Contents VOL. 1, ISSUE 1
Publisher’s Note ................................................................................... 3 Our Contributors .................................................................................. 4 Web Extras ........................................................................................... 5
Features Billy Swails: From Lowcountry Boy to All-America Mayor ..................... 6
Invasion of the Orange Cones: Johnny Dodds Boulevard Construction ............................................... 14 Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival ...................................................... 26
Our Neighbor: Charleston A peek at some of the best things going on west of the Cooper Elite Fivesome: 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah ........................ 29 Culinary Destination........................................................................ 30 Tennis Town, USA ............................................................................ 32 Celebrating All Things Nautical: Harbor Fest .................................... 34 Craft Beer Industry ......................................................................... 36 Charleston Race Week ..................................................................... 38
Back to School with Principals .......................................................... 42 Leading From The Top: Lucy Beckham, Wando High School Best In The Middle: Benjamin Bragg, Cario Middle School Light Bulbs From The Beginning: Lona Pounder, Whitesides Elementary
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NETWORKING MPBA: Helping Businesses Prosper .................................................... 18 Customer Care ................................................................................... 20
PLAYING Recreation For All: Mount Pleasant Rec Activities ................................ 22
PONDERING Mount Pleasant, N.Y. .......................................................................... 24
LOOKING GOOD Dress Code: Fashion on the Pitt Street Bridge ..................................... 46
FEELING GOOD Finding a Doctor Made Easier ............................................................. 50 Losing Lbs. ........................................................................................ 51
EATING WELL Going to Market: Mount Pleasant Farmers’ Market .............................. 52
GOING OUT East Meets West Meets Lowcountry: Eurasia ....................................... 54 The Buzz on Ben Sawyer: Triangle Char & Bar .................................... 56 Travel to Sullivan’s: High Thyme Cuisine ............................................. 58
FACETIME Some of our Mount Pleasant Neighbors ............................................. 60 Mary Lou Hellman, Barbara Millen Patrick, Steve Skardon Jr. and Thomasena Stokes-Marshall
REMEMBERING Our Village Library ............................................................................. 64
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On the Cover: Billy Swails is a hardworking community leader, a local
business owner and a proud father and grandfather. From his roots in the Lowcountry to his deep love for the town, he is our All-America mayor.
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