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Feature Story
Sustainable Seafood: On The Bubble
Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.

Efforts to make sustainable food more visible and available are increasing.
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get outta town
Kendall Lukas Visits Wilmington, N.C.
Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.

Kendall Lukas has stars in her eyes and history under her feet as she explores the neighboring port city of Wilmington, N.C.
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A Lowcountry Life
From Ballet Shoes To Bikinis
Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.

Poland native Maria Dobrzanska Reeves uses her dance discipline to achieve success in Charleston.
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essay
Splashing Through Childhood
Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.

Author Ron Daise looks for joy and finds it in remembering his children in their youth.
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homestyle
Cooking in the Great Outdoors
Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.

Customized patio kitchens are made for entertaining.
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delectable delights
Doin' The Charleston Bump
Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.

Local chefs re-group with sustainable wreckfish.
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feature story: Online Extra
Swimming Rock Fish Farm
Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.

More on Megan Westmeyer and Jennifer Smith’s visit to Swimming Rock Fish Farm
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from the editor
Water World
Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.

I love being in water. I love that clear, cool swishing feeling around my ears. In fact, on a warm, sunny day, I like to go outside and get as hot as possible and then dive into a cool pool. For me, it’s refreshment at its finest.
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distinctively charleston
Beach Music
Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.

The sounds, swells and shagging at Folly beach pier keep fans coming back for more.
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Feature story: Shrimp Story
A Shrimp Story
Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.

You can see the shrimp boats from your restaurant table, so that shrimp pasta on the menu has to be fresh and local. Right?
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just dogs
Water Babies
Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.

Water lovers dog paddle to the beach, parks and pools.
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feature story
Farm Fresh Fish
Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.

Swimming Rock Fish Farm raises native species and supports the environment.
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Our Favorite Things

Saturday, May 31, 02 56 p.m.

We celebrate what we treasure in the Lowcountry and beyond that gives us an interior smile.
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from the editor
Maxximum Style
Thursday, May 1, 03 49 p.m.

My 14-year-old niece visited Charleston with her parents in March. She’s from Moscow, Russia, and I had not seen her in more than 10 years. There’s a big difference between 4 and 14!
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feature story
Holy City Style
Thursday, May 1, 03 49 p.m.

When Nancye Starnes decided to move out of Memphis, she drew up a list of “must haves” for her new hometown: it had to be a walkable city, located on the water, and sizeable enough to support a vibrant performing arts community.
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just dogs
Citadel Charmers
Thursday, May 1, 03 48 p.m.

Move aside – bulldog coming through. In January, the American Kennel Club announced that the Bulldog, one of the most recognizable and iconic purebred dogs, has muscled its way into the 10th spot on the organization’s annual list of the most popular breeds in America.
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delectable delights
Beyond Cookie Cutter
Thursday, May 1, 03 48 p.m.

Prime ingredients, Nostalgic tastes and creative bakers transform Lowcountry cookies into high-style confections.
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A Lowcountry Life
Working for Peanuts
Thursday, May 1, 03 48 p.m.

Anthony Wright, the man known throughout the Lowcountry and across the nation as Tony the Peanut Man, never intended to make his living selling boiled goobers.
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get outta town
Kendall Lukas Visits Charlotte, NC
Thursday, May 1, 03 48 p.m.

I had never been to Charlotte … not really. Well, I’ve gotten my kicks at Carowinds because that was part of being a kid in the Carolinas, and I’ve been to concerts at the open-air Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre because it’s a large complex for big-time acts. I’ve visited my sister at UNC Charlotte and have flown through the city’s major transit airport many times. But as for the metropolis of Charlotte, I’d only ever viewed its high-rises from afar. This time I took an up-close look at the interior and found a lot of reasons to relish in North Carolina’s top travel destination.
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distinctively charleston
Turning Heads
Thursday, May 1, 03 48 p.m.

Bessie is almost 50 and looks as good today as she did in her youth – maybe even better. After all, back then she was hanging from a pole. Now she runs circles around the rest of us, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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homestyle
Café Comfort
Thursday, May 1, 03 46 p.m.

Banquettes are big. Heidi Walker, Allied ASID, of Walker Design Group, is currently working on three different kitchens that have banquettes. For this kitchen in a young couple’s home on Sullivan’s Island, Walker created a café atmosphere by building on the existing element of the laminated floor. “This promotes a casual impromptu gathering space,” she says.
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ESSAY
Lowcountry Style
Thursday, May 1, 12 00 a.m.

If you want to experience real Lowcountry style, you need to come to the Hebron Saint Francis Senior Center. Its members are long time Johns Island residents, a hardscrabble group of African-American women who meet every Wednesday for devotion and quilt making.
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homestyle
Jewel Box
Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.

