Activist and educator DR. MILLICENT BROWN was a “first child” to integrate Charleston public schools in 1963 and today...
Hundreds of volunteers pay biweekly visits to 14 local schools, helping the nonprofit Reading Partners boost students’...
Tracy and Bob Doran infuse “community” back into community development—and have this thing for oysters
Begun five years ago by a local teen, Charleston Hope will deliver gifts to some 4,000 kids this Christmas
Mission: To help children, adolescents, and adults identify and overcome learning challenges, including learning...
Local kids head to code camp
This forbidding-looking structure at 21 Magazine Street holds a darker, more haunting side of Charleston history....
The Lowcountry Maritime Society puts students at the helm through hands-on programming
When professor Marc Regnier isn’t training the next generation of classical guitarists, he’s recording with the greats
A new woodworking school carries on a traditional art
To commemorate Charleston’s 40th anniversary, we honor 40 influential people and groups whose vision, passion, focus,...
Preservation Society executive director Kristopher King seeks to dovetail the past with progress in his favorite city
A new program helps adults overcome fears and teaches them, finally, to swim
Filmmaker Julie Dash, celebrated for elevating African-American heritage on the silver screen, is chronicling the...
Micah Garrison of Palmetto Mushrooms joins a growing number of state-certified mushroom foragers
This month, musical theater sweetheart Mary Fishburne takes the stage in not one, but three local productions
Breathing new life into the Gadsden House—and its gates
The Bee Cause Project is busily installing hives (67 by spring’s end!) in schools and businesses here and beyond
Townsend Davidson looks to “make the mundane fantastic” in oil paintings that invite examination
St. George hosts the World Grits Festival April 10-12
Two local high schools offer fashion design majors
A free course at Trident Tech inspires disadvantaged locals with lessons in literature, history, and philosophy
This month, choreographer Jonathan Tabbert debuts an innovative new dance company
College of Charleston alum Glenn McConnell—formerly one of the state’s most powerful politicians—talks about taking the...
40 Ideas to Better Yourself—and Your City—in 2015
MOONDOG Animation Studio has a feature film in the works
In-school eye screenings help ensure good vision for thousands of Charleston preschoolers
