By CCPRC The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission is proud to work with other local agencies as part of a program that offers swim lessons to children throughout the Lowcountry. Through CCPRC’s Community Education partnership with the Charleston County School District, the Community Services of Edisto, and the Lowcountry Aquatic Swimming Project, CCPRC is …
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Jun 12
Kiawah Partners Sold to Charlotte Firm
By Hannah Dockery South Street Partners, the Charlotte, North Carolina based real estate investment firm purchased Kiawah Partners on Monday, June 2. The new ownership will allow the company control of Kiawah Island Real Estate, Kiawah Island Utility, Freshfields Village, the River Course and Cassique, as well as hundreds of undeveloped lots on Kiawah and …
Jun 07
Water, Water Everywhere
By John Nelson The other day, someone here in town brought by a big plastic bag with all sorts of plant matter inside. The plants had all come from a small pond behind his home, in Columbia, and this fellow wanted all the plants in the bag identified: he suspected that some of them were …
Jun 03
Charlotte To Host International Symposium On Huntington’s Disease
By NC Press Release Charlotte, NC – Charlotte has been selected as the site of the 7th Annual Huntington Study Group Clinical Research Symposium, which is expected to attract leading scientists and medical professionals from throughout the world. Workshops preceding the symposium include networking for regional doctors and health care providers, continuing education for medical …
May 31
Former Kiawah Mayor Passes Peacefully
Mary Elizabeth (Lib) Melvin, 96, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2013, at Covenant Shores Retirement Home on Mercer Island, WA. She had been a resident there since 1997 when she moved from Kiawah Island, SC. She was born in Newark, NJ [sic], attended high school in Port Washington, NY, attended Meredith College in Raleigh, …
May 24
Harry Potter’s Favorite Mystery Plant
By Dr. John Nelson When you look closely at our Mystery Plant, you can rather easily tell that it belongs to the bean family. Each flower is what we call “papilionaceous,” and in a fanciful way, butterfly-shaped. Five petals are present, all a beautiful pink or pale magenta. Four of the petals are about the …
May 10
What a Wonderful Wildflower
By John Nelson All the “composites,” or members of the sunflower family (or aster family, if you prefer) have their tiny, reduced flowers arranged in compact heads. A single head is sometimes called a “capitulum,” which of course, means “small head.” Recall that each ovary of each flower will ripen into a fruit, and with …
May 07
Small Surf Town Reaches Out To Special Needs Kids And Adults
Provided by NC Press Release. Named as one of the World’s 20 Best Surf Towns by National Geographic, Wrightsville Beach is a small surf town of 2,000 with a big heart for special needs kids and adults. Kicking off the town’s 2013 schedule of special needs surf camps on May 18 is the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation’s Life Rolls On for people with …
May 03
Prom Promise at St. John’s High School
By Battalion Chief James Ghi The St. Johns Fire District and City of Charleston Fire Department, with the cooperation of St. John’s High School, hosted “Operation: Prom Promise 2013” on April 15. “Operation: Prom Promise” is an event designed to share information about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol with teenage drivers. …
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