11 www. ReadMPM. com | www.MountPl easantMagaz i ne. com | www.MountPl easantPodcas t . com This year, when Mount Pleasant Magazine readers cast their 47,000 votes, our excitement grew. We knew that put us very close to 500,000 votes about local business over the past decade. Supporting local businesses while publishing positive content about the town we call home are our primary missions. Best of Mount Pleasant leads the charge in helping local businesses grow. When the votes come in, everyone here is over the moon. We know in our hearts that through our print and digital pages, social media reach and amazing events, that we are a powerful local platform. Together with our community, businesses are endorsed, and goals are reached. The results of our 2023 Best Of poll start on page 60 with The Best Of Food & Drink. Shopping & Goods appears on page 73, followed by Personality & Services on page 79. Health & Wellness begins on page 95, succeeded by Entertainment & Leisure on page 105. Best Of Mount Pleasant Pets wraps things up on page 106. If you are interested in accessing the Best Of Mount Pleasant from the past 10 years, visit BestOfMP.com. Or to take a trip 30 years back in time, you can explore Charleston’s very first Best Of issue in East Cooper Magazine — the predecessor of Mount Pleasant Magazine. Read the results from the Best of Charleston 1990 at BestofMP.com/BestOfCharleston1990. On this page, you will find a photo of our publishing family taken at a recent Christmas get together. We love serving the community we call home, and you, the readers. Enjoy the Best Of issue, and the best new year! Until next time, Bill Macchio Publisher • Publisher@MountPleasantMagazine.com publisher’s note Vol. 13, Issue 1 • January/February 2023 PUBLISHER/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR BILL MACCHIO PUBLISHER@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM MANAGING EDITOR LORNA HOLLIFIELD EDITOR@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM COPY EDITOR COLIN MCCANDLESS ART DIRECTOR DANA COLEMAN PRODUCTION MANAGER BETHANY LONG AD DESIGNERS KIM HALL REBECCA SOTTILE BETHANY LONG TECHNOLOGY GEORGE CONKLIN BRIAN SMITH GENE PHAN SOCIAL MEDIA CHESLEY LANDFORD • ANTHONY MACCHIO KAREN LISZEWSKI WRITERS HEATHER ARTUSHIN • MADISON BROACH L.C. LEACH III • BARBARA SKIDMORE LEAH RHYNE • SHERRY WHITING MARY COY • MAURICE FRAZIER DENISE K. JAMES • SARAH MAKUTA PHOTOGRAPHER MARK STAFF • BETHANY LONG BRAND AMBASSADOR STACEY MCLOUGHLIN STACEY@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM INDEPENDENT MEDIA CONSULTANTS KATIE FINCH KATIE@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM KIM MARTIER KIM@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM ANDY BIMONTE ANDY@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM ADMINISTRATION & BOOKKEEPING GINGER SOTTILE SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGERS CHESLEY LANFORD ANTHONY MACCHIO DISTRIBUTION U.S. POST OFFICE • HARRIS TEETER • PUBLIX • CVS Mount Pleasant Magazine is published locally by a team of independent contractors. Mount Pleasant Magazine is published six times per year by Media Services, Inc. 1013 Chuck Dawley Blvd., Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Copyright © Media Services 2023. All rights reserved. Reproduction electronically or in print format without the expressed written consent of the publisher is strictly prohibited and a violation of U.S. copyright laws. Inquiries to: Mount Pleasant Magazine P.O. Box 22617, Charleston, SC 29413 843-881-1481 Info@MountPleasantMagazine.com The Mount Pleasant Magazine team. Front row, left to right: Ginger Sotti le, Bi l l Macchio, Dana Coleman, Lorna Hol l ifield. Back row, left to right: Mark Staff, Andy Bimonte, Chesley Lanford, Katie Finch, Wayne Petzold, Kim Mar tier, Stacey McLoughl in, Anthony Macchio, Bethany Long.
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