Folly loves its furry friends, just make sure you follow the rules by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer As calendars flip to May, Folly Beach inches its way toward beach season. Storefronts bolster their staff for the great tourism flock, beach chairs and umbrellas...
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Making Waves
The Bounty Bar opens on Folly welcoming “seafarers, misfits, and sirens” from Staff Reports After much anticipation, the Bounty Bar has opened its doors. From top to bottom, it’s a fairly steep departure from the high-concept Hawaiian-themed Wiki-Wiki Sandbar, which...
That Sunday Sound
Los Chicos Guapos sets the tone for a chill Sunday at Folly’s funky outdoor venue by Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer Los Chicos Guapos is a tight local trio that has been grooving the Sunday crowds at Chico Feo over the last two years. For guitarist James...
Redrawing Folly’s Commercial Future
by Bill Davis | Staff Writer A package of 11 linked zoning ordinances will be up for first vote that could refocus and redefine Center Street in the public portion of the meeting. And in a closed-door work session, Council will discuss Mayor Tim Goodwin’s proposed...
Keeping Our Island Clean
Folly street sweep nets nearly 12,000 pieces of litter by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer While many beach sweeps focus on picking up litter on the shoreline, a recent Folly Beach sweep expanded the cleanup to the streets. Called “Toby’s Folly Island Wide Spring Clean,”...
Worrell 1000 Reunion Boat Race Continues Monday at Tides Hotel
The seventh leg for the Worrell will begin Monday May 16th, 2022 in Folly Beach, SC on the beach adjacent to the Tides Folly Beach Hotel. Race start is 10am (weather permitting) for each checkpoint along the way! The address for the Tides Folly Beach Hotel Resort: 1...
2022 FOLLY BEACH CITY COUNCIL ELECTION GUIDE
Council members discuss important issues in advance of April 5 election by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Four candidates are running for three open seats on Folly Beach City Council and Mayor Tim Goodwin is running unopposed at an election set for Tuesday, April 5....
The Volley on Folly
Charity Pickleball tournament to be held on Folly Beach Nov. 5-6 by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer The country’s fastest-growing sport has arrived on Folly Beach. Pickleball—a mix between tennis, ping pong and badminton—first came to Folly during the pandemic...
One Perfect Day
Annual event broadens horizons for both surfers and children with autism by Jenny Peterson | Current Staff Writer Surfing the waves on Folly Beach happens thousands of times every day in the summer, but when surfers took to the water in late August, “hanging ten” took...
Bowens Island Turns 75
Iconic seafood restaurant reaches historic milestone, celebrates all year long By Lorne Chambers | editor The 75th anniversary is considered the Diamond Anniversary. Appropriate for Bowens Island, a restaurant and destination that has managed to be both the crown...
Land Donation Will Give Passive Park More Room
The Shadow Race Park gets an upgrade by Bill Davis | Current Staff Writer No doubt, we are blessed with a lot of public parks on Folly Beach. The Folly Beach County Park stands guard against the Kiawah riffraff out at the west end and the Lighthouse Inlet Heritage...