On the breeze of an early evening in the early spring, the Hilton Head Wine & Food Festival will celebrate its annual Sip and Stroll from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, in the lovely plaza amid The Shops at Sea Pines Center.

We might have known that the gathering power of our plaza would persist through the pandemic. The reasons behind it are powerful and human – and they go back a long way.

The collection of shops and restaurants here is a vital – living, breathing – part of the chemistry that brings The Shops at Sea Pines Center to life. At least as much as the brilliant, human design, The Shops at Sea Pines Center itself makes the dream a reality.

The season of reflection that many of us feel in January includes taking inventory of what we’ve got going for us as we step into an undiscovered year.

January might seem a funny time to put pleasure on the agenda, because it is usually considered a time for austerity, resolutions, and abstinence.

As we recall fondly the fun of our final First Thursdays Art Market of 2021, and the just-completed Holiday Market editions of our popular Farmers & Makers Market, here among The Shops at Sea Pines Center, we share the news of holiday celebrations nearby.

The special Christmas edition of the First Thursdays Art Market we celebrated last week served as a touching and yet practical reminder of what’s special about the town we are grateful to call home.

As we celebrate a special Christmas edition of the First Thursdays Art Market, we look around and see familiar faces.

Whenever you choose to begin your Christmas shopping, please consider this your personal invitation to make The Shops at Sea Pines Center a part of it.

This week, as we celebrate Thanksgiving, we give a thought to how thankful we are for this place where we live, where people from all over are moved to visit.