Hi! My name is Kelsey Shannon and I am a senior at College of Charleston. I am originally from Cincinnati, Ohio and had dreamt of coming to Charleston since I was a young girl. I attended an all girls high school, Saint Ursula Academy, and played golf all four years. After I graduated from high school, [...]
Continue reading...5. August 2010
Hi! My name is Morgan Atkins. For a little background information on me, I’m from Warrenton, Virginia, a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville, VA and Washington D.C. Even though it is a town known for its equestrian and agriculture lifestyle, don’t confuse me for a “small town girl” J. I have [...]
Continue reading...12. July 2010
If you didn’t see the op-ed in yesterday’s Post and Courier, please check out this link. Thank you, Randall, for giving a voice to this argument!
Continue reading...21. June 2010
It’s the first day of summer and I’m wondering what you guys have planned? We have lots of weddings, parties and events to look forward to at Patrick Properties. Personally, though, I’m looking for ways to beat the heat. I’m not really a summer girl. Give me 50 degree weather, wool socks, sweaters, and scarves and [...]
Continue reading...7. June 2010
The BP spill has created a sense of helplessness and hopelessness in me that I just can’t shake. Every time I turn on the news it’s there, and it’s only getting worse. They take one step forward, and then two steps back. New plume, anyone? Then today I read that BP is buying domain names [...]
Continue reading...1. June 2010
A friend sent a link to this blog questionnaire, so I thought I would give it a go. Please feel free to respond with your own meme answers! Four jobs I’ve had: PR Manager College Instructor (Freshman composition and Literature) Writer/Producer Manager of Investor Relations Four places I’ve been on vacation: Amsterdam London The Bahamas Dominican Republic Four of my favorite foods: (good) Japanese food Scallops my mom’s fried [...]
Continue reading...21. May 2010
Today I’m thinking of desserts. As with everything, I don’t have a favorite dessert, I have a favorite dessert for lots of different situations. Same with movies…I have many favorite movies, but each of them is a favorite for a different circumstance. That’s my favorite movie when I’m feeling down, that’s my [...]
Continue reading...18. May 2010
The big news in Charleston this week is that Saks Fifth Avenue is closing. I’m not so happy about this. The follow up news, which I’m more upset about, is that Forever 21 will be taking its place. It’s a sad day for King Street when Saks is replaced with Forever 21. The biggest argument in [...]
Continue reading...12. May 2010
TripAdvisor just announced the Travelers Choice 2010 Best Destinations and Charleston is all over that list. We are #3 on the list for Food and Wine, only behind Napa, California and Western Cape, South Africa, #4 on the list for Culture and Sightseeing, and #20 of the Top 25 destination spots overall. Isn’t that amazing? Charleston [...]
Continue reading...4. May 2010
I’m looking for inspiration and instead feeling the pull of nothingness that often happens to me on a dreary day. Sure, I can perform my perfunctory tasks and I can even rise to the challenges that are in front of me, but I feel a lack of motivation on days like these that makes me [...]
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5. August 2010
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