlooking the Charleston Harbor, … [Read more...]
Key Players in the Town Keep Things Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is no longer a sleepy little place “over the bridge” and minutes from Charleston. The Town of Mount Pleasant has been awarded “All- American City” among other national honors. Both the Mount Pleasant Police Department and the Mount Pleasant Fire Department are nationally accredited agencies, the prize after a rigorous battery of tests, reports and … [Read more...]
Helping Hands – East Cooper Nonprofits
Mount Pleasant is known for high-performing schools, stylish neighborhoods and manicured thoroughfares. Work on Highway 17, now a testament to the vision of residents and town officials past and present, is almost completed. The transformation of Coleman Boulevard into main street Mount Pleasant is well underway. You don’t have to dig all that deep to reveal the fallacy of … [Read more...]
Smiling Faces Cleaning Up Beautiful Places
On a recent school trip to the zoo, my 6-year-old son took a photo of a frog. Mount Pleasant resident Chris Cox donated his time, money and equipment to clean up the National Mall in Washington, D.C., a job normally handled by federal employees who weren’t on the job in October because the federal government was partially shut down. So what do these two have in common, other … [Read more...]
Vote on November 5th, 2013 in Mount Pleasant!
PLEASE VOTE ON NOV. 5th A Briefing on the Voting Process By Elton Carrier Mount Pleasant Town Council The upcoming election is very important for the residents of Mt. Pleasant. A new Mayor and up to 4 new council members will be elected. Council recently amended the Ordinance to change the method of elections from plurality to runoff. In both races it will now take a … [Read more...]