🌱 Patch AM: Why one Mount Pleasant mom says Costco is failing disabled shoppers

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In today's newsletter:

• Why one Mount Pleasant mom says Costco is failing disabled shoppers
• What the new beetle quarantine boundaries mean for Mount Pleasant residents

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

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 76.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mount Pleasant mom asks Costco for accessible shopping cart for daughter with disabilities (abcnews4.com) — A Mount Pleasant mother is urging Costco's local store to provide a Caroline's Cart so her 2-year-old daughter with significant disabilities can safely shop alongside the family. She says Costco initially approved the request but the cart never appeared, even as similar adaptive carts are already available at other Mount Pleasant retailers, raising broader questions about accessibility and inclusion for local shoppers with disabilities.
   

• Asian longhorned beetle quarantine zone updated in Charleston, Dorchester counties (counton2.com) — Mount Pleasant's Asian longhorned beetle quarantine zone is being reduced as Clemson University and federal partners adjust boundaries to reflect where the invasive insect is still found. While the area around Hollywood expands, Mount Pleasant residents will see fewer restrictions on moving hardwood firewood and debris, though officials still urge everyone to follow remaining rules to protect local trees and forests.
   

📸 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

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
Sunday August 23
• Sam Burchfield →
  The Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd, Isle of Palms
  6:00 pm
• Donavon Frankenreiter →
  Music Farm, 32 Ann St, Charleston
  8:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Monday Night Blitz (5:30PM Shotgun): Registration Opens at 8AM each Monday →
  Charleston, SC Calendar Charleston, SC 29402
  5:30 pm

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• Sandpiper at Shem Creek — (843) 606-6963
• e-vos LLC — (843) 410-0050
• Simply Green Landscaping — (318) 591-2048
• John W. Molony Law Firm, LLC — (843) 762-5732
• Palmetto Roofing Specialties — (888) 597-6720

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Want to do a good deed.
  Any of you out there feel like you want to do a good deed. One that perhaps can help someone's life. Go to any VA facility either in Rivers avenue or… (Nextdoor Coatbridge)
• Hi Neighbor.
  My wife and I are both retired. I was a policeman and she is a retired teacher which provides unlimited time to care for your pets. We have loved and… (Nextdoor The Gates of Park West)

• Gold's Gym International, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Mount Pleasant. Apply here.
• The Fresh Market posted a job opening for Produce Team Member in Mount Pleasant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Pleasant here.

🗞 Nearby News

Isle of Palms

• Simplify Busy Mornings With Our New Custom Walk-In Closets in Isle of Palms, SC (rivertonjournal.com)
• The Reader Census: We Ran the Numbers on You (chshappenings.com)

Charleston

• Charleston County School District launches AI resource hub (live5news.com)
• Blotter: What'cha making there? (charlestoncitypaper.com)
• Charleston County's finance committee approves resolution backing CARTA eminent domain action at fairgrounds (counton2.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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