Because so many people move to Charleston from other places around the country and across the world, itβs often difficult to find a born and bred native of the Holy City. The good news is that one local has not only stuck around but is also doing incredible things in local communities. Dave Brisacher β also known as Big Hair Dave, for obvious reasons β grew up on 41st Avenue in … [Read more...]
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Best of Mount Pleasant Party 2018: Come Celebrate Your Favorites
After the holiday season is over and done, people are always asking: βWhatβs there to do for fun in February?β This year, why not answer that question by planning to be part of Mount Pleasant Magazineβs biggest bash, the annual βBest of Mount Pleasantβ party on Friday, Feb. 2. Mark your calendar and plan on joining everyone from Mount Pleasant Magazine and the … [Read more...]
Easy on the Eyes and the Earth: A Dream Come True for Architect Sam Herin
Sam Herinβs love of brick and mortar surfaced at a young age. As an ambitious first-grader, he proudly proclaimed to his mother that he was going to be an architect. Decades later, he has fulfilled his childhood dream, designing buildings that are easy on the eyes and the Earthβs resources. Stubbs Muldrow Herin Architects, located on Hibben Street in the Old Village, is a … [Read more...]
A Nostalgic Nod: Bricks Reflect Mount Pleasantβs History
Even with its modern thermal windows and high-tech design, the new Mount Pleasant Town Hall gives a nostalgic nod to the Lowcountryβs past, mixing 21st century architecture with 19th century technique. Before the first plans were drawn, town officials looked to the community and at its history for ideas on the appearance of the new building, down to the color of the brick. A … [Read more...]
Connecting the Past and the Present: The Town Hall History Room
Walking into Brockington & Associates: Cultural Resources Consulting, I was immediately struck by the amount of long-lost historic remains lining the shelves. Remnants of a marmalade jar, fragments of turn-of-the-century pottery and vintage tobacco pipes were also found in this epicenter of nostalgia. Blueprints of upcoming projects were pinned on walls, spiraled binders … [Read more...]
Stephanie Kelley of East Cooper Community Outreach
Stephanie Kelley, the new executive director of East Cooper Community Outreach, has lived in Mount Pleasant since 2011, but she has supported the mission of ECCO for much longer. A self-described extrovert who is βenergized by her interactions with others,β Kelley knew that working for her community would satisfy her soul. βThroughout the years, Iβve discovered there are … [Read more...]
βLet Me Tell You a Storyβ – A Conversation With Monsignor James A. Carter
The walls of Monsignor Carterβs office are lined in bookcases stretching from the floor to the ceiling, but they are slowly starting to empty out. Itβs easier to see what odds and ends remain on the shelves: a vial of water from Lourdes, France; a few paperback volumes of βthe Greatest Catholic Parishesβ (containing Christ Our King, naturally); and photographs of various … [Read more...]
Jack Tankersley State Farm: A Family Affair
2017 will mark 60 years that state Farm Insurance and the Tankersleys have been anchored on Coleman Boulevard, helping the community come hell or high water. βIn 1957, my father became the first State Farm agent in Mount Pleasant. I began working in his office in 1974 to help my family after my mother was diagnosed with cancer,β said Jack Tankersley. βI found I liked the … [Read more...]
Nice Ride! Charleston Cars & Coffee
There's a popular club in Mount Pleasant that meets weekly, regularly attracts more than 100 people β mostly men β to its gatherings but has no admission requirements, no membership rolls, no dues and, pretty much, no rules. Everyone is wel-come to join just by driving to Towne Centre and parking in the lot right in front of Atlanta Bread any Saturday between 8:30 a.m. and … [Read more...]
Theyβd Rather Be Flying – ECPA and the Mount Pleasant Airport
Β Β I park my car no more than 100 yards from what passes for an airport terminal, reveling in the realization that I wonβt have to pull out a credit card when I leave the premises. I wonβt be hassled by an overzealous TSA agent, nor will I have to decide which bags to check and which to carry on β thereβs no room for either on this trip. And when I walk through the front … [Read more...]