Shannon Brigham is the editor of Lowcountry Parent magazine and Charleston Savvy Shopper. She always knew she’d end up in media, and has enjoyed being a journalist for almost 20 years. She serves on the board of Parents Anonymous of South Carolina and is a volunteer for many different local organizations. She is the mom of a spunky third-grader and was born and raised primarily in Charleston.
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If you have a little time to spare and have time to volunteer this upcoming holiday season, Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission needs you. People able to volunteer a total of 30 hours at the Holiday Festival of Lights will get a Charleston Attractions reciprocal pass. |
Parents can learn all about summer camps and educational resources at the annual Lowcountry Parent Camp & Education Fair noon–4 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Tanger Outlets, 4840 Tanger Outlet Blvd. in North Charleston. |
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Madelyn Cline sits cross-legged in an oversized chair in her Goose Creek living room casually telling her life story.
Her giggle is infectious, her smile bright and convincing. She doesn’t seem to notice the video camera filming the interview, but then again, she’s used to it. |
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Jenksie Edgeworth smiled strongly as she dropped her son Miller off at Camp St. Christopher on Seabrook Island. He’d be on his own for the first time.
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Samantha Thomas is a happy well-adjusted young teenager and she credits her confidence with playing the guitar.
The 13-year-old musician has been playing since she was 9 and has even picked up the clarinet pretty easily and plays in the band at Cario Middle School. |
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Mark your calendars for March 5 and register that beautiful child of yours for our annual Cover Kids event! |
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Every area of the Lowcountry offers plenty of holiday events, classes and programs to help the whole family – even the wee ones – get into the holiday spirit. Here are some of the offerings around Charleston this season. |
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Catherine Bell is on top of the world, with her hit show “Army Wives” having been renewed for a fifth season, and a newborn son in her arms. Life is good. |
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Catherine Bell stars as Cassandra “Cassie” Nightingale, an enchanting witch with a big heart, in the third installment of the original Good Witch series. It airs Saturday, Nov. 13, at 9 p.m. on the Hallmark Channel. |
Bringing home a newborn can be one of the most exciting but exhausting times in a parent’s life.
Leslie Bogstad of North Charleston vividly remembers the heartbreak she felt eight short years ago when she and husband Brian struggled to get their baby Will to go to sleep.
“It was so hard. I remember sitting outside Will’s room cross-legged with my back against the door just crying because he was in there crying. He was just tired, and he needed to sleep,” she says. “Brian used to march up and down the hallway of our house singing to him because that calmed him.”
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