Charleston Chefs “Feed the Need”

The Charleston City Paper announced that Feed the Need, a coalition of local food and beverage community who have banded together to feed the hungry in town, has served 14,000 meals since the group formed six month ago! Mickey Baskt, General Manager of Charleston Grill, formed the group in hopes of feeding those in need [...]

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Charleston Co. Schools Rewarded for Saving Energy

Charleston County Schools are reaping the rewards of their energy conservation efforts, because they’re getting a portion of the money saved! It makes sense for the environment and the county budget, and now the students, teachers, adminstrators and staff of these energy-conscious schools will have a little extra money to spend. Nearly half of Charleston [...]

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WALK Gallery–Art in Empty Storefronts

I noticed art in the windows of the old Millennium Music space a few months ago, and loved the idea of putting art in empty spaces. King St. seems to look a little more alive and less vacant since the addition of WALK Gallery exhibits to barren storefronts. A recent City Paper article discusses the [...]

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Charleston Film Fest Seeks Films & Screenplays

The third annual Charleston International Film Festival has announced a call for entries for two competitions. Films and screenplays can be entered and judges will be looking for excellence in quality and originality. Click here to the submission form for both competitions. Here’s the basics for film submissions: Feature films must be 50 minutes and [...]

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CofC Grad Makes it to Project Runway Finals

Carol Hannah Whitfield, a South Carolina native and former Charleston resident, has made it to the finals of Project Runway. The season began with two designers from Charleston. Carol Hannah graduated from College of Charleston in 2007 and was a finalist in Charleston Fashion Week’s “Emerging Designer” contest in 2008. The show finished taping in early [...]

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Charleston Student Competes on Jeopardy

A Bishop England senior, Will Dantzler, beat out 75,000 teens to complete on “Teen Jeopardy.” Beginning November 9 at 7:30 p.m., 15 teen contestants will compete for $75,000. Out of the 75,000 teens that applied to play, only 10,000 passed the online test. Then, the group was sized down to 300 and semi-finalists played mock games [...]

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The Lee Bros. are EVERYWHERE!

Charleston’s own celebrity chef team, Matt and Ted Lee, are launching a new cookbook with a bang. Their new cookbook, Simple Fresh Southern, hits shelves tomorrow, and they will be promoting it locally and nationally. The Lee Bros. got their start in the culinary world after creating a mail-order catalog of Southern products. They later [...]

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