Jim & Maria's Blog

Many Americans have an agenda when shopping at the grocery store, whether it's buying ingredients for a specific dish, restocking commonly used items or grabbing a quick lunch or dinner. But a new study published in the April issue of Food Technology, a publication of the Institute of Food Techno...

On April 27, the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge will offer a tour to Lighthouse Island where participants can view two historic lights. A slide presentation on the history of the two lighthouses will be given at the Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center at 9:30 a.m. Following the...

On April 27, the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge will offer a tour to Lighthouse Island where participants can view two historic lights. A slide presentation on the history of the two lighthouses will be given at the Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center at 9:30 a.m. Following the...

We hear it all over the place -- Recycle, Recycle, Recycle.  It's a wonderful act that takes next to no time to do, yet has a tremendous impact on the planet we call home. But did you know that not everything can be recycled?  I know there are some who put every peice of plastic, glass, and meta...

When I was a little girl, I can remember going out to the strawberry fields on Wadmalaw Island and picking the reddest, sweetest strawberries I had ever tasted.  As an adult, Jim and I have been to the same fields a few times, and I have to say that some things never change. If you have never ha...

It's time again for the 21st  Annual Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival.  This year's festival, being hosted by the Town of Mount Pleasant, will be held on Sunday, April 27th from 11:30am to 5pm at the Alhambra Hall and Park on the Charleston Marina. This highly-anticipated event celebra...

I don't really want to think about it, but it's next to impossible to avoid -- hurricane season is less than two months away. And with it being so close, the forecasts for this season have begun to come out. This year, Dr. William Gray and his noted team of forecasters at Colorado State Universi...

This is your chance to immerse yourself in a full weekend of the history, technique, hands-on experience and FUN of canoeing and kayaking. The East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival will be at the James Island County Park April 18-20, 2008.  The festival will include lectures, on-water classes and de...

The Department of Music in the College of Charleston's School of the Arts will present Music Under the Oaks, a spring concert featuring the College of Charleston Orchestra conducted by Lorenzo Muti and a chamber ensemble coached by Enrique Graf, Natalia Khoma, and Lee-Chin Siow. The event will ta...

Wal-Mart is a great organization.  They have terrific prices on almost everything in the store, and they also give back to the community on a regular basis. Now they are taking another step forward. As part of Earth Month 2008, Wal-Mart will be giving away one million custom-made reusable shoppi...