Suncoast Productions will be filming in Charleston, South Carolina from September 20, 2022 – November 1, 2022. They are accepting resumes now for local area crew.
Please send inquiries and resumes to suncoastproductionsoffice@gmail.com if interested
Imagine yourself immersed in the beauty of the oceanic ecosystem where sharks and sea turtles co-exist! Imagine a place where you can pet fish, explore the wonder of the majestic bald eagle, and feel what it is like to be in a hurricane. Imagine seeing wounded sea turtles healed before your very eyes.
Now imagine being able to escape to this magical place every day right in the heart of downtown Charleston, SC overlooking the peaceful harbor.
You can have all that and more with an annual membership to the South Carolina Aquarium and it is much cheaper than you think.
How affordable is it?
Let’s say you are a new young couple that just moved here. You can get an annual individual plus one pass for $139. You and your special someone can come every day, even for an hour to relax and learn for only $139!!!
You have a wonderful family that loves to explore together! Well, for $219 two adults and all family members under 18 can discover life under the ocean waters every day.
What does a membership include:
Membership Levels
Photo Credit: SC Aquarium
The study by online bank Tangerine.ca analyzed data from Zillow, which included the average ‘days to pending’ and ‘days to close’ numbers over the past four years to see where homes take the longest to sell on average. ‘Days to pending’ refers to how long it takes to get an offer that is accepted, and ‘Days to close’ refers to how long it takes to close the sale.
The nation’s shortest pending to close is Idaho averaging 67.31 days and New York is the longest with 130.44 days. South Carolina ranks 40th nationally with 102.44 days.
South Carolina is averaging 60.15 days to pending and 42.29 days to close.
The study was conducted by Tangerine.ca, which offers safe and secure banking enabling users to make smart decisions with their money.
Pups Invited to Make a Splash at Dog Day Afternoon
Fetching good fun at all three Charleston County Waterparks in September – get tickets now!
[CHARLESTON COUNTY] – It’s time for man’s best friend to make a splash and start doggy paddling! After waterpark season ends, Charleston County Parks welcomes hounds and pooches to return to enjoy the dog days of summer. This year, the event will be offered all three waterparks! Splash Island Waterpark at Mount Pleasant Palmetto Islands County Park and Splash Zone Waterpark at James Island County Park will host the event on Saturday, Sept. 10; and it will be held at Whirlin’ Waters Adventure Waterpark at North Charleston Wannamaker County Park on Sunday, Sept. 11.
This is the first year that Charleston County Parkswill host their annual Dog Day Afternoon at all three waterpark locations. Dogs and their owners can register to attend one of two timed sessions at each waterpark. The sessions will be 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 – 3 p.m. Each session will have a limited capacity, so advance registration is encouraged.
Registration is now open for all sessions of Dog Day Afternoon. Registration fees for each session are $15 per dog in advance, and $20 per dog at the waterpark gate if available. Owners are free with their pets. Palmetto Islands and James Island County Park admission fees will be included with purchase.
Dogs must be up to date on all necessary vaccinations to enter the event. While in the park and for the safety of all guests, owners are responsible to keep their dogs at hand and under control at all times. To maximize the fun and space for the pups, swimming is open for dogs only and owners should not go past knee depth in the water. Food and beverages will be available for purchase at park concession stands for the humans, and fresh water will be available for the dogs. Female dogs in heat and puppies under six months old are not allowed. For other rules and tips to make Dog Day Afternoon the best experience possible, please visit CharlestonCountyParks.com.
Space for these events is limited, so interested dog owners should register today at CharlestonCountyParks.com (direct link)!
All Charleston County waterparks will close for normal (human) operations after Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5.
Dog Day Afternoon is presented by Crews Subaru, Holy City Heating & Air, Lowcountry Dog Magazine, and TD Bank, and is also supported by Coca-Cola, Charleston Animal Society and your Charleston County Parks. For more information on Dog Day Afternoon or the waterparks, visit CharlestonCountyParks.com or call 843-795-4386.
Local Choice Spirits granted National Women’s Business Enterprise Certification, opening up many new opportunities for the Charleston-based spirits business.
Charleston, SC, July 30, 2022 –(PR.com)– The award-winning, woman-owned Local Choice Spirits has been granted National Women’s Business Enterprise Certification (WBENC), affirming the business is woman owned, operated and controlled. While Local Choice Spirits has always been a woman-owned and operated business, the certification is an important recognition that will allow Local Choice Spirits to participate in new ventures and open up opportunities to expand further beyond Charleston, including into markets and venues such as Disney World, which have stipulations for working with women-owned businesses, as much of the industry is dominated by male-owned businesses.
