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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

In the world of architecture, John Crouch has taken the road less traveled. For most of his career, he has worked for himself and his clients rather than for a large firm, and his decision to go it alone – for the most part – has given him the opportunity to take on meaningful, fun and somewhat unusual projects. In the past four decades, he has helped build a cheese factory in … [Read more...] about Architect John Crouch: A One-On-One Approach

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

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

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