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25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Hilton Head Prep Presents Tony Award-Winning Musical Comedy
The competition is intense. The words are hilarious. And the kids are unique. So let the games begin! For its fall musical production, the Hilton Head Preparatory School Performing Arts Department is proud to present the uproariously funny 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This…
9 Reasons To LOVE Bluffton
“Bluffton is a State of Mind” is the town’s unofficial motto. It is painted, carved and shellacked on nearly every piece of driftwood that floats up from the May River. Go to any art gallery speckled along the quaint streets in Old Town Bluffton and…
A Competition of Elegance "Concourse d' Elegance"
If you didn’t make it to the 7th Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival October 30 thru November 2, you truly missed “An Affair to Remember.” Depending on which cars you were hanging around, you might even have thought you caught a glimpse…
A Fresh Alliance: Farmers Markets Join Forces to Promote Local Produce, Growers
A Good Hair Day: Now That's KARMA
For many years, it has been Danielle Keasling’s dream to own her own salon. She had a location, a lease, her love of doing hair and a lunch date with karma. In November, Danielle met her husband Jeff at Captain Woody’s Bar & Grill in downtown…
A House is not a Home without a Family. Builder Profile: Village Park Homes CEO, John Cardamone
For over 20 years, his name has been synonymous with quality residential construction and design integrity. As founder and CEO of Village Park Homes, John Cardamone leads a development team responsible for designing and building some of the area’s most admired and successful communities, blending…
A Menu of Great Dining Options as Chamber Restaurant Week Returns
Last year’s inaugural Chamber Restaurant Week was a “first course” in a new tradition that met with delicious success. Area restaurants will be presenting even more great cuisine for the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Chamber Restaurant Week, January 23-30. During Chamber Restaurant…
A Salute to Beer - First Annual Beer Fest Comes to Buffton
Mark Weisner knows his beer. A beer enthusiast, he’s even visited Belgium to try the country’s renowned Trappist and abbey beers. Twice. He had to go back. “I’ve been to Belgium twice, and the reason I’ve been to Belgium twice is to drink beer,” said Weisner,…
A Series of Fortunate Events
Hilton Head Wake Sports Captains Dave Rice and Matt Williams have opened Hilton Head Wake Sports, a watersports charter business operating out of the Palmetto Bay Marina Kerri Mullis Engard Real Estate Company welcomes Kerri Mullis to its team as Office Manager/Property Manager handling long term property management…
A Simply Extraordinary Idea: Volunteers in Medicine Celebrates 15 Years
In a sense, it is like a fairy tale. Once upon a time (1993), on Hilton Head Island, there lived hundreds of retired doctors and dentists and nurses and other medial professionals. And once upon a time (1993), one out of three people who called…
A Stylish Spring At Tanger - Fashion Week Offers opportunities for Spring Wardrobe Change
While this winter was mild by comparison, spring is heating up in the Lowcountry, and people are revisiting their wardrobes. If you’ve decided this is the year you’re going to throw away those questionable items malingering in your closet and unleash your inner fashionista, you…
A Tour Of Bluffton with Mayor Sulka
What do you get when you mix a pile of old tires, a half-naked mannequin, and a butcher’s knife? Believe it or not, these are just a few of the things you may find at Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka’s favorite haunts. I recently ventured out…
Advice For Tourists...From The Locals
AFR: A Friendly Rivalry
Try as you might, you’re not going to get the lady golfers at Bluffton and Hilton Head Island High Schools to say something bad about one another. After all, they’re natural rivals, both by geography and comparison. Ocean versus river. Seahawks versus Bobcats; before the…
Aladdin Shines and Shimmers
Hilton Head Prep’s holiday musical has all the dazzle of a New York Radio City Show! Performing arts director, Don Hite, promises that Hilton Head Prep’s production of Walt Disney’s Aladdin, this December 10th, 11th and 13th, will absolutely capture all the franticness and energy of…
Amazing Grace at Palmetto Bluff
Her name is Grace and she celebrated her 97th birthday this April; she’s still sleek, strong and distinguished. She doesn’t work every day, but on the days she does, she holds her own to gals half her age. She’s been known as the darling of…
Amos Hummell: Coloring outside the Lines
“Coloring outside of the lines is scary business. Some days I don’t have the courage for it at all. On my big, bold days, though, I let my red crayon just streak across a line. Then I swirl my purple and orange out there with…
Annual Christmas Concert Warms The Heart
Each December, as the temperature turns from a nip to a chill, the magical twinkle of the holidays begins to descend upon us. The sound of crunching leaves slowly gives way to the tinkling of bells and the sound of carols. The smell of fireplaces…
APRIL 2011: Charity Corner - Foundation For Excellence: Supporting innovative instruction in Beaufort County schools
The Beaufort County School District Foundation for Educational Excellence was established in 2007 to support student enrichment activities and projects that are beyond regular school budgets through Teacher Innovation Mini-Grants. The foundation recently distributed funds totaling $4,786.17 to 12 teachers in the Beaufort County School…
APRIL 2011: High Spirits - It's Raining Golfers
TEE UP SOME SPECIAL COCKTAILS! April is not just the month for showers; actually, it’s the month when it rains golfers. From the Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links here on Hilton Head Island to the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.,…
APRIL 2011: Letters To The Editor
BLAST FROM THE PAST Hey Maggie, It’s been a long time! I hope you are well! I’ve been following the magazine, and it continues to look great month after month. Although the guy’s biceps on the cover for this month aren’t as sculpted as mine, it…
APRIL 2011: Mayor- Hilton Head and Bluffton
The answer to the above question is, in a word, plenty. That is why so many town, county, and state residents are working very hard to help preserve our tournament. Within the last 18 months, Heritage Classic Foundation members, local and county officials, our governor…
APRIL 2011: Series Of Fortunate Events
SALTY DOG Marion Plumb and John Marsh of Hanes present Hanes Beefy-T® Hall of Fame Award to Bob Gossett, president of The Salty Dog Cafe and Jake, The Salty Dog. ROTARY CLUB The Rotary Club of Bluffton recently recognized member, Michele Cleland, with Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellows…
APRIL 2011: What You Need To Know About - Tired of Volatility? Need Income? Try Commercial Real Estate
Most individual investors have access to a limited number of solutions to meet their financial goals. It is unfortunate, but high net worth and institutional clients have many more options from which to choose. In fact, the largest endowments and financial institutions benefit from diversification…
April 2012: Charity Corner - 2012 Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest: David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation Fundaraiser set for April 28th
The fifth annual Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest, sponsored by the David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation, is set to take place on April 28, 2012, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Shelter Cove Community Park. The popular, family-friendly event serves as the foundation’s annual fundraiser…
April 2012: Our Town - Name That Tune: Hilton Head High School Presents a Slice of American Pie
Hilton Head Island High School is baking another slice of American Pie as it gears up for its seventh annual production of the always-entertaining student and faculty talent show. A musical event that will blow audiences away, this year’s American Pie theme, “Name that Tune,”…
April 2012: Series of Fortunate Events
To be included in our next Series of Fortunate Events, please email Ashton Kelley a PHOTO and A SENTENCE (not a paragraph) at a.kelley@celebratehiltonhead.com. Photos will not be accepted without a sentence. Sentences will not be accepted without a photo. Paragraphs will be edited…
April 2013: B-Social
2013 LOW COUNTRY HEART WALK Are you a heart disease or stroke survivor-or do you know someone who is? The American Heart Association wants to walk with you. On Saturday, April 13, over 2,000 people will take to the streets for the American Heart Association’s Low Country…
APRIL 2013: BEHIND THE GATES- CALLAWASSIE ISLAND
Last month, Behind the Gates took its first steps into Jasper County. In this issue, Callawassie Island brings us back to Beaufort County, but takes us for only our second foray off the 278 mainland corridor since leaving Hilton Head Island. The folks up there…
April 2013: Charity Corner- Deep Well
Deep Well Celebrates 40 years Helping Islanders in Need It was the late 1960s when island resident Charlotte Heinrichs, a former New York State public health nurse, recognized that the widespread infestation of parasites in local school children was the result of water wells that were…
April 2013: Mayors
ARE WE OPEN FOR BUSINESS? Recently, Hilton Head Island Town Council voted to oppose a flyover bridge to connect the Bluffton Parkway to U.S. 278, just before the causeway to Hilton Head Island. One might think that the flyover is a new idea. Actually, it has…
April 2013: Series of Fortunate Events
Welcome to the Team Jean Woods has joined The Alliance Group Realty located in the Fresh Market Shoppes on Hilton Head Island A New Position Palmetto Electric Cooperative has named Berl Davis Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective April 1. Welcome! Colleton River Plantation Club is pleased…
Are You Ready for Some Paddleboarding? SUPfest set for Saturday, May 19
SUPfest, A celebration of stand up paddleboarding, will be held Saturday, May 19, noon-4 p.m., on the May River from Wilson Landing at Palmetto Bluff. If you have been considering trying the sport of stand up paddleboarding, SUPfest will offer the perfect venue. The fun-oriented…
Art League of Hilton Head
When sitting down to dinner, have you ever taken a look at the fork in your hand, the chair that you’re sitting on, or all the furnishings in the room for that matter, and considered them works of art? “Look at that fork,” challenges local…
August 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head and Bluffton
The Tide is Turning on Hilton Head Island Over the last year or so, some said that the tide was on its way out on Hilton Head Island. We were losing the Heritage Golf Tournament; we were losing visitors; our residential and commercial structures were getting…
AUGUST 2012: BEHIND THE GATES
When comparing and contrasting the higher-end private golf club communities in the Hilton Head/Bluffton area, it’s really hard to reach a conclusion. The simple fact is that all of them are pretty spectacular places to live, and choosing one over the others usually boils down…
AUGUST 2012: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, I am thrilled there are so many pre-school options in the area but would have loved to have had our very special and unique Junior Kindergarten program at Hilton Head Prep included in your recent article about choosing a preschool. Our well established JK…
AUGUST 2012: MAYORS
BUDGETING 101 Town council recently adopted our 2012-2013 fiscal year budget. We held numerous public meetings to review carefully the town manager’s proposed budget, and we discussed, at length, various revenue and expenditure items. No tax increase was proposed and no tax increase was adopted. The…
AUGUST 2012: SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS
Way to go! For the 17th consecutive year, The Hospital Auxiliary-Hilton Head Hospital/Coastal Carolina presented scholarship funds for Technical College of the Lowcountry students enrolled in Health Services Programs. Bundle of Joy Proud Parents JT Roberts and Alli Neumann welcome Kingston Neumann Roberts, he was born January…
“My Name is... and I Am Currently Serving in Iraq...”—from an e-mail to Hilton Head’s Operation R&R
It’s different now, of course, with e-mail and cell phones to keep in touch with family back home. But the dirt on his boots and the dirt in her hair is still the soil of Iraq or Afghanistan, both hostile, dangerous environments. Even though images…
“This is Hargray, May We Help You?”
Here’s an easy riddle to solve: What do the elegant building on the USCB South Campus and 15 kids at The Children’s Center on Hilton Head Island have in common? Answer: Hargray, the company that has been a good corporate neighbor to the Lowcountry since Miss…
B-Social : Wingfest Returns for 18th Season, Dance with the Stars & Pre-Wingfest Party
The Island Recreation Association and Hargray are proud to present the 18th annual Wingfest, where over 6,000 pounds of chicken wings will be served. Fifteen to 20 local restaurants will cook their best wings from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 in a fun-filled,…
B-Social: 2013 Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest
The sixth annual Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest, sponsored by the David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation, takes place Friday, April 5, 2013, 5-8 p.m., and Saturday, April 6, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., at Shelter Cove Community Park. The family-friendly event serves as the foundation’s annual fundraiser…
Banana Open Junior Challenge
A large banana has been sighted around Hilton Head Island and Bluffton. Hard at work promoting next month’s Banana Open Junior Challenge tennis event, the banana visited local high school tennis teams and even went to a party or two. It is fitting that the…
Beaufort Festiv-ALE
What could be better than spending a sunny day strolling along the water sipping a cold beer? How about spending two days sampling dozens of finely crafted brews from around the world and helping out a couple of good causes at the same time? “Beaufort Festiv-ALE…
Behind The Gates - Hilton Head Plantation, Indigo Run, Palmetto Hall, Port Royal
Behind the Gates: Hilton Head Lakes
This month, Behind the Gates ventures outside the confines of Hilton Head Island and Bluffton for the first time. Our first stop as we cross over into Jasper County is Hardeeville’s Hilton Head Lakes, which is kind of like making two stops, because Hilton Head…
Behind The Gates: Oldfield
About 13 miles from the bridge to Hilton Head Island on Highway 170, or about 18 miles from Beaufort in the other direction, you’ll come upon a pastoral scene: long white fences, rolling pastures and grazing horses. No, this isn’t Kentucky. You’re in Okatie, South…
Behind the Gates: The Crescent & Eagle's Pointe
Belfair: Golf and a Whole Lot More
It’s labeled a “private golf community.” While golf is definitely king at Belfair, the “community” part of that label is the glue that binds residents together. “Sure, it’s a wonderful golf community. But it’s a lot more than golf,” said William Thorpe, a retired orthopedic…
Best Kept Secret - THE GOLF CLUB AT INDIGO RUN
How much fun is a well-kept secret anyway? The plain truth is, usually not much. So let’s blast this one out there and do the big reveal. The Golf Club at Indigo Run, tucked back about two miles off Highway 278, at the far end…
Betty Melkon on Facebook: It’s not just for kids anymore
Betty Melkon isn’t one to take the challenging economy and real estate market at face value. Instead, the successful and enterprising realtor is using Facebook and other Internet networking and marketing tools to adapt to the changing real estate environment. A licensed Realtor for Charter…
Bicycling: Cycling Around the Lowcountry - HILTON HEAD ISLAND WORKS TOWARD RECOGNITION AS A BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY
Hilton Head Island is a terrific place to visit and a fantastic place to ride a bicycle. One hundred-seventeen miles of public and private shared-use pathways connect to virtually anywhere on this beautiful island. And don’t forget the 12 miles of bike-able hard packed beaches.…
Bicycling: Cycling Around the Lowcountry - KICKIN' ASPHALT - Bicycle Club
It’s Saturday morning. Coffee’s brewing and the cobwebs are clearing. Skip the honey-do list. It’ll be there when you return. Instead, grab your bike and let Kickin’ Asphalt Bicycle Club take you for a ride. The fresh air will do you good. From its start in…
Bluffton Christmas Parade
What started last year as my family’s annual ritual to the Bluffton Christmas Parade ended with a muddied shoe and a bruised ego. That’s the day I fell into a drainage ditch along May River Road. Now, I didn’t take a header straight into a…
Boats and Bachelors Team up for a Worthy Cause: A Few Good Men Add Charm to the May 2 Hospice Fundraiser
For the past five years, the beginning of May has brought one of the area’s largest fundraisers and most anticipated social events: Hospice Care of the Lowcountry’s Yacht Hop. This year will be no different. On May 2, at 5:30 p.m., the Harbour Town Yacht…
BREAKIN' THE LAW!
Protectors of the Plantations. Perpetuators of Peace. Guardians of all that is Vulnerable in a Crazy World. They keep the Lowcountry and its citizens safe from the evil that lurks in the criminal mind. But despite their valiant and sometimes superhuman efforts, every now and again…
Bright Young Man Returns to Grow BIG Business on Hilton Head Island
Lee Edwards, one of Hilton Head Island’s brightest young entrepreneurs, speaks of The Greenery’s success and his hopes for the future. The old adage, “The more things change, the more they stay the same,” resonates with Edwards, who today presides at the business his father…
Bully for You
It was a simple scene at the pool. Four middle school guys, all slim and athletic, shirts off, bouncing in and out of the water, all comfortable with each other, trading verbal and physical jabs—a poke here and a push there. Then the Big Guy…
C2 Exclusive Interview: SKIP HOAGLAND In His Own Words
Three months ago, Hilton Head businessman Skip Hoagland launched a very public campaign calling into question the business practices and the motives of the Hilton Head Island Chamber of Commerce, and the organization’s president Bill Miles. Here, Hoagland tells us what’s behind his offensive and…
C2's - DINING GUIDE
Especially when it comes to eating. Here in the Lowcountry, we have a lot of choices when it comes to dining out, and that is one of the best things about living here. How many towns as small as ours have over 200 restaurants to…
C2's Frugal Fashion
Dave Leininger wasn’t always this dapper. “I lost over 80 pounds in just a year,” he said with enthusiasm. “Thrift store shopping was really born out of a need to buy clothes while I was losing the weight. You don’t want to spend a lot…
Calling All Conjurers, Wizards, and Wannabe's
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker…the doctor, the professor, the salesman, the student. On the first Monday of every month, assorted characters are found at the Sea Pines Community Center practicing all manner of bamboozlement—entirely legal, of course. “It’s a diverse group—none of them normal,”…
Chamber Golf Fashion Show Luncheon
The Port Royal Golf Club on March 2, 2010 The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce teamed up with The Lowcountry Golf Course Association this March to bring a new event to the area: the first annual Chamber Golf Week to support the Verizon Heritage PGA…
Change of the Celebratory Guard - Bluffton Rotary adopts the Bluffton Village Festival
“It was all very innocent in the beginning” said Babbie Guscio, owner of The Store on Calhoun Street, who founded the Bluffton Village Festival in 1978. She’s right; it seems the best celebrations always start out that way. “We needed a social event,” she said,…
Character + Work Ethic + Pride + SUCCESS - A Conversation with Bluffton High's Head Football Coach, Ken Cribb
I have this indelible image of Bluffton High School’s football team on my brain. It’s an image of unit cohesion, precision, focus, and intensity that you can feel in the stands…and the game hadn’t even started. I was watching the team’s pregame warm ups. Ken Cribb…
Charity Corner
A Lion’s Pride By David Gignilliat Richard “Grover” Cleaveland admits he was touched last year when he heard a piece of a conversation from one of the campers at Camp Leo, an activity-packed weeklong enrichment camp for sight-impaired youth from throughout South Carolina. “Last year, I overheard one…
Charity Corner - Your Community's Foundation
Charity Corner- Operation R & R
First there was Doug and Nic. Then there was Doug and Nic and Dak. Then there was just Nic and Dak. In less time that it takes you to say “IED” (improvised explosive device), Doug, husband of Nic, father of 16-month-old Dak, became one of this…
College Life Comes to Bluffton
She laughed. She cried. She is Kate Torborg, Student Life Director for the University of South Carolina Beaufort. She is one of the first people students meet when they arrive on campus, and it is her job to make sure their college experience is everything…
Consignment Shopping Stylish, Smart
Once upon a good economy, people didn’t flinch when paying full retail for a designer label or think twice before purchasing an expensive outfit for their precious child who might wear it only a handful of times before outgrowing it. Today, consumers are savvy and…
Corridor: Review Board
In her 1970 release, “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell sings: “They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.” The story behind the song goes that Mitchell wrote it during a trip to Hawaii. She looked out her hotel window at a beautiful mountain vista,…
Dancing Like The Stars: Fred Astaire Dance Studio's Annual Dance Showcase Lets Everyone Shine
You step out in front of hundreds of people sitting in muffled silence, but filled with anticipation. The spotlight shines on you and the music begins to play. And all of a sudden, you find yourself consumed and focused in your work as months and…
Dating Online? Kiss & Tell List! wants your story
Finding true love has never been easy, but thanks to the Internet, looking for it has become a national pastime. “Plenty of fish in the sea”? You bet! Recent statistics indicate that 44 percent of the adult American population is single. That’s over 100 million…
DEC 2012: MAYORS
Economic Development on Hilton Head Island At town council’s workshop in 2011, we spent a considerable amount of time on beginning to shape a different future for Hilton Head Island. We adopted as a top priority to create an economic development advisory committee (EDAC), composed of…
December 2010: CHARITY CORNER: Caring Coins
There are no bad ideas. We hear that a lot. Likely, the first person who ever muttered that phrase was responding to a ludicrous idea, and couldn’t think of anything else to say at the time. But, that phrase is what gives us the gumption…
December 2010: GET HITCHED - Julie Klein and Dave Battiste GET HITCHED ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND!
