Isle of Palms Spring 2016

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My oldest son, drew, and I moved to the Isle
Of Palms in 1979. I remember our first night on the island.
We had just unloaded
everything into a
house we were renting
on 29th Avenue. We were hungry, so
we decided to run out for a burger. Of
course, the IOP Connector hadn’t been
built yet, and our closest option was
Burger King on Coleman Boulevard,
where Heritage Trust is today. It was a
long drive for some fast food.
Drew and I loved our new island.
We both enjoyed walking to the beach
and eating at Front Beach Floyd’s or
The Palms on front beach. He went to
Sullivan’s Island Elementary, which has
always been a great school. At the time,
there was only one way on and off the
island. That was one of the reasons I
always felt Drew was safe when I was at
work off the island. We created a lot of
great memories when we lived on the Isle Of Palms. Though much has changed
since 1979, one thing hasn’t: the high level of passion residents have for their piece
of sand on the Isle Of Palms.
Published four times a year, Isle Of Palms Magazine is aimed at residents
and visitors alike. Each issue will take readers on a journey through the island’s
past. You’ll be able to read about your island neighbors, some who have called
the Isle Of Palms home for a lifetime and others who have recently discovered
its unique lifestyle.
In this issue, we’re excited to have interviewed longtime Wild Dunes
residents Tommy and Bonnie Hartnett. It’s a great island story: from the island to
Washington, D.C. and back again. Managing editor Brian Sherman interviewed
Norma Jean Page, who’s been with the IOP Recreation Department since 1997, and
Councilman Jimmy Carroll, who was recently appointed to a second term as chair
of the Recreation Committee. We went back in time and landed on the shoreline of
Goat Island to visit the former home of the reclusive Goat Man, and we also traveled
across the island to Wild Dunes to take a tour of a home in Ocean Point.
We hope you’ll also enjoy our editorial staple, Island Facetime, and the quick
read about Isle Of Palms firsts.
Since the Isle Of Palms and Sullivan’s Island are neighbors, we thought
you’d like the idea of two magazines in one. After all, the two islands have been
connected for many decades by ferries, roads and bridges. Why not continue to
connect East Cooper’s island towns through the digital and printed pages of this
magazine? Read the digital magazine at .
— B i l l M a c c h i o
P u B l i s h e r ’ s N ot e
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Vol. 2, issue 1
spring 2016
PuBlisher/editor
Bill Macchio
MaNagiNg editors
denise K. James
Brian sherman
art director
dana coleman
desigNer
Kim hall
WeBMaster
george conklin
iNterNet
sherman Paggi
editorial assistaNt
rachel Maile
Writers
Brian Barrie • Mary Coy
Ben Grenaway • Charlie Morrison
anne toole
PhotograPhers
Jenn Cady • Brandon Clark
Christina Marie Riley • Brian Sherman
rick Walo
Media coNsultaNts
Brandon clark
Kalene Mccort
Cullen Murray-Kemp
tatiana thomas
Bert Wood
adMiNistratioN & BooKKeePiNg
Diane Pauldine • Ginger Sottile
distriButioN
U.S. Post Office • Harris Teeter
Publix • BI-LO • CVS
sullivan’s island Magazine, isle of Palms
Magazine, Mount Pleasant home and Mount
Pleasant Magazine are published locally by a
team of independent contractors who reside in
east cooper.
Isle of Palms Magazine is published by
Media Services, Inc.
1013 Chuck Dawley Blvd., Mount Pleasant, S.C. 29464
Copyright © Media Services 2016.
All rights reserved. Reproduction electronically or in
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Subscriptionsavailable for $18 per year in the United States.
Inquiries to: Isle Of Palms Magazine
P.o. Box 22617, charleston, s.c. 29413
(843) 881-1481
Bill and Drew circa 1979.