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Happy Thursday, Charleston. On this day in 1776, Continental Army Major General Charles Lee arrived in Charleston to take over the defense of the harbor — just three weeks before a British fleet rolled up. He immediately tried to abandon the half-finished palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island, calling it a "slaughter pen," but Col. William Moultrie quietly ignored him and held the position anyway. The fort survived. Lee got the public credit. Moultrie eventually got the fort named after him.
Botox, fillers, lasers, the works — where do you land?
For the first time ever, Dinner Club is crossing the Ashley.
We've done downtown. We've done the peninsula. Now we're heading west, James Island and West Ashley get their turn.
Wednesday, June 10th. 6:45pm. One long table, a handful of strangers who won't be strangers by dessert, and the kind of night that's hard to plan and easy to remember.
$16 holds your seat. That's it.
The room isn't full yet, which means right now you get to be the reason it fills up. Don't be the person who sees the photos Thursday morning and thinks "I should've gone."
We had a terrific time at the Charleston Battery match Saturday night. Forty of us enjoyed our own field-level reserved Alumni Deck, the Battery won 2-0, and the weather was Goldilocks-perfect.
Stay tuned for the next outing.
Congrats to Lindsay R. of Charleston who guessed correctly in last week’s “Where Are We?” I was at Cypress Gardens in Moncks Corner. Cypress Gardens is such a gorgeous representation of the Lowcountry landscape. Such that a number of Hollywood movies have been shot there, including The Notebook and The Patriot.
WEATHER
Thursday 84° / 62° ☀️ 💧1%
Friday 85° / 67° ⛅ 💧3%
Saturday 85° / 70° ⛅ 💧7%
Sunday 86° / 72° ☁️ 💧12%
CAFES
A year ago, Michael Toscano didn't drink coffee. Now the Le Farfalle chef/owner is opening The Larrikin — an all-day room that pours serious espresso at sunrise, feeds you grain bowls at noon, and slides into cocktails by dark. The beans, the buildout, and where you can already get a cup before it opens — inside.
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!
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HAPPENINGS
Thursday
Nature Trailers Summer Camp at the Dill Sanctuary | 9 AM - 12 PM, Charleston | Drop the kids in 580 acres of James Island wilderness.
North Charleston Farmers Market | 3 - 7 PM | Park Circle Pavilion, North Charleston | Park Circle's Thursday ritual: produce, crafts, live music after five.
6th Park Circle Pride Festival | 5 - 10 PM | Commonhouse Aleworks, North Charleston | Forty-plus events, six years strong. The South's loudest Pride party, all weekend long.
Friday
Spoleto Festival USA Chorus: Storytelling Through American Composers | 5:30 PM | St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Charleston | Festival chorus. Gothic acoustics. American voices. Spoleto at its best.
Charleston Riverdogs vs. Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 7:05 PM | The Joe, Charleston | Friday night at the Joe. Cold beer, cheap seats, walk-offs.
Emmylou Harris | 9 PM | College of Charleston, Charleston | Country royalty under the Cistern's oaks. Her farewell tour.
Saturday
2026 Scottish Classic - One Day Bundle - Jun 6 BOTH EVENTS | 1 PM | South Carolina Society Hall, Charleston | Solo Scottish harp by day, Highland bagpipe championship by night.
Poho Night Market | 5 - 9 PM | Pour House, Charleston | Forty-plus makers, vinyl crates, deck music. Free entry, full bar.
High Tide Festival | Riverfront Park, North Charleston | Chainsmokers headline. Fifty DJs. Riverside silent disco. Saturday's only mission.
Sunday
Hope in Motion 5K | 9 - 11 AM | Hampton Park, Charleston | A Hampton Park 5K with a feel-good purpose. Beat brunch crowds.
Jurassic Seas at the South Carolina Aquarium | 9 AM - 5 PM | South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston | Walk into a megalodon jaw. The Aquarium's wildest new exhibit.
All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain | 4 PM | Festival Hall, Charleston | Broadway's Patrick Page dissects every Shakespeare villain. Tour de force.
FEATURED EVENT
Twenty-five years. That's how long Chef Marc Collins has run the kitchen at Circa 1886, tucked inside the Wentworth Mansion carriage house. All June they're celebrating with a signature cocktail, the return of that ridiculous Southern grilled cheese, and a giveaway worth booking for. Kim and I recently had a fabulous dinner there. Quiet, refined, exactly the night out you want.
Go before June runs out.
Priced For Last Year
The most common seller mistake in Charleston right now is anchoring the list price to what the neighbor got in 2024. Two years of compounding price growth is real, but rates are higher, inventory is up, and buyers have more options than they’ve had in three years. The houses sitting at 60, 80, 100 days are almost always the same story: priced for last year, negotiated for this year. The houses that go under contract in two weeks are priced for the buyer reading the comps tonight. The market still rewards confident pricing. It just doesn’t reward optimistic pricing anymore.
Jimmy Farrell
Broker, The Farrell Group
ICYMI
Charleston's food editor published his five favorite restaurants for June — they range from a Michelin star to a hot dog joint on the way to Sullivan's.
→ See what made the food editor's June short listA no-reservations Charleston seafood joint just landed on North America's 50 Best Restaurants list — one slot behind Emeril's.
→ Find out which Charleston restaurant is now in 50 Best companyA 1.48-acre lot on W. Coleman just sold for $5 million — and the plan isn't a restaurant or condos.
→ See what's actually going up on that Mount Pleasant cornerA coyote walked into a Sullivan's Island home goods shop in broad daylight, hopped a counter, and made itself comfortable for two hours.
→ See how three women trapped a coyote inside their storeGarden & Gun just published an insider's guide to getting into Charleston's hardest-booked tables — Chubby Fish, Vern's, FIG, Malagón and more.
→ Get the reservation playbook for Charleston's tightest tables
LIVE MUSIC
FRI — Patterson Hood at The Pour House — the Drive-By Truckers founder, solo and unfiltered. Or Babe Club + Local Nomad at The Royal American — Charleston indie record release worth showing up early for.
SAT — Back N Black at Charleston Music Hall — the AC/DC tribute that actually fills the room. Or Big Band Saturday Night: Simply Sinatra at Forte Jazz Lounge — twelve-piece band, every hit you'd request.
SUN — Jelly Roll at Credit One Stadium — the biggest name on a Charleston Sunday in a long time. Or Upon A Burning Body at Music Farm — deathcore for anyone who doesn't mind a Sunday mosh pit.
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