Billy Swails is the top elected official in South Carolina’s fourth largest municipality, a vibrant and growing town that has attracted a wide range of cultural and culinary events and festivals, as well as the attention of the National Civic League and its coveted designation of All-America City. Swails, mayor of Mount Pleasant since winning a three-man race among a trio of … [Read more...]
An Elite Fivesome: Kiawah Hosting 2012 PGA Championship
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island will join an elite group of golf venues in August 2012, when the best golfers in the world compete for top honors at the 94th PGA Championship. Kiawah, located 21 miles south of Charleston, will earn the distinct honor of being only the fifth course to host the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup and the Senior PGA Championship. The others are … [Read more...]
Craft Beer Industry Growing in the Lowcountry
Of the more than 1,700 breweries in the United States, better than 95 percent are small, independent craft brewers known for their business innovation and their passion for brewing full-flavored beer. While overall U.S. beer sales were down 1 percent by volume in 2010, craft beer sales were up 11 percent. In fact, whether they know it or not, most Americans live within … [Read more...]
Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival
The Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival provides an excellent opportunity to take advantage of great food and entertainment and a vast array of the Charleston area's signature souvenir, all the while enjoying coastal Carolina's near-perfect late-spring weather. But the event, held each year in Mount Pleasant, also can be a learning experience, a chance to delve deeply into the … [Read more...]
Celebrating All Things Nautical: Harbor Fest
If you love being on the water, you’ll adore the annual Charleston Harbor Fest, a family-friendly and tourist friendly celebration of all things nautical. Held each spring just as the outdoor weather beckons again, Harbor Fest offers just the right balance of maritime elements, whether you like to board the tall ships – classic beauties from around the world – witness an … [Read more...]
Tennis Town, U.S.A.
Charleston has long been known for its crucial role in American history, its distinctive brand of architecture, its abundance of churches and its welcoming attitude toward visitors from throughout the Southeast, the nation and the world. An early and decisive battle of the Revolution was waged nearby, and the first shots of the Civil War were fired at a fort in its harbor. … [Read more...]
A Culinary Destination: Charleston, S.C.
In 2010, a billboard on Highway 17 South in Charleston featured Bobby Flay, the Food Network’s grill king. A year later, another celebrity chef, Sara Moulton, was spotted walking down East Bay Street after a celebratory brunch at High Cotton. And longtime Mayor Joe Riley took a stab at culinary immortality at the 2011 Charleston Wine + Food Festival, donning a chef’s jacket and … [Read more...]
Invasion of the Orange Cones: Johnnie Dodds Boulevard Construction
In the movies, when aliens invade Earth, they generally say they come as friends and intend to do no harm; most of the time, they are lying. The invasion underway along Johnnie Dodds Boulevard is an exception to the rule. When the hundreds of orange cones and barrels have completed their mission and returned home, wherever that is, Mount Pleasant will be left with only the … [Read more...]
Trident Academy
Trident Academy has set itself apart from other schools in the Charleston area. Located in Mount Pleasant, Trident enrolls students with learning issues that cover a broad range of diagnoses, including attention deficit hyperactive disorder, attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and processing difficulties. It is one of only 11 schools in the nation … [Read more...]
More than Beautiful Photographs: Beautiful Experiences
Born to missionary parents in Zaire, Africa, Chris developed a passion for photography in high-school. By 10th grade, he was winning awards. He continued to study the craft in college, receiving his photography degree from the New York Institute of Photography. "Being a photographer is who I am, not what I do,” says Chris. Cami obtained her commercial photography degree … [Read more...]