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Gullah Way
Story by Luana Graves Sellars Photography by Lizzy Rollins It is impossible to experience Gullah cuisine without understanding the story of the Gullah Geechee people, the direct descendants of enslaved West Africans specifically imported to the Lowcountry for their expertise in growing rice. And the origin of Gullah food dates…
Jeannine and Greg Adams
How did you two meet? Jeannine: I’m from Atlanta and went to college in Hollywood, Florida. Greg: I went to school in New Jersey and played baseball. Sophomore year, her school hosted a spring break [baseball] tournament, and we met on the beach. We then dated long distance for almost…
From Bonny to Blackbeard: South Carolina’s Golden Age of Piracy
Written by Christina R. Butler The years 1670 to 1720 marked South Carolina’s Golden Age of Piracy. The coastline teemed with danger as pirates attacked foreign and friendly ships alike. Not to be confused with privateering, the legal practice where a private ship takes prizes on behalf of one’s own…
In The Living Room with Tamar Gendler
Writer Allston McCrady speaks to Yale Professor and American philosopher Tamar Gendler about the ancient secrets of happiness. AM: I would love to hear about last night’s talk hosted by Dr. Tony Coles and his wife Robyn. TG: The Aspen Institute and Advance Kiawah invited me to the Island for…
Contrast Consensus
Story by Hailey Wist Photographs by Patrick O’Brien The Kiawah architectural vernacular has been a careful evolution. So many communities are built all at once, the three- or four-year building period a chaos of construction. And those communities, like it or not, have innate cohesion, continuity. But that was…
On the Wing
As Kiawah’s pilot community knows, the Lowcountry’s allure isn’t always so “low.” Here’s a look from on high at what a few frequent flyers love about Johns Island’s airways. Story by Stephanie Hunt Photography by Joel Caldwell Her pearly gray feathers hardly seem up to the task, yet from her…
Brenda Lauderback and Boyd Wright
Let's start at the beginning. How did you meet? Brenda: We met in Minneapolis. I was working for Dayton Hudson, which is now Target Corporation, and Boyd had a dental practice in Saint Paul. Boyd: Brenda's company was hosting an event. I had a date and she had a date.…
Harry Higgs Plays Nice
Since climbing to fourth place at the 2021 PGA Championship at The Ocean Course, professional golfer Harry Higgs has had a wild couple years. Swinging back and forth between nice guy and fierce competitor, Harry Higgs plays with heart. Story by Hailey Wist Photography by Gately Williams So where are…
OH! TO BE A CHILD IN SUMMER
A Something in a Summer’s Day Emily Dickinson A something in a summer's Day As slow her flambeaux burn away Which solemnizes me. A something in a summer's noon— A depth—an Azure—a perfume— Transcending ecstasy. And still within a summer's night A something so transporting bright I clap my hands…
