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When Artificial Intelligence happened to Lowcountry Weekly...
07/16/2025

When Artificial Intelligence happened to Lowcountry Weekly...

Last issue, I wrote a column commemorating Lowcountry Weekly’s 25 years in print. As usual, I posted the column to our website then shared it on Facebook. N ...

The Beaufort Bookstore will host a book launch party for Mary J. Nestor on Saturday, July 26 from 4:30 – 6:30 pm, to int...
07/16/2025

The Beaufort Bookstore will host a book launch party for Mary J. Nestor on Saturday, July 26 from 4:30 – 6:30 pm, to introduce her debut psychological thriller, Bus No. 7.

The Hilton Head author is introducing her new psychological thriller ‘Bus No. 7’ Mary J. Nester The Beaufort Bookstore will host a book launch party for M ...

The Gullah/Geechee Nation and its elected Head-of-State and Chieftess, Queen Quet, will celebrate a historic milestone: ...
07/16/2025

The Gullah/Geechee Nation and its elected Head-of-State and Chieftess, Queen Quet, will celebrate a historic milestone: the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. To mark this momentous occasion, the public is invited to attend Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from Noon to 3 pm at the iconic Penn Center, Inc. on historic St. Helena Island, South Carolina, within the heart of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.

The Gullah/Geechee Nation and its elected Head-of-State and Chieftess, Queen Quet, will celebrate a historic milestone: the 25th Anniversary of the founding ...

Carolyn Mason decided to clean out her everyday purse... Writerly thoughts ensued.
07/16/2025

Carolyn Mason decided to clean out her everyday purse... Writerly thoughts ensued.

When I set out to tackle big things, I like to dip my toe in first, check the temperature, and see if I’m really up for it. That’s why I decided not just to ...

Wholly Holistics columnist Jared Madison is back with some thoughts on freeing your mind...
07/16/2025

Wholly Holistics columnist Jared Madison is back with some thoughts on freeing your mind...

This article seeks to underscore genetic influences in relation to human mechanisms, based upon Phenotypic Plasticity (ability of individual genes to produc ...

Here's Master Gardener Wendy Hilty on the health and wellness benefits of her favorite hobby...
07/16/2025

Here's Master Gardener Wendy Hilty on the health and wellness benefits of her favorite hobby...

Image courtesy of HoratiosGarden.org Gardening has always been regarded as a hobby that provides health benefits. The physical act of gardening is a good wo ...

Brookgreen Gardens in Murrell’s Inlet presents “Brookgreen Inspires, Women Create,” a juried exhibit of 70 works of pain...
07/16/2025

Brookgreen Gardens in Murrell’s Inlet presents “Brookgreen Inspires, Women Create,” a juried exhibit of 70 works of painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media through July 20, 2025. Sponsored by the National Association of Women Artists’ South Carolina Chapter, the exhibit interprets the landscapes, animals, sculptures and culture of the gardens through the eyes of female artists from many states other than South Carolina, including Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Oklahoma. Six Lowcountry artists are featured in the show: Rose Cofield, Sandy Dimke, Joan Eckhardt, Sheila Grabarsky, Saundra Renee Smith and Bernice Tate.

Six Lowcountry women featured in National Art Show   'Flowery Language' by Sheila Grabarsky Brookgreen Gardens in Murrell’s Inlet presents “B ...

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and the Storybook Shoppe bookstore are honored to host an evening with New York...
07/16/2025

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and the Storybook Shoppe bookstore are honored to host an evening with New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Karen White, author of newly published That Last Carolina Summer. Join us on Wednesday, July 23, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 711 Bladen Street (Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce). This event will also feature a special welcome by Conroy Center honorary chair and bestselling author Cassandra King.

Karen White The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and the Storybook Shoppe bookstore are honored to host an evening with New York Times and USA Today bes ...

The Storybook Shoppe children’s bookstore will host award-winning author (and recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant!) ...
07/16/2025

The Storybook Shoppe children’s bookstore will host award-winning author (and recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant!) Kiese Laymon for an evening of stories on Thursday, July 24, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy (43 W. Alston Dr., Beaufort). This free program for families will include a writing opportunity inspired by our Lowcountry summers as well as discussion of Laymon’s debut picture book City Summer, Country Summer in conversation with local students E Achurch and Emily Alaia from DAYLO (Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization). Books will be available for sale and signing.

Kiese Laymon, photo courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The Storybook Shoppe children’s bookstore will host award-winning author K ...

This week, we feature Debbi's adventures in Cooking with Ricotta...
07/16/2025

This week, we feature Debbi's adventures in Cooking with Ricotta...

If you like cottage cheese, and even if you don’t, you’re going to love ricotta! Ricotta and cottage cheese are both fresh, soft cheeses, but they have dist ...

Halfway Home, a special sea turtle-themed art exhibit, returns to Art League Academy July 22–30, 2025, in partnership wi...
07/16/2025

Halfway Home, a special sea turtle-themed art exhibit, returns to Art League Academy July 22–30, 2025, in partnership with Sea Turtle Patrol HHI. The week-long event showcases creative works from the community, all celebrating the beauty and vulnerability of Hilton Head Island’s most beloved coastal creature.

Week-long exhibit returns to Art League Academy, featuring local artists and themed classes By Shanon Thomas Jordan Halfway Home, a special sea turtle-theme ...

In this issue, the Seldons took The Lowcountry Dish to Mameem & Maudie. "And we sure are glad it did," they write. "Beca...
07/16/2025

In this issue, the Seldons took The Lowcountry Dish to Mameem & Maudie. "And we sure are glad it did," they write. "Because now we’ve found a new staple for lunch (or breakfast, or cup of coffee, or an afternoon pick-me-up) and a charming new retail shop (who knew?)."

Mameem & Maudie's patio, photo by Seldon Ink We had heard friends mention a great sandwich shop on Lady’s Island for the past few years. And a rece ...

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