December 2012

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…
DEC 2012:WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAX PLANNING
The Presidential election is over. Thank God! Now it’s time to stop whining and start planning. In the words of Winston Churchill, “Keep calm and carry on.” With that in mind, here is what you need to know about year-end tax planning. Overview Let’s take a moment…
Are You Paying Too Much for Hurricane Insurance?
Shhh! You’re not supposed to talk about it. Bad juju and all that. What are you talking about? You mean that thing where we’re not supposed to mention how Beaufort County skates harmlessly through hurricane season year after year? Oh! Now you’ve done it! Have I? Fine. If…
For Director Casey Colgan, Anything Goes in ANYTHING GOES!
Director Casey Colgan said that Cole Porter’s mother called him a “naughty boy.” In staging one of Cole Porter’s most popular and enduring musicals (opened on Broadway in 1934), Anything Goes, at the Arts Center of Costal Carolina this December, the exceptionally popular Colgan has…
Top Dollar Pawn
All manner of reliable used tools, musical instruments, sporting goods and jewelry stock the shelves at Top Dollar Pawn & Sales stores on Hilton Head Island and in Bluffton, minus the fancy packaging and bright signage found in retail stores. And that’s exactly the way…
Gifts From The Gallery
Bernard L. D’Andrea Morris & Whiteside Beach Light, Oil, 24 × 36 Bernard L. D’Andrea enjoyed national acclaim for illustrations in Good Housekeeping, National Geographic and The Saturday Evening Post for almost 50 years from his New York studio. By the late 1950s, he was studying at…
Tratoria Divina: Wining and Dining Done Right
A scene from an Italian restaurant… “Let’s take that one.” An out of the way, but not too out of the way, corner table in the wine room to the immediate right as you enter Trattoria Divina. It’s well-suited for our needs, giving enough privacy to…
Putting on the Glitz
Left Dress by Jovani Luciana Right Dress by Frank Lyman by Frank Lyman Mink Stole by Europa Earrings by Azara All from The Back Door Top by Adrianna Papell Pants by Ecru, Both from Palmettoes Shoes by Vaneli The Back Door Digital Artist: Tara Buono/ Hair and Make-up by Danielle Keasling of Salon Karma Style By Zoltan M.…
John's Music
What Do These Musician’s Have in Common?………. These Guys! “Geez, what a nice vibe,” is the kind of thing heard out of the mouths of the innumerable musicians—locals whose names you know and others from far away—who visit John’s Music every day. They’re there to buy a…
DEC 2012: Holiday Gift Guide For Her
Polymer Belts by Arden Bardol Smith Galleries $165-$175 Buy Her Tickets for Two to the 2013 Wine & Food Festival March 9, 2013 Hiltonheadwineandfood.com $50 each G. Ribbon Gold Jeweled Clutch The Porcupine $98 Customized Golf Cart Quality Golf Cars Call for Pricing Frye Boots in Cognac Outside Hilton Head…
CH2's Holiday Hoopla!
A Christmas Story I’m driving to work today and listening to Christmas carols and it hits me, what in the heck is a pum? The reason I ask is that, well, it’s mentioned 61 times in the 181 word song “Little Drummer Boy.” A full one…
Meet CH2's Top Ten Bachelorettes of 2013
Meet CH2’s Top Ten Bachelorettes Photography by Anne Hair by Tracee and Holly at Salon Artistry Make-up by Jessica Shefsick at SKINZIN Special thanks to Craig Copas of Harbourside Marine Group, Inc. These ten ladies charmed our judges with their questionnaires and helped raise $14,331 for the…
The Teagues Man : Taking on the World in Style
ALL CLOTHING BY TEAGUES IN THE VILLAGE AT WEXFORD MODELED BY KRISZTIAN LONYAI SILVER GREY CASHMERE FULL-ZIP CARDIGAN NAVY PLAID CASHMERE- FEEL SPORT SHIRT STRETCH COMFORT JEAN SOCKS BY JHANES BARNES BISON BLACK DRIVER SHOES ROYALL RUGBY EAU DE TOILETTE NAVY AND RED PLAID SPORT SHIRT UNDER SLEEVELESS RED MERINO WOOL SWEATER BILL’S KHAKIS POLAR FLEECE KHAKIS…
Hello My Name is: Santa Claus (St. Nick)
Ho, Ho, Ho! My name is St. Nicholas, but my friends call me Santa Claus. You may have seen me at the Mall or flying over your house with my reindeer. I grew up in the boring/**exciting** town of The North Pole. When I was five,…
DEC 2012: EDITOR'S NOTE
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This is a very busy time of year for everyone (and by “busy” I mean, busy playing hooky from work, going to holiday parties and shopping). So, I am going to keep it brief this month. I have four quick things to say: • Thank…
Robert Irvine's Nosh and Eat!
