Jenny Peterson is a 2005 graduate of the College of Charleston and has 10 years of experience in journalism. Prior to joining the staff of SC Biz News, Jenny was the associate editor at New Orleans CityBusiness and editor of the Summerville Journal Scene. A New Orleans native, she enjoys live music, crawfish and infuses the right amount of personality into every project.
Recent Articles from Jenny Peterson
Bodega, Share House open in former train depot downtown
Bodega and Share House, two new restaurant ventures from Uptown Hospitality Group, are now open inside an 8,000 square-foot former train depot at 23 Ann St. downtown. Originally constructed in 1850 by the S.C. Railroad Co., the train depot has previously been the location for a multi-restaurant concepts Scarecrow, Feathertop, and Wise-Buck Smoked Meats. Now […]
Rooftops and retail reshape West Ashley
Development in West Ashley around Bees Ferry Road has been dominated by multifamily growth — a trend the city of Charleston planning director said the city wasn’t expecting when development of annexed areas began in the late 1990s. “Years ago, the assumption was that there was going to be a huge amount of retail demand,” […]
Consultant says historic districts offer viable long-term, community assets
Creating and preserving historic districts hits more metrics of economic growth than widespread new construction, including more direct and indirect jobs created, lower foreclosure rates and more startup businesses moving into the area. That’s according to Donovan Rypkema, principal of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C., real estate and economic development consulting firm and professor at U[...]
Retailer adds e-commerce distribution center
Hampden Clothing, a Charleston clothing boutique at 314 King St., has leased a 7,200-square-foot distribution center on north Meeting Street to keep up with demand from shoppers both in person and online. “In-store sales have increased at a pace of 107% over the past year while our e-commerce sales have increased 48% compared to last […]
Office complex, commercial space anchor music venue
A large-scale outdoor music venue plans to start welcoming national and touring musical acts as soon as April when The Refinery on upper Meeting Street opens a 1,500-person capacity amphitheater-style stage. The venue will be located on the campus of company’s office and commercial space complex on the Upper Peninsula. A restored passenger railcar from 1956 […]
Johns Island developers, property owners oppose new infrastructure fees
At a special meeting Feb. 8, Charleston City council members heard from Johns Island property owners and developers opposed a newly-passed plan that put Johns Island into a special district that imposes fees on new large-scale residential and commercial construction to fund road and drainage improvements. The meeting took place at the Berkeley Electric Cooperative on […]
Shooting survivor creates scholarship to encourage jail nursing careers
A new scholarship has been set up to support and encourage Trident Technical College nursing students pursuing a career working inside jails and correctional facilities. The goal is to increase awareness of career opportunities in correctional and forensic nursing and improve health care for incarcerated prisoners. The scholarship was created by Polly Daniels Sheppard, a survivor of [&he[...]
Space, parking issues spur restaurant’s move off peninsula
The booming Park Circle area in North Charleston will add another restaurant Feb. 8 when Tattooed Moose officially opens its new location at 4845 Chateau Ave. The move is one in a series of restaurant openings in the area. Paddock & Whisky and newcomer Three Sirens opened their East Montague Avenue doors in recent months. The Tattooed Moose, […]
Charleston tech company doubles potential market access with acquisition
Daniel Island tech giant Blackbaud announced that it has bought Washington D.C.-based EverFi, a like-minded social impact tech firm, for $750 million. The deal was made for approximately $450 million in cash and 3.8 million shares of Blackbaud’s common stock, valued at approximately $300 million. Both Blackbaud and EverFi offer their clients, which include Fortune 500 […]
Home Team BBQ takes over empty Mount Pleasant space
One of Charleston’s most popular barbecue restaurants is expanding into north Mount Pleasant. Home Team BBQ will open a new location in the former Rusty Rudder restaurant at 3563 N. U.S. Highway 17, directly across the highway from Wando High School. The eatery has three more local locations in downtown Charleston, West Ashley and Sullivan’s Island. […]
Restaurant owners build on customer interest during pandemic
A point of pride for chef Maryam Ghaznavi and husband Raheel Gauba, co-owners and married couple behind new Pakistani restaurant Malika, is when members of the Indian and South Asian community come in and compliment the authenticity of the food. “When our own community is coming back and enjoying it, that tells us we are […]
Developer plans $40 million multifamily complex on upper Meeting Street
A $40 million, 250-unit apartment building with signature retail on the first floor is planned to be built at 584 Meeting St., replacing a modest brick house of worship used by the Eastside Missionary Baptist Church. The church plans to move to a larger space in North Charleston sometime next year. JJR Development of Charleston […]