A toast to the engineering marvel and now iconic landmark
For more than 260 years, this iconic building has served as a commercial exchange and custom house, watch house, public...
Revisiting the Holy City's forgotten buildings and discovering the lessons they teach us
On March 18, 1839, the Irish organization known as the Hibernian Society laid the first cornerstone for a new hall at...
The ”Great Shake” of August 31, 1886, was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on the East Coast. Its epicenter...
Pouring over the history of the Charleston Teapot, one of the city’s first gourmet groceries
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With an intricate design featuring swords and spears, the famed Sword Gate at 32 Legare Street isn’t quite what you’d...
Rarely viewed and never-before-seen works by Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, aka “Cousin Alice,” will be reunited at...
Get the ultimate insider’s view of Charleston’s finest addresses and most historic properties
Calling out his creative seafood sales pitches, huckster and political provocateur Joe Cole became a cultural...
A small company gives back in a big way—$2.4 million big
On July 16, 2005, the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (named for the state senator who spearheaded the campaign for its...
One longtime wave-rider’s search for wilderness surf experiences along the uninhabited shoals, sandbars, and islands...
How a trip to the Northwest became the catalyst for South Carolina’s first post-Prohibition brewery
Braving the elements at Hunting Island State Park
The trailblazing Dart family turned the page on education and literacy for local Afican-Americans
What drama went down after 1886’s great quake? A new tome tells all
Charleston Civic Design Center (CCDC) director Michael Maher envisions a Holy City that’s fit for the future
Surfing owes its popularity to a 19th-century, Charleston-born fan
This month at New York’s Park Avenue Armory, 70 pieces of Charleston’s past—from centuries-old furniture, paintings,...
Be a part of history at America’s first theater
A resilient Victorian traces its roots to a prominent Charleston family known for their high-profile houses
A Georgian house on Tradd Street reveals historic treasures
