Describe the atmosphere. What do you want customers to take away from the credit union? South Carolina Federal Credit Union is a member-owner financial institution that offers a full range of financial services, including savings and investments, checking, credit cards and loans. We exist solely for the benefit of our members. We hope our members recognize our priority is … [Read more...]
Viva Tacos Touts Some of the Best Food in Town: Chow down with Yesenia Leon
What is it like working with Mount Pleasant? I love it! The community really believes in supporting local. We feel the love and support. We feel like our customers are family. You’ve been named one of the best after only two years. What led you to success? We strive to give our best. When you come to Viva, we want you to feel like you are going to eat in our little town in … [Read more...]
Lowcountry Yoga is one of Mount Pleasant’s Best: Meet Owner Erica Lindquist
What is the most rewarding part of your business? The community. The concept for Lowcountry Yoga began years before we opened. We believed in what we wanted to put forth, but the level in which the community has welcomed us has been more than spectacular. It’s an amazing feeling to walk into the studio and feel the warmth and love of students who joined as strangers and … [Read more...]
It’s Not Hearsay: Holy City Hearing is Voted Best
What do you love about being a local business? My wife Nancy and I opened our hearing center in March of 2014. We are one of the last independently-owned hearing centers in the area. Most others are owned or controlled by a single manufacturer. We can choose among all the manufacturers we want to work with. What is it like working with the Mount Pleasant community? Owning … [Read more...]
May the Best Woman Win: Nikki Haley Announces Bid for President
“May the best woman win!” Nikki Haley’s closing statement was profound and to the point, much like her speech at the Charleston Visitor’s Center on Wednesday, Feb. 15, where she proudly declared her decision to run for president. Introducing Nikki Haley, Representative Ralph Norman remarked, “In a town full of events that shaped history, I know that what we are kicking off … [Read more...]
Coast to Coast: Wines for the Region
We begin this year’s SAVI Somm column by looking at how regional similarities in climate and cuisine take precedence over man-made borders when it comes to grape varieties and the styles they produce. Not far from where evidence suggests the first “wine vine” of Vitis Vinifera was cultivated by humans, is the region that encapsulates the coastline of Spain, France and Italy, as … [Read more...]
J.D. Zubia Headmaster at Palmetto Christian Academy
J.D. Zubia Headmaster at Palmetto Christian Academy, along with Katie Finch of Mount Pleasant Magazine with host Erin Kienzle on Lowcountry Live! on this 2023 Best of Mount Pleasant Podcast episode. Walk through the doors of Palmetto Christian Academy and you will quickly discover why families are ... READ MORE … [Read more...]
Palmetto Christian Academy: Best in Lowcountry – Nine Years and Counting
Walk through the doors of Palmetto Christian Academy and you will quickly discover why families are grateful to be a part of this vibrant learning community that is also deeply rooted in faith. It’s a feeling — one facilitated by staff, parents, students and community. PCA is not only growing as a premium choice for parents, but it was also recently recognized as the area’s … [Read more...]
Shannon Gallo Owner, Oyster Candle Company & Coastal Gifts
Shannon Gallo Owner, Oyster Candle Company & Coastal Gifts, along with Katie Finch of Mount Pleasant Magazine with host Erin Kienzle on Lowcountry Live! on this 2023 Best of Mount Pleasant Podcast episode. READ MORE ABOUT OYSTER CANDLE CO. … [Read more...]
Lowcountry Hurricane Protection and Shutters is One of the Best in the Biz
Owner JD Cooper Talks Shop, Shutters and Staying Power What led to your success? I am a native Charlestonian and have always loved the water. At age 15 I became a commercial fisherman. As our town grew, I wanted to get into the construction industry—and found my niche with exterior shutters in 2004 as an exterior shutter installer. I have always been an entrepreneur at heart … [Read more...]