🌱 How a new housing program could keep first responders closer to IOP

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In today's newsletter:

• How a new housing program could keep first responders closer to IOP
• Could container homes help solve Lowcountry veteran homelessness?

Also on today's calendar: Author's talk with Author Andrew Snorton (moderated by Arthur Takeall) and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 65.
• Thursday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Isle of palms launches affordable housing program for first responders (live5news.com) — Isle of Palms' LENS Foundation has launched an affordable housing program to help first responders live closer to the island, offering temporary housing, rental support, and guidance toward homeownership. Open to departments across the Lowcountry, the initiative aims to boost recruitment and retention while easing long commutes for police and other emergency personnel who currently struggle to afford living near Isle of Palms.
   

• Charleston nonprofit transforms shipping containers into stable homes for veterans (counton2.com) — From a base in Isle of Palms, a Charleston-area nonprofit is turning old shipping containers into compact, fully furnished homes to help reduce veteran homelessness in the Lowcountry. With fourteen units already in use and more planned, organizers say the relatively low cost could make this model workable in many communities, including those around Isle of Palms.
   

📸 Around Isle of Palms

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Isle of Palms

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• The Expendables →
  The Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd, Isle of Palms
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Lily Rose VIP Experience (Isle of Palms, SC - The Wind Jammer) →
  The Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Boulevard, Isle of Palms
  5:45 pm
Saturday October 3
• Isle of Palms Connector Run and Walk for the Child →
  Isle Of Palms SC
  7:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Willow Avalon →
  Music Farm, 32 Ann St, Charleston
  8:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• The California Honeydrops →
  The Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd, Isle of Palms
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Red Right Return 7-10pm →
  The Dinghy, 8 J C Long Blvd, Isle of Palms
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Author's talk with Author Andrew Snorton (moderated by Arthur Takeall) →
  Turning Page Bookshop, 205 N Goose Creek Blvd, Goose Creek
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Mount Pleasant Farmers Market →
  Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, 645 Coleman Boulevard, Mount Pleasant
  1:30 pm
• Korean Dumpling Making with Sarah's Dumps →
  The Coastal Cupboard, Mount Pleasant
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Design Review Board Meeting →
  Mount Pleasant, SC Calendar, 100 Ann Edwards Ln., Mount Pleasant
  5:00 pm
• W@W: Wonder @ Worship →
  Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 302 Hibben St, Mount Pleasant
  6:00 pm
• Wonderful Wednesdays →
  Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 302 Hibben St, Mount Pleasant
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hyatt Hotels Corporation posted a job opening for Hudson's Market Cashier in Isle Of Palms. Apply here.
• Raines Company posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Mount Pleasant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Isle of Palms here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mount Pleasant

• 107 Ventura Pl, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 (redfin.com)
• Democrat Jermaine Johnson outlines priorities in bid for South Carolina governor (counton2.com)
• College basketball tips off outdoors at Credit One Stadium for the first time (live5news.com)

James Island

• James Island stays at #1 in #Live5FNL Top 10 poll (live5news.com)

Charleston

• Staybridge Suites in North Charleston changes hands (scbiz.com)
• More cheap flights coming to this NJ airport starting at $89 (nj1015.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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