Faces of Fitness: Breakthrough Fitness
How long have you been in the fitness industry? In February 2022, Breakthrough Fitness will be celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary. I took the gym over back in January 2012. I was the original owner’s landlord, so I was first choice when they wanted to sell. What...
The All-New Quarterdeck
I think we’d all agree that sometimes the best things happen by accident. Afterward, you look around and say, “Well, alrighty then. I’ll take it.” That's just what happened to me one morning a few weeks back, standing on a sidewalk out in front of the Harbour Town...
2021 New Business Round-UP
Chronic Golf Jeff Smith & Ashley Pemberton 59A New Orleans Rd. Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 (833) 987- GOLF (4653) mychronicgolf.com Open Since: August 2021 How did you get your idea or concept for the business? During an out of town weekend getaway, we stumbled...
Musicians in Bathrooms featuring Jason LaPorte
What’s your sign? Aries Most underrated song that, in your opinion, should be a classic? Any Nick Drake song Biggest compliment you’ve ever gotten from a fan? Kenny Roger’s wife said the way I played “The Gambler” was “nice.” Not sure she was a fan, though. Do I have...
Catching the Next Big Thing: It’s not just mouth-watering seafood—Slapfish represents a sea of change in seafood.
It’s hard to remember, but there was a time when the lines between casual dining and fast food were as rigid as they were unbreakable. You had your sit-down restaurants, and you had your drive-in restaurants, and never the twain shall meet.
Merry & Bright: These local events and people are spreading Christmas cheer in the Lowcountry
There isn’t a more festive time in the Lowcountry than right now. Immediately after Halloween, Hilton Head Island and Bluffton explode with festivals, parades and holiday happenings that are sure to melt even the coldest Grinch heart. On the following pages, we share a few of our favorite things to do this time of year and tip our hats to the people behind the festivities.
Challenge Your Body, Change Your Life
Pilates Hilton Head invites you to experience a powerful, full-body system of exercise to look and feel your best.
Driven to Give: Boys & Girls Club of Bluffton taking Santa’s Workshop to the next level
Generally speaking, there is no shortage of miracles this time of year. Call it the Christmas spirit, call it the generosity of the season, whatever it is, it seems to ease open our hearts just a little. We give more freely. We share more openly. We take care of those around us, inspired by a renewed sense of fellowship and love.
Christmas Traditions
If your thoughts fast-forward to Christmas right about the time the last trick or treater retreats, you are not alone. November 1 seems to be the universal go button for all things ho-ho-holiday. But it isn’t the 55 days of Christmas carols that make our spirits bright; it is the traditions passed down, from generation to generation, that warm our hearts like chestnuts roasting on an … well, you get it.
Russo’s Fresh Seafood: A tradition of seafood excellence for 75 years and counting
Charles Russo III, owner of Russo’s Fresh Seafood Bluffton, is a third-generation fishmonger. Since 1946, the family has made it their life’s work to serve cut-to-order fresh fish, fresh local shrimp, scallops, oysters, clams, mussels, and crabmeat. Now, Russo III has...
A Note from Mayor Sulka: December 2021
Understanding Accommodations Tax and Its Uses The town gets so many compliments for the awesome events as well as park upgrades. Many of these cannot be accomplished without the use of our Accommodations Tax revenue. Accommodations Tax (ATax) is generated through...
The Next Step for Prep: New programs add to 56-year legacy of preparing students for the future at Hilton Head Prep
Ever since it first opened its doors in 1965, Hilton Head Preparatory has operated under one guiding principle: always look to the future. Preparation is right there in the name, and it’s a cornerstone of the philosophy. In the intervening years since the day the...
Challenge Your Body, Change Your Life: Pilates Hilton Head invites you to experience a powerful, full-body system of exercise to look and feel your best.
If you could unleash a genie from a bottle and be granted three wishes for your body, what would you change? Would you ask for stronger legs, a flatter tummy, a toned backside? Would you plead for your back to stop hurting, your jeans to zip, or your golf game to improve?
C2 Fashion: Almost Everything is under $100.
Modeled by Liz of Halo Model & Talent, Hair & Makeup by True Beauty by Joanna Marie, Styled by Kaila Jeffcoat
Editor’s Note: December 2021
Heather Rath recently commented to me that life goes by faster for people who work on monthly publications. I would say that is probably accurate. In preparation for this issue, our team has seen The Nutcracker, been to Hilton Head Prep’s Festival of Trees, had an...
