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We at Boone Hall Farms are honored and extremely grateful We at Boone Hall Farms are honored and extremely grateful that the readers of the readers of the Charleston City Paper have voted us The Charleston City Paper have voted us as Best Local Farm Best Local Farm for the 6th year in a row, and have also voted us
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e’d also like to thank our fellow farmers in the Lowcountry and all across America. The farming industry makes up 2% of the American workforce yet is responsible for producing 50% of the world’s food supply. That’s some pretty outstanding production numbers.
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They say that every day is something worth celebrating. April 24 is Barbara Streisand's birthday and Administrative Professionals Day. Cheers. On this day in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched. This year, April 24 is Best of Charleston Day. Congrats, you made it. In Charleston we have lots to celebrate in the countless folks who work tirelessly year-round to earn and keep the trust and support of the communities they seek to serve. Thanks to all of you who voted and congratulations to all this year's winners. So settle in and thumb through Best of Charleston 2019. Make a holiday of it!
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Politics, News, and the Media Best Charlestonian Bill Murray Best Charlestonian to Defriend Thomas Ravenel Best City Council Member Mike Seekings Best City Paper Cover Story “Against the Tide” Best Community Activist Anita Zucker Best Conservative Tim Scott Best County Council Member Elliott Summey Best Do-Gooder Kay Hyman, Charleston Animal Society Best Local Cause Charleston Animal Society Best Local Interest Blog Holy City Sinner Best Local Investigative Reporter Harve Jacobs, WCSC Live 5 News Best Local Legislator Joe Cunningham Best Local Radio Personality Brooke Ryan, Mix 95.9 Best Local Radio Show Two Girls and a Guy, Mix 95.9 Best Local Talk Show Host Brooke Ryan, Mix 95.9 Best Local TV Anchor Bill Sharpe, WCSC Live 5 News Best Local TV Sports Anchor Scott Eisberg, WCIV ABC News 4 Best Local TV Station WCSC Live 5 News Best Local TV Weather Forecaster Rob Fowler, WCBD News 2 Best Local Twitter Feed @HolyCitySinner Best Local Website charlestoncitypaper.com Best Locally Produced Video of 2018 Pet Helpers Rescue Spotlight by LowcountryDog.com Best Misuse of Taxpayer Funds of 2018 VC Summer Nuclear Plant Best News Story of 2018 Joe Cunningham Wins Best Newspaper Columnist Brian Hicks Best Philanthropist Anita Zucker Best Political Gaffe of 2018 Katie Arrington’s Campaign Best Progressive Joe Cunningham Best Radio Station 105.5 The Bridge Best School Board Member Kate Darby Best Talk/News Radio Station SC Public Radio WJWJ-FM 89.9 Best Troublemaker Bill Murray
Attractions and City Living Best Apartment Complex The Boulevard Best Attraction The Battery Best Building Dock Street Theatre Best Daycare The Oaks Children’s Academy Best Festival Spoleto Festival USA Best Fundraising Event Cooper River Bridge Run Best Green Business Water Mission Best Neighborhood Park Circle Best Outdoor Event Charleston Farmers Market Best Place of Worship Seacoast Church Best Place to Work MUSC Best Preschool The O’Quinn Schools of Porter-Gaud Best Private School Bishop England Best Public School Charleston County School of the Arts Best Public Space The Battery Best Tour Company Bulldog Tours
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Best Art Gallery Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art Best Art Instruction Redux Contemporary Art Center Best Club DJ DJ Natty Heavy Best Cultural Event Spoleto Festival USA Best Exhibit of 2018 Southbound at the Halsey Best Female Vocalist Quiana Parler Best House/Cover Band Plane Jane Best Jazz & Blues Club Charleston Pour House Best Jazz Band Ranky Tanky Best Karaoke Night Tin Roof Best Local Actor Brian Porter Best Local Actress Madelyn Knight Best Local Author Dorothea Benton Frank Best Local Band Shovels & Rope Best Local Comic Brandy Sullivan Best Local Hip Hop Artist Benny Starr Best Local Podcast Charleston Time Machine, Charleston County Public Library Best Local Theater Company Theatre 99 Best Local Visual Artist Patch Whisky Best Male Vocalist Warrick McZeke
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t's the most wonderful time of the year, y'all. Today, we are gathered together to celebrate a joyous occasion. Thank you all for coming. Best of Charleston Day comes but once a year and we're trimming the tree and counting down the minutes until we blow out the candles to mark another successful harvest. Congratulations to all the Best of Charleston 2019 winners. For this year's issue, we're changing things up a bit. You'll find profiles and interviews of more than 70 winners — some local favorites and a few new additions. For Critics' Picks, we're still calling out folks deserving of recognition from 2018 and we're adding small round-ups of people and places to check out in 2019. So unwrap your presents and light the fireworks, here's to celebrating Best of Charleston all year round.
Best Movie Theater Terrace Theater Best Museum Gibbes Museum of Art Best Music Concert of 2018 Hootie & the Blowfish, Homegrown Weekend Best Musician Charlton Singleton Best Non-Piccolo or Spoleto Play of 2018 Mamma Mia! Yorktown Countdown Best Party of 2018 Best Piccolo or Spoleto Show of 2018 Heathers: the Musical The Royal American Best Place to See Local Hip-Hop Best Place to See Local Music Charleston Music Hall Best Recording Studio Charleston Sound Best Rock Music Club Music Farm Best Trivia Night Bay Street Biergarten
Shops, Wares, And Services Best Accessories Store Carolina Girls Best Antique Store Mt. Pleasant Mall Best Art Supply Store Artist & Craftsman Supply Best Auto Body Shop Ascue’s Auto Body & Paint Shop Best Auto Service Gerald’s Tires and Brakes Best Baby Store Once Upon a Child Best Bead Store Beads on Cannon Best Bookstore Barnes & Noble Best Boutique Copper Penny Best Bridal Store Bridal House of Charleston Best Cab Company Charleston Green Taxi Best Car Wash Cactus Car Wash Best Cell Phone Repair iDoctor Best Cheese Shop goat.sheep.cow. Best Children’s Clothing Retailer Southern Belles Best Children’s Consignment Store Once Upon a Child Best Cigar Store Havana Cigar Best Collegiate Store Palmetto Moon Best Comic Book Shop Captain’s Comics and Toys Best Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Boone Hall Farms Best Consignment Furniture Store Mt. Pleasant Mall Best Consignment Store Uptown Cheapskate Best Corner Store Bert’s Market Best Costume Shop/Party Store Hokus Pokus Best Criminal Defense Attorney Andy Savage Best Department Store Belk Best Doggie Day Care My Three Dogs Best Dry Cleaner Lyerly’s Cleaners Best DUI Attorney David Aylor
Best Electrician/Company Charleston Electric Best Eyewear Boutique Jackson Davenport Best Family Law Attorney Colleen Condon Best Financial Institution SC Federal Credit Union Best Financial Planner Charlie Capasso, Capasso Planning Partners Best Florist Tiger Lily Best Frame Shop Michael’s Best Furniture Store Celadon Home Best Garden Store/Nursery Hyams Garden Center Best Gift Store Palmetto Moon Best Gourmet Grocery Store Trader Joe’s Best Grocery Store Harris Teeter Best Hardware Store Royall Ace Hardware Best Health Food Store Whole Foods Best Heating & Air Company Charleston Heating and Air Best Home Accessories Store HomeGoods Best Home Builder Lennar Homes Best Home Security Company ADT Best Insurance Agency State Farm Best Jewelry Store Croghan’s Jewel Box Best Landscaper The Greenery Best Law Firm Savage Law Firm Best Lighting Store Charleston Lighting and Interiors Best Limo/Party Bus Company Charleston Style Limo Best Lingerie Store Bits of Lace Best Liquor Store Total Wine & More Best Local Clothing Designer Jeff Plotner, Brackish Best Local Farm Boone Hall Farms Best Mall/Shopping Center Mt. Pleasant Towne Centre Best Men’s Clothing Store M. Dumas and Sons Best Mortgage Company SC Federal Credit Union Best Motorcycle Shop Low Country Harley-Davidson Best Moving Company Two Men and a Truck Best Music Store Monster Music & Movies Best Musical Instrument Store Fox Music House Best Paint Store Sherwin-Williams Best Pawn Shop Money Man Pawn Best Personal Injury Attorney David Aylor, David Aylor Law Offices Best Pest Control Palmetto Exterminators Best Pet Groomer My Three Dogs Best Pet Store PetSmart Best Place to Buy A New Car Fred Anderson Toyota Best Place to Buy A Used Car Carmax Best Plumber/Company Blitch Plumbing
Best Property Management Company Greystar Best Realtor Matt O’Neill, Matt O’Neill Real Estate Best Realty Company Carolina One Real Estate Best Resale Shop Habitat for Humanity ReStore Best Roofing Company Charleston Roofs and Windows Best Shoe Repair Store Peter & Sons Shoe Repair Best Shoe Store Phillips Shoes Best Shopping District King Street Best Stationery Store Scratch Pad Best Technology Company Blackbaud Best Thrift Store Habitat for Humanity ReStore Best Tire Store Gerald’s Tires and Brakes Best Tobacco Shop Purple Haze Best Toy Store Wonder Works Best Used Bookstore Mr. K’s Used Books, Music, and More Best Vape Shop ECIG Charleston Best Vintage Clothing Store Red Rose Vintage Best Wedding Venue Lowndes Grove Best Wine Shop Total Wine & More Best Women’s Clothing Store Anthropologie
Recreation, Health, And Beauty Best Acupuncturist Charleston Community Acupuncture Best Adult Toy Store Guilty Pleasures Best Aesthetician Jessica Zayas, Woodhouse Day Spa Best Assisted Living Community Bishop Gadsden Best Barber Shop Barrelli Barber Best Barre Studio Pure Barre Best Bed & Breakfast Zero George Best Bike Shop Mike’s Bikes Best Body Piercer James Dunn, Piercing Perfection Best Bowling Alley The Alley Best Chiropractor Dr. Jennifer Perdue, Live for Wellness Chiropractic Center Best Cosmetic Company Ulta Beauty Best Cycling Studio Revolution Best Day Spa Urban Nirvana Best Dental Practice Coastal Kids Dental & Braces Best Dentist Dr. Victoria Tatum, Tatum Dentistry Best Dermatologist Dr. Marguerite Germain Best Dermatology Practice Germain Dermatology Best Dive Shop Charleston Scuba Best Exercise Studio HYLO Best Eye Doctor Dr. Kerry Solomon, Carolina Eyecare Physicians Best Fishing and Tackle Shop Haddrell’s Point Tackle and Supply Best Fishing Charter RedFin Charters Best Golf Course The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Resort Best Hair Salon Lava Salon Best Hair Stylist Jackie Inman, Lava Salon Best Health Club MUSC Wellness Center Best Hospital MUSC Medical Center Best Hotel Charleston Place Best In-Home Healthcare Company MUSC at Home Best Island Sullivan’s Island Best Kayak Company Coastal Expeditions Best Local Athlete A.J. Green, NFL Best Local Sports Team Charleston RiverDogs Best Marina Bohicket Marina Best Massage Therapist Robbin Wells, Urban Nirvana Best Medical Spa Lowcountry Beauty and Wellness Spa Best Nail Salon Mylkbar Eco Nails Best Orthodontics Practice Charleston Orthodontic Specialists Best Orthodontist Dr. Howard Vincent, Vincent Orthodontics Best Outdoor Outfitters Half-Moon Outfitters Best Park James Island County Park Best Pediatric Dentist Dr. Isabel Driggers, Coastal Kids Dental & Braces Best Personal Trainer Jerry Phillips, HYLO Best Pharmacy CVS Best Physician Dr. Sam McNulty, MUSC Best Piercing Studio Museum of the Living Arts Best Pilates Studio Longevity Fitness Charleston Best Place for Family Fun James Island County Park Best Place to Buy A Boat Hanckel Marine Best Place to Give Birth Roper St. Francis Best Plastic Surgeon Dr. Patrick O’Neill, O’Neill Plastic Surgery Best Retirement Community Bishop Gadsden Best Shooting Range Palmetto State Armory Best Stand Up Paddleboard Company Coastal Expeditions Best Store for Beach Gear McKevlin’s Surf Shop Best Surf Shop McKevlin’s Surf Shop
Eating Out Best Asian Fusion Xiao Bao Biscuit Best Bagels Bagel Nation Best Bakery Saffron Best Barbecue Lewis Barbecue Best Breakfast Early Bird Diner Best Buffet Dukes Barbecue Best Burger Poe’s Tavern Best Caterer Cru Catering Best Charcuterie goat.sheep.cow. Best Cheap Meal Chick-fil-A Best Cheesesteak Philly’s Cheesesteaks Best Chef John Zucker: Cru Cafe, Purlieu, Cru Catering Best Chicken Fingers Boxcar Betty’s Best Chinese Red Orchids China Bistro Best Chocolatier Christophe Artisan Chocolatier Best Coffee House Kudu Coffee and Craft Beer Best Daniel Island Restaurant Sermet’s Courtyard Best Deli East Bay Deli Best Desserts Kaminsky’s Best Donut Shop Krispy Kreme Best Downtown Restaurant Halls Chophouse Best Folly Beach Brunch Lost Dog Cafe Best Folly Beach Restaurant Taco Boy Best Food Truck Roti Rolls Best French 39 Rue de Jean Best Fried Chicken Boxcar Betty’s Best Fries Tattooed Moose Best Frozen Yogurt Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Best Gelato Paolo’s Gelato and Gourmet Best Gourmet Sandwich Five Loaves Cafe Best Greek Stella’s Best Gyro Papa ZuZu’s Best Hot Dogs Jack’s Cosmic Dogs Best Ice Cream Ye Ole Fashioned Ice Cream and Sandwich Cafe Best Indian Nirlep Best IOP Brunch Acme Lowcountry Kitchen Best IOP Restaurant The Boathouse at Breach Inlet Best Italian Wild Olive Best James Island Brunch Black Magic Best James Island Restaurant Mondo’s Best Japanese O-Ku Best Johns Island Brunch Fat Hen Best Johns Island Restaurant Wild Olive Best Juice Bar Huriyali Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant Chick-fil-A Best Late Night Menu Tattooed Moose Best Local Artisanal Food Product Callie’s Charleston Biscuits Best Mac and Cheese Home Team BBQ Best Meat & 3 Veggies Page’s Okra Grill Best Mexican Restaurant Santi’s Restaurante Mexicano Best Milkshake Ye Ole Fashioned Ice Cream and Sandwich Cafe Best Mt. Pleasant Brunch Page’s Okra Grill Best Mt. Pleasant Restaurant Page’s Okra Grill Best New Restaurant The Royal Tern Best North Charleston Brunch The Junction Kitchen & Provisions Best North Charleston Restaurant EVO Pizza Best Outdoor Patio Blind Tiger Best Oysters Bowens Island Restaurant Best Pitmaster Rodney Scott, Rodney Scott’s BBQ Best Pizza - Gourmet EVO Pizza Best Pizza - Traditional D’Allesandro’s Pizza Best Place to Buy Local Seafood Crosby’s Best Poke Poke Bros. Best Pub Food Tattooed Moose Best Raw Bar 167 Raw Best Restaurant Halls Chophouse Best Restaurant for Vegetarians Five Loaves Cafe Best Restaurant When Someone Else is Paying Halls Chophouse Best Ribs Lewis Barbecue Best Romantic Restaurant 82 Queen Best Salad California Dreaming Best Seafood Bowens Island Restaurant
Best She-Crab Soup 82 Queen Best Shrimp & Grits Hominy Grill Best Sommelier Sarah O’Kelley, Edmund’s Oast Best Soul Food Martha Lou’s Kitchen Best Steak Halls Chophouse Best Sub Sandwich / Hoagie Jersey Mike’s Best Sullivan’s Island Brunch Obstinate Daughter Best Sullivan’s Island Restaurant Obstinate Daughter Best Summerville Brunch Five Loaves Cafe Best Summerville Restaurant Oscar’s Best Sunday Brunch Fat Hen Best Sushi O-Ku Best Sweet Tea Chick-fil-A Best Tacos Taco Boy Best Tapas Barsa Best Thai Basil Best Vietnamese CO Best Wait Staff Halls Chophouse Best Waterfront Dining Fleet Landing Best West Ashley Brunch Early Bird Diner Best West Ashley Restaurant Al di La Best Wings Home Team BBQ
