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.

2024 Issues

12 issues
December 2024 cover
December 2024
November 2024 cover
November 2024
October 2024 cover
October 2024
September 2024 cover
September 2024
August 2024 cover
August 2024
July 2024 cover
July 2024
June 2024 cover
June 2024
May 2024 cover
May 2024
April 2024 cover
April 2024
March 2024 cover
March 2024
February 2024 cover
February 2024
January 2024 cover
January 2024

Collections from this decade

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