Our Stories

Downtown Beaufort Featured Merchant: Ami Rabinowitz “I started playing viola when I was nine…and just kept playing! Today, I own Rabinowitz Music Studio where I offer lessons for strings, voice and piano. I also have other teachers that come in and teach. Learning music is amazing and it’s really fun to be able

Downtown Beaufort Featured Merchant: Mandy Mcnew "I have two daughters, and when they were in their early teens, we’d go downtown to grab coffee and browse shops together. There was something magical about those days—those special stores we’d go into where it wasn’t just about what they sold, but how we felt when

Emma Rose: Emma’s Earth Shop "I was born and raised right here in Beaufort. Funny enough, I didn’t always love it. Like a lot of people, I went through that “I can’t wait to leave” phase. But the older I got, the more I realized just how beautiful this place really is. It’s

Mike Beason: Beaufort Parking Enforcement Officer & Maintenance Officer “The military was something I always thought about when I was growing up. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my life at that point, and the military seemed like a great option to either later find a career or stay in

Downtown Beaufort Featured Merchant: Lulu Burgess “I was born and raised in Beaufort, but moved away and lived in New York City for 16 years. It was fabulous. I went to get into acting and did that for several years, and then, by accident, I got into the catering business. With that, I

Kevin Cuppia: Modern Jewelers “Modern Jewelers opened after World War I. Back in the 40s and 50s, everything was modern appliances, stereos, TVs, toasters, and even luggage. My father-in-law came in in the early 1960s and he managed the store for a group that bought it from the original owner. That group wanted

Jamie Peart: J.P. Signature Group with Keller Williams and The Music Festival of the Lowcountry "I moved to Beaufort about eight years ago from Jacksonville, North Carolina. I’m a veteran, and my husband is now a retired Marine. Shortly after settling in, I attended a real estate convention where a speaker encouraged agents

Downtown Beaufort Feature: Jennifer Polk Mader Growing up in Beaufort, South Carolina, wasn't always easy. I had a complicated relationship with this town, to say the least. Born and raised here, with family roots going way back, I often found myself trying to escape its charm. But life had other plans. After moving

Downtown Beaufort Featured Merchant: Lowcountry Stitch “I started embroidery when I was on bed rest with my first daughter. I needed a few things embroidered and my mom was a seamstress, so I grabbed her machine and taught myself. I continued doing clothing for my girls—I just couldn't give it up. I loved

Osvaldo “Ozzy” Quintanilla: Breakwater "I grew up on Long Island, New York, but I’ve been living in Beaufort for the past ten years. Back in New York, there was always something to do—different cultures, food, and sports were easy to access, whether you wanted to watch or play. Here in Beaufort, those opportunities

Downtown Beaufort Featured Merchant: Nicole Bradley “I was introduced to the horse carriage business as a tour guide 16 years ago, and it's been a wild ride ever since. Born and raised in Beaufort, I'm proud to be a true native – a rarity in this town. As an animal lover since childhood,

Downtown Beaufort Featured Merchant: Monkey's Uncle “I went to law school in my 30s. I had been in the newspaper business, but the publication folded and I needed to figure something else out. By the time I finished law school, I had two children, and we moved back here from Chicago because my

Beer, Busking, and Beaufort: Meet Campfire Tyler “My name is Tyler Littlejohn, but people here know me as Campfire Tyler. I first picked up a guitar at 14 years old, and that was when I learned how to play. I put it down for about six years, but picked it back up after