July 2016
10 Things to See and Do for Free on Hilton Head Island
The best things in life are free. And in a resort paradise like Hilton Head Island, there are many places to go and things to see that are extremely valuable but have no monetary cost. We could probably list over 100 outstanding things to see…
Elvis, Cash, Perkins & Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet: Pure Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven
Rock legends come to life onstage at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina in the regional premiere of Million Dollar Quartet. No, it’s not a tribute band or even a concert. It’s a full-blown, fabulous Tony-award-winning Broadway musical, illuminating a once-in-a-lifetime night in rock ’n’…
Copper Penny: Southern Charm Meets a Carefully Curated World Views
Cultivating a world view takes time. It isn’t something that can be forced or purchased. An evolution of sorts; gaining an appreciation for the uncommon or of a particular perspective different from one’s own, is an unexpected gift of sorts. Bringing her own refined world…
Coming of Age: The Court Atkins Group Turns 12
Realizing these architects have taken the road less traveled, I began my interview with a less conventional approach. “On the topic of launching your business, maybe there are some funny anecdotes you’d like to share?” With little hesitation William Court volunteered early memories of the now…
Interior Design Trends for the Lowcountry
Photography by Atlantic Archives/Richard Leo Johnson Are you building a new house in the Lowcountry or remodeling your existing home? Might you be considering a much needed addition for extra space or just want to update the tired decor? Do you need to make your home…
July 2016: Editor's Note
1) Mayors Sulka (Bluffton) and Bennett (Hilton Head Island) have been busy working on town budgets for 2016/2017 over the last few months. Check out page 38 for the highlights. Did you know that the Hilton Head Island town taxes on a house valued at…
C2 Fashion- A Day at the Beach
1. Rip Curl Mayan Sun Pant – $66 Roxy Canal Hat – $40 Rip Curl Topanga Backpack – $59.50 Billabong Desert Ties Halter Bikini Top – $52 Ray-Ban Sunglasses Bead Pull Bracelets – $12 each Seed Zig Zag Pull Bracelet – $14 Dainty Hanging Bars Necklace – $14 Toms Coral and White Stripes Slipon-…
The Flooring Pros of Hilton Head:Something Lovely Under-Foot
There’s an expression popularized in the oriental rug business: “If you don’t know rugs, know your rug dealer.” Knowing Nasser Shaheen, owner of Commercial Flooring & Design Services, Inc., The Flooring Pros of Hilton Head, will translate to having the finest flooring products underfoot. With…
Generationally Speaking: Pigeon-holed and profiled
Being pigeon-holed, profiled, or stereotyped goes against the grain of most independent-minded Americans. Look, I just did it right there… Are most Americans actually independent-minded? Without the time or inclination to conduct the in-depth research study necessary to satisfy our information-saturated society in order to…
Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina presents HarbourFest
Fireworks light up the sky at Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina. The weather gods are reporting an onslaught of prayers from the vicinity of Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina. It’s 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, June 14, and preparations are underway for the first HarbourFest event…
Synergistic Revamp
A Man Walks into a Bar…Is laughter really the best medicine?
Line in the Sand: Summer..Love it or Hate it?
Opinion 1: Barry Kaufman When I tell people I hate summer, I generally feel like they agree with me. Or they’re just being polite and stopped paying attention to what I was saying a while back but have continued to nod. Or they’re an oscillating fan…
30 Days without Facebook
Today, Facebook made me cry. I read something. It hit me square between the eyes. It upset me. Then, just to torture myself, I read it again and again and wondered why someone would post that. Why others would like or comment on it. And…
A Note From Our Mayors
A Note from David Bennett The Important Link Between Visioning and Budgeting Those close to me know one of my favorite Bible scriptures is from the King James Version of the Book of Proverbs (29:18) which reads: “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Much the…
C2 RED, WHITE & BLUE ACCESSORIES
Red Accents Sacha London Shoes, Birdie James $142 Made in the U.S.A. Men’s Red Belt, Palmettoes $95 Garnet Hayward Hobo Bag, Gigi’s $98 Crab Bag, Mercantile Fine Goods $20 Red Hat by Southern Tide, Knickers $27 Lily & Laura Bracelets, Coastal Bliss $12 each Patriotic Havaianas, Traveling Chic Boutique $32 White…
Seafire: Deliciously Exceeding the Limits of Hibachi
Rene Teran has brought hibachi into the twenty-first century. The publisher of Savannah’s Well FED, professional chef and restaurant consultant Teran has turned hibachi on its head on Hilton Head Island with a complete renovation and reinvention of the genre as managing partner of his…
Snapshots of Amercia
’Tis the Season: How locals and visitors can live in harmony
It’s 3 p.m. on a summer Saturday on Hilton Head Island. In a momentary lapse of judgment, you went off-island to shop or run a few errands, and now traffic is backed up for miles. You make it home and realize you are out of…
Lily's Top 5 Patriotic Movies & Songs
SONGS 1. “Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly” by Aaron Tippin (2002) The music video for this song shows images from 9/11, police officers, military men and women, and Americans of different religions, races, and backgrounds. Tippin said in an interview, “I haven’t had…
Village at Wexford: Shop. Indulge. Enjoy
Nestled under shady boughs, Village at Wexford is one of Hilton Head Island’s true shopping and dining gems, where strolling is requisite and delightful destination gives a wink to tradition. Uncommon, yet ever-so approachable, the shops and businesses lining its covered walkways have offered a…
The best things in life are free. And in a resort paradise like Hilton Head Island, there are many places to go and things to see that are extremely valuable but have no monetary cost. We could probably list over 100 outstanding things to see…
