September happenings
Visit our new event calendar for more local events. Hilton Head Island Shrimp Festival When: 1-4 p.m., Sept. 24 Where: On the lawn adjacent to the Liberty Oak in …
Staying afloat
TWO LOCAL EXPERTS GIVE US AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE SHRIMP INDUSTRY Story by Michaela Satterfield + Photos by Megan Goheen Tales from the shrimp industry as told through the …
Faces of shrimp
Our waters are home to a wealth of fascinating animals, but perhaps no creature has expanded our region’s culture like shrimp. STORY BY BARRY KAUFMAN + PHOTOGRAPHY BY LISA STAFF …
Celebrity Connection: Tangled up in Blues
BLUES TRAVELER GUITARIST CHAN KINCHLA TALKS MUSIC AND BARBECUE LEADING UP TO HIS BAND’S ANTICIPATED PERFORMANCE AT ROCK N’ RIBS. Story by Leslie T. Snadowsky Chan Kinchla has been playing …
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5-Minute History: A trawling tradition
THE FASCINATING HISTORY OF LOWCOUNTRY SHRIMPING Story by Richard Thomas + Illustrations by Carly Schultz Though the visibility of oysters on the low-tide mounds of area creeks, or in the …
Food as medicine
A FRESH LOOK AT THE NEW VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE CLINIC FARM-ACY AND WELLNESS MARKET Story by Bailey Gilliam Life in the Lowcountry seems effortless, thanks to the tranquil, beachy atmosphere …
Legends of the trawl
ART INSPIRED BY THE LOWCOUNTRY’S MAJESTIC SHRIMP BOATS Each morning during shrimp season, hard-working crews on trawlers floating just off the coast fill their massive nets with some of the …
Did the early Europeans first settle here?
BEAUFORT MAN SPENDS EIGHT YEARS ANSWERING THAT QUESTION. Before Daryl Ferguson retired in Beaufort, he led an exciting career as president of a Fortune 500 company. But his life got …
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Once upon a time in Bluffton
THE HUMMEL FAMILY’S WOODSTOCK MOMENT By Carolyn Males April 2006-June 2008 Art Boy is in deep trouble. Again. The left side of the wooden platform stage is shaking. The crowd …
On location: Beaufort
A look at the Lowcountry’s starring role in the movies Forrest Gump (1994) Starring Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, Robin Wright as Jenny, Gary Sinise as Lieutenant Dan, Mykelti Williamson …
