For as long as I can remember, my daughter Julia has been running. She started when she was 5, jogging smartly next to me on the long, wide streets in our neighborhood in Brooklyn. Soon after, she started to enter races and began winning. Neither of us ever thought her steps would translate into words […]

Roller derby dates back to the 1930s, but the sport had its heyday in the 1950s and 60s as one of the most-watched events on television. At its origins, roller derby for men and women resembled a marathon more than a tournament. It was solely for entertainment and a spectacle, with much of the interaction between […]

The pandemic has changed lives around the world and put those in the medical field in the spotlight. Ellen Nitz knows this firsthand due to her work with the Charleston County School District as Director of Nursing Services. Because of COVID-19, Nitz doesn’t just have the role of director; she is also the spokesperson for […]

What an incredible honor for the State of South Carolina to have one of our own considered for the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court of the United States of America. President Joe Biden has confirmed that The Honorable J. Michelle Childs is on his short list of nominees. While there is some […]

February 06, 1974 By the President of the United States Of America A Proclamation America has always honored those who serve society as nurses. In recent years, however, we have come to appreciate more than ever the complex and expanding role which nurses play in our health care system. Increasingly, the high quality of our […]

As we enter a new year in 2022, many of us are recognizing how important having meaningful relationships and pausing to celebrate life are to long-term happiness. That said, I’ve committed to contributing a sommelier column, which may help in reducing the stress of selecting remarkably tasty bottles. These wines achieve a high quality to […]

Oyster Candle Company & Coastal Gifts, the premier spot to shop locally, has been an inviting small business for Mount Pleasant since February of 2021. Before then, Oyster Candle Company had been operating in town since August 2018. As demonstrated in its name, Oyster Candle Company is known for its unique use of oyster shells. […]

Mount Pleasant resident and ESPN analyst Debbie Antonelli loves the sport of basketball and has found a way to link it with another of her passions. “In the next two years, I want to raise $1 million for the Special Olympics, even if I have to shoot until my arms fall off! I wake up […]

Had you asked Cyndi Mays in the late 1980s where she saw herself toward the end of her career, she probably wouldn’t have answered that she would be a high-ranking senior executive service member of the U.S. State Department and living in Charleston. Rather, the Virginia native and Old Dominion grad had big plans for […]

Katy Knowlin has been chasing her ideal American dream for over three decades, and this past spring, she finally saw it come true. She’d passed through other major pillars to support it — an education, a family, a house, a good job — and completed the last leg by becoming a self-employed business owner. With […]