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Just the other week I was tellIng my younger sIster marIe, who lIves on
James Island, that I don’t mind driving all over the Lowcountry to visit loved ones, embrace more oppor-
tunities and take care of general business. “To me, the whole Charleston area is a metropolis,” I mused. “I
don’t get it when people stay in one spot!”
Now I’m still thinking about that conversation. May/
June is our annual Favorite Moms and Dads edition, and
this year it also features our inaugural section on North
Mount Pleasant. Maybe it’s just me, but I think this issue says a lot about
unity. You know, that thing we believe we have more of after logging
onto social media but that we still struggle with in real life? I like to think
of the May/June issue as inspiration for fostering a real life community,
whether it’s knocking on a neighbor’s door to borrow sugar or scheduling
a face-to-face meal at the end of the day.
The families on our cover include one of our favorite dads, Derrick
Vann, plus his wife and children, as well as one of our favorite moms,
Lisa Wright, plus her husband and children. Both the Wrights and the
Vanns rearranged their schedules, asked their grown-up kids to attend the
shoot and basically put major effort into a photo that could capture their
families in whole, not in part.
Furthermore, these families knew nothing about each other, but
they got along great and had fun posing together for the photo. Shot in
Hamlin Plantation at dusk by our talented photographer Jenn Cady, the
May/June cover represents how much we cherish summer evenings and
being together.
Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant continues to grow, but that’s no reason
we can’t feel like a cozy community. Residents on either side of the IOP
connector will love read-
ing our North Mount Pleasant supplement for all the good reasons to
meander up Highway 17, from the Mount Pleasant Regional Airport
to Oceanside Collegiate Academy – and, depending on how much time
you have, Awendaw and McClellanville.
Unity is what bonds a team of colleagues (like the staff of your
favorite magazine); a family (like the two on our cover); a town (like
Mount Pleasant); or the whole world. But it doesn’t come easily; it takes
practice and dedication. Now that it’s summer, there’s never been a
better time to work hard at being together, not online but face-to-face.
So here’s my encouragement to unplug and unwind during these long,
balmy days we love.
Yours,
Denise K. James
Managing Editor
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From the Managing Editor
DANIEL ISLAND | ISLE OF PALMS | SULLIVAN’S ISLAND
MAY/JUNE
2016
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LoveYour
Neighbor
NORTH MOUNT PLEASANT
Songs of Summer
Must-See Bands
A Leading Lady
Governor Nikki Haley
THE MAMAS
AND THE PAPAS
2016 FAVORITES
Lowcountry
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Left to right: Morgan, Madison, Dale, Marli
and Lisa Wright; Sophia, Derrick, Matthew
and Saritta Vann.