Gene Prince has been a baseball nut his whole life, but something sets him apart from others of his generation who spent balmy summer days and frigid winter nights dreaming of one day playing the game at its highest level. Horror stories abound of young men who left home for college or the Army and later returned to find that Mom had decided that baseball cards were a useless … [Read more...]
We Are Mount Pleasant
The next time you sit for a moment at a red light or in line at the grocery store or at your coffee shop’s community table, take a moment to look not at your cellphone screen but at the people around you. Each person has a story – they are not just the stranger next to you; they are the person next to you. Each one is a wealth of experiences, hopes and dreams – if only you … [Read more...]
Keeping Promises: Growth Management Is Mayor’s Top Issue
Since taking over as mayor of Mount Pleasant, Will Haynie has dealt with issues ranging from school safety to traffic congestion, drainage, short-term rentals and protecting the environment. The most important subject in his ever-expanding in-basket, however, is growth management, the issue that has helped remake the composition of the Town Council during the past two election … [Read more...]
Pollution Solutions: Mount Pleasant Is Saying Goodbye to Plastics
Mount Pleasant is a community where waterways – filled with marine life – glisten, palms grow tall and sea oats sway in the balmy breeze. It’s also a place where plastic straws, lids and cutlery are the most common items recovered during beach-side cleanups. Come April, those trash culprits will hopefully not appear as often as they do, scattered upon the coasts and roadsides. … [Read more...]
USGA Women’s Open: Country Club of Charleston Expected to Draw Big Crowds
Outside a window of the second floor of the Country Club of Charleston, a soft winter sun shone down upon the venerable and historic golf course, as a few members worked their way to the 18th green. In a few months, this laid-back, quiet atmosphere will be replaced with cheers from tens of thousands of spectators applauding female golfers taking part in the 2019 USGA Women’s … [Read more...]
Crossing the Bridge: Jogging the Minds of Local Runners
Moving to Charleston four years ago and driving over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge for the first time, I was awestruck. It was simply beautiful, arched above the blue water, as it seemed to touch the sky at its highest point. It’s amazing to think that an architectural structure as simple as a bridge built over the Cooper River blesses the Lowcountry daily as people drive to … [Read more...]
The Lowcountry Strawberry Festival: Boone Hall Plants Seeds for Fun
The Lowcountry Strawberry Festival at Boone Hall Plantation will attract thousands of residents, as well as countless visitors to the Charleston area. For four days, families will enjoy delectable strawberries, fun and entertainment. “What started out as a two- to three-acre u-pick patch in 1997 has now grown into one of the largest spring festivals in the state, with acres … [Read more...]
Mac Burdette A Mount Pleasant Icon Is Retiring Again
Would Mount Pleasant have an array of roundabouts, a law protecting trees and the financial advantage of development impact fees if Mac Burdette had decided to put down roots elsewhere? Would Patriots Point be struggling to survive today if it were still trying to make it as a 20th-century museum in a 21st-century world? We’ll never know the answers to those hypothetical … [Read more...]
F3 Fitness: More Than Just a Fitness Fad
F3 Fitness groups are taking the country by sweat-inducing storm, and Charleston is not immune to the movement. Featured in a recent issue of Men’sHealth magazine, these boot-camp style workouts are drawing men from across the country looking to improve not only their physical health but their mental well-being. F3 Fitness is a grass-roots, national network of free fitness … [Read more...]
The Facial Surgery Center: A Beautiful Feeling
In 1999, Dr. Marcelo Hochman, a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, opened The Facial Surgery Center after working 10 years in academic medicine. Originally from Venezuela, he attended school at Stanford, worked around the globe and chose to settle in the Carolina Lowcountry after Hurricane Hugo. “Some people would argue that one’s heart and soul are far more … [Read more...]