Ever since she was a little girl vacationing on Hilton Head Island, Julie Klein dreamed she would marry her Prince Charming under the candy-stripe lighthouse. Her late father shared her fairy tale vision and on Saturday, November 13th, their wishes came true. …
December 2010: OUR TOWN: How the Lowcountry Does The Holidays
For those who have spent holiday seasons in the north, hoping for snow, but enduring the bleak brown of bare trees, welcome to the Lowcountry, where we don’t fret about such things. Snow’s not happening, and we know it (last year was an aberration), so…
December 2010: SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS
BRIGHT CHOICE MEDICAL Welcoming Bright Choice Medical, now open in Sheridan Park. Locally owned and operated with over 20 Years of Experience. Wendy Miller-Hackett and Michael J. McGuire. ——————————————————————————————— COOKSPLUS On The Move! CooksPlus is now bigger, better and in more convenient location. Now in suite 250…
December 2011: Charity Corner - Second Helpings: Deliering Food and Hope through the Holidays and Beyond
You can’t stand in one spot all day to learn what Second Helpings is all about. If you did, you’d see something like this: dozens of early morning volunteers boarding three trucks just as dawn breaks. Six days a week, the Second Helpings trucks fire…
December 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head & Bluffton
As this month’s edition of Celebrate Hilton Head is being delivered, town council will be in the middle of its strategic planning workshop held December 1-3. Santa has his workshop; we have ours. While each of us wishes we could deliver gifts and grant wishes…
December 2011: Our Town - Malachi: The Miracle and the Messenger
A community fights to stop local dog rings When Margaret Mead said, “A small group of thoughtful people can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has,” she probably didn’t imagine a group of Bluffton residents surrounding a toothless, tortured pit bull being…
December 2011: Series of Fortunate Events
To be included in our next Series of Fortunate Events, please email Ashton Kelley a PHOTO and A SENTENCE (not a paragraph) at a.kelley@celebratehiltonhead.com. Photos will not be accepted without a sentence. Sentences will not be accepted without a photo. Paragraphs will be edited…
Definitely Not Your Father’s Golf
It has a certain ring to it: “street legal.” It sounds like a new television series on FOX .The good guys in, say, a STAR-B48 Bubble 2 chasing the bad guys in some boring two passenger rig you could find at virtually any golf course.…
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Hilton Head Prep Presents Some Robust Fun
Until a couple of months ago it’s possible there wasn’t a single dirty rotten scoundrel at Hilton Head Preparatory School. Now there are at least 27 of them. All will be on stage at the Visual and Performing Arts Center (VPAC) at Hilton Head Island…
Dog Days On Hilton Head
It’s not only human visitors and those who have chosen to live in the Lowcountry who find excitement, fun, beauty and interest wherever we go. Our four-legged doggie friends also think living here and visiting with their owners is pretty special! We are an amazingly…
Double Play "Oswald L. Mikell, MD"
He can save your life and he can make you feel (and look) better. Dr. Oswald Mikell, named the 2008 Dermatologist of the Year by the South Carolina Dermatology Association, is certified by the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery.…
Driving Miss Daisy - Opening Night Gala to benefit Arts and Education
For the sixth time in his 40-year career in theater, Bob Farley will direct one of his favorite plays—Driving Miss Daisy. The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina’s production, running March 16-April 1, will reunite Farley with the cast who performed in Atlanta’s critically acclaimed 20th…
Driving On - Stokes Brown Toyota Scion of Hilton Head Celebrates Five Years
When you walk into the spacious showroom at Stokes Brown Toyota off Fording Island Road, you wouldn’t be remiss in thinking it was built yesterday. The floors glisten, light floods through the glass windows, and a friendly staff stands ready to greet you at the…
Eat For A Week...(or more!)
Once past the winter solstice the days start getting longer, but this year the weeks seem to be doing the same. This year’s Hilton Head Island’s Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Chamber Restaurant Week runs from January 15-22 (that’s 8 days by our count) and designed…
Emory Campbell: Coming Home
“The military movements connected with the Civil War are well known. But the great mass of American people know but little, and so think less, of that other great event—the greatest in the history of the world—the emancipation of four million human beings held in…
En Garde
Maybe for Una Jackson it should be touché. According to the USFA, she’s number one in the United States in her category. USFA? That would be the United States Fencing Association. Jackson, who measures in at a charming five feet even, is in first place…
EXTREME MAKEOVER - Upscale Transformation of Tanger Outlet Center 1 Now Underway
If you’ve ever watched the popular television series, Extreme Makeover, you know that transformation isn’t a pretty process. Currently in its ugly duckling phase, like a lucky makeover candidate, Tanger Outlet Center 1 is undergoing a series of radical procedures with the promise to re-emerge…
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
JANUARY 12TH, 2010 It’s 6 a.m. on a cold Wednesday morning. The bright January sun starts to rise over the north side of Beaufort County, its first rays illuminating an empty home on the outskirts of town. The sidewalks are swarming with people, the roads filled…
FEBRUARY 2011: A Message From Your Mayor (Hilton Head Island and Bluffton)
Thanks to CH2 magazine, I plan to write a monthly article on Town government topics and issues that impact you. As your new mayor, I want to communicate in every way I can with residents, and by “communicate,” I mean I want to hear from…
FEBRUARY 2011: Charity Corner - Food For Thought: Annual Cooks and Books Serves Up It's Fifth Course
“Compliments to the chefs,” said Stephen Stewart about the 5th Annual Cooks & Books fête, a fundraiser for Literacy Voluneers of the Lowcountry to be held February 20 at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. Stewart, executive chef at TidePointe, a Vi Community on…
FEBRUARY 2011: Our Town - "A Red Carpet Affair" - Hospice Care Of The Lowcountry’s February Event
Guests may think they’ve landed on Hollywood Boulevard when they arrive at Hospice Care of the Lowcountry’s Hospice and Hearts Event. “A Red Carpet Affair” is the theme for the third annual event, and organizers have gone all out to ensure guests feel nothing short…
FEBRUARY 2011: Series Of Fortunate Events
February 2012: Hello My Name is...Chef Sallie Ann Robinson - Gullah Diva
February 2012: Letters to the Editor...
The great debate over Tim Tebow is a sad statement of the world we live in. After all his critics believe in ad nauseum “political correctness”, free thinking, anything goes kind of policy EXCEPT for Christian belief. The tired rhetoric that Ms Courtney…
February 2012: Mayors Drew Laughlin and Lisa Sulka
Politicians promise a lot, don’t they? But I can make a promise to you that I will guarantee to keep. We need volunteers to become members of our town government boards and commissions so that we can continue to serve our fellow residents in the…
February 2012: Our Town - Hilton Head Shore Notes Razzle and Dazzle
February 2012: Our Town - Swirl, Sip & Savor: 27th Annual Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival
It’s time to raise your glass. The 27th Annual Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival is coming March 5-10—an event that rolls out the red and white carpet of grapes, celebrating its most tasteful bouquet of competition, culinary complements and wine complexities. Like a…
February 2012: Series of Fortunate Events
To be included in our next Series of Fortunate Events, please email Ashton Kelley a PHOTO and A SENTENCE (not a paragraph) at a.kelley@celebratehiltonhead.com. Photos will not be accepted without a sentence. Sentences will not be accepted without a photo. Paragraphs will be edited…
February 2013: Behind the Gates- Belfair
“Let the majestic Avenue of Oaks welcome you home,” opens one piece of Belfair Plantation’s literature. These are not idle words. Beyond the gatehouse, a seemingly endless tunnel of beautiful moss-draped live oaks greets you and superbly sets the tone for the character that Belfair…
February 2013: Charity Corner
Hugs, snacks and crucial support are in steady supply at the Bluffton Boys and Girls Club, courtesy of unit director Molly O. Smith and staff plus a cadre of community volunteers aware of the serious pressures facing today’s youngsters. Issues including gang violence, low self-esteem…
February 2013: Mayors
Drew Laughlin The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina has been a mainstay for the arts here since 1996; however, the Arts Center has experienced financial difficulty and has appealed to the Town of Hilton Head Island for assistance. We recognize that any resolution to the Arts…
February 2013: Our Town- Winefest
Wine glasses will be raised, repeatedly, across the entire island in early March as the six-day Hilton Head Wine & Food Festival returns with an expanded lineup of education programs, chef dinners, home tours and auctions for fans of the vine, culminating in the big…
Fired Up About FIREWORKS
TOURISTS LOVE IT. ISLANDERS SUPPORT IT. STORE AND RESTAURANT OWNERS DEPEND ON IT. It’s Tuesday night fireworks at HarbourFest, an event that has attracted thousands of people to Shelter Cove Harbour for more than 20 years. But this summer, the pyrotechnic shows have been scaled back to eight Tuesdays…
Focus on Finance
> Is Your Money making you Mad? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know times are tight and it’s time to keep an eye on your finances. Locally, there are several professionals who have weathered previous storms and are equipped to help you…
Follow the 'Lead Dog' To South Beach for Fall Festivals & Events
The fall and winter is the time for new beginnings at Hilton Head Island’s South Beach Marina. Just as the tide flows in and out on Hilton Head’s 14 miles of beaches, there is a seasonal ebb and flow to the bustle of activity on the…
Friday Night Lights - Bobcat Football Gives Us Something To Celebrate
I didn’t even realize the game had started, and the Bobcats had already scored their first touchdown, mere seconds into the first quarter. The crowd went berserk (my indicator that something had indeed happened), and the contagious buzz that is Bobcats football spread through the…
Get Hitched on Hilton Head Island
The ultimate wedding dream-come-true wedding, all expenses paid, is now just 10 months away! The Get Hitched on Hilton Head Island contestants began registering their tales of true love online this month and as you can see though these samples, the range of explanations,…
Get Hitched On Hilton Head: A Wedding Giveaway in The Making
What does it take to throw a $100,000 luxury wedding weekend on Hilton Head Island? As the sponsors of Get Hitched on Hilton Head will tell you, a unified vision and community-wide cooperation are a good start. About 40 vendors will pool their resources November…
Gullah Heritage Tour
To tell the history of Hilton Head Island is to tell the story of the Gullah people. For the Campbell family and their Gullah Heritage Trail Tours, it all starts with five generations of their own family, and the story expands from there. Family members…
HawkFest 2009 / Strive to Excel
This year, Strive to Excel celebrates its tenth year in the business of selling hope to the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton youth by providing them with the skills and support to move on to college and beyond. Strive to Excel (S2E) is a non-profit…
Head of Its Class
Hello My Name Is Robin Swift
My name is Robin Swift, but my friends call me busy! You may have seen me at one of the many events at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn or volunteering someplace. I grew up in the boring/**exciting** town of Bellevue Washington. When…
Hello My Name is..BJ Payne (Coach)
Hi, My name is BJ Payne, but my friends call me coach. You may have seen me coaching Hilton Head High School Football or around the island with my family. I grew up in the boring/ exciting town of Massillon, Ohio. When I was five, my…
Hello My Name Is: Harry Miller (Babe)
Hi, My name is Harry, but my friends call me Babe. You may have seen me at the beach or walking Sofie my goldendoodle. I grew up in the boring/exciting town of Rockville Center. When I was five, my hero was my father, and now…
Heritage + Charity = CHARITAGE: The Tournament That Keeps On Giving
Hilton Head Fire & Rescue’s CPR Training and First Aid Class: Learning To Save Lives Was Never So Cheap, So Comfortable and So Easy
My dummy wouldn’t breathe. Here I was, kneeling on the ground, hunched over my dummy as he lay prostrate before me. He stared at the ceiling. His eyes blank and lifeless, a plastic bag wrapped over his mouth and stuffed down his throat to keep…
Hilton Head Island is Going Green: Don’t miss the 27th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
There’s one day a year when “going green” doesn’t mean recycling or eating organic—it means attending the annual Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade! All the revelry without the drive to Savannah, Hilton Head’s beloved street party is now in its 27th year and…
Hilton Head Island: Italian Heritage Festival
The posters for the upcoming Hilton Head Island Italian Heritage Festival are hard to miss. Striking, to say the least. Advertisements for the event feature a whimsically tilted replica Harbour Town Lighthouse, suggestive of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the famous bell tower in Italy’s…
Hilton Head Island’s Top Amenity: Healthcare
When you think of Hilton Head Island, what amenities immediately come to mind? Sunny beaches, lush golf courses? Tennis courts, waving palms, meandering leisure paths, heaping platters of fresh seafood? What you may be overlooking is one of our most valuable assets of all: The…
HILTON HEAD SEAFOOD FEST • APRIL 25 EVENT TO SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH, ISLAND RECREATION.
January 21, 2009 – Coligny Plaza and The David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation announced that they will sponsor the second annual Hilton Head Island Seafood and Arts Festival, April 25. After a 20 year hiatus, the festival resurfaced in 2008 hosting record…
HOLE IN ONE: Annual Golf Event A Sure Bet
What if I told you that you could spend $10, maybe win a $1,000,000 annuity and a new BMW, but most certainly improve the life of a child in Beaufort, Jasper, or Hampton counties? You’d do it right? Well, game on! Have I got the…
Hospice Care of the Lowcountry
November is National Hospice Month. Hospice Care of the Lowcountry’s executive director, Jenny Brasington, and director of community relations, Darlene Schuetz want to celebrate by clearing up some common misconceptions about what hospice is and what their people do. Here’s a hint: stop thinking about…
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
Getting ahead never got so many laughs than in Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, a hilarious song-and-dance sendup to big business. Written by the creators of Guys and Dolls, this mischievous Tony-winning musical pokes fun at all the usual office antics—brownnosing,…
Importance of Resort and Second-Home Ownership
Hilton Head Island and the Lowcountry are affected by resort and second-home ownership in many ways. When most people think about this type of ownership, they imagine owning a villa or ocean-oriented home in one of the oceanfront communities such as Sea Pines, Forest Beach,…
Is it the Right Time to Buy a Home on Hilton Head? We know it is, and we are here for you!
If you are reading this article right now and would love to buy a home or family vacation home, or even downsize or upgrade, on Hilton Head Island, you’re not alone. But how do you know if it is the right time to invest your…
Island Car Wash: Feng Shui for Your Car
Whether you are a mud-spattered, raised-in-the country boy, with a gun rack in the back of your truck or a starchy-pressed corporate raider with a BMW, you know the feeling of driving around when your car or truck is clean. Whether you know it or…
Island Car Wash: Incredibly Clean Cars Consistently
That’s not my truck. It can’t be. It looks too… what’s the word I’m looking for? “Awesome?” Yet, upon closer inspection, when you remove the tree sap, pollen, brake dust, two months worth of daily use and water spots, that is, indeed, my truck. The…
It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere!
Jan 2013: A Series of Fortunate Events
Politicians in Training SERVPRO of Beaufort County recently presented a check to Bluffton High School’s Youth Government Class to help the class travel to Columbia, SC where they will participate in a statewide Model Legislature and Court Conference. Alzheimer’s is Scary On Friday, October 26th, Salon Karma opened…
Jan 2013: Behind The Gates
Our Behind the Gates series has, not surprisingly, profiled a fair number of golf communities, most of them conceived and built during a period when golf participation was booming and the private golf community model was at its most viable due to demographic trends. The…
Jan 2013: Mayors
Our Acton Agenda Ahead The Hilton Head Island Town Council recently spent three days planning our strategic future for the coming year and more ahead. Our workshop goal was to establish a plan to accomplish priorities you will find below. We do this to avoid the…
JANUARY 2011: Charity Corner - Black And White And Red All Over
You’ve probably heard the old quip about what’s black and white and red all over. A newspaper, right? Well, yes, but on January 22nd, 2011 it will be The Westin Resort and Spa, as the American Heart Association’s Hilton Head Island Heart Ball 2011 hopes to bring…
JANUARY 2011: Our Town - Snow Daze
Once upon a time, in the middle of a very peculiar winter “Way Up North,” the people who usually bundle themselves against the wintry cold ran out of snow. It had been warmer than usual—above freezing well into January—and hadn’t even been cold enough to…
JANUARY 2011: Series Of Fortunate Events
Phillys Michael Kadar, Thomas and Kristen Svihlik (from left to right) are excited and proud to be the NEW Owners of Phillys Cafe & Deli on Hilton Head Island. ___________________ SPC. Scott Drake was awarded Soldier Leader of the Cycle on December 16, 2010 at Fort Jackson, SC. ___________________ Harper…
January 2012: Charity Corner - Happy Mouths: Ronald McDonald Care Mobile providing access to Dental Care
A clown known for its big, red, goofy shoes is laying out the welcome mat for local children to jump aboard the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile® as it brings dental care and oral health education to preschool and elementary schools in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton…
January 2012: Charity Corner - Save A Buck, Save A Pet: Palmetto Animal League Thrift Finds New Home
The newly opened Palmetto Animal League Thrift—formerly Animal House Thrift—now located in Sheridan Park facing Highway 278, may finally be in the perfect place to generate much welcomed revenues for the Palmetto Animal League (PAL), an animal adoption center that has enjoyed enthusiastic support from…
January 2012: Letters to the Editor
Tim, I know this loss of your position of Head Coach of your beloved Seahawks came as a shock. It is a shock to all of us and we feel your pain. We know what you went through during your time at Hilton Head High…
January 2012: Mayor - Hilton Head Island and Bluffton
Thanks to the efforts of a hard working town council, we produced a focused and energetic strategic plan for 2012 and beyond at our recent Strategic Planning Workshop. We threw out the playbook and adopted a different approach to how the workshop was conducted and,…
January 2012: Our Town - Kathy's Closet: Bluffton's newest consignment shop offers chance to help a good cause
Abacoa is never far from Kathy Deringer’s mind. The colorful neighborhood in Jupiter, Florida with its cozy colonial cottages in bright pastels and clean colors stands in stark contrast to the familiar Spanish adobe and stucco style homes so prevalent in South Florida. Whenever she…
January 2012: Series of Fortunate Events
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January Calendar of Events
Join Dolphin Head Golf Club and fulfill all of your 2009 New Year’s resolutions! Join now for $2009. A limited number of memberships available. Dolphin Head is a private, member-owned club located in Hilton Head Plantation. Memberships are all inclusive of unlimited…
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe: Celebrating the way Daufuskie was
Thirty years ago, when photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe first set foot on Daufuskie Island, she found not only inspiration in the Gullah community, but also friends for life. From 1977 to 1981, she created gorgeous black and white gelatin prints that portray the beauty of the…
JIM FURYK Intends To Defend
When defending Heritage champion Jim Furyk shows up at Harbour Town Golf Links for the 43rd Heritage, he’ll be just a few weeks shy of his 41st birthday. Maybe that makes him one of the “old guys.” Based on his sensational 2010 season, there are…
Joni & Carolyn's 25 Secrets To Market Street's 25 Years Of Success!
