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“W” is for Watermelons. Watermelons (Citrullus lanatus) are members of the gourd family native to Africa. Both enslaved Africans and European colonists were probably responsible for first introducing the fruit to South Carolina.

“A” is for Aiken, William, Sr. (1778-1831). Merchant, planter, banker, railroad developer.

“D” is for Davenport, Guy (1927-2005). Writer, educator, illustrator.

In May of 1761, Benjamin Franklin was in Cambridge, England, and he heard a man play a performance on musical glasses. They were crystal wine glasses…

It’s always fun to propose lists of the “ten best” of something – or the ten worst of something, for that matter. But when it comes to thinking about…

When I was a little boy just starting violin lessons, my teacher’s instructions were that I should practice a half hour every day. For a six-year-old this…

Perhaps you’ve thought about this: Bach and Mozart died over two hundred years ago – – Is there anybody alive today whose music will be played two hundred…

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C.

What I somehow hear in Mozart, whether in his operas or his instrumental works, is a kind of fundamental optimism.

“D” is for Daufuskie Island. Daufuskie Island, one of the Sea Islands, is near the mouth of the Savannah River at the southern tip of Beaufort County.