Intelligent Design in the Garden of Eden
For a lot of people, the Lowcountry is paradise. The problem is, we can’t seem to agree on exactly what this paradise consists of.
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Author: Laura Von Harten
Doing Business After A Disaster
If you run a company, ask yourself this question: After a major hurricane, could you get your business started back up again within 14 days?
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The Sudden Onset of Bridgelessness
The McTeer Bridge has closed, and now a lot mouths are wide open — with astonishment, outrage, and in some cases, a certain giddiness.
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How Canning Came to Beaufort County
The canning process was invented as a result of a contest sponsored by Napolean Bonparte beginning in 1795. The French emperor needed to be able to feed his troops as they marched through Europe, and he was having a hard time. Hauling around lots of food – and keeping it from spoiling – was no easy feat.
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Learning to Build Bridges Out of Poverty
I was recently at a social services workshop where they had us do this exercise where we had to rate someone’s wealth.
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Dark Horizon, Bright Prospects
“As humans, we need bright days and dark nights.” Dave Crawford, Executive Director, International Dark-Sky Association You know how, while flying his plane at night in 1999, JFK Jr. got spatial disorientation and took a fatal plunge into the ocean?
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The Perils of Impervious Surfaces
Dum spiro, spero. While I breathe, I hope. That’s the official South Carolina motto.
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Grand Theft Cricket
Maggie and the Pirate never makes the list. You know the list I’m talking about: the Famous Movies Filmed in Beaufort list. This is because Maggie and the Pirate wasn’t exactly a major motion picture with great production values and wide distribution.
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Sunday Dinner at the Hospital
It’s been a rough couple of weeks. Not for me – for my 86-year-old cousin Margaret. She had emergency surgery after a hole opened up in her intestines and acid leaked into her belly.
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Bubba, Meet Kafka: Lowcountry Zoning Woes
When I ran for county council, I ran on a pro-conservation platform. During the council meeting on Jan. 8, however, my votes on a couple of zoning issues raised some eyebrows.
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Celebrate with Catering by Debbi Covington
