The test comes back positive. You’re pregnant! In that instant, your entire life changes. You watch your body grow day by day, and your thought process shifts to constant wonder about your baby and if he or she is OK in there. Nowadays, there are more answers for pregnant mothers wondering how their baby is progressing and if there is anything going on that might be … [Read more...]

If you’re looking for a new book this season, a medieval story that takes place in an abbey might have the mysterious, wintry feeling you want. Lauren Groff’s newest release, “Matrix,” is a fictional story written about the real-life Marie de France, who is sent away from the court to an abbey in a remote part of England, where she must serve as a prioress. Although she is … [Read more...]

She’s the whimsical one. The lady who loves toys. She’s the welcoming face for local children encouraging them to do what they do best — play with toys. She’s Christine Osborne, and most of us know her as the owner of Wonder Works Toys at Belle Hall Shopping Center in Mount Pleasant — a local business of 31 years with probably more fans than one can count. But as life … [Read more...]

It’s autumn, the season when our thoughts stray to mountain road trips, festive holidays and, of course, college football. And there’s arguably no more heated intrastate rivalry than that of South Carolina’s Gamecocks and Clemson’s Tigers. As the season unfolds, Mount Pleasant Magazine turned to the words of each team’s coaches for an insider’s look at what to expect in … [Read more...]

How a Lowcountry friendship is boosting agribusiness and tourism in Mount Pleasant This fall, Boone Hall Plantation will be holding its 25th annual pumpkin patch and 16th annual corn maze during the weekends in October. With a shorter kid-friendly maze inside of a larger, more complicated maze, Boone Hall’s festival features one of the largest corn mazes in the country. And … [Read more...]

Posted July 19, 2021 Despite relying on his work product daily, most Mount Pleasant residents don’t know much about Clay Duffie. Now, he’s leaving the role he has held for more than 30 years: overseeing all of the town’s water needs for both drinking and sewage outflow. Duffie stepped into the job as General Manager of Mount Pleasant Waterworks in March of 1989, just six … [Read more...]

It’s a ritual that you were likely subjected to as a child and now want to try out with your own offspring. No matter how it turned out, it ended up being one of the best memories you could ever make. For my son and me, our road trip was much more than a rite of passage. It was a journey of grieving and healing that started as a quest to fulfill part of a life cut way too … [Read more...]

The Man Behind the Title: Incoming Police Chief Mark Arnold Mount Pleasant Magazine: You’ve served the town of Mount Pleasant for 25 years, how has Mount Pleasant changed from the perspective of a police officer during that time? Deputy Chief Arnold (DCA): The geography, the population, those of course have changed. Our tactics and the things that we do have changed over … [Read more...]

Chief Carl Ritchie Passes the Torch to Long-Time Colleague From booming real estate to a mask ordinance and from new bike paths to extended parking on Isle of Palms, East Cooper has had a year filled with change. Mount Pleasant Police Department hasn’t been immune to this, as they prepare for the retirement of Chief Carl Ritchie and usher Deputy Chief Mark Arnold into the … [Read more...]

By Jennifer Beebe They say for an artist to become successful, he or she must get to know their subject intimately. Lowcountry artist William R. Beebe has found success by narrowing his focus, photographing and painting shorebirds and colorful, historic Charleston architecture. Living in Mount Pleasant, Beebe finds himself within close proximity to both of his muses. He … [Read more...]