Woman killed on her wedding day by drunk driver

Seems more naturalistic, living on a sleepy, kind of backwater, "Bohemian", barrier island where most of the island's residents, or local or out-of-state tourists don't drive cars or cars aren't seen regularly. Logistically, one can drive, peruse, venture into areas car or trucks couldn't fit into or be seriously damaged if one was foolish enough to try. Folly Beach sounds a little like Fairhope, AL on Baldwin County, it was founded in 1893 as an artists colony and while the population had increased significantly over the past 35-40 years, it still retains most of its small-town, " bohemian intellectual " character and attitude. The mayor and city-council don't even meet in a town hall building-setting, they have weekly meetings all over the city in undisclosed locations.

Yeah, Folly definitely isn't sleepy - it's just too close to the city and has too many bars and restaurants to qualify as a quiet beach town, though I know exactly what you mean. And I have been through Fairhope a few times, though not this century.

But certainly compared to the other beach towns in the Charleston area (including Sullivans Island, Isle of Palms, Kiawah, Seabrook Island, and Edisto Island), Folly has a more freestyle, less uppity vibe - lots of surfers of various ages, some artisans and crafts people, places where people can rent out a room and live on their bicycle doing whatever they do. None of the other beach towns in the area are like that, there's too much money involved.