Sarah Miller Attorney at Law Butler & College 501 Belle Hall Parkway, Suite 101 Mount Pleasant 843-284-8676 www.bandclawfirm.com A graduate of Clemson University with a degree in Financial Management, specializing in real estate, Sarah Miller decided to continue her education and attend law school, concentrating on estate planning and real estate. Since graduating from … [Read more...]
Less to Do, More to Enjoy: Tides IV Offers Residents the Good Life
What makes life enjoyable is time spent out in the world enjoying relationships with others. Chats over morning coffee, dinners, friendly card games and quality time with friends or family are all important. That's why Tides IV, a luxury condominium at the foot of the Ravenel Bridge on the Charleston Harbor, offers residents the opportunity for shorter to-do lists and longer … [Read more...]
Pillow Talk: The Truth From Your Local Tooth Fairy
Editor's Note: Children are always talking about the tooth fairy, but not many adults really know the real scoop. That's why we decided to get the name, phone number and email address of a former Mount Pleasant Tooth Fairy from a willing East Cooper family that chose to remain anonymous – you'll understand why in a few minutes– and ask if she would write an essay for us about … [Read more...]
A Learning Experience – ECMC’s New CEO
The new chief executive officer at East Cooper Medical Center is well aware that he doesn’t know everything about every department of the hospital. He insisted, however, that being an expert on two-and-a-half dozen building blocks of a modern medical facility is not a prerequisite for success in today’s health care environment. Patrick Downes, who took over the reins of the … [Read more...]
A Model Student: Wando Student Helped Bring Town Hall to Life
If a picture really is worth a thousand words, imagine how many words are conveyed from an intricately designed 3-D model. One talented Wando High School graduate was given the opportunity to make such a model of the new Mount Pleasant Town Hall – and she did not disappoint. Harrison Novak, a junior at Clemson when the new building was completed, was double majoring in her … [Read more...]
A Nostalgic Nod: Bricks Reflect Mount Pleasant’s History
Even with its modern thermal windows and high-tech design, the new Mount Pleasant Town Hall gives a nostalgic nod to the Lowcountry’s 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...]
Rain or Shine: A Chat With Local Weathermen
There is beauty in the storm. The way the cloud colors morph from light gray to harsh black, over electric green marsh grass. Slug-sized raindrops hit the ground with force, as strong gusts send leaves dancing across slick pavement. The crackle of thunder and the way lightning touches down to illuminate the sky can make even grown men cower with its abrupt intensity. While … [Read more...]
Project Manager Brooks Blumenthal: Every Job Has Its Complexities
Almost every Wednesday for more than two years, Brooks Blumenthal arrived at the building site of Mount Pleasant’s new Town Hall, making sure his own employees and a collection of hand-picked subcontractors were combining their considerable talent and experience to create a state-of- the-art home for the town’s residents and employees. And though Blumenthal, the project … [Read more...]
That Long-Ago Mount Pleasant: Francis Graddick Looks Back
Looking at Mount Pleasant today, you might have a tough time believing that this ever-expanding town was once a small, quaint bedroom community where everyone knew everyone else’s name and life moved at slow and steady pace. Modern development has a way of changing all that, and, if not for a few history books and the recollections of those who grew up here, that idyllic … [Read more...]