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State of the Suds: How local breweries continue to evolve a decade after Charleston’s craft beer boom

Pivots include offering expanded food and cocktail options, as well as increasing wholesale production
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Fire & Flavor: Go-to grilling recipes from top local chefs

Get fired up for summer cook outs
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Before the Fourth: The Unfinished Sullivan’s Island Fort That Stopped the British Fleet in 1776, and Why It Matters

The battle turned a palmetto fort into a symbol of American resistance and inspired Carolina Day
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Review: A Way Home—Cinelle Barnes Turns Devastation into Revelation

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How Dale Watson’s Revolutionary illustrations bring historic milestones to life

Learn where you can find his work celebrating the country’s 250th anniversary
Biz - Sci - Tech
Golden Girls Outdoors Teaches Women to Captain Their Own Boats—with Confidence

How the company helps women and girls take the helm
Giving Back
Miles That Matter: Three local men take on an epic Ultramarathon to benefit at-risk boys at Windwood Farm

Wyoming’s Bighorn Trail Run takes place June 19 and 20
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Long-Forgotten Gullah Performers in Charleston’s Porgy and Bess — Inside the New Documentary

Hear a discussion of the opera and the people who inspired it during a Spoleto Festival USA presentation
Milestone
A Unifying Force: How Charleston-born Louis Gregory rose to the highest honor in the Bahá’í faith

Learn how you can visit Gregory’s home that serves as a memorial to the religious and social justice leader
Scouting Report
The Summer Edit: Seven Locally Sourced Cover-Ups for Effortless Beach-to-Bar Style

Style Q & A
Pack Like a Pro: Kenny Flowers’ Christina Haisfield Reveals Her Summer Vacation Checklist

Style Buzz
Retail Buzz: Greyson Clothiers brings its modern performance wear to King Street

Plus, Bobbi Brown’s Jones Road Beauty makes its Charleston debut
The Charleston Home
West Coast Style Meets Lowcountry Charm in a Sullivan’s Island Retreat

New & Notable
How Alex Eaton Is Evolving La Cave’s French Provincial Menu

Step into the intimate sibling to Félix Cocktails et Cuisine
15 Minutes With
Meet the Sisters Behind Carolima’s Lowcountry Cuisine

Learn how ’Emma Cromedy and Sameka Jenkins’s share their Gullah heritage and get their recipe for a refreshing...

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On the Town: All About the Bacon
Learn how to make star Charleston chef Jeremiah Bacon’s bacon jam for a tasty addition to any Labor Day cookout


On the Town: Tech Support
“Apple-only” accessory maker Twelve South amps up its focus on goods for the hip home


On the Town: The Skeleton Crew
The Charleston Museum’s 19th-century curator, Gabriel E. Manigault, masterfully prepared dozens of skeletons now on view in a special exhibit
Power of Creativity
Learn about just one of the nonprofits that’ll make this school year more exciting—and productive—for local students


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Ranky Tanky - Gullah Revival
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27 Lowcountry Luxuries
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Charleston Oyster Guide

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Get tips on donning the daring style
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Local Spirits
Is Charleston ready for the “grain-to-glass movement?” The men of Striped Pig Distillery think so.
'Mater Matters
FIG’s Jason Stanhope shares fresh recipes for the season’s favorite fruit
Poetry in Motion
Singer-songwriter Steven Fiore proves his musical chops in his debut full-length album
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
The Arts Whisperer
Meet Scott Watson, the new leader of the Office of Cultural Affairs, and learn what the regime change means for banking...
Laura Ball
A Charleston native channels her creative energy into a genre-defying performing arts series
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Get big laughs from teen improv comedians
Michael Smallwood
Only four years out of college, Michael Smallwood has already found the role he was born to play
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They nurture and try to guide us from the moment we’re born—whether or not we heed their advice is another story.... In...
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Musician Bill Carson is dedicating his life to the next generation
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Two sleuths team up on a major mystery in a young adult page-turner set in the Lowcountry
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Julianna Gaillard takes dance to new heights
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Charles Carmody brings new energy to an underused downtown venue
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Do your outdoor spaces need a quick lift? Geraniums come in a rainbow of colors and a variety of scents that can...
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Meet the Spoleto scene makers
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