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Happy Thursday, Charleston. On this day in 1775, Lord William Campbell stepped off a British warship and into Charleston as South Carolina’s last royal governor, arguably the worst-timed job start in city history. The colonies were already in open revolt, and Campbell lasted barely three months before fleeing to a British man-of-war in the harbor that September, governing the rest of his short tenure from the water.
He never set foot in the State House again. Sometimes you accept the promotion right as the building catches fire.
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See Kait's results →Congrats to Susan K. of Mount Pleasant who guessed correctly in last week’s “Where Are We?” I was at Brown Fox Coffee in Mount Pleasant. Despite my best efforts to stump you, this was way too easy. I had over 25 correct guesses!.
WEATHER
Thursday 90° / 77° ⛅ 💧21%
Friday 88° / 74° ⛈️ 💧82%
Saturday 89° / 72° ☔ 💧31%
Sunday 90° / 76° ⛅ 💧20%
RESTAURANTS
This restaurant on Johns island is getting all the accolades
There's an outdoor-only spot on Johns Island with no roof, no reservations, and a two-year hot streak nobody's talking about loudly enough. Southern Living crowned it 2025 Restaurant of the Year — The New York Times got there first. Batched cocktails that shouldn't work, collards worth the drive, and a backyard that just out-cooked every white tablecloth in town.
WHERE ARE WE?
Just reply to this email, or if you’re reading on our website, email me here. The first person to guess correctly will get a shout-out at the top of our issue next week!
HAPPENINGS
I’m so sorry, but one of my software partners hasn’t delivered this week: the publishing portion of my events calendar has been down for several days.
Don’t worry, the actual events calendar is live! But an important piece of my publishing backbone won’t permit me to provide Curated Happenings this week.
Time to find a new solution. 😳
The Price Of Last Year
The most expensive mistake we see right now is a seller pricing against a market that already left. Inventory across the region is up double digits from a year ago, which means the buyer touring your home has options your neighbor never had to compete with in 2024. Homes priced to today still move, and they move well. Homes priced to a memory sit, collect days on market, and eventually sell for less than the right number would have brought in week one. The market rewards the seller who reads the room they are actually in.
Jimmy Farrell
Broker, The Farrell Group
ICYMI
A Nashville fragrance brand skipped the bigger cities and bet its third store on King Street — then opening week nearly outsold New York.
→ Why the data pointed straight at CharlestonThe man who coined "Air Jordan" just put his Kiawah oceanfront on the market, and the asking price would rewrite the island's record book.
→ See what $25 million buys on Surfsong RoadOne of Park Circle's biggest draws is selling its 15 acres and moving — but the distillery swears it isn't going far.
→ What it means for the concertsA two-year-old Bogard Street bookstore-slash-wine-bar just landed on a national top-ten list, outranking shops in cities ten times our size.
→ Where it rankedAfter a decade on Sullivan's Island, the handmade-jewelry shop just crossed the bridge — into a space its own sister store used to fill.
→ Where to find the Mount Pleasant store
LIVE MUSIC
FRI — Bears Gone Phishin' at The Pour House — two nights, mystery covers, no repeats. Or The Maxines at The Tin Roof — garage-punk triple bill, loud and sweaty.
SAT — Cole Swindell & Lee Brice at Credit One Stadium — the biggest country night of the summer. Or 42 Dugg & Babyface Ray at Charleston Music Hall — Detroit rap, downtown.
SUN — Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers at The Pour House — desert rock with a cult following. Or New Ghost Town at Prohibition — Billboard bluegrass over brunch.
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