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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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LATEST

July 2016
Get swept away with these sun-and-spray-inspired finds.
Hot Stuff
Smithey Ironware is creating heirloom cookware with a contemporary look
June New & Notable
Our taste-and-tell guide to some of the latest food and beverage openings in Charleston
15 Minutes with Shuai & Corrie Wang
Meet the culinary couple of Short Grain Food Truck
Bee Beneficial
Blooms for all seasons, plus housing options and a watering station, can turn even the smallest green space into a...
Meet & Greet
Did you know 350-plus area groups are organized on meetup.com? Here’s a fun sampling
Creating a Sensation
Steven Fiore brings his smart lyrics and irresistible melodies to new project Young Mister
We’re All Ears
Chef Benjamin Dennis offers three corn-centric recipes
Gone Fishin’
A Mount Pleasant-based website brings the fishing-charter industry into the 21st century
Glow On
The sunset palette hit the season’s runways in a blaze of fiery color. For a hot night out, try our take on Ohne Titel’...
Cool Idea
ZAGS’s ”sunwraps” offer stylish protection
Suit Yourself!
In this month’s “Scouting Report,” see our favorite men’s swimsuits in playful colors and patterns—and where to find...
Palmetto Flag
As a whole, South Carolinians (and plenty of vacationers who fall in love with this place) adore our state flag. We...
June 2016
Make summer sweeter with these home and fashion finds
Considering Grace
Ahead of its premiere June 4, Carrie Mae Weems discusses her Spoleto Festival USA production  
Song of the Shrimp Fiend
Calling out his creative seafood sales pitches, huckster and political provocateur Joe Cole became a cultural...
Into the Blue
Enough Pie’s VAT SHACK launches June 4, inviting the community to get hands-on with the historic art of indigo-dyeing
Summer Guide: Improve
School’s out, but that doesn’t mean you can’t develop new hobbies, take your skills to the next level, or get involved...
Summer Guide: Float
Ready for a splash? On the sultriest of summer days, the best—and most fun—way to cool off is to get wet. Lucky for us...
Summer Guide: Savor
Alfresco all the time
June 17, 2015: One of our City’s Darkest, and Most Illuminating, Days
Time heals, or so they say. But is a year long enough to begin to close deep wounds exposed by the Mother Emanuel...
Native Son
Plein-air painter West Fraser’s new book captures the love of his Lowcountry homeland and its magnificent light
That’s the Ticket!
Not sure how to choose among all the Spoleto 2016 offerings? Here, leaders of area arts organizations, plus a couple of...
In Good Spirits
The owners of High Wire Distilling Co. imbue a 19th-century single house with soulful folk art  
Rhapsody in Blue (and Green, Red, Yellow…)
Artist Jonathan Green brings a colorful dose of African cultural authenticity to the Spoleto stage
Eye Catchers


Girl Power
Zimmerman went ultra-feminine this spring, translating old-fashioned accents for today’s modern woman. Our version...
M.K. Quinlan
Last fall, the former Garden...
Alfresco Art
Meet the artist behind Romney Urban Garden’s mosaic mural and get her tips for bringing the art form to your own green...
Writer in Residence
A novelist from off (but not too far off) visits the Holy City to soak in its character and creative culture
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