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Michael Mitchell Gallery in downtown Charleston is hosting a month-long show, Art for Charity, featuring more than 30 South Carolina artists who’ve not been shown locally. On four select nights, the gallery is partnering with a local charity to raise money (through art sales) and awareness for each cause. Each night a charity is present, an artist reception [...]
CONTINUE READINGGarden & Gun, the magazine based in Charleston for everything Southern, has earned two top journalism awards. The magazine earned an award for General Excellence from the National Magazine Awards, a top journalism industry award. Competing against top magazines, like Condé Nast Traveler and Martha Stewart Living, Garden & Gun took the top honor for [...]
CONTINUE READINGExplore the historic district of Summerville on two walking tours offered by the Summerville-Dorchester Museum. One of the tours focuses on general Summerville history and the other looks at the impact of the Charleston-Hamburg Railroad on Summerville. Tour stops include Teacher Ridge House, Squirrel Inn, Sumter Avenue, Elizabeth Arden House, Brownfield House, Hampton Street, Blake Washington House and Rutherford [...]
CONTINUE READINGPut on your dancing shoes every third Thursday, and head out for the monthly street festival in downtown Summerville. Summerville DREAM (Downtown Restoration, Enhancement and Management) created this free event, which runs from 5-8 p.m. Organizers encourage visitors to check out the local shops and restaurants. Head over to Main Street (closed to traffic for the dances) to [...]
CONTINUE READINGThe Lee Brothers wrote a dazzling article about Charleston in the May issue of Travel + Leisure. Charleston’s Southern Hospitality discussed the charms The Holy City boasts–even after the Great Recession. The tried-and-true Charleston restaurants, attractions and arts are still here, but there’s so much more to do than ever before, note the Lees. The [...]
CONTINUE READINGBig 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 [...]
CONTINUE READINGNPR interviewed Charleston’s favorite songstress, Cary Ann Heart, for Weekend Edition Sunday. The piece touched on what life is like on the road and the response to Hearst’s song being used on HBO’s True Blood. The interview begins: “Dive bars, dirt roads, gun racks: Songs by Cary Ann Hearst don’t shy away from much.” They’ve got that right! [...]
CONTINUE READINGCharleston-native and America’s funnyman, Stephen Colbert, is coming home to compete in the Charleston to Bermuda sailboat race. The host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” will board one of the OnDeck yachts on May 21. Colbert participated in the 2005 race, but the outcome was rather disastrous, according to a Post & Courier article. [...]
CONTINUE READINGSeveral 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 [...]
CONTINUE READINGThe 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. [...]
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