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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…


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…


Hooked on Plein Air • Area artists capture the moment on canvas

En plein air: a French expression which means “in the open air,” used to describe the act of painting outdoors. What could possibly possess an artist to don snake boots and wade out into a Lowcountry marsh, schlepping a paint box and portable easel, only to…


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…


Larry McElynn: Undercover Man

“Twenty years ago in America, if you mentioned that somebody had a drug problem to someone you knew, they probably didn’t know who you were talking about. If you came home and said, ‘so-and-so overdosed on drugs,’ they would have a hard time putting a…


Quail Hunting on Rowe Farms: The C2 crew heads to Estill, SC for a day of Lowcountry fun with Jimmy Rowe.

Home Sweet Home One could not have asked for a more gracious host than Mr. Rowe. As we pulled down the long driveway to the lodge at Rowe Farms, three four-legged greeters came to meet us with tails wagging. A roaring fire pit surrounded by rocking…


This Guy Goes by the Book

The book is about four inches thick. It sits on Chief McAllister’s desk in his office at the Bluffton Police Department on Persimmon Street. It’s the CALEA. (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies) manual. Chief McAllister describes it as a blueprint on how an…


What you need to know about Roth IRA Conversions

TRUST ME! I know this month’s topic seems a bit narrow and technical, but it is actually the hottest tax and personal financial planning issue of 2010. Expect, starting January 1, to be inundated with newspaper articles, mailings and even direct phone calls urging you…


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…


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