Drinking Out Best Adult Establishment Thee Southern Belle/Goodfellas Best Authentic Pub Madra Rua Irish Pub Best Bar for Late Night Eats Tattooed Moose Best Bar Staff Home Team BBQ Best Bartender Ian Farley, Prohibition Best Beer Retail Selection Total Wine & More Best Beer Selection on Tap Edmund’s Oast Best Bloody Mary Page’s Okra Grill Best Bottled Beer Gene’s Haufbrau Best Bouncers A.C.’s Bar & Grill Best Cheap Beer Deal Recovery Room Best Cocktails The Belmont Best Cold Beer Gene’s Haufbrau Best College Bar A.C.’s Bar & Grill Best Dance Club The Commodore Best Daniel Island Bar Dockery’s Best Distillery Firefly Distillery Best Downtown Bar The Royal American Best Folly Beach Bar Surf Bar Best Folly Beach Happy Hour Taco Boy Best Happy Hour Barsa Best IOP Bar The Windjammer Best IOP Happy Hour The Windjammer Best James Island Bar Charleston Pour House Best James Island Happy Hour Bohemian Bull Best Johns Island Bar Tattooed Moose Best Johns Island Happy Hour Low Tide Brewing Best Late Night Bar Recovery Room Best LGBT Bar Dudley’s on Ann Best Local Brewery Revelry Brewing Co. Best Local Brewery Tap Room Revelry Brewing Co. Best Local Cocktail Mixer Charleston Bloody Mary Mix Best Local Spirit Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka Best Margarita Mex 1 Coastal Cantina Best Martini Halls Chophouse Best Mt. Pleasant Bar Red’s Ice House Best Mt. Pleasant Happy Hour Saltwater Cowboys Best Neighborhood Bar Moe’s Crosstown Tavern Best New Bar Uptown Social Best No Frills Watering Hole Gene’s Haufbrau Best North Charleston Bar Madra Rua Irish Pub Best North Charleston Happy Hour Madra Rua Irish Pub Best Pet Friendly Bar/Restaurant The Barrel Best Pick Up Joint Voodoo Tiki Bar & Lounge Best Pool Hall A.C.’s Bar & Grill Best Rooftop Bar Rooftop at Vendue Best Sports Bar Charleston Sports Pub Best Sullivan’s Island Bar Poe’s Tavern Best Sullivan’s Island Happy Hour Poe’s Tavern Best Summerville Bar Madra Rua Irish Pub Best Summerville Happy Hour Icehouse Restaurant and Bar Best Upscale Bar The Belmont Best Waterfront Bar Saltwater Cowboys Best West Ashley Bar Gene’s Haufbrau Best West Ashley Happy Hour Pearlz Oyster Bar Best Wine Selection (Bar/Restaurant) Avondale Wine and Cheese Best Wine Selection (Retail) Total Wine & More
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he year 2018 was a year of disruption in local politics. Whether that disruption was good or bad depends on where you stand. Two black Democrats, Krystle Simmons and JA Moore, beat two incumbent Republicans for S.C. House seats representing suburban Charleston. Then there’s attorney Joe Cunningham (of course), who beat defense contractor Katie Arrington for a seat in Congress by less than 5,000 votes. The status quo is otherwise unfazed, but if November’s results were any indication, 2020’s legislative elections will continue inching the Lowcountry further left.
Runner-up: Joe Cunningham
Best Charlestonian to Defriend Thomas Ravenel Runner-up: Katie Arrington
Best City Council Member Mike Seekings
DOWNTOWN
Runner-up: Bill Moody
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Best City Paper Cover Story
WEST ASHLEY
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“Against the Tide”
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Runner-up: Southbound
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Best Community Activist
GOOSE CREEK
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Anita Zucker
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Runner-up: Thomas Legare
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Best Conservative
JOHNS ISLAND 1776 MAIN RD. 559-9444
Tim Scott
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Best Progressive Best Local Legislator Best News Story of 2018
Joe Cunningham
Those rolled-up sleeves must have done something. West Ashley attorney Joe Cunningham hit the campaign trail in 2017 to replace Mark Sanford, but for a while there, we figured that Katie Arrington’s aggressive posture was a better match for our Republican-leaning congressional district. Cunningham stuck to his guns (literally, by reminding people of his love for the Second Amendment), and strategically, by focusing on issues close to his heart that resonate with coastal dwellers. The former ocean engineer made clear that he wouldn’t stand for offshore drilling, an issue Arrington wavered on. Ever since his upset win in November, Cunningham has played the media masterfully with meme-able moments (see: blowing an air horn during a committee meeting; trying
and failing to take Lowcountry brews on to the U.S. House floor), but he balked when asked if he even considers himself a progressive. “I believe in moving the Lowcountry and our nation forward, and I will work with either party to get that done,” he tells us. —Adam Manno
Runner-up: Mark Sanford
Best County Council Member Elliott Summey Runner-up: Vic Rawl
Best Do-Gooder Kay Hyman, Charleston Animal Society Runner-up: Anita Zucker
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! —ELLIOTT SUMMEY
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Best Local Cause
Charleston Animal Society Runner-up: Pet Helpers
Best Local Interest Blog Holy City Sinner
Runner-up: All Things Charleston
Best Local Investigative Reporter Harve Jacobs, WCSC Live 5 News
Runner-up: Rebecca Collett, WCBD News 2
Best Local Legislator
Joe Cunningham
Best Local Radio Personality Brooke Ryan, Mix 95.9 Runner-up: Ric Rush, 103.5 WEZL
Best Local Radio Show
Two Girls and a Guy, Mix 95.9 Runner-up: The Kelly Golden Show, 94.3 WSC
Best Local Talk Show Host Brooke Ryan, Mix 95.9 Runner-up: Kelly Golden, 94.3 WSC
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Best Local TV Sports Anchor Scott Eisberg, WCIV ABC News 4 Runner-up: Kevin Bilodeau, WCSC Live 5 News
Best Local TV Station WCSC Live 5 News Runner-up: WCBD News 2
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Even after 25+ years with the Charleston Animal Society and numerous wins as Charleston’s Best Do-Gooder, Kay Hyman maintains the understanding that every worthwhile effort is a team effort. “Being ‘Do-Gooder’ is only because I’m doing the good work of the Charleston Animal Society. We have an amazing team here at the shelter,” says Hyman, the group’s director of community engagement. “I don’t spay and neuter animals. I don’t clean their cages. What I do is I take them out and present their stories to the community, whether it be on TV or radio or in print. That’s why I’m a Do-Gooder because I have about 100 do-gooders behind me doing the hard work.” From the veterinarians who maintain the health of the animals to those adopting animals, they all unite in a 145-year mission maintained by the Charleston Animal Society. And in the more than a century
since the Animal Society formed, they’ve still never turned away a helpful hand. “I always say, you can give a gift of your time, your home, or your money. It’s critical that you do something to save lives. That’s how I started 28 years ago as a volunteer because I saw a need and I knew I could help,” says Hyman. “My forte at the time was marketing, so I knew that I could help, and it would be easy for me and I love animals. There are people out there that have skill sets that will help us, whether it be entering data or someone who is coming in and folding laundry or donating food or money. We need all of that.” —Dustin Waters
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Dogs. Dogs everywhere. A canine assault on the senses. Open mouths with tongues sticking out of them. Clueless runts whose eyes dart helplessly in search of giving souls who will open up their homes to them. That about sums up why Lowcountry Dog’s video profile on Pet Helpers, a James Island no-kill shelter and spay/neuter clinic that’s been going strong for over 40 years, has caught the attention of so many BoC voters. Well, that and their work. The organization takes no government funds and is entirely donor-supported, which is surprising considering that they have helped save over 40,000 animals, according to founder Carol Linville.
Employees and volunteers at Pet Helpers’ 14,000 square-foot facility deal with animals that have suffered from abuse, neglect, or health ailments that require proper care. The organization works to trap, neuter, and release the local stray cat population, and their Dixie’s Fund provides funding for medical and surgical care for injured animals. Pretty cool organization to have in your backyard, huh? —Adam Manno
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Best Local TV Weather Forecaster
Rob Fowler, WCBD News 2 The weather is one of the few things we can all agree on, especially these days. As it turns out, some people like to get theirs from a TV set and not from an unreliable phone app. There is something comforting about the friendly neighborhood man who knows what’s happening in the sky today.
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One time, a viewer stopped Rob Fowler and graced him with the best compliment he’s ever heard: “We can see it in your eyes and hear it in your voice,” suggesting that one can leave the house fully prepared just by the look on Rob’s face. He was already trying to settle down after working at three other stations, so it was a good thing for his career when Hugo barreled up the
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Seekings, a towering presence with dark hair and glasses, stands out among his 12 peers on council. Maybe it’s because he looks like a non-British John Oliver (or an adult Harry Potter), or because he’s one of the more vocal city leaders. (Never forget the time he told a heartfelt story about finding old slave tags under his house, only to say that those who showed up in favor of a slavery apology were taking part in “high political theater.” He later voted in favor of the apology.) Let’s just say he’s not one to hold back. “From where I sit right now, in a city as dynamic as Charleston, the biggest challenge is to have a vision and have a plan, and I think right now, there’s probably a void in that regard,” he says. —Adam Manno
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Mike Seekings is firmly established in Charleston’s ruling class. He’s a city councilman, a lawyer, the head of our public transit system, and by the time this issue hits the stands, a candidate for mayor? “Sit tight, it won’t be very long,” he cautions.
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The MUSC
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BEST PLACE TO WORK
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harleston is renowned for being attractive (please see: Rainbow Row) and more people are enjoying our little city than ever. Between the too-familiar flooding, near constant traffic woes, and lack of affordable housing, it’s easy to forget the great things Charleston has to offer. Sometimes it’s nice to just sit back and admire why we are #blessed to call the Holy City home: its architecture — shout out to the Dock Street Theatre, 2019’s Best Building. Those water views — it’s no wonder the Battery wins Best Attraction and Public Space year after year. And it never gets old hanging out in the city’s coolest alcoves, like the hip — and new — Best Neighborhood winner, Park Circle. But besides just admiring how pretty Charleston is (aw, shucks), what is there to do? For City Paper readers’ fave parts of living in (or visiting!) Charleston, keep reading.
Best Apartment Complex The Boulevard
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Runner-up: The Legacy
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Attraction The Battery
Runner-up: The South Carolina Aquarium
Best Building Dock Street Theatre 135 Church St. Downtown (843) 577-7183 charlestonstage.com
Runner-up: Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark
Best Daycare The Oaks Children’s Academy
2243 Glendale Drive. West Ashley (843) 766-6382 theoaksacademy.com
Runner-up: Charles Towne Child Development Center
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Best Place to Work
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Few institutions are as respected in Charleston as the Medical University of South Carolina. The teaching hospital is the No. 1 hospital in the state, according to U.S. News & World Report. It also came in at number 13 on Forbes’ list for America’s Best Employers for Diversity.
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Aside from quality healthcare and strong minority outreach, it seems that employees actually like working there, too. “MUSC has taken some great strides to run internal surveys to engage our employees around what we could do differently,” says Matt Wain, the chief operating officer of MUSC Health. That effort began about five
to six years ago, he says, and it’s led to greater communication between leadership and workers, more competitive salaries and benefits, and a bottom-up approach that gives voice to employees “rather than assuming leadership has all the answers.” We hope you can say the same about your workplace. —Adam Manno
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Best Neighborhood
Park Circle
This year marks the first time that Park Circle takes top honors for Best Neighborhood, a category that has been traded by Avondale and Old Village Mt. Pleasant since 2011. Park Circle’s ascendance among City Paper readers may be new, but the community abutting the old Charleston Naval Base has been coming into its own for more than a century now. Built in the style sprung from the idyllic “Garden City” principle of early 20th century urban planning, the plans for Park Circle were first drawn up in the 1910s, with development continuing into the 1950s as the local military presence grew. Today, the bones of the original plan remain, with most commercial activity rooted at the end of East Montague Avenue. There, residents and visitors can take advantage of a growing base of local businesses including The Station, a funky flea on Spruill Avenue; bars and restaurants includ-
ing EVO Pizza and Stems & Skins; and even a production brewery (Commonhouse Aleworks) and a tasting room for Ship’s Wheel Hard Cider coming this summer. Sound like your kind of place? Better act fast as property values for those fixer-uppers continue to climb. —Sam Spence
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Bishop Gadsden thanks the readers of the Charleston City Paper for once again voting us Best Retirement Community and Best Assisted Living Community in Charleston.
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We are proud to call Charleston home and thank you for recognizing our desire to be a fantastic place to live and work!