1985: Change your logo with the times…from a Pegasus to a beach umbrella (definitely more HHI appropriate!). 1986: When your favorite customers get sick, deliver soup to them. 1987: Pay taxes. (This should be done EVERY year.) 1988: Let your waitresses wear leggings if it’s the fad.…
July 2012 - Series of Fortunate Events
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JULY 2012- OUR TOWN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Everyone in the family will love the Disney classic, Beauty and the Beast, according to Bluffton High School student Dan Brown, who plays Cogsworth in the Main Street Youth Theatre’s upcoming production. “Kids will like the story line and hearing songs they know(from the film…
July 2012: OUR TOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT
If Hilton Head Island ordinances allowed (which they don’t), now would be a great time to drape a big banner across Highway 278 declaring Hilton Head Island Number One, because we are—the top Fire and Rescue EMS program and the number one Heart Safe Community…
JUNE 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head and Bluffton
By many accounts, the Heritage Classic Golf Tournament in April represented one of the most memorable since 1969. A very strong field of golfers, enviable weather, and an exciting finish was gratifying to all who attended, volunteered and worked the event. Heritage Classic Foundation chair…
JUNE 2011: Pet Extravaganza!
JUNE 2011: Series Of Fortunate Events
JUNE 2012: A Series of Fortunate Events
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JUNE 2012: Behind The Gates - Colleton River Plantation Club and Moss Creek
Ask the people who live there why they chose Colleton River Plantation Club, and they will probably give you one of two answers. It’s either the two elite golf courses or the natural beauty of the land and surrounding water. Since one begets the other,…
JUNE 2012: Charity Corner - Locks of Love: Corks and Karma Collaborate
The idea for a singular act of charity grew from a self-described “pseudo mid-life crisis,” for Josh Luman, one of the owners of Corks Wine Co. Neighborhood Wine Bar. Off and on throughout his life, Luman has had ponytails and recently has been toying with…
JUNE 2012: Hello My Name Is FREDERICK CHISOLM
JUNE 2012: Letters To The Editor
READER RESPONSE: A Line in the Sand: Should English be the OFFICIAL language of the USA? I think there is a much more basic reason to make English the “official” language. There has to be a line in the sand with regard to the language that…
JUNE 2012: Mayors Drew Laughlin and Lisa Sulka
Here we are on sunny, delightful Hilton Head Island, enjoying a quality of life measured by a menu of amenities the envy of many. We enjoy a sense of security, peacefulness, and serenity. And that is good. At the same time, we live on a…
JUNE 2012: Our Town - 2012 I CAN Games: Hargray Helps CrossFit Hilton Head Give Back in a Big Way
When Craig Hysell opened CrossFit Hilton Head in April 2010, he had a mission that extended way beyond the simple ownership of a gym or a business. “My goal is and always will be to make everything outside the box better,” Hysell said. (CrossFit gyms…
Kingfisher: Dinner And So Much More
The jovial, bronzed pelican rowing amidst a sea of oyster shells recalls a time 30 years ago when this restaurant was called Pelican Point. It was named for the pelicans you can still see on the sea wall across Broad Creek. Ten years later, it…
KYLE STANLEY Hometown Golfer Makes Heritage Debut
While golf announcer Jim Nantz waxes poetic about the majesty of the Calibogue Sound and the sublime lighthouse backdrop on the 18th hole of Harbour Town for the millions watching on CBS, local golf fans will have a chance to cheer one of their own…
Learning in the Lowcountry: Part 2
The variety of educational opportunities available to students—and parents—in the Lowcountry is nothing short of exceptional. What may be most challenging for parents is that, in terms of academics, there is little that could be called “traditional.” How students learn, the tools used in learning…
Letters to Editor-july 2012
Catherine, This is Pam from Palmetto Bay Sunrise Cafe. First of all, thank you for the great article about Sunrise. We had really great response…everyone loved it! I have a story for you that I thought you all might enjoy. Melissa, our adorable server…
LIFE AT CH2 - A Walk Down Memory Lane
Little Shop Of Horrors - Hilton Head Prep Students Bloom In This Exotic Production
When the script calls for an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood who grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers fame and fortune in exchange for feeding a growing appetite, finally revealing itself as an alien creature poised for global…
Love Him or Hate Him: Bluffton Town Councilman, Charlie Wetmor
Charlie Wetmore is a jerk. Or at least that is what I thought before we sat down together for a drink, at my request. So, I am sitting at a bar with Bluffton Town Councilman, Charlie Wetmore. He’s having a Coke (ah, a man of…
MARCH 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head and Bluffton
Here’s an offer you can’t refuse: Hard work, no pay. Okay. Maybe you can refuse the offer, but let me explain why you shouldn’t. Your Town government cannot operate, on many levels, without you. One of the most critical functions we perform is the operation of…
MARCH 2011: Charity Corner - WINGFEST: 16th Annual Festival Signals Beginning of Spring
MARCH 2011: Our Town - HILTON HEAD WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL: One of the Southeat's Most Notable Wine Affairs
Since we have no Major League baseball team and no Opening Day to mark spring’s arrival, let’s have a glass of wine instead. “Winefest is kind of like our Opening Day,” said Julie Musselman, the woman in charge of planning the Hilton Head Island Wine…
MARCH 2011: Series Of Fortunate Events
March 2012: Charity Corner - Hilton Head Dance Theatre presents Spring Version of Popular Summer Production
Hilton Head Dance Theatre will offer something for everyone when the dancers take the stage on March 30 and 31 for the spring production of Terpsichore: From Classic to Contemporary. Now in its 26th season under the direction of artistic directors Karena Brock-Carlyle and John…
March 2012: Hello My Name Is - Jake, The Salty Dog
March 2012: Mayors Drew Laughlin and Lisa Sulka
It’s not as if the tournament went anywhere, but given the fact it nearly slipped from our hands, I feel that we need to treat this event as though it’s been away from home. So let’s welcome it back under the new banner of the…
March 2012: Our Town - Hilton Head Island St. Patrick's Day Parade
One of Hilton Head Island’s grandest traditions (perhaps second only to the RBC Heritage) received a warm, fuzzy shot of Irish whiskey this year. Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade officials announced in January that the parade has secured a major sponsor for the…
March 2012: Series of Fortunate Events
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March 2013: A Series of Fortunate Events
A Family Business Catherine A. Scarminach has joined the law firm of Novit & Scarminach, P.A. with a practice focus in Real Estate, Estate Planning and Probate Law. Welcome! Corenza Vaughn has joined the Sun City Hilton Head Community Association as the Safety and Standards Director. A…
March 2013: Mayors
Are You Up for the Challange? “Engaging in activities devoid of difficulty, lounging in risk-free zones, is life without great meaning.”—Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. For those of you who may fit into this category, I have a possible solution: Come work with the Town of Hilton Head…
MAY 2011: Charity Corner - The Junior Jazz Foundation: Passing on the Legacy of Jazz to succeeding generations
According to musician, Jazz historian, and Jazz Corner owner Bob Masteller, “Knowing Jazz adds another dimension to your historical perspective. Jazz is America’s greatest artistic contribution to the world.” The Jazz Corner has built both a tradition and a reputation as one of the premier Jazz…
MAY 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head and Bluffton
HILTON HEAD ISLAND COMES ALIVE! As you will see from the list below, Hilton Head Island really comes alive this time of year. It was once written that “no winter lasts forever, and no spring skips its turn.” Well, winter is gone and we are about…
MAY 2011: Our Town - Pottery with a Purpose: Artisnas at PEP show off their talent at the kiln
“Each piece is different, one-of-a-kind, unique and has its own personality,” said Harold Watson, executive director of Hilton Head Island’s Programs for Exceptional People and founder of the non-profit’s novel pottery program. He’s referring to the organization’s unique ceramics, but he could just as easily…
MAY 2011: Series Of Fortunate Events
May 2012: Behind The Gates - Long Cove Club, Windmill Harbour, Spanish Wells and Wexford Plantation
May 2012: Charity Corner - Spring Swing For Charity: Annual Golf Event To Benefit HHFA
Instead of golfers shouting “fore” for an errant tee shot, for one spring charity tournament in particular, maybe they should yell “fire.” The Hilton Head Firefighters’ Association, in conjunction with Palmetto Fire Apparatus, will host the 2012 “Spring Swing for Charity” golf tournament at The…
May 2012: Hello My Name Is...Robert Irvine
MAY 2012: Mayors Drew Laughlin and Lisa Sulka
Cardiovascular disease is the largest killer in the industrialized world. As reported in the USA Today, US News & World Report, and many medical journals, the survival rate for sudden cardiac arrest varies tremendously from community to community—from as low as 5 percent to as…
May 2012: Our Town - 34th Annual Bluffton Village Festival: Bluffton Puts It's Best Foot Forward
The 34th annual Bluffton Village Festival, coordinated by the Bluffton Rotary Club, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 12 on Calhoun Street in Old Town Bluffton. The festival, commonly known as Mayfest, is a chance to enjoy the best Bluffton has…
May 2012: Series of Fortunate Events
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May 2013 : B Social
SPAMALOT IS ON A QUEST FOR LAUGHS AT THE ARTS CENTER Monty Python fans throughout the Lowcountry are quoting lines and speaking in British accents (sort of) in eager anticipation of Spamalot’s arrival at the Arts Center May 1. But thou needst not be a…
May 2013: Mayors
Infomania “Transparency” in government is all the rage now, but providing timely information to the public and the media is nothing new to us. The Town of Hilton Head Island employs numerous and various means to inform our residents about our goings on. In my mind,…
May 2013: Series of Fortunate Events
Welcome! Mortgage Network Inc., an industry leading independent mortgage lender, has announced that Mark Kombrink has joined the team. Here’s Looking at you Kid The International Spa Institute, located near historic downtown Bluffton, is pleased to announce that Jessica Shefsick has been promoted to Director of Esthetic’s Education. Lost…
Mayors JUly 2012
A Sign of the Times As Town Council considered changes to our Land Management’s (LMO) sign ordinance, I began hearing that we were on our way to becoming anywhere USA. Neon lights, signs on trailers, and fluorescent signs advertising any business anywhere was on the way…
Meet Your New Best Friend
Dog lovers of the Lowcountry, there is a hidden gem full of beautiful, sweet adoptable dogs right in our backyard. Maranatha Farm, a 501 © (3) non-profit organization, is located in Ridgeland, about 30 minutes from Bluffton. Although my description of the farm could never…
Music To Your Mouth - Behind The Scenes
Just a couple of weeks ago I woke in a cold sweat. However, once I realized that it was indeed just a dream that our event headliner (Gail Simmons, from Bravo TV’s Top Chef) didn’t show, I was able to relax a little. Palmetto Bluff’s…
Need a Loan? Atlantic Community Bank will help you get it
Here’s the deal. You want to buy a car. Detroit rejoices! Your local car dealer rejoices. Your family rejoices. You’ve had your eye on that new Prius. But then you check your RSS feeds on the Web, turn on the television or open the newspaper only…
Neighborhood Outreach Connection: Turning Hope into Reality
Nowadays, people can hardly get a good night’s sleep. Just try to find a few moments of free time, let alone a way to shake off the stress of work and family life. But slow down on your next drive past the Oaks Apartments. You…
New Programs Expand on Hospice Care: Honoring Veterans and Supporting Companions
In school, most children learn a great deal about how life begins—how the human body grows and changes throughout its life cycle, but rarely how the life cycle comes to an end. Talking about dying and death is difficult at best in our culture, and…
NHC
This is Your Grandfather’s Health Care. Growing old is not for wussies. For those of you in your 20s or 30s, this is a refrain you’ve probably heard from Mom and Dad or from cranky old grumpsters like Grammy or Gramps, and you think it has nothing…
Nov 2012: Letters to the Editor…
Ms. Washo, Your magazine implores the readers to “save the date” of October 25 at Reilley’s Plaza to meet CH2’s Bachelorettes of 2013. After seeing the photograph of them I doubt that anyone with any class is going to be interested in being there. Real “ladies”…
NOV 2012: MAYORS
Drew Laughlin (Hilton Head Island) USCB at Coligny The Town of Hilton Head Island recently completed a financial feasibility and economic analysis of two concept plans for the Coligny Beach/Pope Avenue area. One overriding theme of this analysis was that the town should move to install public…
November 2010: OUR TOWN - 21st Annual Taste Of The Season, A Culinary Gift To The Lowcountry
Taste of the Season…so much to see, taste and savor; it’s truly a culinary gift to the Lowcountry. Treat yourself to the crème de la crème of the island’s restaurants and sample the best of the best from more than 35 of the area’s top…
November 2010: SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS
1. FORT STEWART High ranking officers from Ft. Stewart Army base came up to speak at Long Cove Club on September 14th when they received a nice grant from the Long Cove Community. 2. JADE BISTRANSKY AND ROBERT GRECO of Hilton Head Island were married at…
November 2011: Charity Corner - Big Band Swing
Get ready for the event of the year, as Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) and The Junior Jazz Foundation (JJF) take us back to the swinging ’40s. Inspired by VIM founder Dr. Jack McConnell’s passion for music, the event is a tribute to McConnell’s commitment to…
November 2011: Letters to the Editor
November 2011: Our Town: Acting Up! Sun City Community Theatre bringing Broadway to Bluffton
Many people think that big city venues are the only places to see quality theater productions. If you are one of those people, prepare to be surprised and delighted by the Sun City Players, a cast of characters whose combined talents have been bringing life…
November 2011: Series of Fortunate Events
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October 2010: CHARITY CORNER - Birdies For The Brave
ON NOVEMBER 5, 2010, THE HERITAGE COLLECTION ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND WILL BE HOSTING ITS ANNUAL BIRDIES FOR THE BRAVE GOLF TOURNAMENT AT PALMETTO HALL PLANTATION CLUB. Birdies for the Brave is a nationwide program launched by the U.S. Department of Defense that generates financial support…
October 2010: GET HITCHED ON HILTON HEAD - Behind The Scenes
As Julie Klein and David Battiste prepare to exchange vows in Harbour Town on November 13, community sponsors are busily planning the fall nuptials and showering the deserving couple with gifts of time, expertise and sheer wedding bliss. This is the wedding of a lifetime and…
October 2010: OUR TOWN - 9th Annual Consours d'Elegance - Bringing Art and Elegance to Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island
Did you know that the first Concours d’Elegance was held in 1923 in Paris? The event was a joint affair between the haute couture houses of Paris and the French custom coach builders. Imagine the beauty of the field, the curves, the contours, the polish,…
October 2010: SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS
1. SAWYER BENJAMIN EHLERS was born on July 20th at Hilton Head Hospital. Sawyer was born to parents Leslie & Benjie Ehlers. 2. BRENTT TOOLE owner of Palm Key Catering and Events received FIRST Place at the 1st Annual, Bands, Brews and BBQ competition in Beaufort,…
October 2011: Chairity Corner - The Humane Touch: Hilton Head Humane Association Helps Those Who Need It More
It’s in the back of everyone’s mind this time of year. As waves build and storms roll through the harbor, hurricanes are never far from residents’ minds. In the right conditions, it doesn’t take much to find people glued to a television, intently watching a…
October 2011: Hello My Name Is - LAVARN LUCAS (Hilton Head Fire Chief)
October 2011: Hilton Head and Bluffton MAYOR
DREW LAUGHLIN: With the public’s assistance, the Town of Hilton Head Island is simplifying the commercial permitting process based on Work Simplification Principles: listening to the customers, simplifying the process, and changing to a single accountability. Drs. Terry Ennis and Bob Gentzler volunteered…
October 2011: Series of Fortunate Events
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OCTOBER 2012: MAYORS
At The Touch of a Key As the Town of Hilton Head Island continually strives to improve its delivery of information and services to our residents and visitors, our website at hiltonheadislandsc.gov has become a valuable tool in this effort. In 2012, the site has averaged…
On Equality: AAUW works to shatter a glass ceiling
Barack Obama’s campaign has reinvigorated the spirit of civil rights; his election to the presidency is clearly a milestone, and it is one that invites Americans to take a closer look at all facets of liberty—including women’s equality. Critics say the glass ceiling that limits…
On Pointe: The Passion to Teach
The legendary Lyudmila Sakharova, former artistic director of the Perm School of Dance in Russia, said, “A teacher must possess many qualities: firmness and softness, patience and perseverance and sturdiness. But above all is love for children, desire to train them up—all of them, both…
On the Water
I can’t swim a lick. In fact, I sink like a stone. Even when I’ve put on a few pounds and think the added chub might increase buoyancy, no dice. My fat doesn’t even float. I must have dense fat. Nice image, huh? So, since I…
One by One, Noah's Arks Rescue Saves Lives
“Here is our sweet boy, Sukie, with his wonderful new family. We are so happy for him and for them. He has had such a hard life and can now relax in the arms of people who love him.” “Our sweet Sophia is fighting an upper…
One Luxurious Kennel
Three Black Dogs on Ulmer Road in Bluffton is what pets and their parents have been waiting for for years. It’s an extended-stay vacation home for animals, offering an array of services from boarding and doggy daycare to training and grooming. With two business-savvy animal…
Osprey Village: Independent Living Options for Challenged Adults
The desire for quality of life is basic to all human beings. Beyond just a roof over our heads, we want a comfortable environment in which we can be ourselves and order our lives as we see fit. This is no less true for intellectually…
Our Town - Celebrate Taste of the Season: The Lowcountry's Holiday Tradition
Wine, dine and enjoy award-winning cuisine at Taste of the Season, the culinary event of the year. The Lowcountry food scene has become as hot as the great chefs that define it with their innovative cuisine. With an outstanding selection of diverse cuisine and our…
Our Town: Hilton Head Go Bragh: The 30th Annual Hilton Head Island St. Patricks Day Parade
“We had about 50 participants, plus a trolley and a little fire truck. The route started on Dunnagan’s Alley, went up Arrow Road and made a right turn on 278 to the Sea Pines Circle and ended at the bar’s (Reilley’s) original location in the…
Outside Hilton Head • Your guide to the ultimate island adventure.
