Wadmalaw Island, SC Reverse Mortgage in South Carolina

They waited for high tide. Then they tried pulling. They even dug a trench in a sandbar to free a scallop trawler beached on Kiawah Island.

Robin's Gourmet Veggies offer all-natural, South Carolina-made products. The veggies are marinated in a vinegar base, pickled with jalapeno, garlic and dill.

McCrady's executive chef Sean Brock pulls tender plants of Red Russian kale from the restaurant's garden on Wadmalaw Island, planning to use them as a garnish.

In Upper Marlboro in Prince George's County, the nation's wealthiest black jurisdiction, many lapels at the county government building yesterday sported Barack Obama buttons.

Old Time Homecoming Aiken County Farmers' Market Saturday, 8 a.m. - noon Enjoy a day of sharing memories, recipes and old-fashioned good times! Vintage-attired farmers showcase antique farm implements.

Mike Rettaliata and Jesse Goldberg participate in a Habitat for Humanity building project on Wadmalaw Island.

I took my time cracking the seal on the Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka that showed up in my office a few weeks back.

Boone Hall Plantation's corn maze has browned a bit since this photo was taken, but the 8-acre plot, cut in the shape of a scarecrow, is expected to lure one of the biggest crowds of the month this weekend a ' ...

Family: Husband Ron Smith, three children. Education: Herbert H. Lehmen College in New York, B.A. in business management.

Habitat for Humanity is working with the Coastal Conservation League and other organizations to build energy efficient homes in the Lowcountry.

With one new power generating station finished and two more in the works for a total price tag of $6.5 billion over the next decade, Santee Cooper said it plans to seek an increase in its base rate next fall, ...

South Carolina's Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka will go nationwide by year's end. Kentucky-based distillery Buffalo Trace will begin producing the tea-flavored vodka this week in a joint venture that will expand ...

Information provided by the Charleston Parks Conservancy. Thursday, October 9, 2008 Jessica "Jessi" Hall, is from Fairfax, Va.

Coast Brewing Co.'s HopArt IPA flows freely from the tap at Evo Pizzeria in North Charleston's historic downtown district.

Though developers won approval Wednesday night to cut down 25 grand trees on property adjacent to Charleston's Angel Oak Park, the trees won't be touched until all inspections have been done and required ...

As developers move in, Johns Island neighbors "dig in" trying to keep any more trees from being destroyed.

When celebrities and other well-heeled travelers fell in love with Charleston, drawn by its air of 19th-century elegance and its palm-fringed seacoast setting, the $400-a-night hotel room and the $100 dinner ...

Karen Spalviero, owner of Keepsakes Florist, arranges gladioluses in one of the shop's coolers.

Leaders, volunteers and sponsors of Sea Island Habitat ceremonially shovel dirt to signal the official groundbreaking of McCloud Place, the first affordable-housing community on Wadmalaw Island, on Aug.

The nationwide craze for Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka has left South Carolina dry. We've even heard stories about people from North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida driving to the state to get their hands on some.