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Salt Marsh Diaries: From Folly Beach to the Bay of Bengal
By Anton DuMars, Captain Tideline Tours Driving across the James Island connector from downtown, still smarting from my second parking ticket in less than a week, I realize my current “parking plan” needs updating. Headlights stab the darkness, lighting up two lanes channeled between parallel concrete barriers. My present thoughts don’t wander far beyond a... »
The Folly Fonion
By David Crawford Supreme Court Decision Rules Baptism A Form Of Waterboarding Torture WASHINGTON, DC— The United States Supreme Court, in the middle of its July meetings to rule on the most recent set of cases, decided yesterday that baptism is a form of waterboarding torture, and from this point on will be illegal and punishable... »
Finding Refuge in Music: Calhoun Rebounds From Cancer With Debut Album
By Jacob Flannick Beneath the hopeful and soothing sounds of local songwriter Nathan Calhoun’s music lies an ardent pursuit forged by adversity. Diagnosed three times with melanoma between 2008 to 2011, Nathan’s recurring bouts with cancer ushered in a solo musical career and, on the heels of an unexpected recovery, this month the devout musician released... »
This Article is a Temporary Tattoo
By Jud Bushkar July is a time when each of us falls into our own routine. Whether you check the waves each morning (I see you), pick up trash from the beach (thank you), or roll out of bed late complaining about the tourists you partied with last night, you realize that summer brings its... »
2011 Bocce Ball League
Team Standings as of – 6.28.1 PROVIDED BY ADAM WEBB The day was June 21st, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the bocce league was rolling into their fourth week. The beach was long and fast. The tide was low but on the rise, making for the perfect combination of... »
Budget Woes and Birding Follies: Folly Beach City Council Meeting June 14,2011
By Jacob Flannick Work Session, 5 p.m. The city’s proposed 2011-2012 fiscal year budget, awaiting first reading approval, currently shows total revenue and expenditures equaling roughly $5 million. Despite the narrow margin of incoming and outgoing funds, the budget does not reflect a tax increase, according to City Administrator Toni Connor-Rooks. In an effort to boost revenue,... »
Why Folly? Dead Bodies, A Mother-in-Law, And You, Dear Reader
By Bill Noel Since the 2007 publication of Folly, the first of five novels in the Folly Beach Mystery series, the question I have been asked most often has been, “Why choose Folly Beach as the setting?” Considering that I live in Louisville, Kentucky, I think it’s an excellent question. My wife and I first vacationed... »
In Memory of Elizabeth Christian Parker
On May 25, friends and family gathered on Folly Beach to celebrate the life of Elizabeth Parker, who passed on to the next world on May 20. Last Saturday, June 4, would have been her thirty-third birthday. How I Know She’s An Angel By Richard Brendel This story takes place in the waning moments of Sol Driven... »
Sludge and Slush: Making sense of the City’s water and sewer utilities
By Stratton Lawrence On May 10, City Council approved a first reading of the water and sewer budgets for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, less than two months before the July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, time period ends. The City’s approval of a budget just weeks before falling out of compliance with the State Budget... »
From Haunt to Haute: The Brick House Kitchen works to gain footing on Folly Road
By Jacob Flannick If it weren’t for that brick house on the side of the road, Christopher Thomas would be surfing in Costa Rica right now. Nestled in the woods along bustling Folly Road, the unassuming Brick House Kitchen quietly beckons passerby to explore their senses. Simple, down-home cooking compliments the establishment’s serene setting. The roughly... »
