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Volume 14 Issue 25
Sullivan’s Island • Isle of Palms
The run for
Town Council
QUESTIONING THE
C A N D I D AT E S
T
he Town of Sullivan’s Island will hold its
municipal elections on Tuesday, May 7.
Five candidates are vying for three seats
on Town Council, which will carry them through
2023. Interested to know where the candidates
stand on popular issues, The Island Eye invited
them to answer the following three questions.
We will run three more questions in our April 12
issue. Candidate’s answers are reprinted here as
submitted, in alphabetical order by last name.
1. What prompted your decision to run for Sullivan’s Island
Town Council and what do you believe qualifies you to serve
in public office?
Hammond
I decided to run because I believe Council needs
to begin pro-actively managing our town rather
than reactively addressing problems in whack-a-
mole fashion. If we don’t plan for the future, I fear
it is only a matter of time before we lose the beauty,
character and livability of this special place. My
goal is to put in place foresight, discipline and
programs that will set our island up to preserve
itself for the next generation. While it is ultimately
up to the people reading this to decide, I believe
my background in finance, love for this island
and willingness to work for it make me a qualified
candidate.
Howard
I am grateful to run for re-election. My four years
of service have provided the opportunity to learn
the needs of our community and develop solutions
to our problems. A lot has been accomplished, and
essential multi-year projects are now in progress. I
wish to serve another term to fulfill my responsibility
to complete these vital projects that have been set
in motion during my term.
Among them are the Waste Water Treatment
System upgrades, Fire Station rehabilitation and
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The 2018 Run for Adela children’s race. PHOTOS PROVIDED
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owcountry runners and walkers will
head to the beach Saturday, April
13, at 8:30 a.m. to participate in the
10th Annual and Grand Finale Run for
Adela 5K Run/Walk Presented by Johnson
& Johnson Insurance. The Run for Adela
is the only 5K held on Sullivan’s Island
Beach.
In honor of the 10 years of cooperation
between the Cook family and the Town
of Sullivan’s Island, a bench has been
erected at the reflection platform on the
nature trail located at Station 16, where
the race begins and ends.
“The Town has been fortunate to assist The bench at Station 16 in memory of Adela Holmes
Cook.
with the coordination of the race during
those years. The bench as a memorial director and fearless leader for the first 7
was the idea of the family and the Town years, Dicksie Johnson.
assisted with its construction,” said Town This year’s race will be a celebration
Administrator Andy Benke. commemorating ten years of fun,
The race was established in 2010 in fundraising, healing, memories and
memory of Adela Holmes Cook, a young friendship. Adela’s mother, Jane, explains,
Charleston native who passed away in “This beautiful, close-knit community of
2009 from injuries sustained in a golf cart friends and family has accomplished more
accident while vacationing in the Bahamas. than we ever dreamed, and brought so
The event is dedicated to those who have much heartfelt comfort while benefiting
gone too soon from this life, especially our
namesake Adela Holmes Cook and race Adela continues on page 5
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Isle of Palms Mayor’s Message
T
he flowers are in bloom,
the sun is shining, and the
beach will be the place to be
this summer!
We have been busy
implementing our capital
improvement projects and
planning for our future.
Improving drainage
infrastructure on the island
continues to be one of our top
priorities. Thomas & Hutton is
designing several approaches to
consider for improvements to the
City’s major outfalls located at
41st Ave., 36th Ave. and 31st Ave.
They will present their findings
and cost estimates in mid-May,
which will help the City budget
these improvements in the next
fiscal year’s budget.
We want to thank the SC
Department of Transportation for
coming out to the Isle of Palms
for a week to fix several drainage
hotspots that desperately
needed attention. The City and
SCDOT will continue to identify
deficiencies in the drainage
system within the public road
right of way and develop a work
plan for them to address when
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they return to the island this
summer and fall.
Trident Construction has
started the investigative work
in the Public Safety Building.
They have been doing selective
demolition and testing to identify
the building’s deficiencies and
then develop a rehabilitation
plan to get the building back in
working order.
The City is joining all of our
neighboring communities and
banning the distribution of foam
products and plastic straws. We
were the first municipality in the
state to ban the distribution of
single-use plastic bags and will
now be expanding this prohibition
to include other plastic and
Styrofoam® products that pose
a threat to our environment.
The second reading required for
final passage is scheduled for the
City Council meeting at 6 p.m.,
Tuesday, March 26.
I’ve been to Columbia twice
to fight and defend Home Rule,
which is being challenged by the
plastics industry. Please write to
your Senator about protecting
our Home Rule rights so that
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Jimmy Carroll.
government stays close to the
people it serves. Also, I’ve been
invited by our Congressman
Joe Cunningham, to go to
Washington on April 2 to testify
before Congress about not
allowing drilling off our pristine
coast. It’s a busy time but we
must be willing to stand up and
protect our coast.
City Council determined that
we wanted to take a different
direction in our ongoing search
for the Chief of Police, City
Administrator and Assistant
Director of Public Works and
complete the rest of the screening
and hiring processes internally.
Since Interim Chief Usry has
decided to retire in May, the City
will focus on filling that position
first. Interim Chief Usry has been
dedicated to our community for
22 years. We will miss her greatly
and wish her the very best as she
dedicates her time to her family.
I hope you joined your friends
and neighbors at the Front Beach
Fest earlier this month. We had
great weather, great food and
great music! Kudos to the City
staff for putting together yet
another wonderful community
event.
Jimmy Carroll
Mayor, Isle of Palms
843.452.1200 cell | jcarroll@iop.net
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the stormwater drainage projects
to address repeated flooding of
our streets and homes. These
projects are well underway due
to a great deal of effort, study
and planning by myself and my
Town Council colleagues. My
strong desire is to ensure their
successful completion in the
coming term. Other projects
are completed that support my
qualification to run for office. I
spearheaded our current parking
plan. It is up and running
effectively and fairly for both our
residents and the public, without
the complicated details and
problems that our neighboring
towns have incurred. I planned
and proposed the new Palmetto
alee on the causeway that
provides a beautiful and growing
entrance for our Island. I would
like to contribute more.
Langley
After serving on council the
last four years I am proud of my
role in our accomplishments:
negotiating a compromise for
the accreted land, passing
a storm water management
ordinance, upgrading the sewer/
water treatment plant; creating
a plastics ordinance; and
sponsoring family-friendly Island
events.
But, there is more to do. Going
forward, we need to develop
a resiliency plan to address
increasing flooding across the
island, complete the water/
sewer retrofit, continue working
on accreted land management
and ensuring that funding for
family-friendly events stays front
and center. These are important
issues for all islanders and I have
decided to run again for town
council because I want to do my
part to make sure we finish what
we’ve started.
I believe my greatest asset to
town council is my quiet way
of getting things done and my
commitment to compromise and
inclusivity. Wherever possible,
I focus on finding common
ground on contentious issues
that can divide a small town.
For example, I negotiated the
accredited land compromise that
ended years of back and forth on
the transition zone. I also work
hard to understand what matters
to islanders -- and try to bridge
the gap between old and new
that makes Sullivan’s the unique
place that it is.
B. Smith
I am running for a second term
on Town Council as a bridge
builder who believes everyone
has a voice that deserves to be
heard. As a third generation
Island resident whose childhood
feet covered every square inch of
the Island I have a great sense
of responsibility to this unique
place. As those childhood feet
aged my desire to embrace every
aspect of the island has grown.
I have always said Sullivan’s
Island speaks to me.
My qualifications as a Council
member run deep with pure
intentions. Prior to my service
on Town Council I served on the
Board of Zoning Appeals. I take
my bridge building seriously as
a state certified mediator with an
excellent reputation for bringing
people together. As a former Chair
of the South Carolina Chapter of
the U.S. Green Building Council
and an attorney who practices
exclusively in the construction
industry I am well versed in all
aspects of building, infrastructure
and contract negotiation, all with
an environmentalist’s mindset.
The Island’s voice has grown
more clear. The Island and its
residents need someone like
myself who is a good steward
with a sense of place and
understanding of the value of
community and environment.
K. Smith
I have served as President
of the Sullivan’s Island Park
Foundation for over ten years.
During that time, I raised over
$100,000.00 for our public spaces
and have worked closely with
the Town Council in allocating
those funds. I have seen what
goes on behind the curtain first
hand. I have a deep admiration
for Sullivan’s. Island, a sincere
respect for my neighbors and a
willingness to listen to all voices.
To that end, I want to serve on
Town Council with transparency
and decisiveness. On council I
will work to improve the fiscal
strength and governance of
Sullivan’s Island as I have done
as a committed volunteer for
other community organizations
in education, healthcare and the
arts.
2. If elected to Sullivan’s Island Town
Council, you may have to make
difficult decisions that impact your
friends, neighbors, opponents and
yourself. In such situations, would you
base your decision on:
a) What you think the majority of
island voters want?
b) What you think is right for the
island?
c) What you think your supporters
want?
Hammond
I believe in most cases that
what is right for the island is
going to be what the majority of its
residents want. That said, there
will always be one-off issues that
impact a small number of folks
and the town needs to be fair
and responsive in its approach to
managing those.
Howard
My guiding principle has
always been that the Island is
best served when decisions are
focused on maintaining a quiet,
family-oriented community. The
character of the Island is built on
many small, important things.
Having served on the Design
Review Board and Town Council
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on March 19 that the group has
withdrawn their offer of financial
support. However, the town
administrator forged ahead with
a well prepared pitch to Council
that consumed the bulk of the
meeting’s time.
Benke cited the benefits of
