Vacationing with Peace of Mind
Local therapist offers guided beach walks and virtual sessions to navigate vacation stress and family dynamics by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer Summertime often brings the idealized promise of relaxation with beach trips, family gatherings, and friend group...
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Rethink Folly Road
Big changes suggested for Folly corridor By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor Earlier this year, the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG) began exploring options to improve the Folly Road corridor. The project, referred to as “Rethink Folly Road:...
City Commissions Core Sampling Study
Searching for fresh, cheap sand in Stono Inlet By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor In July, Folly Beach City Council voted to pay $67,517 from the Beach Preservation Fund to Athena Technologies LLC for Vibracore Sampling in the Stono Inlet. Vibracore sampling involves...
Rain, Reclaim, Reuse
Folly Green Team offering rain barrels on the cheap Special to The Current The Folly Green Team is having a busy month! They’re in the process of establishing a Community Garden on Michigan Avenue in September (see the article on page 1), and they’re facilitating the...
Wheel to Surf
County hosts expo for people with physical limitations Special to The Current Physical fitness should be a part of life for everyone, and the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) wants to provide all residents of the local community with that...
Council Rejects Domestic Chickens, Supports Fireworks
… And other sundry City business By Charlie McCarty | City Council Reporter Folly Beach City Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Its Work Session began promptly at 6 p.m. First, Council considered a proposed property swap to exchange a...
Turtle Population Crawling Back!
2015 has been a great year for sea turtles By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor Sea turtles have been visiting Folly Beach to lay eggs for millennia. This evolutionary behavior continues today between the months of May and September. But the cycle is not without its...
Wave Therapy
Surfers Healing shows the caring side of surfers Special to the Folly Current Each year, dozens of local amateur and pro surfers, along with hundreds of volunteers, flood the beach in front of The Tides hotel for the annual Surfer’s Healing event. Surfers Healing is a...
Fresh Eggs Anyone?
Local woman leads Charge to Allow chickens on Folly Beach By Lorne Chambers | Editor Folly Beach City Council will soon be discussing whether or not full-time residents will be allowed to keep chickens in their yard. Folly Beach resident Christy Dukes has formally...
Folly Lifeguards Showcase Skills
CCPRC Lifeguards Take Home 3rd Place at South Atlantic Lifeguard Championships Special to The Current Lifeguards from Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) beach parks spent two days in Carolina Beach, NC showcasing their skills while competing in...
The Paddleout
Outpouring of love and unity on Folly Beach in the wake of the Emanuel A.M.E. Shooting By Richard Brendel | Contributing Writer A few weeks ago, here in Charleston, we awoke to the news that their had been a mass shooting at a black church downtown. I was soon...