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High court says no to bid on North Charleston annexation
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (448+ words) Nearly a decade after North Charleston jumped west of the Ashley River to try to snatch a tract of land near Magnolia Plantation along S.C. Highway 61, the state's highest court swatted it down. The final decision followed years of rejection from…...
Charleston-born cartoonist Cash lands a dream job
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (1286+ words) At age 30, cartoonist Caroline Cash has landed her dream job: the comic strip Nancy. Cash, daughter of Sarah and Alex Cash of Mount Pleasant, has had a winding career path that started with Charleston County School of the Arts (SOA)…...
‘Big Percy’ basket makes BIG debut at State Museum
18+ hour, 37+ min ago (868+ words) There are big sweetgrass baskets, but then there is Mount Pleasant artisan Corey Alston's BIG sweetgrass basket that was unveiled Feb. 19 at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. This basket is so big that the museum is entering it…...
Arrr, matey: Bounty put on invasive Bradford pear, Chinese tallow trees
2+ day, 23+ min ago (572+ words) MORNING HEADLINES" | Lowcountry property owners are being" encouraged to exchange up to five invasive Bradford Pear or Chinese tallow trees for an equal number of free, healthy, native, young replacement trees in a partnership between Clemson University and the S.C. Forestry…...
Return to sweet classics: Charleston’s OG desserts still satisfy
3+ day, 7+ min ago (950+ words) The pace of restaurant openings and culinary happenings in this town can be downright gluttonous and overwhelming. Sometimes, instead of chasing the new and flashy, you simply crave the tried and true. Especially when it comes to desserts. Fortunately, that's…...
Finding the way back to myself
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (582+ words) There was a time when I could read a dining room the way some people read a clock " tracking its rhythms instinctively, staying in motion long after my body was asking me to stop. I came up in restaurants the…...
Charleston City Paper: Dish Dining Guide, Winter 2026
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (51+ words) Charleston City Paper: Dish Dining Guide, Winter 2026Charleston City Paper Be the first to know. Our local reporters are on the ground covering the stories that matter most to Charleston and the surrounding area. Help keep the City Paper free. Help…...
Top tips: Charleston chefs share best secrets to help at home
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1370+ words) New year, new goals. If yours has anything to do with cooking, read this. Some Charleston restaurants have names synonymous with a signature dish. For example, if you're craving crispy fried chicken, everyone knows you're getting in line at Leon's....
Food traditions: Bintü Atelier continues to shine on Line Street
4+ day, 7+ min ago (766+ words) And since opening, the accolades for Bint" have piled up. Bon Appetit named it one of the "20 Best New Restaurants of 2024" and it made Esquire's 2024 list of the nation's best new restaurants. Most recently, N'Daw was named a 2026 James Beard…...
Chick-fil-A donates $125,000 to Charleston nonprofit
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (312+ words) Low-income students across South Carolina are getting some much-needed support from Charleston-based nonprofit Engaging Creative Minds (ECM) thanks to a surprise gift from Chick-fil-A. The global restaurant chain surprised ECM officials on Feb. 10 with a $125,000 donation through the company's annual…...