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HANAHAN – Hanahan mayor Christie Rainwater can count on both hands the number of restaurants that are within the city limits.

With a population that has swelled to more than 25,000, Rainwater has been working for the past three years to attract more dining establishments and businesses in the hopes of revitalizing the downtown area.

“We don’t want our residents driving to Park Circle or Daniel Island or downtown Charleston to go out to eat,” Rainwater said. “We are shooting ourselves in the foot instead of reinvesting in our own community.”

In September 2019, Rainwater and City Council came up with the idea for food trucks to gather downtown on the fourth Friday of each month in hopes of attracting more brick-and-mortar restaurants to the city.

The move was a hit with residents and Yeamans Hall Canteen Food Truck Park was established in February 2020.

A year later, Hanahan is in the final stages of selling Yeamans Hall Canteen to Mod.Hab LLC, a local real estate development firm for $425,000.

Mod.Hab owner Alex Gonzalez said the company plans to build a mixed-use project that will feature an anchor restaurant, other retail shops and have a residential component.

As part of the agreement with the city, the food truck park will remain on the property and will continue to operate on a daily basis, Rainwater said.

“When we started the Yeamans Hall Canteen, our goal was to promote economic development in the downtown area,” Rainwater said. “We feel like we’ve hit the jackpot with this project. We get to keep the food truck park going, which has a loyal following, and we’re going to add a restaurant that the city badly needs. This is a win-win for everyone.”

Gonzalez hopes to break ground on his firm’s project in early summer 2022 and be open for business in the summer of 2023.

“We’re finalizing the conceptual designs and getting the final permitting finished,” he said. “Construction should take a year, so if we’re open on July 4, 2023, that would be fantastic.”

In June 2018, the city purchased the 0.6-acre lot for $310,000. There were some small, World War II-era cottages on the property and with the demolition and asbestos removal from the barn, the city was all in for $383,000.

“There’s a lot of leakage in our city,” Rainwater said. “The idea behind the food truck park was to show the need for a restaurant and that the residents would support it.”

The concept has been a success as the food truck park expanded from once a month to daily operations.

“We think the town center bones are there already,” Gonzalez said. “It’s just a matter of filling them back out. We’ve been talking with the city for three to four years about a project like this. There are already some very interesting specialty stores in Hanahan and we’re hoping to build upon their success.”

Gonzalez is already in talks with several potential restaurant owners about the space.

“We want the right concept, we want it to be family dining,” Gonzalez said. “We’re looking to have a coffee shop and maybe an ice cream shop as well.”

The project will also feature several townhomes.

“We thought about having office space, but with COVID there’s been a drop in demand for office space,” Gonzalez said. “They will probably be townhouses, something a little more dense than single-family homes with yards. We think the project will enhance the already vibrant city cultural fabric. We think this will be the best part of Hanahan and something the city will be proud of and be able to showcase.”

There are some 57 million miles of land on earth, with some 7 billion humans wandering upon it. A considerably smaller amount of that land is dedicated to the pursuit of building and maintaining golf courses, with considerably fewer earthlings among those who consider themselves to be “golfers.”

And from that remarkably small patch of land sits a smaller stretch of land still. The most elite of the elite. The earth upon which GOLF’s Top 100 Courses in the World sits.

That land stretches across oceans, four continents, and some 14 countries (with some discernible concentrations in New York and Scotland). You can check out the full list (complete with rankings, descriptions, and lots of insider analysis) here. Below, find GOLF’s ranking sorted by country, and in the case of the United States, by state.

GOLF’s Top 100 Courses in the World, by country

St. Andrews (Old Course)St. Andrews, ScotlandNature, 1400s/Old Tom Morris, 1865

MuirfieldEast Lothian, ScotlandOld Tom Morris 1891/H.S. Colt, 1925

Trump Turnberry (Ailsa)Turnberry, ScotlandWillie Fernie, 1909/Mackenzie Ross, 1946/Martin Ebert, 2016

North Berwick (West)North Berwick, ScotlandUnknown, 1832/C.K. Hutchison, 1932

Carnoustie (Championship)Carnoustie, ScotlandA. Robertson, 1842/Old Tom Morris, 1872/James Braid, 1926

Royal Troon (Old)Troon, ScotlandWillie Fernie, 1887

Cruden BayCruden Bay, ScotlandOld Tom Morris, 1899/Tom Simpson, 1926

PrestwickPrestwick, ScotlandOld Tom Morris, 1851/Charles Hunter, 1882/James Braid/Harold Hilton, 1922

ArdfinIsle of Jura, ScotlandBob Harrison, 2017

Castle StuartInverness, ScotlandGil Hanse/Mark Parsinen (2009)

