NOVEMBER 2019

2019 Holiday Gift Guide

Not sure what to give this holiday season? We’ve rounded up a few locally sourced ideas (147 to be exact!) for everyone on your list

Feature

Ooh Events! design maven Lisa Thomas shares pro tips for your Thanksgiving table

Plus get amazing turkey-day recipes

Channel Markers

Leigh Handal’s book Lost Charleston takes readers on a tour of the city's streets as they once were

Revisiting the Holy City's forgotten buildings and discovering the lessons they teach us

Biz - Sci - Tech

How Cold Queso Dip Sparked a Family Business

The Jordans designed their RIGWA bowls to keep food at just the right temperature

Biz - Sci - Tech

The new HAH app makes parking in downtown Charleston a snap

The app connects drivers with private property owners with parking spaces to rent

So Charleston

Why Lowcountry Boil is a quintessential Charleston experience

This is Lowcountry cooking: a simple, yet flavorful, one-pot meal that combines fresh local shrimp, corn on the cob, red or new potatoes, and smoked sausage. Also known as “Frogmore Stew” and “Beaufort Stew” (though it’s not a stew), it is as easy to prepare as it is to enjoy

History

Harriet Tubman and the Lowcountry river raid that liberated more than 700 enslaved people

After the Civil War started, Harriet Tubman joined the Union Army and led a raid up the Combahee River between Charleston and Beaufort, liberating more than 700 enslaved people. The movie Harriet premeires in November.

Giving Back

Kid-fueled nonprofit I Heart Hungry Kids is growing up

How the nonprofit started by three young brothers addresses childhood hunger

Southern View

Novelist Cassandra King Conroy remembers her friend and beloved local author Dorothea Benton Frank

A tribute to the Charleston-born and -bred best-selling novelist who died in September

Style File

Charleston Influencers Menswear - Gary Flynn

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Scouting Report

Six ways to top off your look this fall

Turn heads with one of the season's sophisticated wool hats

Style Q & A

IBU's Susan Hull Walker on her latest global finds

Since founding Ibu in 2013, Susan Hull Walker has been bringing bold global designs to Charleston and beyond while advocating for the economic independence of women around the world. We caught up with the textile maven to discuss her latest finds and her efforts to empower women.

Style Buzz

The Buzz - November 2019

Celadon celebrates its 25th, plus two new downtown storefronts

The Charleston Home

Shem Creek Chic - How one couple transformed an ornate ’90s house into a modern waterfront oasis

A streamlined renovation in Mount Pleasant’s The Boatyard neighborhood

House & Garden

The International Center for Indigo Culture explores the plant’s rich past and promising future

A new nonprofit is raising awareness about indigo—its role in South Carolina history as well as potential entrepreneurial opportunities for growers, dye producers, and artisans