The Best Family Friendly Neighborhood in Downtown Charleston is…Harleston Village

Disclaimer: I do live in Harleston Village and love every bit of it – but that’s not why I think (even KNOW) Harleston Village is the most family-friendly neighborhood in Downtown Charleston. While each of the neighborhoods has its own distinct beauty and character (for descriptions check out my previous post), Harleston Village wins hands down because of its proximity...

Odes to the Lowcountry from Charleston Magazine

First of all, this magazine of our surrounds, Charleston Magazine, is something to be proud of and look forward to. Every issue succeeds in opening my eyes and my heart anew to this town. The photography, writing and topics never fail to set my soul a-flutter. Secondly, this January 2010 issue has to be my favorite of all time. It...

What is the real deal on Median Home Prices in Charleston, SC??

According to the numbers at a macro level, Charleston’s median home price is generally sited to be somewhere between $180,000 and $250,000. However, as those of us who live here know, the median home price can vary significantly, neighborhood to neighborhood and block to block. The reality is that the median home prices for the various areas, range from $92,000-$1,762,500....

My love of Charleston – from 13 years ago…

The other night, I was sitting on my piazza with a friend and just for kicks, we were going through our old diaries. I found an entry dated 10/8/1996, written a month and a half after I had left Charleston post-college, moved back to Atlanta and was contemplating what to do with my life. It rang so true still today,...

Charleston is not Disneyworld

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 are beautiful and cheerful and set your eyes agog with the veritable rainbow of colors lining their streets. But Disneyworld...

Kristin Walker Takes Us for a Ride (Courtesy of the CityPaper)

I thought Cara, the author, did such a great job in capturing the spirit of what I am out to accomplish so I decided to post this article in full. While Charleston is already is an amazing place to live, it has so much potential to be even better! Charleston is well on its way to becoming a leader in...

Bike-friendly Neighborhoods of Charleston

Since many of you, like me, love to ride a bike and want to live somewhere it is not only possible, but pleasurable, here is a list of my favorite bike-friendly neighborhoods and areas in Charleston. If there are some I have left off (in Mt. Pleasant and West Ashley for example) please let me know! What makes an...

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Sounds of the City

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, the buses, sirens, the laughter, the street musicians, the rumble of the subways in the belly of the beast. Vibrant. ...

Southern Stylin’ (Charleston Idiosyncrasies – Part 2)

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 next entry in the Charleston Idiosyncrasies series should be about just that. Charleston Fashion. As a people, we Charlestonians are...

10 reasons why me timbers start to shiver when I think about moving out of Downtown Charleston

No, I am not planning on moving out anytime soon, but I have an active imagination and on occasion I like to imagine life outside of my current Peninsular box and see how it sits with my bones. It doesn’t. The only thing that could get me to move out is an offer of a house on the Intracoastal...

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