Author: Margaret Evans

Habersham’s inaugural Bottles and Barrels weekend rolled out to enthusiastic crowds of Lowcountry foodies June 14 and 15th. This Southern Living Inspired Event showcased fine wines, craft brews and farm-to-table cuisine prepared by top-tier local chefs.

Come have a killer time for canines . . . A heartbroken lifeguard and a steroid-shooting surf pro. A couple of sexy gold diggers willing to fight for the bijillionaire they both, um . . . love. A lottery winner looking to try the part of International Playboy on for size. A local girl with a heart of gold . . . and a thirst for revenge. Big screen superstar Loni Luhan, who’s SUPPOSED to be in rehab, but just can’t pass up the party.

Hear that quirky sound? Bzzzzt. Nothing makes time fly quite like an impending colonoscopy (ok, maybe tax day looming on the horizon or your semi-favorite crowd of relatives scheduled to visit from out of town). My June 2 colonoscopy approached with increasing speed as the previous one in 2009 spiraled into a tiny retreating speck in the rearview mirror. My, how quickly five years can whiz by when it comes to scheduled major medical tests.

Shopping at the ReStore Editor’s Note: This summer, Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore will celebrate 10 years in operation as the Beaufort area’s ‘store that builds houses.” Lowcountry Habitat, the northern Beaufort County affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, was founded here in 1990.

The “food truck” invasion is taking over America’s street corners from LA to NYC and Portland to Austin. There are no limits to the types of food that are now being sold from trucks and carts – a million chicken dishes; Korean BBQ tacos; Indian curries; sushi; waffles; cupcakes; rice balls; regular, gourmet, eco-friendly, or Black Angus, grass-fed, organic burgers; vegan-friendly fare; ice cream treats and desserts of every type and delicious design…”  – Chef2Chef Website