Having different opinions, viewpoints and preferences than your significant other can make life interesting. He likes Italian cuisine, you prefer Thai. He wants to see the latest action-packed blockbuster at the Cineplex and you long to see a documentary that took home accolades at Sundance. These are things you can work around. But what happens when you differ about something … [Read more...]
Gramling Brothers Real Estate & Development: Pride in What They Build
Ben Gramling built his reputation in the Lowcountry on the residential side of the real estate business, developing one of the largest and fastest-growing master-planned communities in the state. In the past eight years, however, Gramling Brothers Real Estate & Development has moved boldly into commercial development, especially in Mount Pleasant. The company, originally … [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. “In 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,” said Jack Tankersley. “I found I liked the … [Read more...]
BioSweep: There’s Still Nothing Else Like It
Seven years ago, Michael Jager, owner of BioSweep Southeast, was excited to introduce his franchise business to the Lowcountry. His enthusiasm for BioSweep has not waned. “It is seven years later, and there is still nothing else like BioSweep,” said Jager. “The technology and our warranty have established a positive track record. We have not had a dissatisfied review, and we … [Read more...]
Whole Health from the Inside Out Better Life Carolinas
Whole health begins from the inside out, and you’re never too old or too young to get started on the path toward a better life. Dr. Mickey Barber and her experienced team at Better Life Carolinas take an integrative, proactive approach to wellness that is unique to the area in more ways than one. A resident of South Carolina since the age of 19, Dr. Barber completed her … [Read more...]
Bennett Hospitality and Patriots Point: Well Worth the Wait
Patriots Point was in search of a large and steady stream of income to save its main attraction. Local developer Michael Bennett was looking for another place in or near his native Charleston to build “beautiful buildings.” A lease agreement that is expected to be approved by the South Carolina State Fiscal Accountability Authority sometime before the end of this year will … [Read more...]
Incentives for Mount Pleasant Businesses: It’s All About Local
The town of Mount Pleasant is launching one program and revitalizing another, both aimed at helping local businesses grow, expand and thrive along with the town. The Town Proud Program, to be officially kicked off during Business Appreciation Week, Sept. 19 through Sept. 23, will encourage consumers to do business with local companies. Meanwhile, the Local Vendor … [Read more...]
Patriots Point: It’s More Than a Museum
Is Patriots Point a military museum, the home of three aging warships and one of the largest collections of airplanes in the nation and a monument to the men and women who kept the Axis Alliance from its sinister World War II goal of world domination? Or is it a high-tech, hands-on collection of science- and history-related exhibits designed to entertain and educate visitors of … [Read more...]
Taking Care of Business: MPBA Continues To Grow
Mount Pleasant is home to a business organization that is actually growing at a faster rate than the town itself. Buoyed by East Cooper’s population explosion, the success of its annual Expo, its close relationship with the town and the enthusiasm and hard work of the volunteers who run the Mount Pleasant Business Association, MPBA is more vibrant than ever. In early August, … [Read more...]
Cline Homes and the Caldwells: A Match Made in Home Heaven
Jeff and Carmen Caldwell spent a long time researching communities across the Lowcountry to find the best place to plant roots for their young family of five. Both natives of Hilton Head Island, the couple had followed college and career paths that led them to Georgia and then Ohio. Recently, they decided they wanted to come home to South Carolina. “We chose Mount Pleasant … [Read more...]