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Best Festival
Marion Square, Downtown (843) 724-7305 charlestonfarmersmarket.com
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Spoleto Festival USA spoletousa.org
Runner-up: Charleston Wine + Food Festival
Charleston Farmers Market
Runner-up Second Sunday on King
Best Place Best Fundraising of Worship Event Seacoast Church PRESENTED BY
Cooper River Bridge Run bridgerun.com
Runner-up: Charleston Animal Society Chili Cookoff
Best Green Business Water Mission
1150 Kinzer St. Bldg 1605 North Charleston (843) 769-7395 watermission.org
Runner-up: Charleston Green Taxi
Saturday, May 4 2019 | 10AM – 3PM
Best Neighborhood Park Circle Runner-up: Avondale
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Runner-up: Circular Congregational Church
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Best ways to help turtles Strawless Summer Charleston Surfrider charleston.surfrider.org
SC Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Care Center
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BEST ATTRACTION: The Battery is a great spot for dog-watching and Bill
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Chapman has been managing the market for seven years; he says in recent years, customers have specifically been asking for more vegan products (they’ve got a new vegan vendor for 2019, Annie O Love Granola); on the flip side, more meat options, probably a result of consumers becoming more familiar with sustainable butchering practices; more heirloom varieties of fruits and veggies; and more CBD products (Charleston Hemp Company is also new this year). Chapman says they bring in seasonal
vendors so customers are getting the freshest local produce possible (i.e. blueberries in June). And while the idea of a local farmers market bursting with color and activity is romantic, it’s not always freshly cut flowers and sunshine. One of the challenges Chapman notes is that, “I might get a phone call and farmers can’t show up because fields are flooded.” When that happens, they have to scramble to fill those voids. “We take it case by case,” he says. Chapman’s market rules of thumb
include: “Speak to the farmers about their produce and ask for their suggestions on how to prepare them best; grab a coffee or freshly prepared juice to browse the market and make decisions on what to purchase on your second time through; and visit the information booth near the live music, so we can help you navigate the market.” This season, Chapman says to mark your calendars for May 18, when a brass quintet will perform and raffle off a car in advance of Piccolo Spoleto. Though he didn’t specify a date, Chapman did note that there will also be “flash mobs” popping up this year. And, as always, keep your eyes out for local celebs to make an appearance. “One of my favorite parts is seeing various Chefs like BJ Dennis — he’s there every Saturday hand picking out vegetables,” says Chapman. “And former mayor Riley very frequently zips right in to grab his tomatoes and zips right out.” —Mary Scott Hardaway
Critics’ Picks
Best Places to Walk Your Dog West Ashley Greenway
Starts at South Windermere Shopping Center, West Ashley charlestonparksconservancy.org
Daniel Island Trails All over Daniel Island danielisland.com
Palmetto Islands County Park 444 Needlerush Pkwy. Mt. Pleasant (843) 406-6950. ccprc.com
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It’s the best way to spend a Saturday. The Charleston Farmers Market has been putting local growers, makers, and doers on an accessible platform since 1989. The market has won either or both CP’s “Best Outdoor Event” category and “Best Attraction” for the past nine years, and for good reason. Not only does the market carefully curate their vendors through an application process, they also listen to what their customers want. “Let’s say we have one baker and they’re selling out by noon every single Saturday, at that point we may recruit or just look through applications for those who applied to bring in and supplement that demand,” says market manager Harrison Chapman.
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Best Green Business
Water Mission
Water Mission designs, builds, and distributes water treatment systems in far flung corners of the world where people live without safe drinking water due to natural disasters, extreme poverty, and inadequate infrastructure. Operating from their campus on the old Navy base in North Charleston, Water Mission says it has provided more than 3.6 million people around the world with clean drinking water. Founders Molly and George Greene started the organization in 1998 after working to help communities in Honduras affected by Hurricane Mitch. Today, Water Mission and a staff of over 250 around the world work with
a firm grounding in their Christian faith to bring clean, safe water to those in need. To date, they have over 550 projects underway in nations like Haiti, Peru, Tanzania, Korea, and Indonesia. —Sam Spence
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Best Preschool The O’Quinn Schools of Porter-Gaud 1567 Harborview Road. James Island (843) 881-8506 portergaud.edu/oquinn
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Best Private School Bishop England
363 Seven Farms Drive. Mt. Pleasant (843) 849-9599 behs.com
Runner-up: Porter-Gaud
School of the Arts
5109 W Enterprise St. North Charleston (843) 529-4990 soa.ccsdschools.com
Runner-up: Wando High School
Best Public Space The Battery
Runner-up: Waterfront Park
Best Tour Company Bulldog Tours
18 Anson St. Downtown (843) 722-8687 bulldogtours.com
Runner-up: Charleston Outdoor Adventures
May 18 Riverfront Park 1001 Everglades Drive, North Charleston chsbeerfest.org
Race the Landing 5K
May 2 & 9, June 6 & 13 1500 Old Towne Road. West Ashley racethelanding.com
Bikini Bash at the Windjammer
1008 Ocean Blvd. Isle of Palms the-windjammer.com
Shaggin’ On The Cooper May 18, June 15, July 4, July 13, August 10, September 7 Mt. Pleasant Pier 71 Harry Hallman, Jr. Blvd. Mt. Pleasant ccprc.com
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Best Consistent Kids Programming S.C. Aquarium 100 Aquarium Wharf. Downtown scaquarium.org
Best Old Place with a New Tour
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Charleston Beer Fest
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Best Outdoor Summer Events
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Magnolia Cemetery, with Bulldog Tours bulldogtours.com
Best Freebie Initiatives Gibbes Museum of Art, first floor 135 Meeting St. Downtown (843) 722-2706. gibbesmuseum.org
Best New Farmers Market
Best Way to Be An Inadvertent Extra
Walking around Charleston — what’s up Danny McBride films?
Best Local Airbnb Experience That Features Pets
Walk & Feed Anteaters + Kinkajou + More airbnb.com/experiences
Best Excuse to Hop in a Hot Air Balloon The Victory Cup
Best Blessing in Town MUSC’s Blessing of Therapy Dogs
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Lowcountry Farmers Market at Tanger Outlets 4840 Tanger Outlet Blvd. North Charleston tangeroutlet.com
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Just this year, Bulldog added a pretty cool new evening tour of Magnolia Cemetery — a beautiful, albeit spooky spot on the Cooper River downtown — which previously didn’t allow commercial tour companies to operate on the property. After years of asking, LaVerne scored that lucky role, and promised to help the Magnolia Trust preserve the property, which is always part of Bulldog’s mission. Since 2001, Bulldog Tours has raised over $3.7 million for the restoration and preservation of the Old City Jail, Circular Church’s graveyard, the Old Exchange Building, and the Powder Magazine. And all of that hard work has paid off for Bulldog Tours, which win Best Tour Company time and time again. Does a little ol’ Best of Charleston award matter to LaVerne? As he says, “I don’t care who wins the mayoral election or who wins Clemson vs. Carolina. This is my favorite contest to win.” There ya have it, folks. —Connelly Hardaway
DON’T BE A TURKEY, BOOK EARLY
John LaVerne started Bulldog Tours back in 2001 as a way to meet girls. Really. Of course, things have gotten a little more serious since then, with the company expanding to offer tours of all kinds, from culinary adventures to haunted ghost treks to LGBT-themed walking tours.
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The Battery King Street Downtown
White Point Gardens Downtown
BEST BUILDING: Through fire
and earthquake and hurricanes and who knows how many camera flashes from ogling tourists, the Dock Street Theatre’s been through it all since opening in 1736, and we still have its stunning facade to admire for — hopefully — many more decades to come
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DJ Natty Heavy can turn any day into a holiday whether you’re blowing out the candles or just turning up on a Tuesday MORE ON PAGE 46
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BEST MALE VOCALIST
Warrick McZeke knows a thing or two about love songs as an up-and-coming local country musician
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ince 1997 City Paper has covered every aspect of this town’s art world — from the colorful murals of Patch Whisky (who famously painted some characters in our old office building, shoutout to Morrison Drive) to the musical stylings of the uber talented Charlton Singleton. In all of this coverage and over all of these years we’ve sought out the important stories about important people doing big things. From the rise of Best Local Band Shovels & Rope to the always funny and gracious Best Local Comic, Brandy Sullivan, we’re happy to see old favorites and newbies alike take home awards this year. We recommend checking out Best Male Vocalist Warrick McZeke for a taste of some new talent and then checking back in with some Best Of stalwarts, like the Gibbes Museum of Art, once again taking home Best Museum. Without arts, culture, and entertainment this town would be a lot less fun. Get out there and thank your local artists, y’all.
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Heavy, who fell in love with DJ’ing when he was 13 years old, there’s too much work to do. “One of the biggest misconceptions that I run into is that people think it’s all girls and parties and drugs and drinking,” he says. “If you want to be successful, there’s so much behind-thescenes stuff you have to do. You have to treat it like a business; I can’t be wasted on a Monday morning when I have to send out emails and do marketing stuff.” —Vincent Harris
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THURS, APRIL 25 Charlton Singleton has been at the top of Charleston’s “Best Of” lists for so long now, as a musician, bandleader, and event organizer, that it can’t be much of a surprise anymore. But perhaps this year it’s a little sweeter to be chosen as Best Musician, simply because he hasn’t been around town nearly as much as before. Singleton has been leading the fast-rising jazz band Ranky Tanky around the world to increasing acclaim and popularity, but he’s glad to see that people back home are still with him. heard, we’ve been blessed to play the places we’ve played and experience everything we’ve experienced,” he says. “It’s something I don’t think any of us could’ve imagined. And everyone in Charleston’s been so great and supportive of us. They’ve been like, ‘Go, do your thing, have a good time, and represent us like you always do.’” —Vincent Harris
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“It shows that people are still aware,” he says. “They’re still paying attention and following us. Anytime you have those things as an artist, that’s all you can ask for, is that people notice your work and give you appreciation.” Singleton still feels the love from home even as he’s out on the West Coast with Ranky Tanky. “We’ve been blessed to be
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Gibbes Museum of Art 135 Meeting St. Downtown (843) 722-2706 gibbesmuseum.org
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Charleston Time Machine, Charleston County Library The Charleston County Public Library is an indispensable resource for primary source documentation of Charleston’s rich history, but since most of us don’t have time to duck into the South Carolina Room to file through plats and periodicals, our history lessons take other forms. “Charleston really wears its history on its sleeve and it’s very accessible and it’s one of the things that makes Charleston unique,” says library historian Nic Butler, host of the Charleston Time Machine podcast and proprietor of a library website of the same name. “The traditional methods of reaching the public in the history field are pretty limited, and so there is a fairly new field in the history world called ‘public history,’ and that’s what I’m doing,” he says. Each week, Butler tackles a new topic in Charleston history, some familiar and current — Butler looked
at Green Book directories in February — and some more obscure — recent episodes have told the story of Abraham the Unstoppable, a formerly-enslaved man of African descent who worked as a frontier courier in colonial South Carolina. By Butler’s account, he’s the only historian employed by a public library in the nation, and the podcast is a natural outgrowth of his work to document history for the public. “I’m already going to this effort to create programs, so let me just make the next step and make an archival version in a podcast,” Butler says. —Sam Spence
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Best Place to See Local Hip-Hop The Royal American 970 Morrison Drive. Downtown (843) 817-6925 theroyalamerican.com
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Best Local Comic
Brandy Sullivan Brandy Sullivan has got that special something — you know, the feeling someone gives off when you first meet them. That spark. That energy. The super welcoming smile. And in Sullivan’s case, you’re likely laughing within just a few seconds of first talking — she’s so naturally funny, it’s hard not to. Taking home the Best Local Comic award (and not for the first time, either) is a woman who has been a stalwart in the Charleston comedy scene for over 20 years now, doing the lord’s comedy work in Best Local Theater, Theatre 99, which she helped found. A killer improv comedian, Sullivan is part of local improv group The Have Nots, as well as the all-female troupe Mary Kay Has a Posse. She and Greg Tavares throw a big ol’ comedy fest, The Charleston
Comedy Fesival, every year, bringing in big national names as well as tons of local and regional players. When we talked to Sullivan earlier this year, she referenced the beauty of her medium, improv — the kind of comedy that just requires your mind, body, and a little bit of imagination: “It’s a time capsule, improv at Theatre 99. There’s not a ton of technology in our show. The shows could be happening at any place or time, it doesn’t need the internet to happen.” —Connelly Hardaway
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Quiana Parler
“We didn’t plan any of this,” says Ranky Tanky vocalist Quiana Parler. “We released the first album in 2017, we had no idea it was going to take off. We’re spreading the good news in a culture that a lot of people don’t know about. They might know ‘Kumbaya’ or ‘Michael Row the Boat Ashore,’ but they don’t know that that comes directly from the Gullah people. I’m so glad God chose me and my brothers to take this journey together.” And while they’re out on the road spreading Charleston’s music to the world, Parler says that things like being voted Charleston’s Best Female Vocalist (and Ranky Tanky being voted Best Jazz Band) keep her going. “It means so much because we’re still thinking about you guys back at home,” she says. “We’re not home with you, but we’re still working on spreading the gospel of Charleston.” —Vincent Harris
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Best Hip-Hop Artist
Benny Starr Hip-hop artist Benjamin (or Benny) Starr began making waves in the local music scene in 2016 with the release of Free Lunch — and that was before the then-Upstate-based emcee moved to Charleston. From his powerful PechaKucha speech last year to last fall’s live recording of his upcoming LP, A Water Album, things really started to shake up around here once Starr landed full-time.
