Many Mount Pleasant residents found some degree of solace and escape from the coronavirus pandemic — at least for a few hours — on area golf courses. As Josh Sens wrote on Golf Magazine’s website: “Golf is a boon for the common good (and for both mental and physical wellbeing), provided that those courses are abiding by public health guidelines, and the golfers themselves … [Read more...]
NASCAR’s “The Real Heroes 400” Makes History: The Race is On!
The question of the day for sports fans might have been: “What if they held a NASCAR Cup Series race, and nobody came?” That would have been a reasonable inquiry during the COVID-19 pandemic that has seen businesses closed, a population in lockdown, the NBA schedule canceled, no Major League Baseball spring training nor any immediate plans for NFL to return in the … [Read more...]
A More Global Audience: Our Discussion with Chef Benjamin “BJ” Dennis and Charlton Singleton
There is perhaps nothing that defines a person more than their ability to accept who they are, where they came from and where they are going. And there’s no better time than right now to embrace acceptance — a year that has tested all our boundaries and shaken us to the core. We spoke with Charlton Singleton, co-founder of the Charleston Jazz Orchestra and member of the … [Read more...]
Honesty is Their Key to Success: Automotive Excellence
You might not expect it from a lifelong mechanic, but Johnny Page, owner of Automotive Excellence, said he owes his success to growing and cultivating one very important thing: customer relationships. “We’re a family-owned business and family run. Our employees are close as blood, too. But the real heart of it is the trust we build with our clientele,” Page explained. “We … [Read more...]
Running a Tight Ship: Jim Newsome Leads the Port with Aplomb
Remember Charleston before the back-to-back tour buses and the magazine spreads on cute inns? It was a city adrift. Even the port, which can anchor a waterside community, was down. That is, until Jim Newsome. In September 2009, Newsome moved to Charleston to take over the South Carolina Ports Authority. The turnaround in the economy has been echoed by the port growth, and … [Read more...]
Stepping Up: Local Bankers Were PPP VIPs
Established by the CARES – Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security – Act, the Paycheck Protection Program offered Small Business Administration loans with the potential to become grants for businesses struggling to pay their employees and remain viable, even as they were being ordered to shut down by government mandates aimed at controlling the inevitable spread of the … [Read more...]
Mount Pleasant Has Its Very Own Podcast!
We love telling the story of our town within the pages of Mount Pleasant Magazine. That is why we always say, “Your community, Your magazine.” Now, we have a new way to tell stories of Mount Pleasant. Using various platforms, we are able to share in video and audio format Mount Pleasant’s very own podcast, www.MountPleasantPodcast.com. Apple has had 50 billion episodes of … [Read more...]
Will Haynie, Mayor of Mount Pleasant, SC
Episode 5. On this episode of VOICE for Mount Pleasant our Publisher, Bill Macchio, talks to Will Haynie, Mayor of Mount Pleasant about different issues with the COVID-19 pandemic and the town Mount Pleasant, SC Radio Spots for VOICE for Mount Pleasant heard on these stations Click on a radio station logo to hear radio spot Listen To Us … [Read more...]
The Road to Equal Rights Paved by Charleston Women
This year marks a century since the passage of the 19th amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote. Its passage was no easy feat. For decades, women fought an uphill battle to gain the right to be heard. Charlestonians played a sizable part in that battle. Two early leaders were the Grimke sisters, Sarah and Angelina. In the 1820s, they left their slave-owning family in … [Read more...]
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Charleston Real Estate Through the Eyes of Local Professionals On the VOICE for Mount Pleasant our Publisher, Bill Macchio, talks to Doug Holmes, the "Stats Guy" about Charleston Real Estate and what the stats say is going on now in the local real estate market. As requested by the Wall Street Journal, local real estate agents explain where their buyers are coming … [Read more...]