Sun lit, or sparkling for the evening, the plaza that’s embraced by The Shops at Sea Pines Center has been a magnet for people in the know about Hilton Head Island for generations.

As Smith Stearns Tennis Academy looks forward to completing its first decade next year, we join in the congratulations, and we reflect on all that it means to excel at that sport, in this place, and to pass it on to future generations.

One of the many attractions we look forward to is how the plaza of The Shops at Sea Pines Center looks in “the golden hour.”

As a place to touch base, a place where people come again and again, over the course of years, to hear what’s happening this week, what’s going on that might be of interest – for this the plaza was already deep in the hearts of the people who know.

Here in the middle of the Miracle Mile, the very center of the vision that became America’s favorite vacation island, we give thanks for the fortunate position of seeing so many people experience such extraordinary joy.

The story of Sea Pines golf – and indeed the story of Hilton Head Island – is hard to tell without relying heavily on the idea of blending.

A well-loved Hilton Head Island tradition for 36 years, the Hilton Head Wine & Food Festival steps out with a Sip and Stroll through the plaza of the Shops at Sea Pines Center, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. September 15.

Our First Thursdays Art Market on September 2 means Happy Birthday time for this already well-loved event.

There’s art in the business of Hilton Head restaurants. There’s magic here, meaning that it all adds up to more than just the sum of food and atmosphere.

Farmers market lovers across the country will celebrate National Farmers Market Week August 1 through 7. It’s a way of focusing attention on the value these markets bring to their communities.