The morning isn’t the same without you. I wake and anticipate your perky warm company. I couldn’t start my day without you. You brighten my mood, and spark my energy. I can’t wait …

By the time Anne Pitts hung up her nurse’s cap for good, folks around Bluffton, Hilton Head, and Daufuskie swore they’d never meet another quite like her. And truth be told, they were …

I don’t know about you, but more and more I have found that when I layout a game plan for a day of fishing it doesn’t always go the way I planned. For example, just last week I had my …

I ended my last column, on the evening of my fifth day, gathered on a raised deck at Tarangire Simba Lodge in Tanzania, where a tree grew right through the floorboards - nature and architecture …

You are eating the wrong kind of peanut butter, sayeth daughter Tamela, guru of all things digestible. You need to eat organic peanut butter. That stuff you’re eating is homogenized, and it has …

Chiggers. The word makes me laugh. I first learned about these itchy demons when I moved to Bluffton. If you’re unfamiliar, they are like a mosquito’s evil little brother - smaller, …

As Hilton Head Island continues to grow and evolve, the Town is focused on accomplishing the strategic goals outlined in our Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–2028 Strategic Action Plan. Since hosting a …

Scrolling and driving is now illegal in South Carolina starting this month as our state’s new “Hands-Free” driving law is now in effect. For the first six months of the …

I would love to say that I did nothing but fish over the past couple of weeks, but the truth is I didn’t get to wet a line once. Why? As if you haven’t noticed, it hasn’t just …

Buying or selling a home in the Lowcountry is an exciting milestone, but between signing a contract and sitting at the closing table lies a detailed process filled with moving parts. In South …

In case you were wondering what things can crawl into your house through your drain in South Carolina - it’s pretty much everything. I opened the door to my shower to turn the water on, …

“Christ in you, the hope of glory,” scripture is found “in Colossians chapter 1, verse 27. Before finding UNITY I never understood how much this scripture could mean to me …

Shanah tova- Happy New Year! This must be a typo, you may be thinking—why is the rabbi wishing us Happy New Year in September? Well, that is because in just three weeks from now, the members of …

Jewish communities are preparing for the upcoming High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. While the Jewish new year marks a new beginning for each congregant, this year’s services at …

If air conditioning had been available in the 1940s, it’s just possible we would not have come looking in Bluffton for a place on the Maye River, where life moved at a more placid pace and, …

I have so many red colored hummingbird feeders that I think Cuba and a couple of Russian satellites in the sky can see them hanging just about anywhere in my yard. The other birds are a little …

Outdoor living coupled with the ability to exercise outdoors most of the year were but two of the reasons toward the top of the list as to why we decided that the Lowcountry was the place to choose …

From Lounges to Landscapes Just before midnight on Thursday, June 1st, I found myself wandering Doha’s Hamad International Airport, hoping to slip into an Al Maha lounge for a cup of hot tea …

As of July 1, 2025, South Carolina residents have a new tool for estate planning—the ability to add a Transfer on Death (TOD) designation to their vehicle titles. This simple change can help …

We take for granted that small appliances are safe, but in fact they can be dangerous if you are not careful. Microwaves: Never use an extension cord with a microwave – plug it directly …