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Mar 24, 2023
Whose Hair Is It?
There's an amusing story about one of the South's most emblematic sights, one so common that Lowcountry residents hardly notice it....
Feb 17, 2023
Fancy Footwork
Its exact origins may be obscure, but it's a fact that South Carolina's official state dance, the Carolina Shag, has deep roots in the...
Feb 11, 2023
The Limehouse Legacy
If you've shopped at Rosebank Farms, or crossed the bridge on Main Road over the Stono River, you've noticed the name Limehouse. The...
Feb 3, 2023
Remembering The Struggle
February is Black History Month and a time to mark the important role Johns Island played during the Civil Rights era. Important figures...
Jan 13, 2023
JOINED AT THE HIP
Charleston can claim quite a few firsts in its three-hundred years as the anchor of the Lowcountry, and this month marks two of them - ...
Dec 30, 2022
BACKWARD AND FORWARD
It's the season of reflection and and anticipation as we look back over the past year and look forward to the new one on the horizon. Our...
Dec 16, 2022
SANTA CLAUS & THE NIGHTINGALE
It may be hard to imagine Christmas without Santa Claus or Christmas trees, but these traditional symbols of winter's main festival were...
Nov 25, 2022
FIRST ON THE WATER
Today may be "Black Friday" for many of us, the unofficial opening of the Christmas gift shopping season, but a less commercial...
Oct 28, 2022
BEWARE THE BOO HAG
No Lowcountry Halloween would be complete without a warning about the Boo Hag, a troublesome vampire-like creature that features in...
May 12, 2022
SPOLETO RETURNS
We're fortunate to live so close to one of America's premier cultural centers, especially with the return this spring of the performing...
Apr 23, 2022
IRON, BEER & GARDENS
We’ve been back downtown quite a bit this month, starting with a tour of one of Charleston’s signature features - the ironwork of Phillip...
Apr 5, 2022
ON THE PENINSULA
Downtown Charleston's rich history has been drawing us to the Peninsula this month. One walking tour on our SINHG Trip schedule visited...
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