y Tybee Beachcomber!
By Alaina Loughridge
TYBEE BEACHCOMBER | FEB 2018 9
Mike Manitta (Concert Calendar/Music Profile/Food
Spy/Advertising & Sales): Tybee is a small community
with a giant heart. When someone on Tybee is in need,
I’ve never seen a place rally with support quite like Tybee.
There’s no place I would rather live!
Ron Goralcyzk (Taxi Tales/Breezin’ Around with
Ron): Tybee is home. You have to live here to truly
understand how tight the community is. I tell tourists if you
love this island, it will love you back.
Allie Hayser (Riding the Waves with Allie): There are
places you seek to find a groove, where you are not just
located somewhere geographically, but you’ve entered
a state of mind or being. Tybee Island has an east coast
island life soul that can’t be duplicated somewhere else.
Growing up here has been a dream. So much southernfilled,
original, homegrown, loving, supporting and coastal
vibes live here. I’m in forever love with my Tybee family,
the vast marshes, tricky tides, groovy island energy, and
the belonging to somewhere state of mind.
Janine Manning aka Mom (Life’s a Beach Events):
Tybee is a one-of-a-kind place. The sense of community is
the strongest I have ever seen. But, best of all, Tybee has a
special person of my heart here ... my daughter.
Nick Shreves (The Fish Whisperer): Tybee is my
home and my family. A simple island in which all can be
themselves and we all thrive together.
Paul Cales (Tybee Island Zombies): Tybee is truly
home. It’s an amazing community and everywhere you go,
it feels like family.
Richie Dascall (Behind the Tape): Tybee has been a tale
of two cities. It’s where I’ve celebrated my best days and
ran from my worst. I’ve made lifelong friends here and
met people I never care to see again. It’s been the kind of
place nobody tells you you’re going to need when you’re
becoming an adult.
George Walker (American Legion): Growing up in
Savannah, Tybee was the closest escape for my family
in the summer. For me, along with the sounds from the
ocean, I always looked forward to fishing on the ‘old’ pier
and shooting ducks at the arcade. Tybee is still a great
escape and I love it!
Betsey Jenkins (Social Media): I call Tybee my heaven
on earth! I have really enjoyed getting to meet so many
awesome people here and exploring all the fun things to
do!
Jenny Ellis (Writer): I love Tybee Island because of all the
crazy-fun memories I have from there. From all the days
having 1 too many “Call-a-Cabs” on the beach to enjoying
the sea-breeze on a quiet night, I will always love Tybee
Island and all its locals.
Wen McNally (Photography): Tybee means community
to me, and has filled that hole in my life. Every morning I
wake up here, I express gratitude and thankfulness for the
friends I’ve made and the people that surround me.
Joey Goralczyk (Writer): Tybee means Alaina lives here
and I cannot live without her.
Woody Hemphill (From the River’s End/The Sports
Page): Tybee means Alaina lives here and I cannot live
without her.
Becca (Tybee Island Zombies): Tybee means Alaina lives
here and I cannot live without her.