Posts filed under Charleston



Charleston in the News - June 2020
Posted Mon, Jun 1st 2020 1:00 pm
Charleston Businesses Get a Double Whammy Many of the downtown restaurants, retail shops and hotels that normally would have been serving a high volume of out-of-town visitors at this time of ye...

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Charleston in the News - May 2020
Posted Fri, May 1st 2020 12:05 pm
COVID-19 Pandemic - Update & Recovery Efforts Although Governor McMaster further extended South Carolina's State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic into the middle of May, we are beginnin...

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Charleston in the News - April 2020
Posted Wed, Apr 1st 2020 8:25 am
We Are All in This Together!  There are many resources available to help us navigate through this very challenging and uncertain time brought upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some even provide us...

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Charleston in the News - March 2020
Posted Sun, Mar 1st 2020 2:45 pm
Conceptual study released on the proposed Lowcountry Lowline There's news about the Lowcountry Lowline, a linear park system proposed for the defunct rail corridor that runs along the high-gro...

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Charleston in the News - February 2020
Posted Sat, Feb 1st 2020 6:20 pm
Local Band Wins Grammy for Best Regional Album in American Roots Charleston band Ranky Tanky formed in 2016, released its first album in 2017, first performed on TV in March 2019 on the Today sh...

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Charleston in the News - January 2020
Posted Wed, Jan 1st 2020 2:00 pm
Boone Hall Plantation Placed Under Conservation Easement  One of Charleston's beloved tourist attractions, Boone Hall Plantation, has recently been placed under a conservation easement. In 1955, W...

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Charleston in the News - December 2019
Posted Mon, Dec 2nd 2019 1:00 pm
Academic Magnet Recognized as a Top STEM School  Academic Magnet High School is no stranger to receiving national awards for the amazing work their staff and students do. Recently, Newsweek reco...

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Charleston in the News - November 2019
Posted Thu, Oct 31st 2019 9:25 am
Charleston is the Number 1 Moving Destination According to Realtor.com  Realtor.com just completed an analysis of "Top Moving Destinations" and found that many people from the Charlotte, Atlanta, ...

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Charleston in the News - October 2019
Posted Tue, Oct 1st 2019 2:25 pm
What "Bigbelly Bins" in Charleston Mean for the City! Have you noticed the new trash cans downtown? Before Hurricane Dorian made its appearance in early September, the City placed 100 new solar-po...

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Top 10 Reasons Some People May Not Like Charleston, SC - Revisited
Posted Fri, Sep 13th 2019 3:01 pm
Back in 2009 I wrote a blog post on the top 10 reasons some people may not like Charleston, SC (read below) which got more than 17,000 views! Ten years later, it's time to update this list. What wo...

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Charleston in the News - August 2019
Posted Fri, Aug 2nd 2019 1:00 pm
Charleston County's Academic Magnet High School is No. 1 in National Ranking of Public High Schools On April 30th, U.S. News & World Report announced that the Academic Magnet High School (locall...

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Charleston in the News - July 2019
Posted Mon, Jul 1st 2019 4:00 pm
College of Charleston Gets a New Innovative Course of Study While the College of Charleston teaches many disciplines, its main objective is to be innovative. Yet the most innovative career opt...

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Charleston in the News - June 2019
Posted Sat, Jun 1st 2019 2:05 pm
Reboot YOUR Commute to Reduce Traffic Many local businesses - representing more than 39,000 total employees combined - are encouraging what they call "Reboot the Commute" in an effort to help ...

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Charleston in the News - May 2019
Posted Fri, May 3rd 2019 8:25 am
Bye, Bye Hominy Grill!  So Sad to See You Go! Hominy Grill was one of the first restaurants we "experienced" when we moved to Charleston nearly 15 years ago.  Bet that's true for many newcomers....

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Area Farmers Markets Are Back!
Posted Wed, Apr 3rd 2019 8:20 am
Area farmers markets are getting back into full swing again!  We are fortunate to have so many from which to choose!  Here are some of our more popular seasonal and year-round farmers markets (wi...

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Charleston in the News - March 2019
Posted Sun, Mar 3rd 2019 8:00 am
Strong Growth Projected for Charleston in the 2019 Economic Forecast Last month, the Charleston Metro Chamber presented the 2019 Economic Forecast at their 28th Annual Economic Outlook Conference....

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Charleston in the News - February 2019
Posted Sun, Feb 3rd 2019 6:00 pm
Charleston's Regional Economy Ranked 16th Best in Nation The Milken Institute, a think tank based in Santa Monica, California, has ranked the Charleston-North Charleston area economy 16th among ...

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Charleston in the News - October 2018
Posted Wed, Oct 3rd 2018 1:00 pm
Charleston, SC typically receives national recognition for its historic charm and tourism appeal, but increasingly, attention is being given to its recent and anticipated growth (and how to help ...

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Charleston in the News - September 2018
Posted Mon, Sep 3rd 2018 1:59 pm
Here are some of the news items that appeared in different media about Charleston, SC: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS PRAISE COUNTY, REGION FOR EXAMPLE OF INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRYThe Summerville Jou...

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Charleston in The News: Population Increases by 28 People Per Day & Air Cargo Soars
Posted Mon, Jul 2nd 2018 11:30 am
Charleston SC In The News How Fast is Charleston's population Growing? The Charleston Regional Development Alliance updated their population growth analysis blog to include the latest Census Data...

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