The Combahee Heritage of Rice Festival is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Green Pond Community Center. The event will take place at 415 Ivenia Brown Road in Green Pond …
A spring shopping event benefiting Memory Matters is returning to Hilton Head Island and Bluffton, with participating boutiques donating a portion of sales to support programs for individuals living …
The artist used daring imagery that sparked controversy from the moment it was unveiled.
Winter came to the Lowcountry and decided to stay for a few days. To make sure we really understood she was serious, there was more than just a dusting of snow. Not serious snow, mind you. Not …
Airports are weird. They’re tiny, fluorescent-lit microcosms of society, where people whose lives would never otherwise intersect, are forced together by a shared desire to leave. A woman dressed …
In an earlier column, I talked about what it was like growing up here in the Lowcountry way before development changed everything. So why am I taking this bumpy ride down the dirt road called memory …
When most people think about getting healthy, they often mainly focus on weight loss, calorie counting, or pushing harder during workouts. While these are great in improving health, focusing on true …
TCL places in Top 100 in national cybersecurity competition The Technical College of the Lowcountry has, for the third year running, made the Top 100 “power rankings” in the National Cyber …
Outside Brands collected more than 500 jackets and nearly 125 pairs of shoes during its annual winter donation drive, company officials said. The 2026 Recycle Your Jacket & Shoes initiative was …
Sunny bright is an often perfect description of a lowcountry daybreak, usually followed up by pale moonlit nights. One of the things that continues to strike me, even after almost five years here, is …
Bluffton has never been the kind of town that went looking for rules. But every now and then, something happened so many times that someone finally sighed, looked around the room, and said, …
There are three types of people who quietly erode trust in everyday life: the interrupters, the latecomers, and the half-donkeys. They show up in offices, salons, meetings, friendships, and …
What does it mean when your dog has distance-threshold reactivity? It usually means that, at some distance, whether short, medium, or long, your dog becomes reactive to a distraction. In many cases, …
One way to not do it, is to skip the planning phase, then rush decisions or change your mind halfway through. Don’t talk to the subs and tell them what to do behind the project managers back or …
While perusing the aisles of my favorite store, I spied satin pillowcases on sale. I had noticed a dry spot on the back of my noggin and that’s all I needed to justify my purchase. No more matted …
I’ll admit it — it’s my own fault. I’ve no one to blame but myself, and having played golf for many years, I should have seen this coming. What started as an innocent question posed by a …
February can be one of the hardest months on the body. The holiday excitement is over, winter is still lingering, and many people find themselves exercising less than usual. There is a reason …
For nearly five decades, Friends of Caroline has stood beside Lowcountry families during some of their most vulnerable moments. What began in 1977 as a quiet, community-led promise to ensure no one …
You are carrying a camera with you right now. Not a fancy one with interchangeable lenses or complicated menus—but the same one you probably just used to check a text, scroll Instagram, or order …
Memory Matters will open its 2026 Memories Do Matter Speaker Series this month with a presentation by author and clinical psychologist focused on the neuroscience and emotional realities of …