the system, which included;
its capacity to aid in crime
investigation, an inherent
deterrent effect, and the feeling
security born of having an
“electronic fence” around the
island. The only downside was
the 1984/Orwellian/big brother
sensation it might produce,
which Benke acknowledged, but
seemed to shrug off.
The debate that followed
changed from last month to this.
“If” was no longer the question
so much as which of two routes
should be taken to implement
such a system; do it ourselves,
or turn administration/
maintenance over to the state/
SLED.
Witnessing on behalf of the
state was SLED agent Mark
Amos. He pitched the benefits
of housing data with the state
because of multiple redundant
backups, and three-year
retention of data. He seemed
most interested in expanding
the breadth of the net available
to the state, which would not
be available if Sullivan’s Island
housed the data on their own.
For example, the tag of a car
read on the island could be
tracked through 4800 different
locations throughout the state
(e.g. ABSTRACT – 321 was last
seen in Georgetown…).
Costs associated with an
ADLR system are less if the
state handles maintenance and
storage. The technology could be
paid for from a surplus currently
in the ATAX reserves through
passage of a resolution by
Council. So it looks like the Town
will move forward with the idea.
Committee reports were
spartan but very colorful starting
with Public Safety. The chief of
police reported several arrests
during the latter parts of the St.
Patrick’s Day Celebration. He
tiptoed around saying “I told you
so,” but reiterated his advice to
shorten the duration of the party.
“All the incidents took place after
[about] 4:30 p.m.,” he said.
Councilmember Sarah Church
seemed pleased to report there
had been no arrests at the kid’s
version of the St. Patrick’s Day
Celebration she organized as
part of her role on the Recreation
Committee. Her observation was
greeted with chuckles before she
pivoted to the potential for damage
to the mound at the Town’s park
because of a new and sharply
trending activity. Did you know
you can slide down the hill on/in
a recycling bin? How about half of
a car top carrier? Apparently you
can, laughed Church and pretty
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much everyone at the brilliance
of the idea. Kids, huh?!
Councilmember Bachman
Smith urged Council to hasten
the decision/funding process
for repairs of the sewer line from
behind the fire station up to
Middle St., as well as installation
of a new line along Middle St.
He cautioned Council repairs
could affect summer traffic if
not concluded quickly, with time
estimate already straying into
June, he said.
S0394 (a.k.a the ban on
plastic bans) currently being
discussed in Columbia with its
lack of a grandfather clause,
is still on the radar for TOSI,
and they find themselves with
plenty of company. A plastics
ban passed its third reading (5-
2) by Charleston County Council
since the last meeting of TOSI,
and neighboring IOP Mayor
Jimmy Carroll has called for
public support. Like Sullivan’s
Island, numerous Lowcountry
governments worked hard to
get plastic bans to the finish
lines, and aren’t ready to see it
wasted. Concerned residents are
encouraged to contact members
of the Senate’s Labor, Commerce,
and Industry Committee.
There being no further business,
the hour and 19 minute long
meeting was adjourned. The next
regular meeting of the Sullivan’s
Island Town Council is scheduled
for Tuesday, April 16 at 6 p.m.
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Adela continues from cover
others. The Run for Adela was
created to keep our "dreams
alive" for the love of running on
the beach honoring those who
left us all too soon.”
Proceeds from the run will fund
a scholarship in Adela's name
for a child from Meeting Street
Academy to attend Charleston
Day School for grades 6 - 8. The
Run for Adela 5K is an amazing
example of a community coming
together to honor an amazing
person’s legacy and to spread
love and kindness forward.
Race proceeds also support
Camp Happy Days with Adela’s
Extreme Teen Weekend, where
teens battling cancer can come
together to create friendships
and share their stories.
Since 2010, nearly $450,000
has been raised at this event
through community sponsorship
and involvement.
The race will start and finish
at Station 16 and will begin at
8:30 a.m. Prizes will include
bicycles, a weekend getaway
at Wild Dunes Resort and gift
certificates to restaurants, shops
and other local businesses. A
family-friendly day that supports
education, the outdoors, and
living life to the fullest.
For registration and information
visit RunSignUp.com and search
Run For Adela.
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Candidates continues from page 4
I know the difficulty of having to
say “no” to a property owner to
protect the town ordinances that
serve to maintain the Island’s
unique character. I have continued
to attend DRB meetings to keep
current on new homes and the
preservation of our historic homes
that create the visual character
that we all value. The sense of
place they create deserves a special
review. Issues can also divide a
citizenry. The accreted land is such
an issue. I have recently made
tough decisions on the Transition
Zone plan. I stood by my principle
that a conservation management
approach is what is best for the
land and Island residents.
Change and progress are
unavoidable but they are not
mutually exclusive. With thought
and care the character of our island
can be maintained. In summary,
Sullivan’s Island is a community
and not a commodity. The best
decisions will take this view.
Langley
When making a decision, I
believe that my role is to listen to
island residents (many of whom
are my supporters and some who
are not) and try to focus on what
the majority of Island voters would
want—you are our constituents
and we are here to serve all island
residents. However, I try not to
loose sight of what is best for
the island—I don’t believe these
are mutually exclusive. In many
cases, this means we need to be
laser-focused on how we stretch
our limited town budget and make
hard decisions about what we
want, we need and what we can
afford.
B. Smith
This is one of those questions
well suited for a politician’s non-
answer or hedged answer. Since I
cannot escape from the fact that
an elected official is a politician I
will say I believe Sullivan’s Island
is a sum of its parts. That is to say
Sullivan’s Island is its voters. It is
the land. It is even my supporters
(I don’t think they would look
kindly on me if I were to exclude
them from that which makes up
the fabric of the Island).
That said the question posed
asks that three possibilities be
treated as mutually exclusive and
so if or rather when I am faced with
difficult decisions I will continue
to base my decisions on what I
think the majority of Island voters
want. My sense of environmental
responsibility does not diminish
the fact that as an elected official I
believe I am beholden to the will of
the residents. While I have found
that my sense of what is best for
the Island falls neatly in line with
its residents’ beliefs I am well
aware the time may come when
a more difficult decision must be
made.
K. Smith
Making tough decisions is
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part of any elected official’s job.
There is no place for personal
agenda when making decisions
that impact our residents and
sometimes that means you have to
do what is in the best interest of
all constituents, not just the ones
who support you. When faced with
a decision, I would do what was in
the best interest of the island and
that decision would be based on
listening to the residents, the law
and my conscience.
3. With respect to the Maritime
Forest area, once the Transition Zone
management plan is completed, what
are your thoughts for management of the
rest of this 190-acre Land Trust area that
buffers the Sullivan’s Island ocean front?
Hammond
I appreciate the opportunity to
directly address this issue, which
is at the forefront of many minds.
I live on front beach. I am not
pro-razing. I am not pro-neglect,
our current de-facto strategy. I
am for responsibly managing and
maintaining all of our island’s
assets. The National Park Service
writes that “the ‘draw a line around
it and leave it alone’ method
does not protect wilderness—
wilderness management is a
necessary discipline.” Bulls
Island, South Carolina’s only
Class 1 Wilderness Area, has a
full land management program,
addressing invasive species (plant
and animal), tourism, scheduled
trimming in lieu of the natural
wild fire process and more. In fact,
every single national park in our
country has a land management
plan. It is unfortunate that the
issue of the accreted land has
become so polarizing. As is the
case with nearly every legally
documented conservation effort,
the conservation easement on our
accreted land came with some
ambiguity. This grey area has
allowed everyone to be “right” in
their own beliefs as to what should
happen. We need to come together,
compromise, and pass a long term
land management plan so that we
can get back to the business of
actually running our town.
Howard
It should first be mentioned
that the Transition Zone plan,
once implemented, will require
close observation to evaluate the
intended outcome. The rest of
the 190-acre public Land Trust
area will require a well-thought-
out, long-term conservation
management plan. The Land is
not best severed by simply leaving
it alone; for example, the current
program to combat invasive
species will need to be continued.
The land can also benefit from
a study of the best method to
repair damage done by years of
excessive Wax Myrtle pruning.
Best practices with periodic review
should be implemented. My degree
in horticulture and 30-plus years
of experience in Landscape Design
and Management has been valuable
in planning the Transition Zone
and will be valuable in continued
planning. This land, of course, is
best developed by nature itself.
The maritime vegetation provides
a buffer against storms and lowers
the cost of FEMA flood insurance
for all island residents. A walk
though a maritime forest should
be an enchanted adventure,
observing the natural changes
in vegetation, with changes in
topography, as one walks down to
the seashore. A management plan
as I have outlined here, benefits
everyone. these restrictions, I believe that
Langley
As chair of the Land Use and
Natural Resource committee
(LUNR) for the last four years
it has been my responsibility
to oversee management of the
Accreted Land, a complicated
issue that the town has been
tackling for the last 15 years. As
background, the transition zone
is 100 feet seaward from front
beach property lines. In 2016
council addressed and adopted a
transition zone management plan.
The transition zone is intended
to provide a firebreak, breezes,
enhancement of public safety, a
buffer from wildlife. The LUNR
committee spent several meetings
reviewing the original plan and
considering input from engineers,
horticulturists, residents, and
staff before recommending a
management plan to town council.
After a series of revisions, town
council approved a negotiated plan
that mandated a series of cutting
restrictions within the transition
zone. The plan has been approved
by the Low Country Land Trust—
which has authority over the
Accreted Land easement – and is
now under review by DHEC.
How the remaining portions of
the Accreted Land are managed
depends largely on DHEC
regulations concerning any
manipulations seaward of the
critical line and Low Country
Land Trust approval. Within
considering public input and
financial resources should be the
town’s top priority as we begin
the next phase of developing a
management plan. I would not
support any plan that jeopardized
