AUGUST 2025

In this issue

1. 
   FeatureThe Way We Were: Travel back in time to the summer of 1975 with essays from six local writers
2. 
   FeatureUnveiling Charleston’s Best Shots: Photo Contest Finalists Announced

   Hobbyists and pro photographers alike answered the call for our photo contest with hundreds of #VeryCharleston images. Check out our top…

3. 
   FeatureCharleston Reimagined: How the region evolved from a sleepy port town to a boomtown in the past 50 years

   The City's 50-Year Economic Evolution

4. 
   Local SeenBiologist Billy McCord unlocks the secrets of the Lowcountry’s monarch butterflies
5. 
   Local BooksWhy ‘Forget Me Not’ is Your Next Must-Read Lowcountry Thriller
6. 
   Arts ProfileHow Lowcountry Artist of the Year Brittney Washington uses art as a vessel for rage, tenderness, and transformation
7. 
   Biz - Sci - TechCelebrating 50 Years: How Gold Creations Became a Lowcountry Legacy
8. 
   Giving BackTransforming Young Minds: Charleston Library Society’s Innovative Book Drop Initiative

   How the program gets books into the hands of kids in need

9. 
   HistoryDramatic Disturbance: The utterly terrifying hurricane of August 1911 that’s immortalized in “Porgy & Bess”
10. 
    Scouting ReportScouting Report: Locally sourced statement-making jewelry fit for a golden anniversary
11. 
    Style BuzzThe Buzz: Local outdoor lifestyle brand Marsh Wear opens its first brick-and-mortar store on King Street
12. 
    Style Q & AStyle Q&A: Rebecca Atwood Shares Her Design Instincts and Dreamy Home Sanctuary
13. 
    Home & GardenA Twist on Tradition: Tour an Olde Park home that puts an alfresco Lowcountry lifestyle front and center

    Photos: A Twist on Tradition: Tour an Olde Park home that puts an alfresco Lowcountry lifestyle front and center
14. 
    Eat & DrinkNew & Notable: Rustic, soul-satisfying suppers await at chef Ken Vedrinski’s Italian eatery, Volpe

    Photos: Rustic, soul-satisfying suppers await at chef Ken Vedrinski's Italian eatery, Volpe
15. 
    15 Minutes With15 Minutes With: The Graft Wine guys dish about Tutti, their new laidback pizza shop with a serious beverage list

    Photos: The Graft Wine Guys dish about Tutti, their new laidback pizza shop with a serious beverage list
16. 
    So Charleston50th Anniversary Flashback: Charleston Magazine’s Historical First Issue

    Read the very first issue of Charleston

17. 
    Special SectionCharleston Weddings Fall 2025