11 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.MountPleasantPodcast.com When Hurricane Hugo slammed into the South Carolina coastline just after midnight on Sept. 21, the high tides were higher than normal and the moon’s orbit at that time, combined to increase those tides and the storm surge even further. Some accounts say 12 feet, others say 20 feet. Whatever heights they did reach, they caused extensive damage all along our coast. At the time, Hugo was the strongest storm to strike the U.S. in 20 years and the costliest with losses exceeding $7 billion in damages. When Hugo made landfall, Mount Pleasant Magazine had a little publishing office for more than a decade where Walgreens is now on Highway 17 next to Staples. Since our office was on the same electrical grid as the old East Cooper Hospital location, we had electricity before most homes did. Within a short period of time our office had all the comforts of home. Anyone who knows me knows I always look for the silver lining. Hugo’s silver lining was not obvious at first. Although disasters like Hugo cause chaos, destruction and in some cases deaths, they also unite people in a common cause of recovery and healing. Immediately after Hugo, our publishing offices quickly became a gathering place for Hugo survivors. Our team, advertisers and readers started dropping in on a regular basis to tell their Hugo stories; where they were, the extent of damage to their homes and how they survived this monster storm. The harrowing experiences of people who came into the office pulled at our heartstrings and filled our eyes with tears. I knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience — well, hopefully just once. To read about one such Hugo experience and other storm-related articles, visit hugomagazine.com. Positively yours, Bill Macchio Publisher • Publisher@MountPleasantMagazine.com publisher’s note Fall Edition • VOL. 14, ISSUE 5 PUBLISHER BILL MACCHIO PUBLISHER@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM MANAGING EDITOR ZACH GIROUX EDITOR@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM ART DIRECTOR DANA COLEMAN PRODUCTION MANAGER BETHANY LONG BRAND AMBASSADOR STACEY MCLOUGHLIN STACEY@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM DIGITAL DIRECTOR BRITTANY GEORGE BRITTANY@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM DIGITAL/WEB EDITORS GEORGE CONKLIN ALLYAH HARRAR COPY EDITOR COLIN MCCANDLESS SOCIAL MEDIA/EVENT COORDINATOR JOHANNA ROGERS JOHANNA@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM ANTHONY MACCHIO SOCIALMEDIA@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM AD DESIGNERS BETHANY LONG KIM HALL TECHNOLOGY GEORGE CONKLIN BRIAN SMITH WRITERS GILLIAN BEVILLE • KATIE FINCH • MAURICE FRAZIER BRITTANY GEORGE • ALLYAH HARRAR BROOKE KAPING • CLARK LEACH COLIN MCCANDLESS • JOHANNA ROGERS SARAH ROSE • ANNE TOOLE • BROOKE WATSON PHOTOGRAPHER MARK STAFF INDEPENDENT MEDIA CONSULTANTS STACEY MCLOUGHLIN STACEY@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM BRITTANY GEORGE BRITTANY@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM SARAH ROSE SARAH@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM ALLYAH HARRAR ALLYAH@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM JOHANNA ROGERS JOHANNA@MOUNTPLEASANTMAGAZINE.COM ADMINISTRATION & BOOKKEEPING GINGER SOTTILE BOSS DOG REGGIE 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 2024. 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 Storms have silver linings, too
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