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Can you hear me now?
By Chris Wilkerson Good communication on behalf of a government body is essential to addressing the concerns of its citizens. When checking the City of Folly Beach’s web site for information on the council meetings regarding the reconstruction of City Hall there is nothing; not even on the calendar. But lots of information about the Christmas Parade and a... »
Charleston County struggles to recycle
By Paul Robinson “When you recycle one aluminum can, you save 95% of the energy that was used to originally make it. That 95% is enough energy to run a household television for three hours,” says Jenny Bloom, Charleston’s Recycling Educator. The Garden Club of Isle of Palms, founded in 1948, recently gathered at The... »
The day He arrived: remembering Hugo
By David Farrow I awoke that September morning to sunshine and a pleasant breeze. My new bride was off to work and after putting everything in ship shape, I sat in my living room and was cursing at Phil Donehue when the phone rang. Charleston Place was calling! After being in business for two years, Charleston... »
Is the State keeping down the Folly Beach Brewing Company?
By Paul Robinson The Folly Beach Pub was opened in the spring of 2008 and sits at 34 Center Street, boasting a cozy atmosphere that attracts locals and visitors alike with its incredible selection of beers from all over the world. With smooth Americana/Folk-Bluegrass music from locals Jason Shore and John Irwin, the Folly Beach... »
Same ol’ Folly
By Smoky Weiner I ran into an old Folly friend today by the name of Tom T. Hall. No, not the country singer who penned the immortal tune “Four Hundred Hogs”, a song about a trucker hauling a hundred thousand pounds of angry bacon. This was Tom T. Hall, Folly’s capable and oft beleaguered former... »
Opinion: The Anti-youth movement
By Joel Flores If you are a member of the 18-25 age group, your days of “getting folly” on Folly are numbered. Let’s face it. There’s more white hair on the combined heads of the Folly Beach City Council than there are on a herd of aging polar bears. So it came as no surprise when... »
Into the great unopened
By Smoky Weiner There’s an area of Folly that only I and a few select others know. I don’t mean to sound like a know-it-all or anything, but it’s true! The size of this area is probably about twenty five percent of the entire Folly Beach area and yet not one of us has ever... »
Good old fun on Folly
By Smoky Weiner As a concerned ex-patriot of Folly Beach and former member of its Planning Commission, I’ve been watching the recent goings on with horror and amusement. I lived on Folly from January 5, 1987, until my divorce in 2006, which divorced me from my house as well as from my wife. Homeowners complain... »
Reader Poll: Should Folly Beach ban alcohol?
Recently, a large group of visitors to Folly Beach left a present for residents after the Fourth of July holiday: a huge amount of trash. It is inevitable that many people will visit the beach and that more trash will be created as a result. However, many people left their trash on the beach... »
A Stormer on the horizon
By Ali Akhyari Folly Beach, SC The project has been called Mayor Carl Beckmann’s legacy. Like a mirage in the desert, you can see the new $1.4 million Public Safety Expansion beginning to take shape after nearly a year of planning and discussion. On same horizon, however, Council member Dave Stormer has been casting foreboding clouds that... »
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