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TODAY'S
FOCUS
Continuity
plan can keep business moving if disaster strikes
By
SCOTT CAVE
Certified Business Continuity Planner, Atlantic Business Continuity
Services
Special to CharlestonCurrents.com
Cave |
APRIL
20, 2009 -- The Lowcountry is extremely susceptible to damage from
hurricanes, but often times in the preparation, businesses forget
to have a plan. With one in four businesses experiencing a crisis
of some kind each year, it's more important than ever to prepare
for any type of disaster, whether it's a hurricane, flood, server
failure or man-made incident. According to the Association of Small
Business Development Centers, 43 percent of these businesses will
never re-open, and only 29 percent are still operating two years
later.
Established
in 2006, the Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Council was formed
to educate business owners on the importance of business continuity
planning. An initiative of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce,
the council provides resources to assist business owners in the
creation and implementation of a business continuity plan to protect
themselves from disasters through workshops, presentations and connections
to resources.
How
quickly your company can get back to business after a terrorist
attack or tornado, fire or flood often depends on emergency planning
done today. Start business continuity planning now to improve the
likelihood that your company will survive and recover. Carefully
assess your company operations, both internally and externally,
to determine which staff, materials, procedures and equipment are
absolutely necessary to keep the business going. Review your emergency
plans annually. Just as your business changes over time, so do your
preparedness needs. When you hire new employees or when there are
changes in how your company functions, you should update your plans
and inform your people.
The
council has also established a speakers bureau with experts from
the council who can come to your business and educate your organization
about continuity planning and crisis management. The group consists
of local business professionals who live and work in the Charleston
region and will provide assistance in analyzing your current exposure
to potential business interruptions. They will also walk through
the steps in creating a business continuity plan.
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BUSINESS
CONTINUITY PLANNING WORKSHOP
When:
7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. April 23.
Where: Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, 2750 Speissegger
Drive, North Charleston.
Program: The workshop will provide businesses with
resources to help create a business continuity plan in case
of an emergency, whether man-made (such as theft or terrorist
attack) or a natural disaster (such as a hurricane or earthquake).
Cost: $20 for chamber members, $35 for nonmembers.
Registration/more info: Go
online here or contact Jill
Galmarini, 805-3015.
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Here
are 10 easy steps to get your own business continuity plan started:
- Meet
with your insurance provider to review current coverage and consider
additional insurance (e.g., business interruption, flood or earthquake).
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Use and keep up-to-date your computer anti-virus software and
firewalls.
- Back
up your records and critical data. Keep a copy offsite.
- Create
a list of inventory and equipment, including computer hardware,
software and peripherals.
-
Elevate valuable inventory and electric machinery off the floor
in case of flooding.
- Create
an emergency contact list of employees and set up a telephone
call tree to communicate with employees.
- Talk
to your vendors, peers and customers about a backup location if
your main location becomes unavailable.
- Create
a list of critical business suppliers.
-
Install appropriate fire protection equipment, including smoke
detectors, fire extinguishers and sprinklers.
- Promote
family and individual preparedness among your co-workers.
If
you'd like more information about the Business Continuity Planning
Council, call 577-2510.
Scott
Cave is a Certified Business Continuity Planner with Atlantic Business
Continuity Services and is the chairman of the Charleston Metro
Chamber of Commerce's Business Continuity Planning Council.
CURRENTS
Council
needs to approve more conservative carriage rules
By
ANDY BRACK, publisher
APRIL
20, 2009 -- It doesn't take much research to figure out that carriage
animals in Charleston work in the least progressive conditions in
the country.
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Brack
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Over
the last couple of weeks following criticism by People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals, Charleston's carriage caretakers went into
high alert. Criticism by PETA was dismissed in this order: First
by Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, followed by an industry-friendly
news story in The Post and Courier, an editorial in The Post and
Courier, a column in The Post and Courier, and then another column
by a different columnist answering, in part, my criticism of the
first column.
Not
a believer in conspiracy theories, however, "the Lady doth
protest too much, methinks."
