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Four Charleston-Inspired Cocktails for the Holiday Season

Looking to add a little extra cheer to your holiday meal? Impress your guests with these yule-tide cocktails inspired by Charleston area restaurants.

Will Barbie Land Her Man? — Tales of an Uber Driver

When I began driving for Uber this fall, I received advice from numerous sources on how to succeed, make a ton of money, and most importantly remain safe. However, no one informed me of how crazy my passengers can be. The following series chronicles weird, hilarious, and scarily true moments I have experienced as an Uber driver.

DIY Wedding Contest

The results are in! Now's your chance to pick the winner of the Charleston Grit DIY Wedding Contest.

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: Life As a New Dad

The life of a new dad who works nights and may be experiencing Stockholm syndrome

Om at the Waterfront

Art is meditation, and vice versa, for artist John Duckworth. In his riveting show Awake, he implores viewers to do much more than "view." Do yourself a favor: show up.

Divorcing Mother Nature

Shep Rose takes a look into what he believes is the demise of naturalism.

Autocorrect & The Possible Concussion

A 21st-Century Headache

Southern Charm. What We Learned. Round Table Discussion 3.

Peter Pan is going to be pissed when he hears this. Hunter Gardner get's back with Jeremy McLellan to discuss the lessons they took from this most recent episode of Southern Charm.

Advice for Turning 16

After years of sleepovers and thunderstorm terror and charming texts, here we are. A look back, plus a nickel's worth of wisdom for tackling the world on the other side of those 16 Candles...

The Men Who Sit on My Spring Street Stoop

Last night's insomnia had me thinking about Harry, Leon, and others I sit with on my stoop. Some have shared their life trials with me, others have not—making me wonder how they got where they are...

My Real-Life Rutledge Avenue Ghost Story...

The mischievous spirits of Charleston’s past: This one bunked with me in an old South-of-Broad Victorian for a year—smoking, throwing rocks, and generally testing the bounds of Southern decorum

Drugs! Childbirth! Rock! and... Um, Where's My Coffee?

Adding childcare rooms to bars, drug insanity, whether I’m the creepy old guy at the end of the bar, YES you can buy me a beer, and a dozen other sleep-deprived musings

Writing, Creativity and Soul, Part 2

Who says writing has to be lonely? The Sophia Institute's retreat this weekend seeks to highlight the communal aspect of the craft... and why we could all use a little shared inspiration

Goat. Sheep. Cow. Charming.

Cheese lovers will revel in the delights of Goat. Sheep. Cow. Wine lovers, charcuterie lovers, and bread lovers, too!

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