For as long as I can remember, my daughter Julia has been running. She started when she was 5, jogging smartly next to me on the long, wide streets in our neighborhood in Brooklyn. Soon after, she started to enter races and began winning. Neither of us ever thought her steps would translate into words on a page. When the pandemic hit and schools were initially closed, Julia, … [Read more...]

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...]