This Week In History: Beaufort’s Joe Frazier strikes gold in Tokyo
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Pat Conroy
Award-winning Southern writer takes helm of Pat Conroy Literary Center
Robert L. Gwaltney brings decades of nonprofit leadership to the Beaufort organization By Delayna EarleyThe Island News Four years ago, Robert L. Gwaltney came to Beaufort as a writer with
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Graber: We can’t get to it – we’re full up, boys
Today the principal problem in these parts is the fact that roads, bridges, sewer capacity cannot keep up with the growth. Now we sit — stationary in our idling SUVs — wondering what has happened to this stunning, pristine place.
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Sweet memories return as The Chocolate Tree prepares to reopen this fall
For generations of Beaufort residents, The Chocolate Tree has been woven into the fabric of life in the Lowcountry.
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Byars: Protect the Lowcountry we love
One of the best drives in America has got to be the drive along U.S. 17 through the ACE Basin and then entering the watershed of the Port Royal Sound. Everything about this drive exudes quintessential Lowcountry: grand live oaks, salt marshes across the horizon, and beautiful waterways worthy of a Pat Conroy novel or 10.
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Arts, humanity, creativity in the AI age
Like most folks, I am grateful for the benefits offered by Amazon, Google, Spotify, and similar services. I read how AI will allow vendors to know more about me and adjust their algorithm, so they present me with targeted choices. That’s good business but it removes the possibility that we will like things that we don’t know exist. I am attracted to creative people and unique creations.
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This Week In History: Gen. Lafayette visits Beaufort
On March 18, 1825, General Lafayette arrives in Beaufort to a 13-gun salute and speaks to citizens from the John Mark Verdier House, also known as the Lafayette Building.
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Lessons on courage, character, the Battle of Thermopylae
“Today’s Citadel graduates will not get a SEC-caliber football team,” writes columnist Scott Graber. “They will get lessons on courage and character. And yes, they will still read about the Battle of Thermopylae.”
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That’s a wrap — Jeff Evans’ name, legacy, take stage at 20th Beaufort International Film Festival
The Beaufort International Film Festival has handed out a screenplay award for years. This year, it carried a new name and a different kind of meaning.