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.

Arnold Palmer needed the win. Charles Fraser needed the publicity. A bunch of people worked like mad to get it ready in time, and it worked out beyond their wildest dreams.

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.

On Thursday, April 7, local artists, musicians, merchants, and restaurateurs will offer all their talents, and with nearly two years of experience, it seems that the combination is, for many, irresistible.

The Shops at Sea Pines Center welcomes guests from all over America to the event that sets the tone for the annual Hilton Head Wine & Food Festival: Sip and Stroll.

The return of our Farmers & Makers Market at The Shops at Sea Pines Center has come to be one of the reliable signs that the golf jacket belongs back in the closet.

On the breeze of an early evening in the early spring, the Hilton Head Wine & Food Festival will celebrate its annual Sip and Stroll from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, in the lovely plaza amid The Shops at Sea Pines Center.

We might have known that the gathering power of our plaza would persist through the pandemic. The reasons behind it are powerful and human – and they go back a long way.