our resiliency in the face of sea
level rise and increasing storm
surge. This protected land is a gift
and worthy of careful deliberation.
B. Smith
When negotiating the
management plan for the Transition
Zone in 2016 I was a voice for
compromise as I understood, and
still understand, that as a member
of Town Council compromise is key
to building relationships. I pushed
for compromise because I knew
the accreted land was not the only
challenge that faced Town Council.
My push for compromise was
based on the fact that a hardline
stance can lead to devastating
losses to the environment because
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such a proposition creates a win or
lose situation.
My willingness to allow for
greater manipulation of the
Transition Zone than I believed
appropriate was always predicated
on my desire to protect the Island,
its residents and their property by
advocating for the most fiscally
responsible and ecologically Greg Hammond Mark Howard
sound management plan for the
remainder of the accreted land.
That is to say I made it clear
that I was willing to compromise
on the Transition Zone with the
understanding that I will vote
for a near “hands off” approach
to the remaining burgeoning
maritime forest. I believe the only
manipulation of the accreted land Rita Langley
seaward of the Transition Zone
that should be allowed is the
removal of non-native, harmful,
invasive species of flora.
K. Smith
Forest conservation requires
upkeep and management or the
accreted land’s sustainability
is threatened. The Land Trust
requires us to be “good stewards” Bachman Smith Kaye Smith
of this land. The accreted land is
a natural gift and in order to keep Council will be solving this funding
it, we must help it by maintaining problem and executing the land
it. Absent currently is a vision management plan. I will bring
forward via the land management my experience and deliver more
plan outside of the buffer zone, creative sources and solutions to
and if our current budget is overcome these challenges.
accurate, the funding is not there
to implement a plan of any kind.
The big challenge in regard to
the Land Trust area for the next
8 March 29, 2019
IOP Mayor Carroll addresses State Congress
A
s a lifelong Isle of Palms
resident and now as
it’s Mayor, I’ve seen
the proliferation of plastics
everywhere. Part of our City’s
vision statement says that we are
elected to leave our island better
for future generations. It is for
this reason, that I come before
you, asking that we lead the East
Coast in being environmentally
sensitive.
I know as a small city mayor
how much time I put in for my
community, which pales to your
level of politics. However, we were
all elected by our constituents to
represent them. It is because we
listened to our constituents that
we became the first community in
South Carolina to ban single use
plastics bags. We heard our people
loud and clear. They were right
to demand that we take better
care of our environment. At our
April, 2015 city council meeting,
we had young families come
speak before council concerning
the proliferation of single use
plastic bags on the island and
that our environment, marine
life and just the appearance of
trash bags and all other kinds of
OPINION-EDITORIAL
other plastic products were being
found everywhere throughout
our community, beaches, state
highways and in our rivers from
the mountains to our seacoast,
it was a growing problem. These
families came before their elected
officials to explain why they felt
so passionate about our doing
something.
While banning such trash
may not be profitable to plastics
industry, it would be doing
something that was in fact,
making our community, our
county, our state, and our world
a better place to live for future
generations. I ask you, our
elected state officials to listen
to your constituents who are all
pleading our state to become
environmentally sensitive. A spoke for 35 minutes, whereas
friend, Goffinet McLaren, said
and I quote, “Let’s hope that our
government understands that
having a planet we can live on is
more important than the plastics
industry.”
We, the Isle of Palms City
Council heard our constituent’s
plea to stop the plastics on our
island. Not only do they litter our
beaches, marshes and highways,
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but they are harmful to our
sea creatures that ingest them,
thinking they are food, or they
get tangled up in plastics and die.
Please, come to Charleston
and let me take you to the South
Carolina Aquarium so you
can see, what I call, their wall
of shame showing the effects
described above. It shows plastic
lined beaches, it shows the time
frame that it takes plastics to
break down, which eventually
ends up on our dinner plates in
the seafood we eat.
I know that, like me, the
aquarium representative, Kelly
Thorvalson, came to your last
hearing to give testimony, but to
only be blocked out from speaking
by the plastics industry who
we, as instructed, all prepared
3-minute presentations.
I won’t bore you with all the
facts of the amount of plastics
that we are putting into our
environment every year. It is
not just a coastal problem, but
a worldwide issue. California
and Hawaii have already
banned plastics, the European
Parliament overwhelmingly
approved a plastics ban, their
vote being 571-53.
My plea is not just about
plastics, but against banning
home rule. Not every community
has the same issues, but we
all share the same state. Let’s
be leaders who listen to their
constituents and act on what
they hear. Let’s challenge the
plastics industry to come up
with better solutions, like using
cornstarch or other bioplastics
that are naturally renewable.
Our country has always led
the way with technology, now,
let’s help lead the way in being
environmentally sensitive.
Let’s think globally, but
start locally. Look around
the Lowcountry, Folly Beach,
Charleston, Sullivan’s Island,
the Isle of Palms and now,
even Charleston County are all
banning plastics. Please, vote
down Senate Bill S.394, we, the
smaller cities and towns know
what is best for us.
Jimmy Carroll
Mayor, Isle of Palms
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Art on the Beach - Chefs in the Kitchen
celebrates 20 years
T O U R I S L A N D H O M E S , A R T S A L E , C H E F D E M O N S T R AT I O N S & TA S T I N G S
A
rt on the Beach - Chefs
in the Kitchen, the
largest annual fundraiser
benefiting Charleston Pro Bono
Legal Services, is celebrating its
20th anniversary on November
10, 2019. This highly anticipated
event includes a tour of several
beautiful homes on Sullivan’s
Island, exhibitions set up by
local artists, and spreads of food
prepared by Charleston-area
chefs.
Each home on the tour will
feature several Lowcountry
artists’ displays set up anywhere
from the porch to the living room
or even the poolside. In every
kitchen, expect to find a chef from
a local restaurant or catering
company whipping up treats for
patrons. Whether attendees come
for the house tour, art walk, or
cuisine – this event is sure to
appeal to everyone.
All proceeds from Art on the
Beach - Chefs in the Kitchen
support Charleston Pro Bono
BY CPB MARKETING
FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS
Legal Services, a local nonprofit
organization which provides free
civil legal services to hundreds
of low-income members of
the Charleston community
each year. Because of the
expense associated with legal
proceedings, a lack of access to
legal representation can put low-
income Charleston residents at
a severe disadvantage. With so
many of life’s milestones requiring
a lawyer, Charleston Pro Bono
works to ensure that income
does not affect the balance of the
scales of justice. In addition to
advice, counsel, and document
preparation, Charleston Pro Bono
www.islandeyenews.com
matches low-income clients with
local attorneys to help resolve
legal issues ranging from custody
and adoption to estate planning
and landlord/tenant disputes.
“This is the fifth year that
Art on the Beach has benefited
Charleston Pro Bono Legal
Services, and we cannot be more
appreciative of the support from
both the artistic and culinary
communities. We are looking
forward to toasting the event’s
20th year, and are planning for
another sold out event,” said
Charleston Pro Bono’s Executive
Director, Alissa Lietzow.
Several artists will be set up
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throughout the tour to engage
patrons and sell their works,
which will range from paintings
and photography to jewelry and
sculptures. During the event,
patrons can drive or bicycle
around Sullivan’s Island using a
map of participating homes, which
will be provided with tickets. In
previous years, participating
homes have included Mugdock
Castle and The Eye of the Storm,
a dome house once featured on
Good Morning America.
Tickets for Art on the Beach
and Chefs in the Kitchen are $55
in advance and $65 the day of
the tour. Ticket sales will open
June 2019.
Art on the Beach - Chefs in the
Kitchen is currently welcoming
sponsors for the event. If you
are interested in signing on as
a sponsor, email marketing@
charlestonprobono.org.
Applications for interested
artists will open in May 2019.
letters to the editor
Modern Day Tumbleweed
Do you remember watching
old western movies? There is
always a scene when the guys
have a showdown. The streets
clear and the two gunslingers
pace off. In that moment before
they draw, a tumbleweed or two
blows through the streets.
Sadly, one or both of these
gunslingers is about to meet
their fate. What’s not sad is those
tumbleweeds are just made of
plant material and will go back to
the earth.
Flash forward to modern times
any town in South Carolina.
While we aren’t fighting gun
duels in the street we do see those
tumbleweeds. Except instead of
being weeds, they are actually
plastic bags. Doesn't matter if
they were the bag you used to
put your items from Walgreens
in, the Doritos chip bag or the
wrapper to your Snickers candy
bar. Where does it all go?
Yes, maybe someone will come
and pick it up but that’s not
always the case. I live on Folly
Beach. If a plastic bag blows
down the street there is a good
chance it’s gonna end up in the
marsh or worse, the ocean.
Quick question: Do you know
what is a sea turtles favorite
food? Jelly Fish. Do you know
what a plastic bag in the water
looks like? That’s right.
Hundreds of thousands of
marine animals; birds, fish,
dolphins and sea turtles have
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a steady diet of plastic in there
diet. Those gunslingers that I
mentioned before, they knew
the risk they were taking when
they strapped on their guns.
These animals, they are just the
innocent bystanders.
I understand that this ban on
bans is an issue. I understand
that people fear change. I also
understand that big plastic is
behind this movement, lobbying
to make sure they don’t lose
market share.
Oh no! How will you be able
to carry your groceries from the
Harris Teeter? What about when
I shop at Walmart? The horror.
Guess what, we adapt. The
Harris Teeter near Folly Beach:
No plastic bags. Have they
gone out of business? Nope. In
Hawaii, a forward thinking state,
surrounded by water: No plastic
bags. Did Walmart go out of
business? Nope. They adapted,
as have their citizens. Mahalo!
South Carolina is always near
the bottom in most categories.
Education, roads, etc... However,
we are near the top when it
comes to protecting our marine
wildlife. Removing this ban on
plastics would be taking a huge
step backwards or in better terms
it would be like showing up to a
gunfight with a spork. Only big
plastic wins. Sorry sea turtle.
Let’s get this one right.
Richard Brendel
Folly Beach
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Street cars on
Sullivan’s
HISTORIAN NIC BUTLER
TA L K S O F F T H E R A I L S