“We protect only those things we love, We love only those things we understand, We understand only those things we are taught.”—Indian Proverb How can one truly understand an adventure that he or she has not experienced? It is impossible. We can only see imagine it…
Palmetto Bluff Makes Music to Your Mouth: A Tribute to Southern Culture and Cuisine
In 1910, President Taft faced off against House of Representatives member James A. Tawney, who called into question the president’s travel fund and “injected the matter of Southern hospitality into the debate.” President Taft, so flustered by the intimation of wrong-doing regarding his travels and…
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort: Where Visitors Become “Locals”
Perhaps you’ve never been here before. Maybe it’s your first glimpse into this lush paradise—a world filled with palm trees and beach chairs, spacious expanses of immaculately manicured golf courses and tennis courts, a marina which plays host to boutiques, waterfront restaurants and the occasional…
Palmettoes: Where Shopping is a Party!
Remember the days before you became a local, and you came to Hilton Head Island once or twice a year to play golf or tennis, go to the beach, fish, kayak, drink at the Tiki Hut, and make life miserable for the drivers behind you…
Party with a Purpose - Family-Friendly Sleepover to Benefit the American Cancer Society
If it’s been a while since you pulled an all-nighter, start getting some extra zzz’s and prepare to party from dusk to dawn at the 2010 Relay for Life. The theme of this year’s family-friendly sleepover is “Rock Around the Clock,” and organizers are busy…
Poverty in Paradise: Habitat Builds Hope for Families in Need
Imagine living in a house or apartment with no toilet, no stove, no HVAC. Imagine crowding your whole family into one tiny bedroom. Imagine leaky roofs, moldy air, faulty electrical wiring and roach infestations. Imagine living out of your car or sleeping under a bridge.…
Q&A With Steve Wilmot, Tournament Director of The Heritage Classic Foundation
CH2: So who exactly is the major sponsor for this year’s tournament? Is it the Town of Hilton Head? Steve Wilmot: The Heritage Classic Foundation is the major sponsor. We have committed four million of our reserve dollars. The Town of Hilton Head and Beaufort…
Q&A With Vincent Sheheen - Democratic Candidate For Governor Of South Carolina
CH2: Why are you running for governor? Vincent Sheheen: I am running because we need a governor we can trust. South Carolinians want something different from the last eight years. They want a governor who’ll bring people together to solve the problems that our state faces…
REPUBLICAN ROUND-UP
In November of this year, Seat 123 is up for grabs in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Meet the three candidates vying for this important position in local government, and what they intend to do SHOULD they make it to Columbia. ******************************************************************** Even though Democrat Tip…
Rotary: it’s not necessarily what you think!
What is Rotary, anyway? A bunch of do-gooders? A place to meet business contacts? An old men’s fraternity? Perhaps Rotary is a bit of all three, depending on the club you join. We go in search of answers, and end up at an oyster roast…
September 2010: CHARITY CORNER - Pennies For The Gulf
AMY ROSS WANTS YOU TO SEND YOUR PENNIES TO THE ANIMALS AFFECTED BY THE OIL SPILL IN THE GULF. GOAL Welcome to my Pennies for the Gulf non-profit organization. My goal is to help the animals affected by the Gulf oil spill by collecting pennies and/or donations from Hilton Head Island and surrounding communities. **Donate…
September 2010: GET HITCHED ON HILTON HEAD - And The Wedding Locations Are...
…The Harbour Town Golf Links and Windows on the Waterway! David & Julie select a maritime theme for their fall wedding and reception, as they return to cherished summer memories along the shores of Calibogue Sound. It’s the stuff dreams are made of: a wedding on…
September 2010: OUR TOWN - Seafood Jazz And Brew
If you can’t be everything to everyone, then just expand the range of what you are. That might seem simple, but it appears to be working for Hilton Head Island’s Seafood, Jazz and Brew Festival, now in its third year. For those with discriminating palettes,…
September 2010: SERIES OF FORTUNAT EVENTS
1. Devon Wade and Drew Hermiller, of New York, N.Y were married in Savannah, GA on May 15th, 2010 on Lafayette Square. The bride is the daughter of Stan and Robin Wade, of Hilton Head Island, and the groom is the son of Ken and…
SEPTEMBER 2011: A Series of Fortunate Events
SEPTEMBER 2011: Chuck Hyatt (Harold's Diner)
SEPTEMBER 2011: Letters To The Editor...
Dear Ms. Washo, I am writing this email to hopefully inform you of an error I noticed on your current magazine and fellow article. I noticed you had interviewed Mark Pellegrino for your magazine and was instantly intrigued by this and while I enjoyed the article…
SEPTEMBER 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head and Bluffton
SEPTEMBER 2011: Our Town - Lt. Dan Weekend: Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band
You remember the scene. (If you haven’t seen the movie Forrest Gump, welcome to Earth). There’s Lt. Dan, played by actor Gary Sinise, sitting on the pier in his wheelchair, shoulder-length hair, that Tiparillo stuck in his mouth. And, as Forrest, played by Tom Hanks,…
September 2012: Hello My Name is....Ogunsheye Rohlsen(Sheye)
Hi, My name is Ogunsheye Rohlsen, but my friends call me **Sheye. You may have seen me at Harris Teeter or Walmart. I grew up in the boring/**exciting** town of St. Croix. When I was five, my hero was God, but now God is still…
September 2012: Mayors
The Coligny Concept Hilton Head Island’s town council recently authorized the town manager to move forward with a design for Coligny area improvements. The Coligny area has been identified in many forums as an area to focus public investment aimed at enhancing the experience of residents…
September 2012: Our Town
A new non-profit organization has been formed to foster service leadership among island businesses. The Center for Service Leadership began as a seed of an idea, sparked by IBM’s Centennial Celebration of Service, held in 2011, a yearlong global volunteer initiative undertaken by IBM employees,…
September 2012: Series of Fortunate Events
Welcome to the team Fifth Avenue Salon is proud to announce the newest member of their salon, Katie Kurkul. A New Position Rev. Julia Johnson, PhD., recently became the senior minister of Unity of Hilton Head: A Path for Positive Living. They DID Congratulations to Gene and Susan King, who…
Sharron Cunningham: Accentuating the Positive
Sharron Cunningham creates positive change. In the process, she finds success instead of excuses for why it didn’t happen. As a consultant, motivational speaker and coach for business teams and individuals, she shows people how to “accentuate the positive” and “eliminate the negative” to reach…
Signe's Bakery
No local restaurateur has achieved such longevity in the same restaurant. And, Gardo still clearly remembers that first day as she sips on a frothy cappuccino with extra milk—a treat she gives herself nearly every afternoon at Signe’s Heaven Bound Bakery Café on Arrow Road. The…
Signs of the Times
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign” goes the lyric from the 1970s song by the Five Man Electrical Band. The ubiquitous nature of signage continues into the 21st century and is testament to what the folks at Sign D’Sign in Bluffton already know and promote: People…
Skillets: From Day to Night
There is a sparkle in Amie Baima’s eyes as she talks about the changes that have been made to the menu at her Coligny Plaza restaurant, Skillets Grill & Café. Change and creativity are the cornerstones of this dynamic islander’s approach to her ever-evolving life…
Sleep Tight: Mattress Firm Guarantees It
When writing a business profile—under a tight deadline, as usual—evil inclination may tempt the writer to take the path of least resistance: Just get the basic facts and a few pithy comments from the owner, dash off what amounts to a thousand words of ad…
Small Business: Did Anybody Try To Talk You Out Of It?
“Oh, yeah! Almost every single person that we spoke to said it was a bad investment,” said insurance agent-turned-bar owner Rob Hummel. “Although people closest to us said, ‘You guys can make this happen,’ there were those who said, ‘Are you guys crazy?’” (From Left to…
SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES: Innately Extroverted The Life Of The Party. FUN.
Just a small collection of photographs from some of the most recent social events on Hilton Head! YACHT HOP RELAY FOR LIFE SUPERIOR HEATING & AIR CONTEST WINNER HILTON HEAD SEAFOOD FEST GRAND OPENING / RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY OF URNGE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS ART MARKET ********** Are you a “Social Butterfly?” Send us photos…
Soldiers, Islanders And A Sense Of Community
They were here for the St. Patrick’s Day parade. They were here for the Heritage of Golf as parking lot guards, saving the Heritage Classic Foundation serious money. They were also over there—Iraq, Afghanistan—the soldiers of Ft. Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield. They were here…
Something Funny
Wow! It’s really great to be here! I’m not really a joke guy. I don’t do stuff like a monkey walked into a bar, or, a priest, a rabbi and a radical imam were on a cruise ship. That’s for the stand-up comics, and that stuff can…
Something OLD, Something NEW, White Beach Borrowed Canopy Of BLUE?
We’ve narrowed down the list of venue options and now it’s up to the winning couple to decide WHERE to Get Hitched. “My Dad always hoped I’d be married on Hilton Head Island,” says Get Hitched Bride-To-Be Julie Klein. “We have so many fond memories…
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Tips & Cautions!
No, not the one in New York (the biggest) nor Savannah (biggest in the South). It’s the Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration. Dozens of floats, thousands of people, in excess of 50 distinguished members of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department and…
Stephens Pharmacy
If you’ve been to the Health & Wellness Center at 2 Marshland Road, you’ve probably discovered Stephens Pharmacy, the independent pharmacy that could be mistaken for an extension of the physicians’ offices. If not, you might want to visit the shop, which pharmacist and owner…
Stock Market? What Stock Market?
Have you gone into “stock shock?” Are you trying to figure out what to do with your money, other than deposit it in the Bank of Sealy Posturepedic (under your mattress)? James Lockhart, president of Harbor Light Wealth Management, and Robert Star, the firm’s managing…
Summer Vacation - Lowcountry Camps Offer Creative Outlets for Kids
Ah, it’s summer. Remember the freedom you felt as a kid walking out of school on the last day of the year? There was nothing like it. Together, with our classmates, we used to count down the days until summer break and dream of what…
Sunny Side Up - Palmetto Bay Sunrise Cafe Put the Shine on Every Day!
If you want your day to shine, Palmetto Bay Sunrise Café has the recipe: Get up before the sun rises, crack every egg, mix until fluffy, combine with other fresh ingredients and crank up the grill. Garnish with a smile and some friendly conversation, and…
Talk To Me
Dr. Patrick Jordan likes to listen. “History taking, spending time with patients—it’s my blessing and my downfall. Spending too much time slows things up. People don’t like to wait,” Jordan said. Two years ago, when he opened his own practice, the Comprehensive Family Care clinic…
Tee it Up! "Here’s your 22nd chance to win that Mercedes-Benz"
Just imagine. You’re on Harbour Town’s #17, that par 3 you love and hate. But the wind is down, the light is just right, and there’s that Mercedes-Benz off in the distance, just waiting for you to drop that little white ball in the cup…
The Art Of Being Two Faced: Silicone Sister vs. The Lowcountry Boil Band
DEAR DIARY, A peculiar and rare discovery was uncovered by CH2 recently. A box of diaries, three with pristine covers and crisp-lined journal entries with notes in the margins, and three with glam rock stickers, lip-stick imprints and unidentified stains over hard to read chicken scratch.…
The Big B and the Stingers
Think of the most contradicting scenario you have ever been so lucky to encounter. Now imagine running into a massive, overjoyed, singing, cigarette smoking, whiskey-drinking bumblebee on a park playground slide, surrounded by a swarm of hyper seven-year-olds attacking his stinger while giddy mothers snap…
The Birth of Greater Bluffton's Chamber of Commerce
Back in the mid-1800s, a group of Bluffton men sat underneath an oak tree and plotted to protest Federal taxes on the goods they imported. From there, the secessionist movement was born, making South Carolina the first state in the Union to succeed. The theme…
The Bluffton Christmas Parade
It may not have the reputation of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade or the frenetic fans of Savannah’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, but the Old Town Bluffton Christmas Parade has its own history. And it’s certainly grown from its beginnings 30-some years ago, when half the…
The Heat is On—in February!
Sample gourmet food prepared by 16 of the top restaurants in the area. Watch a heated Iron Chef competition among 10 of the finest Lowcountry chefs. Mingle with Southern authors and purchase autographed books. If this sounds like the perfect recipe for curing the mid-winter blahs,…
The Shores Are Alive. Hilton Head Prep Presents The Sound Of Music
Hilton Head Preparatory School’s performing arts department will perform the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, The Sound of Music, in November. The elaborate stage production features 31 student cast members, 15 crew members and a collaborative, 24-person orchestra comprised of students from various Beaufort County…
The Strive to Thrive - Selecting a Preschool
Sending your child into the world to attend preschool is one of the first of many milestones in his or her little life that may cause some, or even a lot, of separation anxiety. While the preschooler may experience some anxiety, it is often the…
Thomas Viljac: Adding More Charm to Old Town Bluffton
One of the really cool things about Bluffton, South Carolina is that it has its own state of mind. That’s what Blufftonians say anyway, and who is an islander to argue? An unfortunate circumstance of Bluffton’s land annexation initiatives that rival the Louisiana Purchase is…
Thrifting: Turning Clutter into a Cause to Shop
Lowcountry culture is rich with reminders of the past. Our collective and individual past and present are all around us in historic markers, environmental preservation and beauty. As a community, we often nurture what was left behind as we try to make our present more…
TOP TEN: A Top Ten Tour of Hilton Head and the Lowcountry
Take a hike on a bike The history of Hilton Head Island’s commitment to bicycle pathways goes all the way back to Charles Fraser and the very beginnings of Sea Pines, although the impact, perhaps, is just being realized today. Depending on whom you believe (no…
Trust Your Food, Know Your Farmer
Eating healthy isn’t all that complicated. Just ask Holly Mlodzinski and Mary O’Neill who have it down to a simple science. Mlodzinski (pronounced Ma-jin-ski) is health promotions coordinator for the Hilton Head Hospital and a registered and licensed dietitian. O’Neill, who, in addition to being…
Up and Coming - Local Young Artists
C2 scoured local schools in search of the next Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh and we found an abundance of local talent blooming in the Lowcountry. Special thanks to the student artists of Hilton Head High School, Hilton Head Preparatory, Christian Academy and Bluffton…
Village At Wexford's Best of Everything Contest
When is the last time you were recognized for your talents or a special skill? Perhaps in middle school you won a blue ribbon for playing the best triangle. Or maybe you won a trophy once for bowling. Your best traits might come out whenever…
Vying for Tying the Knot On HHI - Get Hitched on Hilton Head Introduces Three Semi-Finalist Couples
A panel of six celebrity judges struggled to narrow down dozens of contestants to just three semi-finalists for the last round of competition in the wedding giveaway, Get Hitched on Hilton Head. The judges wrote “so many compelling stories to choose from,” and “these all…
Vying for Tying the Knot On HHI - Get Hitched on Hilton Head Introduces Three Semi-Finalist Couples!
A panel of six celebrity judges struggled to narrow down dozens of contestants to just three semi-finalists for the last round of competition in the wedding giveaway, Get Hitched on Hilton Head. The judges wrote “so many compelling stories to choose from,” and “these all…
War of the Worlds- Honor our Heroes
Helping veterans recover, re-integrate Don’t get drunk. Don’t seek fights. Don’t buy a gun. Don’t rape your wife. These statements are part of the re-integration narrative used to brief soldiers who are returning “from country” (war) to the United States. Those 14 words spoke volumes to me as I…
We Can Be Heroes
Lindy and Gregg Russell want you to be a hero. You can even wear a cape and an “S” logo on your chest, if you like. As founders of Hilton Head Heroes, they’ve brought scores of deserving families with children suffering from life-threatening illnesses to…
What's Buggin' You? A Day in the life of a Critter Getter
What's Happening
Hilton Head Prep’s Legally Blonde Is, Like, The Best! When sorority girl Elle Woods gets dumped by her upper-crust boyfriend, Warner, she decides to get serious to win him back. Through a creative admissions process, she follows her ex to Harvard Law and soon discovers how…
While Healthcare War Rages on, Bluffton-Jasper County Volunteers in Medicine Gives Neighbors a Medical Safe House
It’s a subject that puts anxiety in the lives of the young and fear in the lives of the old. It puts neighbors, friends and family in the crossfire of a war of words. Mostly though, it puts millions of Americans in a financial, mental,…
Why Do You Ask?
There probably isn’t a question under the South Carolina sun that residents and visitors to Bluffton and Hilton Head Island haven’t asked of the Beaufort County Library’s reference librarians. Where does our sand come from? Why are there ripples on the beach? What causes the tides? Why do we…
ZipLine Hilton Head
The competition is intense. The words are hilarious. And the kids are unique. So let the games begin! For its fall musical production, the Hilton Head Preparatory School Performing Arts Department is proud to present the uproariously funny 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This…
9 Reasons To LOVE Bluffton
“Bluffton is a State of Mind” is the town’s unofficial motto. It is painted, carved and shellacked on nearly every piece of driftwood that floats up from the May River. Go to any art gallery speckled along the quaint streets in Old Town Bluffton and…
A Competition of Elegance "Concourse d' Elegance"
If you didn’t make it to the 7th Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival October 30 thru November 2, you truly missed “An Affair to Remember.” Depending on which cars you were hanging around, you might even have thought you caught a glimpse…
A Fresh Alliance: Farmers Markets Join Forces to Promote Local Produce, Growers
With live music, a charming historic setting and tables of fresh local food, Kim Viljac claims her farmers market in Old Town Bluffton has “the vibe.” Over at Buckwalter Place in new Bluffton, Larry Hughes says his produce-only market provides a traditional experience…
A Good Hair Day: Now That's KARMA
For many years, it has been Danielle Keasling’s dream to own her own salon. She had a location, a lease, her love of doing hair and a lunch date with karma. In November, Danielle met her husband Jeff at Captain Woody’s Bar & Grill in downtown…
A House is not a Home without a Family. Builder Profile: Village Park Homes CEO, John Cardamone
For over 20 years, his name has been synonymous with quality residential construction and design integrity. As founder and CEO of Village Park Homes, John Cardamone leads a development team responsible for designing and building some of the area’s most admired and successful communities, blending…
A Menu of Great Dining Options as Chamber Restaurant Week Returns
Last year’s inaugural Chamber Restaurant Week was a “first course” in a new tradition that met with delicious success. Area restaurants will be presenting even more great cuisine for the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Chamber Restaurant Week, January 23-30. During Chamber Restaurant…
A Salute to Beer - First Annual Beer Fest Comes to Buffton
Mark Weisner knows his beer. A beer enthusiast, he’s even visited Belgium to try the country’s renowned Trappist and abbey beers. Twice. He had to go back. “I’ve been to Belgium twice, and the reason I’ve been to Belgium twice is to drink beer,” said Weisner,…
A Series of Fortunate Events
Hilton Head Wake Sports Captains Dave Rice and Matt Williams have opened Hilton Head Wake Sports, a watersports charter business operating out of the Palmetto Bay Marina Kerri Mullis Engard Real Estate Company welcomes Kerri Mullis to its team as Office Manager/Property Manager handling long term property management…
A Simply Extraordinary Idea: Volunteers in Medicine Celebrates 15 Years
In a sense, it is like a fairy tale. Once upon a time (1993), on Hilton Head Island, there lived hundreds of retired doctors and dentists and nurses and other medial professionals. And once upon a time (1993), one out of three people who called…
A Stylish Spring At Tanger - Fashion Week Offers opportunities for Spring Wardrobe Change
While this winter was mild by comparison, spring is heating up in the Lowcountry, and people are revisiting their wardrobes. If you’ve decided this is the year you’re going to throw away those questionable items malingering in your closet and unleash your inner fashionista, you…
A Tour Of Bluffton with Mayor Sulka
What do you get when you mix a pile of old tires, a half-naked mannequin, and a butcher’s knife? Believe it or not, these are just a few of the things you may find at Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka’s favorite haunts. I recently ventured out…
Advice For Tourists...From The Locals
We polled our Facebook fans and did informal surveys at random bars to come up with this very good advice for all of our visitors.
