The Charleston Ballet Theatre will be starting a dance school on James Island in September, and they've hired nationally renowned arts administrator Paul Kaine as interim executive director. More

If you find your palate running dry, perhaps it's time you mixed some heirlooms into your diet. Though the word "heirloom" generally evokes thoughts of tomatoes, there are many other types ranging from the expected. Read on for what and where. More

Some 60 miles from Charleston, a black bear decided to remind a Branchville resident that it's their land too when it decided to take a quick trip through his yard. More

McCain's strength in South Carolina has reemerged in recent polls, with McCain leading Obama 53% to 40%, and some 78% to 15% with S.C. whites. More

Ten or 20 years ago a visitor to Charleston would hear and see a very different picture of Charleston's oft-romanticized slave roots. But that's changing, history is floating to the top, and so are profits. More

Mount Pleasant's $14 million Memorial Waterfront Park is moving ahead for its Memorial Day 2009 (May 25) opening. More

The Battery lost at the Starfire Soccer Stadium to the Seattle Sounders 1-0. The Charleston team will face the Sounders again on August 12 in the US Open Cup semifinals in Charleston. More

If you've ever tried to track down interesting finds for furntiure or construction, there's a new group to keep on your list: The Sustainable Warehouse. The group tries to step in and save items from hitting landfills, and perhaps get you a great find. More