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“I moved back to the Lowcountry, specifically Charleston, in 2017, with the goals of transforming myself into the man I wanted to be, immersing myself into the community, seeking knowledge, challenging power structures, and creating powerful, liberating art,” he says. “I’m extremely humbled, and grateful that members of the community in which I live respect that art enough to select me for this award, because that tells me that important efforts to build a scene are having an effect.” It’s not only the music, but the fight for equality and justice for people of color that drives Starr and inspires his listeners. Every community needs a leader, someone with a vision, someone with unwavering purpose. And hip-hop has found theirs. “I’m grateful for the projects, and collaborations, I’ve been able to be a part of over these past two years,” he says. “I look forward to my continued evolution, which will bring more liberating elements to my work. I’m extremely energized about A Water Album, which arrives on Juneteenth 2019. I’m inspired by the young people I constantly encounter throughout the schools I am invited into. I am thankful for the courageous Black Women, often unrecognized, in and around the Lowcountry, that I’ve been able to learn from.” The Benny Starr Effect will undoubtedly continue to wake up a city that has been sleeping on its wealth of Black artistic culture for far too long, particularly hip-hop. “Hiphop is culture,” he says. “The Geechee-Gullah ancestry, that is embedded in this air, water, wind, and soil, is culture. We the people, of stolen land, and exploited labor, are culture. The dogged pursuit of liberation and justice, for that culture, continues. Thank you for your support and acknowledgement of the work I hold so dear.” —Kelly Rae Smith
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Ranky Tanky on Today rankytanky.com
Best Concert Best Thing to Happen to Local Film with a Hip-Hop This Year Touching, Comedic Twist Cultura Festival culturafestchs.com
Best Hope for Advancing Charleston on the Music Map Rialto Row rialtorow.com
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Shovels & Rope: The Movie shovelsandrope.com
Best Hip-Hop Artist-StudentActivist Tazz the Majesty
Best Illustration of Music Scene Frustrations and Triumphs
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Best Album Debut at Age 76 Bill Wilson’s Stand Up! billwilsonhits.com
Best Local Music Champion The late great Box Bachschmidt
Best Eco-Friendly Fest High Water Festival highwaterfest.com
Best Cool Cafe Art Café Gibbes
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Best Landmark Music Moment of Late Live Recording of Benny Starr’s A Water Album bennystarrsc.com
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Best Intimate Music Venues 970 Morrison Drive. Downtown (843) 817-6925 theroyalamerican.com
Tin Roof
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Pour House
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The Sparrow
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When it comes to keeping local artists in the forefront of our minds, there are several passionate groups of creatives who go the extra mile to make sure that musicians are getting their due and fans are in the know. We tip our hats to these imaginative music series, the curators, and venues — you all keep us coming back for more variety all year long.
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IllVibeTheTribe’s Art Binge at The Royal American
Awendaw Green’s Queen Street Harmony at Queen Street Playhouse
Awendaw Green’s Barn Jam at Awendaw Green
The Cocktail Bandits’ Trappy Hour at The Royal American
1770 Records’ Hip-Hop in the Den at the Music Farm
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Charleston Music Hall and Hutson Alley restaurants 37 John St. Downtown (843) 853-2252. charlestonmusichall.com
Best Will They or Won’t They
The art organizations at 1813 Reynolds Ave.
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Best Male Vocalist
Warrick McZeke
Warrick McZeke’s quick rise is the kind of story everyone loves: boy meets girl, proposes to her, writes his first song about the proposal (she said “absolutely,” so the song is, naturally, called “Miss Absolutely”), and listeners eat it up, because what’s not to love here? That song took McZeke, also a speech pathologist, to the NashNext competition and eventually to releasing his debut EP, C’Mon, earlier this year.
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All the while the singer has continued to delve further into his relatively newfound love of country, and he’s still undergoing that education. “As I learn more and more about the history of country music and how African Americans are among the founding fathers, I pay homage to the late great DeFord Bailey, and following in his footsteps was Ray Charles, Aaron Neville, Charlie Pride, and Darius Rucker, to name a few,” McZeke says. “I am just hopeful, bound, and determined to make my mark in this industry just as newcomers Mickey Guyton, Kane Brown, and Jimmie Allen are finding success as African Americans in the genre of country music.” McZeke is also learning from AfricanAmerican Cleve Francis, who not only experienced brief country music success in the early 1990s, but who also, as a cardiologist, left medicine for Nashville. Relatable. “So like Dr. Francis, I’m looking to venture away from a blessed and accomplished healthcare career to pursue music,” McZeke says. “I’ll certainly keep my certification current, but his story is added inspiration.” —Kelly Rae Smith
Best Place to Pick Your Wedding Band Tin Roof on Emerald Empire Mondays
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The Carrion Cheer at The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art 161 Calhoun St. Downtown halsey.cofc.edu
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3 Broad St. Downtown (843) 353-8079. neemagallery.com
Best Place to Check out Music Photography Heart of Gold Gallery 414 Whilden St. #101. Mt. Pleasant heartofgoldfineart.com
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The Saul Alexander Gallery at the Main Library 68 Calhoun St. Downtown (843) 805-6830. ccpl.org
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says that the goal moving forward is for the scholarship fund to cover expenses for people who want to take classes but can’t afford to. “We’re thrilled to win this award for the third consecutive year,” says Leepson. “It shows that the community understands the impact of art education and that Redux is the best place in Charleston to create, learn, and engage in the arts.” —Connelly Hardaway
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While this isn’t the first time Redux has taken home the prize for Best Art Instruction, it is, according to director Cara Leepson, a good year to acknowledge the program. Says Leepson, “The Redux Education program really hit new strides this past year. For the first time in organizational history, we hired an education and outreach director who oversees all elements of the program. Hiring Megan Collier-Bansil was the best move ever for the education program.” Last year, Redux started offering new classes — like Paint Your Pet with Julia Deckman, UnWINEd with watercolor with Mia Loia, and Abstract Expression with Tim Hussey — and continued their communitybased outreach efforts. In addition to giving guided tours of exhibitions to local school groups, Redux has taken things up a notch by expanding their outreach program to offer scholarships to children and adults. Leepson
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Best Accessories Store Carolina Girls
1890 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. Ste. 119 West Ashley (843) 763-3006 facebook.com/shopcarolinagirls
Runner-up: Trendy Dollar
Best Antique Store Mt. Pleasant Mall
708 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 388-8575 mtpleasantmall.com
Runner-up: Terrace Oaks Antique Mall
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Artist & Craftsman Supply 981 King St. Downtown (844) 657-5199 143 Calhoun St. Downtown (877) 560-4507 artistcraftsman.com
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Best Auto Body Shop Ascue’s Paint and Body
www.carolinaone.com
1725 N. Hwy. 17. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-6862 ascuesautobody.com
Best Auto Service Gerald’s Tires and Brakes Various locations geraldstires.net
Runner-up (tie): McElveen Buick GMC, Suby Doctors
Best Baby Store Once Upon A Child
7800 Rivers Ave. Ste. 1440 North Charleston (843) 824-1242 946 Orleans Road. West Ashley 843-724-9160. onceuponachild.com
Runner-up: Southern Belles
Best Bead Store Beads on Cannon 87 Cannon St. Downtown (843) 723-5648 beadsoncannon.com
Runner-up: Beads and Brushtrokes
Best Bookstore Barnes & Noble
1812 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley (843) 556-6561 7620 Rivers Ave. North Charleston (843) 572-2322 1716 Towne Centre Way. Mt. Pleasant (843) 216-9756 barnesandnoble.com
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106 Church St. Downtown (843) 480-2526 804 Meeting St. Ste. 102. Downtown (843) 203-3118 goatsheepcow.com
Best Boutique Copper Penny
Runner-up: Avondale Wine & Cheese
311 King St. Downtown (843) 723-2999 1228 Belk Drive. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-9889. 280 West Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-3497 shopcopperpenny.com
Best Children’s Clothing Retailer Southern Belles
Runner-up: Two Cumberland
280 W. Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-1741 southernbelleschildren.com
Best Bridal Store
Runner-up: Ragamuffin
Best Children’s Consignment Store
Bridal House of Charleston
1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Ste. 20 Mt. Pleasant (843) 971-1477 bridalhouseofcharleston.com
Once Upon A Child
7800 Rivers Ave. Ste. 1440 North Charleston (843) 824-1242 946 Orleans Road. West Ashley (843) 724-9160 onceuponachild.com
Runner-up: Bridals by Jodi
Best Cab Company
Runner-up: Tiny Tadpoles
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Best Cigar Store
(843) 819-0846 charlestongreentaxi.com
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Runner-up: Charleston Black Cab
10597 Dorchester Road. Summerville (843) 873-9800 havanacigarssummerville.com
Best Car Wash
Runner-up: Charlestowne Tobacco and Wine
Cactus Car Wash
1854 Ashley River Road. West Ashley (843) 766-7766 1800 N. Hwy. 17. Mt. Pleasant (843) 352-7765 2080 Ashley Phosphate Road. North Charleston (843) 824-6363 cactuscarwash.com
Best Collegiate Store Palmetto Moon
Runner-up: In and Out
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Runner-up: Batteries Plus
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Best Bridal Store
Bridal House of Charleston I’m totally biased when I say that Bridal House of Charleston is my favorite bridal store in the area — both my sister and I bought our wedding gowns from the store, at the same appointment to boot. But clearly my bias is warranted because it looks like all y’all love this little shop too. Owner Tierney Jutzi is so easy to work with, never putting any pressure on her brides, and offering helpful hints for finding the style you like (even if you didn’t know you liked it). She helped me step into a Justin Alexander ball gown (with pockets!) and helped my
sister find her dreamy boho Truvelle number. With a wide variety of modern gowns to choose from at reasonable prices, Bridal House of Charleston is a must-stop for any gals shopping for their dream dresses. Get ready to say yes to the dress. —Connelly Hardaway
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Runner-up: College of Charleston Bookstore
Best Comic Book Shop
Captain’s Comics and Toys 1209-D Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley (843) 766-6611 captainscomics.com
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Best Corner Store Bert’s Market
202 E. Ashley Ave. Folly Beach (843) 588-9449 bertsmarket.com
Best Community Runner-up: Supported Queen Street Grocery Agriculture (CSA) Best Costume Boone Hall Farms 2521 N. Hwy. 17. Mt. Pleasant (843) 856-8154 boonehallfarms.com
Runner-up: Legare Farms
Shop/Party Store Hokus Pokus
1015 St. Andrews Blvd. West Ashley (843) 556-6607
Runner-up: Party City
Best Best Criminal Consignment Furniture Store Defense Attorney Mt. Pleasant Mall
708 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 388-8575 mtpleasantmall.com
Runner-up: Consign Charleston
Best Consignment Store Uptown Cheapskate
875 Houston Northcutt Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 216-1416 4950 Centre Pointe Drive North Charleston (843) 212-3532 uptowncheapskate.com
Runner-up: Consign Charleston
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Best Plant Corridor Hægur Plant Shop 1102 King St. Downtown haegur.com
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Plant Babe
1836 Meeting St. Unit 201. Downtown (843) 737-0959 shopplantbabe.com
Roadside Blooms
4610 Spruill Ave. #102 North Charleston (843) 225-7277 roadsideblooms.com
Andy Savage
15 Prioleau St. Downtown (843) 720-7470 savlaw.com
Runner-up: David Aylor
Best Department Store Belk
2064 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley (843) 571-5420 2222 Northwoods Blvd. North Charleston (843) 797-2600 1200 Belk Drive. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-2841 1301 N. Main St. Summerville (843) 821-3780 belk.com
Runner-up: Gwynn’s of Mt. Pleasant
Best Doggie Day Care My Three Dogs
1606 N. Hwy. 17. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-8818 1184 Hwy. 41. Mt. Pleasant (843) 936-6943 350 W. Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-7244 905 N. Cedar St. Summerville (843) 285-8766. mythreedogs.com
Runner-up: Wag Factory
Best Dry Cleaner
Lyerly’s Cleaners Various locations lyerlys.com
Runner-up: Smith Family Cleaners
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Best Criminal Defense Attorney Best Law Firm
Andy Savage Savage Law Firm
Andy Savage has been in the periphery of some the Lowcountry’s biggest stories of the past few years, sometimes at opposite ends. The 71-year-old lawyer represented Mother Emanuel survivors after a white supremacist infiltrated their bible study and killed nine people. He also defended Michael Slager, the former North Charleston cop who is serving a 20-year sentence for killing a black motorist during a routine traffic stop. The reason Savage contains multitudes, he says, is because he strives to see the issues simmering inside a client, away from the fanfare. “Ninety-nine percent of the people I represent are very good people,” he says. “They have a particular issue that’s caused them to get off track, most of that is medically based,
alcohol, drugs, sexual issues — temper is a problem.” The 2015 cases widened the reach of Savage’s name, but he’s been winning Best of Charleston awards for more than 10 years. “I think the reality is that it’s not the lawyer, it’s the client,” he says. “I’ve just been very fortunate.” —Adam Manno
Best DUI Attorney
Best Electrician/ Company
David Aylor
24 Broad St. Downtown (843) 310-4900 3844 Leeds Ave. North Charleston (843) 256-8400 125 S. Jeffries Blvd. Suite 200. Walterboro (843) 782-4221. davidaylor.com
Runner-up: Michael Dill Law Firm
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Best Dive Shop
Charleston Scuba
Hanging out underwater might be the best way to avoid Game of Thrones spoilers this season. With that completely reasonable option in mind, why not consider Charleston Scuba — a local institution that has dominated the Best Dive Shop category and the hearts of readers over recent history. Seriously, Charleston Scuba has pretty much been a favorite of City Paper readers for the majority of its existence, which means they managed to bypass that awkward adolescence that plagues so many dive shops. From teaching aspiring divers the tricks of the trade and outfitting them with new gear, to coordinating charter adventures and providing veterans with everything they need, Charleston Scuba offers everything that divers of all skill levels could — ahem — fathom. With a full crew consisting of store staff, instructors, dive-
masters, and captains on deck to make your undersea dreams a reality, Charleston Scuba is the perfect shop to turn a curiosity into a hobby, and hobby into a passion, and a passion into a way of life. Or at the very least, it’s a good place for those interested in diving to get their feet wet. —Dustin Waters
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Best Florist Tiger Lily
131 Spring St. Downtown 1614 Camp Road. James Island (843) 723-2808 tigerlilyflorist.com
Runner-up: Charleston Flower Market
Best Frame Shop Michael’s
832 Orleans Road. West Ashley (843) 654-1958 1501 N Hwy 17. Mt. Pleasant (843) 856-6243 7620 N Rivers Ave. North Charleston (843) 574-9233 michaels.com
Runner-up: Frames Unlimited
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1015 Johnnie Dodds. Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-7005 celadonathome.com
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Best Garden Store/Nursery
414 Whilden St. Mt. Pleasant (843) 936-2022 charleston.artistcollectives.org
870 Folly Road. James Island (843) 795-4570 hyamsgardencenter.com
701 East Bay St. Ste. 102. Downtown communitychs.com
Hyams Garden Center
Runner-up: Abide A While Garden Boutique
Best Gift Store
The Community
The Station at Park Circle 4610 Spruill Ave. Ste. 103. North Charleston (843) 225-1130 thestationparkcircle.com
Palmetto Moon
420 Azalea Square Blvd. Summerville (843) 871-7727 2150 Northwoods Blvd. North Charleston (843) 553-0552 4840 Tanger Outlet Blvd. North Charleston (843) 763-7444 1632 Palmetto Grande Drive. Mt. Pleasant (843) 849-8122 palmettomoononline.com
Runner-up: Cannonborough Collective
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Best creative retail
Best Gourmet Grocery Store Trader Joe’s
401 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-4037 traderjoes.com
Runner-up: Whole Foods
Best Grocery Store Harris Teeter Various locations harristeeter.com
Runner-up: Publix
Best Hardware Store Royall Ace Hardware 883 Ben Sawyer Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-2551 royallhardware.com
Runner-up: Ace Hardware, James Island
Best Health Food Store Whole Foods
1125 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 329-6540 923 Houston Northcutt Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 971-7240 wholefoodsmarket.com
Runner-up: Earth Fare
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Best Motorcycle Shop
Low Country HarleyDavidson
Low Country Harley-Davidson didn’t take the award for Best Motorcycle Shop because they sell bikes, though they do have a pretty sweet 66,000 sq. ft. dealership chock full of Harleys on Dorchester Road. They ended up atop our list because they’re about culture, community, and style as well.