Day 1: eat! I had been waiting at Robert Irvine’s eat! for some time—waiting for its celebrity owner to arrive for our scheduled interview. From the back of the house, a silent alarm must have signaled that the famous chef had arrived. The already sharp and…
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…
DEC 2012:WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAX PLANNING
The Presidential election is over. Thank God! Now it’s time to stop whining and start planning. In the words of Winston Churchill, “Keep calm and carry on.” With that in mind, here is what you need to know about year-end tax planning. Overview Let’s take a moment…
Are You Paying Too Much for Hurricane Insurance?
Shhh! You’re not supposed to talk about it. Bad juju and all that. What are you talking about? You mean that thing where we’re not supposed to mention how Beaufort County skates harmlessly through hurricane season year after year? Oh! Now you’ve done it! Have I? Fine. If…
For Director Casey Colgan, Anything Goes in ANYTHING GOES!
Director Casey Colgan said that Cole Porter’s mother called him a “naughty boy.” In staging one of Cole Porter’s most popular and enduring musicals (opened on Broadway in 1934), Anything Goes, at the Arts Center of Costal Carolina this December, the exceptionally popular Colgan has…
Top Dollar Pawn
All manner of reliable used tools, musical instruments, sporting goods and jewelry stock the shelves at Top Dollar Pawn & Sales stores on Hilton Head Island and in Bluffton, minus the fancy packaging and bright signage found in retail stores. And that’s exactly the way…
Gifts From The Gallery
Bernard L. D’Andrea Morris & Whiteside Beach Light, Oil, 24 × 36 Bernard L. D’Andrea enjoyed national acclaim for illustrations in Good Housekeeping, National Geographic and The Saturday Evening Post for almost 50 years from his New York studio. By the late 1950s, he was studying at…
Tratoria Divina: Wining and Dining Done Right
A scene from an Italian restaurant… “Let’s take that one.” An out of the way, but not too out of the way, corner table in the wine room to the immediate right as you enter Trattoria Divina. It’s well-suited for our needs, giving enough privacy to…
Putting on the Glitz
Left Dress by Jovani Luciana Right Dress by Frank Lyman by Frank Lyman Mink Stole by Europa Earrings by Azara All from The Back Door Top by Adrianna Papell Pants by Ecru, Both from Palmettoes Shoes by Vaneli The Back Door Digital Artist: Tara Buono/ Hair and Make-up by Danielle Keasling of Salon Karma Style By Zoltan M.…
John's Music
What Do These Musician’s Have in Common?………. These Guys! “Geez, what a nice vibe,” is the kind of thing heard out of the mouths of the innumerable musicians—locals whose names you know and others from far away—who visit John’s Music every day. They’re there to buy a…
DEC 2012: Holiday Gift Guide For Her
Polymer Belts by Arden Bardol Smith Galleries $165-$175 Buy Her Tickets for Two to the 2013 Wine & Food Festival March 9, 2013 Hiltonheadwineandfood.com $50 each G. Ribbon Gold Jeweled Clutch The Porcupine $98 Customized Golf Cart Quality Golf Cars Call for Pricing Frye Boots in Cognac Outside Hilton Head…
CH2's Holiday Hoopla!
A Christmas Story I’m driving to work today and listening to Christmas carols and it hits me, what in the heck is a pum? The reason I ask is that, well, it’s mentioned 61 times in the 181 word song “Little Drummer Boy.” A full one…
Meet CH2's Top Ten Bachelorettes of 2013
Meet CH2’s Top Ten Bachelorettes Photography by Anne Hair by Tracee and Holly at Salon Artistry Make-up by Jessica Shefsick at SKINZIN Special thanks to Craig Copas of Harbourside Marine Group, Inc. These ten ladies charmed our judges with their questionnaires and helped raise $14,331 for the…
The Teagues Man : Taking on the World in Style
ALL CLOTHING BY TEAGUES IN THE VILLAGE AT WEXFORD MODELED BY KRISZTIAN LONYAI SILVER GREY CASHMERE FULL-ZIP CARDIGAN NAVY PLAID CASHMERE- FEEL SPORT SHIRT STRETCH COMFORT JEAN SOCKS BY JHANES BARNES BISON BLACK DRIVER SHOES ROYALL RUGBY EAU DE TOILETTE NAVY AND RED PLAID SPORT SHIRT UNDER SLEEVELESS RED MERINO WOOL SWEATER BILL’S KHAKIS POLAR FLEECE KHAKIS…
Hello My Name is: Santa Claus (St. Nick)
Ho, Ho, Ho! My name is St. Nicholas, but my friends call me Santa Claus. You may have seen me at the Mall or flying over your house with my reindeer. I grew up in the boring/**exciting** town of The North Pole. When I was five,…
DEC 2012: EDITOR'S NOTE
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This is a very busy time of year for everyone (and by “busy” I mean, busy playing hooky from work, going to holiday parties and shopping). So, I am going to keep it brief this month. I have four quick things to say: • Thank…
Robert Irvine's Nosh and Eat!
Day 1: eat! I had been waiting at Robert Irvine’s eat! for some time—waiting for its celebrity owner to arrive for our scheduled interview. From the back of the house, a silent alarm must have signaled that the famous chef had arrived. The already sharp and…
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