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8th Annual Grape Stomp and Harvest: Irvin House Vineyards
The occasional spattering of rain from stray storm clouds only served to make the heavy muscadine grapes swinging on their vines look that much more appetizing during the 8th annual Grape Stomping and Harvest Festival at Irvin House Vineyards on Wadmalaw Island this past Saturday, August 28. As attendees milled around looking at several... »
The rewards of being a volunteer
By Sue Holloman Many of us who have volunteered at Mount Zion, our neighborhood elementary school, often wonder how much impact our efforts have made over the years. I have been one of the volunteers at Mount Zion Elementary School for the past 15 years. In the beginning I taught small groups of children one morning... »
Summer wrap up at the Sandcastle
Kiawah’s Sandcastle hosted several fun activities during the long, hot days of summer, including barbeques, arts & crafts and pool games. Check in with the Sandcastle to find out what great activities they will be hosting for Kiawah residents this fall! document.getElementById("_cp_widget_4c87633940a74").innerHTML=''; cp_load_widget("%5Bcincopa+10740125%5D", "_cp_widget_4c87633940a74"); Share on Facebook »
Photographing the famous
By Nancy Anne Dawe When I learned last February that Boston’s famed portrait photographer Fabian Bachrach had passed away at age 92, I felt sad but also happy to have once known the man. I’d interviewed him early in 1981 for a series of articles that were later published in Yankee Magazine, U.S. Air Inflight... »
G, what an alternative!
By Kristin Hackler In 1972, plans for a completed “Charleston Inner Belt Freeway” were drawn to include a connection between West Ashley, James Island and Johns Island. However, after the 19.4 miles of the existing I-526 was completed in the late 1980s and early 1990s, work on the remaining section fell to the wayside until... »
The Silver Swimmer returns to Seabrook
By Kristin Hackler The conference room at the Lake House was decked out with cookies, cupcakes and bowls of M&Ms on Wednesday, July 28, in honor of a remarkable Seabrook Island resident. Tim McBride, son of Gail and Robert McBride, recently arrived home from the National Special Olympics in Nebraska with two silver medals to... »
Celebrating the cogs in the Rotary wheel
By Kristin Hackler There are so many people selflessly giving their time and talents to help others on and around John’s Island, and on July 21, the Johns Island Rotary Club took the time to recognize a few of them. During their annual leadership installation celebration, Johns Island Rotary also introduced a new annual service... »
Quilting lives with Earthalee McPherson
BY MEREDITH POWELL Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach Center (OLM) does not just reach out to residents of James, John’s, and Wadmalaw Islands to help prevent homelessness and destitution. They do not just help adults further their education with GED and English as a Second Language classes, all while providing childcare. They do not... »
Gullah culture visits Wadmalaw
BY MEREDITH POWELL On the morning of Friday, July 23, the Wadmalaw Island Community Center (WICC) hosted a luncheon and lecture for the Pan African Diaspora Family Union Group. The afternoon began with a greeting from WICC Director Bertha Smalls-Middleton, West Ashley High School student (INSERT HER NAME) who sang the National Anthem, and Reverend (FIRST... »
The Most Interesting Man in the World
BY RICHARD HRICIK Presently, there are commercials touting ‘The Most Interesting Man in the World.’ I am happy to report that these commercials are in fact false as the most interesting man in the world does not peddle beer but is in fact a Citadel graduate whom I recently had the pleasure of meeting on... »
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