Combine the garlic, peppers, onions, okra, tomatoes, tomato juice, sugar, and bay leaves in a large pot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the peppers, ...

In 1977, Michael Bennett was working his way through the College of Charleston as a carpenter’s assistant, helping to renovate buildings the school had acquired nearby. The buildings were cheap and ...

The front courtyard of Bernard and Judy Cornwell’s Tradd Street home is charmingly inviting. Cheerful pansies abound, boxwoods are gently manicured, and above them, two window boxes are chock-full of ...

Supposition shadows history. “What if?” we often ask. Suppose this happened instead of that? It’s tantalizing to wonder how things, if a bit different, could have altered history. And it’s an ...

2. Henry’s Cheese Spread Many decades ago, long before Charleston’s restaurant scene exploded, a big night out involved Henry’s on Market Street, where white-jacketed waiters swooped in with trays of ...

Shipbuilding was the first major industry on Shem Creek, beginning in the early 1700s. All manner of boats were constructed, from tall-masted sloops to coastal steam vessels, such as the Planter, ...

CM: How did y’all meet? CZ: In my final month before graduating from design school in Boston, I was working as a hostess at Gaslight Brasserie Du Coin when Michael started as executive chef. That was ...

Many Charleston homes wow with their “good bones,” their strong architectural integrity and classic lines. Others boast a distinguished pedigree and historical gravitas, thanks to so-and-so-president ...

“We’re ‘in the relationship business,’” says Ben Towill, casually kicking back in one of his tavern’s bentwood chairs. The English-born restaurateur and his wife, Kate, are the newest proprietors of ...

Blazing studio lights compounded the late summer heat as a tangle of wires and a film crew transformed the sanctuary of Circular Congregational Church into a TV studio. A diverse crowd squeezed into ...

Ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar on Broad Street Fire is the friend of no city; in Charleston it has often been a menacing enemy. Conflagrations destroyed neighborhoods in 1740, 1778, ...

View of Charleston from Fort Wagner on Morris Island (courtesy Library of Congress) 1860: Democratic Convention Collapses - From April 23 to May 3, the Democratic National Convention meets at South ...