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T hroughout my publishing career, i’ve been
blessed to have a few significant moments that I felt produced some-
thing exceptional. When I was living in Gainesville, Florida, and
producing my first magazine, Gainesville Magazine, I had the oppor-
tunity to publish the University
Of Florida’s basketball program. I considered
that to be an honor.
Ten years after moving to East Cooper,
I experienced Hurricane Hugo. I decided to
document this fierce act of nature with a maga-
zine called Storm Of The Century - Hurricane
Hugo. Next, I visited south Florida after Hur-
ricane Andrew left its massive devastation and
documented the storm with another magazine.
And, as a bonus, by publishing the magazine,
we were able to raise money for those in need.
It is so gratifying to knock on the door of a
hurricane survivor’s home and offer some good
news. In many cases, they opened the door and
I saw clouds peeking through holes in the roof.
As I would hand them some financial relief,
their deep sense of despair faded, and they ex-
pressed how much they appreciated the help. That was another significant moment
in my career.
Today, I am proud Mount Pleasant residents and visitors enjoy Mount Pleasant
Magazine. And this issue – featuring the 2016 Best of Mount Pleasant cover –
represents another important moment in my career. It all started when we wanted
a way to express excitement over the fact that our readers cast more than 61,000
votes on this year’s “Best Of ” ballots, compared to 36,000 votes in 2015. The Best
of Mount Pleasant is growing steadily and has become an annual resource that
guides new residents and visitors to the best places, people, businesses and services.
Because this issue represents the best East Cooper has to offer, we wanted to
create something extraordinary. We hope in your eyes our cover represents just
that. To me, this represents another significant moment in my years of publishing.
I knew this issue’s cover was going to be special the first time I told my printer,
in business since 1914, about my vision, and they replied they had never printed
this kind of cover. After a dozen more e-mails and conversations, we worked
through how we would produce the cover you’re looking at today.
Publishing is a team sport, and the Best Of 2016 edition, including the cover,
was produced by what I think is a top-notch publishing team. All of us here at
Mount Pleasant Magazine hope you will enjoy our special cover and the entire Best
Of issue.
Thanks for spending some time with us, and please feel free to join us on
Until next issue,
— B i l l M a c c h i o
Publisher
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Vol. 6, issue 1
January/February 2016
Publisher/Editor
Bill Macchio
Managing Editors
Denise K. JaMes
Brian sherMan
Art Director
Dana coleMan
Senior Photographer
Jenn caDy
Production Manager
cristina young
Designer
KiM hall
Webmaster
george conKlin
Internet Marketing
sherMan Paggi
Contributing Writers
PaMela Brownstein
EilEEn CasEy • Mary Coy
nataliE Caula Hauff • Bill farlEy
JakE luCas • kalEnE MCCort
CHarliE Morrison • BarBara M. PatriCk
JoE sEMsar • annE toolE
John torsiello
Contributing Photographers
Brandon Clark • CHristina MariE rilEy
Brian sHErMan • riCk Walo
Media Consultants
BranDon clarK
cullen Murray-KeMP
Julia reeD
tatiana thoMas
Bert wooD
Administration & Bookkeeping
dianE PauldinE • GinGEr sottilE
Distribution
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Mount Pleasant Magazine is published locally
by a team of independent contractors
who reside in east cooper.
Mount Pleasant Magazine is published
six times per year by Media Services, Inc.
1013 Chuck Dawley Blvd., Mount Pleasant, S.C. 29464
copyright © Media services 2016.
all rights reserved. reproduction electronically or in
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the publisher is strictly prohibited and a violation of
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Subscriptions available for $18 per year in the united states.
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P.o. Box 22617, charleston, s.c. 29413
Inquiries to: Mount Pleasant Magazine
P.o. Box 22617, charleston, s.c. 29413
(843) 881-1481
Publisher’s Note