The popular book review series returns with an exciting roster of local personalities and a modern, high-tech twist –  podcasts. 

 Beaufort is an ever-emerging Arts town, known nationally as a small southern city populated with smart,  interesting people. It’s been that way for decades. Visitors from all over the world come to Beaufort and are awed first by its beauty and second by its residents. We are truly blessed with a myriad of personalities… retirees, military, young professionals, working class and descendants of “Old Beaufort.” And we blend together pretty well. Why? Because we all appreciate the value of our inspiring town.

As I intimated in my last column, I am often the victim of great expectations. I tend to idealize all sorts of things in my life, only to crash hard when the ideal turns out to me merely… real. The first step toward curbing this dynamic is, of course, recognizing it. (Check.) The second is maintaining a sense of humor. And I’ve found that if I can write about it, I can usually laugh about it.

Beaufort author Kami Kinard debuts novel for tweens, signs book at ARTworks.

Kami Kinard’s debut novel The Boy Project: Notes and Observations of Kara McAllister is a good-hearted look at the trials and tribulations of eighth-grader Kara McAllister who has one huge problem: Kara is the only person in her grade to have never had a boyfriend.

Our master gardener says now's the time to get started...  

Can’t you still hear your mother reminding you to make your bed? I can; it is one of those things that rattles around in my brain in the morning. But since this is a garden column, we are not talking about a bed we dress every day; the making a garden bed is more of a creation - a new beginning. We will be building the soil in preparation for our veggies and flowers.