Someone must have made a deal with “the man at the top”, because after eight solid days of afternoon thunderstorms, the early evening of June 17 kicked off with barely a cloud in the sky. After celebrating the grand opening of the new Seabrook Beach Club only a few weeks before, Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club members …
Jun 26 2009
Fourth of July events on the islands
Kiawah Island Friday, July 3 Kamp Kiawah: Patriots! 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Come to Kamp at Night Heron Park and show your American Pride. Enjoy patriotic hat making, fighting pirates to defend the island, and traditional American relays. Ages 3 – 11 years. Reservations required: 768-6001. Patriotic Pool Games in the Park 2 pm …
Jun 26 2009
Where’s the beef?
Far across the dim, hazy grass field, a strand of young pine trees stood at stark attention against the otherwise open landscape. Michael Cordray, his farm hat casting a shadow over all but a thick beard, leaned into the split rail fence and called “heeeeeyyyyyoooo”, cupping his hands in the direction of the copse. Suddenly, …
Jun 26 2009
ArtFest at Rosebank Farms
The artists at Rosebank Farms will be on-site to meet with visitors on Saturday, June 27 from 5 – 7pm. ArtFest showcases the local artists and their works in a setting that encourages guests and artists to mingle, chat, and enjoy the natural setting of the galleries located at beautiful Rosebank Farms. A wide range …
Jun 26 2009
Sentiments about sediment
By Kristin Hackler On June 10, the department of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) held a much-anticipated public hearing on Kiawah Development Partner’s request for a Stormwater permit which would allow for a 340 foot corrugated steel bulkhead at the neck of Captain Sam’s Spit along the Kiawah River. The bulkhead would require four …
Jun 26 2009
Hydrangea Festival becoming island tradition
Another successful Hydrangea Festival squeezed in between this past week’s torrential downpours, and the rare opportunity to picnic in the sunshine and to speak one-on-one with local horticulturists brought hundreds of visitors from across the Lowcountry to Rosebank Farms. For the fourth year in a row, farm figurehead Sidi Limehouse and his crew went out …
Jun 25 2009
From farm to plate at Thackeray Farms
Take your time and enjoy a picnic from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 28. Slow Food Charleston is hosting a country-style Farm to Plate Picnic at Thackeray Farms on Harts Bluff Road on Wadmalaw Island. Bring your own food, beverages and blankets or chairs. Local farmer Shawn Thackeray and Rita’s Roots owner Rita …
Jun 17 2009
Angel Oak development before Commercial Corridor Design Review Board
A meeting of the Commercial Corridor Design Review Board will be held Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 5 p.m. in the Meeting Room, Third Floor at 75 Calhoun Street (Charleston County School District Building). The following applications will be considered: 1. Maybank Highway @ Bohicket Road – TMS# 279-00-00-142, 248 Sea Island Comprehensive Healthcare Corporation …
Jun 17 2009
“Stone’s Throw” supper at The Sanctuary
As part of its seasonal “Taste of the Lowcountry”, the Jasmine Porch restaurant in The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort will introduce its quarterly “Stone’s Throw Dinner Series” on June 18, 2009, to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Charleston. This four-course meal will feature ingredients procured from a “stone’s throw” (within 100 miles) …