As
noted in the recent newspaper letter to the editor, I'm not the
biggest fan of PETA, mostly because of its reactionary, hit-and-run
tactics. But in the case involving carriage animals in Charleston,
PETA's overall message -- that the carriage industry needs more
scrutiny -- is spot on.
Consider
just these three things:
- Overloaded
carriages. In
most cities that have carriage industries (New York, Philadelphia
and Savannah come to mind), animals pull real carriages that hold
no more than eight to 10 people. In Charleston, animals pull wagons
that have been converted to hold up to 17 people. Animals here
pull loads that are up to three times their weight. Contrast that
to a World War I era manual on loads carried by draft animals.
It highlights how a maximum load for four mules should be 4,500
pounds - the same amount pulled today by one carriage horse on
Charleston's streets. Certainly the Army knew more about proper
loads for animals in days gone by when there was a cavalry than
do the people who sit on today's city council.
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This
is what a carriage ride should look like -- a few people
pulled by a horse, not the huge wagons in Charleston where
up to 17 people are packed in like sardines. Photo taken
in Memphis, Tenn., by the author. |
Little
accountability or transparency.
Unlike other cities, Charleston doesn't require individual identification
of animals used in the carriage industry. That makes it difficult
to keep regulatory track of animals working on the streets. Because
the city's code on carriage animals allows the industry great
leeway in self-policing, there's no real independent or transparent
regulatory review of the health or care of the animals. Pro-industry
people can squawk all they want that Charleston's horses are well-cared
for, but until records are transparent - and the city has at least
one full-time inspector for carriage animals - those claims ring
hollow.
- Heat.
Charleston has one of the highest temperature thresholds for allowing
animals to work. In Charleston, an animal can be worked when it
is up to 98 degrees outside or until a rectal temperature of 103
degrees is reached. Compare that liberal rule to the industry
standard offered by the Carriage Operators of North America: "When
the sum of the Fahrenheit temperature and the humidity is equal
to 150, caution should be used. At a total of 180, care steps
should be taken for the prevention of heat stress. … Special
attention and discretion should be used during periods of high
humidity." In New York and Philadelphia, horses aren't worked
when it is 90 degrees or 91 degrees, respectively. In New Orleans,
horses aren't used at all in the summer for carriage rides until
after 5 p.m.
Bottom
line: Charleston City Council needs to revisit rules that govern
the carriage industry and try to ignore all but certain shrill complaints
by the industry. Unlike PETA, we don't believe carriage rides should
be eliminated because they're an important part of the tourist economy.
But the industry should stop getting special treatment by City Council.
And our city's leaders should craft more conservative and transparent
regulations that take the animals' welfare into account more than
the pocketbooks of their owners.
Andy Brack
is publisher of CharlestonCurrents.com. He can be reached at: publisher@charlestoncurrents.com
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GOOD
NEWS
Gourmet
salutes local chefs, cuisine in new article
Charleston's
culinary scene gets a glowing
write-up in the May issue of Gourmet magazine. The article,
written by Christian L. Wright, is titled "Lowcountry Rising:
Beyond the picture postcards, Charleston is a lovely port city that's
fast on its way to becoming a serious food capital."
The
story praises a number of chefs for using and promoting local ingredients.
Describing executive chefs Frank Lee at Slightly North of Broad
and Robert Stehling at Hominy Grill, the author says, "Neither
chef is rewriting 'Charleston Receipts,' but both have changed expectations.
Their shrimp come from shrimpers they know by first name; their
grits (or hominy, as the coarsely ground corn is more politely known
among the old families in town) are milled by artisans to their
preferred specifications; they have tried to get as far away from
the industrial food chain as possible; and they've helped drive
a consistent availability of local ingredients."
The
author singles out Chef Mike Lata at FIG and Chef Sean Brock at
McCrady's as leading lights in the culinary community: "The
elements are in place to make Charleston a great food town, not
least because of the serious competition between the city's top
chefs, two of whom (Lata and Brock) are suddenly pulling way ahead."
Among
the other restaurants that get a tip of the cap are Carolina's,
Charleston Grill, City Lights Coffee, Trattoria Lucca, Tristan,
Peninsula Grill, Al Di La, The Glass Onion, and Caviar and Bananas.