BY SUSAN MIDDAUGH
FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS

D
o you know why the cross-streets
on Sullivan’s Island are numbered
“Stations”? Have you noticed that
our Station numbers start with Station 9?
What happened to Stations 1-8? Come hear
historian Nic Butler, PhD explain it all, and
more, on Thursday, April 18, 6–7 p.m., at
the Fort Moultrie Visitor Center Auditorium,
1214 Middle St.
The arrival of mule-drawn street cars on
Sullivan’s Island in the 1870s marked the
beginning of a transportation revolution
for local residents, and coincided with the Street car on King St in the early 1900s. PHOTO PROVIDED
expansion of regular ferry service to and from
trolleys. Join Dr. Nic Butler, historian for for the Charleston County Public Library and
Charleston and Mount Pleasant. Electric
the Charleston County Public Library, for writes the Charleston Time Machine website
trolleys replaced the mules in 1898 and rolled
a fascinating overview of Sullivan’s Island’s and blog (CharlestonTimeMachine.org).
along an improved track stretching from the
passenger railway and ferry services and This event is free and open to the public. Co-
mainland to the new attractions on the Isle of
their lasting legacy on our community. sponsored by the National Park Service and
Palms. The rise of the automobile in the early
Nic Butler, Ph.D. is an interdisciplinary Battery Gadsden Cultural Center, preserving
decades of the twentieth century threatened
historian with an infectious enthusiasm the culture of art and history on Sullivan’s
the survival of the island’s railways, however,
for Charleston’s colorful past and a gift for Island. Visit BatteryaGadsden.com for
and the construction of modern bridges
making history come alive. He is the historian information or call 843.901.0091.
signaled the end of the road for the coastal

