The homebuyer tax credit is one of 10 key provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Obama into law on Feb. 17, 2009. First-time homebuyers represent a significant portion of existing single-family home sales. The expansion in the first-time homebuyer credit will make it easier for first-time homebuyers to enter the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Honest, real and unique are the people who grace Folly Beach, and one local artist finds great pleasure in capturing those people and moments in their everyday lives. Photographer Frank Melvin Bradenhas been capturing the “Humours of Folly” for years and has just released a book and photographic exhibit titled just that.
The Folly Waves Surf Cam is now up and running, giving you live image updates of the Washout, the best surf-spot in Charleston.
Preserving Folly’s character Edward Fennell The Post and Courier Several years ago, reacting to the stack-a-shack condo growth on Folly Beach, the community came together to create a Design Review Board. That board came to life with the good work of Gary Brown, Randy Haig, Jim Bishop and Rick Moutz. The basis of that ordinance […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Folly Beach City Council will vote Tuesday on funding for the Island’s Community Center. Council will place under consideration as to whether to adjust the city’s 2007-08 budget by adding $120,000 for renovations to the community center. They are also thinking about adding another $12,500 to the budget for the Public Safety Department to hire […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dylan Trakas of Spartanburg, South Carolina and James Mason of Houston, Texas, two recent college graduates, will end their 15 week journey on Saturday, September 15, at Folly Beach after biking nearly 4,000 miles from Bellingham, Washington to Charleston, South Carolina. Dylan’s mother suffers from lupus and so their goal was to raise awareness of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The play Gershwin at Follyset to run at Sotille Theatre during the month of September has gotten good reviews from local critic Nick Smith. He says of the play, “After low-key shows like Denmark Vesey: Insurrection and Butterflies Are Free, it’s good to see Julian Wiles in his element for the big, bold musical, Gershwin […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Matt Collum writes about his experience on Folly Beach on the fourth of July. He says that “the week of July 4th is typically one of the most fun weeks of the summer and this year was no exception.”
Films made on the South Carolina coast include>.. Shag (1989): This teenage beach romance starred Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda and Annabelle Gish and was filmed in Myrtle Beach. Fun fact: While the movie evokes the spirit of the former Myrtle Beach Pavilion, none of the movie was filmed there. The Patriot (2000): Some of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
John Knott, president and co-founder Noisette Co. of North Charleston does thorough inventory of the site’s geology, natural resources and environmental context before a property is purchased for development. He developed Charleston’s 1,200-acre Dewees Island, winner of the 2001 Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence. Currently the Noisette Co. is leading a 3,000-acre urban-redevelopment project […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
