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Holiday Cheer: Punch and Small Bite Combos for Every Festive Gathering

Make entertaining easy with sweet and savory bites paired with tasty tipples
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Designed to Dazzle: Step Inside a Queen Street Manse Filled With Christmas Finery

More is more when it comes to the abundance of Christmas decor in John and Will Hardee’s grand manse
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A Hammock Coast Holiday: Brookgreen Gardens’ Nights of a Thousand Candles Plus More Magical, Family-Friendly Adventures

Enjoy a long weekend with plenty of time to relax and explore the Hammock Coast
Feature, Music Review
Discover the Charleston Supergroup Reviving Early Americana Rhythms

Hear Tounds with Futurebirds at Charleston Music Hall on December 30
Feature, Arts Profile
Grace In Motion: Dancer Jordan Maria Brings Joy to the Stage with Purposeful Movement and Positive Energy

See Jordan perform this season in the Charleston Christmas Special
Feature, Biz - Sci - Tech
In the Spirit: How the Caldwell family built the state’s largest German-inspired Christkindlmarkt

Visit the Awendaw Christmas market December 5-7 and December 12-14
Feature, Small Business
Storybook Star: Stareworthy Custom Children’s Books uses family photos to put loved ones in the center of the narrative

Feature, Giving Back
The Power of Local: Lowcountry Local First’s Efforts To Boost Area Businesses, Especially During the Holidays

Get their new Localist card to receive discounts and promotions through 2026
Feature, Milestone
Discover the Charlestonian Behind the Poinsettia: Joel Roberts Poinsett’s Vibrant Legacy

December 12 is National Poinsettia Day
Feature, Scouting Report
Luxe Looks: How Faux Fur Boosts Your Style Game

Shop our locally scouted style picks
Feature, Style Q & A
Style Q&A: Jewelry Designer Rene Barnes Shares Her Go-tos For Thoughtful Gift-giving

Plus, find out what inspired her to launch her business
Feature, Style Buzz
The Buzz: Woodhouse Spa brings added luxury to the Wentworth Mansion

Plus, Stoney Clover Lane arrives on King Street
Feature, Home & Garden
A Craftsman Reimagined: Inside a Harleston Village home that blends historic charm with modern functionality

The homeowners lovingly restored the Craftsman cottage on the lower peninsula to suit their lifestyle
Feature, New & Notable, Restaurant Reviews
New & Notable: Lauded chef Daniel Humm presents a contemporary fine-dining pop-up at The Charleston Place

Discover a vibrant prix fixe during the year-long residency
Feature, 15 Minutes With
15 Minutes With Mark Connelly: How the Edisto Gold Honey co-owner’s buzzing business helps local famers

Connelly turned his beekeeping hobby into liquid gold, offering a taste of Lowcountry fields and flowers

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PHOTO GALLERIES



Six for the Road
Stop Light Observations is on the fast track to music industry success—and they play at the Music Farm this Saturday
Toast of the Town
Local flavor-lovers are eating up Carolina Coaster Company’s unique wares


Honeydew List
The Cocktail Club offers a sweet, melon-laced refreshment


Materials Girl
The Sustainable Warehouse rescues building materials destined for the landfill, then welcomes shoppers into the resulting trove of architectural treasures


SPECIAL SECTIONS

Charleston Arts Timeline
Where Is This?
Irish History Walking Tour
Charleston Boating Guide
Charleston Magazine Dining Guide
Cocktails A to Z
Charleston Biking and Hiking Guide
Rare Creatures - Threatened and Endangered Species
Ranky Tanky - Gullah Revival
Images Of Charleston - Photo Contest
27 Lowcountry Luxuries
Secret Garden Party
Spring Fling
Charleston Oyster Guide

LATEST

Collecting and caring for antique containers
Inspired to seek out some colorful tins of your own? First, get the scoop on collecting and caring for vintage and...
Darius Rucker Redefined
The Charleston native and Hootie front man returns to his country music roots, taking the genre by storm
Manage a remodel budget


Woodlands Resort & Inn


Nature’s Course
Graduates of the Master of Science in Environmental Studies program possess can-do attitudes
Creative Process
For painter and printmaker Mary Walker, life on the canvas continuously evolves
Unplugged
Musicians and listeners gather to jam
Design Evolution
A chic downtown couple adds comfort and kids to their style repertoire
Fashion Forward


Savannah
Finding high design and old-fashioned charm in Savannah, our sister city to the south
New life for secondhand finds
A scavenger’s heart pumps new life into secondhand finds, filling her Park Circle house with pieces from decades past
Vintage Glamour
National design darling Angie Hranowsky falls hard for a 1974 modern house hidden away in Riverland Terrace
United They Stand
An impressive cadre of land preservationists work together to fight urban sprawl
Trattoria Lucca


History on the Half Shell
Oysters have long been a classic on the Lowcountry table
Up the Creek
Fishing and feasting in Murrells Inlet 80 miles north of Charleston
Shadow Boxer
Unearthing the creative layers of Joe Walters’ organic art
Test of Time
A Georgian house on Tradd Street reveals historic treasures
Compose a Toast
Edward Hart raises his glass to classical music
Lowcountry Fiction Contest: Saturday Girl (2nd Runner up)


Faulkner's Mississippi
Finding Faulkner and a bit of the blues in Mississippi
Stage Presence
Spencer Deering crafts modern theater with gusto
Talk Soup
Chef Aaron Deal offers savory and sweet bowls to help weather the cold
Lowcountry Fiction Contest, A Roof the color of Desire (2nd Place)
Follow artist Edward Hopper as he chases his muse through the streets of Charleston
Lowcountry Fiction Contest, Sullivan's Island 1951 (1st Place)
Young Walter populates his lonely world with fantastic stories of foxes and chickens, tunnels and soldiers, but when a...
Lowcountry Fiction Contest, Project Asylum (3rd Place)
Charleston. For visitors, it means history and beauty. For natives, it represents family and tradition. For Big Brother...
Marjory Wentworth
South Carolina’s poet laureate is spreading the word on all things literary
Samos Taverna


Lowcountry Fiction Contest: Pink-O (1st Runner up)


String Theory
Classical violinist Joshua Bell takes a bow
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