Ashton Pointe Blog

Hello Ashton Pointe! Watercolorist, P.A. Kessler is celebrating the release of her new book and art exhibit of the same name “Response to Nature”. The grand opening of her solo exhibit is September 3 at ARTworks on Boundary Street.

ARTworks is a nonprofit art council in Beaufort. This organization aims to keep art alive in Beaufort by attracting various artists to our city and offering art classes to all ages. The next art class for adults begins on Aug. 23. Visit Beaufort County Arts for more information.

Hello Ashton Pointe! Do you have story that you would like to share with others?

Your life story does not have to be filled with the drama we see on reality TV Shows to be a bestseller or for people to take an interest in what you have written. The Technical College of the Lowcountry teaches students how to write and organize their life experiences into a well written piece of work. The next class is Monday evening, August 16th. More Information

Watch singer and guitarist Vic Varner perform with friends at the Street Music Series in Port Royal Friday, August 14th. This event takes place from 6p.m. – 9p.m.

Hello Ashton Pointe! The fall is a busy season for marthons and 5k races. If you are interested in running one of these races successfully it it best to start training at least 8 weeks  or more in advance (training time required depends on length of race) to prepare your body. Watch the video below for tips.

Upcoming Races Near Beaufort, SCMCRD Parris Island Swamp Romp Parris Island, SC	Sat 10/23/2010	5.7 miles
Hilton Head Island Bridge Run 5K & 10K Hilton Head Island, SC	Sat 11/06/2010	10 K, 5 K
Hilton Head Island Jingle Jingle 5K Hilton Head Island, SC	Sat 12/18/2010	5 K

Hello Ashton Pointe! Welcome to your coastal getaway! Beaufort, SC is an outdoor enthusiasts’ dream. Visitors can go bird watching and dolphin watching on guided boat and kayak tours. If want to catch your dinner then grab a rail and go fishing. Fishing, shrimping, and crabbing are all popular among our Beaufort residents. Our most popular fishing and sightseeing areas are Hunting Island State Park and Port Royal’s boardwalk. What are you waiting for….Experience Beaufort!

I am speaking about everyone’s favorite social networking site, Facebook.  It seems like only yesterday it was 2003.  That year had worldwide events such as the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the creation of Homeland Security, and Lance Armstrong was winning his 5^th of 7 Tour de France titles.  Little did we know at the same time, a nerdy Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg was hacking into Harvard’s student ID directory and launching the early versions of Facebook (which at the time was named FaceMash).

Are You One of the 500 Million on Facebook?

Now it’s 2010, almost 10 years later and Facebook has reached 500 millions users.  This is a huge accomplishment because if you combined the populations of the U.S.A, Canada, Australia, you still wouldn’t reach 500 million.  It would take more countries and more citizens to even populate Facebook.  Maybe it should be considered its own continent.  To celebrate this huge feat Facebook staffers were asked to take a picture of themselves holding Thank-You notes.  You can check out the collection at Bing .  This phenomenon has become so big that there’s even a Facebook movie coming out about!

Hello Ashton Pointe! Thank you for attending our community pool party this past Saturday. Because of you it rocked! We were happy to see such a huge turn out.

We would also like to thank our sponsors Southern Carpet Wholesale on Robert Smalls PKWY for providing prizes and Mazzanna’s Lawn and Landscape in Ladys Island for providing food and drinks.

Remember residents, to check our Blog/FB/Twitter pages for

That being said, in today’s world, there are no more Paul Reveres riding up and down the coast on a horse to warn of pending attacks.  Today, it would simply take a text message.  Yahoo Shine has done a great job of compiling the “Texts That Changed History”.  Included in that list are Levi Johnston’s text to Bristol Palin and the text message Britney Spears sent to Kevin Federline demanding a divorce. 

So think next time you send a text message, just know that it could change history as we know it!