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So CharlestonGet Out & Play: Discover New and Refreshed Parks and Public SpacesAnna Miller · October 2025Love It!Love It! September 2025Charleston Magazine Staff · September 2025Home & GardenKiawah Calling: Inside a Chic Family RetreatJennifer Pattison Tuohy · September 2025Style Q & AStyle Q&A: Rebecca Atwood Shares Her Design Instincts and Dreamy Home SanctuaryCharleston Magazine Staff · AUGUST 2025So CharlestonCharleston’s 50 Most Influential: The Visionaries Who Have Shaped the City We LoveStephanie Hunt · October 2025FlashbackAhead of Her Time: The life and legacy of environmental activist Isabel “Belle” Wilcox BaruchCharleston Magazine Staff · September 202515 Minutes With15 Minutes With: Chef Kelly Franz discusses her return to Magnolias and her plans for the stalwart downtown restaurantHelen Mitternight · September 2025Restaurant ReviewsNew & Notable: Brooklyn-style, Italian-American fare awaits at PelatoJeff Allen · September 2025Style BuzzRetail Buzz: Gray Benko Home debuts a colorful wallpaper collectionCharleston Magazine Staff · September 2025Style Q & AStyle File Q&A: How jewelry designer Jane Pope Cooper layers her elevated piecesCharleston Magazine Staff · September 2025Scouting ReportIn the Bag: Local picks for luxe purses to transition to fallCharleston Magazine Staff · September 2025HistoryA Golden Mystery: A Lost Ship and Gold Riches Found off the Carolina ShoreHarlan Greene · September 2025Biz - Sci - TechDiscover Darling Loungewear’s comfortable-yet-elevated looksVirginia Cobb · September 2025Biz - Sci - TechThe Highest Bidder: Doyle Auction House Finds A Natural Fit In CharlestonDaria Smith · September 2025Arts ProfileHometown Hallelujahs: Brandon Lake’s country-rock-tinged praise musicStratton Lawrence · September 2025Local MusicA New Album by Charleston Expats Raises Money and Spirits One Year after Hurricane HeleneStratton Lawrence · September 2025Local SeenArtistic director Charlton Singleton brings renewed energy to the MOJA Arts FestivalRobin Howard · September 2025So Charleston50 Lowcountry Luxuries: Local indulgences—big and small, expensive and pricelessCharleston Magazine Staff · September 2025Travel & OutdoorsA Return to Asheville: From Ruin to Revival One Year After Hurricane HeleneSandy Lang · September 2025Style & Shopping50 Years of Glittering Treasures—from disco-era glam to modern heirloomsCharleston Magazine Staff · September 2025Special SectionCharleston Weddings Fall 2025Charleston Magazine Staff · AUGUST 202515 Minutes With15 Minutes With: The Graft Wine guys dish about Tutti, their new laidback pizza shop with a serious beverage listMarion Sullivan · AUGUST 2025Eat & DrinkNew & Notable: Rustic, soul-satisfying suppers await at chef Ken Vedrinski’s Italian eatery, VolpeMargaret Loftus · AUGUST 2025Home & GardenA Twist on Tradition: Tour an Olde Park home that puts an alfresco Lowcountry lifestyle front and centerJennifer Pattison Tuohy · AUGUST 2025Style BuzzThe Buzz: Local outdoor lifestyle brand Marsh Wear opens its first brick-and-mortar store on King StreetCharleston Magazine Staff · AUGUST 2025Scouting ReportScouting Report: Locally sourced statement-making jewelry fit for a golden anniversaryCharleston Magazine Staff · AUGUST 2025HistoryDramatic Disturbance: The utterly terrifying hurricane of August 1911 that’s immortalized in “Porgy & Bess”Harlan Greene · AUGUST 2025Giving BackTransforming Young Minds: Charleston Library Society’s Innovative Book Drop InitiativeHolly Roberts · AUGUST 2025Biz - Sci - TechCelebrating 50 Years: How Gold Creations Became a Lowcountry LegacyDaria Smith · AUGUST 2025Arts ProfileHow Lowcountry Artist of the Year Brittney Washington uses art as a vessel for rage, tenderness, and transformationRobin Howard · AUGUST 2025Local BooksWhy ‘Forget Me Not’ is Your Next Must-Read Lowcountry ThrillerStephanie Hunt · AUGUST 2025Local SeenBiologist Billy McCord unlocks the secrets of the Lowcountry’s monarch butterfliesCharleston Magazine Staff · AUGUST 2025The Way We Were: Travel back in time to the summer of 1975 with essays from six local writersAuthor credits below · AUGUST 2025Unveiling Charleston’s Best Shots: Photo Contest Finalists AnnouncedCharleston Magazine Staff · AUGUST 2025So CharlestonCharleston Reimagined: How the region evolved from a sleepy port town to a boomtown in the past 50 yearsJeff Wilkinson · AUGUST 2025So CharlestonHave A Blast!Charleston Magazine StaffRestaurant ReviewsNew & Notable: Elevated Italian dishes shine at King Street eatery Legami Margaret Loftus · July 2025So CharlestonMoonshine Over Hell Hole Swamp: How Berkeley County became a capital for corn liquor during ProhibitionSuzannah Smith Miles · July 2025The Charleston HomeStep Inside: Designer Angie Hranowsky’s Stunning Modern Bungalow Brimming with ArtJennifer Pattison Tuohy · July 2025Style BuzzTransported to Paris: Discover Sezáne at The Charleston PlaceCharleston Magazine Staff · July 2025Style Q & ADiscover Lori Bate’s Refined Guide to Summer StyleCharleston Magazine Staff · July 2025Scouting ReportThe Art of Alfresco: Local picks for stylish outdoor entertainingCharleston Magazine Staff · July 2025HistoryBid for freedom: Remembering the Workhouse rebellion of 1849Harlan Greene · July 2025Giving BackEmpowering Communities: James Island Outreach’s Mission to Help Neighbors In NeedSarah Rose & Holly Roberts · July 2025Local SeenCharleston’s Hidden History: What Archaeologist Andrew Agha DiscoveredHolly Roberts · July 2025Biz - Sci - TechScents & Sensibility: Nivori Candles elevates the ambiance and uplifts moodsLaurynn Fanale · July 2025Biz - Sci - TechA Second Life: Found’s rescued, curated, and reimagined antiquesDaria Smith · July 2025Arts ProfileFrom Navy Yard to New Hub: Charleston’s Design District UnveiledDaria Smith · July 2025