With exceptional recreation facilities, popular walking trails and predominantly mild weather, Charleston has become a haven for those who love the sport of running. Some run for fun, exercise or to de-stress. Others run to compete, and there is no shortage of local road races offered to enthusiasts from all walks of life. One group of runners often stands out more than the … [Read more...]
Mount Pleasant Successes Share Their Stories: Show Me The Money!
You always remember your first dollar. You were a kid, and, for the first time, you were earning your keep. Not allowance. Real money. For a real job. A paper route. A bake sale in your front yard. Dog walking for neighbors. Whatever it was that we all did for our first buck, there was always a sense of pride that first time you got paid real, actual cash for your efforts. … [Read more...]
Wando Warriors Basketball: Come See the High-Five Season
The night before my interview with Wando basketball head coach Chris Warzynski, I had my basketball shoes, Elite Nike socks, gym shorts, compression shorts and a sleek, long-sleeved fitness shirt all lined up on my bed. For the past couple of weeks, I had been bragging to my friends and family about how I was going to insert myself into the threads of a Wando basketball … [Read more...]
Councilman Tom O’Rourke
“Differences of opinion are not a bad thing.” A day after graduating from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, 21-year-old Tom O’Rourke arrived in the Lowcountry and took a job with East Cooper School. The private institution of learning eventually faded into history, leaving behind a group of buildings that served as Mount Pleasant’s Town Hall until 2017. Forty … [Read more...]
Councilman Gary Santos
“We’ll get a lot of work done as a team.” It wasn’t all that long ago that Gary Santos was the Mount Pleasant Council’s voice in the wilderness, railing against what he considered to be unbridled growth in his hometown and regularly casting the solitary vote for or against this issue or that. Elections in 2015 and 2017 changed everything, as voters swept into office … [Read more...]
Councilwoman Kathy Landing
“My No. 1 goal is to be responsive to the citizens of Mount Pleasant” Kathy Landing is a successful businesswoman with a long history of community involvement. But she felt that an important line was missing from her resume. “A voice inside me told me there was something else I was supposed to do,” she explained. She discovered that something else Nov. 7, when she was … [Read more...]
Councilwoman G. M. Whitley
“I’ll be a voice for young families and bring their concerns to the table” G.M. Whitley earned a degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Southern California and a law degree at the University of Chicago, later retiring from active practice “to serve as chief operating officer of the Whitley household.” In addition to raising four children, she is active in her … [Read more...]
This Year’s Featured SEWE Artist: Capturing Wild Freedom
Since its inception in 1983, the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition has celebrated the work of wildlife artists and artisans from across the globe. And every year, the anticipation builds as participants and supporters of the annual event wait for the announcement of who will be the featured SEWE artist. From what appears to be a “who’s who” list of experts, one person and a … [Read more...]
For Some Bridge Runners, Age is Just a Number
When it comes to the importance of health and fitness, age is not an issue. For some, fitness is a lifelong lifestyle; others don’t establish a regular exercise regime until after their status as couch potatoes is confirmed. That’s exactly how Bill Boulter came to be the top contender in his age group of the Cooper River Bridge Run. “I didn’t start running until I was … [Read more...]
Special Delivery! – Local Couriers on Holiday Routes
It may seem like holiday gift-giving is getting easier by the year for those who have completely embraced the world of online shopping: comfortably settling into the nook of your couch, ordering items from the internet and waiting a few days for your packages to arrive. And while that is, of course, an efficient way to tackle your holiday to-dos, it does beg the question: Who … [Read more...]