A recent article in Business Week highlighted some of Charleston’s local businesses and supporters of buying local. According to the article, 130 cities or regions now have “buy local” groups, which represent about 30,000 businesses.
Lowcountry Local First (LLF) and their [...]
March Southern Living All About Charleston
It is no secret that Southern Living has a thing for Charleston, but it is truly evident in the March issue. The issue features 6 Don’t Miss Restaurants, Your Guide to Charleston Hotels, Elements of a Charleston Piazza and Elements of [...]
CONTINUE READINGThree Charleston Chefs Nominated for James Beard Award
The prestigious James Beard Foundation has announced their semifinalists for Best Chef: Southeast, and three local chefs made the cut! Chefs Ken Vedrinski of Trattoria Lucca (not Sienna as listed by the James Beard Awards), Craig Deihl of Cypress and Sean [...]
CONTINUE READINGHoly City Beard & Mustache Society Gives Back
Charleston’s hairiest residents have been getting a lot of attention lately. No, we don’t mean that to be rude–we mean members of the Holy City Beard & Mustache Society. My former sociology teacher, Paul Roof, founded this club three years [...]
CONTINUE READINGWALK Gallery Broadens Their Mission
WALK Gallery, the inspiring effort to place local artwork in vacant buildings, is shifting it’s purpose. As their one-year anniversary approaches, WALK has decided to align itself with “like-minded organizations.” We blogged about WALK Gallery last November, and the first [...]
CONTINUE READINGCharleston is One of “America’s Safest Cities”
Charleston ranked highly in Travel + Leisure’s 2009 America’s Favorite Cities survey, but how did Charleston rank when compared to other cities on the list on safety? Out of 30 of America’s favorite cities, Charleston ranks #3 for safety.
How are [...]
