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These dishes will earn you a spot at the holiday table, year after year


Bonus: all items are sourced from local stores and makers


Meet the Dublin-born dynamo who leads the Charleston Literary Festival


Learn about their artistic evolution since the pandemic


Attend the 15th Anniversary of the Book Festival on November 14 and 15


Hear Harlan Greene discuss his new book, “Porgy’s Ghost,” at the Charleston Library Society on November 20


See Our Locally Scouted Styles that Look Right at Home Around the Thanksgiving Table


Plus, Ladybird Books Brings More Literature to the Downtown Retail Corridor


Read the story, a favorite from our archives, to tour the 19th-century single house


Chef-owner Mark Bolchoz specializes in elevating local, seasonal ingredients in dishes meant for sharing


Since 1986, Steeplechase of Charleston has introduced new generations of fans to the sport



UPCOMING EVENTS

Nov 23, 2025

LOS LONELY BOYS

Nov 28, 2025

DANAE HAYS: “THE FIRST TIME”

Nov 29, 2025

THE SOUND OF CHARLESTON

Nov 29, 2025

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Dec 17, 2025

Restyle Your Fur

PHOTO GALLERIES





The founder and creative director of Matthias Kaupermann, which launched in 2015 with luxe cornhole boards, fills us in on his new belts and summer faves 



Five fun ideas for exploring the Lowcountry this season 



Stephen Wayne and Jeff Querin pack their pint-size theater with musical comedies they both pen and perform in 



The CODfather owner wasn’t sure if a traditional British chippy would catch on in Charleston. One year, 100,000 pounds of potatoes, and 8,000 pounds of cod later, he’s just getting starting 



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