Sasee Magazine

Wanda Howard, owner of The Original Benjamin’s Calabash Seafood is sharp and successful; a woman who has worked very hard to build one of the most successful restaurant businesses on the Grand Strand. But, she is also a truly kind person, loved by her family, her employees and the community. The day we met, I [...]

Being a new “empty-nester,” I find the road of my life has changed direction. The house stays clean, and no one wakes me up coming in late at night. I don’t ever have to cook, and grocery shopping is now a completely selfish task. Seeing my son so happy and engaged in school and his [...]

Local sports fans will recognize the beautiful, blond ESPN reporter and host, Wendi Nix. What they might not know is Wendi grew up in Murrells Inlet and, if you listen very carefully, you still might hear just a touch of the south in her on-air remarks. Wendi’s friendly, positive outlook, along with her up-to-the-minute knowledge [...]

Medical Director of Georgetown Hospital System’s Breast Health Program, Dr. Craig Brackett is not your stereotypical surgeon. His team at Coastal Carolina Breast Center is the only one of its kind in our area; one of only eight programs in the state accredited by NAPBC (National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers) and was the third [...]

One of my favorite things about my work is interviewing the many fascinating women highlighted in Sasee. This month, I met with Gina Trimarco, founder of Carolina Improv Company in Uptown Myrtle Beach Theater. She and her hilarious troupe of improv artists are well worth the trip to Myrtle Beach Mall and the very reasonable [...]

Just walking into Uptown Myrtle Beach, home of Carolina Improv Company, is a mini-vacation – the comfortable, intimate, 75-seat theater, located in the Myrtle Beach Mall, is filled with echoes of laughter from the many delighted guests since its opening in 2009. Vivacious and attractive, Gina Trimarco, a Chicago native, is the founder and director [...]

I met 79 year-old Jean Benson at her lovely Wachesaw Plantation home, where she met me at the door looking fabulous, wearing perfect makeup and fashionable clothes – and a huge welcoming smile. During our visit, I learned that a week before our interview, Jean, an avid golfer, shared a win with three other women [...]

This month, I did something drastic – I stopped watching television. Well, not completely, I do still watch the occasional movie, but I no longer have a cable subscription with 200+ channels. After a brief, slightly uncomfortable withdrawal, I was shocked by how little I missed it. And, by how much more spare time I [...]

No matter how old I get, I always look forward to summer. It’s more of a feeling than an actual event, but life just doesn’t get much better than those hours I spend relaxing on the beach with a good book. Francine Garson’s essay, “The Library,” in this issue, reminded me of how much I [...]

Dana Stokes lives by the adage that happiness comes from doing what you love and loving what you do. Vivacious and attractive, Dana is well-known on the south end of the Grand Strand as one of the on-air personalities for TV33 South. The on-camera Dana is much the same as the one that visited with [...]