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May 2016

May 2016
Bidr helps fundraisers raise more funds

May 2016
A novelist from off (but not too far off) visits the Holy City to soak in its character and creative culture

April 2016
A far-reaching Farm-to-School Initiative based at College of Charleston helps kids nourish their minds and bodies alike

April 2016
The Holy City still uses the 17th-century term “piazza”—which comes from the Italian word meaning “open space”—instead...

April 2016
A brief history of Hampton Park’s Sunken Gardens

April 2016
A local startup is hitting it big with vibrant vessels serving people and pooches alike

March 2016
Building Skills Now trains valuable new workers.

March 2016
A fledgling nonprofit engages adults with special needs in activities centered around healthy living and creative self-...

March 2016

March 2016
Artisan Tees moves to bigger digs

March 2016
Charleston-based Maya Chia is making a splash in the skin-care industry.

March 2016
Native to rivers, inlets, and bays, the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is one of the Lowcountry’s most admired and...

February 2016
An enthralling new novel brings the history of a Charleston landmark to life

February 2016
A Holy City ode written for two friends on their wedding day — written by  Anna Claire Hodge ///  artwork by Jill Hooper

February 2016
Feeling the pull of a childhood spent on the water and the knowledge that this is where you belong 

February 2016
Hundreds of volunteers pay biweekly visits to 14 local schools, helping the nonprofit Reading Partners boost students’...

February 2016
Maga Design helps military and corporate clients visualize complex info

February 2016
Towering over 65 feet high, this majestic Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) is said to be the oldest living thing...

January 2016
Fenwick Hall Plantation

January 2016
Think you know the Holy City inside and out?

January 2016
This mildly potent punch is credited to South Carolina’s oldest and most exclusive social institution, the St. Cecilia...

January 2016
Through art, yoga, music, and more, Respite Care Charleston cultivates feelings of pride and productivity in locals...

January 2016
The Harbor serves as a hub for Charleston-area entrepreneurship

January 2016

December 2015
More than 700 guests joined us on October 15 at the Gaillard Center to celebrate our big 4-0 and raise money for the...

December 2015
Berkeley County’s boozy history as a corn-liquor capital during prohibition  

December 2015
For a century, turkey buzzards reigned over the Market. So what finally forced the iconic creatures to flee their...

December 2015
Begun five years ago by a local teen, Charleston Hope will deliver gifts to some 4,000 kids this Christmas

December 2016