Ferenc Bukta: The People’s Chef
From his childhood in Soviet Hungary to his adulthood in the kitchens of Hilton Head Island, the new chef at CQ’s brings a fresh perspective to the menu
Built Right Homes: The custom lifestyle builder that builds it right the first time
Kevin and Lisa Lapinski, owners of Built Right Homes, came to the Lowcountry in 2007 with a long-term goal of owning and operating their own business building custom homes. However, that long-term goal quickly evolved into a short-term reality as the couple opened Built Right Homes in December of 2008.
Budget Blinds Hilton Head: Window coverings to embellish and protect your home
If your home’s windows are its eyes into the world, consider that the shades, blinds, and shutters are the lashes that embellish and protect it. Not only do window coverings add convenience and comfort to your home, but they are also an uncomplicated way to transform your home’s interiors into something incredibly special.
The Thoughtful, Considerate Man’s Guide to Gift Giving
Last-minute gifts? Perish the thought. A lot of thought went into this, so just shut up and say thank you.
C2 Lowcountry Insurance Professionals
AssuredPartners 1323 May River Rd., Suite 101 Bluffton, SC 29910 (843) 706-2438 National Scope, Personal Focus To some people, insurance might just be little more than a piece of paper kept in a safe somewhere. But to high-net-worth individuals, those who know that...
C2 Special Section: Medical Spas
Kennedy Geyer Bella Santé Esthetics What is your specialty? Acne and anti-aging. Acne is something I’m extremely passionate about because it’s not only physically painful but emotionally as well. What services do you offer? A wide variety of corrective facials,...
A Neighborhood with Purpose
With the amount of the rapid development and burgeoning municipal growth in Bluffton and the surrounding area, there’s a particularly bright spot of city planning that reads like a “restoring faith in humanity” storybook. Osprey Village is an inspired and innovative...
The Return of the Lucky Rooster
One of Hilton Head Island’s more popular restaurants returned to the Eating and Liking grid last spring. Lucky Rooster Kitchen + Bar re-opened after a nearly year-long COVID-induced shutdown in 2020. Ultimately, the concept was sold by founder/creator Clayton Rollison...
A Note from Mayor McCann: November 2021
Giving Back to Help Others Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! This is the time of year when we express how grateful and blessed we are. However, many people, though thankful, may be having a tough time buying food, paying rent, or dealing with other unfortunate economic...
A Note from Mayor Sulka: November 2021
Bluffton’s Best This past month, we recognized an officer in our police department, Sgt. Jason Rodriguez. It seems like yesterday when I wrote an article (2015) about the hiring of several officers, including Sgt Rodriguez. Speed forward to today, and he has shown...
Destination: Wellness
Hilton Head Island chef Amanda Russ Cifaldi is ready for her closeup. Get ready, world.
Dividend Growth Investing: The benefits of reinvesting your dividends if you do not need the income
A dividend growth investment strategy is one that only invests in companies that increase their dividends to shareholders each year. A diversified portfolio of these companies can produce a growing stream of dividend income while keeping your savings invested to grow...
Maggie and Me Boutique: A pandemic-proof Bluffton boutique
A little over a year ago, Rebecca Mancini, Ohio native and owner of Maggie and Me boutique in Bluffton, was visiting her sorority sister in Bluffton on what she regards as her hiatus from COVID-19. Her original Maggie and Me, located in Circleville, Ohio, was closed,...
From the Roots Up: For more than a century, Bartlett Tree Experts have shown that you can see the forest for the trees.
In case you weren’t aware, we take our trees very seriously in the Lowcountry. There are ordinances galore, on both sides of the bridge, telling you what you can and can’t cut down, what trees need to be where, and how many of them there must be. Yet as seriously as...
A Little Wild: How Priscilla Neville found lifelong friends, curious wildlife and a deep disgust for Froot Loops Pop-Tarts on the Appalachian Trail.
It was nighttime on the Appalachian Trail, during a rocky stretch that pinballs between peaks of the Smoky Mountains. The towering Virginia pines held up a sky that was slowly bleeding inky black, and Priscilla Neville was cooking her dinner around a crackling fire....