http://charlestoninsideout.net charleston real estate, lowcountry lifestyle, bike/walk-friendly neighborhoods, news, events, photos & fun - with Kristin Walker Thu, 17 May 2012 15:45:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://charlestoninsideout.net/happy-2012/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/happy-2012/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:24:15 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=2567 #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; } I hope each of you had a wonderful New Years celebration and that you are feeling optimistic about 2012.  My husband and I kicked off the year with a jaunt to Sullivan’s Island to check out the 18th Annual Polar … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/happy-2012/feed/ 1 http://charlestoninsideout.net/saying-goodbye-to-one-of-charlestons-greats-jack-mccray/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/saying-goodbye-to-one-of-charlestons-greats-jack-mccray/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:23:14 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=2508 #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 is not a post about death – so much as it is about life. A dynamite smile. An expansive heart. And a soul that transcended all barriers of age, race and economic class. With Jack McCray – it was … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/saying-goodbye-to-one-of-charlestons-greats-jack-mccray/feed/ 2 http://charlestoninsideout.net/the-local-palate-magazine-launches-an-adventure-into-charlestons-culinary-delights/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/the-local-palate-magazine-launches-an-adventure-into-charlestons-culinary-delights/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:18:12 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=2487 #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 past week, a new magazine in Charleston launched – The Local Palate, covering all things foodie in Charleston.  I’ve been excited about this for some time as I know several people who were responsible for its creation, I love … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/the-local-palate-magazine-launches-an-adventure-into-charlestons-culinary-delights/feed/ 0 http://charlestoninsideout.net/why-charleston-an-oldie-but-goodie/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/why-charleston-an-oldie-but-goodie/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:36:39 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=2319 #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; } On this spectacular Charleston September Day, I am reminded of one of my original posts I put up in February of 2009, called “Why Charleston?”  (The original version was written by hand shortly after I moved here from New York … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/why-charleston-an-oldie-but-goodie/feed/ 0 http://charlestoninsideout.net/having-a-sunday-funday-in-charleston-nothing-could-be-finer/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/having-a-sunday-funday-in-charleston-nothing-could-be-finer/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:38:01 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=2285 #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; } All work and no play makes Kristin a very dull woman.  Thus, this past beautiful, clear, no precipitation in sight Sunday afternoon, my husband and I decided on the spur of the moment that a Charleston Sunday Funday was in … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/having-a-sunday-funday-in-charleston-nothing-could-be-finer/feed/ 1 http://charlestoninsideout.net/what-is-the-job-market-like-in-charleston/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/what-is-the-job-market-like-in-charleston/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:30:32 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=2240 #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; } People who are considering moving to the Charleston area ask me this question all the time.  Can I get a job here?  Will I make less money than I am making now? The answers to those questions are yes, and … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/what-is-the-job-market-like-in-charleston/feed/ 0 http://charlestoninsideout.net/vintage-movie-of-charleston/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/vintage-movie-of-charleston/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:15:21 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=2057 #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; } Check out this neat video sent to me by a friend, courtesy of Bulldog Tours.  It’s called Charleston “City of Proud Memories”.  While so much has changed, very little has too…. Here are a few quotes… Somebody has called Charleston … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/vintage-movie-of-charleston/feed/ 3 http://charlestoninsideout.net/charlestons-food-insanity-and-mine/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/charlestons-food-insanity-and-mine/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:00:54 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=1995 #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; } When I wrote my post Why it’s hard not to plump up in Charleston back in January of this year, little did I know what was yet to come. Really, there was no way to prepare for the onslaught. Every … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/charlestons-food-insanity-and-mine/feed/ 2 http://charlestoninsideout.net/charleston-parks-conservancy-what-why-and-how-to-get-involved/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/charleston-parks-conservancy-what-why-and-how-to-get-involved/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:44:09 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=1789 #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; } While the Charleston Parks Conservancy is only about four years old, their impact in Charleston has already been tremendous.  They make the green spaces we enjoy, that are the fabric of our neighborhoods, beautiful.  In collaborating with the City, the Park … Continue reading →]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/charleston-parks-conservancy-what-why-and-how-to-get-involved/feed/ 0 http://charlestoninsideout.net/full-moon-splendor-over-charleston/ http://charlestoninsideout.net/full-moon-splendor-over-charleston/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:42:37 +0000 Kristin B. Walker http://charlestoninsideout.net/?p=1752 #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; } The moon last night was so captivating that I had to make a detour, park my car and stand in the middle of the street to catch these shots.  Just imagine that full, rising man-in-the-moon casting his gaze over Charleston….]]> http://charlestoninsideout.net/full-moon-splendor-over-charleston/feed/ 0