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Charleston Art Tours Are Here
Every wanted to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Charleston art world? Now you can with a Charleston Art Tour. The tours are guides by local artists and include a two-hour walking tour through six to eight downtown galleries. Plus, the tour finis...
Upcoming Events: Kulture Klash 5 and Pecha Kucha 4
Creative professionals, inspired residents and anyone else looking for food for thought can take part in Pecha Kucha 4 on Wed., Oct 21 at 7:30 p.m. Didn’t go to the first three PK’s? Check out a few previous posts about PK 1, PK1 Review a...
Kulture Klash 5 Wants You (Artists)!
Kulture Klash is looking for artists for their fifth installment of Charleston’s art-fashion-music-dance festival. The event is set for November 6 and 7, which extends the event to two days for the first time. Right now, the plan is to have a ...
Peace One Day Festival This Sunday
Show your support for world peace this Sunday at the second annual Charleston Peace One Day Festival. The event starts at Brittlebank Park (1-6 p.m.) and concludes with a concert at the Music Farm (9 p.m.). According to the Facebook event info, R...
Charleston Green Fair Events & Film Contest Call For Entries
The Charleston Green Fair’s second annual event will begin next week with several new events. The main event will be in Marion Square on Sunday, September 26, and several new events will take place around town. Here’s the run down of the ...
Charleston Magazine Recipe Contest
Do you have a delicious recipe that features Lowcountry ingredients? If so, enter Charleston Magazine’s “Charleston’s Next Food Star” recipe contest. There are four recipe categories, including appetizers, entrees, side dish ...
Avondale Art Walk & Mural Contest Wednesday
Businesses in the revitalized Avondale Point area of West Ashley (located at the intersection of Savannah Highway and Magnolia Rd.) have come together to hold a mural contest and art walk. This Wednesday from 6 until 9 p.m., Avondale Point businesses...
Coastal Living Idea Cottage Tours
Coastal Living Magazine selected Charleston to build their 2009 “Idea Cottage.” This 2,300 square-foot, two-story house is located in The I’on Village. Coastal Living built its very first idea cottage in the village 10 years ago. T...
Two Charleston Colleges Make Forbes “America’s Best College List”
Fourteen colleges and universities in South Carolina and two Charleston colleges made this year’s list of “America’s Best Colleges” compiled by Forbes Magazine and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. Out of 600 coll...
Redux Hosts Another “Double Vision” Lecture Series
Redux Contemporary Art Center is holding the third installment of the “Double Vision” lecture series beginning Monday, September 14. Here’s the details from the Redux website: The series pairs one art related issue against another s...
“Man vs. Food” in Charleston to Air Next Week
Tune into the Travel Channel on Wednesday, August 19 at 10 p.m. to catch Charleston on Man vs. Food. Watch host Adam Richman chow down on a Homewrecker dog at Joe Riley Stadium, shuck oysters at Bowen’s Island Restaurant, and the highlight of t...
Outside Magazine Names Charleston a “Best Small Town”
The August 2009 issue of Outside Magazine includes a list of “The Best Small Towns: Our Favorite Adventure Burgs,” and two Southern cities–including Charleston–are included. Charleston, South Carolina Chucktown is affordable (...
Nation’s Most Inspired Bartender Search Comes to Charleston
Bombay Sapphire Gin and GQ Magazine are searching for ”Charleston’s Most Inspired Bartender” on Thursday, July 30 at the Riveria Theater (225 King St.). The event starts at 9 p.m. and goes until midnight. This is just one of more ...
Two Charlestonians on Project Runway
Charleston is making their presense known on the upcoming season of Project Runway. Out of the 16 contestants, two are Charleston residents! Meet Carol Hannah Whitfield, 24, from Dayton, Ohio, who currently resides on Sullivan’s Island. Carol H...
Get Shifty at the 10% Shift Party Tonight
An earlier post introduced the concept of the 10% Shift, and to kick off this month long event, Lowcountry Local First is holding their 10% Shift Launch Party tonight. Celebrate local businesses with Taco Boy, Firefly Vodka, The BBQ Joint, Monza, Str...
The Legacy of Charleston Blacksmith Philip Simmons
I remember the day when I met Philip Simmons. At the age of 94, he was still very much involved in the arts community, and that day, he was present to support the American College of the Building Arts. Simmons passed away June 22, but his legacy and ...
“Sullivan’s Island” Author to Publish Sequel
Lowcountry author, Dorthea Benton Frank, is set to publish a sequel to her best-selling book, Sullivan’s Island, on June 30. Sullivan’s Island earned a spot on the New York Times best seller list in 2000. A book launch will be held July ...
Palmetto Artisan Program Earns National Award
The Palmetto Artisan Program, a week-long, after-school entrepreneurship class, has won first place in the US Conference of Mayors’ city livability awards. Palmetto roses are created from Palmetto Tree fronds and are a recognizable art form in...
Charleston is a “Next City”
Next Generation Consulting (NGC) has announced its “Next Cities” rankings, and Charleston has been named #2 for Mighty Micros (100,000 – 200,000 population). The “Next Cities” index lists the best places to live and work for y...
Charleston’s Own Colbert Broadcasting from Iraq
Charleston native and host of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert, will be broadcasting his final show from Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq tonight. I find it inspiration to see a Charlestonian work his way up in the entertainmen...
Last week for Pop Up Shop
According to the Pop-Up Shop Charleston Facebook page, “pop-ups are the epitome of our high-speed, short-attention-span culture. They are restaurants, bars, clubs and shop that spring up in unexpected locations, cause a storm, and disappear jus...
Park Circle is Named a “Best Neighborhood in America” by Men’s Journal
North Charleston’s Park Circle neighborhood has earned placement in the list of “Best Neighborhoods in America” in the Southeast in Men’s Journal. Here’s what they said about Park Circle, which is a cute neighborhood l...
