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HUMOR: Happy Valentines Day? Let Me Count The Nays
By Joel Flores The most romantic day on the calendar is upon us once again. Valentine’s Day was named after a saint who was beheaded by an emperor who forbade marriages in his kingdom. Married soldiers make bad soldiers, claimed the emperor. So, one night after several games of wine-pong, the emperor, Claudius, stood... »
Dating Follies: Have Women Killed Romance?
By Fay A. There was a time, not that long ago, when dating was a normal thing. Nervous guys would mull over a thousand ways to ask out a girl, occasionally vice versa. When the day finally came, it was full of anticipation, nerves, and excitement. Preparation and planning went into every step to... »
Over-Barbered Arbor: Frustration about tree cutting continues on Shadow Race Lane
By Stratton Lawrence The trees may be dead, but their legacy lives on, frustrating residents and Folly Beach officials alike. A stretch of small oak and pine trees were pruned or removed along Shadow Race Lane in September and October of last year, many of which fell outside of the public right-of-way on land... »
Council notes
Design and Review Board: December 20, 2010 Abridged by Stratton Lawrence from the City’s official minutes The meeting began with Zoning Administrator Aaron Pope pointing out that the DRB currently has only four members instead of five. Only two of those four were present at the meeting (Allen Kinter and Gary Brown), but that... »
News Shorts
By Stratton Lawrence Major Fish Kill on Folly On Wednesday, January 5, hundreds of thousands of dead menhaden washed up on a mile-and-a-half stretch of beach, mostly between 3rd block East and 5th block West. State wildlife officials attributed the kill to cold. Menhaden travel in giant schools and are particularly susceptible to changes... »
SURF: 2010: the Year in Surfing
By Jud Pushkar, McKevlin’s Surf Shop Hello Folly Beach! It’s that time of year where we take a deep breath, look back, and reflect on the past year. As the leaves fall, days go from short to long and back again. The Earth’s axis tilts and the seasons change. Dear reader, we begin our... »
Travel: Don’t Miss This: New York
Whether you work on the island or somewhere else in the Lowcountry, coming home to Folly is immediately being on vacation. But that doesn’t mean we locals don’t like to see the rest of the world, too. Following are some thoughts and “don’t-miss” items from a recent trip to New York by editor Stratton... »
Juicy’s Heard on Folly: Quotes from a Quotable Island
Compiled by “Ju C” Sparks, Bartender extraordinaire If you’re a Folly Beach local or have spent a lot of time on the island, you’ve probably heard some interesting things. If you enjoy the nightlife on Folly, it’s a certainty that you’ve heard some things that have made you laugh uncontrollably, confused you terribly, or... »
Looking back on a fitful year
by Kristin Hackler A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook China causing thousands of deaths and injuries, the BP-owned Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion spilled 205.8 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and a volcano in Iceland erupted, delaying international flights for weeks … and that was just April of last year.... »
Folly Beach City Council – December 14, 2010
by Stratton Lawrence You Lie! Coming out of an hour-long executive session to discuss employment and compensation, Elizabeth Beckmann (wife of former Mayor Carl Beckmann) began the public meeting with a personal appearance meant to “clear up hurtful rumors and air grievances.” Beckmann, who founded the Christmas Decoration Committee, was upset over rumors that... »
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