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LOCAL BUSINESS
Live in Mount Pleasant long enough and you've been down Shem Drive more times than you can count. McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips has an office there led by Jay Ward, and the firm has taken on serious personal injury cases across South Carolina since 2003. If you or someone you love is ever hurt and wondering what comes next, the people to call are right here in town.
Free case evaluation → 843-388-7202 · mcgowanhood.com
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McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC | 10 Shem Drive, Suite 300, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 | No attorney-client relationship until a retainer is signed. Fees calculated on gross recovery, prior to deduction of expenses.
GENERAL NEWS
New in town with little ones? The MOMS Club of Mt. Pleasant South is a local mom-run group for moms of babies, toddlers and preschoolers south of Hwy 41: playdates at parks and beaches, library story times, a monthly Mom’s Night Out, and service projects through the year. Membership is $25 a year. See how to join → or email [email protected].
Events This Week
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Monday, October 26
Happy Hour at Community Table | 4:00 PM | Community Table | A relaxed weekday happy hour with drinks, small plates, and a welcoming neighborhood vibe to start the week.
Family Bingo at Dog & Duck | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Dog & Duck | Free Monday-night bingo at both Mount Pleasant pubs — kids welcome, prizes included.
Fleet Feet Mount Pleasant Monday Runday | 6:30 PM | Fleet Feet Mt. Pleasant | Free weekly group run with 3- and 5-mile routes, plus a walking group option.
Tuesday, October 27
Preschool Storytime at the Library | 10:30 AM | Mt. Pleasant Library | Songs, stories, and wiggles for ages 3 to 5 — space is limited, so arrive up to 30 minutes early to grab a ticket.
Ribbon Cutting: Decks and Docks Designs | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Decks and Docks Designs | The Chamber cuts the ribbon on a new marine construction and outdoor building showroom off Long Point Road — free and open to the community.
Girl Dinner Menu at Red's | Tuesday nights | Red's Ice House | Gather the girls — a shrimp Caesar wrap (or sub chicken) with house fries and an Ice House margarita for $21.95, or trade up to the three-flavor margarita sampler for $28.95.
Charleston Running Club Tuesday Night Group Run | 6:30 PM | Kickin' Chicken Mount Pleasant | Free weekly run or walk of 1 to 5 miles at all paces, with a bridge route option and a hangout after.
Wednesday, October 28
Wine Cellar Wednesdays | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | The Wine Cellar, Towne Centre | A $10 tasting of four rotating wines — buy one of the bottles being poured and the $10 comes off your purchase.
Oyster Class at NICO | 6:00 PM | NICO Oysters + Seafood, Shem Creek | The weekly Wednesday oyster class with the NICO crew — fun, informative, delicious, and reservations are required.
Thursday, October 29
RISE Pink Power Breakfast | 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Novant Health East Cooper Center for Women's Health | A catered breakfast on breast health with the Charleston Breast Center team — free for Chamber members, $15 for guests.
Live Under The Oaks Finale: Memphis Lightning | 6:00 PM | The Oaks at Towne Centre | The free Thursday concert series closes out its season with blues-driven rock from Memphis Lightning — Big Shrimpin' food truck on site.
Name That Tune Trivia at Dog & Duck | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Dog & Duck | Music trivia at both Mount Pleasant pubs — hum it, name it, win it.
Mic Night Art’s Bar & Grill | 8:30 PM – 11 PM | Art’s | You have 3 minutes on the mic - singer, comic, poet or just love the spotlight. Kid friendly: No
Friday, October 30
Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch — Final Weekend | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Boone Hall | The 30th-year patch opens its last weekend of the season — corn maze, tractor tours, pig races, and the LED mini golf course, $15 for ages 3 and up.
Carolina Park Trunk or Treat | 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Carolina Park Sports Fields | The Town's big trunk-or-treat with free admission and parking, plus a DJ, photo booth, petting zoo, police Touch a Truck, and the fire truck — costumes encouraged, concessions on site.
Saturday, October 31
Coleman Blvd Group Run | 7:00 AM | Blue Sky Endurance, Coleman Blvd | The Saturday group run leaves from the store at 7 sharp — every pace welcome, costumes optional but encouraged today.
Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Boone Hall | The last Saturday at the patch this year — grab a late pumpkin and let the kids burn off energy before tonight.
Trick-or-Treat Night | After dark | Neighborhoods across Mt P | Halloween lands on a Saturday this year — our guide has the neighborhoods that go all in and the last of the big events.
Sunday, November 1
Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch — Final Day | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Boone Hall | The patch's last day of 2026 — one more corn maze run before it all comes down.
Sunday Brunch at Water's Edge | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Water's Edge, Shem Creek | Brunch with a creek view — go early if you want a table outside, and remember you gained an hour overnight.
The Sunday Flow: Yoga at Two Blokes | 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM | Two Blokes Brewing | The first-Sunday taproom yoga class — $20 covers the mat time and your first drink after.
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One last time: where to trick-or-treat
This is the week it all happens — Halloween is Saturday. The Mount Pleasant Halloween guide has the full rundown one final time: the neighborhoods that go all in, the trunk-or-treats still to come, and everything happening through October 31. If you only open one link this week, make it that one.
LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR
Friday October 30 |
Sunsets - 7pm - 10pm Saltwater Cowboys - 6pm - 9pm Water’s Edge Cabana Bar - 6pm - 9pm Tavern & Table - 6:00pm - 9pm Cantina 76 - 5:30 PM - 9pm Vickery’s at Muddy’s - 5pm - 8pm Red’s Ice House - 9ish |
Saturday October 31 |
Sunsets - 5pm - 9pm Saltwater Cowboys - 2pm-5pm & 6pm-9pm Vickery’s at Muddy's - 5pm - 8pm Tavern & Table - 6:00pm - 9:00pm Red’s Ice House - 9ish Cantina 76 - 5:30pm - 10pm Music times are subject to change |
WEATHER
SPORTS
Charleston Battery vs. Rhode Island FC — USL Playoffs, Conference Quarterfinal | Friday, Oct 30, 7 PM | Patriots Point Soccer Stadium | The Battery open the playoffs at home after finishing 2nd in the East.
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