http://charlestoninsideout.net charleston real estate, lowcountry lifestyle, bike/walk-friendly neighborhoods, news, events, photos & fun - with Kristin Walker Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:01:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://charlestoninsideout.net/love-at-first-slurp-from-the-local-palate/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/love-at-first-slurp-from-the-local-palate/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:07:43 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=2218 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Recently, I was asked to be a guest blogger for a new glossy magazine (with companion blog) launching soon called the The Local Palate, covering the food culture of Charleston.  My topic of choice?  Boiled Peanuts. So just for fun, … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/love-at-first-slurp-from-the-local-palate/feed/ 0 http://charlestoninsideout.net/top-10-reasons-i-love-charlestons-summertime-heat/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/top-10-reasons-i-love-charlestons-summertime-heat/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:11:29 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=2070 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } It’s the dog days of summer here in Charleston and we are counting the days until fall. But until then, I am devoted to having a good attitude about our delightful July weather.  So here are my Top 10 reasons I love … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/top-10-reasons-i-love-charlestons-summertime-heat/feed/ 4 http://charlestoninsideout.net/i-used-to-live-in-a-house-of-ill-repute/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/i-used-to-live-in-a-house-of-ill-repute/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:21:56 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=1188 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } One of the best things about living in downtown Charleston is that not only are you surrounded by history all the time, but you also live in it too.  Sometimes the locale can be of honorable historic significance, other times … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/i-used-to-live-in-a-house-of-ill-repute/feed/ 0 http://charlestoninsideout.net/charleston-is-not-disneyworld/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/charleston-is-not-disneyworld/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:56:40 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.wordpress.com/?p=459 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Resorts, hotels, golf courses, dining and entertainment, shopping galore and recreation for all!!! This is the call of two places that share much in common.  Both are major tourist attractions, both see 100s of thousands of visitors a year, both … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/charleston-is-not-disneyworld/feed/ 23 http://charlestoninsideout.net/charleston-revels-in-its-unique-flavor-courtesy-of-the-washington-post/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/charleston-revels-in-its-unique-flavor-courtesy-of-the-washington-post/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:32:15 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.wordpress.com/?p=415 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } This article published in the Washington Post made me laugh out loud.  It’s so true!  We may just be a city of Bacchanalian pleasures (more on that later….) Here’s an excerpt… “Obviously, Charleston has mastered the art of being proud … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/charleston-revels-in-its-unique-flavor-courtesy-of-the-washington-post/feed/ 0 http://charlestoninsideout.net/sounds-of-the-city/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/sounds-of-the-city/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 21:40:12 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.wordpress.com/?p=252 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Have you ever been to the top of the Empire State Building, or stood on the rooftop of a 5-story walk-up in the East Village, or walked from Downtown to Uptown through all its changing faces?  The cacophony, the constancy, … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/sounds-of-the-city/feed/ 0 http://charlestoninsideout.net/southern-stylin-charleston-idiosyncrasies-part-2/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/southern-stylin-charleston-idiosyncrasies-part-2/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:54:17 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.wordpress.com/?p=210 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } In honor of Charleston Fashion Week, an event held a la the one in New York’s Bryant Park where tents are filled with fashionistas, clothing, high heels and the Who’s Who of the Sartorial Universe, I thought it appropriate that my … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/southern-stylin-charleston-idiosyncrasies-part-2/feed/ 2 http://charlestoninsideout.net/so-whats-in-a-name-charleston-idiosyncrasies-part-1/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/so-whats-in-a-name-charleston-idiosyncrasies-part-1/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:34:22 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.wordpress.com/?p=62 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Everything if you are a Charlestonian. Pinckney, Tradd, Calhoun, Gibbes, Anson, Ravenel, Legare (pronounced Luh-gree), Manigault, Aiken, Huger (pronounced Hugh-gee), Middleton…. These are names you hear over and over in your Charleston goings and comings.  Perhaps you drove down a … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/so-whats-in-a-name-charleston-idiosyncrasies-part-1/feed/ 3