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Lowcountry Oyster Festival a Hit Despite Rain

World's largest oyster festival was a crowded, wet, shucking good time. Take that, rain.

BoatUS Checklist: How to Rent Your Boat

And keep out of hot water...

Hah! A Solution to Your Parking Frustrations

Frustrated with searching for parking? Hah!, a new, local app, has your parking solution.

David Dewolf: At the Intersection of Technology and Business

At the DIG SOUTH conference April 25-27, I had the opportunity to sit down with CEO David DeWolf.

Charleston-Based Team Launches CrowdReach App

CrowdReach is the brainchild of Trey Rust, a Mount Pleasant resident who has worked for several years in the local tech industry. Rust worked with major companies in the tech-security arena, like Blackbaud and Booz Allen Hamilton, before striking out on his own to fill the niche he sees in Charleston and ultimately the nations growing application economy—the ability for small businesses to reach their customers more easily on the web.

Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water, I Will Lay You Down

As part of the Lowcountry Local’s “Eat Local Challenge” I am drinking my way through Charleston’s local inebriating options. Here is my report from The Cooper River Bridge Run Weekend.

The Political Landscape…errr Wasteland

I’ve been casually following the 2016 presidential candidates for both political parties for several months now. Who the hell do you like in this putrid race for the White House?

Hippies are Terrible

Baby Boomers Go Bust

Why Aren't YOU Getting Massage? Money?

Does money, or the lack thereof, limit your ability to receive regular massage? Let's change that perception!

The Failures of US Public Schooling: Past and Present

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.

Dig South: The Southeast’s Interactive Festival

From April 28 to May 2, our hustlin’ and bustlin’ city was home to Dig South 2015, hosted by Cinebarre.

Navigating Charleston's Food Deserts

A humbling reminder of Charleston's disparity in healthy food access

Charleston Eat Local Challenge 2015

The Lowcountry is bursting with local farms and food producers, and the impact on our economy when we buy from local farmers is profound. Making a simple shift in your weekly spending to $10 towards local food could potentially bring millions to the Lowcountry and reduce our environmental impact as a community. The Eat Local Challenge is a great place to start.

The Truth About Bacon

HOGS at Crabpot Players is a dark and unexpected mind-bender that will make you think twice about what you thought you knew. In other words, the customer might not always be right.

Want to Move Your Resume to the Top of the Stack?

Scott Carpenter, community manager of Yelp Charleston, explains how volunteering at Charleston Fashion Week gave him the tools necessary to land a new gig.

She's Going Up The Ladder, I'm Coming Down

It's a Monday in the middle of September, so there's a good chance life is feeling monotonous. Find some inspiration when it's easy to forget that where you are now is not where you will be forever.

Charleston Welcomes Same-Sex Marriage Event

We are happy to announce that the Holy City is hosting a same-sex wedding event this summer! Learn more about the AFFA fundraiser, "Say A Big, Gay ‘I Do’ To A Charleston Destination Wedding" here.

Entertainment Ordinance Shmordinance

If the bars and restaurants of downtown Charleston shut down at midnight, will there be a negative effect, or a really negative effect? Here's another insight on a ridiculous idea.

Lowcountry Local First Get's Well Deserved Funding

The best thing in local nonprofit organizations just got a huge boost from South Carolina Department of Commerce this year with their inaugural round of innovation grants.

What's The Cost Of Money?

Are you letting the "cost of money" determine what you place your value in? Not everything that's of worth can be bought. Here's a wake up call that will get you thinking about what you're spending.

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