My Seersucker is Off Limits.
By: Taft Matney On Wednesday (April 24), Missouri State Senator Ryan McKenna (D-Jefferson County) unknowingly declared sartorial war on South Carolina. Oh, yes. Yes. He did. Concerned with the issues facing the Show Me State, Sen. McKenna took a swipe at the biggest issue of all and authored and submitted a bill amendment that would […]
Where To?
By: Taft Matney If you haven’t looked at a map lately or driven from the Upstate to the Lowcountry (or vice versa), you may not know that South Carolina is actually a pretty small state. If you’re interested, we’re 40th in area. What does that mean to you? Well, it means that we can get […]
UPDATED — CRESCENT to Merge with Charleston-Based Magazine?
SEE THE UPDATE FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL PIECE. We’re here with a good news / bittersweet news piece to tell you. Launching in October of 2011 as the state’s only true cloud-based magazine, CRESCENT has proudly converged current events and lifestyle issues focusing on “South Carolina life, politics, and a little bit in between.” Our […]
Maintain Local (Bow) Ties
By: Taft Matney The unofficial start of Spring in South Carolina is just a couple of weeks away as more than 60,000 of my closest friends prepare to gather in the state’s oldest inland city for one of the nation’s premier steeplechase events. It’s time for the Carolina Cup in Camden. Ladies are planning tailgate […]
Don’t Be Ashamed to Google Yourself. It’s Perfectly Natural.
By: Taft Matney In my professional life, I wear a number of hats. I try not to wear more than one at the same time, but this is one of those times where I felt like the lines needed to be crossed. It used to be that if a reporter wanted to know something […]
