Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week Creates Sailing Memories In mid-April, when traditionally Americans are racing to file their income tax returns, sailors are racing to catch the Charleston Harbor wind in what is now the largest keel board sailing regatta in the United States. The popularity of the Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, organized by the South … [Read more...]
Back to School: Light Bulbs from the Beginning – Whitesides Elementary School
As the school year opened in August 2010, Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary Principal Lona Pounder was at the helm of a new facility that dwarfs the school’s former home both in size and technology. A key aspect of the Whitesides’ success, however, transferred seamlessly from the old building to the new: a family atmosphere nurtured by involved parents and caring … [Read more...]