Author Archives: Mary Edna

“Friends” still battling Kiawah Spit development

By Mary Edna | Published: June 22, 2009
Organizer of Friends of the Kiawah River, Sidi Limehouse, wrote the following letter in April 2009. He describes the ongoing legal issues that his group faces in opposing this development and summarizes the issues, including devastating results for wildlife. Cap’n Sam’s Spit: An Environment at Risk – A Call to Action This is an educational […]
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Watch Sparks Fly, Celebration for Mr. Simmons

By Mary Edna | Published: June 16, 2009
Mary Edna’s band, Lime and the Coconuts, played for a gathering honoring Philip Simmons, Charleston’s renowned ironworker. Simmons fashioned more than 500 decorative pieces of ornamental wrought iron — gates, fences, balconies and window grills. Mr. Simmons is 97 years old and a unifying force in the community. He taught perseverance and diligence about his […]
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50 Houses on Kiawah Sand

By Mary Edna | Published: February 14, 2009
The eleven-minute documentary features interviews with Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Professor of Earth Sciences at Duke University, and Nancy Vinson, CCL’s Program Director for Air and Water Quality.  Diagrams and maps are provided by geologist Miles O. Hayes, quoted in a recent Post & Courier article as saying, “I’m appalled that they want to develop that […]
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