Sullivan's
lighthouse architect to give talk about project
Jack
Graham, the architect of the Charleston Light (the formal name of
the lighthouse on Sullivan's Island), will give a special talk on
the facility at 2 p.m. April 26 on the grounds of the U.S. Coast
Guard Historic District site, 1815 I'On Ave. near Station 18-1/2
on the island. The National Park Service is sponsoring the event,
which is free.
Graham
studied under architect Louis Kahn at the University of Pennsylvania's
School of Design. He designed the concept plan for the lighthouse
in 1959 while serving in the Coast Guard. The last major lighthouse
built by the federal government, it was activated in 1962.
In
conjunction with Graham's talk, the lighthouse grounds, quarters'
cupola and boathouse will be open to the public from 2 p.m. to 5
p.m. However, because of safety concerns, only the base of the lighthouse
will be open. If the weather is inclement, the program will be held
in the boathouse. For more information, call Fort Moultrie at 883-3123.
HCF
honoring residents, organizations for preservation work
The
Historic
Charleston Foundation will honor seven individuals and organizations
for their accomplishments in preservation during the foundation's
annual Charter Day ceremony, planned for 5 p.m. April 23 at First
Baptist Church, 61 Church St., downtown. The ceremony is free and
open to the public. A reception will follow in the garden of the
Nathaniel Russell House at 51 Meeting St.
Mr.
and Mrs. Richard E. Coen will receive the Frances R. Edmunds Award,
the highest honor awarded by the foundation. Named for HCF's first
director, the Edmunds Award is given on rare occasions to recognize
individuals who have exhibited a lifetime of support for preservation.
The
foundation will also present three Robert N.S. and Patti Foos Whitelaw
Founders Awards, which recognize those whose work embodies the spirit
of achievement and high expectations that were the highlight of
the Whitelaws' efforts to preserve Charleston's streetscapes, neighborhoods
and public buildings in the 1940s through the 1970s. Receiving this
year's Whitelaw Awards will be Eddie Bello, the city of Charleston's
director of design, development and preservation; Hunter McEaddy,
author of "Historic Charleston Gardens"; and Magnolia
Plantation.
Samuel
Gaillard Stoney Conservation Craftsmanship Awards, which honor excellence
in the preservation crafts trade, will go to Danny Dandridge and
Marion Hunter. Recognition will also be given to Brockington &
Associates and the Walled City Task Force for their archaeological
work on the South Adgers Wharf; the master gardeners who maintain
the gardens of the foundation's museum houses; and owners of several
historic properties who donated protective easements on their buildings
in 2008.
ThinkTEC
conference to take local look at cyber-terrorism
Local
efforts to fight cyber-terrorism and protect the region's infrastructure
will be the focus of the fifth annual ThinkTEC Homeland Security
Innovation Conference, planned for May 19 through May 21 at SPAWAR
Systems Center Atlantic. ThinkTEC is an initiative of the Charleston
Metro Chamber of Commerce's Innovation Division that focuses on
accelerating technological growth to create and sustain an innovation
economy for the tri-county region and state.
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Activities
begin May 19 at the Charleston Air Force Base where the first 120
registered attendees will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
take a flight on a C-17. The flight will take the group around the
base, over the Ravenel Bridge (with cargo doors open), to the North
Auxiliary Field for an airdrop presentation and back to the base.
There will also be a "Salute to the Military" reception
at 28 Bridgeside, Mount Pleasant, which will honor local military
installations and individuals from each branch who have shown exemplary
service to the nation.
On
May 20, the conference will look at the challenges of securing information
and networked infrastructures, cyber-warfare and cyber-crime. Dr.
Thomas Cellucci, chief commercialization officer for the Department
of Homeland Security, will deliver the keynote address at lunch.
Afternoon sessions will look at technology solutions for cyber-security.
The
program on May 21 will explore the specific threats cyber-terrorism
poses to our expanding dependence on networked infrastructure (the
Internet, power grid, communications, water and other utilities,
transportation, etc.) and technology solutions being developed and
implemented to secure these assets. There will also be a panel on
the development of the Advanced Security Cluster in Charleston.