Local Choice Spirits plans to get more of its products, including its Striped Pig Distillery (SPD) products, into prominent spaces, which will gain Charleston’s craft distilling scene greater recognition in other parts of the country, too. With accolades as Charleston’s first distillery since prohibition and SC Producer of the year, SPD is proud to be Kosher certified, the only SC distillery with this distinction, to hold USDA Organic certified products, and to, as of now, be the only certified Woman-owned distillery in the area. The Striped Pig Distillery has focused on creating exceptional spirits from its inception in 2013, sourcing the best ingredients from local farms, adding organic certification and OK Kosher certification and spirits to its lineup, and offering unique drinking experiences that exemplify its high standards, like its recent limited release of Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon. Obtaining WBENC certification reflects the continuation of Local Choice Spirits and the Striped Pig Distillery’s legacy as a female-owned, family-operated small business committed to innovative, super-premium enjoyable spirits that support, celebrate, and enrich the local community and beyond.
“We continue to add additional trustmarks to our products because they can be extremely useful indications of quality for consumers, and we believe many customers will appreciate the certifications in helping them choose the businesses and products they want to support. We’re equally excited about the avenues WBENC certification will open up to us,” Pixie Paula Dezzutti, CEO stated. “As a Pixie myself, I am anticipating seeing our products in the Magical Kingdom!”
For the second consecutive year, the College of Charleston has been chosen as the exclusive academic partner for the Charleston Literary Festival. The internationally renowned festival, which runs Nov. 4-13, 2022, will feature a host of world-class writers and thinkers exploring today’s most pressing issues and ideas.
“The College of Charleston is honored to partner with this extraordinary festival again,” says Suzanne Austin, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. “This collaboration offers a unique opportunity for our students, faculty and staff to connect with a wide range of top-quality speakers promoting the power of great writing, ideas and creativity.”
As the academic partner, the College of Charleston and its Alumni Association will provide financial, promotional and logistical support to the festival. In addition, the College’s faculty members will be among the interlocutors in the conversations. And in keeping with festival tradition, students will have the opportunity to intern, volunteer and attend the programs.
Lastly, the College will provide guest housing for lecturers and host the festival’s Opening Night party in the Cistern Yard featuring award-winning jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon on Nov. 5, 2022. In August, information on sponsorships and ticket packages will be available on the festival website, charlestonliteraryfestival.com.
Leading topics of the festival will include utopian to bohemian societies, racial injustice, challenges to democracy, generational trauma, the war in Europe, combating misinformation, what humans can learn from apes, and the survival story of a royal family, among many others. Most of the events will be held in person at iconic Charleston venues, including the Circular Congregational Church, Dock Street Theatre and the Charleston Library Society. Programming revolves around lively conversations between authors and interviewers and encourages audience participation.
“To partner with the College of Charleston, a nationally recognized liberal arts and sciences university redefining education through innovation, aligns seamlessly with our mission to bring important ideas not only to the Lowcountry community but to a national audience as well and do it in a meaningful way,” says Walter Fiederowicz, president of the Charleston Literary Festival.
The preliminary list of confirmed authors includes:
The Charleston Literary Festival is an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a distinct transatlantic focus. The festival takes place each November in Charleston, South Carolina, and has a distinctive international ethos that offers attendees the opportunity to engage with renowned authors in unique settings and to contribute to conversations that revolve around outstanding books and illuminating ideas.
In Fall 2019, the Town of Kiawah Island amended its Comprehensive Plan to prioritize flood mitigation and sea-level rise risks. One of those risks identified was focusing on the other significant natural resource for Kiawah, the salt marsh. Through several community engagement initiatives, credit to the Town’s Flood Mitigation and Sea Level Rise Sub-committee and the Planning Commission on their efforts toward resiliency planning for Kiawah, the Comprehensive Plan was amended by Town Council to establish a new natural resources goal of formalizing a marsh management plan that explores various methods of protection for the island’s marsh.
Biohabits and Elko Coastal Consulting collectively have been brought on to assist the town with the Marsh Management Plan. Dr. Nicole Elko is President of Elko Coastal Consulting based in Folly Beach, SC; Science Director for the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association; an Executive Director of the U.S. Coastal Research Program, and Executive Director of the South Carolina Beach Advocates.
She is presently serving as one of the three civilian members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Engineering Research Board and as a member of NOAA’s Hydrographic Services Review Panel. Both the CERB and HSRP are Federal Advisory Committees that advise agency leadership on national coastal research and development needs. She served on Governor Henry McMaster’s South Carolina Floodwater Commission in 2019. Elko received her Ph.D. in geology from the University of South Florida after working with the USGS Coastal Marine Geology Program, St. Petersburg, and while serving as the coastal coordinator for Pinellas County, Florida. She has nearly 25 years of experience in coastal science and management and has assisted with many projects along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf coasts.