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The farm-themed dealership was designed to resemble a country farm, right down to the barn-like showroom and a four-story silo. And they also feature a “lifestyle” area with Harley-themed furniture, a rare early Harley bicycle, and tons of Harley-related collectibles from the 1970s to today. So if you’re a bike lover the place is a great hang in addition to having a fleet of amazing Harleys and a staff with 50 years’ worth of experience to service them. —Vincent Harris
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Best Heating & Air Company Charleston Heating and Air
2201 Mechanic St. North Charleston (843) 258-4694 charlestonheatingandair.com
Runner-up: LimRic
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Best Home Accessories Store HomeGoods
1812 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley (843) 852-2180 1495 N. Hwy. 17. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-5584 homegoods.com
Runner-up: Celadon Home
Best Home Builder Lennar Homes Various locations lennar.com
Runner-up: Crescent Homes
Best Home Security Company ADT
2456 Remount Road. North Charleston (843) 277-6137 adt.com
Runner-up: Coastal Burglar Alarm
Best Insurance Agency State Farm Various locations statefarm.com
Runner-up: Harrell Insurance
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Best Community Supported Agriculture
Boone Hall Farms
The opening day of strawberry season at Boone Hall Farms is an unofficial local holiday in its own right. And you know you’re doing something right when you have people anxiously awaiting the opportunity to get their hands dirty and pick their own produce.
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As one of the country’s oldest working farms, Boone Hall’s history stretches back more than three centuries the farm and still serves as a local source for fresh strawberries, tomatoes, peaches, and whatever else may be in season. Boasting fresh produce, seafood, a well-stocked market, cafe, and butcher shop, Boone Hall Farms stands out as more than just your average seed-and-feed operation. Like all the best farmers, you can say they are
outstanding in their field. They’re historic. They’re fresh. And best of all — they’re local. “Boone Hall Farms is all about being local. And certainly we want to thank the local community who have supported us and voted us as the Best of Charleston,” says Rick Benthall, director of marketing for Boone Hall. “We are very grateful to them for voting for us and giving us this honor.” —Dustin Waters
Best Jewelry Store Croghan’s Jewel Box 308 King St. Downtown (843) 723-3594 croghansjewelbox.com
Runner-up: Polly’s Fine Jewelry
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The Greenery
145 President St. Downtown (843) 884-0084 thegreeneryinc.com
Runner-up: Earth Friendly Landscapes
Best Law Firm Andy Savage, Savage Law Firm 15 Prioleau St. Downtown (843) 720-7470 savlaw.com
Runner-up: David Aylor Law Offices
Best Lighting Store Charleston Lighting and Interiors
1640 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley (843) 305-7364 charlestonlightingandinteriors
Runner-up: Carolina Lantern
Best Limo/Party Bus Company Charleston Style Limo
6424 Dorchester Road. North Charleston (843) 860-0009 charlestonstylelimo.com
Best Lingerie Store Bits of Lace
453 West Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 531-6625 bitsoflace.com
Runner-up: Guilty Pleasures
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Best Liquor Store Total Wine & More
1820 Ashley River Road. West Ashley (843) 763-7034 totalwine.com
Runner-up: Bottles
Best Local Clothing Designer Jeff Plotner, Brackish
Best Local Farm Boone Hall Farms 2521 N. Hwy. 17. Mt. Pleasant (843) 856-8154 boonehallfarms.com
Runner-up: Legare Farms
Best Mall/ Shopping Center
Mt. Pleasant Towne Centre 1218 Belk Drive. Mt. Pleasant (843) 216-9900 mtpleasanttownecentre.com
Runner-up: Tanger Outlet
(843) 469-8833 info@brackishbowties.com
Runner-up: Amy Driggers, Taxidermy
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The Royall family has owned their Ace hardware shop for more than 40 years. John Royall started the store in the adjacent low-slung building before expanding next door in the 1990s. The store run by the Royall family is still a community staple, rooting itself near the center of the most well-established areas of Mt. Pleasant along Coleman Boulevard at the end of I-526. As the suburban town continues to grow north, adding big-box home improvement stores every year, it seems, Royall still attracts a local customer base who stop by
for everything from bolts to bird seed. With the exception of 2016 and 2017, Royall Ace Hardware has won Best Hardware Store every year since at least 2010. —Sam Spence
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Are you surprised that Amy Rose’s Red Rose Vintage has picked up a win for Best Vintage Clothing Store for two years running? Because I’m not. As a fellow vintage seller, I’m constantly in awe of the business savvy, creativity, and passion this woman puts into Red Rose’s mobile business every single day. The fact that she scoots about town in a beautifully refurbished Airstream a.k.a. Dreamstream is a big draw but Rose’s wealth of great ideas don’t stop there. She’s up each morning at five sipping on a cold brew from The Daily, readying for a full day of posting tons of “new” stock, launching fresh, imaginative ways to engage with fans, and giving her customers, who she clearly loves, constant Instagram updates on all-things Red Rose (plus pics of her adorable dog and some super insightful home-improvement stuff from casa de Amy — all of which we dig). “Red Rose is my passion. I absolutely love what I do, but even more, it’s my life,” Rose says. “I eat, sleep, and breathe it. I’ve worked my
whole life for it. I have the best customers ever — they inspire me, motivate me, and we make all the decisions together.” She has let her entire following — nearly 10,000 on Insta alone, people — into her fascinating, inspiring world, and we are eating out of the palm of her hand, eager to see what’s next. An early morning try-on session? Some new, rad items for her separate Red Rose Lottery Insta account? A giveaway? A heart-to-heart on why the movie Jaws calms her anxiety? Yes, yes, yes, yes. A thousand times, yes. Rose says, “I could list a hundred things I’m super proud of that we’ve accomplished, but I’m even more excited about our future plans and what’s to come.” —Kelly Rae Smith
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Best Men’s Clothing Store M. Dumas and Sons 294 King St. Downtown (843) 723-8603 mdumasandsons.com
Best Moving Company
Two Men and a Truck
2410 Air Park Road. North Charleston (843) 242-7444 info0102@twomen.com
Runner-up: Smooth Move
Runner-up: Berlin’s
Best Mortgage Company
SC Federal Credit Union Various locations (843) 797-8300 scfederal.org
Best Music Store
Monster Music & Movies 946 Orleans Road. West Ashley (843) 571-4657 monstermusicsc.com
Runner-up: Record Stop
Runner-up: Tabor Mortgage
Best Musical Best Motorcycle Instrument Store
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Fox Music House
4248 Dorchester Road. North Charleston (843) 740-7200 foxmusichouse.com
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Best Markets for, well, everything Celadon Sunday Flea
Celadon Warehouse 2221 Noisette Blvd. North Charleston (843) 744-3130 celadonathome.com
Holy City Vintage Market facebook.com/holycityvintagemarket
The Mindful Market
facebook.com/themindfulmarketchs
Charleston Night Bazaar facebook.com/chsnightbazaar
Thrifters + Drifters thriftersanddrifters.com
Best Paint Store Best Personal Sherwin-Williams Injury Attorney Various locations sherwin-williams.com
Runner-up: Lowe’s
Best Pawn Shop Money Man Pawn
David Aylor Law Offices 24 Broad St. Downtown (843) 310-4900 3844 Leeds Ave. North Charleston (843) 256-8400 davidaylor.com
Runner-up: Anastapoulo Law Offices
Various locations facebook.com/bamthemoneyman
Runner-up: Gene Pawn & Jewelry Center
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Best Music Store
Monster Music & Movies Owner Galen Hudson — who’s been a part of Monster Music & Movies since the location’s Manifest Records days — and the entire Monster crew go the extra mile day in and day out to ensure you get the best ever record store experience, a thing that they seem hellbent on preserving. So it’s really no wonder that Monster Music & Movies snagged the readers’ pick for Best Music Store.
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“I don’t really feel proud — I think that’s too selfish, and I think a certain degree of our success is being lucky, being in the right place at the right time, and not making as many dumb, or unlucky, mistakes as you see some businesses make sometimes,” he says. “What I find the most gratifying, though, is that folks really appreciate what we do, and I’d like to think their discovery process at the store mirrors mine in the stores I went to in my teens and 20s.” From the exhaustive, constantly updated new-release info you can find on Monster’s website and frequent in-store performances to the incredibly helpful employees and the consistently dope Record Store Day shindig they throw every year, the place is just the shit. We, and readers, clearly can’t get enough, because there’s just something about a place that appreciates the soulful, historical quality in the inanimate objects that give us music. “I’m also very glad when people trust us enough to sell us their collections that maybe they’ve built up over a lifetime and really meant a lot to them,” says Hudson. “I take the role of caretaker of music pretty seriously in the hopes that a used record will take on new life for a new owner and offer just as much satisfaction.” —Kelly Rae Smith
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Best Pest Control
Palmetto Exterminators 624 Orleans Road. West Ashley (843) 766-9701 720 North Gum St. Summerville (843) 873-7997 palmettoexterminators.net
Best Pet Groomer
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Colleen Condon
Nothing says the holidays like family — and no one does family law like Colleen Condon. Earning her law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law and passing the South Carolina Bar in 2002, Condon became a certified family court mediator in 2007. Since that time, Condon has established herself and her firm as a reliable source of sound guidance through even the rockiest disputes. And when Condon says ‘family,’ she means all families. Serving as a member of both the LGBT National Bar and LGBT Family Law Institute, Condon will work to make sure everyone’s legal rights are upheld and protected.
In addition to celebrating a win for Best Family Law Attorney, Condon and everyone at Condon Family Law and Mediation are also enjoying their new office in Park Circle, which Condon says allows mediations to be held comfortably in a central location at 4840 Chateau Ave. in North Charleston. “I pride myself on common-sense family law, helping families get peace at a reasonable price,” says Condon. “We are ready to go to court for you, but look for every opportunity to resolve your family dispute through negotiation.” —Dustin Waters
PetSmart
Various locations (888) 839-9638 petsmart.com
Runner-up: Dolittle’s
Best Place to Buy A New Car
Fred Anderson Toyota 2100 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 203-9006 toyotaofcharleston.com
Runner-up: Ravenel Ford
Best Place to Buy A Used Car CarMax
712 Savage Road. West Ashley (843) 766-2155 carmax.com
Runner-up: McElveen Buick GMC
Best Plumber/ Company
critics’ picks
Best locally owned athletic shops T&T Sportsman’s Shop 5064 Rivers Ave. North Charleston (843) 747-5000 tandtsports.net
Fleet Feet
881 Houston Northcutt Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 606-2546 117 East Richardson Ave. Summerville (843) 879-9886 fleetfeet.com
725 Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 800-5330 blueskyendurance.com
Half-Moon Outfitters 280 King St. Downtown (843) 853-099 425 Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-9472 94 Folly Road Blvd. West Ashley (843) 556-6279 halfmoonoutfitters.com
Blitch Plumbing
407 Fleming Road. James Island (843) 795-9674 blitchplumbing.com
Runner-up: LimRic
Best Property Management Company Greystar
465 Meeting St. Ste. 500. Downtown (843) 579-9400 greystar.com
Runner-up: Jacobsen Realty
Best Realtor
Matt O’Neill, Matt O’Neill Real Estate
940 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 619-0401 mattoneillrealestate.com
Runner-up: Matthew Brockbank, Carolina One Real Estate
Best Realty Company
Best Resale Shop
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
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Runner-up: Animal Helpers reTAIL Resale Store
Best Roofing Company Charleston Roofs and Windows
2201 Mechanic St. North Charleston (843) 258-4861 charlestonroofsandwindows.com
Runner-up: Tri County Roofing
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Best Lingerie Store
Bits of Lace
If a place has been around for over 40 years, you know it’s gotta be good. And you can find all kinds of good stuff at Bits of Lace, a luxury lingerie store on Coleman Boulevard. Shop top brands from around the world — you can get bras, panties, sleepwear, and swimwear at the store while being helped by professional fitters. If lingerie shopping is intimidating (we get it), be sure to head to Bits of Lace’s website first, not only to peruse their goods, but also to read up on some helpful advice blogs. Bits of Lace is here to help with topics that range from “Best Bras for a Flat Chest” to “Best Push Up Bras 2019” to “Best Selling Bras at Bits of Lace.” Got a question? They’re happy to help. The folks at Bits of Lace know how important it is to own a quality foundational item like a bra — it can define what you wear and how you wear it, from under your favorite T-shirt to under a sexy new dress. Bits of Lace buyer Erin Yates says, “Our favorite part about being involved in this business is how rewarding it feels when a woman who has never been properly fitted finds her perfect bra. We share in her delight and observe her esteem rise because she feels supported and confident. We engage with our customers by actively listening in order to better understand their specific needs, likes, and dislikes. No two bras fit the same. You are invited to feel the difference at Bits of Lace.” —Connelly Hardaway
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Best Shoe Repair Store
Peter & Sons Shoe Repair 42 Windermere Blvd. West Ashley (843) 766-3277 peterandsons.com
Runner-up: Alex’s Shoe Repair & Sales
Best Shoe Store Phillips Shoes
80 Folly Road. West Ashley (843) 763-1000 280 West Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 856-0003 phillipsshoes.com
Runner-up: DSW
Best Shopping District King Street
Runner-up: Tanger Outlet
Scratch Pad
409 Mill St. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-3433. thescratchpad.com
Runner-up: Ink Meets Paper
Best Technology Company Blackbaud
65 Fairchild St. Daniel Island (800) 443-9441 blackbaud.com
Runner-up: BoomTown
Best Thrift Store
Habitat for Humanity ReStore 731 Meeting St. Downtown (843) 579-0777 3304 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 559-4009 469C Long Point Road. Mt. Pleasant (843) 849-8002 101 Greyback Road. Summerville (843) 871-1159 habitat.org
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Best Stationery Store
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Best Jewelry Store
Croghan’s Jewel Box
Last fall, Croghan’s Jewel Box was featured in the New York Times (alongside other local retailers J. Stark and Ibu) as part of a feature on “Shopping the New South.” The reason these Lowcountry stalwarts were highlighted is because, quite simply, they’re offering products and an experience that someone could get elsewhere — say New York or L.A. — but they’re choosing to stay in our fair town.
