Folly Beach restricts ‘formula’ businesses
If you’re looking to buy a Big Mac, you won’t find it in downtown Folly Beach. And that will continue to be the case after Folly Beach City Council voted to bar so-called formula businesses in certain areas of the municipality. The Institute for Local Self-Reliance, a nationwide nonprofit that advocates for sustainab[...]
Fashion Plate for Dec. 13, 2018
Fashion Plate features trunk shows, fashion events and style showcases in the Charleston area. ATTENTION: Submissions should now be made using our online form. Home decor and furniture store Iola Modern has opened a new location at 49 John St. in downtown Charleston. The retail store has another location in the Park Circle neighborhood at 1021 E. […]
Local shops get the love
You have 17 shopping days left until Christmas. You also have eight shopping days left in Buy Local Month. Coincidence? We have no idea. But it aligns nicely either way. Small Business Saturday — somewhat ironically the brain child of credit card behemoth American Express — gets a lot of attention nationally as the d[...]
Thanksgiving: Where Tom Turkey meets Benjamin Franklin
This time next week, the 96% of you who say you celebrate Thanksgiving may be still recovering from a food coma, shopping some Black Friday deals or planning your Small Business Saturday shopping route. Maybe you’ll decide you want some environmental inspiration and will #OptOutside. Whatever your scenario, WalletHub [...]
Fashion Plate for Nov. 15, 2018
Fashion Plate features trunk shows, fashion events and style showcases in the Charleston area. ATTENTION: Submissions should now be made using our online form.
Fashion Plate for Nov. 8, 2018
Fashion Plate features trunk shows, fashion events and style showcases in the Charleston area. ATTENTION: Submissions should now be made using our online form.
Fashion Plate for Nov. 1, 2018
Fashion Plate features trunk shows, fashion events and style showcases in the Charleston area. ATTENTION: Submissions should now be made using our online form. A Pearl by Lela Rose trunk show is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 13-14 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at 68 1/2 Queen St. The spring 2019 collection […]
Citadel Mall redevelopment progressing
Citadel Mall’s transformation into a mixed-use development continues to unfold as the Medical University of South Carolina and the mall’s owner make progress on their respective projects. “When this thing was built in the ’70s, it was built by institutional money,” Citadel Mall owner Richard Davis s[...]
Fashion Plate for Oct. 18, 2018
Fashion Plate features trunk shows, fashion events and style showcases in the Charleston area. ATTENTION: Submissions should now be made using our online form.
Fashion Plate for Oct. 11, 2018
Fashion Plate features trunk shows, fashion events and style showcases in the Charleston area. ATTENTION: Submissions should now be made using our online form. Gwynn’s of Mount Pleasant is scheduled to host a Charles Krypell & Windsor Jewelers Pop-Up Shop from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 19-20. The Ponds is scheduled to host a Holiday Shopping Extravaganza […]
Holy Smoke olive oil to be sold nationally
A local olive oil company has secured a contract to sell its products in Harris Teeter grocery stores nationwide. Holy Smoke, founded in 2012 by Max Blackman and Kyle Payne, has been selling its olive oil in local Harris Teeter stores for about 2 1/2 years, Blackman said. Harris Teeter began selling the olive oil […]
Fashion Plate for Oct. 4, 2018
Fashion Plate features trunk shows, fashion events and style showcases in the Charleston area. ATTENTION: Submissions should now be made using our online form. Guinot Institut Paris, a French cosmetics company, is set to open a Mount Pleasant location — Guinot Institut of Mount Pleasant — on Oct. 22 in Suite F at The Market at Oakland shopping […]