Growing up in Greenville, Sharon Baldrick always followed the rules. When other children around her at school broke protocol, she got upset and wanted to set them straight. Watching “Silence of the Lambs” as a young adult, she was inspired by Jodie Foster’s role as protagonist Clarice Starling, a student at the FBI Academy with a dream of hunting down serial killers and … [Read more...] about Behind the Badge: Non-emergency chat with IOPPD Sgt. Baldrick
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Meet the Chef: Chef Costa-Smith at Wild Dunes Resort
Originally from Brazil, started her career there at culinary arts school. When she moved to the United States in 2011, she was hired as a line cook for a high-volume steak house at the Omni Mount Washington Resort & Spa in New Hampshire, where she prepared lunch and dinner for 400 to 600 people a day. After a year there, she moved to R2L, an upscale restaurant located on … [Read more...] about Meet the Chef: Chef Costa-Smith at Wild Dunes Resort
Behind the Bar: Sip and spill the tea with Shannon at The Dinghy
Here on the Isle of Palms, Shan-non Lindsay’s first bartending gigs were at the Banana Cabana and the One-Eyed Parrot. When she had her little boy, she took a hiatus from the food and beverage industry and accepted a position with IBM. By the time her son reached his junior year in high school, Lindsay was ready to resume her role behind the bar. That was 11 years ago, in … [Read more...] about Behind the Bar: Sip and spill the tea with Shannon at The Dinghy
Mr. IOP Malcolm Burgis means business
Some people shape a community through business. Others do it through leadership, generosity and how they make people feel. Malcolm Burgis has done all of the above for the Isle of Palms. There’s a personal connection for me, as Burgis began shaping this island in 1972, the same year I was born. Growing up and to this day, I and many others have had the experience of watching … [Read more...] about Mr. IOP Malcolm Burgis means business
Meet the Chef Ken Vedrinski of Coda del Pesce
Raised by his Italian grandmother who didn’t speak a word of English, Ken Vedrinski was made to attend 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. mass every Sunday morning in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. After the later service, other Italian immigrants from the congregation came back to the house for his grandmother’s home cooking. Vedrinski recalled how the aromas from her kitchen instantly … [Read more...] about Meet the Chef Ken Vedrinski of Coda del Pesce
