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...]
Moving On Up (Highway 17)
Eddie White Embraces Darrell Creek For Dr. Eddie White, Mount Pleasant and its surrounding islands are all one big, happy family. After all, Awendaw Green, his haven for the music community, is populated each Wednesday night during what is affectionately known as “Barn Jam” and draws musicians and music lovers from every corner of the Lowcountry. And years ago, before … [Read more...]
Meeting the Challenge – Dennis O’Neill
The field of law is complicated, structured by laws and rulings yet fluid and malleable as it applies to human behavior. Some areas of law can be routine, such as real estate, with its mounds of paperwork and figures. Others, including criminal and civil cases, are much more complicated, and the pathway to satisfactory results can be ambiguous. But, no matter the area of … [Read more...]
Tailgating Treats – Carolina vs. Clemson
As the waning summer gives way to fall, pig smokers, ice chests and lawn chairs are relieved of their duties as dust collectors in the garage. The tailgating season is upon us. Some residents of East Cooper tote their garnet and black Jadeveon Clowney jerseys, while others dress in orange and blue from their hats to their underwear, confident that Tajh Boyd will be the real … [Read more...]
Not Just Skin Deep
Most children don't figure out that they want to become doctors while stuck in a hospital bed, craning their necks to catch a fuzzy episode of The Smurfs on a television bolted to the ceiling. Oddly enough, however, Dr. Jon Jacobs discovered as a seven-year-old outpatient that he'd found his calling in medicine. "I was getting my tonsils out and realized I wanted to be a … [Read more...]
Coleman: More Than the Name of a Busy Boulevard
It’s a Saturday afternoon, and I’m sipping an iced coffee in the window of Starbucks on Coleman Boulevard. A typical day in Mount Pleasant, the road is abuzz with shoppers, bike riders and diners. I sit watching the smiling faces pass by, imagining what errands these people are running on the boulevard today. It seems that everyone around here turns to Coleman Boulevard for … [Read more...]
A Day in the District
The sun has been up for barely two hours, but already it’s obvious that this will be another sultry, sticky day in the Lowcountry. The Belk store in Mount Pleasant’s Towne Centre has chosen today to celebrate the company’s 125th birthday, and among the guest speakers is U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, the fiscal conservative who represented the Palmetto State’s 1st District from 1995 … [Read more...]
A Steward of “Learning by the Sea”: Susan King
Some things just make sense. Sullivan’s Island Elementary School Principal Susan King has science running through her veins. As SIE prepares for another year as a science/ math/coastal environment partial magnet school, King is well-equipped to lead its teachers and students. King’s father, Mac Rawls, was a science teacher in her hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and she … [Read more...]
At Home on the Island – Dorothea Benton Frank
The characters in her books embrace their connection to the South, and so does Dorothea Benton Frank, a prolific and successful writer who was born and raised on Sullivan’s Island and still spends much of her time in the South Carolina Lowcountry. On an unseasonably chilly afternoon in March, Frank, affectionately known as “Dottie,” revealed that she loves to meet people who … [Read more...]
Waiting his Turn – Is This the Year Local Hurler Makes it to the Majors?
Millions of kids play baseball; only a tiny percentage are blessed with the talent, ambition, confidence and good fortune to reach the pinnacle of the sport and seize the opportunity to test their skills against the most accomplished players in the world. Each player travels his own unique path to the day he dons a Major League uniform for the first time, takes his first … [Read more...]