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Blossoms for Books
In 2021, The Friends of the Waccamaw Library (FOWL) hosted their first-ever Blossoms for Books Garden Tour. This fundraiser was created as a safe and Covid-friendly way to raise money that specifically benefits the Waccamaw Library, as many of FOWL’s…
Sasee Gets Personal with Sharon Turner: Creative Landscapes
As a Georgetown native and Clemson University graduate with a Horticulture and Landscape Design degree, Sharon became the owner of Creative Landscapes in 1979. Although her business offers outdoor space designs and installations, she loves to garden at home during…
Nicole Saenz: Best Buds Creating Community Love
Taking care of her house plants was Nicole’s favorite way of relaxing between a long day of working a stressful 9-5 job and family time in the evening. Once she lost her healthcare position, due to the pandemic, she started…
Sasee Gets Personal with Lauren Riddei & Susan Seagroves: Thrill of the Hunt Producers
Lauren Riddei, owner of “LouLou Interiors,” pursued a career in design after her wedding in 2017 when she realized how much fun she had decorating the venue. She explored design classes, gained experience in an internship, found a brilliant mentor…
Rachel Pitts: The Art of Success
At the age of five, Rachel came home from her first dance class and announced, “Mommy, I am going to be a dancer!” When it was time for high school, she convinced her parents to send her to the Virginia…
Misty Elmore: Iron Sharpens Iron
As Misty Elmore and her husband, Derek, transitioned from the mountains of Virginia to the beach life along the Grand Strand, they soon after transitioned from high school teachers into a new type of teaching – nutrition, fitness, and wellness.…
Gets Personal with Leslie Wilson Executive Chef & Owner of Shine Café
Originally built by a female architect in 1928, this house in the heart of Conway was originally the Chestnut family home, then opened as The Tourist Home (a boarding house mainly for Veterans), then a Tea Shop, and then a…
Elise Angell: Inhale the Future, Exhale the Past
“I have always felt like I was misplaced at birth,” Elise explained, “because even though I did not grow up here, this is really where I feel at home.” She always wanted to live at the beach and she originally…
Karen Riordan: Making Magic in Myrtle Beach
With a passionate background in tourism marketing and sales, Karen Riordan made her way to the Grand Strand in 2018 to become the new President and CEO of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (MBACC) and the Convention &…
Madalyn Wellons: Love is a Four-Letter Word, but so is Hunt and Fish
“Hunting was never not an option in our house!” Madalyn exclaimed, “Every weekend, from September through January, you would find my dad, brother, and Papa hunting.” The Wellons family is from Conway and they all love to hunt and fish.…
Sasee Gets Personal with Dr. Tonya Weber: AIM | Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine
Dr. Weber moved to North Myrtle Beach in October of 2019 and opened AIM (Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine)shortly after, bringing her expertise in treating difficult to manage, chronic conditions to the people of the Grand Strand with a world class…
Bambi Bullard: The Invisible Veteran’s Time to Shine!
As a bold woman entering adulthood during the ‘70s, Bambi Bullard knew what she had to do to survive in this world – and not only has she survived, she has truly thrived. Bambi grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and…
Sasee Gets Personal with Ginny Lassiter: Sunset River Marketplace
“A house is a home when it incorporates things or elements that the family loves. It should be a reflection of the personalities of its inhabitants.” In 1977, Ginny moved to this area as a single mother to be close…
Sasee Gets Personal with Sarah Stapleton: Moore, Johnson & Saraniti Law Firm, P.A.
Sarah is enjoying life the most when she is walking on the beach or when she is experiencing something new and exciting. During law school in Macon, Georgia, Sarah loved listening to the local artists on the weekend. As she…
Sasee Gets Personal with Allison Harrington: Speech Solutions, Inc.
For two decades, Allison has been a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), which is someone who assesses, diagnoses and facilitates treatment of a variety of communication disorders in both children and adults. SLPs practice in a variety of settings including hospitals, schools,…
Sasee Gets Personal with Daniel Walters: Laid Back Charters
“Better to fight for something than to live for nothing” by George S. Patton is Daniel’s favorite quote. Daniel’s parents have owned a home along the Grand Strand since the late 1990s and Daniel has owned his current home in…
Sasee Gets Personal with Leigh Simmons: Surf Unlimited Mercantile
Leigh’s perfect way to relax is on the boat reading while her husband fishes, then pulling up to a restaurant and eating on the water. She loves live music and traveling to cool venues. Amos Lee and Jack Johnson are…
Sasee Gets Personal with Olivia Cox: Custom Outdoor Furniture & Restrapping
A true creek rat – born and raised in Murrells Inlet, SC Oversees merchandising, marketing, HR, day-to-day operations, and loves working the retail floor from time to time Supports Salkehatchie Summer Service where she is now a site leader and…
Sasee Gets Personal with Michael Fink: Executive Director for Brightwater
“Be humble, be hungry, and always be the hardest worker in the room.” Grew up in Conway and has been living in Myrtle Beach for over 10 years In 2020, Michael’s most important lessons learned were: to focus on adapting…
Sasee Gets Personal with Publisher Delores Blount
Has lived on the Grand Strand for 48 years. Sitting on her porch with a good book and a glass of wine is her favorite way to relax. Loves to wear bright, bold, primary colors and hats. Her favorite foods…