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🌴 An old 7-Eleven turned wine bar claims an SC first

🌴 An old 7-Eleven turned wine bar claims an SC first

Plus a ramen shop with 1,000-location dreams gearing up for No. 2, and last call at two Charleston Place classics

Nov 12, 2026

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4 min read

Espresso Stop Number Three at Folly and Maybank

Espresso Stop Number Three at Folly and Maybank

Five months late and already eyeing the Ravenel

Nov 11, 2026

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2 min read

🌴 Mount Pleasant just paid $28.5 million for houses nobody will build

🌴 Mount Pleasant just paid $28.5 million for houses nobody will build

Plus a seven-month reno that took three years, and Avondale's gold door opens

Oct 29, 2026

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4 min read

James Island Ordered a Steakhouse

James Island Ordered a Steakhouse

The couple behind The Harlow asked the island what it wanted, and the answer came with a stage

Oct 28, 2026

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3 min read

Five Guys Is Taking the Room That Charlotte's Left Behind

Five Guys Is Taking the Room That Charlotte's Left Behind

The insurance bill emptied it first

Sep 17, 2026

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2 min read

Ice Cream Up Front, Guinness in Back

Ice Cream Up Front, Guinness in Back

The Prohibition guy's James Island encore

Aug 20, 2026

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2 min read

🌴 Charleston's best barbecue is Chinese

🌴 Charleston's best barbecue is Chinese

Plus Thatcher's butler retrains Charleston's staff, and a tall ship plays the enemy through the Fourth

Jul 2, 2026

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4 min read

The Seafood Shop That Feeds 200 Restaurants Just Opened Its Own Bar

The Seafood Shop That Feeds 200 Restaurants Just Opened Its Own Bar

James Island's love letter, part two

Jul 1, 2026

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1 min read

Where Charleston's Watching the USA World Cup Opener

Where Charleston's Watching the USA World Cup Opener

Every Charleston spot showing Friday's USA opener

Jun 10, 2026

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1 min read

James Island Gets Its Own Pickleball Clubhouse

James Island Gets Its Own Pickleball Clubhouse

Six courts, air conditioning, and a war on the kitchen.

Jun 10, 2026

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2 min read

🌴 Toscano's Building a Coffee Obsession on Market Street

🌴 Toscano's Building a Coffee Obsession on Market Street

Plus a coyote crashes a Sullivan's Island shop, and Chubby Fish cracks the 50 Best

Jun 4, 2026

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4 min read

🌴 The Husk Crew Is Back. This One's Called Cheeky

🌴 The Husk Crew Is Back. This One's Called Cheeky

Plus the seafood market we called six months ago is real and megalodons are coming to the Aquarium

May 28, 2026

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5 min read

🌴 From Caregiver to Charleston Smash Mogul

🌴 From Caregiver to Charleston Smash Mogul

Plus a Philly chef doubles down in Charleston — just as a Japanese-Filipino duo lands on Spring

Feb 19, 2026

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11 min read

She Came to Charleston to Break Things

She Came to Charleston to Break Things

From caregiver to founder: how one bold move brought 8,500 square feet of catharsis to Folly Road

Feb 18, 2026

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5 min read

🌴 Dinner Club’s debut? 🔥

🌴 Dinner Club’s debut? 🔥

Plus $7.4M Battery steal + Mother’s Ruin hits King

Jan 30, 2026

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12 min read

A Familiar Favorite Is Headed Across the Bridge

A Familiar Favorite Is Headed Across the Bridge

Caviar & Bananas plans its first off-peninsula location on James Island — and locals are already lining up

Jan 29, 2026

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4 min read

New All-Day Breakfast Spot Lands on James Island

New All-Day Breakfast Spot Lands on James Island

From the Jack of Cups team: big biscuits, bold flavors, local vibes.

Dec 9, 2025

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4 min read

Shirley’s Mercantile Finds Its Groove with Younger Shoppers

Shirley’s Mercantile Finds Its Groove with Younger Shoppers

How a Maybank Highway antique shop — with coffee and charm — is winning over a new generation.

Dec 9, 2025

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4 min read

🌴 Charleston’s brutal food math

🌴 Charleston’s brutal food math

The Select had buzz, pedigree, and polish—but it still couldn’t make the numbers work

Nov 21, 2025

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9 min read

A Brighter, Smoother Season at the Festival of Lights

A Brighter, Smoother Season at the Festival of Lights

What’s new, what’s easier, and why this Charleston tradition still matters

Nov 20, 2025

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4 min read

Brent Thompson’s Second Act

Brent Thompson’s Second Act

From football grind to frozen-custard hustle

Nov 13, 2025

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4 min read

Girl Nextdough Rises: A Sweet Dream Baked to Life on James Island

Girl Nextdough Rises: A Sweet Dream Baked to Life on James Island

Former FIG pastry chef and her dad serve up hometown magic

Oct 30, 2025

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3 min read

🌴 Ladybird Books Taking Flight on King Street

🌴 Ladybird Books Taking Flight on King Street

And from birria tacos to a million-dollar pub refresh, here’s what’s new in Charleston.

Sep 12, 2025

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14 min read

🌴 Is Charleston’s beer bubble bursting?

🌴 Is Charleston’s beer bubble bursting?

Plus North Charleston's Academic High students are #1 in NASA's eyes

Jul 11, 2025

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14 min read

🌴 This isn’t your Nonna’s red sauce

🌴 This isn’t your Nonna’s red sauce

Also: Bourdain’s pick in CHS, and a West Ashley burger joint shutters without warning

Jul 4, 2025

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15 min read

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