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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.


🌴 They campaigned against it. Then they voted for it

🌴 They campaigned against it. Then they voted for it

Plus a butler who knocks at five with your drink, and the latte a rubber duck built

Jul 30, 2026

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4 min read

West Ashley Stopped Driving Downtown for Wine

West Ashley Stopped Driving Downtown for Wine

Savannah Highway got its own bottle shop

Jul 29, 2026

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2 min read

The Room Booed

The Room Booed

Ten years of planning. One vote. Everybody lost something

Jul 29, 2026

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2 min read

Six Years Vacant, Now $13.5 Million

Six Years Vacant, Now $13.5 Million

Somebody else's turn on Meeting Street

Jul 29, 2026

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2 min read

She'd Never Been to Charleston

She'd Never Been to Charleston

Then a rubber duck went viral

Jul 29, 2026

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2 min read

The Hotel Is Becoming a Resort

The Hotel Is Becoming a Resort

And the Market Street shops are collateral

Jul 29, 2026

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2 min read

The $1.2 Billion Terminal Charleston Waited 24 Years For

The $1.2 Billion Terminal Charleston Waited 24 Years For

A generational investment, a rough first five years

Jul 23, 2026

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3 min read

🌴 Charleston's newest port terminal is about to go dark

🌴 Charleston's newest port terminal is about to go dark

Plus a Daufuskie Island native's stunning James Beard win, and the Italian spot Charleston can't stop booking

Jul 23, 2026

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4 min read

The Revolutionary War blockbuster that almost skipped South Carolina

The Revolutionary War blockbuster that almost skipped South Carolina

How Charleston beat out Ireland for the part

Jul 23, 2026

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1 min read

The Italian restaurant Charleston can’t stop talking about, explained

The Italian restaurant Charleston can’t stop talking about, explained

What to know before you book a table

Jul 23, 2026

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1 min read

Mount Pleasant’s makeover just picked its next tenant

Mount Pleasant’s makeover just picked its next tenant

Not everyone survived the rent hike

Jul 23, 2026

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1 min read

The Lowcountry’s dessert map just got three new pins

The Lowcountry’s dessert map just got three new pins

Cake, churros, and a bakery worth the wait

Jul 23, 2026

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1 min read

A Daufuskie Island legend just joined food’s hall of fame

A Daufuskie Island legend just joined food’s hall of fame

Gullah storytelling, officially canonized

Jul 23, 2026

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1 min read

Charleston’s newest port terminal is about to go dark

Charleston’s newest port terminal is about to go dark

A $1.2 billion bet that hasn't paid off

Jul 22, 2026

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1 min read

🌴 The old Dashi space already has a surprising new life

🌴 The old Dashi space already has a surprising new life

Plus Santa Fe steals our Best U.S. City crown again, and a harbor burger joint gave out 2,000 free samples

Jul 16, 2026

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4 min read

The Cult Donut Comes South

The Cult Donut Comes South

One flavor. That's the whole menu

Jul 15, 2026

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1 min read

A Burger Joint On The Harbor

A Burger Joint On The Harbor

The Cooper's first floor gets a preview

Jul 15, 2026

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1 min read

Second Place, Again

Second Place, Again

Santa Fe won't give the crown back

Jul 15, 2026

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1 min read

The Smashburger Comeback

The Smashburger Comeback

A cult favorite returns. A newcomer arrives

Jul 15, 2026

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1 min read

El Molino Makes It Four

El Molino Makes It Four

The tortilla empire isn't slowing down.

Jul 15, 2026

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1 min read

Bolchoz's Second Act

Bolchoz's Second Act

He's not opening another Cane Pazzo

Jul 15, 2026

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2 min read

🌴 She bet on a bookstore at King Street's busiest corner

🌴 She bet on a bookstore at King Street's busiest corner

Plus Costco's 3rd area store is finally real, and the old Hyatt Place reopens with a rooftop pouring 70-plus beers

Jul 9, 2026

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4 min read

Ladybird Grew Up Fast

Ladybird Grew Up Fast

Turns out the hard part wasn't the books

Jul 8, 2026

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3 min read

Watch your dinner get rolled before you buy it

Watch your dinner get rolled before you buy it

A pasta window opens on Rutledge

Jul 8, 2026

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1 min read

Upper King's old Hyatt Place reopens as something flashier

Upper King's old Hyatt Place reopens as something flashier

Rooftop beers, a golf sim, and a new name

Jul 8, 2026

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1 min read

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