Advanced
registration is required and is subject to security approval. The
cost is $245 for chamber members, $395 for nonmembers. For more
information or to register, go to http://www.charlestonchamber.net
or contact Jill
Galmarini at 805-3015.
REVIEW
You've
gotta see the penguins
Last
month, we made a big deal about the four penguins on special exhibit
at the S.C.
Aquarium. Now that we've gone ourselves and seen them, let's
keep it simple: You've gotta see the penguins. They're just neat.
Waddle on over.
--
Andy Brack, publisher
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HISTORY
SPOTLIGHT
Striped bass
The
striped bass, or ocean rockfish (Morone saxatilis), became
the official state fish in legislation signed by Governor John C.
West on June 2, 1972. It is one of America's most popular game fish.
Anglers appreciate the striper's large size and fierce nature, and
it is a table delicacy. Rockfish are caught year-round in South
Carolina, being most plentiful in the state's rivers during the
spring spawning season.
The
mature fish often weighs 25 to 30 pounds. The largest recorded catch
was 125 pounds, with a maximum length of six feet. The rockfish
is pink or brown with a silver belly and seven or eight longitudinal
stripes on the sides. Stripers eat shrimp, crab, and smaller fish.
The fish is anadromous - that is, an ocean fish that spawns inland
in freshwater. However, it adapts easily to a freshwater environment
and can live and successfully reproduce in inland rivers, lakes,
and reservoirs. Since the 1940s stripers have proliferated in Lakes
Moultrie and Marion of the Santee Cooper system.
The
striped bass was highly valued as a food fish by English colonists,
beginning in the seventeenth century, from Maine to Georgia. In
the colonial era bass were caught mainly in the Atlantic with nets.
By the nineteenth century fly fishermen were landing them, and the
fish became a popular catch for sportsmen. In the nineteenth century
Americans introduced stripers to Pacific coast waters and western
rivers. During the 1950s they were introduced into inland lakes
and reservoirs nationwide. Popularity led to overfishing, threatening
the population and bringing federal legislation to limit catches
in order to save the species.
-- Excerpted
from the entry by David C.R. Heisser. To
read more about this or 2,000 other entries about South Carolina,
check out The
South Carolina Encyclopedia by USC Press. (Information used
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LIST
More ideas
for a greener office
Wednesday is
Earth Day. In honor of the occasion, here are five more easy ways
to make your workplace greener, courtesy of the Charleston Metro
Chamber of Commerce and Charleston Young Professionals. If you missed
the first five ways, which we published last week, click
here.
1) Recycle
old electronic devices.
2) Use recycle
bins for cans, paper, plastic etc.
3) Use eco-friendly
cleaning products.
4) Use bio-degradable plates, cups and utensils.
5) Switch off electronics when not in use, turn lights off when
possible, and buy energy-saving light bulbs.
QUOTE
Do
as I say …
Feather |
"Setting
a good example for children takes all the fun out of middle age."
-- American
author and publisher William Feather (1908 - 1976)
CALENDAR:
THIS WEEK
Charter
School Meetings: 6 p.m. April 20, April 22 and
April 23. A local group establishing the Palmetto Scholars
Academy, a charter school for gifted and talented students, will
hold informational meetings for interested families. Locations are:
April 20, Berkeley County Library, 2301 Daniel Island Drive, Daniel
Island; April 22, Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun St.,
Meeting Room B, Charleston; and April 23, Dorchester County Library,
76 Old Trolley Road, Metro Room, Summerville. More
info.
Greener
Businesses: 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. April 22 (Earth Day,)
Embassy Suites Hotel, 5055 International Blvd., North Charleston.
The Charleston Metro Chamber's North Area Business Council will
teach businesses how going green can affect the bottom line. Speakers
include Joel McKellar of LS3P Architecture and Lowcountry chapter
president of the U.S. Green Building Council; Wayne Koeckeritz of
The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island; and Jane Thompson, Liollio Architecture.
Cost: $15 chamber members, $30 nonmembers. Registration.
