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Happy Thursday, Charleston. Right about now in 1934, George Gershwin stepped off a train in Charleston and decamped to a bare cottage on Folly Beach for the summer. He'd come to soak up the Lowcountry and its Gullah rhythms alongside Charleston author DuBose Heyward, and what came out of that sweaty, mosquito-bitten stretch was the score to Porgy and Bess and a little tune you may have heard called "Summertime." Not a bad return on a working vacation, and proof that some of Charleston's biggest cultural exports started with someone just hanging around Folly in June.
It's 95 and climbing. How close are you to putting in a backyard pool?
Dinner Club is back, and we're back on the peninsula.
We're setting the table in Cannonborough/Elliottborough, one of the best dining neighborhoods in the city, on Wednesday, July 15 at 6:45 PM.
Here's how it works: come solo, come curious, and leave with a few new friends. We'll start with a gratis appetizer for the table, then let good food and better conversation take it from there. No agenda, no awkward name tags, just a bunch of Charlestonians who like to eat, sharing a table for a night.
Seats are limited, and the last went quickly.
Congrats to David S. of somewhere in the Charleston area who guessed correctly in last week’s “Where Are We?” In an exceedingly rare occurrence, David was the sole guesser who knew I was on the grounds of Navy Yard Charleston, in front of Quarters H-I. It was built in 1905 to house the offices of the Commandant and his staff, as well as the Captain of the Yard. It’s unusual in that it is built of brick when most of the other structures in the district were constructed of wood.
WEATHER
Thursday 88° / 76° ⛅ 💧7%
Friday 88° / 77° ⛅ 💧24%
Saturday 92° / 78° ⛅ 💧21%
Sunday 95° / 76° ⛈️ 💧33%
Brought To You By The Farrell Group
"It's a great time to buy"
Tell me if you've heard this one from a real estate agent. Sometimes it's true, sometimes it's a great time to wait. But the line never changes even though the market does, weekly, by neighborhood.
So we stopped asking you to trust the line and built the receipts. MarketCHS.com is where Charlestonians see it for themselves. Buyer's Window tells you whether you're walking into real leverage or a bidding war before you make an offer. Seller's Window shows what your home would actually move for in today's market, not last year's. The Heat Map breaks down which neighborhoods are heating up and which have cooled, block by block.
Oh, and a pretty terrific “Renovate or Sell?” tool. Pick the projects you’re considering—get the math, the ROI, and a clear verdict.
Free. And when you want a human who's empathetic and professional, you know where we are.
RESTAURANTS
PopUp Bagels will open soon downtown
The viral bagel shop is finally coming to Charleston, and it doesn't do bagels the way you'd expect. No slicing. You rip them apart by hand and dunk them in tubs of cacio e pepe butter. PopUp Bagels opens July 3 off Upper King, and the brand treats openings like sneaker drops.
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
Thursday
Brewery Blast Laser Tag at Holy City Brewing | 5 - 9 PM | Holy City Brewing, North Charleston | Laser tag inside a working brewery. Yes, beer included.
Yacht Rock Revue - on the NÜTRL Beach Stage | 6 PM | The Windjammer, Isle of Palms | Smooth '70s yacht rock, toes in the sand. Peak summer Charleston.
Beachy Themed Candle Class @ Edmund's Oast Brewing Company | 6:30 - 8 PM | Edmund's Oast Brewing Co, Charleston | Make a beach-scented candle, first drink's on them.
Friday
Public Tour | 1 - 2 PM | Gibbes Museum, Charleston | Let a pro decode Charleston's best art collection for you.
LO-FI Luau Summer Party w/ Folly Bublé | 6 - 10 PM | LO-FI Brewing, North Charleston | Tiki cocktails, live tunes, and a brewery gone full Hawaiian.
Hibachi Class at Edisto River Brewing | 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Edisto River Brewing Company, Johns Island | Learn the onion volcano, flip the shrimp, eat it all.
Saturday
Charleston Farmers Market 2026 | 8 AM - 2 PM | Marion Square, Charleston | Local produce, breakfast, and crafts. The Saturday morning ritual.
Sweat on the Ship x [Solidcore] | 9 - 10 AM | Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant | Core workout on an aircraft carrier deck. Views included.
Carolina Day Commemoration at White Point Garden (Palmetto Society) | 10 AM - 12:30 PM | White Point Garden, Charleston | Parade, cannon fire, and 250 years of Charleston pride.
The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes | 7 PM | Gaillard Center, Charleston | Westley himself, live. Screening plus inconceivable behind-the-scenes tales.
Sunday
Hatha & Hops Yoga @ Two Blokes | 11 - 11:45 AM | Two Blokes Brewing, Mount Pleasant | Yoga at a brewery. Stretch first, pint after. $15-20.
Sundays at Snafu: Free Hot Dogs, Flights and Flowers | 12 - 6 PM | Snafu Brewing Company, North Charleston | Free hot dogs, beer flights, and flower seeds to plant.
Charleston RiverDogs vs. Augusta GreenJackets | 5:35 PM | Joe Riley Stadium, Charleston | Sunday baseball at The Joe. Bring the whole crew.
The Out-Of-Towners Slowed Down
For a few years, the transplant buyer from New York or DC would fly in, see three houses, and write an offer before the flight home. That urgency has cooled. The same buyers are still coming to Charleston, they’re just shopping like locals now. Second trips. More questions. They want to know where they’d actually get coffee, where they’d run on a Saturday, which streets flood and which ones don’t. The buyers who win this market are the ones who stop scrolling listing photos and start learning the city. That’s the whole idea behind the Charleston Insider’s Guide.
Jimmy Farrell
Broker, The Farrell Group
New to Charleston, or know someone who is? Here’s the local cheat sheet every transplant wishes they had on day one.
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Stephen Colbert just told a national magazine which Charleston restaurant he hits every single time he's back home.
→ See the Southern staple that earned the Colbert stampOne of Charleston's hardest sushi reservations is ditching its tiny East Bay room for a stage three times the size.
→ See where 167 Sushi is headedA beloved Mount Pleasant brewery finally cracked downtown, and it's moving into a 19th-century building near MUSC.
→ See where Two Blokes is pouring nextA new Cannon Street wine bar built its whole list around leaving pretension at the door, dirty martini dip included.
→ See what's pouring at SonderThe James Island health cafe with the surfer's heart just planted a 290-square-foot flag downtown.
→ See what Point Break is serving on Archdale
LIVE MUSIC
FRI — Chris Stapleton at North Charleston Coliseum — the biggest room of the weekend, night one. Or Charlton Singleton & Friends at Charleston Music Hall — a hometown jazz star doing Prince.
SAT — Chris Stapleton at North Charleston Coliseum — night two of the marquee stand. Or Wolf Mask at The Pour House — a synthwave LP release worth leaving the couch for.
SUN — Josiah & The Bonnevilles at The Windjammer — a national tour stop on the beach stage. Or Motown Throwdown at The Pour House — brunch, a farmers market, and a dance floor.
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