Charleston

JULY NEWSLETTER

This coming August has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays. So get out there in Charleston and enjoy your weekends! Need to buy anything? The Annual Tax Free Weekend starts on the first Friday of August. 

The best way to enjoy the Dog Days of August is at the beach or at a baseball game with the Charleston Riverdogs. Keep cool at the Riverdogs baseballbgames on the 3rd and the 17th, which are Seersucker at the Joe nights. Seersucker and Madras are the clothing of choice during the dog days.

Folly Beach, Isle of Palms and Kiawah were named among the top 10 Southern Beaches by USA Today. I would suggest lunch at Rita’s on Folly, Poe’s on Sullivans Island, or the Ocean C...

Yesterday, December 4, The Alan Donald Real Estate Team had not just one, but two birthday's to celebrate!  

Our team celebrated the birthday's of Alan, Lead Agent, and Meghan, Marketing Manger, at Southern Season restaurant in Mount Pleasant, SC located off of Coleman Boulevard.  Thanks to Charleston's mild year-round climate, we were able to enjoy a wonderful lunch on the garden patio next to the waterfall fountain.

The staff was extremely knowledgable and kind and- more importantly- the food was excellent!  Alan and Meghan's favorite part of the meal was the crème brûlée ordered from their extensive dessert menu.  If you live in the Mount Pleasant, SC area and have not been to Sout...

CHARLESTON, SC - WORLD CHAMP!

Last year, Conde Nast Travel Magazine chose Charleston, South Carolina, as the top tourist town in the U.S. This year, we did it again!

But even BETTER! The magazine's readers voted for the second consecutive year, "Top City in the United States" in the Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards - in addition, this year Charleston beat serious contenders like Cape Town, South Africa and Florence, Italy as the BEST TOURISM CITY in the WORLD!!

Do you want to buy a piece of paradise? We can help you, call 843-900-0155 to talk to one of our Charleston, SC real estate specialists!

This is a quote from a posting I read in a LinkedIn discussion forum (published with the author's permission):

"I was relocated to Mount Pleasant, SC which is a bridge over the Cooper River away from Charleston, better known as Heaven & most beautiful city on Earth. Mt. P has the best school system in the state, has and is growing in leaps and bounds since I moved there in 1993. Unfortunately, due to the economy, I lost my job. At the time there were no recruiting agencies & did everything I could to stay, but a friend called me with a position back on Long Island, NY. I moved my family back to NY and my wife literally cried all the way back. Charleston has everything you could want,...

CHARLESTON, SC NAMED SECOND BEST CITY IN AMERICA – ACHIEVING ITS HIGHEST RANKING IN 16 YEARS OF TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS READERS’ POLL

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"Charleston rises to No. 2 on the Travel + Leisure 2011 World’s Best Awards list of Top Cities in the United States and Canada, based on the 16th annual readers’ survey, from its third place ranking last year. Displacing last year’s No. 2-ranked city, San Francisco, Charleston achieves its highest ranking ever in this survey. The top-ranked city in the U.S. and Canada is New York City for the eleventh consecutive year. Four South Carolina hotels and resorts are recognized among the top...

Kiawah Island and Wild Dunes took the No. 1 and No. 2 spots respectively in the “Top 100 Tennis Resorts and Camps for 2010″ ranking made by Tennis Resorts Online.  This is the second year in a row that Kiawah takes the top spot.

These rankings are very significant, considering that they are compiled from surveys made to real tourists who stay at these resorts (i.e. from the users’ perspective, not some industry association’s).

THERE ARE GOOD NEWS FOR THE CHARLESTON AREA

...Because of increased business at the PORT of CHARLESTON! • The State Ports Authority reported that container volume increased by 7% last month (compared with the same month last year...

…because of BOEING! • One of three locations world-wide • Estimated to bring 3,800 jobs in the next seven years • New Facility: construction is underway with an estimated 3000 workers to build the plant; slated to open mid-2011 • Already invested $1 billion in our community, expansion is an additional $750 million investment

…because of CLEMSON WIND TURBINES! • $98 million investment • Job Creation: 121 construction jobs and 25 permanent jobs now and more t...

Top 10 Reasons Some People May Not Like Charleston, SC

1. It's a Small Town - let's face it! With a population close to 600,000, Charleston is not a large metropolis and cannot offer NFL franchises or major league baseball teams, big rock concerts or high profile international visitors like a large metropolis does. Charleston still feels provincial, although you can find people from all over the world. In comparison to cities like New York, Paris or London, Charleston's cultural, ideological and ethnic diversity is still limited. IMHO, Charleston was probably the "forgotten jewel" along the East Coast that only hit the international "radar screen" after the Internet became ubiquitous. Th...

Top 10 Reasons Many People Love Charleston

After working with dozens of out-of-town clients who have relocated to Charleston from different parts of the U.S. and overseas, areI wanted to share some of the pro's and con's that I have heard from them about Charleston. Charleston (deservedly so) has been consistently named one of the top 10 small cities to live and visit in the USA. Today I will write about the things people rave about, tomorrow I will share some of the not-so-good aspects of this "Holy City"...

1. The Weather is (mostly) Great!  In the Winter, when most of the country is under snow, ice and sleet, Charleston's mild climate allows for year-round golf and tennis, while stil...

LONELY PLANET, the travel book company, recently released their 5th Edition of "Best in Travel 2010", a collection of countries, regions and cities they recommend as destinations that offer memorable and inspiring experiences. Charleston, SC was the ONLY American city to make this elite list!

Here are Lonely Planet's top choices:

Countries: El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Portugal, Suriname, United States.

Regions: Alsace, France; Bali, Indonesia; Fernando de Noronha, Brazil; Goa, India; Koh Kong Conservation Corridor, Cambodia; Lake Baikal, Russia; Oaxaca, Mexico; Southern Africa; The Lake District, England; Southwest Western Australia.

Cities: ...