We asked our Mount Pleasant Magazine friends and fans to nominate their favorite moms and dads in honor of Motherâs Day and Fatherâs Day. The results are more interesting and heartfelt than we ever thought possible. We had spouses nominate each other, children nominate parents and friends and colleagues nominate extraordinary parents. We hope you enjoy reading the winning … [Read more...]
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Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church: Hope House and the I-Beam Program
This is part of a series on East Cooper churches providing mission and charity work throughout the world. Read the introduction article here. The sanctuary at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church was built in 1854, and, since then, the church has served the community in various ways. It was a Confederate hospital during the Civil War and a school for the children of former … [Read more...]
Best of Mount Pleasant 2013
BY YEAR: 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | Best Of Videos Welcome to the Winnersâ Circle It seemed like a good idea to let you, our readers, tell us which restaurants, people, businesses and places are worthy of being called âbestâ in our beautiful city. With more than 14,000 individual votes cast, we know that declaring your … [Read more...]
Y’all Ready for Some (Wando) Football?
Six years ago, Jimmy Noonan accepted the head coaching position at Wando high school. He'd come from Spring Valley High School in the midlands, where the football culture is ingrained into kidsâ minds at an early age. Noonan accepted the challenge of bringing his own brand of football philosophy to a community that was not necessarily a football town. Yet Mount Pleasant is a … [Read more...]
Fearless and Ferocious: Mascots Are the Heart of Clemson/USC Rivalry
There is a bitter rivalry deeper than the ancient roots of the oldest live oaks at Boone Hall Plantation and longer than the stretch from the Lowcountry to the Upstate. It is embodied with tradition and emotion and has the power to both split apart and bring together an entire state. Its storied history is littered with triumph and despair for both sides. RELATED: Heard any … [Read more...]
Long Live Print! The Moultrie News Celebrates 50 Years
Just about everyone who moves âfrom offâ to the communities East of the Cooper has encountered a pleasant surprise. Once each week, a newspaper chock-full of local news, information, opinion and entertainment arrives on their doorstep â for free. This has been going on in Mount Pleasant, the Isle of Palms, Sullivanâs Island and Daniel Island … [Read more...]
Easy and Breezy: Red’s Ice House
Itâs late afternoon at Redâs Ice House on Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant, time to sit back on the deck or under the covered bar and nibble on buffalo or coconut shrimp, or maybe some Ice House wings and a burger, while sipping a cold beer or Redâs Signature Sunset Margarita. If youâre lucky, you can catch a glimpse of dolphins or even a manatee gliding along the creekâs tranquil … [Read more...]
Catering to their Customers’ Needs – Dish & Design
When I walked into the Dish & Design catering kitchen at 8 a.m. Friday, my eyes were held open with the help of a tall can of Red Bull I had just gulped down. Then the scent of roasted potatoes and garlic wafted into my nose, and I gawked at the bustling kitchen that had been humming since 5. I watched a man named Cisco season chicken breasts with an assortment of organic … [Read more...]
Dish & Design: Catering to Their Customersâ Needs
When I walked Into the Dish & Design catering kitchen at 8 a.m. Friday, my eyes were held open with the help of a tall can of Red Bull I had just gulped down. Then the scent of roasted potatoes and garlic wafted into my nose, and I gawked at the bustling kitchen that had been humming since 5. I watched a man named Cisco season chicken breasts with an assortment of organic … [Read more...]
Not Just Skin Deep
Most children don't figure out that they want to become doctors while stuck in a hospital bed, craning their necks to catch a fuzzy episode of The Smurfs on a television bolted to the ceiling. Oddly enough, however, Dr. Jon Jacobs discovered as a seven-year-old outpatient that he'd found his calling in medicine. "I was getting my tonsils out and realized I wanted to be a … [Read more...]