KingsbarnsSt. Andrews, ScotlandKyle Phillips, 1999

Sunningdale (Old)Sunningdale, EnglandWillie Park Jr., 1901/H.S. Colt, 1922

Royal St. George’sSandwich, Kent, EnglandH.S. Colt, 1922/Frank Pennick, 1970s

Royal BirkdaleSouthport, EnglandGeorge Low Jr., 1889/Fred Hawtree, 1932

Swinley ForestSouth Ascot, EnglandH.S. Colt, 1910

Woodhall Spa (Hotchkin)Woodhall Spa, EnglandHarry Vardon, 1905/H.S. Colt, 1912/S.V. Hotchkin, 1926

Sunningdale (New)Sunningdale, EnglandH.S. Colt, 1922

Rye (Old)Camber, EnglandH.S. Colt, 1895/Tom Simpson/Herbert Tippet/Guy Campbell, 1907

Royal Lytham & St. AnnesLytham St. Annes, EnglandGeorge Low Jr., 1897

Royal LiverpoolHoylake, EnglandGeorge Morris, 1869/H.S. Colt, 1924/Fred Hawtree, 1960s/Donald Steel, 2000

St. George’s Hill (A & B)Weybridge, EnglandH.S. Colt, 1913

Royal Melbourne (West)Black Rock, AustraliaAlister Mackenzie, 1926

Kingston HeathCheltenham, AustraliaDan Soutar, 1925/Alister Mackenzie, 1926

Barnbougle DunesBridport, AustraliaTom Doak/Mike Clayton, 2004

New South WalesLa Perouse, AustraliaAlister Mackenzie, 1926/Eric Apperly, 1947

Cape WickhamKing Island, AustraliaMike Devries, 2015

Royal Melbourne (East)Black Rock, AustraliaAlex Russell, 1932

Ballybunion (Old)Ballybunion, IrelandP. Murphy, 1893/Tom Sipson, 1936

Lahinch (Old)Lahinch, IrelandOld Tom Morris, 1893/Alister Mackenzie, 1927/Martin Hawtree, 2003

Portmarnock (Old)Portmarnock, IrelandW.C. Pickerman/George Ross/Mungo Park, 1894/George Coburn, 1896

St Patrick’s LinksRosapenna, IrelandTom Doak, 2021

Cabot CliffsInverness, Nova Scotia, CanadaBill Coore/Ben Crenshaw 2016

Cabot LinksInverness, Nova Scotia, CanadaRod Whitman, 2012

St George’sEtobicoke, Ontario, CanadaStanley Thompson, 1929

Royal County DownNewcastle, N. IrelandOld Tom Morris, 1889

Royal Portrush (Dunluce)Portrush, N. IrelandH.S. Colt, 1932/Martin Ebert, 2015

Tara ItiTe Arai, New ZealandTom Doak, 2015

Cape KidnappersTe Awanga, New ZealandTom Doak, 2004

MorfontaineMortefontaine, FranceTom Simpson, 1926

Les Bordes (New)Saint-Laurent-Nouan, FranceGil Hanse/Jim Wagner, 2021

Royal HagueWassenaar, The NetherlandsJ.S.F. Morrison/C.H. Alison, 1938

De Pan (Utrechtse)Utrecht, The NetherlandsH.S. Colt, 1929

HironoMiki-Chi, JapanC.H. Alison, 1932

Kawana (Fuji)Ito-Shi, JapanC.H. Alison/Kinya Fujita (1936)

Diamonte (Dunes)Cabo San Lucas, MexicoDavis Love III/Mark Love, 2010/ Paul Cowley, 2016

Casa de Campo (Teeth of the Dog)La Romana, Dominican RepublicPete Dye, 1971

Nine BridgesJeju Island, South KoreaRom Fream/David Dale, 2001

**Ranked by state

Shinnecock HillsSouthampton, N.Y.Toomey & Flynn, 1931

National Golf Links Of AmericaSouthampton, N.Y.C.B. Macdonald, 1911

Fishers IslandFishers Island, N.Y.Seth Raynor, 1926

Friar’s HeadBaiting Hollow, N.Y.Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2003

Winged Foot (West)Mamaroneck, N.Y.A.W. Tillinghast, 1923

Garden CityGarden City, N.Y.Devereux Emmet, 1899/Walter Travis, 1906

MaidstoneEast Hampton, N.Y.John Park/Willie Park Jr., 1922

Bethpage (Black)Farmingdale, N.Y.A.W. Tillinghast, 1935

Sleepy HollowScarborough, N.Y.C.B. Macdonald/Seth Raynor, 1913/A.W. Tillinghast, 1929/Gil Hanse, 2017

