Muscles, Movies, Meals & Music A certified fitness instructor, personal trainer and staff member at the Mount Pleasant Senior Center, Barbara Gentle put it best: “The over 50 population of today is not the same as our parents. It’s a whole new world out there. Retirement is much busier and the Senior Center provides opportunities for healthy living and a great social … [Read more...]
Location, Location
Our Fashion Shoot This edition of Mount Pleasant Magazine is all about being green. Earth Day is April 22; what better way to celebrate our fashion layout than with reused clothing? All of the pieces featured were donated, shared among friends or loaned from one of our consignment advertisers. We chose the locations for the fashion shoots to highlight two segments of … [Read more...]
Shopping Without Dropping
Resale, Thrift & Consignment It is an interesting time to be a consumer. Newspapers and TV networks regularly push headlines about a deflated economy. Yet as so many Americans struggle, prices for goods continue to rise. For that reason, the slogan, “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” is not only a mantra but a battle cry for individuals and families. The negative undertone of … [Read more...]
Spanning History: More than 30 Years Later, Bridge Run is a Part of Lowcountry Lore
It was Sunday, April 2, 1978. A brilliant blue sky and intense sunshine welcomed an enthusiastic group of runners to Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant. Little did they know that they were laying the building blocks of an incredible legacy – the Cooper River Bridge Run. The heat was on – literally. The race-time temperature climbed to a balmy 82, quite warm for early April, even … [Read more...]
Rackets, Rockers and More
Family Circle Tennis Center It’s been more than a decade since the Family Circle Cup broke up its marriage with Hilton Head Island, headed north to Daniel Island, escaped the shadow of the Heritage golf tournament and set out to make its own unique mark in the wide world of sports. Today, it is one of the Lowcountry’s most prestigious sporting events – rivaled only by … [Read more...]
Mount Pleasant – Shem Creek – Lowcountry – Charleston – Seafood – vendors
One of the luxuries of living on the coast is that you have access to an abundance of local seafood. We Southerners are passionate about our food, and having fresh ingredients at our fingertips is just one of the advantages of residing in the Lowcountry. It should come as no surprise that seafood abounds on the menus of most Mount Pleasant restaurants. In many cases, the … [Read more...]
Fear No Easel: Bringing Back Creativity
Overheard from the next table, “I haven’t held one of these in my hand since the eighth grade.” The 60-something-year-old gentleman was talking about a paintbrush as he sat in front of his blank canvas at Fear No Easel. Many in the room expressed similar sentiments: not having painted since high school; not feeling this creative since helping their child make a volcano for the … [Read more...]
Gullah Cuisine, 1717 Highway 17 North, Mt. Pleasant, SC
If you are not from here, You might think you’ve had real Southern cooking because you’ve tasted takeout chicken. You have not. If you are from here, you might have your mother’s fried pork chop recipe on a stained index card. And maybe you’ve known how to cook collards since you were old enough to reach the counter. Still, you don’t always feel like pulling out the heavy … [Read more...]
Mount Pleasant, SC – Thrift – Resale – Consignment shops
Mount Pleasant Thrift Shops Encore Thrift Store - supports CrossBridge Family Ministries 1039 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. • (843) 654-9095 Goodwill Stores - supports job training and placement for people with disabilities 1220-A Ben Sawyer Blvd. • (843) 216-8088 1141 Six Mile Road • (843) 375-0189 Habitat For Humanity - sells home improvement goods, home … [Read more...]
Cooper River Bridge Run Trivia Questions
In what month and year did the bridge run begin? March 1978 Who was the overall winner of the inaugural race? Benji Durden of Atlanta won in 30:22. Durden later made the 1980 U.S. Olympic marathon team. The race registration fee for 2012 is $30. What was the original fee? $3 and it included a … [Read more...]