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At the time sisters and Croghan’s family members and jewelry designers Kathleen Hay Hagood and Mariana Hay said: “We have one shot to create a great experience — to introduce the customer to a place that’s like nowhere else.” Two in-house lines, the ever popular Goldbug Collection, and a new flora series, Bloom Where You’re Planted, “help shepherd the family’s 111-year-old store into the 21st century.” Croghan’s has mastered the art of traditional, classic service — and timeless pieces of jewelry — while introducing more avant garde collections. Croghan’s, even after a century in town, expanded and renovated its King Street storefront in the past three years, showing that good things can only get better. —Connelly Hardaway
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Best Tire Store
Gerald’s Tires and Brakes Various locations geraldstires.net
Runner-up: Hay Tire
Best Tobacco Shop Purple Haze
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778 Folly Road Ste. A2. James Island (843) 724-9556 1698 Old Towne Road. West Ashley (843) 974-5631 1039 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Unit 14. Mt. Pleasant (843) 654-9472 75 Old Trolley Road. Unit 8H. Summerville (843) 594-3985 originalpurplehaze.com
Runner-up: Island Tobacco
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Best Toy Store
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188 Meeting St. Downtown (843) 577-2422 975 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 573-9300
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Wonder Works
624 Long Point Road. Mt. Pleasant (843) 849-6757 574 Freshfields Drive. Johns Island (843) 768-4383 wonderworkstoys.com
Runner-up: Hollipops
Best Used Bookstore
Mr. K’s Used Books, Music, & Movies 5070 International Blvd. North Charleston (843) 793-4730 mrksusedbooks.com
Runner-up: Blue Bicycle Books
Best Vape Shop ECIG Charleston Various locations (843) 225-2492 ecigcharleston.com
Runner-up: Island Vapes
Best Vintage Clothing Store Red Rose Vintage (888) 250-9130
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Best Reason to Keep a Quarter in Your Car
Runner-up: Exchange Factor
Best Wedding Venue
Aldi
613 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (855) 955-2534 10015 Dorchester Road . Summerville aldi.us
Lowndes Grove
266 Saint Margaret St. Downtown (843) 853-1810 pphgcharleston.com
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Best Wine Shop 1820 Ashley River Road. West Ashley (843) 763-7034 totalwine.com
Runner-up: Avondale Wine & Cheese
Best Women’s Clothing Store Anthropologie 260 King St. Downtown (843) 805-6982 anthropologie.com
Runner-up: Gwynn’s
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Best Musical Instrument Store
Fox Music House
Did you know that Fox Music House is the nation’s oldest Yamaha piano dealer? Also the largest piano store in the Southeast, Fox has been a part of the local music community since 1928, featuring everything from organs and keyboards to backline rentals and audio/visual production. That’s why the store is one of the top 100 instrument dealers around the globe, according to the National Association for Music Merchants. After its humble beginnings on King Street followed by various relocations, Fox settled into a new space four months ago on Dorchester Road. Here, the family-run shop continues to serve the scene, offering a dedicated recital area, classroom, recording studio,
and repair area. “We pour a lot into creating a musical community in Charleston,” says general manager Joseph Fox, “and are proud that this is a top destination for musicians. Voters have spoken/sung loudly that music is important to them.” —Kelly Rae Smith
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Best Fragrant Flower Bouquet Complete with Basil Earl Freeman Farm
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Best Place to Buy Wine for the In-Laws Graft Wine Shop
700b King St. Downtown (843) 718-3359. graftchs.com
Best Crop Tops in Town
Style Exchange (Shop SXC) 1722 Towne Centre Way. Mt. Pleasant 525 King St. Downtown (843) 737-4637. shopsxc.com
Best Pick Me-Up Bi-weekly bundles from Flowershop 125 1/2 Spring St. Downtown (843) 300-1509.flowershopchs.com
Gal Meets Glam (Julia Engel) now selling in big stores like Anthropologie and Nordstrom galmeetsglam.com
Best Company to Give Your Event a Vintage Glow Up The French Eclectic
(843) 996-6117. thefrencheclectic.com
Best National Press for Local Loves
NYT Style Section featuring J. Stark, Ibu, and Croghan’s newyorktimes.com
Best place to buy bulk CBD for your anxious coworkers Eucalyptus Wellness Company 280 W Coleman Blvd. Ste. E. Mt. Pleasant (843) 388-4956 eucalyptuswellness.com
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Hyams Garden Center
The only hanging plants we’ve ever kept alive came straight from Hyams. Explaining to a sweet (and patient) employee that a green thumb never sprouted, she pointed us in the direction of the loveliest, and apparently hardiest, flowers. We also know some of the city’s finest arborists always send their clients West of the Ashley (and beyond!) to this James Island gem. The garden center has been keeping it green since 1981 — in addition to their Folly Road storefront, Hyams also offers a planting service, fountain installation, and delivery to all customers. A frequent BOC winner, Hyams doesn’t have some secret to success. Owner George Hyams says it comes down to service. “We have just wonderful employees — our folks are unbelievable and we have great customers. This is a fun business, and we try to make it fun.” When asked what we should be excited about for spring, Hyams rightfully points
out, laughing, “Well, spring probably started two months ago.” But you still have time to deck out your yard, y’all. “It’s been really something,” says Hyams. “We’ve been packed every day, the colors this time of year when it’s not too hot are just so beautiful, we have a big variety this time of year.” —Mary Scott Hardaway
Best Flower Power Expansion
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Tiger Lily Florist expands, adds new spot on James Island 131 Spring St. Ste. B. Downtown 1614 Camp Road. James Island (843) 723-2808 tigerlilyflorist.com
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Thank you Charleston for selecting the Medical University of South Carolina as the Best Place to Work, Best Hospital, and Best In-Home Healthcare Company again for 2019. Exceptional employees come to work at MUSC to make a difference through excellence in research, education and clinical care. Employees passionately pursue healthcare innovation in a place that values diversity and collaboration. It isn’t surprising then that MUSC also won the 2019 Best Hospital award – because the best nurses, the best physicians and best support staff are what make a hospital, well, the best. MUSChealth.org
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Best Aesthetician
Best Barre Studio
Jessica Zayas, Woodhouse Pure Barre 164-C Market St. Downtown Day Spa
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here would we be without the guys and gals who take home our Best Of Charleston awards for all things recreation, health, and beauty? Our hair would be a disaster if it weren’t for the stylists at Best Hair Salon, Lava Salon. Our bodies wouldn’t be nearly as rock solid as they are after a class at Best Exercise Studio HYLO — especially now that the sleek spot is open in both West Ashley and Mt. Pleasant. From the great outdoors and best kayak, stand up paddleboard, and water sports company Coastal Expeditions to the great indoors of Best Hotel, Charleston Place, and Best Day Spa, Urban Nirvana, these folks help us have all kinds of fun. This city thrives on its hospitality industry — and hospitable charm — and every day we’re grateful for the fine folks who bring us services that make us feel good, and look good while we’re at it. Cheers to you, winners.
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725 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 203-1772 woodhousespas.com
Runner-up: Michelle Schmidt, Urban Nirvana
Acupuncturist Best Assisted Charleston Community Acupuncture
1307 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 763-7200 feelgreatcharleston.com
Runner-up: Blue Heron Acupuncture & Apothecary
Best Adult Toy Store Guilty Pleasures
299 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston (843) 767-0690 guiltypleasuressc.com
Runner-up: Badd Kitty
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VOTED BEST PIERCING STUDIO
Living Community Bishop Gadsden
1 Bishop Gadsden Way. James Island (800) 373-2384 bishopgadsden.org
Runner-up: Franke at Seaside
Best Barber Shop Barrelli Barber
701 East Bay St. Downtown (843) 414-7457 barrellibarber.com
Runner-up: Mooney’s Barbershop
(843) 732-1727 919 Houston Northcutt Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 327-7274 1133 Oakland Market Rd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 609-1905 1300 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 732-1727 purebarre.com
Runner-up: Barre Evolution
Best Bed & Breakfast Zero George
0 George St. Downtown (843) 817-7900 zerogeorge.com
Runner-up: Two Meeting Street Inn
Best Bike Shop Mike’s Bikes
808 Folly Road. James Island (843) 795-3322 mikesbikescharleston.com
Runner-up: Affordabike
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Best Body Piercer James Dunn, Piercing Perfection
3025 Ashley Phosphate Road. Ste. A3 North Charleston (843) 793-1708
Runner-up: Kate Burns, Exotic Impressions
Best Bowling Alley The Alley
131 Columbus St. Downtown (843) 818-4080 thealleycharleston.com
Runner-up: Ashley Lanes
Best Chiropractor Dr. Jennifer Perdue, Live for Wellness Chiropractic Center
3417 Shelby Ray Court, Ste. C. West Ashley (843) 737-6960 liveforwellnesschiro.com
Runner-up: Dr. Mark Luckie, West Ashley Wellness & Rehab
Best Cosmetic Company Ulta Beauty
1812 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley (843) 405-9053
434 Azalea Square Blvd. Summerville (843) 821-4059 1740 Towne Center Way. Mt. Pleasant (843) 856-8500 ulta.com
Runner-up: Sephora
Best Cycling Studio Revolution
441 Meeting St. A. Downtown (843) 737-5330 ride-rev.com
Runner-up: MethodRide
Best Day Spa Urban Nirvana Various locations urbannirvana.com
Runner-up: Woodhouse Day Spa
Best Dental Practice
Coastal Kids Dental & Braces Various locations coastalkidsdental.com
Runner-up: James Island Dental Associates
Best Dentist
Dr. Victoria Tatum, Tatum Dentistry 92 Courtenay Drive. Downtown (843) 577-6453 drtautumsmiles.com
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Best Hair Salon / Best Hair Stylist
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VETERINARY CLINIC 9 YEARS IN A ROW
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Lava Salon / Jackie Inman
Lava Salon will always have a special place in my heart — it’s the first salon I visited in Charleston. And they did a bang up job with my long locks. Founded by Geoff and Noel Richardson in 2006, the salon has been crushing it in Avondale (and more recently, in Park Circle) ever since. Members of the “Lava tribe” as the stylists, including this year’s Best Hair Stylist, Jackie Inman, are called, will treat you right, whether you’re getting a basic haircut or a whole
new style. As Lava puts it: “Our team is a hard-working tribe of stylists comprised of a blend of diverse backgrounds and skills. We are committed to quality results through year-long continuing education and creating an inclusive environment of community and equality for all.” —Connelly Hardaway
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Best Kayak Company Best Stand Up Paddleboard Company Best Water Sports Company
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Best
Dermatologist
Coastal Expeditions
Dr. Marguerite Germain, Germain Dermatology Runner-up: Dr. Stephanie Smith-Phillips, Mt. Pleasant Dermatology
Good grief does Coastal Expeditions have a lot of stuff for you to do. Founded in 1992 as a sea kayaking tour company, Coastal Expeditions’ staff and services have grown dramatically.
Best Dermatology Practice
Germain Dermatology 612 Seacoast Pkwy. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-4440 germaindermatology.com
Runner-up: Mt. Pleasant Dermatology
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Ashley Rose Stanol
So in 2019, you’ve got a group of dedicated naturalists providing up to 24 hour kayak rentals, various tours from paddleboats to canoes to hiking, outdoor education and field trips for young children, and many more activities. Their tours include trips through the creeks and rivers of Francis Marion National Forest, the Santee Delta and ACE Basin, and the Bulls Island Ferry takes folks to a 66,000-acre wildlife refuge just north of Charleston where they can see sea turtles, dolphins, wood storks, eagles, and more. —Vincent Harris
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Congratulations to Dr. Sam McNulty - voted Best Physician in the 2019 City Paper Reader’s Poll Thank you for voting Dr. Sam McNulty Best Physician for the third year in a row! MUSC Health Primary Care is proud to have Dr. McNulty on our team at Peninsula Primary Care in downtown Charleston. Visit our website to learn more about this primary care provider and others practicing at locations throughout the Lowcountry.
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Best Local Sports Team
Charleston RiverDogs
What’s not to love about our Charleston RiverDogs? Every spring, the Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark becomes a befitting home to America’s favorite pastime. On the marsh with some of the best views of any professional sports venue, the RiverDogs are truly a treasure for Charleston residents and visitors alike. Whether it’s the never-ending cavalcade of cheesy theme nights, specialty food items, or sometimesnot-bad baseball, it’s hard to go wrong with a night at the Joe. In recent years, the RiverDogs front office has made an effort to include fresh and healthy food options at the ballpark in addition, of course, to creative takes on standard ballpark fare. If you’re going to be a true RiverDogs fan though, there are a few things you need to know: Friday nights at home mean fireworks after the game. Get all the wacky hot dogs at Dog World on the first base concourse. Thirsty Thursdays mean $1 beers and a DJ party on the top deck, but you can always get $1 pours at Dog World. If Charleston has any kind of exclusive streetwear scene, it’s for limited edition RiverDogs gear. So be sure to get all the special-release merch when it becomes available, from Rainbows tees to Los Perros Santos flat brims. (You know what I’m talking about.) —Sam Spence
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Best Dive Shop Charleston Scuba
335 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 763-3483 charlestonscuba.com
Runner-up: Carolina Dive Locker
LOVE YOUR SKIN ALL YEAR LONG!
