On the night of February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley slipped out of Breach Inlet and headed for...
Brought to the Carolina shores 400 years ago by Spanish explorers and traders, these sure-footed animals are esteemed...
As a whole, South Carolinians (and plenty of vacationers who fall in love with this place) adore our state flag. We...
The Holy City still uses the 17th-century term “piazza”—which comes from the Italian word meaning “open space”—instead...
Native to rivers, inlets, and bays, the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is one of the Lowcountry’s most admired and...
A Holy City ode written for two friends on their wedding day — written by Anna Claire Hodge /// artwork by Jill Hooper
Feeling the pull of a childhood spent on the water and the knowledge that this is where you belong
Towering over 65 feet high, this majestic Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) is said to be the oldest living thing...
Think you know the Holy City inside and out?
This mildly potent punch is credited to South Carolina’s oldest and most exclusive social institution, the St. Cecilia...
More than 700 guests joined us on October 15 at the Gaillard Center to celebrate our big 4-0 and raise money for the...
Berkeley County’s boozy history as a corn-liquor capital during prohibition
Lowcountry anglers will tell you that fall’s the best time to cast for Sciaenops ocellatus, the state’s most popular...
Get a first look at the grand new Gaillard, the $143.5-million performance hall and civic center that will open to...
This forbidding-looking structure at 21 Magazine Street holds a darker, more haunting side of Charleston history....
Read the very first issue of Charleston
Travel back to the Summer of 1975 as six local writers reflect on what life was like from Charleston to East Cooper to...
Few would argue that the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is among the most charming members of the Lowcountry...
On July 16, 2005, the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (named for the state senator who spearheaded the campaign for its...
Eating piles of fried seafood is a rite of summer. And while longtime favorite shacks like Bowens Island, SeeWee, and...
Of all the stinging, biting, buzzing insects inhabiting the Lowcountry, mosquitoes may bug us most. Some 3,200 species...
A new program helps adults overcome fears and teaches them, finally, to swim
Take a sneak peek at native son Jack Alterman’s soon-to-be-released photography book, My City Charleston (My City...
The early 18th-century British explorer Mark Catesby called this tall, slender perennial grass the “sea-side oat,”...
The 13 adjoining houses making up what’s known as ”Rainbow Row” are today one of the city’s most photographed landmarks...
Meet the bird you’ve seen wading in local marshes and lowlands: the American wood stork (Mycteria americana), which...
