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The Other Rainbow Row
Charleston's colorful Rainbow Row, always a popular stop on the city's tourist routes, is especially significant during this month's Gay...
Jun 9, 2023


Open Season
Our island's main tourist season may be a few weeks off, but another and equally crucial season's about to begin, South Carolina's...
Apr 28, 2023


The Wright Stuff
Hidden away deep in the Lowcountry is a rare architectural gem with the unusual name Auldbrass. The only project in the South designed by...
Apr 14, 2023


Tea Season
"There are few hours in life more agreeable," Henry James once observed, "than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon...
Apr 7, 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....
Mar 24, 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 17, 2023


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...
Nov 25, 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...
Oct 28, 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...
May 12, 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 23, 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...
Apr 5, 2022
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