Creative Industries

The weekly alternative newspaper was purchased by a partnership of Charleston School of Law President Ed Bell and Charleston-based publisher Andy Brack. The paper's three co-founders will retain roles with the publication. … Read More

Business Journal staff writer Patrick Hoff waited in line for six hours to see if he could get a $13 tattoo at Blu Gorilla last week. It didn’t go as he planned. … Read More

Mount Pleasant-based Arcadia Publishing has acquired Wildsam, a guidebook publisher based in Austin, Texas. Wildsam currently has over a dozen guidebooks to American cities and road trips, with plans to release three more in the fall. … Read More

Smithey Ironware Co., a designer and manufacturer of cast iron and carbon steel cookware, is expanding its operations in North Charleston’s Navy Yard with a $2 million investment that is expected to create 22 new jobs. … Read More

Bridge run organizers want us all to participate even if we’re not lacing up our running shoes or dreaming of glory across the river. Indeed, if we are as graceful as a garbage can we can still participate by voting on the poster desig … Read More