Ron Callari

Bluffton resident Michelle Gordon was aware she was a finalist to be the Beaufort County School District’s teacher of the year, but she didn’t expect to actually win the top prize.

When her name was called, it was a departure from the laughter she usually causes as a math teacher at Bluffton High School. Somewhat of an oxymoron, while Gordon is known to her students as a jokester, but to become Teacher of the Year was something she took very seriously.

“My students think I’m funny and sometimes a little corny,” she wrote in her application for district teacher of the year, “but it captures t

Kidd takes a jeep ride with legendary Marine General James 'Mad Dog' Mattis and famed Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep after they trade barbs on their new names. It seems they both have been distinguished by the president in a similar way. What's used as an insult becomes a badge of honor.

A Digital Town Hall In Your Pocket
Southern hospitality has long been a South Carolinian staple. Our town embraces a traditional charm dating back to the Reconstruction Era. Beaufort is a microcosm of America at large – a melting pot. It’s a unique blend of the young and old. Many locals have stood the test of time, passing their heritage down from generation to generation. We are home to green-behind-the-ears recruits who transform into polished Marines, right before our very eyes. We attrac...

This week the kidd takes on the job of one of Downton Abbey's butlers. Here is servicing Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham (b. 1842), who appears to fairly savvy about Beaufort's history, as well as modern-day politics

== KIDD REFLECTION: E Pluribus Unum Fail ==

After a 10+ year hiatus, kidd millennium returns with a friendly vengeance to share his voice about world and local events in the new century. Brought to you by the award-winning illustrator Jack Pittman & moi

Not ready for a CHUCKLE this week, based on what occurred in Dayton, OH and El Paso, TX. This week the kidd is reflecting on why there is such difficulty during periods of tragedy for both both sides of the issue to come together. E Pluribus Unum is our country's motto: "Out of many, one." It means we are stronger "together" than "apart

== KIDD TOON: One Giant Leap For Womankind ==

After a 10+ year hiatus, kidd millennium returns with a friendly vengeance to share his voice about world and local events in the new century. Brought to you by the award-winning illustrator Jack Pittman & moi . . .

This week the kidd is interviewing the world's first female Marine to fly the F-35B fighter jet, as she honors her service to America.

By RON CALLARI
Habersham’s Marketplace is a step back in time, accented by shops, bistros and dining facilities, featuring artisanal products and tasty cuisine. To its distinguished list of culinary options, add the new Lily & Lou’s Eatery and Market, which is filling the space formerly occupied by Lazy Susan’s Cafe & Creperie.
The new co-owners, Kate and Jack Cosentino recently relocated from Minnesota with the idea that a work/live residence just might be the right fit at this point in thei...

This is a weekly 6 a.m. Loggerhead Turtle patrol on Hunting Island Beach. In cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, volunteers commit their early mornings from May through mid-October to walking the beaches of Hunting Island State Park, locating and protecting nests, relocating nests when necessary, and conducting nest inventories after the hatchlings emerge.

Beaufort’s Ron Callari recently hit a “hole-in-one” with the sun on Hunting Island Beach.

Today, "getting sauced" takes on a new meaning with the opening of a new barbecue restaurant debuting in Beaufort on Tuesday, April 16th. For those who know the old Maggie's Pub & Eatery restaurant, Skeeter's Southern BBQ will be taking up resident at 17 Market in Habersham.

We all know the ongoing human interest story of Christmas Trees making good in the Big Apple each year. The first Christmas tree transported to Rockefeller Center was erected in 1931, during the Depression-era. Since then, Christmas trees selected from small towns have been an annual tradition. Since then, towns like State College, PA, Bloomsbury, NJ and Ridgefield, CT have received their 15 minutes of fame [actually for the full holiday season].
The Puppy Bowl
Similarly, the Puppy Bowl XV is...

A glass ceiling is a metaphor delineating an invisible barrier that prevents a given demographic (typically applied to a certain class people or gender) from ascending beyond a certain level in a hierarchy. For instance, when a woman in America achieves a status of significance for the first time, they are described as “breaking the glass ceiling.”
Well, dog-gone it, when we refer to females, we’re not only talking about humans. Females in other spec...

Tunnels in America made it possible for railroads to not only cross mountain passes, but also to open up America, town by town, from coast to coast. The first railroad tunnel constructed in the United States was the Staple Bend Tunnel built by the Allegheny Portage Railroad in 1831.
Flash-forward 150-plus years, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy was established to form a nationwide network of trails created from abandoned railroad corridors. It was a way for history to be preserved by creating ...

A Digital Town Hall In Your Pocket
Southern hospitality has long been a South Carolinian staple. Our town embraces a traditional charm dating back to the Reconstruction Era. Beaufort is a microcosm of America at large – a melting pot. It’s a unique blend of the young and old. Many locals have stood the test of time, passing their heritage down from generation to generation. We are home to green-behind-the-ears recruits who transform into polished Marines, right before our very eyes. We attrac...

Reader Ron Callari sent in this photo and trivia question. Over 100 years old, this majestic mansion at 607 Bay Street with its breathtaking views of the Woods Memorial Bridge is facing a second rebirth, as new owners transform it into Beaufort‘s newest hostelry. Does anyone know the history related to its first renovation back in 1907? Hint: It has something to do with its exterior transitioning from a ‘tabby’ exterior to one of concrete. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the ph...