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I was recently speaking with a friend about our fathers. Like most conversations worth a damn, it was early in the morning and fueled by a couple pints of beer. My friend brought up a really solid point about my father that I’ve been thinking about ever since.

“I don’t believe in an interventionist God / But I know, darling, that you do / But if I did I would kneel down and ask him / Not to intervene when it came to you.”

Math Can Find Your Mate

Treat your friends, family, and coworkers to a taste of Charleston with local goods this holiday season!

Rene Furterer's line of haircare products combine the best of nature with pharmaceutical expertise. Meet with a Rene Furterer professional this Friday at Stuart Laurence Salon to discuss the challenges you face with your hair and/or scalp.

I watched the Republican Debate last night not only for entertainment value (drink every time someone mentions Ronald Reagan!), but also to stay informed. And also, honestly… out of pure confusion. How is Donald Trump ACTUALLY the front-runner to be the Republican Candidate for the upcoming Presidential Election?

Get out of town, but not too far! I love Charleston, but sometimes my wanderlust takes me out of it's boundaries on exploratory quest. I landed in Georgetown a few months ago and this time in Beaufort. Lots to love about the South.

Teenie, tiny, not so tiny, just right.

Searching The Halsey Institute's Bizarre Bazaar, the gallery's yard sale of thirty years of exhibition materials, for the perfectly odd find.

Learn to SUP with Ocean Fitness for only $20, or bring your own board and simply join in the fun!

A roundup of events this weekend, July 17-19

As Charleston buries its own, its people personify unity, hope and change. (All the pics are mine and can be used)

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

As the community continues to advocate on behalf of the future of Burke High School, it's important to draw on the lessons of past educational movements and their failings.

Review of "Breathe: A True Story," a one man show written and performed by Brennan Reeves, telling of his life with cystic fibrosis, as well as his experience of undergoing double-lung transplant surgery.

Examining the legacy of the civil rights movement and what work still needs to be done

Blogger Kelly Amendola of A Lovely Life explores Charleston from a visitor's perspective.

Grit-worthy Charleston events 2/27–3/1. Trust us, you'll have a blast.

I watched "Fifty Shades of Grey" so you don't have to.

After betting that the inappropriate humor in The Book of Mormon would cause massive walkouts, Devin Grant was proved pleasantly wrong as the PAC stayed packed for the award-winning musical.