4 FROM THE CREW IslandVibesIOP.com Island Vibes Vol. 1, Issue 1 October 2023 PUBLISHER BILL MACCHIO PUBLISHER@ISLANDVIBESIOP.COM MANAGING EDITOR ZACH GIROUX EDITOR@ISLANDVIBESIOP.COM ART DIRECTOR BETHANY LONG ADS PRODUCTION KIM HALL BETHANY LONG ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLISHER JENNIFER BURKE JENNIFER@ISLANDVIBESIOP.COM COPY EDITOR COLIN MCCANDLESS PHOTOGRAPHY TONYA MCGUE CONTRIBUTORS ISABEL ALVAREZ ARATA HEATHER ROSE ARTUSHIN RYAN BUCKHANNON • MARY COY CLARK LEACH • COLIN MCCANDLESS PHILLIP POUNDS • GINGER SOTTILE ROD TURNAGE BRAND AMBASSADOR SONYA BUCKHANNON SONYA@ISLANDVIBESIOP.COM SALES REPRESENTATIVES ANDY BIMONTE ANDY@ISLANDVIBESIOP.COM KATIE FINCH KATIE@ISLANDVIBESIOP.COM STACEY MCLOUGHLIN STACEY@ISLANDVIBESIOP.COM ADMINISTRATION & BOOKKEEPING GINGER SOTTILE SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGERS KAREN LISZEWSKI ANTHONY MACCHIO SOCIALMEDIA@ISLANDVIBESIOP.COM BOSS DOG REGGIE DISTRIBUTION ISLE OF PALMS • WILD DUNES GOAT ISLAND • DEWEES ISLAND U.S. POST OFFICE • HARRIS TEETER PUBLIX • ASHEVILLE/HENDERSON AIRPORT ALL SC WELCOME CENTERS Island Vibes is published locally by a team of independent contractors. Island Vibes is published 12 times per year by Islands Publishing, LLC 1013 Chuck Dawley Blvd., Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Copyright © Islands Publishing, LLC All rights reserved. Reproduction electronically or in print format without the expressed written consent of the publisher is strictly prohibited and a violation of U.S. copyright laws. Content, including editorial, advertising or comments, that threatens, harasses or degrades others may be revoked or refused from print and online publication at the sole discretion of Island Vibes. Inquiries to: Island Vibes P.O. Box 22617, Charleston, SC 29413 publisher@islandvibesiop.com D The pride of Isle of Palms yesterday, today and tomorrow. Publisher’s Note Editor’s Note n the words of the late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet, “If your attitude’s appalling, there’s a latitude that’s calling.” We hope the positive attitude of Island Vibes is calling you to Isle of Palms. My lifetime passion is publishing. Of course, back when I started it was just ink on paper. Now, it’s a combination of ink and pixels. My passion has remained steadfast and runs deep, starting with East Cooper Magazine 40 years ago, renamed Mount Pleasant Magazine years later. It includes the historic documents we published 34 years ago chronicling Hurricane Hugo, www.HugoMagazine.com. This zeal for publishing has taken me on many journeys full of small and big achievements and yes, some not so fruitful. But in all transparency, it’s been a long time since I’ve felt this kind of avid emotion and drive about publishing something. Island Vibes is a positive new resource exclusively about Isle of Palms and the people, places and events that make elcome to the inaugural issue and launch of Island Vibes, a community newspaper with the personality of a magazine! Our monthly periodical is exclusive to one of Charleston’s most beloved barrier islands and our tagline says it all: “The pride of Isle of Palms today, tomorrow and always.” A bit about me. In short, I hail from the Green Mountains of Vermont, a rural town where there’s more pine trees than people. A blue-collar place where maple syrup is the preferred form of currency. While I’m not originally from the area, I’ve called the Lowcountry home for the last six summers. Along my trek, I’ve overseen several publications from Mount Pleasant, Daniel Island, Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island, Kiawah Island and Seabrook Island. By no means am I a native, but I’ve been around and I’ve covered a lot. With this first issue under my belt as managing editor, I can confidently say that this publication is a true hybrid. It’s a cross between a newspaper and a magazine, with the perfect balance of news and lifestyle features presented in a stylish and easily digestible format that appeals to readers with all types of palattes. Our mission is to inform, educate and entertain our readers with valuable content that enriches the lives of Isle of Palms’ citizens and visitors. We are a trusted source of information, dedicated to highlighting the unique and talented individuals that make the island a special place to live, work, play and retire. We aim to foster a sense of connection and community among our readership. In this issue, you will read about a range of topics including IOP City Council election questionnaires, short-term rental issues and a newly renovated and rebranded store at the IOP Marina. It also features stories on the IOP Recreation Department’s new director, the sport of pickleball’s exploding popularity and a flashback to the infamous Hurricane Hugo that still leaves an aftershock more than three decades later. Additionally, you will hear testimonies from town dignitaries, business leaders and environmental “citizen scientists” such as the mayor, the president of the IOP Chamber of Commerce and the co-founder of the IOP Cleanup Crew. As well as crime updates in correspondence with the IOP Police Department and much more! As you continue to thumb through these white pages, it should become apparent that there is truly something for everyone inside the margins of this issue. I hope you enjoy our inaugural edition as much as the folks who poured their heart and soul into these pages. This issue aims to spread positive vibes to all who read what we have to report and reflects our staff’s passion for this slice of paradise that we are blessed to call home. See you around the island! Positively yours, Zach Giroux, Managing Editor the island what it is today and herald what the future may bring. Island Vibes will serve as your reliable source for reporting the unbiased truth. The team here at Island Vibes has no hidden agenda or ulterior motive, other than to inform island residents, visitors and travelers throughout the Carolinas about all the wonderful things that make IOP a diamond in the dunes. After reading the premiere issue of Island Vibes, we hope you will agree or can at least relate to one of Jimmy Buffett’s many mantras, “Wrinkles only go where the smiles have been.” This front cover is guaranteed to make you smile. Don’t believe me? Look in the mirror. Distributing positive vibes, Bill Macchio, Publisher I W For advertising, contact Bill Macchio at publisher@islandvibesiop.com or (843) 530-0403. For editorial, contact Zach Giroux at editor@islandvibesiop.com or (802) 733-6321.
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