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March 29, 2019
Sea level rise at Our World lecture series
D I S C U S S I N G M I T I G AT I O N , N O T D E B AT I N G C A U S E S
“T
here are two main causes
of Sea Level Rise,”
said Dr. Kristina Dahl
during a presentation to an Our
World Lecture Series audience of
approximately 120 at Kiawah’s
Municipal Center on February
14.
The speaker from the Union of
Concerned Scientists (UCS) told
attendees, climatologists have
measured an aggregate increase
of 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit in
temperatures since the 80s.
Everything expands when
heated, including the ocean. Just
add water from melting land ice
in Greenland and the Arctic,
and you transform the climate
change/global warming debate
from the abstract to an observable
fact of life along the coast.
The arc of Dahl’s education
culminated in a Paleo-climatology
PhD. from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. Dahl said
she had always assumed a career
in academics was on her horizon,
but ultimately chose UCS because
the organization’s penchant for
applying science meant making
a difference. Albert Einstein once
observed, “If you can’t explain
something simply, you simply
don’t understand it.” Dahl has
the knack, which makes her the
perfect candidate to corroborate
recent, local studies of SLR.
Riding past the debate over the
causes of rising temperatures,
Dahl stuck with its effects.
SLR in the Charleston area has
increased over 5 inches since
1970. If it continues trending
along the same lines, it will result
in “nuisance/chronic” flooding
during king tides and/or rain
events defined as occurring 26+
times/year, and will impact a
total of 11% (200) of the homes on
Kiawah and Seabrook by 2035.
The figures use projections
extracted from the “intermediate”
list of probabilities (e.g. 2nd
lowest) and the picture gets worse
over time, effecting 40% of homes
BY GREGG BRAGG
THE ISLAND EYE NEWS STAFF WRITER
Graphics created by Dr. Kristina Dahl, Senior Climate Scientist, Union of Concerned
Citizens.
by 2060, 70% by 2018, and 90%
by 2100.
The effects of SLR on real estate
values is another component
of science being applied in a
way that resonates. The same
“intermediate” model displays
the loss of nearly $200 million
in property values on barrier
islands by 2035, and over $1
trillion in losses by 2060. The
accompanying blow to the
local tax base from forfeited tax
revenues precipitated by the
losses means municipalities will
quickly lose funding sources
needed to combat the threat.
Asked in an interview if
real estate values would be
better off in municipalities that
masked/denied the issue, Dahl
expressed a preference for those
that addressed the problem head
on. Miami Beach, Florida, for
example, plans to invest $500
million to shore up infrastructure.
She added that drooping land
mass is also contributing to the
problem.
“Much of North America was
covered in glaciers... The land
sagged beneath the weight of the
ice mass, because they were so
heavy, and now it’s adjusting. It
sprang back - it’s like a spring
[finding its center] after stretching
back and forth,” said Dahl.
The question of adding soil
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comes into focus, especially
as it relates to the marshes
surrounding Charleston’s barrier
islands. Marshes need room to
migrate and can’t be restricted
without killing them off and
exacerbating the problem that
adding fill was intended to solve.
Dahl indulged the question
about her focus on the effects of
warmer temperatures, instead
of its causes. She said the
causes are no longer debated in
the scientific community, and
said there are three primary
factors driving SLR: 1. Carbon
emissions – oil, coal, and gas, 2.
Agricultural practices - focus on
raising animals, 3. Deforestation
– crippling the solution for
removing CO2.
“Our models take things like
volcanoes, solar variability, etc.
into account, but when you
take people out of the equation,
it just doesn’t work. There’s no
explanation for the increase
in temperatures. But if talking
about cars is going to prevent
your community from moving
forward or confuses the issue,
don’t do it… There’s no longer
any debate on causes in the
scientific community. We don’t
debate the causes so we don’t
focus on them, and talking about
the effects helps get everyone
out of their political silos. So
let’s start here, talk about what’s
happening and what we can do
about it,” said Dahl.
Another benefit of applied
science is making SLR models
available to the public. You don’t
have to wait until the water is in
the garage next time to witness the
effects of SLR on you personally.
You can visit UCSUSA.org/
RisingSeasHitHome to see
exactly how present and future
flooding will affect you. There
is also a model available, which
incorporates home values across
time and over wider geographies
UCSUSA.org/Underwater.
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Tired of flushing money down the drain?
C OF C MUSICAL PRODUCTION URINETOWN
C
ollege of Charleston
Theatre and Dance closes
its 2018-2019 season
with the hilarious, Tony Award-
winning comedy Urinetown,
directed by artist-in-residence
Bret Shuford with musical
direction by Laura Turner. While
the show is lighthearted in
nature, it shares with audiences
a glimpse of serious issues tied
to the season's theme of social
justice in support of the College's
sustainability literacy initiative.
A 20-year drought has caused
a water shortage and has led to
a government-enforced ban on
private toilets. Citizens must use
public amenities, regulated by a
single malevolent company that
profits by charging admission.
A hero decided that he has had
enough, and plans a revolution.
Winner of three Tony Awards,
three Outer Critics Circle Awards
and two Obie Awards, Urinetown
by Mark Hollmann and Greg
Kotis is a satire on capitalism,
populism, bureaucracy, corporate
mismanagement, politics, greed
and the musical theater.
The production features
BY NANDINI MCCAULEY
FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS
The cast of Urinetown.
student actors Alex Gilbert,
Jessica Shamble, Seth Younglove,
Stuart Dowell, Hannah Backal,
Abbi Perry, Franny Jackson,
Jason Male, Christian Mahone,
Jade Jenkins, Carsyn Cantey,
Ashton Boland, Kara Shannon,
MaryKate Kelly, Megan Byrne
and Mariah Lowther. Victoria
Leatherman is stage manager.
www.islandeyenews.com
PHOTO BY KIAUNDRA KINNEY
The production's design team
includes costume designers Kacie
Nelson and Racheal Fludd, scenic
designers Charlie Calvert and
Kayla Porter, lighting designers
Jesse Portillo and Jordan Benton,
and sound designer DJ Edwards.
Director and choreographer
Bret Shuford is spending the
2018-2019 academic year
March 29, 2019
working directly with students
in the College’s Department of
Theatre and Dance, which is
being funded by the Quattlebaum
Artists-in-Residence Endowment.
Last fall, Shuford conducted
lectures, workshops and
masterclasses on various acting
and arts management skills. This
semester, in addition to directing
Urinetown, Shuford will give a
free presentation titled “Business
of Broadway” on April 18 at 5
p.m. in the Emmett Robinson
Theatre.
The show runs April 11-16 in
the Emmett Robinson Theatre,
Simons Center for the Arts, 54
Saint Phillip St. A talkback with
actors will take place after the
opening night performance.
Tickets can be purchased online
at theatre.cofc.edu, by calling
843.953.6306 or at the door two
hours prior to curtain. Admission
is $20, $12 C of C students, $15
C of C employees, Senior Citizens,
non-College of Charleston
students.
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EYE ON DEWEES

Get to know your neighbors

BY CAREY SULLIVAN
FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS

W
elcome to Eye on
Dewees, a monthly
column dedicated to
shedding some light on Dewees
Island, your friendly neighbor to
the north. For this first column,
I would like to get everyone on
the same page. Some of you
may know a few facts about
Dewees (maybe you are friends
with someone who owns a house
or property on the island), but
many of you know only a little
or just rumors. As part of the
community, we probably know
a lot more about Isle of Palms
and Sullivan’s Island than you
know about Dewees and that
hardly seems fair. Time to even
the scales.
The basics: Dewees Island is
about 2 and a half miles long
and 1 mile wide with a brackish
impoundment in the center
and Lake Timicau on the north
end with views over the ocean.
We have 150 homesites with
66 homes and several homes
under construction/renovation. Huyler House and grounds, the
Nineteen homes are occupied community center on Dewees.
by the 40, full-time residents PHOTO BY JUDY FAIRCHILD
who are lucky enough to rest
their heads on Dewees each
becomes home the moment
night. Thirty-one are secondary
they step onto the hourly ferry.
residences owned by a single
We will gather for just about
family, and the remainder are in
any reason you can think of.
some sort of partnership. A few
Weekly coffees and happy hours
families rent their homes and we
cover basic social needs, but
have an active real estate market.
our book club, photography
What else is on the island?
club, pickleball club, art shows,
You mean besides the 2 and a
yearly solstice musical, 4th of
half miles of private beach, an
July golf-cart parade and beach
abundance of nature, including
race, and Labor Day Dammit
a nesting pair of bald eagles,
Ball tournament, prove we like to
243 species of birds including
be around each other. We have
roseate spoonbills, deer, otters,
a full-time naturalist who runs
and yes, alligators and coyotes?
amazing programs for families in
Well, we have a clubhouse full of
the summer and keeps tabs on
amenities (including a catering
the wildlife the rest of the year.
kitchen), four hospitality suites
There is more, much more,
available for our guests, a
but hopefully this is a good start
pool, 2 tennis courts, a game
and has made you excited to
room, workout room, canoes
expand your knowledge about
and kayaks, a nature center,
your neighbors. Can’t wait for
archives of the history of the
the next installment? Learn more
island, walking, biking, and
facts here: Deweesislandblog.
nature trails, mail room, memory
com/islandeye where you will
garden and last but not least our
find links to videos, pictures and
very own firehouse with three fire
more general information.
trucks! Really, the only things we
don’t have on Dewees are stores, Carey Sullivan has been a part
paved roads, cars, squirrels and of the Dewees community since
mosquitoes (ha! just kidding, we 2005. She lives in Alexandria, VA
do have a few mosquitoes). with her husband and daughter
The community on Dewees and her son is a freshman at
consists of nature-loving people College of Charleston. Her main
from all over the country who goal in life is to live full time on
found this special island on their Dewees. Photographer Judy Drew
search for a sanctuary from off- Fairchild is a full-time resident
island life. Whether they live of the island, realtor, and South
here full-time or just dream of Carolina Master Naturalist.
the day when they can, Dewees
www.islandeyenews.com
SUNRISE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
3222 Middle St.
Sullivan’s Island
843.883.3888
SunrisePresbyterianChurch.org

WHAT: Vacation Bible School - SHIPWRECKED!