Quaker RidgeScarsdale, N.Y.A.W. Tillinghast, 1926

Oak Hill (East)Pittsford, N.Y.Donald Ross, 1921/Andrew Green, 2020

Winged Foot (East)Mamaroneck, N.Y.A.W. Tillinghast, 1923

Cypress PointPebble Beach, Calif.Alister Mackenzie, 1928

Pebble BeachPebble Beach, Calif.Jack Neville/Douglas Grant, 1919

Los Angeles (North)Los AngelesGeorge C. Thomas Jr., 1921

RivieraPacific Palisades, Calif.George C. Thomas Jr./Billy Bell Sr., 1926

San FranciscoSan Francisco, Calif.A.W. Tillinghast, 1918

California Club Of San FranciscoSo. San Francisco, Calif.A.V. Macan, 1926/Alister Mackenzie, 1928/Kyle Phillips, 2007

Olympic (Lake)Daly City, Calif.Sam Whiting, 1924

CamargoCincinnatiSeth Raynor, 1926

InvernessToledo, OhioDonald Ross, 1919/Andrew Green, 2017

The Golf ClubNew Albany, OhioPete Dye, 1967

Muirfield VillageDublin, OhioJack Nicklaus/Desmond Muirhead, 1974

Pine ValleyPine Valley, N.J.George Crump/H.S. Colt, 1918

Somerset HillsBernardsville, N.J.A.W. Tillinghast, 1918

Baltusrol (Lower)Springfield, N.J.A.W. Tillinghast, 1922

Augusta NationalAugusta, Ga.Alister Mackenzie/Bobby Jones, 1933

Ohoopee Match ClubCobbtown, Ga.Gil Hanse, 2018

PeachtreeAtlantaRobert Trent Jones Sr./Bobby Jones, 1947

Pacific DunesBandon, Ore.Tom Doak, 2001

Bandon TrailsBandon, Ore.Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 2005

Bandon DunesBandon, Ore.David McLay Kidd, 1999

The Country Club (Clyde/Squirrel)Brookline, Mass.TCC Members/Willie Campbell, 1899

Myopia Hunt ClubSo. Hamilton, Mass.H.C. Leeds, 1898

Pinehurst (No. 2)Pinehurst, N.C.Donald Ross, 1907

Old TownWinston-Salem, N.C.Perry Maxwell, 1939

Kiawah Island (Ocean)Kiawah Island, S.C.Pete Dye, 1991

Yeamans HallHanahan, S.C.Seth Raynor, 1925

Crystal DownsFrankfort, Mich.Alister Mackenzie/Perry Maxwell, 1932

Oakland Hills (South)Bloomfield Hills, Mich.Donald Ross, 1917/Robert Trent Jones Sr., 1950

OakmontOakmont, Penn.Henry Fownes, 1903

Merion (East)Ardmore, Penn.Hugh Wilson, 1912

ChicagoWheaton, Ill.C.B. Macdonald, 1895/Seth Raynor, 1923

ShoreacresLake Bluff, Ill.Seth Raynor, 1921

Sand HillsMullen, Neb.Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw, 1994

BallynealHolyoke, Colo.Tom Doak, 2006

SeminoleJuno Beach, Fla.Donald Ross, 1929

Whistling Straits (Straits)Haven, Wis.Pete Dye, 1998

Prairie DunesHutchinson, Kan.Perry Maxwell, 1937/Press Maxwell, 1957

Rock Creek Cattle CompanyDeer Lodge, Mont.Tom Doak, 2008

Southern HillsTulsa, Okla.Perry Maxwell, 1936

Looking to brighten your holiday season? While you might still be in full-fledged Thanksgiving mode, we can’t help but look forward to the twinkling holiday tradition that is lighting up the Lowcountry.

From drive-through light displays to tree lighting ceremonies, we’ve rounded up a guide to some of the best + brightest holiday light displays around Charleston.

Holiday Festival of Lights | Fri., Nov. 12-Fri., Dec. 31 | 5:30-10 p.m. | James Island County Park, 871 Riverland Dr. | $15+ | Buckle up for a drive-through light display featuring an abundance of seasonal scenery.

Aquarium Aglow | Thurs., Nov. 18-Sun., Jan. 2 | 5:30-9:30 | SC Aquarium | $15.95+ | Immerse yourself in hundreds of lights displayed throughout the SC Aquarium + enjoy live music, food, and drinks.