AFR: A Friendly Rivalry
Try as you might, you’re not going to get the lady golfers at Bluffton and Hilton Head Island High Schools to say something bad about one another. After all, they’re natural rivals, both by geography and comparison. Ocean versus river. Seahawks versus Bobcats; before the…
Aladdin Shines and Shimmers
Hilton Head Prep’s holiday musical has all the dazzle of a New York Radio City Show! Performing arts director, Don Hite, promises that Hilton Head Prep’s production of Walt Disney’s Aladdin, this December 10th, 11th and 13th, will absolutely capture all the franticness and energy of…
Amazing Grace at Palmetto Bluff
Her name is Grace and she celebrated her 97th birthday this April; she’s still sleek, strong and distinguished. She doesn’t work every day, but on the days she does, she holds her own to gals half her age. She’s been known as the darling of…
Amos Hummell: Coloring outside the Lines
“Coloring outside of the lines is scary business. Some days I don’t have the courage for it at all. On my big, bold days, though, I let my red crayon just streak across a line. Then I swirl my purple and orange out there with…
Annual Christmas Concert Warms The Heart
Each December, as the temperature turns from a nip to a chill, the magical twinkle of the holidays begins to descend upon us. The sound of crunching leaves slowly gives way to the tinkling of bells and the sound of carols. The smell of fireplaces…
APRIL 2011: Charity Corner - Foundation For Excellence: Supporting innovative instruction in Beaufort County schools
The Beaufort County School District Foundation for Educational Excellence was established in 2007 to support student enrichment activities and projects that are beyond regular school budgets through Teacher Innovation Mini-Grants. The foundation recently distributed funds totaling $4,786.17 to 12 teachers in the Beaufort County School…
APRIL 2011: High Spirits - It's Raining Golfers
TEE UP SOME SPECIAL COCKTAILS! April is not just the month for showers; actually, it’s the month when it rains golfers. From the Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links here on Hilton Head Island to the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.,…
APRIL 2011: Letters To The Editor
BLAST FROM THE PAST Hey Maggie, It’s been a long time! I hope you are well! I’ve been following the magazine, and it continues to look great month after month. Although the guy’s biceps on the cover for this month aren’t as sculpted as mine, it…
APRIL 2011: Mayor- Hilton Head and Bluffton
The answer to the above question is, in a word, plenty. That is why so many town, county, and state residents are working very hard to help preserve our tournament. Within the last 18 months, Heritage Classic Foundation members, local and county officials, our governor…
APRIL 2011: Series Of Fortunate Events
SALTY DOG Marion Plumb and John Marsh of Hanes present Hanes Beefy-T® Hall of Fame Award to Bob Gossett, president of The Salty Dog Cafe and Jake, The Salty Dog. ROTARY CLUB The Rotary Club of Bluffton recently recognized member, Michele Cleland, with Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellows…
APRIL 2011: What You Need To Know About - Tired of Volatility? Need Income? Try Commercial Real Estate
Most individual investors have access to a limited number of solutions to meet their financial goals. It is unfortunate, but high net worth and institutional clients have many more options from which to choose. In fact, the largest endowments and financial institutions benefit from diversification…
April 2012: Charity Corner - 2012 Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest: David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation Fundaraiser set for April 28th
The fifth annual Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest, sponsored by the David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation, is set to take place on April 28, 2012, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Shelter Cove Community Park. The popular, family-friendly event serves as the foundation’s annual fundraiser…
April 2012: Our Town - Name That Tune: Hilton Head High School Presents a Slice of American Pie
Hilton Head Island High School is baking another slice of American Pie as it gears up for its seventh annual production of the always-entertaining student and faculty talent show. A musical event that will blow audiences away, this year’s American Pie theme, “Name that Tune,”…
April 2012: Series of Fortunate Events
To be included in our next Series of Fortunate Events, please email Ashton Kelley a PHOTO and A SENTENCE (not a paragraph) at a.kelley@celebratehiltonhead.com. Photos will not be accepted without a sentence. Sentences will not be accepted without a photo. Paragraphs will be edited…
April 2013: B-Social
2013 LOW COUNTRY HEART WALK Are you a heart disease or stroke survivor-or do you know someone who is? The American Heart Association wants to walk with you. On Saturday, April 13, over 2,000 people will take to the streets for the American Heart Association’s Low Country…
APRIL 2013: BEHIND THE GATES- CALLAWASSIE ISLAND
Last month, Behind the Gates took its first steps into Jasper County. In this issue, Callawassie Island brings us back to Beaufort County, but takes us for only our second foray off the 278 mainland corridor since leaving Hilton Head Island. The folks up there…
April 2013: Charity Corner- Deep Well
Deep Well Celebrates 40 years Helping Islanders in Need It was the late 1960s when island resident Charlotte Heinrichs, a former New York State public health nurse, recognized that the widespread infestation of parasites in local school children was the result of water wells that were…
April 2013: Mayors
ARE WE OPEN FOR BUSINESS? Recently, Hilton Head Island Town Council voted to oppose a flyover bridge to connect the Bluffton Parkway to U.S. 278, just before the causeway to Hilton Head Island. One might think that the flyover is a new idea. Actually, it has…
April 2013: Series of Fortunate Events
Welcome to the Team Jean Woods has joined The Alliance Group Realty located in the Fresh Market Shoppes on Hilton Head Island A New Position Palmetto Electric Cooperative has named Berl Davis Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective April 1. Welcome! Colleton River Plantation Club is pleased…
Are You Ready for Some Paddleboarding? SUPfest set for Saturday, May 19
SUPfest, A celebration of stand up paddleboarding, will be held Saturday, May 19, noon-4 p.m., on the May River from Wilson Landing at Palmetto Bluff. If you have been considering trying the sport of stand up paddleboarding, SUPfest will offer the perfect venue. The fun-oriented…
Art League of Hilton Head
When sitting down to dinner, have you ever taken a look at the fork in your hand, the chair that you’re sitting on, or all the furnishings in the room for that matter, and considered them works of art? “Look at that fork,” challenges local…
August 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head and Bluffton
The Tide is Turning on Hilton Head Island Over the last year or so, some said that the tide was on its way out on Hilton Head Island. We were losing the Heritage Golf Tournament; we were losing visitors; our residential and commercial structures were getting…
AUGUST 2012: BEHIND THE GATES
When comparing and contrasting the higher-end private golf club communities in the Hilton Head/Bluffton area, it’s really hard to reach a conclusion. The simple fact is that all of them are pretty spectacular places to live, and choosing one over the others usually boils down…
AUGUST 2012: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, I am thrilled there are so many pre-school options in the area but would have loved to have had our very special and unique Junior Kindergarten program at Hilton Head Prep included in your recent article about choosing a preschool. Our well established JK…
AUGUST 2012: MAYORS
BUDGETING 101 Town council recently adopted our 2012-2013 fiscal year budget. We held numerous public meetings to review carefully the town manager’s proposed budget, and we discussed, at length, various revenue and expenditure items. No tax increase was proposed and no tax increase was adopted. The…
AUGUST 2012: SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS
Way to go! For the 17th consecutive year, The Hospital Auxiliary-Hilton Head Hospital/Coastal Carolina presented scholarship funds for Technical College of the Lowcountry students enrolled in Health Services Programs. Bundle of Joy Proud Parents JT Roberts and Alli Neumann welcome Kingston Neumann Roberts, he was born January…
“My Name is... and I Am Currently Serving in Iraq...”—from an e-mail to Hilton Head’s Operation R&R
It’s different now, of course, with e-mail and cell phones to keep in touch with family back home. But the dirt on his boots and the dirt in her hair is still the soil of Iraq or Afghanistan, both hostile, dangerous environments. Even though images…
“This is Hargray, May We Help You?”
Here’s an easy riddle to solve: What do the elegant building on the USCB South Campus and 15 kids at The Children’s Center on Hilton Head Island have in common? Answer: Hargray, the company that has been a good corporate neighbor to the Lowcountry since Miss…
B-Social : Wingfest Returns for 18th Season, Dance with the Stars & Pre-Wingfest Party
The Island Recreation Association and Hargray are proud to present the 18th annual Wingfest, where over 6,000 pounds of chicken wings will be served. Fifteen to 20 local restaurants will cook their best wings from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 in a fun-filled,…
B-Social: 2013 Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest
The sixth annual Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest, sponsored by the David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation, takes place Friday, April 5, 2013, 5-8 p.m., and Saturday, April 6, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., at Shelter Cove Community Park. The family-friendly event serves as the foundation’s annual fundraiser…
Banana Open Junior Challenge
A large banana has been sighted around Hilton Head Island and Bluffton. Hard at work promoting next month’s Banana Open Junior Challenge tennis event, the banana visited local high school tennis teams and even went to a party or two. It is fitting that the…
Beaufort Festiv-ALE
What could be better than spending a sunny day strolling along the water sipping a cold beer? How about spending two days sampling dozens of finely crafted brews from around the world and helping out a couple of good causes at the same time? “Beaufort Festiv-ALE…
Behind The Gates - Hilton Head Plantation, Indigo Run, Palmetto Hall, Port Royal
What does “Lowcountry Lifestyle” mean to you? Does your vision include beaches, golf, sunshine, tennis, outdoor living, boating, entertaining, fishing, mild winters, kayaking or paddle surfing, gardening, crabbing, wine and food festivals, dining out and nightlife?
Behind the Gates: Hilton Head Lakes
This month, Behind the Gates ventures outside the confines of Hilton Head Island and Bluffton for the first time. Our first stop as we cross over into Jasper County is Hardeeville’s Hilton Head Lakes, which is kind of like making two stops, because Hilton Head…
Behind The Gates: Oldfield
About 13 miles from the bridge to Hilton Head Island on Highway 170, or about 18 miles from Beaufort in the other direction, you’ll come upon a pastoral scene: long white fences, rolling pastures and grazing horses. No, this isn’t Kentucky. You’re in Okatie, South…
Behind the Gates: The Crescent & Eagle's Pointe
This is a continuation of a several part series on island living in gated communities.
Belfair: Golf and a Whole Lot More
It’s labeled a “private golf community.” While golf is definitely king at Belfair, the “community” part of that label is the glue that binds residents together. “Sure, it’s a wonderful golf community. But it’s a lot more than golf,” said William Thorpe, a retired orthopedic…
Best Kept Secret - THE GOLF CLUB AT INDIGO RUN
How much fun is a well-kept secret anyway? The plain truth is, usually not much. So let’s blast this one out there and do the big reveal. The Golf Club at Indigo Run, tucked back about two miles off Highway 278, at the far end…
Betty Melkon on Facebook: It’s not just for kids anymore
Betty Melkon isn’t one to take the challenging economy and real estate market at face value. Instead, the successful and enterprising realtor is using Facebook and other Internet networking and marketing tools to adapt to the changing real estate environment. A licensed Realtor for Charter…
Bicycling: Cycling Around the Lowcountry - HILTON HEAD ISLAND WORKS TOWARD RECOGNITION AS A BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY
Hilton Head Island is a terrific place to visit and a fantastic place to ride a bicycle. One hundred-seventeen miles of public and private shared-use pathways connect to virtually anywhere on this beautiful island. And don’t forget the 12 miles of bike-able hard packed beaches.…
Bicycling: Cycling Around the Lowcountry - KICKIN' ASPHALT - Bicycle Club
It’s Saturday morning. Coffee’s brewing and the cobwebs are clearing. Skip the honey-do list. It’ll be there when you return. Instead, grab your bike and let Kickin’ Asphalt Bicycle Club take you for a ride. The fresh air will do you good. From its start in…
Bluffton Christmas Parade
What started last year as my family’s annual ritual to the Bluffton Christmas Parade ended with a muddied shoe and a bruised ego. That’s the day I fell into a drainage ditch along May River Road. Now, I didn’t take a header straight into a…
Boats and Bachelors Team up for a Worthy Cause: A Few Good Men Add Charm to the May 2 Hospice Fundraiser
For the past five years, the beginning of May has brought one of the area’s largest fundraisers and most anticipated social events: Hospice Care of the Lowcountry’s Yacht Hop. This year will be no different. On May 2, at 5:30 p.m., the Harbour Town Yacht…
BREAKIN' THE LAW!
Protectors of the Plantations. Perpetuators of Peace. Guardians of all that is Vulnerable in a Crazy World. They keep the Lowcountry and its citizens safe from the evil that lurks in the criminal mind. But despite their valiant and sometimes superhuman efforts, every now and again…
Bright Young Man Returns to Grow BIG Business on Hilton Head Island
Lee Edwards, one of Hilton Head Island’s brightest young entrepreneurs, speaks of The Greenery’s success and his hopes for the future. The old adage, “The more things change, the more they stay the same,” resonates with Edwards, who today presides at the business his father…
Bully for You
It was a simple scene at the pool. Four middle school guys, all slim and athletic, shirts off, bouncing in and out of the water, all comfortable with each other, trading verbal and physical jabs—a poke here and a push there. Then the Big Guy…
C2 Exclusive Interview: SKIP HOAGLAND In His Own Words
Three months ago, Hilton Head businessman Skip Hoagland launched a very public campaign calling into question the business practices and the motives of the Hilton Head Island Chamber of Commerce, and the organization’s president Bill Miles. Here, Hoagland tells us what’s behind his offensive and…
C2's - DINING GUIDE
Especially when it comes to eating. Here in the Lowcountry, we have a lot of choices when it comes to dining out, and that is one of the best things about living here. How many towns as small as ours have over 200 restaurants to…
C2's Frugal Fashion
Dave Leininger wasn’t always this dapper. “I lost over 80 pounds in just a year,” he said with enthusiasm. “Thrift store shopping was really born out of a need to buy clothes while I was losing the weight. You don’t want to spend a lot…
Calling All Conjurers, Wizards, and Wannabe's
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker…the doctor, the professor, the salesman, the student. On the first Monday of every month, assorted characters are found at the Sea Pines Community Center practicing all manner of bamboozlement—entirely legal, of course. “It’s a diverse group—none of them normal,”…
Chamber Golf Fashion Show Luncheon
The Port Royal Golf Club on March 2, 2010 The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce teamed up with The Lowcountry Golf Course Association this March to bring a new event to the area: the first annual Chamber Golf Week to support the Verizon Heritage PGA…
Change of the Celebratory Guard - Bluffton Rotary adopts the Bluffton Village Festival
“It was all very innocent in the beginning” said Babbie Guscio, owner of The Store on Calhoun Street, who founded the Bluffton Village Festival in 1978. She’s right; it seems the best celebrations always start out that way. “We needed a social event,” she said,…
Character + Work Ethic + Pride + SUCCESS - A Conversation with Bluffton High's Head Football Coach, Ken Cribb
I have this indelible image of Bluffton High School’s football team on my brain. It’s an image of unit cohesion, precision, focus, and intensity that you can feel in the stands…and the game hadn’t even started. I was watching the team’s pregame warm ups. Ken Cribb…
Charity Corner
A Lion’s Pride By David Gignilliat Richard “Grover” Cleaveland admits he was touched last year when he heard a piece of a conversation from one of the campers at Camp Leo, an activity-packed weeklong enrichment camp for sight-impaired youth from throughout South Carolina. “Last year, I overheard one…
Charity Corner - Your Community's Foundation
Members of the board and staff of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry are frequently asked by friends, neighbors, members of the media, and acquaintances to explain the community foundation.
Charity Corner- Operation R & R
First there was Doug and Nic. Then there was Doug and Nic and Dak. Then there was just Nic and Dak. In less time that it takes you to say “IED” (improvised explosive device), Doug, husband of Nic, father of 16-month-old Dak, became one of this…
College Life Comes to Bluffton
She laughed. She cried. She is Kate Torborg, Student Life Director for the University of South Carolina Beaufort. She is one of the first people students meet when they arrive on campus, and it is her job to make sure their college experience is everything…
Consignment Shopping Stylish, Smart
Once upon a good economy, people didn’t flinch when paying full retail for a designer label or think twice before purchasing an expensive outfit for their precious child who might wear it only a handful of times before outgrowing it. Today, consumers are savvy and…
Corridor: Review Board
In her 1970 release, “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell sings: “They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.” The story behind the song goes that Mitchell wrote it during a trip to Hawaii. She looked out her hotel window at a beautiful mountain vista,…
Dancing Like The Stars: Fred Astaire Dance Studio's Annual Dance Showcase Lets Everyone Shine
You step out in front of hundreds of people sitting in muffled silence, but filled with anticipation. The spotlight shines on you and the music begins to play. And all of a sudden, you find yourself consumed and focused in your work as months and…
Dating Online? Kiss & Tell List! wants your story
Finding true love has never been easy, but thanks to the Internet, looking for it has become a national pastime. “Plenty of fish in the sea”? You bet! Recent statistics indicate that 44 percent of the adult American population is single. That’s over 100 million…
DEC 2012: MAYORS
Economic Development on Hilton Head Island At town council’s workshop in 2011, we spent a considerable amount of time on beginning to shape a different future for Hilton Head Island. We adopted as a top priority to create an economic development advisory committee (EDAC), composed of…
December 2010: CHARITY CORNER: Caring Coins
There are no bad ideas. We hear that a lot. Likely, the first person who ever muttered that phrase was responding to a ludicrous idea, and couldn’t think of anything else to say at the time. But, that phrase is what gives us the gumption…
December 2010: GET HITCHED - Julie Klein and Dave Battiste GET HITCHED ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND!
