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Q&A: Melly Blankin, Personal trainer and Mom

Melly Blankin, personal trainer


The role of working mom takes on many forms, but the one that Melly Blankin, independent trainer with East Shore Athletic Club, finds herself...

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The Behavior Battle

I love when my kids turn 5 and head off to school. Not just because they’re getting an awesome education at Drayton Hall Elementary School...

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Make fitness fun!

Want to get kids excited about fitness? Trying getting them involved in some of Charleston’s many big-name sporting events. Here Jacob Duncan (facing page), 6, navigates an obstacle course during The Kids Run and Wonderfest held at Charleston’s Hampton Park in April.

Back in 2007, Mount Pleasant dad Noah Moore had an “aha moment” when it came to his family’s health and wellness. The...

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Charleston’s most inspiring homes—and how to create your own

Lowcountry Parent April 2013


For our Home and Garden issue, we searched high and low for the perfect inspiration — families with inviting, stylish interiors and...

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Better weather, lots of kids events draw crowds to first day of Family Circle Cup tennis tournament

Australia Anastasia Rodionova gives souvenir tennis balls to Brody and Chase Tonon of Daniel Island after a warm-up at the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament on Saturday.
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Sisters Sherry Monroe and Helen Whatley admit it: They are tennis addicts, and they sure demonstrated it at Saturday’s opening day of the...

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Berkeley unveils proposed attendance lines for new elementary school

About 125 families whose children could be among the first to attend a new elementary school in Berkeley County got a glimpse Monday at where the...

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Charleston store brings candy to life, looks for new location

Lisa and David Perrett own Robot Candy Co. in downtown Charleston and at Belle Hall Shopping Center in Mount Pleasant. They are looking to move their King Street store elsewhere downtown.

A 9-foot, blow-up T-rex greets customers through the window of Robot Candy Co. on King Street. Wind-up toys, pop rocks, cherry pie mint and toxic...

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PJ Library sends Jewish-themed books to local children for Passover

Books received by the Rieck family of Mount Pleasant have turned into a collection.

Like many families celebrating Passover this week,Hilary Rieck will share with her young daughters the traditions and stories of the Jewish people,...

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Kids steal the fashion show

One shy model was escorted through her walk by one of the show’s older, bolder models Wednesday during Emerging Designer Lulu Long’s runway show.

The child models and fashions on Day 2 of Baker Motor Co. Charleston Fashion Week were all anyone was talking about at the close of the show...

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‘Miracle Baby’ and doctor who saved her life reunite unexpectedly

Summerville Medical Center nurse Michelle Fulton and pediatrician Dr. Ed West talk in the medical center nursery earlier this month. West saved Fulton’s life in 1976 when she was born prematurely at Roper Hospital and stopped breathing. West was recounting the story in the hospital nursery in January when Fulton realized that she was the baby in his story.

At 2:22 a.m. April 28, 1976, Kathy and Charles Sanders welcomed their daughter, Peggy Michelle, to the world.

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Backward necklaces: Oo-la-la or oops?

Anne Hathaway wears her necklace backward as she arrives for the 85th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

It’s a classic quandary among those unsure of whether they’re witnessing a hot trend or a train wreck: Did she mean to do that?

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Beer becomes her: Growing number of women prefer craft beer to wine

When Holly DeShaw, 31, opened Blackbird Bar in Milwaukee, she decided to sell 80 varieties of craft beer because that’s what she likes to drink. Women are making a splash in the world of home brewing and raising their visibility as beer connoisseurs.

Meagan O’Brien sipped her beer and bit her tongue as the man next to her tried to describe to...

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How to raise emotionally healthy children

Do you wonder how to instill mental and emotional well-being in your kids? If you can teach them to focus on mastering their own outlook on life,...

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DARLINGTON COLUMN: Savings on kids clothes

I’ve spent enough time as a nanny to know that keeping kids in clothes that fit is almost a job in itself. That’s why expensive...

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Local CCSD Girls Summit to tackle issues facing young women

The Charleston County School District Office of Community Outreach will host the second annual Girls Summit on March 16 at Stall High School in North...

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