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February 2012
A revered family, a renowned plantation, and a reclaimed legacy are the ties that bind at the Middleton family reunion

February 2012
The CharlestonWise initiative makes saving energy simple

February 2012
With this month's Go Red! 5K, Stephanie Carter spreads awareness about heart disease - and honors her mom

January 2012
Preservation, economic growth, livability, regulation, redevelopment, pollution—age-old issues for Charleston are once...

January 2012
Before bridges criss-crossed the Lowcountry, boats transported residents from town to beach and countryside

January 2012
A dig along the Ashley River reveals one of our state’s earliest known English settlements

December 2011
Dash into the New Year with a Sullivan’s Island splash benefitting the Special Olympics

A local banker’s holiday spirit inspires a tradition of giving to The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center

October 2011
Keeper of the Wild founder Janet Kinser tends to the orphaned and injured creatures of the Lowcountry

October 2011
Ever since the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge opened in 2005 with bicycle and pedestrian lanes, the heavy use of the gateway...

October 2011
CofC’s Natural History Museum resurrects prehistoric creatures

October 2011
A Lowcountry expat pines for a special kind of Southern nightlife

September 2011
Bricks made at area plantations helped provide the wealth of architecture for which the city is renowned today

September 2011
Local insurance biz Johnson & Johnson channels its commitment to giving into Trident United Way’s (TUW) Day of Caring

September 2011
This month, peace-centered celebrations abound in the Holy City

August 2011
Meet five design teams who, through their own creative processes, craft a variety of materials—wood, leather, metal,...

August 2011
Charleston Civic Design Center (CCDC) director Michael Maher envisions a Holy City that’s fit for the future

July 2011
“Pflummsters” flock to Merrie Koester Southgate’s science-based novels for kids

July 2011
One working mom’s adventures as a kiddie concierge

June 2011
The season equals serpents to one transplanted Northern

May 2011
An arts co-op—and garden— springs up downtown

May 2011
One local couple hits Italy’s Olive Grove Trail to attend our sister arts festival

May 2011
Charlestonians run to help domestic abuse victims and pets while honoring a slain daughter

May 2011
The 2011 Charleston Bermuda Race takes on a different tone with Stephen Colbert at the helm

April 2011
Secession, slavery, states’ rights. Flag controversies, reenactments, monuments. The Civil War conjures ghosts and...

April 2011
Bandied about for decades, a statue of controversial politico John C. Calhoun returned home 80 years ago

April 2011
Local horticulturists and volunteers gear up to save a national treasure

April 2011
One man’s ongoing battle for yard improvement

March 2011
Cooper River Bridge Run leads in eco-aware race innovations

March 2011
A fashionista wannabe struggles to distinguish fabulous from faux pas