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Why Herbertâs Vintage & Coffee is the freshest thing on Reynolds Avenue in North Charleston
Jimmy Farrell
July 25, 2025
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Happy Friday morning, Charleston! On this day in 1729, eight really entitled guys in South Carolina were told to pound sand by King George II. The Lords ProprietorsâEnglish noblemen whoâd been granted control of the entire Carolina colony (which included both North and South Carolina) in 1663 and had grown into THE definition of fat and happyâwere told by the King âThis ainât working anymoreâ.
They were paid ÂŁ22,500 for their walking papers, which equates to around $8,500,000 in todayâs dollars. For the whole of the Carolinas. If the King had just paid the equivalent of $1.1 mil more in todayâs dollars, heâd be able to own this ONE home near The Battery.
Congrats to Megan D. of West Ashley, who was the 1st to guess correctly in our âWhere Are Weâ segment last week! Our photo was the mural at the now-closed Bevi Bene Brewing Company on the peninsula. If you missed it, we wrote a few weeks back about the breweries that have closed around town.
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WEEKEND WEATHER
Friday 92° / 78° âď¸ đ§15%
Saturday 96° / 80° âď¸ đ§23%
Sunday 98° / 81° âď¸ đ§9%
CURATED HAPPENINGS
Friday, July 25
Wee Wild Ones: Alligator Adventures | 10 - 11 AM | Caw Caw Interpretive Center | Young learners will explore all things alligators! In this fun and educational session, little ones will discover these fascinating reptiles and learn about unique features, habitats, and behaviors.
July Music Bingo | 7 - 9 PM | Firefly Distillery | Join us for a fun night of games and cocktails for our winter series Music Bingo that blends "Name That Tune" with "Bingo" for prizes! Limited spots for Music Bingo in the Firefly Room, so make sure to RSVP in advance!
ZELDA IN THE BACKYARD | 7:30 - 9:30 PM | PURE Theatre | When Libby inherits a wrecked 1961 Rolls-Royce, she sets off on a journey to reassemble the car and pieces of the past her father left behind. In honor of her Alabama roots, she names the car after Zelda Fitzgerald.
Saturday, July 26
20th Annual Sweetgrass Festival | 10 AM - 3 PM I Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park| The Sweetgrass Festival, founded in 2004, is designed to promote and bring attention to the contributions of the Gullah Geechee people's history, culture, traditions and their sweetgrass basket art form that originated in Mount Pleasant and continues to exist in our town and surrounding communities today.
Community HY Class Benefitting Leveling the Fields | 11 AM - 12:30 PM | HYLO Fitness West Ashley | Join us for a special High Intensity (HY) 45-minute circuit workout in support of Leveling the Fields, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing access to sports for underserved girls. Theme: Who Runs the World? Girls â wear pink to show your power & solidarity!
Sal Vulcano: Everything's Fine Tour I 7 PM | Gaillard Center | Staten Island native Sal Vulcano is best known for creating and starring in truTVâs long-running hit âImpractical Jokers,â and for âThe Misery Indexâ on TBS.
Sunday, July 27
Panic @ The Garten Themed Brunch I 11 AM | Bay Street Biergarten | Back for Round 2 of our brunch party trilogy, is for the rock + emo girls who never left their 2007 era. Live DJ spinning all your faves: Fall Out Boy, Paramore, MCR & more. Dressing up is basically required (smudged eyeliner optional but preferred).
Sunday Spritz at Philosophers & Fools | 12 - 5 PM | Philosophers & Fools | Join us for a specialty menu of spritz cocktails and croissant sandwiches. We'll have jazz on the speakers and complimentary crossword puzzles. Crossword with friends, on your own, or make new friends!
Parisian Gnocchi & Sauces | 3 - 6 PM | Chef's Collective | Discover the elegance of French comfort food in this hands-on cooking class focused on Parisian gnocchiâlight, pillowy dumplings made from classic pâte Ă choux dough. Unlike their Italian cousins, these French gnocchi are soft, airy, and incredibly versatile.
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Vintage Clothing & Coffee Pair Beautifully In This North Charleston Newcomer
Herbertâs Vintage And Coffee opened in North Charleston on June 28
Tyler Troyer loves old clothes. âVintageâ, heâd prefer to call them. The simplicity. The form that follows function. The durability.
Shortly after the Delaware native finished college, around 2015, he traveled around the country in one of his first jobs with a non-profit doing university engagement. Naturally, college towns draw unique, sometimes unusual and always-compelling coffee shops. One he recalls visiting was Onyx Coffee in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
It was in these visits where Tyler honed his taste for a great cup of coffee. And what makes a warm, welcoming gathering place.
Around the same time, he realized he wasnât crazy about his clothes. He was sporting the kind of work uniform a young guy not long out of college had to wear in a company environment. It literally didnât fit him.
Tyler found himself drawn to secondhand, older clothing. Leviâs denim jackets, a 1960âs Vietnam-era jungle jacket, the OG-107 fatigues of the US military worn from 1952 through 1989.
It wasnât only that they looked so damn cool and were timeless. The value, quality and attention to detail mattered, too. Tyler soon filled his closet with vintage clothing and realized, âI think I have too muchâ.
He started selling clothes online and at pop-up markets, where he quickly realized he preferred interactions with real, live human beings over online sales.
