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Jimmy Farrell

Jimmy Farrell spent 31 years making deals in commercial real estate — retail leasing, redevelopment, the whole DC grind. Then Charleston happened. He and his wife Kim traded the Beltway for the Lowcountry, built The Farrell Group, and never looked back. Over a career spanning both markets, he's closed 725+ deals and nearly $1.2 billion in real estate. The zip codes changed. The standards didn't. In 2024, he launched CHS Happenings — a weekly newsletter covering the city he loves, with 10,000+ subscribers who actually open it. He lives in Mount Pleasant, runs too many miles, and is probably thinking about Charleston right now.


🌴 Two Restaurant Heavyweights Just Gave Hampton Park a Market

🌴 Two Restaurant Heavyweights Just Gave Hampton Park a Market

Plus the World Cup is here and we have the CHS spots to watch the USA kick off Friday

Jun 11, 2026

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Where Charleston's Watching the USA World Cup Opener

Where Charleston's Watching the USA World Cup Opener

Every Charleston spot showing Friday's USA opener

Jun 10, 2026

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The Park Just Got a Market

The Park Just Got a Market

Two big-name owners. Eleven farms. Cash preferred.

Jun 10, 2026

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James Island Gets Its Own Pickleball Clubhouse

James Island Gets Its Own Pickleball Clubhouse

Six courts, air conditioning, and a war on the kitchen.

Jun 10, 2026

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A Five-City Bar Moves Into Charleston’s Living Room

A Five-City Bar Moves Into Charleston’s Living Room

The Rarebit’s old space found a rowdier tenant.

Jun 10, 2026

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Folly Puts Its Rental Cap Under the Microscope

Folly Puts Its Rental Cap Under the Microscope

The fight nobody on the island fully settled.

Jun 10, 2026

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The Crazy Chef Refused to Close

The Crazy Chef Refused to Close

Rent tripled. He drove three miles and won.

Jun 10, 2026

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🌴 Toscano's Building a Coffee Obsession on Market Street

🌴 Toscano's Building a Coffee Obsession on Market Street

Plus a coyote crashes a Sullivan's Island shop, and Chubby Fish cracks the 50 Best

Jun 4, 2026

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A coyote walked into a Sullivan's Island shop. It stayed two hours

A coyote walked into a Sullivan's Island shop. It stayed two hours

Three women. One propped-open door. The video exists

Jun 3, 2026

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A $5 million corner on Coleman is becoming a storage facility

A $5 million corner on Coleman is becoming a storage facility

Not a restaurant. Not condos. Storage

Jun 3, 2026

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Chubby Fish just landed on the world's hardest list

Chubby Fish just landed on the world's hardest list

No. 21 in North America. Three minutes between tables

Jun 3, 2026

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Charleston's food editor narrowed June down to five tables

Charleston's food editor narrowed June down to five tables

A hot dog joint, a Michelin star, and three in between

Jun 3, 2026

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A Year Ago, Toscano Didn't Even Drink Coffee

A Year Ago, Toscano Didn't Even Drink Coffee

Now he's building a café around it

Jun 3, 2026

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🌴 The Husk Crew Is Back. This One's Called Cheeky

🌴 The Husk Crew Is Back. This One's Called Cheeky

Plus the seafood market we called six months ago is real and megalodons are coming to the Aquarium

May 28, 2026

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Nantucket's Confirms What We Reported Six Months Ago

Nantucket's Confirms What We Reported Six Months Ago

A New England specialty seafood and butcher shop is moving into Moultrie Plaza

May 27, 2026

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West Ashley Lands Its First BkeDSHoP

West Ashley Lands Its First BkeDSHoP

The locally owned shop's fourth location opens off Bees Ferry — Cereal & Milk doughnuts, OG Sprinkles, and a ceremonial matcha to go

May 27, 2026

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The Refinery Finally Gets Its Tavern

The Refinery Finally Gets Its Tavern

Dave and Chrissy Lorenz open Lou Lou's with 150 seats, lobster bao buns, and a dinner-during-concerts seating arrangement

May 27, 2026

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Megalodons Are Coming to the Aquarium

Megalodons Are Coming to the Aquarium

A 70-million-year-old exhibit opens June 6 — life-size jaws, an 80-foot pair of Tylosaurus skeletons, and a VR dinosaur add-on for $8

May 27, 2026

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Reynolds Avenue Gets Its Own Slice of Chicago

Reynolds Avenue Gets Its Own Slice of Chicago

The Burns Alley and Legend Deli teams open Reggie's Tavern — 70 seats and a pool table

May 27, 2026

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🌴 Lennon, Capone, and Marilyn almost got evicted from Mount Pleasant

🌴 Lennon, Capone, and Marilyn almost got evicted from Mount Pleasant

Plus Shem Creek's docks go dark at 9, and Mount Pleasant shrank

May 21, 2026

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For the First Time in Memory, Mount Pleasant Shrank

For the First Time in Memory, Mount Pleasant Shrank

The state's growth is skipping the bigger cities

May 20, 2026

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Charleston’s Tourism Math Just Quietly Changed

Charleston’s Tourism Math Just Quietly Changed

A record $14.3B — by courting bigger spenders, not bigger crowds

May 20, 2026

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Another Hotel. But This One Rolls a Martini Cart

Another Hotel. But This One Rolls a Martini Cart

The Crossing at The Cooper makes a case for playing tourist for a night.

May 20, 2026

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The Mural That Broke Mount Pleasant

The Mural That Broke Mount Pleasant

How three dead celebrities and one burrito shop nearly went to war with Town Hall

May 20, 2026

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🌴 Rodney Scott deserves a second act

🌴 Rodney Scott deserves a second act

Plus the creek that's 200x grosser than the rest, and the busiest new restaurant on the peninsula isn't Italian

May 14, 2026

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