Sullivan's Island Winter-Spring 2019-20

5 www.SullivansIslandMagazine.com | www.SullivansIslandHomes.com Winter/Spring 2019-20 Volume 5, Issue 2 PUBLISHER/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Bill Macchio Publisher@IOPMag.com MANAGING EDITOR Anne Shuler Toole Editor@MountPleasantMagazine.com COPY EDITOR Tonya McGue ART DIRECTOR Dana Coleman PRODUCTION MANAGER Bethany Thurm AD DESIGNERS Kim Hall Bethany Thurm WEBMASTER George Conklin INTERNET Sherman Paggi WRITERS Tonya McGue • Bill Farley • Frances J. Pearce Colin McCandless • Mac Finch • Teri Errico Griffis Eileen Casey • Stacy Domingo PHOTOGRAPHERS Thomas Runion • Tonya McGue • Jess Wood Jason Ogden • Michael Barnett Alicia Foss Photography • Barbara J. Bergwerf Deborah Bifulco • Kathy Cline SALES MANAGER Cullen Murray-Kemp Cullen@MountPleasantMagazine.com SENIOR MARKETING CONSULTANT Margaret Burns Margaret@MountPleasantMagazine.com INDEPENDENT MEDIA CONSULTANTS Mandy Willis Mandy@MountPleasantMagazine.com Andy Bimonte Andy@MountPleasantMagazine.com Cager Hicks Cager@MountPleasantMagazine.com ADMINISTRATION & BOOKKEEPING Diane Pauldine Ginger Sottile DISTRIBUTION Subscriptions Direct-mailed to all property owners on Sullivan’s Island and Isle of Palms. U.S. Post Office • Harris Teeter • Publix Isle of Palms Magazine, Sullivan’s Island Magazine and Mount Pleasant Magazine are published locally by a team of independent contractors. All rights reserved. Reproduction electronically or in print format without the expressed written consent of the publisher is strictly prohibited and a violation of U.S. copyright laws. Inquiries to: Isle of Palms/Sullivan’s Island Magazine P.O. Box 22617, Charleston, SC 29413 843-881-1481 Info@MountPleasantMagazine.com F irst off, much credit for the editorial work in this issue of Sullivan’s Island Magazine and Isle of Palms Magazine goes to Helen Harris, who has done an amazing job leading these publications for the past year. Her diligence building the framework for this issue shines, and our staff wishes her the best of luck as she continues to grow in her career. Great job, Helen – we’ll miss you! Now, let me introduce myself. I’ve been writing for these publications for several years. Though I grew up just over the bridge, Sullivan’s Island and the Isle of Palms are in my bones. I remember the Ben Sawyer Bridge being the sole gateway to this quiet little island paradise as a kid. We’d take the boat up to Capers and Dewees, camping and climbing through the boneyard beaches that dot the coastline, or we’d spend hours catching sharks at The Grillage. My first job was on the Isle of Palms in what is now Morgan Creek Grill, and I will always remember the free feeling cresting over the top of the Connector with windows down, music up and the ocean straight ahead. Those were fun years. I spent a lot of time on these islands as a teen, and even now in my adult life, the short hop, skip and jump over the Intracoastal is where I am in my happiest place. I’m sipping coffee and typing away on my laptop in the open window at The Co-Op, forever exploring the forts and trekking the gullies with my kids, enjoying live music on Front Beach and taking the surfboard out with my husband when the waves are good enough. There remains on Sullivan’s Island a secret spot – or not so secret these days, it seems – where a few moments perched on a rock at the edge of the harbor, sucking in the salty air and watching the juxtaposition of nature and city lights and cargo ships and hermit crabs is all you need to feel just right. I’m honored to represent Sullivan’s Island Magazine and Isle of Palms Magazine – to help tie the islands’ community, businesses and visitors alike together in some positive way that brings us all a little closer. Anne Shuler Toole Editor Editor@MountPleasantMagazine.com [ From the Editor ] Photo by Wild Cotton Photography.