BEST DERMATOLOGIST: DR. MARGUERITE GERMAIN BEST DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE: GERMAIN DERMATOLOGY
Best Exercise Studio HYLO
880 Allbritton Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 606-2723 466 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 606-5267 hylofitness.com
Runner-up: OrangeTheory Fitness
Best Eye Doctor
Dr. Kerry Solomon, Carolina Eye Care Physicians
1101 Clarity Road. Mt. Pleasant (843) 991-3937 drkerrysolomon.com
Runner-up: Lowcountry Eye Care
Best Fishing and Tackle Shop Haddrell’s Point Tackle 885 Ben Sawyer Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 991-3644 47 Windmere Blvd. West Ashley (843) 573-3474 hadrellspoint.com
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Critics’ Picks
Best Non-Toxic Nail Salons The Water Room
701 East Bay St. Downtown (843) 377-8115 thewaterroom.com
Mylkbar Eco Nails + Beauty
920 Houston Northcutt Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 388-5877 mylk-bar.com
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Best Fishing Charter RedFin Charters
145 Lockwood Drive. Downtown (843) 277-5255 inshorefishingcharters.com
Runner-up: Charleston Outdoor Adventures
Best Golf Course
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Resort 1000 Ocean Course Drive. Kiawah (800) 654-2924 kiawahresort.com
Runner-up: City of Charleston Municipal Golf Course
Best Hotel
Belmond Charleston Place
881 Savannah Hwy. #B. West Ashley (843) 225-5282 4431 Spruill Ave. North Charleston (843) 225-5283 lavasalon.com
205 Meeting St. Downtown (843) 722-4900 belmond.com/charlestonplace
Runner-up: The Sanctuary
Runner-up: Mandy’s Hair Studio
Best In-Home Best Hair Stylist Healthcare Jackie Inman, Lava Salon Company Runner-up: Mandy Weiner, Mandy’s Hair Studio
Best Health Club MUSC Wellness Center 45 Courtenay Drive. Downtown (843) 792-5757 web.musc.edu
Runner-up: Planet Fitness
Best Hospital
MUSC Medical Center 171 Ashley Ave. Downtown (843) 792-1414 muschealth.org
Runner-up: Roper St. Francis
MUSC at Home
171 Ashley Ave. Downtown (843) 792-2300. web.musc.edu
Runner-up: Roper Home Health Care
Best Island Sullivan’s Island Runner-up: Folly Beach
Best Kayak Company
Coastal Expeditions 514 Mill St. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-7684 2223 Folly Road. James Island
(843) 406-0640 coastalexpeditions.com
Runner-up: Charleston Outdoor Adventures
Best Local Athlete A.J. Green, NFL Runner-up: Chris Singleton
Best Local Sports Team
Charleston RiverDogs 360 Fishburne St. Downtown (843) 723-7241 milb.com/charleston
Runner-up: South Carolina Stingrays
Best Marina Bohicket Marina
1880 Andell Bluff Blvd. Seabrook Island (843) 768-1280 bohicket.com
Runner-up: Charleston City Marina
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Best Orthodontic Practice
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Best Exercise Studio / Best Personal Trainer
HYLO / Jerry Phillips
Jonathan Boncek
Jerry Phillips will kick your ass. And I mean that in the best way possible. The personal trainer and instructor at sexy, sleek Mt. Pleasant (and recently, West Ashley) exercise studio HYLO is ready to help you get into the best shape of your life. How do I know? I’ve taken one of his classes. Sitting on the stationary bike, then on the rowing machine, then back to the bike, all with the friendliest guy yelling at me that I could go faster (with a smile, natch), I felt pretty powerful. And really sore the next day. Whether you’re taking Phillips’ class — he even teaches body specific HIIT or ‘HY’ workouts like “back, shoulder, arms” — or one of the other ‘HY’ or ‘LO’ (think yoga, barre) offerings, HYLO is the place for a wide variety of workouts. The HY room specifically offers workouts split between cardio, strength, and resistance training. The LO room is where you’ll stimulate some untapped muscle groups. And, if things go as planned, “Come to uncover areas of your body, head, and heart like never before.” —Connelly Hardaway
BEST DENTAL PRACTICE & BEST PEDIATRIC DENTIST DR. ISABEL DRIGGERS
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Best Pilates Studio
Longevity Fitness
Jennie Brooks’ Longevity Fitness is here to serve you. No, really. When we talked to Brooks earlier this year for our cover story on all things fitness, “Sweat is Sexy,” she told us how important it is for her fitness studio (which serves up great Pilates classes, but offers a lot more, too) to be an experience people will want to have again and again. “What we’re trying to do is combine more hospitality with clients,” says Brooks. “We’re very service oriented. It’s like a boutique hotel experience. You feel very catered to. We want to go above and beyond what our clients want
Thank You Charleston!
For Voting us the #1 Fishing Charter in Charleston two years in a row!
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Best Massage Therapist Robbin Wells, Urban Nirvana
636 Long Point Road. Unit D. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-1160 urbannirvana.com
Runner-up: Joanna Gable, Bees Knees Charleston
Best Medical Spa
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1205 Two Island Court #203. Mt. Pleasant (843) 970-1842 lowcountryplasticsurgery.com
Runner-up: Dermatology & Laser Center of Charleston
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or expect.” If you’re looking for a Pilates class, Longevity has you covered, from classic moves on the Reformer to more movement-based Sweat Therapy classes, which incorporate Pilates with HIIT and strength training. —Connelly Hardaway
920 Houston Northcutt Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 388-5877 mylk-bar.com
Runner-up: Luxia Nail Spa
Best Orthodontics Practice Charleston Orthodontic Specialists Various locations (843) 642-8100 charlestonorthodonticspecialists.com
Runner-up: Coastal Family Orthodontics
Best Orthodontist Dr. Howard Vincent, Vincent Orthodontics
125 Wappoo Creek Drive #B. James Island (843) 762-2304 vincentortho.com
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Best Yoga Studio
Charleston Power Yoga (CPY) I go to Charleston Power Yoga to move, breathe, and sweat. Charleston is an incredible yoga town and part of that reputation is due to the folks behind 10-year-old Charleston Power Yoga. Started by Beth Plante and Sarah Frick (who recently broke off and started her own venture, The Works), CPY is the only Babtiste Affiliate Studio in South Carolina, and Charleston’s original heated power yoga studio. “Our first studio opened in July 2009 on upper King Street, where there was nothing but boarded up buildings,” says Plante. In 2012, CPY opened their Mt. Pleasant spot. The CPY community is big and loud and welcoming — just try out a class and you’ll
see what I mean. “Since the day we opened on King Street we have had a weekly free yoga class on Fridays at 4 p.m. where we mentor new teachers and never charge to take class,” says Plante. “Typically there is a line down the street to get in.” And, super big news for CPY is, well, this award: this is the first time CPY has taken home Best Yoga Studio. And after a decade of kicking ass and taking names, who deserves it more? —Connelly Hardaway
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Best Outdoor Outfitters Half-Moon Outfitters
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280 King St. Downtown (843) 853-0990 94 Folly Road. West Ashley (843) 556-6279 425 Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-9472 halfmoonoutfitters.com
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Runner-up: Coastal Expeditions
Best Park
James Island County Park 971 Riverland Drive. James Island (843) 406-6990 ccprc.com
Runner-up: Mt. Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park
Dr. Isabel Driggers, Coastal Kids Dental & Braces 996 Tanner Ford Blvd. Hanahan (843) 818-5437 coastalkidsdental.com
Runner-up: Dr. Will MacDonald, Kids Teeth
Best Personal Trainer Jerry Phillips, HYLO Fitness
Runner-up: Nelson Carroll, Nelson Carroll Fitness
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Charleston Community Acupuncture’s Chad Houfek has been offering sliding scale acupuncture services since the place first opened, back in 2009. Community Acupuncture has been taking home the Best Acupuncturist award since 2013, and for good reason. First of all, that sliding scale is awesome. Depending on how much you can afford, you can choose what amount of money to pay for your acupuncture. If you’re a newbie and totally intimidated by the prospect of little tiny needles sticking you, you’re not alone. Houfek gets that and is happy to calm your nerves with a free, introductory consultation. He’ll ask you where your aches and pains are and make
sure you know exactly what’s happening throughout the process. We know, we’ve been there. And we felt so great after. As Houfek told us last year for a feature story on the topic of self-care: “I think that if more people educate themselves and take responsibility for their health, and putting their money where their health is, then we might see a healthier shift in our society.” —Connelly Hardaway
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Best Pharmacy CVS
Various locations cvs.com
Runner-up: Pitt Street Pharmacy
Best Physician
Dr. Sam McNulty, MUSC 30 Bee St. Downtown (843) 792-6500 muschealth.org
Runner-up: Dr. David L. Albenberg, Access Healthcare
Museum of the Living Arts 47 Spring St. Downtown (843) 937-5300 1595 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley (843) 225-7127 charlestonpiercing.com
Runner-up: Exotic Impressions
Best Pilates Studio Longevity Fitness Charleston
163 Rutledge Ave. Downtown (843) 720-2700 longevityfitnesscharleston.com
Runner-up: Mindful Body
Critics’ Picks
Best Pop-Up Workouts Lululemon Hosts Free Classes Throughout the Week
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11:30 A M Live Jazz & Gourmet Brunch Buffet
Great local talent covering some of your favorite bands!!
279 King St. Downtown (843) 937-6123 lululemon.com
NEXT CONCERT CRUISE:
Fleet Feet Sports Pub Runs
Various bars and restaurants around town fleetfeet.com/s/mountpleasant
Bendy Brewski
Various breweries around town (843) 437-0846 bethcosi.com
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Park Circle Pacers
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Best Place for Family Fun
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James Island County Park
Runner-up: Charleston RiverDogs
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Best Place to Buy A Boat Hanckel Marine
2445 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 556-2550 hanckelmarine.com
• LIVE BLUES by Shrimp City Slim • Delicious BBQ BUFFET • FUN CRUISIN’ on the Carolina Queen
Runner-up: Seel’s Outboard
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The Carolina Queen departs from City Marina, 17 Lockwood Drive
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971 Riverland Drive. James Island (843) 406-6990 ccprc.com
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Best Cycling Studio
Revolution
They don’t call it a cycling studio “for body and soul” for nothin’. Charleston’s Revolution is the kind of cycling studio you’d find in a big, bougie city. Yes, it’s reminiscent of celeb favorite international studio, Soul Cycle, but it’s also got its own thing going on, featuring incredible instructors and an ever-growing fitness community. If you’ve never taken a class at Rev you’re missing out on a full body workout — one that will leave you dripping with sweat and high on the kind of life that comes with really great playlists. The dark room, the loud music, the inspirational instructors, it’s all part of an experience you’ll want to revist time and time again. Be sure to follow Rev online to catch some of their pop-ups around town. —Connelly Hardaway
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Best Place to Give Birth Roper St. Francis 316 Calhoun St. Downtown (843) 724-2000 rsfh.com
Runner-up: East Cooper Medical Center
Best Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Patrick O’Neill, O’Neill Plastic Surgery
245 Seven Farms Drive, #210. Daniel Island (843) 881-2130 oneillplasticsurgery.com
Best Stand Up Paddleboard Company
Community Bishop Gadsden
1 Bishop Gadsden Way. James Island (800) 373-2384 bishopgadsden.com
Runner-up: Franke at Seaside
Best Shooting Range
Palmetto State Armory 366 E. 5th North St. Summerville (843) 900-9000 palmettostatearmory.com
Runner-up: ATP Gun Shop and Range
Coastal Expeditions 514 Mill St. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-7684 2223 Folly Road. James Island (843) 406-0640 coastalexpeditions.com
Runner-up: SUP Safaris
Best Store for Beach Gear McKevlin’s Surf Shop 8 Center St. Folly Beach (843) 588-2247 mckevlins.com
Best Surf Shop McKevlin’s Surf Shop 8 Center St. Folly Beach (843) 588-2247 mckevlins.com
Runner-up: Parrot Surf & Skate
Best Tanning Salon Charleston Glow
612 Long Point Road #D. Mt. Pleasant (843) 277-0924 charlestonglow.com
Runner-up: Ultra Tan
Runner-up: Bert’s Market
Runner-up: Dr. David Rodwell, Charleston Facial Plastic Surgery
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Glenn Collins, Broken Latern Tattoo
Catch the Breeze...
1931 Belgrade Ave. West Ashley (843) 637-4999 brokenlanterntattoo.com
PALMETTO BREEZE
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Runner-up: Brad Grimes, Blu Gorilla Tattoo Complete schedule online. Private charters available.
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514 Mill St. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-7684 2223 Folly Road. James Island (843) 406-0640 coastalexpeditions.com
Runner-up: Charleston Outdoor Adventures
Best Waxing Salon Urban Nirvana
Best Tattoo Studio
Various locations urbannirvana.com
1669 Meeting St. Downtown (843) 805-8071 blugorilla.com
Best Weight Loss Center
Blu Gorilla
Runner-up: Broken Lantern Tattoo
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Coastal Expeditions
Patrick Veterinary Clinic 667 Meeting St. Downtown (843) 722-4470 patrickvet.com
Runner-up: Riverbank Veterinary Clinic
Runner-up: Stella Nova
Lowcountry Beauty and Wellness Spa
1205 Two Island Court, Unit 203. Mt. Pleasant (843) 970-1842 lowcountryplasticsurgery.com
Runner-up: MUSC Weight Management Center
Best Yoga Studio Charleston Power Yoga
557 King St. Downtown 857 Houston Northcutt Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 513-3400 charlestonpoweryoga.com
Runner-up: Holy Cow Yoga
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Best Hotel
Belmond Charleston Place
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You haven’t lived until you’ve stayed in the club level at Belmond Charleston Place. The king of all staycations, your time at Charleston Place can be marked by a private bar and lounge area, insane breakfast spread, and gorgeous room.
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Best Cheap Spa Day in Town
MUSC Wellness Center’s $15 Guest Pass 45 Courtenay Drive Downtown (843) 792-5757 web.musc.edu.
Best Place to Cool Down CryoEvolution
893 Houston Northcutt Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 442-4445 cryoevolution.com
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The Works
137 President St. Downtown (843) 718-3386 theworkschs.com
PROMOTING Healthy Sexual Wellness SINCE 2006 2274 SAVANNAH HWY, WEST ASHLEY | 778 FOLLY ROAD, JAMES ISLAND | 622 OLD TROLLEY ROAD, SUMMERVILLE
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Best Chic New Nail Salon The Water Room 701 East Bay St. Downtown (843) 377-8115 thewaterroom.com
OK, so the non-club level rooms are cool, too, but why not live it up? At Charleston Place you can expect a comfy, chic place to stay, sure, but there’s a lot more going on here. Enjoy lunch in the Palmetto Cafe, treat yourself to a fine dining experience at Charleston Grill, and sip on something boozy at the Thoroughbred Club. In the heart of downtown, across from the City Market and smack dab in the middle of King Street shopping, Charleston Place is a classic choice for tourists and locals alike. —Connelly Hardaway
Best Smelling Soap w/ a Gem Inside Haus of Hygiene
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Best Addition to Wine + Food The plethora of wellness offerings charlestonwineandfood.com
Best Way to Find Free Workouts Pop Hop CHS
Instagram: @pophopchs
Best spray tan you can always get on a Sunday Harlow Salon
2817 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 410-1278 harlowcharleston.com
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John Zucker (A) is one of the Charleston restaurant community’s good eggs. Find him at Cru Cafe, Purlieu, and Cru Catering. MORE ON PAGE 131
Ruta Smith
BEST DOWNTOWN BAR BEST PLACE TO SEE LOCAL HIP-HOP
Deck the halls at The Royal American (B), which has built a local following as a welcoming watering hole with good food, cold drinks, and a music lineup that spans all genres. MORE ON PAGE 160
BEST JOHNS ISLAND HAPPY HOUR
Head to Low Tide Brewing (C) any damn day to find something worth celebrating, whether it’s local food trucks, trivia, or just a new brew. MORE ON PAGE 164
BEST FRIES
Tattooed Moose (D) continues their reign, dear, as having Charleston’s Best Fries, now at three locations downtown, on Johns Island, and in West Ashley. MORE ON PAGE 131
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Readers’ Picks
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rom high-end steakhouses to High Life-slinging dive bars, there are dining options aplenty in our fair city, with restaurants all over the tri-county area opening and closing every week. Despite the fierce competition, rising cost of rent, and staffing issues, hundreds of these establishments crush it day in and day out. There are longtime favorites on this Best of 2019 list — we’re looking at you Halls, 82 Queen, and Cru Catering. Kudu is Best Coffee House again, and we can’t remember the last time Dukes Barbecue didn’t win Best Buffet. There are some exciting newbies too — big ups to John Zucker on his first time Best Chef winner, and D’Al’s for Best Traditional Pizza. Read on to find out which of your favorite haunts take the cake.