WHEN: June 17-21, 9 a.m.-noon
MORE INFO: Get ready for an adventure to an uncharted island where kids are
rescued by Jesus. This VBS will teach kids to be anchored in the truth that Jesus
carries them through life's storms, this year featuring musical guest Irene Rose.
Serves 3 year olds (by 9/1/18) through 5th grade. To register visit VBSPro.
events/p/events/mysunrise.
March 29, 2019
CHURCH OF THE HOLY
CROSS
2520 Middle St.
Sullivan’s Island
843.883.3586
HolyCross.net
WHAT: Summer Camp Sessions
WHEN: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
June 3-7, Under the Sea
June 10-14, Olympic Games
June 17-21, Superheroes
June 24-28, AARGH Matey
July 8-12, Backyard Bash
July 15-19, All About Art
July 22-26, Dino Decades of Fun
July 29-Aug 2, Water, Water Everywhere
MORE INFO: Camps are for ages 1-6.
For information and to register online
visit HolyCross.net/kidsclub.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
21st Ave. and Palm Blvd.
Isle of Palms
843.886.6610
IOPMethodist.com
WHAT: Vacation Bible School - There
is a Jungle Out There!
WHEN: Monday, June 10 through
Friday, June 14, 9 a.m.-noon
MORE INFO: Kindergarten thru 5th
graders will learn not to fear, because
www.islandeyenews.com
God is with us and won’t abandon
us, while engaging in bible stories,
music crafts and games in a jungle
environment.
Register online at IOPMethodist.com/
connect-with-first-church/vacation-
bible-school or call the Church Office.
You may also register Monday morning
June 10.
ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN &
DEEPWATER CHURCH
300 Palm Blvd.
Isle of Palms
843.708.4970
DeepwaterChurch.cc
WHAT: VBS 2019 - The Forever
17
Superhero
WHEN: Tuesday, June 25 - Thursday,
June 27 5:30-8 p.m.
MORE INFO: St. Mark’s Lutheran &
DeepWater Church are excited to work
together for VBS this summer and invite
current 4K-5th graders to join us!
Each evening starts with a high-energy
celebration time that will include
music, humor, stories and more.
After the opening celebration we will
move into rotations that will include
crafts, recreation, music and lesson.
Each jam-packed evening will include
dinner. Cost is $10 per child. Register at
IslandsVBS.com.
 March 29
ONGOING
First Monday of the Month
WHAT: Blue Plate Special
Speaker Series
WHERE: Burton’s Grill, Mt. Pleasant
WHEN: noon
MORE INFO: East Cooper Democrats
and Progressives regular meetings
held the 1st Monday of every month.
Topics will include the Equal Rights
Amendment, Trump's Tariffs and Trade
Wars, Common Sense Gun Control,
Immigration Reform, Transportation,
Voting Rights, and other topics. $2/
person at the door. Attendees order their
own lunch. Attendance limited.
Mondays
WHAT: Memoir Writing Circle  has to offer. Members have telescopes set
WHERE: Poe Branch Library
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.
MORE INFO: Come and share your
stories. 843.883.3914.
 
Tuesdays
WHAT: Toddler Storytime
WHERE: Poe Branch Library
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.
MORE INFO: Enjoy picture books,
flannel board fun, sing-a-longs, poetry
and activities that encourage language
skills. (Ages 2-3 with adult) 843.883.3914.
Wednesdays
WHAT: Toddler Days
WHERE: Charleston Museum, 360
Meeting St.
WHEN: 10-11 a.m.
MORE INFO: Toddler Day classes
are designed for toddlers (18 months
– 3 years) and a parent, grandparent,
or friend to play and explore in The
Charleston Museum. With a focus
on developing fine motor skills, each
program includes four craft projects
as well as finger paints, a puppet stage,
a sandbox, and more. $6 Members/$9
Non-Members. To register visit
CharlestonMuseum.org.
WHAT: Lowcountry Stargazers
WHERE: Brittlebank Park
WHEN: Sunset to 9 p.m.
MORE INFO: Stop by after work or
before dinner and see what the universe
up at the south end of the park opposite
the Marriott Hotel, and are available to
answer questions about the night sky.
Weather permitting.
Thursdays
WHAT: Mah Jongg Nights
(adults)
WHERE: CCPL Poe Branch Library
WHEN: 5:30-8:00 p.m.
MORE INFO: Learn to play the fun and
fast-paced game of American Mah Jongg.  MORE INFO: The CSO Chorus joins the
Beginners welcome. 843.883.3914.
WHAT: Jazz Night
WHERE: The Refuge, IOP
WHEN: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: The Todd Beals Trio hosts
jazz every Thursday night.Traditional
swing tunes, ballads and bossa novas.
Singers & horn players welcome. For info
visit CharlestonJazz.com.
Fridays
WHAT: Board Game Afternoon
(family)
WHERE: CCPL Poe Branch Library
WHEN: 2-4 p.m.
MORE INFO: Come play with our games
or bring your own. 843.883.3914.
Third Friday of the Month
WHAT: Homeschool History Days
WHERE: Charleston Museum, 360
Meeting St.
WHEN: 10-11 a.m.
MORE INFO: A special program for
home schooling families. These programs
feature one of our field trip classes, a
chance to go through the Museum, and
an activity. Free with paid admission. To
register visit CharlestonMuseum.org.
Friday, Mar. 29-30
WHAT: Mozart’s Requiem
WHERE: Gaillard Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
Charleston Symphony for a monumental
rendition of Mozart’s Requiem, the final
composition of Mozart’s life, and one of
the most famous works ever written. Dr.
Robert Taylor, CSO Chorus Director;
Ken Lam, Conductor. For tickets visit
Is l a nd E y e C a l e nda r
GaillardCenter.org.
WHAT: 5th Annual Charleston
Bluegrass Festival
WHERE: Charleston Woodlands, 4279
Ashley River Rd.
WHEN: Fri. noon-11 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-
11 p.m.
MORE INFO: A family friendly
camping event featuring 3 stages of
national and regional bluegrass, outdoor
recreation and a diverse selection of
local food & beverage options. it will
be a constant stream of amazing music
to delight the senses. Info and tickets at
CharlestonWoodlands.com.
Saturday, Mar. 30
WHAT: Pet Fest
WHERE: Palmetto Island County Park
WHEN: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
MORE INFO: Exhibits, demonstrations,
experts, contests, entertainment, and
more. Full schedule of activities each day,
visit CharlestonCountyParks.com. Pets
must be restrained/leashed at all times.
No outside food or beverages permitted.
Fee: $8/Free: Ages 12 & under and Gold
Pass Holders. Save $3 per person with pet
food or pet supply donation.
Mar. 30-Apr. 7
WHAT: Volvo Car Open
WHERE: Volvo Stadium, Daniel Island
WHEN: various times
MORE INFO: Since 2001, the biggest
names in women’s tennis come to
Charleston for the annual WTA
sanctioned event. Tickets available on-line
at VolvoCarOpen.com.
Monday, April 1
WHAT: Blue Plate Special
WHERE: Burton’s Grill, Mt. Pleasant
WHEN: noon
MORE INFO: The Equal Rights
Amendment: Past, Present, and Future.
Barbara Fry, leader of the Charleston
League of Women Voters Equal Means
ERA Coalition, will fill you in on the
history of the ERA and tell you where it
stands today. $2 per person at the door.
Attendees order their own lunch- limited
menu. Attendance limited to 40 people,
no advance reservations.
Thursday, April 4
WHAT: Marjorie Spruill: Divided
We Stand
WHERE: The Charleston Museum
WHEN: 5:30-7 p.m.
MORE INFO: Marjorie J. Spruill,
Professor of History at the University
of SC, is an authority on the American
women's rights movement presents her
most recent book, Divided We Stand: The
Battle Over Women's Rights and Family
Values That Polarized American Politics.
Lecture preceded by a reception, book
will be available for purchase and signing.
For further information contact Gregg
Smythe at greggsmythe@gmail.com.
Friday, April 5
WHAT: Charlton with Strings
WHERE: Charleston Music Hall
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: Charlton Singleton
with the Charleston Symphony string
section and jazz trio, will play a swinging
program featuring Clifford Brown’s jazz
classics and Mongo Santamaria's passion-
filled Afro Blue. Tickets start at $30. Visit
CharlestonMusicHall.com.
WHAT: Citadel President
Inauguration
WHERE: McAlister Field House
WHEN: 2 p.m.
MORE INFO: Gen. Glenn M. Walters,
(Ret.) USMC, member of The Citadel
Class of 1979, will be inaugurated as its
20th President. Following the ceremony,
Walters will take review of the SC Corps
of Cadets at 4 p.m. on Summerall Field
during the Inauguration Military Review
Parade. All events open to the public. For
more info visit Citadel.edu.
Sunday, April 7
WHAT: Cajun Fest
WHERE: James Island County Park
WHEN: noon-6 p.m.
MORE INFO: Zydeco music, Cajun
and Creole foods, and kids activities.
Authentic Cajun and Creole fare.
Admission $15 per person, free
for 12 and under. For info visit
CharlestonCountyParks.com.
Thursday, April 11-16
WHAT: CofC’s Urinetown
WHERE: Emmett Robinson Theater
WHEN: 7:30 p.m., 2 p.m. on Sunday Apr. 14
MORE INFO: Tony Award-winning
comedy Urinetown, directed by artist-in-
residence Bret Shuford, musical director
Laura Turner. Tickets $20 purchase
online at Theatre.cofc.edu, or by calling
843.953.6306 or at the door two hours
prior to curtain.
Saturday, April 13
WHAT: Run For Adela
WHERE: Sullivan’s Island, Station 16
WHEN: 8:30 a.m.
MORE INFO: 10th Annual and Grand
Finale Run for Adela 5K Run/Walk.
The race in memory of Adela Holmes
Cook raises money for scholarships for
Meeting St. Academy students as well as
Camp Happy Days. For information and
registration visit RunSignUp.com and
search Run For Adela.
Monday, April 15
WHAT: The Greatest Showman
Sing-Along
WHERE: Charleston Music Hall
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. show
MORE INFO: The Sing-Along Fim
Series: Part I. Come sing loud and clear
for all to hear. Bar opens at 6:30. Run
time 2h 54min, rated G. Tickets $8.
CharlestonMusicHall.com for info.
April 25
Wednesday, April 17
WHAT: The Art of Outreach
WHERE: Camp St. Christopher
WHEN: 6 p.m.
MORE INFO: Artwork by Mary Whyte,
music with Ann Caldwell, heavy hors
d’oeuvres, wine and beer. Celebrate and
support the work of the Barrier Island
Environmental Education local outreach
program. $75/ticket. For details and
tickets visit StChristopher.org/events/art-
of-outreach.
Thursday, April 18
WHAT: Street Cars and Trolleys
on Sullivan’s
WHERE: Ft. Moultrie Visitor Center
WHEN: 6-7 p.m.
MORE INFO: Co-sponsored by the
National Park Service and the Battery
Gadsden Cultural Center, historian Nic
Butler will talk about a time when public
transportation included mule-drawn
street cars. Visit BatteryGadsden.com or
call 843.901.0091.
Thursday, April 25
WHAT: Kenny Chesney
WHERE: Volvo Car Stadium
WHEN: Doors at 6, show at 7 p.m.
MORE INFO: Chesney brings "Songs
for the Saints Tour" to Charleston with
special guests David Lee Murphy and
Caroline Jones. Tickets start at $150 at
TicketMaster.com.
20 March 29, 2019

