The second act for your summer barbecue
Life is What Happens So here I am, writing Coast-Host-Post … after Labor Day. Why didn’t I get to it sooner? Try 24 overnight guests since Memorial Day — plus two weeks of VRBO visitors — with me, low-key on-site, running to Walmart for the occasional room air...
Are you ready for some football? … And wine?
Drink Up! Mornings are cooler, the kids are back in school, and the beaches are less crowded. According to songwriter and performer Darius Rucker, “There are two seasons: football season and waiting for football season.” I know, I know, I know. I’m the wine guy;...
Fresh local seafood takes center stage at Downbeach Seafood Festival with music and coastal fun
The bad news: Summer is almost over. The good news: Fall-ish events like The Downbeach Seafood Festival are coming … very soon! No one appreciates summer like I do, but the fall at the shore does have its upsides: fewer people at the beach, less traffic, easier to get...
Cheers to Cabernet Sauvignon!
Drink Up! Aug. 30, 2025, is International Cabernet Sauvignon Day. Wine historians have determined that French winemakers in Bordeaux experimented in grapevine grafting with numerous varietals in the 1600s, resulting in what is now known as Cabernet Sauvignon. Over the...
End of the Season Clean Your Cupboards
Summer Residents Can Donate Food Surplus to JFS In shore communities, the end of the summer season occurs around Labor Day when residents and visitors dip their toes in the ocean one more time, purchase a few souvenirs, and clean out their cupboards. For those...
