If you haven’t checked out Mt. Pleasant’s newest park at the foot of the Ravanel Bridge, Waterfront Park, now you have the perfect excuse–free movies! Charleston County Parks & Recreation just showed their first film last weekend and will continue showing movies throughout the summer and fall to the public. Movies start at 9 p.m. [...]

It was no surprise to me when I read that Cary Ann Hearst’s song, “Hells Bells,” was featured during the closing credits of HBO’s hit vampire show True Blood last week. Her sultry, country-drawl seems right at home in the Louisiana-based show. The song is on Hearst’s new solo album, Are You Ready to Die. Listen [...]

Considering relocating? Check out Money Magazine’s Best Places to Live 2010 List and you’ll find Mt. Pleasant rounding out the list. With a population of 68,000, Mt. Pleasant ” is big in shrimping, though cheaper imported Asian seafood has hurt the industry. Residents revel in community events such as the “Blessing of the Fleet” — [...]

Cyrus Buffum already receives praises from locals who are thankful for the work he does protecting our waterways as the Charleston Waterkeeper, but he may soon be receiving national acclaim from GQ Magazine. Cyrus is one of 122 men around the nation nominated for GQ’s Better Men Better World search. The search seeks to find “a [...]

Travel + Leisure’s annual World’s Best Awards ranked Charleston as the #3 US city! What cities took the #1 and #2 spots–New York City and San Francisco (respectively). Charleston moved up from the #4 spot in 2009. Other Charleston area destinations and properties on the list, include: #17 The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort- Top 50 [...]

Mary Jackson is no stranger to awards. She has won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Museum for Women in the Arts, the MacArthur Fellowship, the first National Bronze Award of Arts Achievement and Excellence given by The International Council of Fine Arts Deans, a United States Artists Donnelley Fellowship, the Environmental Stewardship Award of Achievement [...]

Last week, 16 things to do in Charleston were featured in an a Miami Herald article titled “Who needs money when you’ve got Charleston?” The article includes activities for the visitors interested in art, entertainment, history, food and more! Here’s the free things to do you’ll find in the article (some of these sites are [...]