Culture

THE MOVING STAR

The structure pictured above may not look like much but it is, in fact, a National Historic Site and was once the heart of...

THE RINGS

As lots are cleared and new homes rise on our island, it's hard to imagine that others were here long before us, leaving behind one of...

ODE TO THE LADY FINGER

We'll start this post with a Dad joke: where does the Lowcountry's favorite vegetable come from? Okra-homa! (Pause for the groan...) And...

TOMATO/TOMAHTO

However you pronounce it, Johns Island tomatoes are famously delicious, and prized well beyond the Lowcountry. (A friend arriving at a...

DANCE CITY

If you're partying this holiday weekend and get to dancing, don't forget the steps that made our Holy City famous. The Charleston took...

THE NAME GAME, PART TWO

Jenkins, one of the most common Lowcountry names, appears all over Johns Island and, of course, here on Seabrook Island's Jenkins Point....

TACKY TALK

Horses have been present on Seabrook Island for generations, none more highly prized than the Carolina Marsh Tacky, now the official...

ON CATFISH ROW

We traveled downtown to this week to learn about the origins of the landmark, Charleston-set opera Porgy & Bess and its ties to one of...

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...

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...

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...