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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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On the Town: Ohm Brew
Part workout, part hangout, Beth Cosi’s Bendy Brewski Yoga classes are good for body and spirit alike


15 Minutes with Kelly Chu
Meet the woman behind local biz Cirsea Craft Ice Cream


On the Town: Company’s in Town
The tourists of our warm-weather waters are back; do you know what to do—and not do—if you spy a manatee?


On the Town: Tomatoes 101
Get expert tips for planting your fall crop this month


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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

Oysters
Charleston has deep ties to the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)—as early as1680, the peninsula was called Oyster...
Universal Pictures
CofC professor Joe Carson works with an international astronomy team to image planets light years from Earth
January 2013
Celebrate the New Year in style
Top Brass
From the Lowcountry’s Pour House to Tokyo’s Orchard Hall, Wando High and College of Charleston grad Cameron Handel is...
Healthful Delivery
Ed and Alyce Quimby have devoted a quarter century to East Cooper Meals on Wheels
Creative Pursuit
Charles Ailstock searches for his next artistic passion
Kitchen Confidential
Heading behind the scenes at some of Charleston’s tastiest restaurants
Wake-Up Call
 Be your own barista with these hot-shot coffee gadgets
Natural Selection
Concrete, wood, glass, and steel headline one family’s sunny vacation home on the marsh
Butcher & Bee
The familiar and the unexpected make delicious “breadfellows” at Butcher...
Pot Luck
Red Orchid’s owners, Kelly and Tony Chu, share a classic Chinese dish
Let Them Drink Cake
Peninsula Grill’s Christopher Reynolds turns the restaurant’s signature dessert into a sweet sip
Magical San Miguel de Allende
Step into a colorful artistic Mecca in a colonial Mexican city where preservation and progress peacefully coexist
Home for the Holidays
Five local chefs share recipes and tips for some of their favorite holiday dishes. Choose one, a few, or the whole menu...
Destination BBQ
Sopping the sauce, smelling the smoke, and taking in the scenery on four drive- and drool-worthy barbecue road trips
Let Freedom Ring
The Jubilee Project kicks off with a New Year’s Emancipation celebration
All That’s Jazz
At The Mezz, the focus is on the music
Wrap Stars
Guys, take your look up a notch with handsome belts and buckles
Road to Joy
Shovels & Rope plays its way into the national spotlight
Lee-Chin Siow
The Singapore-born classical violinist and Charleston Music Festival co-founder shares notes on her most treasured...
Book Marquee
YALLFest engages young adult readers on November 10
Listen Local!
Charleston’s rich with musicians—so filthy rich that choosing just eight favorite songs by Lowcountry-based artists was...
Hoop Dreams
Two basketball tournaments weave missions of doing good into the on-court competition
Lee Batten, Volunteer


Dove Tales
A Lowcountry outdoorsman recalls the glory of his first official bird hunt
Terrence Larimer, Volunteer


Kitchen Chronicles
The Lee Bros. tap into Charleston’s food traditions and a bounty of stories
Notable Beginnings
Tracing the Charleston Symphony Orchestra back to its early 20th-century roots
Eddie Williams, Volunteer


Holy History
St. James-Santee Episcopal’s “Brick Church” sits on a lonely stretch of the Old King’s Highway
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