Category: Communities

  • The French Tri-Color flag flying over Castle Pinckney in Charleston Harbor

    April 8, 2026
    Explore Charleston’s French culinary tradition, from historic dining rooms to modern bistros blending classic French technique with Lowcountry ingredients.
  • November 22, 2023
    Explore the stamps and U.S. coins that commemorate South Carolina, from Charleston and Fort Moultrie to state symbols, Edgar Allan…
  • Construction of the Low Battery in Charleston

    June 24, 2023
    A history of The Battery in Charleston – from colonial White Point defenses to East Battery, White Point Garden, the…
  • Large homes positioned close together along the seawall of The Battery with palmetto trees and other greenery around them. The view is from the small beach in front of The Battery with a small bit of water that is lightly reflecting the homes above it.

    June 23, 2023
    Explore homes along The Battery in Charleston – from East Battery and White Point Garden to Murray Boulevard – including…
  • October 28, 2022
    Compare walkable neighborhoods in Charleston with local insight, maps, live listings, and practical tradeoffs for buyers choosing where to live.
  • An upward view of one tower of the Ravenel Bridge with lights shining on the tower and cables against a dark blue sky.

    June 8, 2022
    Charleston's bridges do more than move traffic from one peninsula or island to another – they shape commuting patterns, development…
  • A wooden fence with the signage "West Ashley Greenway" with wild green shrubbery in the background.

    March 25, 2022
    The West Ashley Greenway accommodates walkers, joggers, cyclists, and naturalists through more than ten miles of linear park, connecting a…
  • Outdoor Summerville Farmers Market entrance with an arch made of green, orange, pink, and purple balloons over a driveway lined with vendor tents and shoppers.

    March 9, 2022
    Explore recurring farmers markets around Charleston, SC, organized by area with current schedules, locations, map links, and official market information.
  • An artist's rendering of the proposed Gateway Walk Park and Liberty Center, a bricked walkway with outdoor cafe and people walking among many native plantings and trees

    September 1, 2021
    See how a 2021 proposal to activate Liberty Center at 151 Meeting Street evolved into American Gardens and a new…
  • The Goose Creek Reservoir at sunset

    June 8, 2021
    A look at Goose Creek’s walkability plan, updated with Central Creek, Red Bank, zoning changes, and what buyers should watch…
  • Astronaut Ron McNair in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle, seated at the control console and operating switches, with the instrument panel and hand controller in the foreground.

    January 28, 2021
    Ronald McNair’s journey from segregated Lake City, South Carolina, to MIT, NASA, the Space Shuttle Challenger, and a lasting legacy…
  • FEMA flood zone map showing X, AE, and VE on Sullivan's Island.

    August 12, 2020
    A 2020 look at Charleston County’s revised flood maps, what changed from the 2004 baseline, and why buyers still need…
  • A dish of shrimp & grits

    May 4, 2020
    A practical Charleston shrimp and grits recipe with stone-ground grits, seasoned shrimp, and a flexible pan gravy built for brunch,…
  • April 22, 2020
    How Coleman Boulevard became Mount Pleasant’s main-street experiment, from Old Village history to streetscaping, stormwater, pushback, and suburban retrofit.
  • A rendering of The Montford Building in Charleston

    October 23, 2019
    A look at a proposed wedge-shaped hotel for Charleston’s Upper Peninsula, inspired by the flatiron building tradition in American cities.
  • Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo making landfall at Charleston in September 1989

    September 18, 2019
    Thirty years after Hurricane Hugo, a look back at the storm that reshaped Charleston’s relationship with hurricanes, building standards, flood…
  • People enjoying Second Sunday on King Street

    March 7, 2018
    Would it be feasible and beneficial to extend the pedestrian-first concept of Second Sunday to every day?
  • A flooded street in downtown Charleston with stormwater flowing into a drain, with the steeple of St. Philips Church in the background

    February 22, 2018
    Charleston combats tidal flooding by installing check valves in stormwater drains, effectively reducing street flooding during high tides. Early results…