🌱 Patch AM: Why Mount Pleasant ranks No. 1 in South Carolina for 2026

Hello Mount Pleasant! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Mount Pleasant ranks No. 1 in South Carolina for 2026

Also on today's calendar: 16th Annual Business & Community Expo and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 75 degrees.
• Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 75. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 11 best South Carolina cities to live in for 2026, US News & World Report says (thestate.com) — Mount Pleasant tops a new U.S. News & World Report list as the best place to live in South Carolina, praised for its job market, weather, and community. The ranking also flags the town's high housing costs, especially for empty-nesters selling Midlands homes, and compares Mount Pleasant with other popular retirement and relocation spots like Hilton Head, Greenville, and Charleston.
   

📸 Around Mount Pleasant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Pleasant

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Starlight Yoga - September 10, 2026 →
  Mount Pleasant Pier, 71 Harry M. Hallman Jr Blvd, Mt Pleasant
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Board of Zoning Appeals →
  Mount Pleasant, SC Calendar, 100 Ann Edwards Ln., Mount Pleasant
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Culture, Arts & Pride Commission →
  Mount Pleasant Recreation Department Town Hall Complex - 100 Ann Edwards Ln. Committee Meeting Room 3300 Mount Pleasant SC 29464
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• 16th Annual Business & Community Expo →
  Omar Shrine Center, 176 Patriots Point Rd, Mt Pleasant
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Mount Pleasant Farmers Market →
  Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, 645 Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• Super Reggae Man →
  Koko's on the Pier, 101 E Arctic Ave, Folly Beach
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Golf Course Maintenance - Course Closed (7:30AM-12PM) →
  Charleston, SC Calendar, 2110 Maybank Hwy., Charleston
  7:30 am
• Board of Zoning Appeals – Zoning →
  Charleston, SC Calendar, 2 George St. First Floor - Suite 1403, Charleston
  5:15 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Board of Zoning Appeals - Site Design →
  Charleston, SC Calendar, 2 George St. First Floor - Suite 1403, Charleston
  5:00 pm
• Barn Jam Sept 2 →
  Awendaw Green, 4853 N Hwy 17, Awendaw
  5:30 pm
• Awendaw Green Barn Jam →
  Awendaw Green, 4853 N Hwy 17, Awendaw
  6:00 pm
• Wild Turkey Wednesday →
  The Drop-In Bar & Deli, 32 Center St # B, Folly Beach
  7:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Mount Pleasant PatchAM possible:

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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We found a tiny baby squirrel (may have fallen from tree/roof).
  We contacted keeper of the wild but no one has responded so far. We put it in a box with a blanket and covered it. Any suggestions? (Nextdoor Phillips Park)
• iSO Best place to buy sweet grass baskets to ensure authenticity and good value.
  (I don't mind paying their worth for the work that they do. I just want to avoid increase tourist prices.) would love to find something in writing… (Nextdoor Park West)

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Mount Pleasant. Apply here.
• Springhill Suites Charleston Mount Pleasant posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Mount Pleasant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Pleasant here.

🗞 Nearby News

Isle of Palms

• 'One city, one county at a time:' SC town moves forward with hate crime ordinance (foxcarolina.com)

Charleston

• University - 2027 Summer Games Data Scientist Intern - Booz Allen Hamilton - Hybrid in Charleston, SC, US (dice.com)
• Charleston, West Ashley scheduled for aerial mosquito spraying Sunday morning (live5news.com)
• SC Ports and Army Corps sign feasibility study for upper harbor deepening project (abcnews4.com)

Ok Mount Pleasant! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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