Club hosts Emmy SC Aquarium finalist

winning filmmaker for national honor
DUSTIN BRINGS CHASING CORAL TO PUBLIC INVITED TO SHARE STORIES ONLINE
W I L D D U N E S YA C H T C L U B BY JULIA ZAMROWSKI
FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS
BY PAMELA MARSH

T
FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS he Institute of Museum and
Library Services today

T
announced that South
he Wild Dunes Yacht Club held its annual St. Patrick’s Day Carolina’s South Carolina
party on March 9 at the Links Clubhouse in Wild Dunes. Dr. Aquarium is among the
Phil Dustan, professor in the Biology Department at the College 30 finalists for the 2019
of Charleston, presented his research on the devastating effects
National Medal for
of rising ocean temperature on coral reefs. Dr. Dustan’s Netflix
documentary Chasing Coral won both the Peabody Award and an Museum and Library
Emmy Award in 2018 for Outstanding Nature Documentary. Service.
The mission of the Wild Dunes Yacht Club is to promote and The National
encourage boating in all its forms, and to promote the skills of Medal is the nation’s
seamanship and navigation. highest honor
The boating enthusiasts enjoy educational sessions on a diversity given to museums
of topics from a wide array of speakers, such as U. S Fish and and libraries for
Wildlife, Army Corp of Engineers, Coastal Conservation League, service to their
Dept. of Natural Resources, H. L. Hunley Foundation. communities. For 25
The Yacht Club coordinates local day trips on the rivers, cruises on years, the award has
the Intracoastal Waterway, kayaking on Morgan Creek, and socials celebrated institutions
to share our misadventures while sailing or boating. Who doesn’t that demonstrate
have a good story of running aground and sitting and waiting for the extraordinary and innovative
tide to come in? approaches to public service
To contact Wild Dunes Yacht Club regarding membership, email and are making a difference for
WildDunesYachtClub@outlook.com. individuals, families, and communities.
“The 30 National Medal finalists showcase the tremendous ability
of libraries and museums to serve as vital community resources,”
said IMLS Director Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew. “The Institute of
Museum and Library Services is honored to recognize these leading
institutions. We congratulate them on the work they are doing
across the United States.”
Finalists are chosen because of their significant and exceptional
contributions to their communities. IMLS is encouraging community
members who have visited the South Carolina Aquarium to share
their story on social media. To share your story, visit Facebook.
com/USIMLS or Twitter.com/us_imls and use #IMLSmedals.
National Medal winners will be announced later this spring.
Representatives from winning institutions will be honored for their
extraordinary contributions at the National Medal Ceremony at the
US Botanic Garden on June 12 in Washington, D.C.
To see the full list of finalists and learn more about the National
Medal, visit the IMLS website.
(L-r) Shannon Dooley, Commodore Pamela Marsh, Dr. Phil Dustan and Past
Commodore Jack Leber. PHOTO PROVIDED
9March 29, 2019 21

Piccolo Spoleto call Gen. Glenn M. Walters,

for submissions 20th Citadel President
2 0 1 9 F E S T I VA L’ S J U R I E D A R T E X H I B I T I O N I N A U G U R AT I O N A P R I L 5