Ever since she was a little girl vacationing on Hilton Head Island, Julie Klein dreamed she would marry her Prince Charming under the candy-stripe lighthouse. Her late father shared her fairy tale vision and on Saturday, November 13th, their wishes came true. …
December 2010: OUR TOWN: How the Lowcountry Does The Holidays
For those who have spent holiday seasons in the north, hoping for snow, but enduring the bleak brown of bare trees, welcome to the Lowcountry, where we don’t fret about such things. Snow’s not happening, and we know it (last year was an aberration), so…
December 2010: SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS
BRIGHT CHOICE MEDICAL Welcoming Bright Choice Medical, now open in Sheridan Park. Locally owned and operated with over 20 Years of Experience. Wendy Miller-Hackett and Michael J. McGuire. ——————————————————————————————— COOKSPLUS On The Move! CooksPlus is now bigger, better and in more convenient location. Now in suite 250…
December 2011: Charity Corner - Second Helpings: Deliering Food and Hope through the Holidays and Beyond
You can’t stand in one spot all day to learn what Second Helpings is all about. If you did, you’d see something like this: dozens of early morning volunteers boarding three trucks just as dawn breaks. Six days a week, the Second Helpings trucks fire…
December 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head & Bluffton
As this month’s edition of Celebrate Hilton Head is being delivered, town council will be in the middle of its strategic planning workshop held December 1-3. Santa has his workshop; we have ours. While each of us wishes we could deliver gifts and grant wishes…
December 2011: Our Town - Malachi: The Miracle and the Messenger
A community fights to stop local dog rings When Margaret Mead said, “A small group of thoughtful people can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has,” she probably didn’t imagine a group of Bluffton residents surrounding a toothless, tortured pit bull being…
December 2011: Series of Fortunate Events
To be included in our next Series of Fortunate Events, please email Ashton Kelley a PHOTO and A SENTENCE (not a paragraph) at a.kelley@celebratehiltonhead.com. Photos will not be accepted without a sentence. Sentences will not be accepted without a photo. Paragraphs will be edited…
Definitely Not Your Father’s Golf
It has a certain ring to it: “street legal.” It sounds like a new television series on FOX .The good guys in, say, a STAR-B48 Bubble 2 chasing the bad guys in some boring two passenger rig you could find at virtually any golf course.…
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Hilton Head Prep Presents Some Robust Fun
Until a couple of months ago it’s possible there wasn’t a single dirty rotten scoundrel at Hilton Head Preparatory School. Now there are at least 27 of them. All will be on stage at the Visual and Performing Arts Center (VPAC) at Hilton Head Island…
Dog Days On Hilton Head
It’s not only human visitors and those who have chosen to live in the Lowcountry who find excitement, fun, beauty and interest wherever we go. Our four-legged doggie friends also think living here and visiting with their owners is pretty special! We are an amazingly…
Double Play "Oswald L. Mikell, MD"
He can save your life and he can make you feel (and look) better. Dr. Oswald Mikell, named the 2008 Dermatologist of the Year by the South Carolina Dermatology Association, is certified by the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery.…
Driving Miss Daisy - Opening Night Gala to benefit Arts and Education
For the sixth time in his 40-year career in theater, Bob Farley will direct one of his favorite plays—Driving Miss Daisy. The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina’s production, running March 16-April 1, will reunite Farley with the cast who performed in Atlanta’s critically acclaimed 20th…
Driving On - Stokes Brown Toyota Scion of Hilton Head Celebrates Five Years
When you walk into the spacious showroom at Stokes Brown Toyota off Fording Island Road, you wouldn’t be remiss in thinking it was built yesterday. The floors glisten, light floods through the glass windows, and a friendly staff stands ready to greet you at the…
Eat For A Week...(or more!)
Once past the winter solstice the days start getting longer, but this year the weeks seem to be doing the same. This year’s Hilton Head Island’s Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Chamber Restaurant Week runs from January 15-22 (that’s 8 days by our count) and designed…
Emory Campbell: Coming Home
“The military movements connected with the Civil War are well known. But the great mass of American people know but little, and so think less, of that other great event—the greatest in the history of the world—the emancipation of four million human beings held in…
En Garde
Maybe for Una Jackson it should be touché. According to the USFA, she’s number one in the United States in her category. USFA? That would be the United States Fencing Association. Jackson, who measures in at a charming five feet even, is in first place…
EXTREME MAKEOVER - Upscale Transformation of Tanger Outlet Center 1 Now Underway
If you’ve ever watched the popular television series, Extreme Makeover, you know that transformation isn’t a pretty process. Currently in its ugly duckling phase, like a lucky makeover candidate, Tanger Outlet Center 1 is undergoing a series of radical procedures with the promise to re-emerge…
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
JANUARY 12TH, 2010 It’s 6 a.m. on a cold Wednesday morning. The bright January sun starts to rise over the north side of Beaufort County, its first rays illuminating an empty home on the outskirts of town. The sidewalks are swarming with people, the roads filled…
FEBRUARY 2011: A Message From Your Mayor (Hilton Head Island and Bluffton)
Thanks to CH2 magazine, I plan to write a monthly article on Town government topics and issues that impact you. As your new mayor, I want to communicate in every way I can with residents, and by “communicate,” I mean I want to hear from…
FEBRUARY 2011: Charity Corner - Food For Thought: Annual Cooks and Books Serves Up It's Fifth Course
“Compliments to the chefs,” said Stephen Stewart about the 5th Annual Cooks & Books fête, a fundraiser for Literacy Voluneers of the Lowcountry to be held February 20 at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. Stewart, executive chef at TidePointe, a Vi Community on…
FEBRUARY 2011: Our Town - "A Red Carpet Affair" - Hospice Care Of The Lowcountry’s February Event
Guests may think they’ve landed on Hollywood Boulevard when they arrive at Hospice Care of the Lowcountry’s Hospice and Hearts Event. “A Red Carpet Affair” is the theme for the third annual event, and organizers have gone all out to ensure guests feel nothing short…
FEBRUARY 2011: Series Of Fortunate Events
Aniston Nicole Stalvey, 13-year-old daughter of Business Owner: Priscilla Bennett of Coastal Palms has been scouted by Cartoon Network and will be attending the Summer Acting Program at The New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, CA this summer.
February 2012: Hello My Name is...Chef Sallie Ann Robinson - Gullah Diva
Hello My Name Is Chef Sallie Ann Robinson (Gullah Diva)
February 2012: Letters to the Editor...
The great debate over Tim Tebow is a sad statement of the world we live in. After all his critics believe in ad nauseum “political correctness”, free thinking, anything goes kind of policy EXCEPT for Christian belief. The tired rhetoric that Ms Courtney…
February 2012: Mayors Drew Laughlin and Lisa Sulka
Politicians promise a lot, don’t they? But I can make a promise to you that I will guarantee to keep. We need volunteers to become members of our town government boards and commissions so that we can continue to serve our fellow residents in the…
February 2012: Our Town - Hilton Head Shore Notes Razzle and Dazzle
Be prepared, because they’re going to razzle you. And when they’re done razzling you, they’ll turn around and dazzle you. They are the Hilton Head Shore Notes and, along with a few special guests, they are puttin’ on a show.
February 2012: Our Town - Swirl, Sip & Savor: 27th Annual Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival
It’s time to raise your glass. The 27th Annual Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival is coming March 5-10—an event that rolls out the red and white carpet of grapes, celebrating its most tasteful bouquet of competition, culinary complements and wine complexities. Like a…
February 2012: Series of Fortunate Events
To be included in our next Series of Fortunate Events, please email Ashton Kelley a PHOTO and A SENTENCE (not a paragraph) at a.kelley@celebratehiltonhead.com. Photos will not be accepted without a sentence. Sentences will not be accepted without a photo. Paragraphs will be edited…
February 2013: Behind the Gates- Belfair
“Let the majestic Avenue of Oaks welcome you home,” opens one piece of Belfair Plantation’s literature. These are not idle words. Beyond the gatehouse, a seemingly endless tunnel of beautiful moss-draped live oaks greets you and superbly sets the tone for the character that Belfair…
February 2013: Charity Corner
Hugs, snacks and crucial support are in steady supply at the Bluffton Boys and Girls Club, courtesy of unit director Molly O. Smith and staff plus a cadre of community volunteers aware of the serious pressures facing today’s youngsters. Issues including gang violence, low self-esteem…
February 2013: Mayors
Drew Laughlin The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina has been a mainstay for the arts here since 1996; however, the Arts Center has experienced financial difficulty and has appealed to the Town of Hilton Head Island for assistance. We recognize that any resolution to the Arts…
February 2013: Our Town- Winefest
Wine glasses will be raised, repeatedly, across the entire island in early March as the six-day Hilton Head Wine & Food Festival returns with an expanded lineup of education programs, chef dinners, home tours and auctions for fans of the vine, culminating in the big…
Fired Up About FIREWORKS
TOURISTS LOVE IT. ISLANDERS SUPPORT IT. STORE AND RESTAURANT OWNERS DEPEND ON IT. It’s Tuesday night fireworks at HarbourFest, an event that has attracted thousands of people to Shelter Cove Harbour for more than 20 years. But this summer, the pyrotechnic shows have been scaled back to eight Tuesdays…
Focus on Finance
> Is Your Money making you Mad? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know times are tight and it’s time to keep an eye on your finances. Locally, there are several professionals who have weathered previous storms and are equipped to help you…
Follow the 'Lead Dog' To South Beach for Fall Festivals & Events
The fall and winter is the time for new beginnings at Hilton Head Island’s South Beach Marina. Just as the tide flows in and out on Hilton Head’s 14 miles of beaches, there is a seasonal ebb and flow to the bustle of activity on the…
Friday Night Lights - Bobcat Football Gives Us Something To Celebrate
I didn’t even realize the game had started, and the Bobcats had already scored their first touchdown, mere seconds into the first quarter. The crowd went berserk (my indicator that something had indeed happened), and the contagious buzz that is Bobcats football spread through the…
Get Hitched on Hilton Head Island
The ultimate wedding dream-come-true wedding, all expenses paid, is now just 10 months away! The Get Hitched on Hilton Head Island contestants began registering their tales of true love online this month and as you can see though these samples, the range of explanations,…
Get Hitched On Hilton Head: A Wedding Giveaway in The Making
What does it take to throw a $100,000 luxury wedding weekend on Hilton Head Island? As the sponsors of Get Hitched on Hilton Head will tell you, a unified vision and community-wide cooperation are a good start. About 40 vendors will pool their resources November…
Gullah Heritage Tour
To tell the history of Hilton Head Island is to tell the story of the Gullah people. For the Campbell family and their Gullah Heritage Trail Tours, it all starts with five generations of their own family, and the story expands from there. Family members…
HawkFest 2009 / Strive to Excel
This year, Strive to Excel celebrates its tenth year in the business of selling hope to the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton youth by providing them with the skills and support to move on to college and beyond. Strive to Excel (S2E) is a non-profit…
Head of Its Class
Imagine the apple of your eye, the kid you thought you knew, the one you pictured going to college someday bringing home an “F.” What do you do? Grounded for life? A long, stern talk? Back behind the woodshed wit-cha?
Hello My Name Is Robin Swift
My name is Robin Swift, but my friends call me busy! You may have seen me at one of the many events at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn or volunteering someplace. I grew up in the boring/**exciting** town of Bellevue Washington. When…
Hello My Name is..BJ Payne (Coach)
Hi, My name is BJ Payne, but my friends call me coach. You may have seen me coaching Hilton Head High School Football or around the island with my family. I grew up in the boring/ exciting town of Massillon, Ohio. When I was five, my…
Hello My Name Is: Harry Miller (Babe)
Hi, My name is Harry, but my friends call me Babe. You may have seen me at the beach or walking Sofie my goldendoodle. I grew up in the boring/exciting town of Rockville Center. When I was five, my hero was my father, and now…
Heritage + Charity = CHARITAGE: The Tournament That Keeps On Giving
Heritage Classic Foundation leaders are proud to provide a generous purse annually to the tournament champion. But they’ve admitted that what is most satisfying is rewarding the unsung champions who tee it up for community…
Hilton Head Fire & Rescue’s CPR Training and First Aid Class: Learning To Save Lives Was Never So Cheap, So Comfortable and So Easy
My dummy wouldn’t breathe. Here I was, kneeling on the ground, hunched over my dummy as he lay prostrate before me. He stared at the ceiling. His eyes blank and lifeless, a plastic bag wrapped over his mouth and stuffed down his throat to keep…
Hilton Head Island is Going Green: Don’t miss the 27th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
There’s one day a year when “going green” doesn’t mean recycling or eating organic—it means attending the annual Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade! All the revelry without the drive to Savannah, Hilton Head’s beloved street party is now in its 27th year and…
Hilton Head Island: Italian Heritage Festival
The posters for the upcoming Hilton Head Island Italian Heritage Festival are hard to miss. Striking, to say the least. Advertisements for the event feature a whimsically tilted replica Harbour Town Lighthouse, suggestive of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the famous bell tower in Italy’s…
Hilton Head Island’s Top Amenity: Healthcare
When you think of Hilton Head Island, what amenities immediately come to mind? Sunny beaches, lush golf courses? Tennis courts, waving palms, meandering leisure paths, heaping platters of fresh seafood? What you may be overlooking is one of our most valuable assets of all: The…
HILTON HEAD SEAFOOD FEST • APRIL 25 EVENT TO SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH, ISLAND RECREATION.
January 21, 2009 – Coligny Plaza and The David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation announced that they will sponsor the second annual Hilton Head Island Seafood and Arts Festival, April 25. After a 20 year hiatus, the festival resurfaced in 2008 hosting record…
HOLE IN ONE: Annual Golf Event A Sure Bet
What if I told you that you could spend $10, maybe win a $1,000,000 annuity and a new BMW, but most certainly improve the life of a child in Beaufort, Jasper, or Hampton counties? You’d do it right? Well, game on! Have I got the…
Hospice Care of the Lowcountry
November is National Hospice Month. Hospice Care of the Lowcountry’s executive director, Jenny Brasington, and director of community relations, Darlene Schuetz want to celebrate by clearing up some common misconceptions about what hospice is and what their people do. Here’s a hint: stop thinking about…
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
Getting ahead never got so many laughs than in Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, a hilarious song-and-dance sendup to big business. Written by the creators of Guys and Dolls, this mischievous Tony-winning musical pokes fun at all the usual office antics—brownnosing,…
Importance of Resort and Second-Home Ownership
Hilton Head Island and the Lowcountry are affected by resort and second-home ownership in many ways. When most people think about this type of ownership, they imagine owning a villa or ocean-oriented home in one of the oceanfront communities such as Sea Pines, Forest Beach,…
Is it the Right Time to Buy a Home on Hilton Head? We know it is, and we are here for you!
If you are reading this article right now and would love to buy a home or family vacation home, or even downsize or upgrade, on Hilton Head Island, you’re not alone. But how do you know if it is the right time to invest your…
Island Car Wash: Feng Shui for Your Car
Whether you are a mud-spattered, raised-in-the country boy, with a gun rack in the back of your truck or a starchy-pressed corporate raider with a BMW, you know the feeling of driving around when your car or truck is clean. Whether you know it or…
Island Car Wash: Incredibly Clean Cars Consistently
That’s not my truck. It can’t be. It looks too… what’s the word I’m looking for? “Awesome?” Yet, upon closer inspection, when you remove the tree sap, pollen, brake dust, two months worth of daily use and water spots, that is, indeed, my truck. The…
It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere!
Almost every restaurant or bar has a Signature Cocktail. Over the next several months we are going to “steal” their secret recipes and share them with you. What better place to start than at Land’s End with the Salty Dog Café?
Jan 2013: A Series of Fortunate Events
Politicians in Training SERVPRO of Beaufort County recently presented a check to Bluffton High School’s Youth Government Class to help the class travel to Columbia, SC where they will participate in a statewide Model Legislature and Court Conference. Alzheimer’s is Scary On Friday, October 26th, Salon Karma opened…
Jan 2013: Behind The Gates
Our Behind the Gates series has, not surprisingly, profiled a fair number of golf communities, most of them conceived and built during a period when golf participation was booming and the private golf community model was at its most viable due to demographic trends. The…
Jan 2013: Mayors
Our Acton Agenda Ahead The Hilton Head Island Town Council recently spent three days planning our strategic future for the coming year and more ahead. Our workshop goal was to establish a plan to accomplish priorities you will find below. We do this to avoid the…
JANUARY 2011: Charity Corner - Black And White And Red All Over
You’ve probably heard the old quip about what’s black and white and red all over. A newspaper, right? Well, yes, but on January 22nd, 2011 it will be The Westin Resort and Spa, as the American Heart Association’s Hilton Head Island Heart Ball 2011 hopes to bring…
JANUARY 2011: Our Town - Snow Daze
Once upon a time, in the middle of a very peculiar winter “Way Up North,” the people who usually bundle themselves against the wintry cold ran out of snow. It had been warmer than usual—above freezing well into January—and hadn’t even been cold enough to…
JANUARY 2011: Series Of Fortunate Events
Phillys Michael Kadar, Thomas and Kristen Svihlik (from left to right) are excited and proud to be the NEW Owners of Phillys Cafe & Deli on Hilton Head Island. ___________________ SPC. Scott Drake was awarded Soldier Leader of the Cycle on December 16, 2010 at Fort Jackson, SC. ___________________ Harper…
January 2012: Charity Corner - Happy Mouths: Ronald McDonald Care Mobile providing access to Dental Care
A clown known for its big, red, goofy shoes is laying out the welcome mat for local children to jump aboard the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile® as it brings dental care and oral health education to preschool and elementary schools in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton…
January 2012: Charity Corner - Save A Buck, Save A Pet: Palmetto Animal League Thrift Finds New Home
The newly opened Palmetto Animal League Thrift—formerly Animal House Thrift—now located in Sheridan Park facing Highway 278, may finally be in the perfect place to generate much welcomed revenues for the Palmetto Animal League (PAL), an animal adoption center that has enjoyed enthusiastic support from…
January 2012: Letters to the Editor
Tim, I know this loss of your position of Head Coach of your beloved Seahawks came as a shock. It is a shock to all of us and we feel your pain. We know what you went through during your time at Hilton Head High…
January 2012: Mayor - Hilton Head Island and Bluffton
Thanks to the efforts of a hard working town council, we produced a focused and energetic strategic plan for 2012 and beyond at our recent Strategic Planning Workshop. We threw out the playbook and adopted a different approach to how the workshop was conducted and,…
January 2012: Our Town - Kathy's Closet: Bluffton's newest consignment shop offers chance to help a good cause
Abacoa is never far from Kathy Deringer’s mind. The colorful neighborhood in Jupiter, Florida with its cozy colonial cottages in bright pastels and clean colors stands in stark contrast to the familiar Spanish adobe and stucco style homes so prevalent in South Florida. Whenever she…
January 2012: Series of Fortunate Events
To be included in our next Series of Fortunate Events, please email Ashton Kelley a PHOTO and A SENTENCE (not a paragraph) at a.kelley@celebratehiltonhead.com. Photos will not be accepted without a sentence. Sentences will not be accepted without a photo. Paragraphs will be edited…
January Calendar of Events
Join Dolphin Head Golf Club and fulfill all of your 2009 New Year’s resolutions! Join now for $2009. A limited number of memberships available. Dolphin Head is a private, member-owned club located in Hilton Head Plantation. Memberships are all inclusive of unlimited…
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe: Celebrating the way Daufuskie was
Thirty years ago, when photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe first set foot on Daufuskie Island, she found not only inspiration in the Gullah community, but also friends for life. From 1977 to 1981, she created gorgeous black and white gelatin prints that portray the beauty of the…
JIM FURYK Intends To Defend
When defending Heritage champion Jim Furyk shows up at Harbour Town Golf Links for the 43rd Heritage, he’ll be just a few weeks shy of his 41st birthday. Maybe that makes him one of the “old guys.” Based on his sensational 2010 season, there are…
Joni & Carolyn's 25 Secrets To Market Street's 25 Years Of Success!
