In the city’s own shipyard, five seized German boats were converted to vessels for the US fleet, and construction began on 18 new ships and the area’s first destroyer, the USS Tillman. It was only ...
Supposition shadows history. “What if?” we often ask. Suppose this happened instead of that? It’s tantalizing to wonder how things, if a bit different, could have altered history. And it’s an ...
Vestiges of the American Revolution are everywhere in Charleston, from the grand residences of avid patriots such as Miles Brewton and Thomas Heyward Jr. to sites like Fort Johnson, Fort Moultrie, and ...
In 1977, Michael Bennett was working his way through the College of Charleston as a carpenter’s assistant, helping to renovate buildings the school had acquired nearby. The buildings were cheap and ...
“I have a one meeting rule,” Steve Palmer says. “I’ll always take a meeting, because you just never know.” One meeting is how the founder of the Charleston-based Indigo Road Hospitality Group ended up ...
The bar upstairs at The Peacock on East Bay was packed. It was the week after Labor Day, and Charlestonians, fresh back from summer travels, were eagerly catching up with friends and comparing notes ...
Circle Square Triangle Turtle Fish (gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper, 11.6 x 8.1 inches, 2023) by Amina Ahmed In a peaceful room of a former kitchen house constructed of old Charleston bricks, ...
This Thanksgiving, take a cue from five chefs’ flavorful sides—heavy on the veg—and serve some soon-to-be new traditions for your family’s feast ...
When storied New York auction house Doyle opened its doors on King Street in 2023, the move felt less like an expansion and more like a homecoming. “There’s a deeply rooted appreciation here for ...
Recipes Featured - The city magazine for Charleston, South Carolina, since 1975, Charleston is the authority on living well in the Lowcountry, embodying the beauty, style, and sophistication of our ...
St. James-Santee Episcopal Church at Wambaw today; (inset) in April 1923, Charleston Museum director Laura Bragg arranged a tour of the historic site for participants in the American Association of ...
The front courtyard of Bernard and Judy Cornwell’s Tradd Street home is charmingly inviting. Cheerful pansies abound, boxwoods are gently manicured, and above them, two window boxes are chock-full of ...