Elvis, Cash, Perkins & Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet: Pure Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven
Rock legends come to life onstage at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina in the regional premiere of Million Dollar Quartet. No, it’s not a tribute band or even a concert. It’s a full-blown, fabulous Tony-award-winning Broadway musical, illuminating a once-in-a-lifetime night in rock ’n’…
Copper Penny: Southern Charm Meets a Carefully Curated World Views
Cultivating a world view takes time. It isn’t something that can be forced or purchased. An evolution of sorts; gaining an appreciation for the uncommon or of a particular perspective different from one’s own, is an unexpected gift of sorts. Bringing her own refined world…
Coming of Age: The Court Atkins Group Turns 12
Realizing these architects have taken the road less traveled, I began my interview with a less conventional approach. “On the topic of launching your business, maybe there are some funny anecdotes you’d like to share?” With little hesitation William Court volunteered early memories of the now…
Interior Design Trends for the Lowcountry
Photography by Atlantic Archives/Richard Leo Johnson Are you building a new house in the Lowcountry or remodeling your existing home? Might you be considering a much needed addition for extra space or just want to update the tired decor? Do you need to make your home…
July 2016: Editor's Note
1) Mayors Sulka (Bluffton) and Bennett (Hilton Head Island) have been busy working on town budgets for 2016/2017 over the last few months. Check out page 38 for the highlights. Did you know that the Hilton Head Island town taxes on a house valued at…
C2 Fashion- A Day at the Beach
1. Rip Curl Mayan Sun Pant – $66 Roxy Canal Hat – $40 Rip Curl Topanga Backpack – $59.50 Billabong Desert Ties Halter Bikini Top – $52 Ray-Ban Sunglasses Bead Pull Bracelets – $12 each Seed Zig Zag Pull Bracelet – $14 Dainty Hanging Bars Necklace – $14 Toms Coral and White Stripes Slipon-…
The Flooring Pros of Hilton Head:Something Lovely Under-Foot
There’s an expression popularized in the oriental rug business: “If you don’t know rugs, know your rug dealer.” Knowing Nasser Shaheen, owner of Commercial Flooring & Design Services, Inc., The Flooring Pros of Hilton Head, will translate to having the finest flooring products underfoot. With…
Generationally Speaking: Pigeon-holed and profiled
Being pigeon-holed, profiled, or stereotyped goes against the grain of most independent-minded Americans. Look, I just did it right there… Are most Americans actually independent-minded? Without the time or inclination to conduct the in-depth research study necessary to satisfy our information-saturated society in order to…
Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina presents HarbourFest
Fireworks light up the sky at Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina. The weather gods are reporting an onslaught of prayers from the vicinity of Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina. It’s 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, June 14, and preparations are underway for the first HarbourFest event…
Synergistic Revamp
Architecture by Court Atkins Architects
Interior Design by Kelly Caron Designs
Remodel by Brighton Builders
A Man Walks into a Bar…Is laughter really the best medicine?
Illustration by Catherine Davies
Line in the Sand: Summer..Love it or Hate it?
Opinion 1: Barry Kaufman When I tell people I hate summer, I generally feel like they agree with me. Or they’re just being polite and stopped paying attention to what I was saying a while back but have continued to nod. Or they’re an oscillating fan…
30 Days without Facebook
Today, Facebook made me cry. I read something. It hit me square between the eyes. It upset me. Then, just to torture myself, I read it again and again and wondered why someone would post that. Why others would like or comment on it. And…
A Note From Our Mayors
A Note from David Bennett The Important Link Between Visioning and Budgeting Those close to me know one of my favorite Bible scriptures is from the King James Version of the Book of Proverbs (29:18) which reads: “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Much the…
C2 RED, WHITE & BLUE ACCESSORIES
Red Accents Sacha London Shoes, Birdie James $142 Made in the U.S.A. Men’s Red Belt, Palmettoes $95 Garnet Hayward Hobo Bag, Gigi’s $98 Crab Bag, Mercantile Fine Goods $20 Red Hat by Southern Tide, Knickers $27 Lily & Laura Bracelets, Coastal Bliss $12 each Patriotic Havaianas, Traveling Chic Boutique $32 White…
Seafire: Deliciously Exceeding the Limits of Hibachi
Rene Teran has brought hibachi into the twenty-first century. The publisher of Savannah’s Well FED, professional chef and restaurant consultant Teran has turned hibachi on its head on Hilton Head Island with a complete renovation and reinvention of the genre as managing partner of his…
Snapshots of Amercia
In celebration of America’s birthday, we present a cross section of its tenants. Men and women who’ve immigrated to the Lowcountry, or were born here.
Diverse, yet synonymous. Bound together by the land they love and the humanity they share.
This is America.
’Tis the Season: How locals and visitors can live in harmony
It’s 3 p.m. on a summer Saturday on Hilton Head Island. In a momentary lapse of judgment, you went off-island to shop or run a few errands, and now traffic is backed up for miles. You make it home and realize you are out of…
Lily's Top 5 Patriotic Movies & Songs
SONGS 1. “Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly” by Aaron Tippin (2002) The music video for this song shows images from 9/11, police officers, military men and women, and Americans of different religions, races, and backgrounds. Tippin said in an interview, “I haven’t had…
Village at Wexford: Shop. Indulge. Enjoy
Nestled under shady boughs, Village at Wexford is one of Hilton Head Island’s true shopping and dining gems, where strolling is requisite and delightful destination gives a wink to tradition. Uncommon, yet ever-so approachable, the shops and businesses lining its covered walkways have offered a…
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