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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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Singing for a Reason
This Memorial Day, catch the Charleston Men’s Chorus’ concert of patriotic songs and service anthems
Picks from the Pros
Six experts from arts academia share the Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto events they can’t wait to catch
From the Top
This month, musical theater sweetheart Mary Fishburne takes the stage in not one, but three local productions


Art Smart
Help us complete our list of the city’s most influential artists by voting on your 10 favorites

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

Ripe for the Picking
Grab a bucket and dig into spring’s “real” crop at U-pick strawberry farms
Lens of Time
Julia Cart preserves our natural and cultural legacy with black-and-white photographs evocative of a period long past
Operation Azalea Rescue
Local horticulturists and volunteers gear up to save a national treasure
Amos Lee


Net Asset
Tennis enthusiast Emily Brown rallies to establish a lifelong love of the game in the city’s youth
Farmers’ Almanac
This month marks two decades of growth for one of the city’s favorite music venues
Charleston or Bust!
Bandied about for decades, a statue of controversial politico John C. Calhoun returned home 80 years ago
Preserving Tradition
Lowcountry Produce keeps old-fashioned Southern flavor in kitchens year-round
Get in the Grü-V
Austria’s signature wine, grüner veltliner, has worked its way back into America’s cool crowd, and its timing couldn’t...
Simply Divine
Jennifer and Enan Parezo share an easy recipe for spring crab cakes
Local Flavor
Meet marmalade-maker and longtime tour guide Laura Wichmann Hipp
A Cultivated Life
One couple’s James Island garden comes of age
Downtown to Dunes
Finding old Florida in Fernandina Beach and the shores of Amelia Island
Let It Rain
This season’s waterproof jackets make a stylish splash
Down-home Redux
The owner of Alluette’s Café celebrates a healthful, homegrown harvest
March
Shine on with shimmery fabrics and metallic accessories
Foreign Relations
Water Missions International’s Nicolaas van Vliet drinks in the customs and cultures of developing countries
Retro Chic
Flash back to the funky '70s this season with fashion focus on high waistlines, shimmery cropped tops, disco pants, and...
Beat Boxer
Woodworker Adam Crowell blends art and music with his own riff on the traditional tongue drum
Kathleen Rivers
“Style is the ability to know what looks best on oneself in cut and color then not be afraid to throw in the unexpected...
Case Study
E-reader covers that express your style and personality
Chelsie Ravenell
“Beauty is being you and trying new things. Beauty is being open-minded.”
In Pictures
Artist and actress Alicia Rhett ventured from the Holy City to Hollywood and back again
K. Cooper Ray
"My style is homeless bon vivant—classic, casual, and always infused with a splash of loud color.”
Natural Instincts
A modern home on Kiawah draws inspiration from elemental materials
Leigh Magar
"Style is the fabric of fashion. Beauty is wabi-sabi.”
Mini-Makeover Potting Shed


Erin Perkins
“Style is stepping out of the house and feeling good about how you look.”
Blackberry Bushes
These old-school brambles are easy to grow and worth their weight in green-thumb gold
Jasper Brown
“Beauty is that moment when you see something so striking you can barely believe it’s real—complete aesthetic arrest.”
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