Finding Hope in our Failing Schools

After nearly being closed down due to poor performance, Mary Ford Elementary in North Charleston is starting to turn things around. Meet a problem-child-turned-star student who is indicative of the school’s improvement, and learn just how much more needs to be done

 


Local Color
While roaming around the Lowcountry—from Ravenel to downtown to the North area—a local photographer has focused on everyday scenes in a new way. Take a look at the oft-overlooked vibrant hues and intriguing shapes all around us

 


Washed by History

It’s a forgotten island, an uninhabited outpost at the entrance of Charleston Harbor accessible only by boat and hidden from view by the trees of James Island. Yet the wind that whispers across its eroding shoreline is the voice of history.




 




Wedding announcements from the Charleston area.


Listings of luxury homes in the Charleston and surrounding area



The Sustainability Institute helps homeowners live well through conservation


Fundraisers, performing and cultural arts, and family activities



Local activist Gene Furchgott steps up to help inner-city youth through media arts programming


*2007-2008 Charitable Events Calendar now Online!



The Review: Cindy’s Seafood & Country Market


Good times for good causes



Eating and drinking in the Lowcountry

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2009 BB&T Charleston Food + Wine Festival
Official Poster Competition