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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



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