Last year, we told you about S.C. legislation changes that made brewery tastings possible. Now, this month’s issue of Travel + Leisure has named Charleston a “Best American Beer City.” Want to visit multiple Charleston breweries in one day? Brews Cruise now offers van cruises Monday through Saturday in the Holy City. Westbrook Brewing Co., [...]

Did you know that 33 percent of the total East Coast offshore wind energy within 50 miles of the shortline is located of the coast of South and North Carolina? This data comes from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and also indicates “North Carolina and South Carolina have the largest offshore wind energy resources in shallow [...]

In the summer of 2009, the city of Charleston decided to transform an empty commercial building into an incubator for tech businesses. The original incubator, dubbed Flagship, offered small, yet affordable office space to knowledge-based start-ups. Two years later, Flagship 2 (78 Alexander St.) is officially open for business. The newly remodeled, 13,700-square-foot building is adjacent [...]

Austin, Portland and Los Angeles are known for food trucks, which often serve gourmet and ethnic specialities. Food trucks across the country utilize social media to post their specials and locations. There’s even a show on Food Network called “The Great Food Truck Race.” Charleston entrepreneurs are jumping on the food truck bandwagon, and Charleston locals and [...]

Here’s a natural off-shoot of the region’s growing love for locally-grown produce: a novel program is encouraging new farmers to hit the fields. Clemson University’s New and Beginning Farmer program joins Trident Tech’s Sustainable Agriculture continuing education program and Lowcountry Local First’s Growing New Farmers Incubator in a truly fruitful collaboration. Clemson’s program launched this year [...]

Big news from Boeing could boost the overall use of renewable energy in South Carolina. Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner plant in North Charleston will be powered exclusively by solar panels. Officials say 18,000 low-glare, dark blue photovoltaic panels will cover the roof of the 10-acre site. This solar farm will be one of the biggest in [...]

Several Charleston hotels made Travel + Leisure’s Annual “World’s Best Hotels.” Each year, readers vote on their favorite hotels from around the world and The Woodlands Inn in Summerville made the “Top 25″ list with a score of 94.12. Here’s what Travel + Leisure said about the Woodlands: Neo-Georgian mansion from 1906 with touches of [...]

The month of Easter is filled with TV commercials with cute, cuddly chicks. Now, you can bring your own Easter chick home from Legare Farms’ Rent-a-Chick program. Rent-a-Chick began eight years ago and is open to school children, teachers and families. According to a Post & Courier article, “The purpose of the program is twofold. [...]

In Charleston, we love our nearly-year-round warm weather. Now there’s a new “cool” way to cool off locals and visitors this summer–Roots Ice Cream. Roots is unique for a variety of reasons. Their unique flavors are created in small batches using fresh, local ingredients sourced from local growers and purveyors. Expect flavors like Sweet Pea, Cucumber-Mint, Honeysuckle [...]

Last summer the CRDA asked for your opinions for an economic development planning initiative for our three-county region. This initiative is based upon best practices research and information gathered from focus groups, site visits and one-on-one interviews with more than 200 local leaders, 48 advisory board members and 1,172 surveys of residents living and working in [...]