The Town is asking for the community’s input in regard to Kiawah’s marshes. Visit bit.ly/3opigVl to respond to the survey and the interactive mapping tool to help inform the planning process.
INAUGURAL EVENT TO FEATURE APPLE VP OF INCLUSION & DIVERSITY
CHARLESTON, S.C. (July 27, 2022) – Coastal Community Foundation today announced the launch of its annual Equity Speaker Series, which will kick off with an inaugural event featuring Barbara Whye, Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity for Apple. The event, hosted in partnership with title sponsor Blackbaud, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at the Harbour Club at WestEdge, located at 22 Westedge Street, Suite 700. A virtual attendance option is also available.
Whye is a South Carolina native and University of South Carolina alumna. In her role as Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity for Apple, Whye leads the charge on the company’s commitment to create a more equitable and inclusive world. Previously, Whye served as Intel’s Head of Diversity and Inclusion.
“There’s no question that Barbara is among the most highly-regarded leaders in the field of Inclusion and Diversity, and we’re honored that she has agreed to help us launch this exciting new speaker series,” said Darrin Goss, Sr., Coastal Community Foundation President & CEO. “As an organizational core value, Inclusion with Equity guides everything we do here at CCF, which is why we’re so excited for the opportunity to hear from a globally-recognized expert about how we can best continue our efforts to create meaningful change in our community.”
“Time and again, the team at Coastal Community Foundation have proven that they don’t just talk the talk, and this new Equity Speaker Series is evidence of just that,” Whye said. “I’m grateful to have been invited to be a part of such an important effort and look forward to further discussing our shared goals of promoting equity and inclusion not just in our workplaces but in everything we do.”
Seating for the in-person event is limited. To purchase a ticket, please visit: https://coastalcommunityfoundation.org/special-initiatives/equity-speaker-series/.
With Inclusion with Equity as one of Coastal Community Foundation’s four core values, this series was developed to provide an opportunity for community members to meet and hear from nationally recognized thought leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion.
ABOUT COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION:
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to create communities rich in equity, opportunity and well-being by uniting people and investing resources so that all community members have a pathway to achieve their goals across Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry and Jasper counties. Through our tools for long-term charitable giving, we help individuals, families, businesses and organizations be the reason why communities thrive in the nine counties we serve along South Carolina’s coast. To learn more, visit coastalcommunityfoundation.org or call (843) 379-3400.
We are excited to announce the sale of Veterans Banners in 2022. The banners will be displayed throughout the month of November at the John McCants Veterans Park and at the Municipal Center. Goose Creek residents are invited to purchase a banner in honor of the special Veteran in their lives.
The banners are $100, and orders & payments will only be accepted digitally.
Orders will be accepted until either Aug. 31 or until 100 are received. Please limit orders to one per family to allow as many residents as possible to participate. The City will announce if the limit is reached before Aug. 31. After the banners are displayed in November, they will be available for pickup at City Hall.
This is a new sale; any banners purchased in 2021 will not be displayed again in 2022. However, anyone who purchased a banner last year is welcome to do so again in 2022.
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Office Opening in Mount Pleasant on September 6, 2022
Charleston, S.C.- Charleston’s first and only medical practice focusing solely on Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT), Optimal Bio, is opening at 590 Lone Tree Drive Suite 103 in Mount Pleasant on Tuesday, September 6.
Using all-natural hormones that are identical to those made by your body, BHRT helps ease the degenerative side effects of aging and other medical issues, including fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, depression, diabetes, headaches, osteoporosis and more.
To celebrate their new opening, Optimal Bio is offering a complimentary consultation or free bloodwork to all Charleston patients who visit the new office between Tuesday, September 6- Tuesday, September 13. This is Optimal Bio’s sixth office, with locations in Cary, NC; Charlotte, NC; Southern Pines, NC; Wilmington, NC and Charlottesville, VA.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to bring our revolutionary BHRT treatment to patients in the Charleston area,” shares Optimal Bio CEO Tylar Brannon. “Hormonal imbalance is extremely common among both men and women, resulting in a variety of negative symptoms that greatly affect a person’s quality of life. Our team has helped thousands of people feel better than they ever dreamed possible at any age.”
An initial consultation is performed by Optimal Bio’s expertly-qualified team of doctors, PAs and NPs, followed by comprehensive lab testing. At Optimal Bio, small pellets (roughly the size of a grain of rice) are the preferred method of hormone replacement delivery, delivering a dose of either testosterone for men or testosterone/estrogen for women. Each BHRT pellet implant lasts for several months and provides a substantial and stable release of hormones into the body.
To learn more and schedule a consultation, visit www.optimalbio.com. The Mount Pleasant location will be open Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.
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