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Good morning to you Mount Pleasant! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why residents say Mount Pleasant's Riverside Beach marker is in the wrong spot
  • Where Mount Pleasant residents can join 9/11 remembrance events this week
  • How Shem Creek shrimp shaped Gullah Geechee food and family traditions

Also on today's calendar: Rise Against Hunger Mission Night and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 74 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid with showers around, temps: high: 85, low: 74.
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Mount Pleasant residents share the history of Riverside Beach and White's Paradise (live5news.com) — Longtime Mount Pleasant residents are pushing town leaders to better recognize the true locations of historic Black leisure landmarks Riverside Beach and White's Paradise, once vital gathering spots when other beaches were segregated. They're grateful for an existing marker but say it's placed incorrectly, and town officials now plan to learn more and consider how they might help address the concern.
   

2. THE LIST: 9/11 remembrance events across the Lowcountry (abcnews4.com) — Lowcountry residents have several ways to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 this week, including a free commemorative hike at Mt. Pleasant Waterfront Park that crosses the bridge between symbolic "towers." Other ceremonies span Joint Base Lindsey Graham, Summerville, the Gaillard Center, and more, honoring victims and first responders through tributes, workouts, and community service.
   

3. Gullah Geechee Foodways and the Tradition of Lowcountry Shrimp (foodandwine.com) — Local readers who love Shem Creek will appreciate this deep dive into how Gullah Geechee traditions and Lowcountry shrimping, including boats working between Charleston and Mount Pleasant, shape beloved dishes like shrimp and grits and shrimp salad. The writer reflects on family cooking rituals, shrinking commercial fleets, and why small "skrimp" remain central to coastal culture and the local economy.
   

4. Authorities rescue passenger stuck in car after crash on John's Island (counton2.com) — A serious crash on Main Road on Johns Island left a passenger trapped for over 30 minutes before St. John's and Charleston firefighters freed and hospitalized them. The incident highlights an automatic aid agreement that also includes Mount Pleasant Fire Department, ensuring the closest available crew responds quickly regardless of where in the region an emergency occurs.
   

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  • Beezie has been found!
    Thank you all so so much we missed him dearly and his siblings will all be so happy!! (Nextdoor Snowden)
  • Our sweet Mia has been missing for two days now.
    Churchill Park neighborhood. Please let us know if you see her. (Nextdoor Churchill Park)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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