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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



On the Town: Joy Rider
For the love of cycling—but also good food and company—Charles Fox serves up an 18th FestiVELO


On the Town: Going Batty
In honor of National Bat Week, which ends, appropriately, on Halloween, we do some myth-busting about one of Charleston’s native flying mammals, the “big brown”


A Cooler Container
This autumn, plant a striking display mixing evergreens and colorful annuals


On the Town: Grand Harvest
Chef Ken Vedrinski prepares a delectable winter squash recipe


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

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Painting the Town
Carl Palazzolo’s annual sojourn to a Charleston garden inspires watercolor works
Free Pour
They’ll never fetch thousands of dollars or hang in the Louvre, but the cup-of-joe creations Kudu Coffee assistant...
Built to Last
The Preservation Society of Charleston rallies support around their 2013 list of “Seven to Save”
Trail Mix Master
The New Primal’s natural jerky
Artful Awakening
Textile artist Arianne King Comer shines a light on unrecognized creative talent, helping kids with disabilities thrive
Culture Vulture
One thrifty local writer shares her tips on gobbling up the city’s smorgasbord of offerings without being gluttonous
Cocktail Hour


Laura Ball
A Charleston native channels her creative energy into a genre-defying performing arts series
The Arts Whisperer
Meet Scott Watson, the new leader of the Office of Cultural Affairs, and learn what the regime change means for banking...
Classic Remix
black and white is hot this spring—to modernize the timeless pairing, we followed marc jacobs’ lead, pairing patterns...
Michael Smallwood
Only four years out of college, Michael Smallwood has already found the role he was born to play
Shop Smarts
A design student helps Lowcountry Orphan Relief turn their donation closet into a special shopping experience for...
Pay It Forward
A Charleston native offers newcomers a bit of advice on how to assimilate into the Holy City with its centuries of...
Stars Grill Room
The rooftop is a madhouse on Saturday night, stuffed to the gills with the kinds of people who know what brand of shoes...
New and Notable
Our taste & tell guide to the latest F&B openings in Charleston
Fresh Crop
According to Paul Harvey, God made a farmer. But in Charleston it’s Lowcountry Local First who’s providing the divine...
Sweet Surprise
A Mount Pleasant couple reinvents a classic treat
Say Chèvre
Three savory Burden Creek Dairy goat cheese dishes from Carolina’s chef Jill Mathias
When Moore is More
Banking powerhouse Darla Moore is plowing new fields and putting her money where her boots are—on the ground
Soul Cottage
Leila and Buff Ross transform his childhood home on Sullivan's into an artful melding of past and present  
Budding Prospects
As garden enthusiasts gear up for Charleston Horticultural Society’s Plantasia festival (April 12...
Bring on the April Showers!


Beach Read
Author Stratton Lawrence delivers the “Edge of America’s” story through historic photos and fascinating prose
Into Bloom
Punchy florals popped up all over spring catwalks. if you don’t want to match them like tanya taylor did, why not mix...
Little Gems
Considering a citrus tree? Check out this lush evergreen. Kumquats fare well in the Lowcountry and produce a bounty of...
Set to Sail
Sperry Top- Sider Charleston Race Week breezes into town from April 18-21, bringing three days of competitive...
Oversize Clutches
Three handbag designers weigh in
Life In the Fast Lane
Ashley Hall math specialist Rives Poe is being inducted into the Bridge Run Hall of Fame this year for her notoriously...
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