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Amidst the driving rain, this one got right to the heart of our creative spirits. Add in the brilliant poem by local 8th grader Nina Howard, and receiving this post was simply an honor...

This Labor Day weekend, radically open your heart and mind to an inclusive, just way of being in the world. Lectures from poet, writer, revolutionary bell hooks start today

3-D numbers add a graphic, colorful punch to our playroom. (And on a side note, Summerville still doesn't have a craft store... gasp!)

I long for school to be more hurricane-like, for the atmospheric conditions of public education to be ripe for downpours of creativity (like this swirling poem from an 8th grader at Moultrie Middle)

Here's my advice for surviving the cuts. Hint: know the difference between being your own career architect and being the sculptor of your chosen path

The world's first comic book cookbook debuts today, thanks to Charleston native Grady Hendrix and his wife, the vegetable whisperer, Amanda Cohen

Nora Zelevansky dispells myths about writing, publishing, and first-timer's luck. Come meet the charming author of Semi-Charmed Life... TONIGHT!

From here to there and back again, summer has us on the move. An OBX excursion, a New York Times essay, and Charleston's Vikki Matsis on the nuances of travel

In addition to starting those French Quarter Art Walks we all love to roam, the matriarch of the local gallery scene—Nina Liu—has helped turn Charleston into a forefront art Mecca of our region

When posting a blog on Grit, I'm prompted to choose a category that best suits the post. My frequent label, "Mixed Messages," has helped me define myself as an artist

Here are some great tips and tricks for growing the Southern stunners, plus a neat DIY and a bouquet using just the blooms outside my door

Move over Michael Phelps... our favorite Olympian is Charleston sports writer Gary Smith. He sat down with "Word on the Street" to talk memorable moments, good stories, and a little table tennis

Looking for a little mid-week workday inspiration? Read a former Fortune 100 VP's stirring speech from the recent Charleston Regional Business Journal 
Influential Women in Business Luncheon


Tough business climate? Here are five tools you need to make it as a business owner (hint: never heard of "the third option?" It's a biggie, so keep reading...)

Bottom line? Anyone can buy art. And adding photography to your collection is fun—here's a few tricks of the trade, including some good warnings (like using caution with emerging talents)

Are your children leaving behind a trail of toys? Try a ransom box, but I'll tell you how to do it so it actually works...

Craving stillness and focus in the artsy chaos of Spoleto? Take cover under this inspired artist's tent

Summer's bearing down, surf's beefin up. Time to catch the reading wave with surf sensation Kai Dilling

So you're repaired and rejuvenated, but to get past that breakup you'll need to take it one more brave step further. I dare you to....

Max's beloved, brilliant creator goes head to head with our own King of the Wild Things, Stephen Colbert, in this "duel of eyebrows" interview segment