Never underestimate the power of an image. The perfectly crafted photo can reveal more about a person than one might expect. This is the discovery Stephanie Selby, owner of Stephanie Selby Photography, made through her journey as a photographer. Six years as a female small business owner in the Lowcountry have enabled her to make […]
Charleston Women in the Arts
Women’s Coastal Skills Sea to Table
When I got invited to a Women’s Boat Trip learning boating and outdoor skills in Charleston’s beaches and creeks, I said yes immediately. When I realized it was on a childhood friend’s boat with his wife Morgan Ziegler leading the charge, I was even more excited. And honestly? It exceeded every expectation. Growing up in […]
Podcast Power: Charleston’s Female Voices Making Waves
Charleston’s women are shaping one of the city’s most dynamic creative movements: podcasting. What often begins as a way to share stories frequently becomes a space to spark conversation, build community and give voice to the experiences that matter most. Across the Lowcountry, female-led podcasts have grown in number and influence, covering everything from wellness […]
The Mahjong Movement: Charleston’s Newest Social Game
Crack. Dot. Bam. The tiles, the racks, the community. It’s all about the game of mahjong, and it’s sweeping across the Lowcountry much like bingo did in our mothers’ days. Mahjong is a tile game traditionally played with four people and 152 tiles, but in this moment, it’s less about the rules and more about […]
Light Up Your Holiday Season
Winter is the darkest time of the year, when nature sleeps and the sky turns dark and cold. Because of this, lighting a tree is a long-held tradition among many cultures, bringing light and warmth into the chill of winter. Nowadays, communities take it much further by illuminating entire neighborhoods with glowing, multicolored lights. Lesser-Known […]
Fanny Curtat, the Art Historian Behind Beyond Van Gogh and Beyond Monet
Attracting millions of visitors, the Beyond Van Gogh and Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience is bringing its stunning combination of art and storytelling back to Charleston, South Carolina. While visitors are captivated by the breathtaking visuals, Fanny Curtat helps the audience see these masterpieces in a new and unique way as the art historian for […]
Light of the Party: Island Candles
When Jenny Taylor launched Island Candles, she knew she wanted to create more than just a candle making business. She wanted to offer a fun, easy and unforgettable experience for people looking to host unique events. Island Candles makes it enjoyable and simple to learn how to make your own non-toxic, clean-burning candles. The best […]
Eliza Lucas Pinckney: Indigo Extraordinaire
Eliza Lucas Pinckney grew up on a sugarcane plantation in Antigua. Like other children of wealthy planters on the Caribbean island, she was sent to school in England where she studied literature, writing, music and botany, classics that would prepare her for a suitable marriage. Caribbean to Charleston After Eliza returned to Antigua, a slave […]
A chat with Caroline Cleveland, author of “When Cicadas Cry”
“When Cicadas Cry,” by Caroline Cleveland, is a high-profile, murder mystery in which a white woman has been bludgeoned to death with a cross in a rural South Carolina church. A blood-stained Black man is found kneeling over her. Nearby, a haunting cold case on Edisto suggests a possible connection. Was this crime racial or […]
Pure Theatre: Review of Rising Establishment and “Midlife Monologues”
For Sharon Graci, who founded Pure Theatre in 2003, nothing is more important than the Charleston community around which the establishment is centered. While Graci runs the business behind the scenes, she also contributes her creative talents as an actor and director. By bringing more than 90 southeastern premiers and 27 world premieres to the […]