Green
Tour and Expo: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 22 (Earth Day),
10 Storehouse Row, 2120 Noisette Blvd., North Charleston. Charleston
Young Professionals will host the second annual "Get on the
Bus Green Tour and Expo," featuring a tour of the Navy Yard
at Noisette and surrounding eco-friendly businesses and neighborhoods
aboard the LEEP Biodiesel Bus. Following the bus tour, there will
be an eco-friendly art show and a green expo with sustainability
tips from businesses, nonprofits and developers. Cost: $15 members,
$25 nonmembers (fees include refreshments). Registration.
Business
Disaster Planning: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. April 23,
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, 2750 Speissegger Drive, North
Charleston. The chamber's Business Continuity Planning Council will
host a workshop on how to write a business continuity plan in light
of hurricanes or other natural disasters, economic downturn and
other unforeseen obstacles. Cost: $20 chamber members, $35 nonmembers.
Registration.
Blessing
of the Fleet:
11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 26, Alhambra Hall, Mount Pleasant.
Enjoy samples of local restaurants' best seafood dishes, live music
by the East Coast Party Band, shrimp-eating and shagging contests,
arts and crafts, and a parade of decorated shrimp trawlers at the
22nd annual festival. Admission is free; tickets will be sold for
food samples. More
info, including a list of other "Week With the Fleet"
activities.
CALENDAR:
ONGOING AND SOON
Wine
Dinner: 6:30 p.m. April 27, Crave Kitchen & Cocktails,
1968 Riviera Drive, Mount Pleasant. Five-course dinner will pair
classic French cuisine with French wines. Cost: $70 per person,
including tax and gratuity. Reservations (required): 884-1177. More
info.
(NEW)
"La
Cage Aux Folles":
Various dates in May, Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen
St., Charleston. The Footlight Players bring to the Lowcountry this
Broadway smash about love, family and acceptance in an untraditional
setting, filled with outlandish costumes, extravagant dance numbers,
and snazzy songs. Tickets: $30 adults, $27 seniors, $20 students.
Show dates and times: 722-4487 or visit
online.
Fort
Sumter Findings: 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. May 2, Charleston
Museum, followed by boat tour to fort. Dr. Russell Horres, a volunteer
researcher and National Park Service Guide, will talk about new
revelations on the fort's construction and events leading up to
the start of the Civil War. Following talk at museum, group will
visit the fort. Cost: $30 museum members, $35 nonmembers (includes
boat transportation to fort). Make reservations
online by April 24 or phone 722-2996, ext. 235.
(NEW)
Lowcountry
Dancing with the Stars: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. May 8, Francis
Marion Hotel, King and Calhoun streets. The American Lung Association's
Charleston Oxygen Ball, presented by Kindred Hospital, will have
a local "Dancing with the Stars" theme as local personalities
partner with professional dancers from the Fred Astaire Studio in
a competition. Celebrity dancers include Barry Waldrop, owner of
True Charleston Cuisine; Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, CEO of East Cooper
Regional Medical Center; and Patrice Smith, weekend anchor/reporter
for ABC News 4. Evening includes a gourmet dinner and auctions as
well. Proceeds benefit the American Lung Association. Cost: $125.
Tickets/more info: online
or 556-8451.
Magical
Mystery Tour:
7:30 p.m. May 8, North Charleston Performing Arts Center.
Charleston Ballet Theatre will team up with Eddie Bush & One
Flew South to present a journey through the Beatles' songbook, featuring
dance interpretations of classics such as "Lady Madonna,"
"Yellow Submarine," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
and "Penny Lane." After the CBT performances, Eddie Bush
& One Flew South will offer a concert celebrating the Fab Four.
Cost: $41 adults, $26 student/child. Tickets: Call 723-7334, visit
the NPAC box office or go
to here online.
