Shopping ranks consistently among the top five things to do on Hilton Head – America’s favorite vacation island. What is it that keeps it there at the top?

For generations, Sea Pines residents and visitors alike have found here a kind of one-stop answer for what to do this week.

In the face of unusually high heat and an uncharacteristically steady rain, six local artists and four local musical performers held forth at the First Thursdays Art Market.

The first thing we heard about The Shops at Sea Pines Center was how people like to go there just to get in touch.

Shopping ranks among the top five things to do on America’s favorite vacation island. What is it about Hilton Head shopping that keeps it there at the top?

Going on television across America was a day we took in stride. To make a special feeling an everyday occurrence was part of the original design.

The headliners in recent weeks at our seasonal Farmers & Makers Market have included the star blueberries. For the next act, expect bountiful and luscious strawberries.

For a couple of years, the people who run the restaurants here on Hilton Head Island were challenged in ways we never saw before. With flying colors, they are serving residents and guests again today.

In Gullah, the word "peruse" means a particular pace of walking. Easy, unhurried, and yet taking in the surroundings with appreciation and enjoyment.

The value of human contact is up for examination now, as never before. While some of us were sequestered with the people we hold most dear for a year or more, many others were not so fortunate.