The Tailgating Issue

September 2025

The September issue of LOCAL Life takes readers into the parking lots before kickoff, where fans of every team stage their rituals, grills and rivalries. Coverage also profiles Lowcountry high school football coaches and a Clemson family that rarely misses a home game.

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224

In this issue

  1. Where the real action happens · p. 24

    Where the real action happens Celebrating the food, fun and fierce loyalties that make tailgating a sport of its own. HOUSE DIVIDED In the Lowcountry many families are split down the middle when it comes to the Clemson-Carolina rivalry, including pub…

  2. Game-day getaways · p. 30

    local blend WORD ON THE STREET + COMMUNITY TIDBITS + FAST FACTS + LOCAL LANDMARKS…

  3. The hot list · p. 40

    What to watch, read and listen to in September. SELECTIONS BY LANCE HANLIN STREAMING PEACOCK The Paper (comedy) From the creators of The Office, this mockumentary trades Scranton for Toledo, dropping into the chaotic newsroom of the struggling Toledo…

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