FROM THE DESK OF: Greetings from South Carolina

First thing’s first. Welcome to CrescentMag.com.

CRESCENT is something that rattled around in my head for a long time, so it’s exciting to see what was only an idea now fully realized.

CRESCENT is an online magazine for folks interested in what’s going on in South Carolina and the region but who don’t live and breathe politics, public policy, and current events. I mean people who want to know what’s going on and what things mean but whose lives don’t revolve around it.

South Carolina has a lot of political web sites, and there’s nothing wrong with any of ’em. Established political sites have their purpose, and CRESCENT isn’t here to dispute that or compete for readers. We’re looking at South Carolina through different glasses.

When we first started piecing CRESCENT together, we thought we had an idea of what people wanted but didn’t know if we were on target. There was only one way to find out. Ask.

We asked friends and family. We surveyed a cross-section of nearly 200 folks who are movers and shakers in their fields. You may have taken the survey yourself. If you did, thank you.

We tried to find out where people were getting their information and what they’re interested in. With a mix of aggregated material and original content, I think the product we’re putting together is on the mark, and hopefully you think so, too.

The CRESCENT that’s here today isn’t by any means the final version, but it’s a starting point. It’s going to evolve with your input. Keep telling us what you want to see. Let us know what interests you. What’s going on in South Carolina that people need to know? Where in South Carolina do we need to eat or travel? What’s a South Carolina business or group that people should know about? Who is a South Carolinian people need to know more about?

Tell us how to make CRESCENT better.

Most of all, thank you. There are a lot of places you could visit on the web, and you included us as one of your stops. We’re humbled by that and just want to say, “Thanks.”

There are a lot of people that we also need to thank for helping us launch: Tucker Eskew, Dan Goodwin, Dan Higgins, Matt Lee, Ted Lee, Kelly Tilghman, Addy Matney, Larry Nalley, Mary Allison Narramore, Anne Pope, our top secret design weapon R.S.,  Aaron Tippin, Heidi and Joe Trull, and everyone who helped in the research process so we could create a product you wanted to read.

Oh. One more thing. While we ask that you thank our advertisers by giving them your business, you never have to worry about paying for a subscription here. We listened to what people said in our survey. There aren’t any “pay walls” or required registrations. Just visit CRESCENT, comment on an article or two if you feel like it, support our advertisers, and keep coming back to see what’s new.

Thanks again, and we hope to see you soon.

Sincerely,

Taft Matney