October 2013

Want to race with the wind on Charleston Harbor? With Charleston Ocean Racing Association, a friendly attitude is really all you need to catch a ride, but good beer doesn’t hurt either

Get in the spirit of All Hallow's Eve and head out to some of the Lowcountry's spookiest spots. Supernatural occurrences around the Lowcountry are as abundant as the oysters along its salty channels.

On the banks of the Cooper River lies Magnolia Cemetery, or the Garden of the Dead, where ancient oaks drip moss over funerary sculptures and grand mausoleums honoring powerful Holy City families, hundreds of Confederate soldiers, even the Hunley heroes.

Enjoy evergreen foliage, fall flowers, and even a caffeinated tea from this lesser-known camellia  

Bringing the buy-local movement to the floral industry  

It just might be the most unusual—and enjoyable—of all Charleston creations. 

Carrie Morey shares her family’s recipes in a new cookbook, Callie’s Biscuits and Southern Traditions  

Charleston entertaining style editor Mitchell Crosby—owner of event planning biz JMC Charleston—knows how to throw just about any party. But as a Lowcountry native, he’s particularly adept at pulling off a true-blue Carolina oyster roast. Here he shares his top tips:  

Loosen up and aim for comfort: “tomboy chic” is in. We played off rachel comey, choosing lighter pieces for Charleston’s balmy fall and infusing femininity with almond-toe flats and subtly studded capris

Sharon Cooper-Murray preserves the disappearing language and folk art of the Gullah Geechee culture 

Johnny Delaware finds his indie-folk-rock rhythm in Charleston