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.