1985: Change your logo with the times…from a Pegasus to a beach umbrella (definitely more HHI appropriate!). 1986: When your favorite customers get sick, deliver soup to them. 1987: Pay taxes. (This should be done EVERY year.) 1988: Let your waitresses wear leggings if it’s the fad.…
July 2012 - Series of Fortunate Events
To be included in our next Series of Fortunate Events, please email Ashton Kelley a PHOTO and A SENTENCE (not a paragraph) at a.kelley@celebratehiltonhead.com. Photos will not be accepted without a sentence. Sentences will not be accepted without a photo. Paragraphs will be edited…
JULY 2012- OUR TOWN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Everyone in the family will love the Disney classic, Beauty and the Beast, according to Bluffton High School student Dan Brown, who plays Cogsworth in the Main Street Youth Theatre’s upcoming production. “Kids will like the story line and hearing songs they know(from the film…
July 2012: OUR TOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT
If Hilton Head Island ordinances allowed (which they don’t), now would be a great time to drape a big banner across Highway 278 declaring Hilton Head Island Number One, because we are—the top Fire and Rescue EMS program and the number one Heart Safe Community…
JUNE 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head and Bluffton
By many accounts, the Heritage Classic Golf Tournament in April represented one of the most memorable since 1969. A very strong field of golfers, enviable weather, and an exciting finish was gratifying to all who attended, volunteered and worked the event. Heritage Classic Foundation chair…
JUNE 2011: Pet Extravaganza!
Meet all the lovable pets of the Lowcountry!
JUNE 2011: Series Of Fortunate Events
BLOOM WITHIN
Counseling + Coaching = Profound Change….
JUNE 2012: A Series of Fortunate Events
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JUNE 2012: Behind The Gates - Colleton River Plantation Club and Moss Creek
Ask the people who live there why they chose Colleton River Plantation Club, and they will probably give you one of two answers. It’s either the two elite golf courses or the natural beauty of the land and surrounding water. Since one begets the other,…
JUNE 2012: Charity Corner - Locks of Love: Corks and Karma Collaborate
The idea for a singular act of charity grew from a self-described “pseudo mid-life crisis,” for Josh Luman, one of the owners of Corks Wine Co. Neighborhood Wine Bar. Off and on throughout his life, Luman has had ponytails and recently has been toying with…
JUNE 2012: Hello My Name Is FREDERICK CHISOLM
My name is Frederick Chisolm, but my friends call me Fred…
JUNE 2012: Letters To The Editor
READER RESPONSE: A Line in the Sand: Should English be the OFFICIAL language of the USA? I think there is a much more basic reason to make English the “official” language. There has to be a line in the sand with regard to the language that…
JUNE 2012: Mayors Drew Laughlin and Lisa Sulka
Here we are on sunny, delightful Hilton Head Island, enjoying a quality of life measured by a menu of amenities the envy of many. We enjoy a sense of security, peacefulness, and serenity. And that is good. At the same time, we live on a…
JUNE 2012: Our Town - 2012 I CAN Games: Hargray Helps CrossFit Hilton Head Give Back in a Big Way
When Craig Hysell opened CrossFit Hilton Head in April 2010, he had a mission that extended way beyond the simple ownership of a gym or a business. “My goal is and always will be to make everything outside the box better,” Hysell said. (CrossFit gyms…
Kingfisher: Dinner And So Much More
The jovial, bronzed pelican rowing amidst a sea of oyster shells recalls a time 30 years ago when this restaurant was called Pelican Point. It was named for the pelicans you can still see on the sea wall across Broad Creek. Ten years later, it…
KYLE STANLEY Hometown Golfer Makes Heritage Debut
While golf announcer Jim Nantz waxes poetic about the majesty of the Calibogue Sound and the sublime lighthouse backdrop on the 18th hole of Harbour Town for the millions watching on CBS, local golf fans will have a chance to cheer one of their own…
Learning in the Lowcountry: Part 2
The variety of educational opportunities available to students—and parents—in the Lowcountry is nothing short of exceptional. What may be most challenging for parents is that, in terms of academics, there is little that could be called “traditional.” How students learn, the tools used in learning…
Letters to Editor-july 2012
Catherine, This is Pam from Palmetto Bay Sunrise Cafe. First of all, thank you for the great article about Sunrise. We had really great response…everyone loved it! I have a story for you that I thought you all might enjoy. Melissa, our adorable server…
LIFE AT CH2 - A Walk Down Memory Lane
LIFE AT CH2…A Walk Down Memory Lane
Little Shop Of Horrors - Hilton Head Prep Students Bloom In This Exotic Production
When the script calls for an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood who grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers fame and fortune in exchange for feeding a growing appetite, finally revealing itself as an alien creature poised for global…
Love Him or Hate Him: Bluffton Town Councilman, Charlie Wetmor
Charlie Wetmore is a jerk. Or at least that is what I thought before we sat down together for a drink, at my request. So, I am sitting at a bar with Bluffton Town Councilman, Charlie Wetmore. He’s having a Coke (ah, a man of…
MARCH 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head and Bluffton
Here’s an offer you can’t refuse: Hard work, no pay. Okay. Maybe you can refuse the offer, but let me explain why you shouldn’t. Your Town government cannot operate, on many levels, without you. One of the most critical functions we perform is the operation of…
MARCH 2011: Charity Corner - WINGFEST: 16th Annual Festival Signals Beginning of Spring
Get your napkins—heck, forget napkins—your paper towels, industrial-strength wipettes and full-frontal bibs handy for the 16th Hargray WingFest on March 19, arguably Hilton Head Island’s largest annual one-day festival.
MARCH 2011: Our Town - HILTON HEAD WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL: One of the Southeat's Most Notable Wine Affairs
Since we have no Major League baseball team and no Opening Day to mark spring’s arrival, let’s have a glass of wine instead. “Winefest is kind of like our Opening Day,” said Julie Musselman, the woman in charge of planning the Hilton Head Island Wine…
MARCH 2011: Series Of Fortunate Events
Hospice Care of the Lowcountry
welcomes Kendell Brinkmann as Clinical Director. Kendell will be responsible for all aspects of patient services and the overseeing of the clinical staff.
Paw-Metto Pooches
Joe Skager joins the staff of Paw-metto Pooches Pet Salon as a pet stylist…
March 2012: Charity Corner - Hilton Head Dance Theatre presents Spring Version of Popular Summer Production
Hilton Head Dance Theatre will offer something for everyone when the dancers take the stage on March 30 and 31 for the spring production of Terpsichore: From Classic to Contemporary. Now in its 26th season under the direction of artistic directors Karena Brock-Carlyle and John…
March 2012: Hello My Name Is - Jake, The Salty Dog
Hello, my name is JAKE, THE SALTY DOG!
March 2012: Mayors Drew Laughlin and Lisa Sulka
It’s not as if the tournament went anywhere, but given the fact it nearly slipped from our hands, I feel that we need to treat this event as though it’s been away from home. So let’s welcome it back under the new banner of the…
March 2012: Our Town - Hilton Head Island St. Patrick's Day Parade
One of Hilton Head Island’s grandest traditions (perhaps second only to the RBC Heritage) received a warm, fuzzy shot of Irish whiskey this year. Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade officials announced in January that the parade has secured a major sponsor for the…
March 2012: Series of Fortunate Events
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March 2013: A Series of Fortunate Events
A Family Business Catherine A. Scarminach has joined the law firm of Novit & Scarminach, P.A. with a practice focus in Real Estate, Estate Planning and Probate Law. Welcome! Corenza Vaughn has joined the Sun City Hilton Head Community Association as the Safety and Standards Director. A…
March 2013: Mayors
Are You Up for the Challange? “Engaging in activities devoid of difficulty, lounging in risk-free zones, is life without great meaning.”—Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. For those of you who may fit into this category, I have a possible solution: Come work with the Town of Hilton Head…
MAY 2011: Charity Corner - The Junior Jazz Foundation: Passing on the Legacy of Jazz to succeeding generations
According to musician, Jazz historian, and Jazz Corner owner Bob Masteller, “Knowing Jazz adds another dimension to your historical perspective. Jazz is America’s greatest artistic contribution to the world.” The Jazz Corner has built both a tradition and a reputation as one of the premier Jazz…
MAY 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head and Bluffton
HILTON HEAD ISLAND COMES ALIVE! As you will see from the list below, Hilton Head Island really comes alive this time of year. It was once written that “no winter lasts forever, and no spring skips its turn.” Well, winter is gone and we are about…
MAY 2011: Our Town - Pottery with a Purpose: Artisnas at PEP show off their talent at the kiln
“Each piece is different, one-of-a-kind, unique and has its own personality,” said Harold Watson, executive director of Hilton Head Island’s Programs for Exceptional People and founder of the non-profit’s novel pottery program. He’s referring to the organization’s unique ceramics, but he could just as easily…
MAY 2011: Series Of Fortunate Events
Renee Rozboril
Has rejoined the staff at FACES DaySpa in the Village at Wexford as a licensed professional nail technician and is currently accepting new clients…
May 2012: Behind The Gates - Long Cove Club, Windmill Harbour, Spanish Wells and Wexford Plantation
What does “Lowcountry lifestyle” mean to you? Does your vision include beaches, golf, sunshine, tennis, outdoor living, boating, entertaining, fishing, mild winters, kayaking or paddle surfing, gardening, crabbing, wine and food festivals, dining out and nightlife?
May 2012: Charity Corner - Spring Swing For Charity: Annual Golf Event To Benefit HHFA
Instead of golfers shouting “fore” for an errant tee shot, for one spring charity tournament in particular, maybe they should yell “fire.” The Hilton Head Firefighters’ Association, in conjunction with Palmetto Fire Apparatus, will host the 2012 “Spring Swing for Charity” golf tournament at The…
May 2012: Hello My Name Is...Robert Irvine
Hello, my name is Robert Irvine…
MAY 2012: Mayors Drew Laughlin and Lisa Sulka
Cardiovascular disease is the largest killer in the industrialized world. As reported in the USA Today, US News & World Report, and many medical journals, the survival rate for sudden cardiac arrest varies tremendously from community to community—from as low as 5 percent to as…
May 2012: Our Town - 34th Annual Bluffton Village Festival: Bluffton Puts It's Best Foot Forward
The 34th annual Bluffton Village Festival, coordinated by the Bluffton Rotary Club, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 12 on Calhoun Street in Old Town Bluffton. The festival, commonly known as Mayfest, is a chance to enjoy the best Bluffton has…
May 2012: Series of Fortunate Events
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May 2013 : B Social
SPAMALOT IS ON A QUEST FOR LAUGHS AT THE ARTS CENTER Monty Python fans throughout the Lowcountry are quoting lines and speaking in British accents (sort of) in eager anticipation of Spamalot’s arrival at the Arts Center May 1. But thou needst not be a…
May 2013: Mayors
Infomania “Transparency” in government is all the rage now, but providing timely information to the public and the media is nothing new to us. The Town of Hilton Head Island employs numerous and various means to inform our residents about our goings on. In my mind,…
May 2013: Series of Fortunate Events
Welcome! Mortgage Network Inc., an industry leading independent mortgage lender, has announced that Mark Kombrink has joined the team. Here’s Looking at you Kid The International Spa Institute, located near historic downtown Bluffton, is pleased to announce that Jessica Shefsick has been promoted to Director of Esthetic’s Education. Lost…
Mayors JUly 2012
A Sign of the Times As Town Council considered changes to our Land Management’s (LMO) sign ordinance, I began hearing that we were on our way to becoming anywhere USA. Neon lights, signs on trailers, and fluorescent signs advertising any business anywhere was on the way…
Meet Your New Best Friend
Dog lovers of the Lowcountry, there is a hidden gem full of beautiful, sweet adoptable dogs right in our backyard. Maranatha Farm, a 501 © (3) non-profit organization, is located in Ridgeland, about 30 minutes from Bluffton. Although my description of the farm could never…
Music To Your Mouth - Behind The Scenes
Just a couple of weeks ago I woke in a cold sweat. However, once I realized that it was indeed just a dream that our event headliner (Gail Simmons, from Bravo TV’s Top Chef) didn’t show, I was able to relax a little. Palmetto Bluff’s…
Need a Loan? Atlantic Community Bank will help you get it
Here’s the deal. You want to buy a car. Detroit rejoices! Your local car dealer rejoices. Your family rejoices. You’ve had your eye on that new Prius. But then you check your RSS feeds on the Web, turn on the television or open the newspaper only…
Neighborhood Outreach Connection: Turning Hope into Reality
Nowadays, people can hardly get a good night’s sleep. Just try to find a few moments of free time, let alone a way to shake off the stress of work and family life. But slow down on your next drive past the Oaks Apartments. You…
New Programs Expand on Hospice Care: Honoring Veterans and Supporting Companions
In school, most children learn a great deal about how life begins—how the human body grows and changes throughout its life cycle, but rarely how the life cycle comes to an end. Talking about dying and death is difficult at best in our culture, and…
NHC
This is Your Grandfather’s Health Care. Growing old is not for wussies. For those of you in your 20s or 30s, this is a refrain you’ve probably heard from Mom and Dad or from cranky old grumpsters like Grammy or Gramps, and you think it has nothing…
Nov 2012: Letters to the Editor…
Ms. Washo, Your magazine implores the readers to “save the date” of October 25 at Reilley’s Plaza to meet CH2’s Bachelorettes of 2013. After seeing the photograph of them I doubt that anyone with any class is going to be interested in being there. Real “ladies”…
NOV 2012: MAYORS
Drew Laughlin (Hilton Head Island) USCB at Coligny The Town of Hilton Head Island recently completed a financial feasibility and economic analysis of two concept plans for the Coligny Beach/Pope Avenue area. One overriding theme of this analysis was that the town should move to install public…
November 2010: OUR TOWN - 21st Annual Taste Of The Season, A Culinary Gift To The Lowcountry
Taste of the Season…so much to see, taste and savor; it’s truly a culinary gift to the Lowcountry. Treat yourself to the crème de la crème of the island’s restaurants and sample the best of the best from more than 35 of the area’s top…
November 2010: SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS
1. FORT STEWART High ranking officers from Ft. Stewart Army base came up to speak at Long Cove Club on September 14th when they received a nice grant from the Long Cove Community. 2. JADE BISTRANSKY AND ROBERT GRECO of Hilton Head Island were married at…
November 2011: Charity Corner - Big Band Swing
Get ready for the event of the year, as Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) and The Junior Jazz Foundation (JJF) take us back to the swinging ’40s. Inspired by VIM founder Dr. Jack McConnell’s passion for music, the event is a tribute to McConnell’s commitment to…
November 2011: Letters to the Editor
On behalf of Carolina Cups, I would like to thank all of the participants, sponsors and volunteers who supported our inaugural three-day breast cancer walk/run, LoCo Motion…
November 2011: Our Town: Acting Up! Sun City Community Theatre bringing Broadway to Bluffton
Many people think that big city venues are the only places to see quality theater productions. If you are one of those people, prepare to be surprised and delighted by the Sun City Players, a cast of characters whose combined talents have been bringing life…
November 2011: Series of Fortunate Events
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October 2010: CHARITY CORNER - Birdies For The Brave
ON NOVEMBER 5, 2010, THE HERITAGE COLLECTION ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND WILL BE HOSTING ITS ANNUAL BIRDIES FOR THE BRAVE GOLF TOURNAMENT AT PALMETTO HALL PLANTATION CLUB. Birdies for the Brave is a nationwide program launched by the U.S. Department of Defense that generates financial support…
October 2010: GET HITCHED ON HILTON HEAD - Behind The Scenes
As Julie Klein and David Battiste prepare to exchange vows in Harbour Town on November 13, community sponsors are busily planning the fall nuptials and showering the deserving couple with gifts of time, expertise and sheer wedding bliss. This is the wedding of a lifetime and…
October 2010: OUR TOWN - 9th Annual Consours d'Elegance - Bringing Art and Elegance to Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island
Did you know that the first Concours d’Elegance was held in 1923 in Paris? The event was a joint affair between the haute couture houses of Paris and the French custom coach builders. Imagine the beauty of the field, the curves, the contours, the polish,…
October 2010: SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS
1. SAWYER BENJAMIN EHLERS was born on July 20th at Hilton Head Hospital. Sawyer was born to parents Leslie & Benjie Ehlers. 2. BRENTT TOOLE owner of Palm Key Catering and Events received FIRST Place at the 1st Annual, Bands, Brews and BBQ competition in Beaufort,…
October 2011: Chairity Corner - The Humane Touch: Hilton Head Humane Association Helps Those Who Need It More
It’s in the back of everyone’s mind this time of year. As waves build and storms roll through the harbor, hurricanes are never far from residents’ minds. In the right conditions, it doesn’t take much to find people glued to a television, intently watching a…
October 2011: Hello My Name Is - LAVARN LUCAS (Hilton Head Fire Chief)
My name is Lavarn, but my friends call me…
October 2011: Hilton Head and Bluffton MAYOR
DREW LAUGHLIN: With the public’s assistance, the Town of Hilton Head Island is simplifying the commercial permitting process based on Work Simplification Principles: listening to the customers, simplifying the process, and changing to a single accountability. Drs. Terry Ennis and Bob Gentzler volunteered…
October 2011: Series of Fortunate Events
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OCTOBER 2012: MAYORS
At The Touch of a Key As the Town of Hilton Head Island continually strives to improve its delivery of information and services to our residents and visitors, our website at hiltonheadislandsc.gov has become a valuable tool in this effort. In 2012, the site has averaged…
On Equality: AAUW works to shatter a glass ceiling
Barack Obama’s campaign has reinvigorated the spirit of civil rights; his election to the presidency is clearly a milestone, and it is one that invites Americans to take a closer look at all facets of liberty—including women’s equality. Critics say the glass ceiling that limits…
On Pointe: The Passion to Teach
The legendary Lyudmila Sakharova, former artistic director of the Perm School of Dance in Russia, said, “A teacher must possess many qualities: firmness and softness, patience and perseverance and sturdiness. But above all is love for children, desire to train them up—all of them, both…
On the Water
I can’t swim a lick. In fact, I sink like a stone. Even when I’ve put on a few pounds and think the added chub might increase buoyancy, no dice. My fat doesn’t even float. I must have dense fat. Nice image, huh? So, since I…
One by One, Noah's Arks Rescue Saves Lives
“Here is our sweet boy, Sukie, with his wonderful new family. We are so happy for him and for them. He has had such a hard life and can now relax in the arms of people who love him.” “Our sweet Sophia is fighting an upper…
One Luxurious Kennel
Three Black Dogs on Ulmer Road in Bluffton is what pets and their parents have been waiting for for years. It’s an extended-stay vacation home for animals, offering an array of services from boarding and doggy daycare to training and grooming. With two business-savvy animal…
Osprey Village: Independent Living Options for Challenged Adults
The desire for quality of life is basic to all human beings. Beyond just a roof over our heads, we want a comfortable environment in which we can be ourselves and order our lives as we see fit. This is no less true for intellectually…
Our Town - Celebrate Taste of the Season: The Lowcountry's Holiday Tradition
Wine, dine and enjoy award-winning cuisine at Taste of the Season, the culinary event of the year. The Lowcountry food scene has become as hot as the great chefs that define it with their innovative cuisine. With an outstanding selection of diverse cuisine and our…
Our Town: Hilton Head Go Bragh: The 30th Annual Hilton Head Island St. Patricks Day Parade
“We had about 50 participants, plus a trolley and a little fire truck. The route started on Dunnagan’s Alley, went up Arrow Road and made a right turn on 278 to the Sea Pines Circle and ended at the bar’s (Reilley’s) original location in the…
Outside Hilton Head • Your guide to the ultimate island adventure.
