Coastal Community Foundation President and CEO Darrin Goss questions this aspirational slogan and discusses what’s...
Kids get chance to play with the pros during annual Tennis in the City event
The groundbreaking Turning Leaf Project helps men find purpose after incarceration
Local startup Citibot is “democratizing democracy”
On April 28, the city celebrates Waterfront Park’s new name
With an eye toward the future as much as the past, Historic Charleston Foundation’s outgoing CEO, Katharine “Kitty”...
With five hotels under construction and 11 more approved and in the pipeline to add to the current inventory of nearly...
Time heals, or so they say. But is a year long enough to begin to close deep wounds exposed by the Mother Emanuel...
The Footlight Players award the first Anthony Aston Honors this month
Listened to a Spoleto Festival USA concert in the last two decades? It’s likely that John Kennedy had a hand in its...
A novelist from off (but not too far off) visits the Holy City to soak in its character and creative culture
Jenny and Michael Messner nurture a bold, green future for Charleston, from the Low Line to Laurel Island, wherever...
Tracy and Bob Doran infuse “community” back into community development—and have this thing for oysters
A Charleston native reflects on the evolution of local philanthropy
Travel back to the Summer of 1975 as six local writers reflect on what life was like from Charleston to East Cooper to...
As he heads down the homestretch, Mayor Riley seems to be gaining steam. He may need it
A 10-year-old sells lemonade to raise funds for pediatric cancer
Jacob Lindsey brings equal parts chutzpah and worldly know-how to Charleston’s Civic Design Center
Celebrating the lives of six remarkable Charleston citizens who left us this year after helping to shape the city we...
Ensuring a future for People Against Rape
Neighbors partner up to rehab small, historically significant houses
Ever since the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge opened in 2005 with bicycle and pedestrian lanes, the heavy use of the gateway...
Charleston Civic Design Center (CCDC) director Michael Maher envisions a Holy City that’s fit for the future
Secession, slavery, states’ rights. Flag controversies, reenactments, monuments. The Civil War conjures ghosts and...
To commemorate Charleston magazine’s 35th anniversary, we honor 35 visionary, passionate, progressive, focused,...