The return of Chow Daddy’s to The Shops at Sea Pines Center seems to round out the perfect variety of restaurants and times of enjoyment that people discover here.

When the alligator statue returned from several weeks of restoration, it reminded us of some things that might add up to why our alligator has never had a single name that stuck.

As the First Thursdays Art Market opens its fourth season in The Shops at Sea Pines Center on April 6, it’s important to note that its success is one sign of a much bigger story.

From the experienced professionals of the Heritage Classic Foundation to the hundreds of volunteers who work so generously to make everyone feel at home, the sum of the RBC Heritage is clearly greater than the parts – and the joy that arises from this work has always proven to be greater than one might anticipate.