so glad you are back! nothing better than to open to your column and read about the local happenings with your unique touch.

Parking Issues will be Resolved
by a
Common Vision of Beaufort’s Downtown

With little public notice, the City Manager and two members of City Council recently called a special meeting between Mainstreet Beaufort's Parking Committee and the Historic Review Board to discuss a downtown parking garage. According to news sources, the City is trying to push through approval of a garage before Council adopts its new Preservation Plan (currently in draft form) which “may make it more difficult” to build large structures downtown.

Art classes for students from 9 to 16 years old:
- September 29th through November 20th, 4 to 5:30pm.
- $45 per 7 week session for each class, which meets once a week.
- family discounts and limited scholarships available.
Hank Herring & stick building

ARTworks is the new home of the Arts Council of Beaufort County, SC, a not-for-profit service organization nurturing the arts county-wide. ARTworks is a 12,000sf arts incubation building with a spacious gallery, six studios for working artists to share their creative process, and multiple spaces for creative hands-on classes for people of all art skill levels.
the creative process at ARTworks

PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI OF GEORGIA: Georgia small country, if it were being butchered for the fact that close to the United States. You know the bombs, they have been thrown on our people killing hundreds of people for the last few days, I'm afraid to say thousands but hundreds at least. I hope it will not be thousands. You know they had inscription on them, this is for America, this is for NATO, this is for Bush. I told President Bush about it today, by the way. So it's all Russians are fighting war not with us at this stage. They are fighting war with the idea.

The South Carolina Center for the Book at will hold its annual awards ceremony on August 14, 2008, at the Hilton Head Island Library from 2:00-4:00pm. The ceremony is free and open to the public. All three honorees will attend:

Low Country School of Performing Arts now taking registration for fall dance classes.Open registration on Thursday August 14 4:00-7:00 pm.
At OMNI Health & Fitness, 1505 Salem Road, Beaufort, SC 29902.Can also register online or pick up form at both Omni locations.

Come see if Low Country School of Performing Arts is the school for you!!Experience us first hand with a FREE class.Contact us for more information.

Classes Begin August 18th, 2008.LCSOPA

Recentry a local fire department made the news having won a competition out of state. Does anyone ever wonder who pays for trips for these competitions?

What a great time! Great entertainment - good Lowcountry Supper, Great Talent Show - loved the Dancers! i don't care what the negative bloggers say at the Beaufort Gazette! how can you talk about talented dancers who work so hard?! that's another subject. Anyway, and loved the Beaufort Water festival Guide that Beaufort Today put out. All i can say is WOW! enjoy the Water festival! 2 more days.

OVERLOADED BACKPACKS POSE PAINFUL BURDEN

(Beaufort, SC) For many students the expression “carrying a heavy load” has taken on a new meaning-one that could lead to permanent spinal column damage. The problem, according to Dr. McKelvey of Optimal Health Chiropractic the local representative of Backpack Safety America ™, is overloaded and improperly carried backpacks shouldered by thousands of school children as they trudge their way to and from school.