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living here.
Among the things about Mount
Pleasant that excite Powell is the
town’s business community. Her
demographic research showed that
this town would be ideal for a new
luxury day spa such as the one she
plans. In fact, Mount Pleasant has a
higher economic rating that any of
the other locations in the Woodhouse
Day Spa organization.
She loves “the creativity … and all
the artisanal brands of almost anything
you can imagine. I love the passion for
life here. Every day, people are doing
things that are out of the ordinary.”
Predictably, Valentino cherishes
“family and friends and all those
wonderful memories.”
Just taking a ride around town
recalls for the Lowcountry native a
time when Mount Pleasant was just a
quaint little village – when Boone Hall
Plantation was just a plantation, Snee
Farm didn’t yet exist and the ancient
Grace Memorial Bridge was the only
way to access the bright lights of big
city Charleston.
Powell is also impressed with the
cocktail culture.
“I’m a big fan of Hat Trick Gin
and the other botanical tonics
like the kind that can be found at
Rarebit,” she commented.
Valentino likes all the new
shopping, dining and entertainment
opportunities available today but
feels that despite all its growth,
Mount Pleasant is still deep down
the same friendly small town she
knew in her youth.
Yet there are more similarities than
differences in why both women are so
fond of our town.
Both love the outdoors: Powell
for the running and bicycling, paddle
boarding and boating; Valentino for
the birds, the wildlife and the shrubs,
flowers and plants “that bloom in every
season of the year.”
Both love the ocean and the easy
access to the beach, and both have
a special affection for Shem Creek
and everything the historic fishing
enclave offers. And everybody loves
the weather.
While moving to Mount Pleasant
or returning home here may be like
buying a “dream car,” that’s not
because it’s the means to reach a
destination. It’s because for a growing
number of new arrivals and longtime
residents, it is the destination. And
it’s just too good for them ever to
want to leave.
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Professional Residential Building & Contracting
CK Custom Homes and
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Christopher Klick, Owner
P.O. Box 867, Mount Pleasant, SC 29465
(P) 843.352-4975 (C) 843.343.3472
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