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NEWS UPDATESNonprofits: Teams simmering for Souper Bowl XIVTime is running out to get advance tickets for Saturday's Habitat for Humanity Souper Bowl. There are 40 chefs cooking up soups, stews, bisques, chowders and gumbos for this year's event. Read the menu...
Pawleys Island: Town looks at '50 percent rule" for renovationsA rule that requires buildings on Pawleys Island to be brought into compliance with zoning codes if renovations exceed 50 percent of their value will be up for review by the town Planning Commission next week. The town’s interpretation of the rule was at the heart of a dispute between neighbors that reached Circuit Court last year. Read more...
THE WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES
Environment: Council cuts tree rule, so residents start plantingRick Baumann doesn’t have much hope for the return of a tree protection amendment that Georgetown County Council axed from its agenda two weeks ago. So he came up with a plan of his own to help keep native tree species, including live oaks, plentiful on the Waccamaw Neck. Read more...
Education: Justice Department asks district to weigh impacts of charter schoolThe U.S. Justice Department has the same question about the Coastal Montessori Charter School as some county school board members: where will it be located? Read more...
Politics: GOP sees unity despite upset in primaryThere was only one decision to make on the ballot Saturday when voters on the Waccamaw Neck turned out in surprisingly high numbers for the Republican presidential primary, but for many of them it was an extremely difficult one. Read more...
Transportation: Pawleys area bus routes draw support, but need moneyA meeting last week on the possibility of expanding bus services in the Pawleys Island area was well attended with about 40 people in the audience. Yet some key people were missing. Read more...
Sports: Troubled fund manager makes new start on the courtStan Kowalewski does not take his involvement with the Waccamaw Middle School basketball team for granted. A year after being charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with securities fraud, Kowalewski sees his return to the bench as a volunteer coach as the start of a new chapter in his life. Read more...
THE WEEK'S FEATURED STORIES
(Tanya Ackerman/Coastal Observer)
The Habitat Habit: A collection grows for volunteers at the Souper BowlEvery year going into the Souper Bowl, Joan Kreikemeier tells herself she’s coming home empty handed. After 12 years of volunteering for the event, a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity, she and her husband, Ken, already have quite a collection of the hand-crafted bowls the event is known for. They’re stacked in closets and hold soap and shampoo in every bathroom. Others are in the kitchen, reserved for special dips and treats. Read more...
BUSINESS NEWSRestaurants: Nosh finds all the right ingredientsListening to Keplyn Cerasaro talk about how the team came together at Nosh, Pawleys Island’s newest restaurant, the word that comes to mind is “serendipity.” Read more...
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