I was pleasantly surprised at the opportunity to meet with local artist Vicki Robinson inside her home at Remley's Point. It's not every day that I'm invited into the private studio of a gifted painter, where bowls of eggshells wait on countertops to be hand painted and brushes, both large and small, catch sunlight through windows in the artist's kitchen. Robinson has been a … [Read more...]
Who Do You Love? A Lesson by Valerie the Valentine
Editor's Note: February is the time of year everyone thinks about the meaning of true love. We asked Valerie the Valentine, who's quite a card, to compose an essay on the topic of love and how to feel the abundance of joy inside your own heart this year. Read on, and you'll see why we got the warm fuzzies. My opinion about Valentine's Day has changed somewhat over the … [Read more...]
Be Prepared – It’s Never Too Early to Save for College
Tyler Richins speaks with emotion when addressing the subject of parents saving for their child’s college education. For him, the experience of being unprepared for the financial burden of four years of college is real. “My father passed away when I was 18 and just about to go off to college,” said Richins, an agent for New York Life Insurance Company since early … [Read more...]
Looking For a Place to Watch the Big Game?
When he lived in Denver and worked in the corporate world, Addie Culler’s basement was a shrine to football, basketball, baseball and ice hockey, complete with memorabilia, a built-in bar and, of course, an area dedicated to the American sport of watching American sports on television. He’s moved from Colorado to South Carolina, but Culler’s life isn’t all that different … [Read more...]
A Reason to Cross the Bridge – Morris Sokol Furniture
When you stroll off of historic King Street and into Morris Sokol Furniture chances are the word history does not come to mind. And if you were not as fortunate as I was to speak with owner Joe Sokol, you may never know about how Morris Sokol began nearly 100 years ago on the West Ashley dirt roads when an independent furniture salesman named Morris decided to corral his … [Read more...]