ON
THE BOOKSHELF
In this section,
we offer a list of good reads that you might want to consider reading:
- A
Short History of a Small Place, T.R. Pearson
- A
Turn in the South, V.S. Naipaul
- The
Book of Marie, Terry Kay
- Charleston
Jazz, Jack McCray
- Going
Deep: 20 Classic Sports Stories,
Gary Smith (review)
- I'll
Be Sober in the Morning: Great Comebacks, Putdowns, and Ripostes,
Chris Lamb (List)
- Plain
Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman, Merle Miller
- Suggest
a book to us
FOCUS
ARCHIVES
8/20:
Yarian:
New local music CD
8/17: Fisher:
Uses of social media
8/13: Hall:
Time for renovations
8/10: Morris:
Dog days at Drayton
8/6: Lindbergh:
Gifted school
8/3: Jackson:
Insurance tips
7/30: VanBogart:
Singles
7/27: Stewart:
Get it clean
7/23: Rosenberg:
Elect women
7/20: Nathan:
Turtle release
7/16: Johnson:
Online school
7/13: Thiers:
Protect skin
7/9: Lee:
Scoring supplies
7/2: Shockley:
Company wellness
6/29: McKenzie:
Park opening
6/25: Jones:
Cheer on US rugby
6/22: McGahey:
Young pros
6/18: Ridder:
Dress for Success
6/15: Bender:
Patriots Point
6/11: Gerardi:
Furry Affair
6/8: Arnoldi:
Reducing stress
6/4: Mathos:
Field to Families
6/1: Moniz:
Book burning event
THRASH
ARCHIVES
8/20:
Good,
bad, spineless
8/13: Locals
on Runway
8/6: Cookie
contest
7/30: Vote
on car tags
7/23: True
confessions
7/16: New
way of tithing?
7/9: Lookout
for manatees
6/29: Big
green bus here
6/18: New
Mt. P. promo
6/11: WDAV
at Spoleto
6/4: Protecting
your computer
5/28: Thoughts
on hurricanes
5/21: Special
weekend at home
5/14: Zucchini
pie
5/7: Charleston
cookie contest
4/30: Age
spots
4/23: Mt.
P. Farmers Market
4/16: Charleston
library honored
4/9: First
vegetable garden
4/2: Markets,
mushrooms
3/26: Feeding
the need
3/19: Waddling
in
3/12: Great
Food + Wine Festival
3/5: Provocative
poem
2/26: Seeking
colorful birds
2/19: Grab-bag
of thoughts
2/12: The
candy map
2/5: Shem
Creek park input
1/29: Controversy
over fireworks
1/22: Talking
about oysters
1/15: Help
bald eagles thrive
1/8/09: Local
man moves up in contest
BRACK
ARCHIVES
8/17:
RIP
to old clunker
8/10: Lots
to squeeze in
8/3: On
flying Delta
7/27: Conspiracy
theories
7/20: Protect
carriage animals
7/13: Economic
thaw here?
6/25:
Sanford
shouldn't resign
6/22: Lots
of questions
6/15: Mosquitoes,
water park
6/8: Think
big
6/1: On
public television
5/25: Shorten
the session
5/18: A
last supper
5/11: Legislature:
do something
5/4: Spring
is in the air
4/27: Mortgage
discrimination
4/20: Carriage
regs
4/6: Fun
at the ballpark
3/30: Southern
tour
3/23: Cultural
appreciation
3/16: Hodges
leaves great legacy
3/9: Being
positive about economy
3/2: Remember
rural areas
2/23: Looks
at three books
2/16: What
tourists see
2/9: PDAs,
Phelps, layoffs
2/2: Whales
vs. Dolphins
1/26: Dear
Ellie ...
1/19: Lift
hood on "reform" efforts
1/12: Truman
book is great pleasure
1/5/09: Manning
band is inspiring
LIST
ARCHIVES
8/20:
You
know you're from...
8/17: On
the school menu
8/13: Wines
for grilling
8/10: First
Day Fest facts
8/6: Sales
tax holiday
8/3: Twittering
tips
7/30: Fall
planting
7/27: 5
for teens
7/23: Consignments
7/20: Beach
reads
7/16: Save
the books
7/13: Hot
plants
7/9: Staying
cool
7/2: Old
Exchange 5
6/29: Historic
house
6/25: Mosquito
list
6/22: Hot
stuff
6/18: Five
to bid on
6/15: Last
of Spoleto
6/11: Fun
in the sun
6/8: Enviro-minded
6/4: Out
go the lights
6/1: 5
on duck race
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