He and his wife, Kennedy, lived in western North Carolina in Boone at the time. The idea of combining coffee and well-curated vintage clothing had been percolatingâI couldnât resistâfor a while.
Theyâd become friends with another couple, Erin and Jon Carpenter, in Boone. Eventually, Erin and Jon moved to the Charleston area and got involved in the purchase and renovation of Reynolds Laundromat in North Charleston. You may recall hearing recently about them being surprised on the Kelly Clarkson show with a $10,000 donation from Arm & Hammer.
All along, Erin and Jon had been sharing with Tyler and Kennedy what they were doing with an old laundromat that had been closed for decades on Reynolds Avenue, on a street that was once-thriving when the Navy was a major employer in the area.
It was a portion of the space, in the back of the laundromat building, untouched for years, that planted something in Tylerâs brain. This was where he and Kennedy could combine great coffee with cool vintage clothing.
Herbertâs Vintage And Coffee was born in that old, musty space.
As for the name Herbert, thatâs Tylerâs first name.
Herbert just sounds like an old school grandpa name... so weâre going with it. In a time where everybodyâs trying to think of new names, itâs kind of nice to be like, âOh, okay, thatâs an old name. Itâs been around a while.â
Tyler and Kennedy succeeded in creating a warm, welcoming space that serves great coffee and sells cool clothes. Itâs located at 2017 Reynolds Avenue in North Charleston.
IN THE COMMUNITY
SC Aquarium is tickled pink with their new roseate spoonbill chicks. And puzzled since previous tests of the 2 nearby adults indicated they were bothâŚfemale.
CHS airport broke ground on the West Gate expansion. Passengers traveling through airport hjas jumped 77% in the past decade.
Park Circle gets its first hotel. Right next to the fabulous Prophet Coffee.
3 MOST-CLICKED FROM LAST WEEK
Handmade Italy: Focaccia & Fresh Pasta making Class. So what did yâall make this week?
Our events calendar. Planning your own event? Add it to our calendar with this super-easy form.
Article about the brick arch tunnels under Charlestonâs streets. Ten miles of tunnels run under the peninsula.
WHERE ARE WE?
Each week, watch this space for a random snap from somewhere in Charleston. Where are we? Just hit reply to this email, or if youâre 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!
NEW FEATURE: I created a nice and easy form where YOU can send me a photo. But only if you think it will stump our eagle-eyed community. Click the button below if you do! Landscape (horizontal) orientation works best.
For the true locals who know an establishment with an oak tree in the middle of the seating.
LIVE MUSIC LOCALLY
Friday, July 25
Wilderado on the NĂTRL Beach Stage - Friday I 6 PM | The Windjammer I Wilderado is an American indie folk band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra | 6 - 9 PM | Pour House | Bringing genre-bending jazz fusion & steel pan mastery.
Inside Out: A Tribute to Phil Collins | 7 - 11:30 PM | Forte Jazz Lounge | A show fans of Phil Collins and Genesis will remember for years to come.
Todd Rundgren: Still Me (still We) I 8 PM | Charleston Music Hall | Die-hard fans know to always expect the unexpected when it comes to Rundgren's live shows; he imbues his fresh material with visceral energy, while his impressive vocal stamina blasts away the cobwebs and any critique suggesting that outrageous genre-bending is a young man's game.
Saturday, July 26
Aaron Lewis And The Stateliners I 7:30 PM | North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center | Former Staind guitarist brings his introspective tone that bridges the emotional intensity of post-grunge rock and the storytelling roots of traditional country.
Hot In Herre: 2000s Dance Party - 18+ I 8:30 PM | Music Farm I Youâll hear your favorite hits and guilty pleasures from the first decade of the millennium from artists like Nelly, BeyoncĂŠ, Usher, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Pitbull, 50 Cent, Shakira, Snoop Dogg, and Flo Rida.
Soul, R&B and Motown with Charles Grant | 9:30 - 11:30 PM | Forte Jazz Lounge | The very best Classic Soul, R&B, Smooth Jazz and Motown hits played live!
Sunday, July 27
Brian Kelley - Sunshine State of Mind Tour on the NĂTRL Beach Stage I 6 PM | The Windjammer I Known as the Florida half of the GRAMMY-nominated Florida Georgia Line.
Ohm Radio 10 Year Broadcast Anniversary | 6 - 10 PM | The Refinery | đ Ohm Radio Turns 10. Music from The Whipporwills and The Marshgrass Mamas.
Mumford & Sons - 2025 Tour I 7 PM | Credit One Stadium | Mumford & Sons has partnered with PLUS1 to support Children in Conflict, part of the War Child Alliance.
ICYMI
Charleston has some killer ice cream shops. My #1 pick is Off-Track on Beaufain downtown. Weigh in on whether you like any of these.
The old Post & Courier site downtown will be home to a massive development. The 3rd phase of Courier Square is moving through the approval process.
A lifestyle brand dreamt up in the attic of a Folly Beach home now has a storefront downtown. Marsh Wear Clothing celebrated its 15th anniversary with its recent opening at 306 King Street.
The family behind the terrific El Molino will be bringing its street taco concept to Johns Island. Theyâre shooting for Augustâfollow them for updates.
Vivian Howard possesses serious credentials. The owner of Lenoir downtown shares her favorite Charleston eats.
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