Lights Up | Sat., Nov. 20 | 6-8 p.m. | Mt. Pleasant Towne Centre | Free | Make the holiday season merry with a tree lighting ceremony, live performances, prizes + goodies from local restaurants to benefit Camp Rise Above.

Nights of a Thousand Candles | Fri., Nov. 26- Sun., Jan. 2 | 4-9 p.m. | Brookgreen Gardens, 1931 Brookgreen Dr, Murrells Inlet | $12+ | Visit this annual light display featuring millions of lights + enjoy a tree lighting ceremony every day at 6:45 p.m., live music, and seasonal goodies.

Hanahan Christmas Tree Lighting and Vendor Market | Fri., Dec. 3 | 5-8:30 p.m. | Hanahan Amphitheater, 3100 Mabeline Rd., Hanahan | Free | Ring in the holidays with a tree lighting, vendors, and performances from local chorus groups and bands.

Christmas Light Parade | Sun., Dec. 12 | 5:30-8 p.m. | West Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant | Free | Celebrate the holiday season with a light parade + Pyrotecnico fireworks show.

Vista Lights | Thurs., Nov. 18 | 6-10 p.m. | 1200 Lincoln St., Columbia | Free | Celebrate the official kickoff to the holidays in Columbia at the 36th Annual Vista Lights + enjoy artistic performances, live music, dancing, and a meet-and-greet with Santa. ?

HANAHAN, S.C. (WCBD) – A new multi-use park is being constructed in Hanahan. It comes after more than 75% of voters approved a bond referendum for the project back in November.

The brand new 53-acre park is located next to Bowen’s Corner Elementary and will serve several purposes in the Hanahan community.

“We are just so excited about this new park,” said Hanahan Mayor Christie Rainwater. “When the federal government partnered with us and donated the land, it had to be used for parks and rec. It was exactly what the city of Hanahan needed.”

The last time Hanahan opened new ballfields there were only 13,700 people in the town. Now, about 29,000 call Hanahan home.

“There will be tennis courts, an artificial turf field, ballfields, a dog park, fishing pond, picnic spaces – you name it,” said Mayor Rainwater. “Everything that you would love to see in a park will be here.”

The project will cost more than $11 million. The Berkeley County School District agreed to pay nearly $1 million for artificial turf on a field so that it could be used as a practice field.

“We will partner with them to make sure they now have the things they need to play their sports,” the mayor said.

Berkeley County Supervisor Johnny Cribb said Hanahan has been working on the project for some time, even during the full ten years he was town administrator.

“It’s critical because it’s a quality-of-life project,” he said. “If you’re going to be a vibrant city, a vibrant community, people are looking for parks and recreation- do you want to draw in young families, do you want to be able to keep the families that you’ve drawn in?”

Bryce Florie grew up in Hanahan and has coached kids in the area, He said this is a great project.

“Just the way the community has grown and the need for it- it’s so important and the way the city came together… it’s a good place for everyone,” he said.

Mayor Rainwater hopes to have the park finished a year from now. The park has not yet been named.

HANAHAN, S.C. (WCBD) – Five years ago at the age of 15 Chad Waldrop picked up a new sport and started swimming for West Ashley High School.

“It’s his life. It really is. He loves it. He took to it right away and it became his life,” said his father Jerry Waldrop, but now Chad is putting that passion on hold as he fights for his life.

His Dad Jerry just wants to take away the pain of his son.

“The thought of him not being able to swim again just hurts, hurts,” said Jerry.

On Saturday, September 18th both Jerry and Chad’s life changed in a matter of five seconds.

“It’s just, it’s just, you know, to think you almost lost your kid and you want to do everything for him, you want to be there for him. It’s your worst nightmare. It really is,” said Jerry.

Police say Chad walked out the back door of his house in Minnesota where he attended school at St. Cloud State University to the sounds of a woman screaming. Reports state she appeared to be in a fight with a man. Moments later Waldrop was slammed to the ground, punched repeatedly, and knocked out.

“Just by the witnesses and what they told me it was really unprovoked and unwarranted and just evil, evil,” said Jerry.

The suspect Ezaya Oropeza is a wrestler at the university and is now charged with assault 3rd degree and could face five years in prison.

“Why, why, why? He’s a good kid. He doesn’t deserve this,” said Jerry.

Chad suffered a concussion, multiple fractures in his face, and cuts in his mouth.

“Basically, it looks like a jigsaw puzzle. It’s all broken,” said Jerry and now the family is demanding justice.

“It tears you up. I just I can’t. I want to take it away from him. I want the pain. Give me the pain. I don’t want my child to have that,” said Jerry.

Chad’s family has set up a GoFundMe, as well as a page dedicated to holding accountable those responsible. Click here for more information.