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Charleston's Folly Beach Pier is the setting for Shaggin' on the Pier.

Charleston's Folly Beach Pier is the setting for Shaggin' on the Pier.

Photo by Bill Ward’s Brickpile, via Creative Commons

Shaggin’ on the Pier, Folly Beach Pier, Charleston, SC

Move and groove to classic beach tunes for a fun-spirited Charleston date night

by Amy Brayfield | May 14, 2012

It’s probably because I watched the move Shag way too many times in my impressionable youth, but I’m always disappointed by how little synchronized dancing there is on the South Carolina beaches. So it’s no surprise that I’m a little bit in love with Shaggin’ on the Pier, a Folly Beach pier dance party that features vintage beach tunes and happy dancing couples on the 7,500-square-foot diamond-shaped platform of Edwin S. Taylor Fishing …


The Dock Street Theater houses several Spoleto Festival performances, including

The Dock Street Theater houses several Spoleto Festival performances, including "Hay Fever."

Photo by Julia Lynn, courtesy of the 2012 Spoleto Festival

Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC

Charleston’s annual arts festival offers 17 days of music, theater, and dance from the end of May through June

by Amy Brayfield | April 30, 2012

Charleston is always a city for the arts, but for the weeks around Memorial Day, it becomes a City of Art, dominated by the music, theater, dance, literary, and visual arts of the 17-day Spoleto Festival. This annual event has been part of Charleston’s cultural landscape for 36 years, and the festival has managed to push the envelope with just the right mix of experimental and traditional shows and performances throughout its history. …


Just walking through the doors of the Charleston Grill will make your mom feel special.

Just walking through the doors of the Charleston Grill will make your mom feel special.

Photo by Joe Vaughn / Courtesy of Orient Express

Charleston Grill, Charleston Place, Charleston, SC

Spoil your favorite mom this Mother’s Day with dinner at one of Charleston’s most celebrated restaurants

by Amy Brayfield | April 16, 2012

Sometimes you want to pull out all the stops for Mother’s Day. When you do, Charleston Grill is the place to go. There is nothing understated or subtle about this unabashedly elegant restaurant at the Charleston Place hotel. Taking someone to dinner here on Mother’s Day is the dining equivalent of shouting “You are awesome! I adore you!” through a megaphone.

Brunch is the traditional Mother’s Day meal, but waiting …


Antebellum Charleston comes to life at the Aiken-Rhett House.

Antebellum Charleston comes to life at the Aiken-Rhett House.

Photo courtesy of the Historic Charleston Foundation

The Aiken-Rhett House, Charleston, SC

Get an up-close look at Civil War-era Charleston at this historic-home-turned-museum

by Amy Brayfield | April 02, 2012

There are a few Charleston homes-turned-museums that give you a look into what family life might have been like for the people who lived there. (The Nathaniel Russell House is one of my favorites.) But what makes the Aiken-Rhett House so interesting is that it doesn’t try to recreate the past; instead, it allows the house (which has been virtually unchanged since 1918) to tell its own story. It’s a pretty darn interesting …


Find something to read at Charleston's Blue Bicycle Books.

Find something to read at Charleston's Blue Bicycle Books.

Photo by Charleston’s TheDigitel , via Creative Commons

Blue Bicycle Books, Charleston, SC

Book browsing is a sheer delight at this tiny Charleston bookshop

by Amy Brayfield | March 19, 2012

Book lovers, beware: If you make your first stop in Charleston Blue Bicycle Books, you may not see anything else in the city. The shop’s tiny size—its storefront only stretches along 10 feet of King Street—belies its awesome collection, which includes a bargain hunters’ trove of quirky used books, a well edited mix of rare and antique tomes, and a healthy sampling of works by Charleston’s local authors.

According to the owners, …


Charleston's spring flowers should be in full bloom during the Festival of Houses and Gardens.

Charleston's spring flowers should be in full bloom during the Festival of Houses and Gardens.

Photo by Ron Rocz, courtesy of the Historic Charleston Foundation

Festival of Houses and Gardens, Charleston, SC

Start planning now to attend this annual springtime celebration of Charleston’s loveliest homes and gardens

by Amy Brayfield | March 05, 2012

Who can walk through the historic streets of Charleston without wanting to sneak a peek inside some of those gorgeous homes? Apparently not very many people, since the city fills up every spring for the Festival of Houses and Gardens, a much-anticipated annual event that grants you entrée into nearly 150 of downtown Charleston’s historic homes.

This year marks the 65th anniversary of the festival beginning March 22 and continuing through April …






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