Rex and Jenny Atkinson initiated their small pool maintenance company back in 1984 with nothing more than a red supply shed and a pickup truck for making client calls. More than 30 years later, Atkinson Pools and Spas has grown to become the Lowcountry’s only full-service swimming pool and spa provider. According to Josh Atkinson, the company recently purchased the building … [Read more...]
Get in the Game: Finding Affordable Homes in Mount Pleasant
Is buying an affordable home in Mount Pleasant becoming an impossible dream? Those who grew up here are struggling to buy in their hometown, yet it is cheaper to buy now than it is to rent. So how do you get in the game and find that coveted, affordable house in Mount Pleasant, competing against the baby boomers, the transplants and the builders? Here is how three recent buyers … [Read more...]
East Cooper Auto Pros: All the Better to Serve You With
Picture a bartender who refills your rocks glass before it’s completely emptied – a metaphor of our perpetual thirst for new technology in today’s world. Most businesses are aware of this demand – and heed it – so what differentiates businesses we’re likely to visit from all the others? At East Cooper Auto Pros, that answer is customer service, something owners Willie and … [Read more...]
Nice Ride! Charleston Cars & Coffee
There's a popular club in Mount Pleasant that meets weekly, regularly attracts more than 100 people – mostly men – 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...]
Best of Mount Pleasant 2016 Radio Spot
Mount Pleasant Magazine's Best of Mount Pleasant 2016 Radio Spot … [Read more...]
How Does Your Boulevard Grow? Jim Owens Remembers When.
As a boy in the 1960s, first-term Mount Pleasant Town Council member Jim Owens would ride his bike up and down the now-demolished Silas Pearman Bridge – while it was still under construction. It’s not surprising that a person with such hometown bona fides might have a different perspective on Mount Pleasant than someone who has never tried she-crab soup, hasn’t been to Pitt … [Read more...]
The Future Looks Rosy: Surviving Breast Cancer
There is no easy way to get the news. Breast cancer. It sucks the breath from your body. Your world stops turning as you try to comprehend the words your doctor is saying. What now? Breast cancer is not just one disease. There are many variations multiplied by the individuality of each woman’s (or man’s) body. Medical science has made great strides in treating breast cancer, … [Read more...]
A Harvest of Ideas – Behind the Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch
Laura Bowers is no stranger to the thrill of the hunt. As creative director of the Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch for five years running, as well as CEO of the plantation, she never quits the search for the odds and ends – from foam swimming pool “noodles” to television satellite dishes – that could later transform into one whimsical part of a child's imagination. Searching the … [Read more...]
The SOL Will Come Out Tomorrow
With the growing population of the Lowcountry, there is a need for more of everything – more houses, more restaurants and especially more SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar. Fortunately, SOL recently announced plans to open a second restaurant in Summerville. The owners are converting the former Charleston Gold and Diamond Exchange into a chic new location, infused with … [Read more...]
The Americano: Caribbean Cool
As Lowcountry locals, we don’t want to eat at tourist traps – we appreciate a good cocktail menu paired with innovative cuisine. Luckily, we have The Americano on Coleman. The Mount Pleasant restaurant calls to mind Miami during the first half of the 20th century, with its pastel leather, swivel stools and distinctly laid-back vibe. If you’ve been to The Americano, you already … [Read more...]