Although one of the smallest rooms in a house, a powder room is nonetheless important since most of your guests will pay it a visit. Jennifer Rhodes, ASID, principal designer of J. Rhodes Design, took the popular concept of making this room a “jewel box” and ran with it, creating a luxurious surprise in this 3-foot by 7-foot Daniel Island room.
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distinctively charleston
Treasure Hunt
Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.

For some it’s a hobby; for some it’s an obsession; and for some it is all about the experience. Under a table, out of a box of old papers or tucked in a dark corner, you see it. It might have been neglected, someone no longer valuing it, but you know its true worth. Your heart speeds up and suddenly you realize … you found a something you must have.
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feature Story
Let’s Go!
Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.

It is official – spring has sprung! As winter wanes, so does our brief tolerance for being cooped indoors. We have a bridge to walk, nature paths to bike, bass to catch, and azaleas that need planting. So dangle off the dock, put the top down, grab the gear out of the garage, or get the dogs ready for a ride. It is time for Lowcountry residents to play outside!
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get outta town
Kendall Lukas Visits Aiken, SC
Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.

Today Aiken is somewhat old-fashioned, but it is cosmopolitan in its direction.
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feature Story
Exceptional Educators
Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.

Three Lowcountry teachers go beyond the call of duty to make a difference. We see it splashed across the headlines every day. South Carolina schools are struggling. In fact, it’s even become an issue in the upcoming presidential election. And with good reason. Our schools are struggling, dropout rates are hovering in some districts around 50 percent, and the heated debate about the emphasis on testing continues.
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essay
The Art of Walking
Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.

The word “art” usually brings to mind pictures of such objects as paint brushes, canvases, pigments, and marble statuary. It does not call up, necessarily, the image of the walker or the bliss and freedom of the path – beaten or unbeaten – that unfurls ahead. But to walk, to enter truly the experience of locomotion merged with one’s surroundings, alert to air and leaf and salamander, is to practice a high and much-forgotten art.
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letter from the editor
Go-Go Girl
Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.

"Go” has practically become my middle name. I’ve always been a fast mover, even when my body isn’t really up to it. A quick climb up three flights of stairs will remind me of this every time. Lately I feel like I’m constantly on-the-go: work; household chores; child rearing; trips to the grocery; trips to Target; trips to the vet to care for Bugsy, my dear aging Westie. It seems that ”going” has become an American pastime; if you’re not crazy-out-of-your-mind busy then you’re not doing something right. I disagree.
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delectable delights
Spring Fling
Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.

Mother Nature delivers the first flush of spring in asparagus, onions and peas. Spring enters life so beautifully, With love within her tears of rain; She whispers softly in my ear Her presence in the world again.
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Recipe box
Prime ingredients, nostalgic tastes and creative bakers transform these cookies into high-style confections.
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Check out the smart car, a match from last year's Family Circle Cup, and a classroom project from an exceptional educator.
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Watermarks
What’s happening in the Lowcountry and seasonal spotlight tidbits about local traditions, trends and events.
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letter from the editor

Go-Go Girl

Saturday, March 1, 2008


Courtesy of Random House, Inc.

"Go” has practically become my middle name. I’ve always been a fast mover, even when my body isn’t really up to it. A quick climb up three flights of stairs will remind me of this every time.

Lately I feel like I’m constantly on-the-go: work; household chores; child rearing; trips to the grocery; trips to Target; trips to the vet to care for Bugsy, my dear aging Westie. It seems that ”going” has become an American pastime; if you’re not crazy-out-of-your-mind busy then you’re not doing something right. I disagree.

I’ve been reading Dr. Seuss’ Oh, the Places You’ll Go! with my young son. In his famous final book, Dr. Seuss writes about life’s ups and downs as a boy enjoys his latest adventure. I love how this little children’s book encourages us to keep going even when the worst things happen. It’s advice that I should have taken long ago.

I’ve resolved to turn the tables on my crazy-out-of-my-mind busy life. Not to say that I am old, but I remember how much I enjoyed going out when I was younger – concerts, festivals, fairs and frat parties. I am going to discover the fun part of “go” again (minus, probably, the frat parties). This issue of Lowcountry Living will help me do just that.

We’ve got plenty of ideas to help you (and me) go out and enjoy the springtime: go antiquing, travel to horsey Aiken or just go outside to enjoy the Lowcountry’s wonderful parks, waters, and country roads. This issue’s product pages will help you get there.

Now that I’ve put it in writing, I have no choice but to keep my resolution. Finding the fun side of “go” should be easy; making the time is more difficult. I think I’ll start by taking Bugsy for a drive in the country. We’ll breathe fresh air and read Dr. Seuss. Let’s go!



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