SUBMITTED BY CITY OF CHARLESTON BY KIMBERLY KEELOR

FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS

T G
en. Glenn M. Walters, College of South Carolina that he
he 2019 Piccolo Spoleto accepted with saw-tooth hangers. (Ret.) USMC, a member of put down roots and began the
Juried Art Exhibition is City Gallery reserves the right to The Citadel Class of 1979, transformation from a boy who
sponsored by the City of exclude work based on the way assumed his responsibilities dreamed of becoming a military
Charleston Office of Cultural a piece is framed and mounted as President of The Citadel in officer to a young Marine destined
Affairs and is open to all SC to ensure a cohesive look for the
October 2018. Forty-three years for success.
residents. Awards for the exhibition. We reserve the right
ago, he reported to the college for Now a retired four-star general
Exhibition include $100 each to exhibit sculpture in alternate
for Best Photography, Best locations to accommodate work matriculation. with a storied career, Walters
Printmaking, Best Sculpture, of varied size or scale. Accepted is back at the place he
Best Painting, and Best Drawing; artwork may not be removed calls home, serving as
Best in Show is $500. This year's before the assigned time. Early the 20th president of The
juror is Charleston artist Arianne removal or late pick-up will result Citadel and overseeing
King Comer. in disqualification from next the transformation of the
The 2019 Juried Art Exhibition year's Exhibition. An Exhibition next generation of leaders.
will be held May 24-June 9 at the program listing participating He will be inaugurated
City Gallery at Joseph P. Riley, artists, their phone number, as president on Friday,
Jr. Waterfront Park, with an art title and value of artwork will be April 5. The installation
delivery date of May 13. available. The City of Charleston ceremony begins at 2 p.m.
Entry Specifications/Eligible provides damage and theft in McAlister Field House.
Works: Submitted work must insurance for artwork while on The ceremony is open to
have been completed within the display. the public and will also
last two years. Work previously Submitted artwork must be live streamed via The
exhibited in the 2017 Piccolo comply fully with the following Citadel Facebook page.
Spoleto Festival Juried Art requirements for originality Following the ceremony,
Exhibitions, the 2017 or 2018 and date of completion: (1) The Walters will take review of
MOJA Arts Festival, or at the artwork is an original creation the South Carolina Corps
City Gallery at any time, or completed within the last two of Cadets at 4 p.m. on
work exhibited at the Summerall Field during
2019 ArtFields or the Inauguration Military
that will be entered Deadline: April 12, 2019 Review Parade which is
into the 2019 North Application Fee: $20 also open to the public.
Charleston Judged Art APPLY ONLINE: The parade will not be live
Exhibition will not be cgwp.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/48136 streamed.
considered. Craftwork To Walters, being a
or jewelry is ineligible. member of The Citadel
Painting/2D: 2D fine artwork in years and is not, in whole or Gen. Glenn M. Walters, (Ret.) USMC. family is a commitment,
all media is eligible. Traditional in part, a copy of any person's PHOTO PROVIDED and he is passionate about
oil, watercolor, acrylics, etchings, work or photograph and (2) the what the college does.
and pastels as well as fiber art, artwork was created solely by “I think the system puts
collage and other media are the artist and not in a workshop, challenges in front of you
acceptable. class, or under supervision of an “I was a 128-pound skinny and gets you to understand that
Artwork must be original instructor. little thing when I got down here. this is not going to stop you. It
and not copies of the work of Selections for the exhibition When I graduated, I was 170 puts that grit into your belly. It
others. Painted or enhanced will be made by early May and pounds. I was playing lacrosse, teaches you to say, ‘I don’t care
photographs must be submitted artists will be notified of their something I had never done. what you do—the system is not
in the Photography category. status by email. I was commissioned into the going to get me down.’ But really
Photography: All types of fine Marine Corps, and I had a degree it’s teaching you that you can
For more information contact
art photography, from prints in electrical engineering,” Walters overcome challenges. You will get
to digitally or manually altered Anne Quattlebaum, City Gallery
Manager at 843.958.6484 or recalled. more resilient, and then you will
images, are acceptable. All
At the age of 18, he had realize that you can accomplish
artwork must be framed or have a QuattlebaumA@charleston-sc.
already traveled the world— more than you ever thought you
finished edge wrap and be gallery gov, or visit PiccoloSpoleto.com.
ready for hanging. No pieces will be Pakistan, Cyprus, Greece, India, could,” said Walters.
Japan—yet it was at the Military

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Bacco
off-island eats
Regional Italian restaurant featuring
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Bistro Toulouse
Parisian-style nook serving seasonal,
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Bon Banh Mi
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Eggs Up Grill
Relaxed chain serving a menu of
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island eats
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The Dinghy
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Dunleavy’s Pub
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2213 Middle St., Sullivan's Island
High Thyme
A small island bistro, with a wide range
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883-3536
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2213 Middle St, Sullivan’s Island
Home Team BBQ
Not limited to barbeque, this casual eatery
also serves salads, wraps, tacos, and
quesadillas, Sunday Brunch. $$
883-3131
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2209 Middle St, Sullivan’s Island
Mex1
Hip eatery serving Mexican favorites,
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2205 Middle St, Sullivan’s Island
Morgan Creek Grill
Relax with a front row seat on the
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The Obstinate Daughter
Restaurant serving contemporary
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Ghost Monkey Nano Brewery
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H&R Sweet Shop
Famous redfish and rice, fried chicken,
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Jack's Cosmic Dogs
Kitschy space-themed spot serving hot
dogs topped with creative condiments,
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884-7677
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2805 N Hwy 17, Mt Pleasant
Not Just Franks
Quick and tasty breakfast and lunch stand.
Egg sandwiches, hot dogs, salads, grilled
Pizza 450
Sizable pizza joint serving hefty pies and
housemade ice cream, plus breakfast &
coffee. $$
2213-B Middle St, Sullivan's Island
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Pizza Hut
Now serving Isle of Palms in the Harris
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Poe’s Tavern
Famous for their gourmet burgers and
chicken sandwiches, this Poe-inspired
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883-0083
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2210 Middle St, Sullivan’s Island
Republic Ice Cream
Local ice cream shop serving homemade
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Saltworks Dockside Deli
Located inside the Isle of Palms Marina
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Seabiscuit Cafe
A bright, cozy cafe with nautical touches
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Windjammer
Lively spot with a bar menu, a deck
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Rusty Rudder
Easygoing hangout offering American
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Sewee Restaurant
Southern-style seafood & other fried fare
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Stack’s Coastal Kitchen
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March 29, 2019 23

28th Annual Lowcountry Cajun Festival

A P R I L 7 AT J A M E S I S L A N D C O U N T Y PA R K

BY RENEE DICKENSON
FOR THE ISLAND EYE NEWS

C
ome enjoy a taste of Louisiana Cajun fun right here in the
Lowcountry. The 28th Annual Lowcountry Cajun Festival
returns to James Island County Park on Sunday, April 7
from 12–6 p.m.
This ragin’ Cajun Festival features a full day of Zydeco music,
authentic Cajun and Creole food, children’s activities and more.
Charleston’s best Cajun restaurants, caterers, and food trucks will
cook up a variety of delicious foods. Attendees will discover a variety
of dishes for sale including jambalaya, alligator, etouffee, andouille
sausage and of course, crawfish! Those who prefer a tamer menu
will have the option to enjoy some Lowcountry favorites including
seafood, Southern barbecue, and other traditional festival foods
such as hot dogs, snow cones, funnel cakes and more.
After tasting all of the delicious food, festival-goers can dust off
their dance moves and get dancing to non-stop Zydeco and Cajun
music, performed on stage throughout the day.
Other festivities include a crafters’ market, souvenirs for sale,
and a kids’ area featuring mechanical and inflatable rides. Anyone
who loves eating crawfish will have the chance to show off their
skills at the popular crawfish eating contest, which begins at 2:30
p.m. Visitors are encouraged to sign up for the contest upon their
arrival at the festival.
Admission to the Lowcountry Cajun Festival is $15. The event is
The 2018 Cajun Fest at James Island County Park. PHOTOS COURTESY OF CCPRC
free for Gold Pass Holders and for ages 12 and under with a paying
adult. Gold Passes will not be sold on site the day of the festival,
but may be purchased in advance at CharlestonCountyParks.com.
Food vendors operate on a ticket basis. Credit cards are accepted The 2019 Lowcountry Cajun Festival lineup:
at select locations, but attendees are encouraged to bring cash for • 1-2:15 p.m. Randy Mcallister and the Scrappiest Band in the
convenience purposes. No coolers or outside alcohol permitted. Motherland
Carpooling is highly encouraged. Pets are not permitted to this • 2:30-4 p.m. Pine Leaf Boys
event. The dog park at James Island County Park will be closed on • 4:30-6 p.m. Gerard Delafose & the Zydeco Gators (headliner)
April 7 in order to host the festival.
The Lowcountry Cajun Festival is presented by Coca-Cola,
Charleston Animal Society and Charleston County Parks. For more
info, call 843.795.4386 or visit CharlestonCountyParks.com.

Breac h Inlet Tide Char t

Date High Tide Low Tide
Mar 29 3:34am/3:47pm 9:45am/9:54pm
Mar 30 4:32am/4:44pm 10:40am/10:52pm
Mar 31 5:25am/5:37pm 11:29am/11:44pm
Apr 1 6:14am/6:25pm 12:14pm
Apr 2 6:58am/7:09pm 12:32am/12:55pm
Apr 3 7:40am/7:50pm 1:15am/1:34pm
Apr 4 8:18am/8:28pm 1:55am/2:10pm
Apr 5 8:55am/9:03pm 2:34am/2:45pm
Apr 6 9:29am/9:37pm 3:13am/3:21pm
Apr 7 10:03am/10:11pm 3:51am/3:57pm
Apr 8 10:38am/10:49pm 4:32am/4:36pm
Apr 9 11:17am/11:33pm 5:15am/5:20pm
Apr 10 12:04pm 6:04am/6:09pm
Apr 11 12:24am/1:00pm 6:59am/7:06pm

Hurricanes, storms etc., are NOT included in the predictions. Tidal

current direction changes and tide time predictions can be very
different. Tide predictions are PREDICTIONS; they can be wrong so
use common sense.

Source: www.saltwatertides.com

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