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Shuck It at the Lowcountry Oyster Festival on 1/31/16

The 33rd annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival is happening on January 31, 2016 at Boone Hall Plantation. Tickets are on sale now! Shuck, yeah.

A love note to my favorite boutique hotel on the peninsula

From the minute you step foot onto the grounds of Zero George, you feel like you're home.

Happy Anniversary Darlin'! - Tales of an Uber Driver, Part Two

Throughout our lives, we acquire through experiences the understanding that some ideas are universal and key to the continuation of our existence. Love overcomes hate, good wins over evil, and in the case of adult relationships, intimacy is vital to survival.

Santa Claus is Coming To Town: Baby's First Christmas

Despite the large amount of pain I'm in, the fact that I have to meet with my vascular doc again in Charleston, I have to say, this was the greatest Christmas I've ever had. I hope you, good reader, had a really nice one as well. I'll see you in 2016.

Charleston: One Simple (Hopefully Not Impossible Request)

Charleston, I have one simple (and hopefully not impossible) request: let’s keep housing affordable for the food and bev community.

Tiny Tim and his Crippled Leg:

Our fearless author got that surgery—To recap it was to fix the varicose veins in his right leg. The timing was both good, and bad.

A Charleston Christmas Story

Charleston Christmas, fables & traditions. How do "bin yah's" answer those ridiculous questions from "come yah's" Do you ever get snow in Charleston? Duh yeah, when we shake the grits tree! What do you do to get yourself in the spirit of Christmas? Oh, we spend a day at the coast gathering plough mud for making our Christmas ornaments and getting buckets of salt water to make taffy.

T. Hardy Morris's Grunge Country comes to The Royal American

T. Hardy Morris and the Hardknocks will be at The Royal American December 18th at 9 pm. Ten dollars gets you in to what is sure to be a raucous time. “It’s a fun show” says Hardy “the band has a lot of energy, I’m looking forward to getting back on the road with them. It’s different than anything else you’ll see this year, that’s for sure.”

Win a Southern Season Gift Basket (Plus a Kids' Cooking Class Recap)

Southern Season's Cooking School offers easy how-tos for the old and young; plus, enter to win a holiday gift basket worth $60!

Homemade Cranberry Butter

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Charleston and I could not be more excited! It's no secret that this is a magical time of the year from the glittering lights on King street, to family reunions, to strangers helping strangers in the most selfless ways.

Mercantile & Mash's Dual Joints Bring Sophistication & Simplicity to Cigar Factory

The rustic, general-store feel of Mercantile or its counterpart, Bar Mash, undersells its sophisticated dishes and drinks

Boss Lady Coleen of Five Five Studio

Five Five Studio is built on the traditional practices of weaving and quilting curated with her modern eye.

Staycation at the Grand Bohemian

In the grand scheme of things, the Grand Bohemian was Grand!

Thanksgiving Appetizers + Sides

Delicious recipes ideas the whole family will love!

cleaning for guests

It's that time of year again for guests to be arriving and staying in your home. Here is a quick list to get the cleaning done so you don't have to worry about it for one more day!

Charleston International Film Festival Gala

Sunday night filmmakers, screenwriters, and directors from all over the country gathered at the Charleston Music Hall to celebrate the winners of this year’s film festival. From the moment I walked in the door it was apparent that I was among a group of talented and intelligent artists.

Thanksgiving Entertaining & Stovetop Potpourri

The countdown is officially on for the most wonderful time of the year. I'm sharing what to serve, how to decorate, and how to make your home brim with heart-warming, nostalgia-evoking aromas with homemade simmering stovetop potpourri.

The Glass Alone

Feeling lonely? Are you alone? Do you experience loneliness? What's that all about?

Why Aren’t You Getting A Massage? Time?

Learn how to make more time to take care of yourself and fit massage into your life.

creative | promotion + advice

How do you promote or share your work with others & what advice can you give to other creatives in your field? How do you self-promote when you're not a born self-promoter?

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