Walk the streets of Charleston any given day and you will find no shortage of open bars, breweries and beer joints. Dubbed as a mecca of beer, Charleston boasts a vibrant history and culture that is steeped in the tradition of brewing. In November of 2010, local beer connoisseur, Timmons Pettigrew accepted an offer from The [...]

Long considered one of the most effective homeless shelters in the nation (based to a great degree on their guests returning to self-sufficiency), Crisis Ministries will soon become nationally recognized for a new reason: sustainability. With a public groundbreaking scheduled for October 18, the organization’s new facility will be one of only a handful of [...]

Exploring Charleston, it’s hard to miss the influence African-American and Caribbean folks have had on the city: witness the distinct Gullah dialect, the basket weavers at the market, and more.   Every autumn, we celebrate unity within our diverse community with the MOJA (“Moja” is “One” in Swahili Arts Festival. Join in on the 2011 MOJA [...]

There was plenty to celebrate earlier this week when the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission joined forces with Lowcountry Open Land Trust to announce the creation of the region’s newest park. Ashem Farm, a 44-acre tract located across a tidal creek from Charles Towne Landing (the state’s birthplace) was recently bequeathed to LOLT by [...]

  Folly Beach is no stranger to national attention. From hosting scores of international tourists every summer to going Hollywood with the 2010 filming of Dear John, Folly Beach is a media darling.  Now Folly can add one more notch to its star-studded belt. BeachUSA.info has ranked Folly Beach #4 in the 2011 list of [...]

What’s it take to be the 23rd most fun city in the nation? Try 128 bars and restaurants, and reasonable mortgages that free up the cash to enjoy them (i.e.: a median home price of $139, 900). That was the upshot of the recent Bloomberg Businessweek ranking of America’s Most Fun, Affordable Cities. Compared to [...]

Sweet success has already come to Rina’s Kitchen in Summerville, a maker of jams, jellies and smiles amongst loyal farmers market customers. And now the local purveyor is in the running for the Silver Crescent award, a coveted prize bestowed annually by the Silver Crescent Foundation, which is an advocate for the power of manufacturing. [...]

It’s official: Charleston’s Husk Restaurant has been named number one new restaurant in the nation by Bon Appetit. Restaurants editor Andrew Knowlton (a frequent judge on Food Network’s Iron Chef) swooped into town a couple of times to savor Chef Sean Brock’s culinary point of view. Husk opened last Fall with a very Southern point [...]