Self-care. It’s a phrase we hear often and one that we believe we understand. A quick internet research will reveal a wealth of suggestions about tips and activities for self-care with a range of options as long as the varying definitions of self-care. Simply put, self-care includes any measure a person employs to preserve or […]

Juli Kaplan and her husband David moved to Awendaw in 2018. Their two children had started college, and the couple was eager to leave the cold Indiana winters. Surprisingly, they had never been to the Lowcountry when they chose to move here. They picked their new home by looking at a map and happened to […]

Have you ever sat down to plan your holiday menu and thought, “all that is missing is the heat of competition?” No? Maybe it was the social distancing talking, but this year, we invited a healthy dose of rivalry into our kitchens with a virtual bake-off, and it turned an ordinary(ish) holiday dish into the […]

On any given day, you can find an entire team of dedicated women behind the lifesaving efforts of the sea turtle hospital at the South Carolina Aquarium. Run by a six-person team of biologists and veterinarians, five of whom are women, the Sea Turtle Care Center is funded through private donations and grants so they […]

In the year 1907, the popular song at the conclusion of summertime was “School days, school days, dear old golden rule days.” Who could imagine that the coming decade would bring a deadly world-wide pandemic? The Spanish influenza virus attacked first in spring of 1918 and then rebounded fiercely in October. Most schools closed, but […]

How many of us have landed a stockpile of family photos and documents from grandmother’s trunk, and we simply tucked them away into boxes to deal with another day? Add to those the thousands of pictures on our phones of kids, friends and travels, and it can seem overwhelming. Who has the spare time or […]

Throughout history, South Carolina has been home to many strong, intelligent and downright incredible women. When you think about the trailblazers who have called our state home, names like Eliza Lucas Pinckney, Septima Pointsette Clark and Nikki Haley may come to mind. But they are only the tip of the iceberg — the list of […]

Something magical just happened in I’On. To the excitement of its residents and all Mount Pleasant locals, Bakies reopened its doors on North Shelmore Boulevard. Since closing their shop on Coleman back in January, our community’s collective sweet tooth has suffered a significant loss. Luckily, owner Gail Holdcraft and her team are back to baking […]

Biscuits are rising up all over town, with at least three biscuit-themed restaurants opening in the last two years, from Vicious Biscuit and The Flying Biscuit Café on Coleman Boulevard to newcomer Maple Street in the Queensborough shopping center. These casual spots all offer flaky homemade comfort with a distinct Southern accent. Chef doyenne Nathalie […]

When research for this project first began, it was full of laughter. The cookbooks I found had recipes for “Who Kissed Maybelle?” Stew and a boozy punch perfected by “a Charleston gentlemen.” Eyebrows were raised, and giggles ensued. Digging into the pages of old cookbooks is falling into the past, and the past, like the […]