Paddling On
A simple concept meets a beautiful application. The wooden sheds behind James Herndon’s modest Walterboro home are unremarkable from the outside. To a passerby, they likely contain piles of tools, lawn equipment, hunting and fishing gear, and seasonal decorations, as is the norm for the typical southern outbuilding. The reality, though, is far more fascinating; […]
The Southern Pop Star-David Boatwright
With a paintbrush in one hand and a passion for the City of Charleston in the other, DAVID BOATWRIGHT is on a constant mission to keep the South creative. David Boatwright is an artist who paints the town—literally. A Carolina boy with a style that is as nostalgic as it is current, Boatwright has been painting […]
Steeped in History
On the outskirts of Charleston, a working plantation carries on the ancient art of tea farming It is a warm spring day at the Charleston Tea Plantation on Wadmalaw Island, just after opening time, and the morning dew hugs the tender leaves atop thousands of camellia plants. At the Visitor’s Center, a chalkboard encourages guests […]
Greener Pastures
SURROUNDED BY AN EVER-GROWING TOWN, MARYMEADE FARM IS AN UNEXPECTED GIFT OF PEACE AND QUIET FOR PASSERSBY. It is late afternoon just off the Berlin G. Myers Parkway, and traffic is moving slowly. Quittin’ time, our grandparents might have called this hour of the day, when those who have toiled since early morning make the […]
The Man in the Mirror
PUSH Digital founder and CEO Wesley Donehue is the virtual face of digital media, but his mirror reflects so much more. If you don’t want to know what Wesley Donehue thinks, you’d best not ask him. He’s smart, passionate, talented, and ferociously honest. Husband, father, political activist, entrepreneur, Christian, athlete, avid Gamecock and self-proclaimed geek, […]
Forging a Legacy
An internationally renowned bladesmith seeks to sharpen the smithing skills of all who wish to learn. A fiery, metallic symphony emanates from the shed at Jason Knight’s Harleyville homestead: the clank of hammer against anvil, against steel, against iron. The heavy thunder of a century-old power hammer. The sliding of metal into the forge, the […]
The Lure of Success
Producing a new and innovative fishing lure has caught Z-Man the attention of fishermen all over the world. Let’s say you are at a party and overhear the conversation of a knot of men huddled in a corner. Their faces are animated as they discuss the benefits of Bleeding Banana over Sexy Mullet; arguing the […]
Floral Treatment
The work of Charleston-based artist Lulie Wallace blooms with talent and possibility. On the journey of her life, the winding roads to Lulie Wallace’s current success have been peppered with detours, pit stops, and welcomed hitchhikers. A native of Columbus, Georgia, Wallace ventured over to South Carolina after high school to attend the College of […]
Setting the Stage
The James F. Dean Theatre and the Flowertown Players continue an artistic legacy in Summerville that started eighty years ago. The James F. Dean Community Theatre sits nestled on Hutchinson Square at the intersection of Main Street and West Richardson Avenue, a beacon of local theatre that has served the Summerville community for more than […]
A Pattern for Success
Entrepreneur Scott Halter follows a surprising pattern to sew together a successful new business We all have that one thing in our lives we feel is the embodiment of who we are. It is often an inanimate object; irreplaceable for the memories it carries, the people it represents, and the once-in-a-lifetime moments it has witnessed. […]
