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The global economy is failing, local businesses are closing down, it's doom and gloom for Charleston isn't it ... isn't it?

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Maybe not. At the end of last year, we sent Stella out onto the streets of Charleston with her skateboard to ride around what we like to call the 'Spring & Cannon Corridor' area, and find that there are whole number of thriving businesses which you may not have even known about.

What made them choose that area, rather than the more well known King Street?

In this first of a two part video (part two next week), you get an insight into local businesses that you may have previously overlooked.