Educated choices

Local schools trying to see students gainknowledge, not weight

"Everything in moderation" is the best advice that Lindsay Barr, health educator at the College of Charleston, can give freshmen to stay healthy and avoid piling on extra pounds. While everyone likely has heard that saying one too many times, it really is the truth, she said. Read More

College life

Students follow different routes to define their roles after going away to school

Lindsay Sasser, a rising junior and student mentor at the College of Charleston, remembers the first two weeks of her freshman year as the most difficult. She lived in New Hampshire before she headed down South for college. Read More

Deciding what to bring to college made easier by Web sites, checklists

The ideal college checklist: comforter, alarm clock, desk lamp ... and duct tape? The frantic quest for dorm room supplies has begun. And Sarah Wilson, an incoming freshman at Presbyterian College in Clinton, is searching the aisles, list in hand. Read More

Megan Westmeyer

S.C. Aquarium's Sustainable Seafood Initiative coordinator makes a difference for environment

Ironically, Megan Westmeyer never liked seafood when she was younger. "My family ate a lot of frozen fish, like fish sticks. I hated them. I guess that's why I never liked fish very much." It wasn't until she got her master's degree at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge that Westmeye... Read More

Circa 1886 chef puts a modern flair on classic Lowcountry flavors

Marc Collins' story is a bit different than your average chef's. Growing up in Eerie, Pa., Collins originally dreamed of flying for the Air Force. But plans changed when he needed glasses in high school - to fly in the Air Force, you must have perfect vision. By chance, he attended a culinary vocational class with some friends and discovered a talent and passion for cooking. Read More

Writer goes on quest to find spiciest sushi

Recently, I've been watching the Travel Channel series, "Man versus Food." Adam Richman, the gregarious host, tackles the nation's most ridiculous food challenges, such as finishing a 12-egg omelet or 7-pound hamburger. I marvel as he somehow emerges victorious almost every time. Read More

Howard's Street Foods is a mobile kitchen for the masses

It's lunchtime at North Charleston's revamped Navy Yard and the Street Foods stand is open for business. Read More

Check out Circa's challenging Charleston Cookie Contest

Cookie aficionados, here's your chance. Downtown Charleston restaurant Circa 1886, in the historic carriage house behind Wentworth Mansion, is featuring a "Charleston Cookie Contest" in honor of Christmas in July. Read More

Safe landscapes, training help Fido avoid trouble

Toni Bourguignon, a Johns Island resident, spotted a 5-foot, nonvenomous king snake while she was working in her backyard three weeks ago with her two dogs, Sawyer and Hampton. For Bourguignon, snake encounters are fairly frequent, so she wasn't too concerned. Read More

Festival 'shows more promise than ever'

Carolina Day 2009

Don't be alarmed by the booms and bangs rumbling from Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island this weekend. These cannon shots are actually part of Carolina Day 2009, an annual festival to commemorate the defeat of British forces in South Carolina by American colonists during the Battle of Sullivan's Island on June 28, 1776. Read More