Stephanie Hunt

South Carolina

Writer and Editor at Freelance

writer ~ mom ~ loves to read, ride, write, roll with it. Neither trendy nor trending. loudmouth/advocate @CharlestonMoves

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This Alabama Lake House by Bobby McAlpine Looks Straight out of a Fairy Tale

2 months ago | veranda.com | Stephanie Hunt

Deep in the Alabama woods, where oaks and cedars give way to water, where full-throated bullfrogs bellow in the obsidian night, there lives a house. Or maybe more of a house-ish nymph—a mystical, thatch-roofed inhabitant of the forest. With lozenge-window eyes, a cloak of darkest ebony, and 11-foot finials gently bowing up toward the sky, this enchanted being is the creation of architect Bobby McAlpine and his partner, Blake Weeks, both Alabama natives.
How should we remember Pauli Murray? Social justice center is a start.

2 months ago | phillytrib.com | Stephanie Hunt

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research looks at what U.S. adults think about weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy. (AP Video: Laura Bargfeld).
How should we remember Pauli Murray? Social justice center is a start.

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Stephanie Hunt

DURHAM, N.C. — Around the corner from the American Tobacco Campus downtown, a colorful mural of a pensive Episcopal priest covers the side of an old brick building.
Where to eat, shop, and stay in Bluffton, South Carolina

Jan 23, 2025 | atlantamagazine.com | Stephanie Hunt

Nestled under ancient oaks and cradled by the quiet May River, Bluffton retains a sepia-toned serenity that underscores its billing as the “last true coastal village in the South.” For centuries the town, incorporated in 1852 as one square mile along its namesake bluff, remained a tucked-away enclave of oystermen and fishermen, not much more than a pass-through (or rather, speed trap) for travelers to Hilton Head.
Designers Predict These 7 Interior Design Trends Will Be Everywhere in 2025

Dec 3, 2024 | msn.com | Stephanie Hunt

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Designers Predict These 7 Interior Design Trends Will Be Everywhere in 2025

Dec 3, 2024 | veranda.com | Stephanie Hunt

Skip to ContentHint: Your home is about to get a lot more cozy. By Stephanie HuntPublished: Dec 03, 2024 11:24 AM ESTSoothing, Spa-Like Spaces“It seems we’re all craving for our homes to be a haven from the outside world—a place to unwind and recharge. We want to be surrounded by things we love, but well edited and uncluttered,” says Leslie Moore of L.Moore Designs, a High Point, N.C.-based interior design firm.
What’s New in Durham, North Carolina

Nov 13, 2024 | gardenandgun.com | Stephanie Hunt |Anna Davis

It wasn’t long ago that for many Triangle visitors, Durham was simply a pass-through between Chapel Hill, the quaint college town, and Raleigh, the more urban capital. Not anymore. Today a Yelp search from Franklin Street sends you to downtown Durham, with good reason.
What’s New in Durham, North Carolina

Nov 13, 2024 | flipboard.com | Stephanie Hunt

2 hours agoThe National Basketball Players Association has connected with former Duke star and NBA player Kyle Singler’s family after he said he fears for his life in a cryptic Instagram video he posted on Tuesday. “We are in contact with Kyle’s family,” Sarah Houseknecht, a spokeswoman for the NBPA, said in …
At Ease at a South Carolina Beach Hideaway

Oct 21, 2024 | gardenandgun.com | Stephanie Hunt

Time slows to a different pace on South Carolina’s Edisto Island, from the moment one crests the bridge, fifteen miles or so before reaching the beach. As the two-lane National Scenic Byway roves past eighteenth-century white-frame churches, oak-lined horse paddocks, King’s Farm Market, and the old-school shrimp shack Flowers Seafood Co., all that’s tense unwinds like the salty creeks spooling off in curlicues across an endless expanse of marsh.
Cream | Communication Arts

Oct 6, 2024 | commarts.com | Stephanie Hunt

Before Steven Spielberg takes the stage in Richmond, Virginia, he, along with the full-house audience there to hear him, watches a two-minute opener—a lush, mind-bending animated introduction that sets the tone for the Richmond Forum, the United States’s largest nonprofit speaker series where he’s a featured speaker. The 3-D photo-real animation is expansive, richly layered, luminous and dynamic—basically a distillation via imagery and artistry of the prestigious Forum itself.