A Parking Predicament
Folly administrator weighs in on parking lawsuit by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer The Folly Beach City Council is currently reviewing its contract with a third-party parking management service following the filing of a class action lawsuit that argues the legality...
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Re-thinking Folly Road
Corridor Improvement Planning Begins By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor Let’s face it. Folly Road is ugly. Abandoned buildings sit dying on the side of the road. There are sidewalks and bike lanes that end suddenly and without warning. And congestion throughout the day...
Folly Beach = Dollar, Dollar Bills, Y’all
College of Charleston Releases Folly Economic Impact Study By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor Last year, the City of Folly Beach asked the College of Charleston Office of Tourism Analysis to assess the city’s impact on tax revenue and jobs. The purpose of the study was...
Beach Blotter — April 2015
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last month by the City of Folly Beach Public Safety Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left off to protect the innocent. All suspects are ...
New Bridges Nearing Completion
Traffic During Construction Mostly Smooth (except that one day) By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor The new bridges over the Folly River and Folly Creek are nearing completion, with demolition of the span over Folly Creek already underway. For the most part, residents...
Get Ready for Sea & Sand!
Festival organizer discusses the 25th annual event By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor The 25th Annual Folly Beach Sea & Sand Festival is coming April 10-11 with a weekend full of family-friendly events for this milestone anniversary. The Sea & Sand Festival is...
Glitz and Glamour Raises Awareness, Money
Planet FollyWood’s Womanless Beauty Pageant brings in more than $2,500 for local cancer patient By Lorne Chambers | Editor Last month Planet Follywood hosted its sixth annual Womanless Beauty Pageant, where 10 male contests donned their most fabulous dresses, wigs,...
What’s SUP Folly?
Shamrock SUP Race raises $1,300 for Youth to Ocean From Staff Reports On a beautiful spring morning on the Folly River, Sunday, March 15, Charleston SUP Safaris and Flipper Finders hosted the Fourth Annual Shamrock SUP (Stand Up Paddle) Race, to great success with 35...
City Council Gets an Earful
Street Festivals Denounced; Green Team, Surf Schools Discussed By Charlie McCarty | Contributing Writer Folly Beach City Council met for its regular meeting and Work Session on Tuesday, March 10. The Work Session began promptly at 6 p.m. The first to speak was Folly...
Beach Blotter — March 2015
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City Folly Beach Public Safety Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left off to protect the innocent. All suspects are ...
Coastal Communities Galvanize Against Off-shore Drilling
By Jennifer Tuohy | Contributing Writer The City of Isle of Palms is leading what looks likely to be a chorus of disapproval from area coastal towns against the government’s proposal to lease waters offshore of South Carolina for oil and gas development. The draft...