An award-winning author and well-known environmentalist, Mary Alice Monroe is one of Charleston’s most celebrated romance writers, interweaving tales of love, landscape and marine animals into captivating novels. “The Lowcountry is seductive. It lures you to secret natural places,” stated Monroe. “It’s full of surprises everywhere you turn – even in the city, history pervades. … [Read more...] about A Prelude to Romance: Lowcountry Love with Mary Alice Monroe
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IOP Public Works Director Donnie Pitts: Trash Talk
Ask a random Isle of Palms resident about the main purpose of the town’s Public Works Department and, chances are, the first thing he or she will mention is collecting the garbage, showing up on the same day each week and hauling off items ranging from kitchen trash and last night’s leftovers to broken down washing machines and overused mattresses. Fair enough. But there’s … [Read more...] about IOP Public Works Director Donnie Pitts: Trash Talk
Joe Riley and IOP: A Family Tradition
It would be difficult to find a person whose Charleston roots run deeper than those of Joseph Patrick Riley. Serving as mayor for four decades, he left behind a legacy of excellence and a baseball stadium named in his honor when he retired in January 2016. But during his 10 terms in office, and for many years before and after, Riley had a home away from home on a tranquil … [Read more...] about Joe Riley and IOP: A Family Tradition
South Carolina’s First Female Fire Chief
Previously Published in East Cooper Magazine Circa 1994 Isle of Palms Fire Chief Ann Corbett admits she’s no torchbearer – she just loves her job and that’s the way it’s always been. “I’ve been told I’m the first female chief in South Carolina and the Southeast,” she says, and that she is, but she’d rather focus on future goals in the department. “I’m not really into that kind … [Read more...] about South Carolina’s First Female Fire Chief
Shaping the Island: IOP’S Most Influential People
The Isle of Palms as we know it today has only been this way for a small blip in time. Known first as Hunting Island when English settlers met its friendly Sewee Indian inhabitants, and then as Long Island in the mid-18th century, the island slowly grew from a virtually unknown hunting and fishing ground to a backdrop for small but important roles in the Revolutionary and Civil … [Read more...] about Shaping the Island: IOP’S Most Influential People