“We protect only those things we love, We love only those things we understand, We understand only those things we are taught.”—Indian Proverb How can one truly understand an adventure that he or she has not experienced? It is impossible. We can only see imagine it…
Palmetto Bluff Makes Music to Your Mouth: A Tribute to Southern Culture and Cuisine
In 1910, President Taft faced off against House of Representatives member James A. Tawney, who called into question the president’s travel fund and “injected the matter of Southern hospitality into the debate.” President Taft, so flustered by the intimation of wrong-doing regarding his travels and…
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort: Where Visitors Become “Locals”
Perhaps you’ve never been here before. Maybe it’s your first glimpse into this lush paradise—a world filled with palm trees and beach chairs, spacious expanses of immaculately manicured golf courses and tennis courts, a marina which plays host to boutiques, waterfront restaurants and the occasional…
Palmettoes: Where Shopping is a Party!
Remember the days before you became a local, and you came to Hilton Head Island once or twice a year to play golf or tennis, go to the beach, fish, kayak, drink at the Tiki Hut, and make life miserable for the drivers behind you…
Party with a Purpose - Family-Friendly Sleepover to Benefit the American Cancer Society
If it’s been a while since you pulled an all-nighter, start getting some extra zzz’s and prepare to party from dusk to dawn at the 2010 Relay for Life. The theme of this year’s family-friendly sleepover is “Rock Around the Clock,” and organizers are busy…
Poverty in Paradise: Habitat Builds Hope for Families in Need
Imagine living in a house or apartment with no toilet, no stove, no HVAC. Imagine crowding your whole family into one tiny bedroom. Imagine leaky roofs, moldy air, faulty electrical wiring and roach infestations. Imagine living out of your car or sleeping under a bridge.…
Q&A With Steve Wilmot, Tournament Director of The Heritage Classic Foundation
CH2: So who exactly is the major sponsor for this year’s tournament? Is it the Town of Hilton Head? Steve Wilmot: The Heritage Classic Foundation is the major sponsor. We have committed four million of our reserve dollars. The Town of Hilton Head and Beaufort…
Q&A With Vincent Sheheen - Democratic Candidate For Governor Of South Carolina
CH2: Why are you running for governor? Vincent Sheheen: I am running because we need a governor we can trust. South Carolinians want something different from the last eight years. They want a governor who’ll bring people together to solve the problems that our state faces…
REPUBLICAN ROUND-UP
In November of this year, Seat 123 is up for grabs in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Meet the three candidates vying for this important position in local government, and what they intend to do SHOULD they make it to Columbia. ******************************************************************** Even though Democrat Tip…
Rotary: it’s not necessarily what you think!
What is Rotary, anyway? A bunch of do-gooders? A place to meet business contacts? An old men’s fraternity? Perhaps Rotary is a bit of all three, depending on the club you join. We go in search of answers, and end up at an oyster roast…
September 2010: CHARITY CORNER - Pennies For The Gulf
AMY ROSS WANTS YOU TO SEND YOUR PENNIES TO THE ANIMALS AFFECTED BY THE OIL SPILL IN THE GULF. GOAL Welcome to my Pennies for the Gulf non-profit organization. My goal is to help the animals affected by the Gulf oil spill by collecting pennies and/or donations from Hilton Head Island and surrounding communities. **Donate…
September 2010: GET HITCHED ON HILTON HEAD - And The Wedding Locations Are...
…The Harbour Town Golf Links and Windows on the Waterway! David & Julie select a maritime theme for their fall wedding and reception, as they return to cherished summer memories along the shores of Calibogue Sound. It’s the stuff dreams are made of: a wedding on…
September 2010: OUR TOWN - Seafood Jazz And Brew
If you can’t be everything to everyone, then just expand the range of what you are. That might seem simple, but it appears to be working for Hilton Head Island’s Seafood, Jazz and Brew Festival, now in its third year. For those with discriminating palettes,…
September 2010: SERIES OF FORTUNAT EVENTS
1. Devon Wade and Drew Hermiller, of New York, N.Y were married in Savannah, GA on May 15th, 2010 on Lafayette Square. The bride is the daughter of Stan and Robin Wade, of Hilton Head Island, and the groom is the son of Ken and…
SEPTEMBER 2011: A Series of Fortunate Events
Owens Wedding
Cindy Brown and Steve Owens (surrounded by their children) were married June 24, 2011 – on board a cruise ship to Nassau, Bahamas…
SEPTEMBER 2011: Chuck Hyatt (Harold's Diner)
Hello my name is…Chuck Hyatt
SEPTEMBER 2011: Letters To The Editor...
Dear Ms. Washo, I am writing this email to hopefully inform you of an error I noticed on your current magazine and fellow article. I noticed you had interviewed Mark Pellegrino for your magazine and was instantly intrigued by this and while I enjoyed the article…
SEPTEMBER 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head and Bluffton
Drew Laughlin (Hilton Head Island Mayor) – Town News
Lisa Sulka (Bluffton Mayor) – Local Economy Expansion and Diversification
SEPTEMBER 2011: Our Town - Lt. Dan Weekend: Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band
You remember the scene. (If you haven’t seen the movie Forrest Gump, welcome to Earth). There’s Lt. Dan, played by actor Gary Sinise, sitting on the pier in his wheelchair, shoulder-length hair, that Tiparillo stuck in his mouth. And, as Forrest, played by Tom Hanks,…
September 2012: Hello My Name is....Ogunsheye Rohlsen(Sheye)
Hi, My name is Ogunsheye Rohlsen, but my friends call me **Sheye. You may have seen me at Harris Teeter or Walmart. I grew up in the boring/**exciting** town of St. Croix. When I was five, my hero was God, but now God is still…
September 2012: Mayors
The Coligny Concept Hilton Head Island’s town council recently authorized the town manager to move forward with a design for Coligny area improvements. The Coligny area has been identified in many forums as an area to focus public investment aimed at enhancing the experience of residents…
September 2012: Our Town
A new non-profit organization has been formed to foster service leadership among island businesses. The Center for Service Leadership began as a seed of an idea, sparked by IBM’s Centennial Celebration of Service, held in 2011, a yearlong global volunteer initiative undertaken by IBM employees,…
September 2012: Series of Fortunate Events
Welcome to the team Fifth Avenue Salon is proud to announce the newest member of their salon, Katie Kurkul. A New Position Rev. Julia Johnson, PhD., recently became the senior minister of Unity of Hilton Head: A Path for Positive Living. They DID Congratulations to Gene and Susan King, who…
Sharron Cunningham: Accentuating the Positive
Sharron Cunningham creates positive change. In the process, she finds success instead of excuses for why it didn’t happen. As a consultant, motivational speaker and coach for business teams and individuals, she shows people how to “accentuate the positive” and “eliminate the negative” to reach…
Signe's Bakery
No local restaurateur has achieved such longevity in the same restaurant. And, Gardo still clearly remembers that first day as she sips on a frothy cappuccino with extra milk—a treat she gives herself nearly every afternoon at Signe’s Heaven Bound Bakery Café on Arrow Road. The…
Signs of the Times
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign” goes the lyric from the 1970s song by the Five Man Electrical Band. The ubiquitous nature of signage continues into the 21st century and is testament to what the folks at Sign D’Sign in Bluffton already know and promote: People…
Skillets: From Day to Night
There is a sparkle in Amie Baima’s eyes as she talks about the changes that have been made to the menu at her Coligny Plaza restaurant, Skillets Grill & Café. Change and creativity are the cornerstones of this dynamic islander’s approach to her ever-evolving life…
Sleep Tight: Mattress Firm Guarantees It
When writing a business profile—under a tight deadline, as usual—evil inclination may tempt the writer to take the path of least resistance: Just get the basic facts and a few pithy comments from the owner, dash off what amounts to a thousand words of ad…
Small Business: Did Anybody Try To Talk You Out Of It?
“Oh, yeah! Almost every single person that we spoke to said it was a bad investment,” said insurance agent-turned-bar owner Rob Hummel. “Although people closest to us said, ‘You guys can make this happen,’ there were those who said, ‘Are you guys crazy?’” (From Left to…
SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES: Innately Extroverted The Life Of The Party. FUN.
Just a small collection of photographs from some of the most recent social events on Hilton Head! YACHT HOP RELAY FOR LIFE SUPERIOR HEATING & AIR CONTEST WINNER HILTON HEAD SEAFOOD FEST GRAND OPENING / RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY OF URNGE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS ART MARKET ********** Are you a “Social Butterfly?” Send us photos…
Soldiers, Islanders And A Sense Of Community
They were here for the St. Patrick’s Day parade. They were here for the Heritage of Golf as parking lot guards, saving the Heritage Classic Foundation serious money. They were also over there—Iraq, Afghanistan—the soldiers of Ft. Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield. They were here…
Something Funny
Wow! It’s really great to be here! I’m not really a joke guy. I don’t do stuff like a monkey walked into a bar, or, a priest, a rabbi and a radical imam were on a cruise ship. That’s for the stand-up comics, and that stuff can…
Something OLD, Something NEW, White Beach Borrowed Canopy Of BLUE?
We’ve narrowed down the list of venue options and now it’s up to the winning couple to decide WHERE to Get Hitched. “My Dad always hoped I’d be married on Hilton Head Island,” says Get Hitched Bride-To-Be Julie Klein. “We have so many fond memories…
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Tips & Cautions!
No, not the one in New York (the biggest) nor Savannah (biggest in the South). It’s the Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration. Dozens of floats, thousands of people, in excess of 50 distinguished members of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department and…
Stephens Pharmacy
If you’ve been to the Health & Wellness Center at 2 Marshland Road, you’ve probably discovered Stephens Pharmacy, the independent pharmacy that could be mistaken for an extension of the physicians’ offices. If not, you might want to visit the shop, which pharmacist and owner…
Stock Market? What Stock Market?
Have you gone into “stock shock?” Are you trying to figure out what to do with your money, other than deposit it in the Bank of Sealy Posturepedic (under your mattress)? James Lockhart, president of Harbor Light Wealth Management, and Robert Star, the firm’s managing…
Summer Vacation - Lowcountry Camps Offer Creative Outlets for Kids
Ah, it’s summer. Remember the freedom you felt as a kid walking out of school on the last day of the year? There was nothing like it. Together, with our classmates, we used to count down the days until summer break and dream of what…
Sunny Side Up - Palmetto Bay Sunrise Cafe Put the Shine on Every Day!
If you want your day to shine, Palmetto Bay Sunrise Café has the recipe: Get up before the sun rises, crack every egg, mix until fluffy, combine with other fresh ingredients and crank up the grill. Garnish with a smile and some friendly conversation, and…
Talk To Me
Dr. Patrick Jordan likes to listen. “History taking, spending time with patients—it’s my blessing and my downfall. Spending too much time slows things up. People don’t like to wait,” Jordan said. Two years ago, when he opened his own practice, the Comprehensive Family Care clinic…
Tee it Up! "Here’s your 22nd chance to win that Mercedes-Benz"
Just imagine. You’re on Harbour Town’s #17, that par 3 you love and hate. But the wind is down, the light is just right, and there’s that Mercedes-Benz off in the distance, just waiting for you to drop that little white ball in the cup…
The Art Of Being Two Faced: Silicone Sister vs. The Lowcountry Boil Band
DEAR DIARY, A peculiar and rare discovery was uncovered by CH2 recently. A box of diaries, three with pristine covers and crisp-lined journal entries with notes in the margins, and three with glam rock stickers, lip-stick imprints and unidentified stains over hard to read chicken scratch.…
The Big B and the Stingers
Think of the most contradicting scenario you have ever been so lucky to encounter. Now imagine running into a massive, overjoyed, singing, cigarette smoking, whiskey-drinking bumblebee on a park playground slide, surrounded by a swarm of hyper seven-year-olds attacking his stinger while giddy mothers snap…
The Birth of Greater Bluffton's Chamber of Commerce
Back in the mid-1800s, a group of Bluffton men sat underneath an oak tree and plotted to protest Federal taxes on the goods they imported. From there, the secessionist movement was born, making South Carolina the first state in the Union to succeed. The theme…
The Bluffton Christmas Parade
It may not have the reputation of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade or the frenetic fans of Savannah’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, but the Old Town Bluffton Christmas Parade has its own history. And it’s certainly grown from its beginnings 30-some years ago, when half the…
The Heat is On—in February!
Sample gourmet food prepared by 16 of the top restaurants in the area. Watch a heated Iron Chef competition among 10 of the finest Lowcountry chefs. Mingle with Southern authors and purchase autographed books. If this sounds like the perfect recipe for curing the mid-winter blahs,…
The Shores Are Alive. Hilton Head Prep Presents The Sound Of Music
Hilton Head Preparatory School’s performing arts department will perform the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, The Sound of Music, in November. The elaborate stage production features 31 student cast members, 15 crew members and a collaborative, 24-person orchestra comprised of students from various Beaufort County…
The Strive to Thrive - Selecting a Preschool
Sending your child into the world to attend preschool is one of the first of many milestones in his or her little life that may cause some, or even a lot, of separation anxiety. While the preschooler may experience some anxiety, it is often the…
Thomas Viljac: Adding More Charm to Old Town Bluffton
One of the really cool things about Bluffton, South Carolina is that it has its own state of mind. That’s what Blufftonians say anyway, and who is an islander to argue? An unfortunate circumstance of Bluffton’s land annexation initiatives that rival the Louisiana Purchase is…
Thrifting: Turning Clutter into a Cause to Shop
Lowcountry culture is rich with reminders of the past. Our collective and individual past and present are all around us in historic markers, environmental preservation and beauty. As a community, we often nurture what was left behind as we try to make our present more…
TOP TEN: A Top Ten Tour of Hilton Head and the Lowcountry
Take a hike on a bike The history of Hilton Head Island’s commitment to bicycle pathways goes all the way back to Charles Fraser and the very beginnings of Sea Pines, although the impact, perhaps, is just being realized today. Depending on whom you believe (no…
Trust Your Food, Know Your Farmer
Eating healthy isn’t all that complicated. Just ask Holly Mlodzinski and Mary O’Neill who have it down to a simple science. Mlodzinski (pronounced Ma-jin-ski) is health promotions coordinator for the Hilton Head Hospital and a registered and licensed dietitian. O’Neill, who, in addition to being…
Up and Coming - Local Young Artists
C2 scoured local schools in search of the next Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh and we found an abundance of local talent blooming in the Lowcountry. Special thanks to the student artists of Hilton Head High School, Hilton Head Preparatory, Christian Academy and Bluffton…
Village At Wexford's Best of Everything Contest
When is the last time you were recognized for your talents or a special skill? Perhaps in middle school you won a blue ribbon for playing the best triangle. Or maybe you won a trophy once for bowling. Your best traits might come out whenever…
Vying for Tying the Knot On HHI - Get Hitched on Hilton Head Introduces Three Semi-Finalist Couples
A panel of six celebrity judges struggled to narrow down dozens of contestants to just three semi-finalists for the last round of competition in the wedding giveaway, Get Hitched on Hilton Head. The judges wrote “so many compelling stories to choose from,” and “these all…
Vying for Tying the Knot On HHI - Get Hitched on Hilton Head Introduces Three Semi-Finalist Couples!
A panel of six celebrity judges struggled to narrow down dozens of contestants to just three semi-finalists for the last round of competition in the wedding giveaway, Get Hitched on Hilton Head. The judges wrote “so many compelling stories to choose from,” and “these all…
War of the Worlds- Honor our Heroes
Helping veterans recover, re-integrate Don’t get drunk. Don’t seek fights. Don’t buy a gun. Don’t rape your wife. These statements are part of the re-integration narrative used to brief soldiers who are returning “from country” (war) to the United States. Those 14 words spoke volumes to me as I…
We Can Be Heroes
Lindy and Gregg Russell want you to be a hero. You can even wear a cape and an “S” logo on your chest, if you like. As founders of Hilton Head Heroes, they’ve brought scores of deserving families with children suffering from life-threatening illnesses to…
What's Buggin' You? A Day in the life of a Critter Getter
As Joe Maffo spoke outside his Hilton Head Island office, something was moving inside his T-shirt. The small bump started inching to his waist then suddenly switched direction and raced up his chest. A tiny alligator head popped out of his shirt collar…
What's Happening
Hilton Head Prep’s Legally Blonde Is, Like, The Best! When sorority girl Elle Woods gets dumped by her upper-crust boyfriend, Warner, she decides to get serious to win him back. Through a creative admissions process, she follows her ex to Harvard Law and soon discovers how…
While Healthcare War Rages on, Bluffton-Jasper County Volunteers in Medicine Gives Neighbors a Medical Safe House
It’s a subject that puts anxiety in the lives of the young and fear in the lives of the old. It puts neighbors, friends and family in the crossfire of a war of words. Mostly though, it puts millions of Americans in a financial, mental,…
Why Do You Ask?
There probably isn’t a question under the South Carolina sun that residents and visitors to Bluffton and Hilton Head Island haven’t asked of the Beaufort County Library’s reference librarians. Where does our sand come from? Why are there ripples on the beach? What causes the tides? Why do we…
ZipLine Hilton Head
Peaceful, relaxing vacation resort Hilton Head Island (cue that charming hold music from any automated phone system), the endless sands of time, the countless golf havens, the myriad of birds and jellyfish…
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