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In today's newsletter:

• How a new zoning label could hit Mount Pleasant churches' property values
• Why U.S. News just crowned Mount Pleasant South Carolina's top place to live
• Mount Pleasant e-bike confrontation ends with assault charge for local man

Also on today's calendar: Mount Pleasant Farmers Market and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 93, low: 79.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mount Pleasant Zoning Proposal Raises Concerns for Churches, Schools and Nonprofits (abcnews4.com) — Mount Pleasant leaders are weighing a zoning change that could reclassify 30–40 church, school, and nonprofit properties as Public Institutional, potentially lowering land values and complicating loans. Local groups say they weren't clearly notified and are pushing for more transparency and dialogue before any decision that could affect how they serve the community.
   

• These are the 11 best cities to live in SC in 2026, US News & World Report says. Here's why (thestate.com) — Mount Pleasant has been ranked the best place to live in South Carolina for 2026–2027 by U.S. News & World Report, thanks to its job market, weather, and strong sense of community. The list also compares Mount Pleasant with other state cities, highlighting statewide challenges in affordability and employment.
   

• Mount Pleasant police arrest man after he allegedly grabbed juvenile off e-bike, hit them (abcnews4.com) — Mount Pleasant police arrested a man after an incident where a juvenile was pulled off an e-bike and later struck on the helmet, according to a police video description. The suspect reportedly admitted grabbing the child but denied hitting them, and now faces a third-degree assault and battery charge at the Charleston County Detention Center.
   

📸 Around Mount Pleasant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Pleasant

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Mount Pleasant Makers Mart →
  Park West Recreation Fields, 1251 Park W Blvd, Mt Pleasant
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Mount Pleasant Farmers Market →
  Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, 645 Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant
  3:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Design Review Board Meeting →
  Mount Pleasant, SC Calendar, 100 Ann Edwards Ln., Mount Pleasant
  5:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Board of Zoning Appeals →
  Mount Pleasant, SC Calendar, 100 Ann Edwards Ln., Mount Pleasant
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Starlight Yoga - September 10, 2026 →
  Mount Pleasant Pier, 71 Harry M. Hallman Jr Blvd, Mt Pleasant
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• 16th Annual Business & Community Expo →
  Omar Shrine Center, 176 Patriots Point Rd, Mt Pleasant
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Committee on Recreation →
  Charleston, SC Calendar, City Hall: Council Chamber 80 Broad Street, Charleston
  2:00 pm
• Peninsula Plan Open Studio Hours feat. Charleston Public Art Initiative →
  Charleston, SC Calendar, 85 Calhoun Street, Charleston
  3:00 pm
• Committee on Human Resources →
  Charleston, SC Calendar Charleston, SC 29402
  4:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Commission on Disability Issues →
  Charleston, SC Calendar Charleston, SC 29402
  4:00 pm
• Drew Baldridge →
  The Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd, Isle of Palms
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Nikki Glaser →
  North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 3420 W Montague Ave, North Charleston
  7:00 pm

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• John W. Molony Law Firm, LLC — (843) 762-5732
• Sandpiper at Shem Creek — (843) 606-6963

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All azaeleas bloom in the Spring.
  Some azaeleas bloom in the Spring and again in the Fall. Kudos to this Crazy OverAchiever RockStar in OV on McCants that felt it reasonable to bloom… (Nextdoor Old Village/Old Mt. Pleasant)
• Thank you to the typing lady across the street.
  The bulldog was safely returned home to her rightful owner (Nextdoor Scanlonville)

• Buckle posted a job opening for Freight Coordinator (Part-Time) in Mount Pleasant. Apply here.
• Town of Mount Pleasant posted a job opening for Irrigation Specialist - Public Services in Mount Pleasant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Pleasant here.

🗞 Nearby News

Isle of Palms

• With new policies coming, here's how much local agencies have spent on Flock, other ALPRs (abcnews4.com)
• The Reader Census: We Ran the Numbers on You (chshappenings.com)

Charleston

• Charleston District completes $72 million Grand Strand renourishment project (dredgewire.com)
• Charleston County schools report hundreds of student absences (live5news.com)
• Four arrested after North Charleston apartment shooting leaves man dead, police say (abcnews4.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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