Songstress Leah Suárez, executive director of Jazz Artists of Charleston, begins a big year  
  
          
  
           
                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          MOONDOG Animation Studio has a feature film in the works  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Food Rescue Truck has one mission: collect enough fare from area businesses to feed homeless locals at One80 Place...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          New leadership revamps the BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          In-school eye screenings help ensure good vision for thousands of Charleston preschoolers  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Borboleto Audio Mastering polishes music to perfection  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Today’s Holy City offers resources galore for those raising their own food and even keeping their own bees: places to...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          An awards show celebrates local drama this month  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          WINGS for Kids CEO Bridget Laird is taking the locally based nonprofit—which focuses on developing social and emotional...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Tiffany Reed Silverman leads an artistic renaissance as director of The Citadel’s fledging fine arts program  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Healing Farms creates opportunity for developmentally disabled adults and
   
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Coastal Community Foundation celebrates 40 years of helping individuals and nonprofits better the Lowcountry  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          With a new name and expanded geographic reach, East Cooper Land Trust conserves open spaces for everyone.  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Educating our future workforce
   
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Charleston Academy of Music brings classical training to young students across the Lowcountry  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Ensuring a future for People Against Rape  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Leading the next generation of do-gooders by example  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Catering to myriad deserving causes for decades  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Running and raising funds for wounded vets and locals in need  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Fostering children’s ideas and actions to give back  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Mission: To provide positive, community-based activities, trips, and events for kids with cancer and their families  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Mission: To end the euthanasia of all cats and dogs in the Lowcountry through adoption, education, and spay and neuter...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          You’ve heard of Pecha Kucha and TEDxCharleston; well now comes a thought summit for arguably the city’s most well-known...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Sustainable Warehouse rescues building materials destined for the landfill, then welcomes shoppers into the...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Preservationist and Civil War reenactor Joseph McGill sleeps in former slave dwellings to bring attention to the other...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Textile artist Arianne King Comer shines a light on unrecognized creative talent, helping kids with disabilities thrive  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Preservation Society of Charleston rallies support around their 2013 list of “Seven to Save”  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Meet Scott Watson, the new leader of the Office of Cultural Affairs, and learn what the regime change means for banking...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Banking powerhouse Darla Moore is plowing new fields and putting her money where her boots are—on the ground