Local Life

Lowcountry Tables, Local Faces and Backyard Birds

The 2020s opened with the Lowcountry learning to keep its distance, down to an Outside catamaran billed as a socially distant party venue. From there Local Life turned to themed issues, from the kindness and cooking issues of 2021 to the sailing issue of 2025 and the shrimp issue of 2026. Along the way came local poetry such as Self Portrait as Sweetgrass, a tribute to Bluffton icon Ida Martin, and Lights, Camera, Lowcountry, a look back at the time Hollywood came to the coast.

Issues
83
Range
2020–2026
Editor picks
6

Where to start

All 2020s issues ›
January 2021 cover
January 2021
The Kindness Issue
The 2021 opener sets kindness as its theme, alongside the year's fashion trends and a guide to making beeswax candles.
October 2022 cover
October 2022
Self Portrait as Sweetgrass
A local poem about sweetgrass, gathered from low-lying water and twisted into beauty, leads this issue's art and poetry pages.
February 2023 cover
February 2023
Ida Martin, Bluffton Icon
A portrait of a selfless Bluffton neighbor, in an issue that also notes that Black history is all around the region.
May 2024 cover
May 2024
Kim Viljac and Bluffton's Market Magic
A profile of the culinarian behind Bluffton's market, about what happens after the farmer hands over a ripe tomato.
August 2025 cover
August 2025
The Sailing Issue
Racing the wind, know-your-knots basics and salty superstitions make this a full summer issue about life under sail.
February 2026 cover
February 2026
Lights, Camera, Lowcountry
Coastal cameos, film-inspired recipes and the story of the time Hollywood came running to the Lowcountry.

2022 Issues

12 issues
December 2022 cover
December 2022
November 2022 cover
November 2022
October 2022 cover
October 2022
September 2022 cover
September 2022
August 2022 cover
August 2022
July 2022 cover
July 2022
June 2022 cover
June 2022
May 2022 cover
May 2022
April 2022 cover
April 2022
March 2022 cover
March 2022
February 2022 cover
February 2022
January 2022 cover
January 2022

Collections from this decade

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