Downtown 90 Society St. • 843.297.8674 West Ashley 1901 Ashley River Road, Suite 2A 843.225.9133
christophechocolatier.com
Best Asian Fusion Xiao Bao Biscuit
224 Rutledge Ave. Downtown xiaobaobiscuit.com
Runner-up: Basil
Best Bagels Bagel Nation
Mediterranean Cafe • Wood Fired Pizza • Bakery
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Cakes Gourmet Cookies Homemade Cookies Dessert Catering Wedding Cakes 2019 Best of Charleston
Best Bakery
333 East Bay St. • (843) 722-5588 • eatatsaffron.com
520 Folly Road. #60. James Island (843) 406-7869 1975 Magwood Dr. Unit N. West Ashley (843) 779-0700 bagelnationsc.com
Runner-up: Charleston Bagel
Best Bakery Saffron
333 East Bay St. Downtown (843) 722-5588 eatatsaffron.com
Runner-up: EVO Bakery
Best Barbecue Lewis Barbecue
464 North Nassau St. Downtown (843) 805-9500 lewisbarbecue.com
Runner-up: Home Team BBQ
Best Breakfast Early Bird Diner
1644 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 277-2353 earlybirddiner.com
Runner-up: Page’s Okra Grill
Critics’ Picks
Best Way to Know Where Your Food Comes From: Farm tours Charleston Oyster Farm (843) 214-7010 charlestonoysterfarm.com
Tiger Corner Farms
1008 Clements Crest Lane Ste. 130. Daniel Island (843) 253-4780 tigercornerfarms.com
Legare Farms
2620 Hanscombe Point Road. Johns Island (843) 559-0788 legarefarms.com
Best Buffet Dukes Barbecue
331 Folly Road. James Island (843) 789-4801
Runner-up: Nirlep
Best Burger Poe’s Tavern
2210 Middle St. Sullivan’s Island (843) 883-0083 poestavern.com
Runner-up: Sesame Burgers & Beer
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Best Chef
John Zucker
Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef John Zucker is the brains behind popular Pinckney Street lunch and dinner spot Cru Cafe, the Westside’s newish French restaurant, Purlieu, and Cru Catering, which has won CP’s Best Catering category for, maybe ever (consecutively since 2001, to be exact). Zucker is not some “outta sight, outta mind” owner — he gets his ass in the kitchen, overseeing operations at all three properties, giving notes to his chefs and tasting their daily specials to make sure they’re up to par. Spoiler: they are. Catering, is, perhaps, Zucker’s greatest baby. Well, at least his firstborn. When we chatted with Zucker and Cru Catering operations director Chad Rhodes for our Winter 2019 Dish dining guide, they described an event where “we painted the sauces and starches on the centerpiece display and served the protein and vegetables tableside.” They also mentioned they catered 150 wedding related events in 2018. They’re doing catering like no one else in the city, or the region. And they’ve been doing it for almost two decades. Zucker credits his Cru crew when we chat this winter: “I’ve been fortunate to have people who have stuck around. I tell them, ‘from March to
May we’re going to be working a lot.’” He also happens to have been the number one graduate from his class at Cordon Bleu in Paris, and he trained under celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck at Spago in Las Vegas. Since 2002, Cru Cafe, set in an 18th century single house, has been packed out for lunch and dinner Tues.-Sat. (we have a couple of years of serving the hungry masses at this exact spot ourselves). There are a handful of rotating specials, but the menu has remained mostly the same over the years, because ‘if it ain’t broke,’ and also, probably for liability reasons — regulars would riot if the shrimp BLT were ever phased out. And the fried green tomatoes with pork belly croutons? And the Chinese chicken salad? We could go on — but don’t listen to us, go see the fruits of Charleston’s Best Chef’s labor for yourself. Just make sure to call ahead. —Mary Scott Hardaway
FLEET L ANDING RESTAURANT AND BAR
MEET AT FLEET VOTED BEST
WATERFRONT DINING
DELICIOUS SEAFOOD DOWNTOWN ON THE HARBOR SINCE 2004
Best Fries
Tattooed Moose
Kulick says he and his wife/coowner of the Moose, Jen, discovered the beauty of frying potatoes in duck fat at Voodoo, another one of their establishments. “We’ve been making duck confit since we opened Voodoo, and every time you make a batch of confit you have all this excess duck fat,” says Kulick. “We started putting it in the fryer because it makes everything taste good.”
LUNCH & DINNER DAILY
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We always get the burger when we visit, even though the Duck Club is a must-order for anyone just getting hip to the Tattooed treats. It pairs best with the bleu cheese fondue-drenched fries, and a cold one. When asked if he, after almost a decade of duck fat fries, ever gets sick of eating them, Kulick laughs. “No! I can dip those things in garlic mayo and never get tired.” —Mary Scott Hardaway
MONDAY - FRIDAY 4 - 6PM *LIMITED FREE PARKING
843-722-8100
186 Concord St.
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Twenty-three tons. That’s how many potatoes Tattooed Moose went through last year making their famous duck fat fries. Now with three locations (Citadel Mall’s Moose opened May 2018), there are decadent baskets available in graffiti-laden spots downtown, West Ashley, and Johns Island. You can play it straight and order a basket with homemade garlic aioli, or really commit with the fries and bowl of gravy or roasted garlic and bleu cheese fries. “People go gaga for them,” says Moose co-owner Mike Kulick. “One time shortly after we opened — I think it was during one of the first Wine + Food festivals — Sean Brock was in there with a bunch of high-powered chefs, and had some Michelin star Italian chef. He dragged him up to the Moose to eat those bleu cheese fries. That was really cool.”
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Best Caterer
Patty Floersheimer and Trudi Wagner are the kind of cheesemongers you read about in romantic novels set in quaint, Euro seaside villages. Knowledgeable, friendly, and always ready to suggest the perfect wine pairing with your platter, these business partners (and friends!) have been bringing the big cheese to Chucktown since 2011, and for that, we’ll be forever grateful.
Cru Catering
1784 Harmon St. North Charleston (843) 534-2433 crucatering.com
Runner-up: Hamby Catering
Best Charcuterie goat.sheep.cow
106 Church St. Downtown (843) 480-2526 804 Meeting St. Ste. 102. Downtown (843) 203-3118 goatsheepcow.com
Runner-up: Avondale Wine and Cheese
Best Cheap Meal Chick-fil-A
Various Locations chick-fil-a.com
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Best Mt. Pleasant Brunch
Jonathan Boncek
Their Church Street flagship, goat.sheep.cow., is grab-and-go. Their second location, goat.sheep.cow. north on Meeting, is a full-fledged restaurant, with cheese and charcuterie aplenty, plus soups, salads, and sandwiches. In Feb. 2017, food critic Vanessa Wolf said GSCN’s signature grilled cheese was “a revelation,” with “gooey taleggio and fontina cheeses” mingling “with the flavors of horseradish, stone ground mustard, and grilled onions.” When former editor and food writer Kinsey Gidick stepped behind the counter of goat.sheep.cow. for a very brief apprencticeship, she asked the owners how they help fromage newbs find the perfect wedge of semi-soft sheep’s milk or an ineffably creamy mozzarella di bufala. “We’ll ask, ‘What do you like?’” said Wagner. “Do you like grassy? Or lactic? Or a mild, salty cheese?” Trust us, even if your only experience building a cheese plate is zipping through Harris Teeter’s deli, you’ll be in good hands with Patty and Trudi. —Mary Scott Hardaway
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BEST BURGER: Poe’s Tavern. During the summer, Poe’s sells more than 5,000
burgers each week
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Best Cheesesteak
Philly’s Cheesesteaks
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BRUNCH
5-10PM $ 3 MARGS & $ 3 TACOS
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MON 11AM-3PM F&B BRUNCH W/FREE POOL ALL DAY
BUILD YOUR OWN BLOODY MARY BAR + $9 MIMOSA CARAFES 202 Coleman Blvd, Mt. Pleasant (just off Shem Creek) (843) 388-3625 TheShelterKitchenAndBar.com
Runner-up: DB’s Cheesesteaks
Best Chef
John Zucker: Cru Cafe, Purlieu, Cru Catering 18 Pinckney St. Downtown (843) 534-2434 crucafe.com
Runner-up: James London, Chubby Fish
Best Chicken Fingers Boxcar Betty’s
1922 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 225-7470 114 Holiday Drive. Summerville (843) 225-9843 7800 Rivers Ave. North Charleston (843) 990-9804 1701 Shoremead Road. Mt. Pleasant (854) 227-5198 boxcarbetty.com
Runner-up: Kickin’ Chicken
Best Chinese
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Voted Best Chinese Restaurant 15 Years in a Row! Ruta Smith
THANK YOU CHARLESTON!
Best Wings
Home Team BBQ
You’re going to have to make some very special chicken if you’re going to unseat Home Team BBQ from atop their throne of wings. From humble whisper campaign beginnings (“Have you tried the wings?”) from the bar at Home Team’s West Ashley location, Home Team says they now sell about 25,000 wings per week at their three Charleston restaurants — that’s over 1.3 million per year. (Great job, y’all. Good work.) The wings are smoked for about two-
and-a-half hours and then finished in the fryer for a few minutes before they’re plated with a side of HT’s Alabama white sauce. Owner Aaron Siegel says he expected backlash when they started serving the sweet, mayo-based sauce instead of standard ranch or blue cheese dressing, but thankfully, that uproar never came. —Sam Spence
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Best Go-To Healthy Eats Take Out and Reservations: 843.573.8787 1404 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.
Huriyali
Park Cafe
Gnome Cafe
Dellz Uptown
401 Huger St. Downtown (843) 207-4436 huriyali.com
109 President St. Downtown (843) 793-4931 gnomecafe.com
730 Rutledge Ave. Downtown (843) 410-1070 theparkcafechs.com
511 Rutledge Ave. Downtown (843) 641-0352 facebook.com/dellzuptown
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BEST BURGER TWO YEARS RUNNING!
THANKS FOR ALSO VOTING US
BRUNCH & RESTAURANT RUNNER UP OPEN DAILY 11AM - 10PM 2210 MIDDLE ST SULLIVANS ISLAND 843.883.0083 POESTAVERN.COM
LOCAL TWO BLOCKS CRAFT FROM THE
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Best Chocolatier
Christophe Artisan Chocolatier 90 Society St. Downtown (843) 297-8674 christophechocolatier.com
Runner-up: Sweeteeth Chocolates
Best Coffee House Kudu Coffee
4 Vanderhorst St. Downtown (843) 853-7186 kuducoffeeandcraftbeer.com
Runner-up: Muddy Waters Coffee Bar
Best Daniel Island Restaurant
Sermet’s Courtyard 115 River Landing Drive #101 Daniel Island
Runner-up: Dockery’s
Best Deli East Bay Deli Various locations eastbaydeli.com
Runner-up: Mozzo Deli
Best Desserts Kaminsky’s
78 N Market St. Downtown (843) 853-8270 2 Magnolia Road. West Ashley (854) 429-1777 kaminskys.com
Runner-up: Carmella’s Cafe & Dessert Bar
Best Donut Shop Krispy Kreme
1491 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 763-4439 krispykreme.com
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Halls Chophouse 434 King St. Downtown (843) 727-0090 hallschophouse.com
Critics’ Picks
Best Places to Find a Food Truck Container Bar
Runner-up: FIG
Best Folly Beach Brunch Lost Dog Cafe
106 W Huron Ave. Folly Beach (843) 588-9669 lostdogfollybeach.com
2130 Mt. Pleasant St. Downtown (843) 793-1480 containerbarchs.com
Tradesman Brewing Co. 1647 King St. Ext. Downtown (843) 410-1315 tradesmanbrewing.com
Sunday Brunch Farmers Market
Runner-up: Rita’s Seaside Grill
Best Folly Beach Restaurant Taco Boy
15 Center St. Folly Beach (843) 588-9761 tacoboy.net
1977 Maybank Hwy. James Island (843) 735-2275 sundaybrunchfarmersmarket.com
Low Tide Brewing
2863 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 501-7570 lowtidebrewing.com
The Barrel
Runner-up: Jack of Cups
1859 Folly Road. James Island (843) 732-2337 thebarrelcharleston.com
Runner-up: Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts
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MEAT FROM PHILLY ®
BREAD FROM PHILLY
Making Them the Same Way We Did in Philadelphia for the Past 60 Years CHEESESTEAKS • HOAGIES • CLASSICS • PASTA • MEATBALLS • SALADS • SIDES • DESSERTS
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Best Food Truck Roti Rolls
(843) 735-9664 eatrotirolls.com
Runner-up: Rebel Taqueria
Best French 39 Rue de Jean
39 John St. Downtown (843) 722-8881 holycityhospitality.com/39-rue-de-jean
Runner-up: Fat Hen
Best Fried Chicken Boxcar Betty’s
1922 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 225-7470 114 Holiday Drive. Summerville (843) 225-9843 7800 Rivers Ave. North Charleston (843) 990-9804 1701 Shoremead Road. Mt. Pleasant (854) 227-5198 boxcarbetty.com
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Best Greek
Best Gyro
2014, 2015 & 2016
1ST BOC 2016, 2018, 2019
426 W. Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant 843.881.9848 | www.PapaZuzus.com
Runner-up: Leon’s
Best Fries Tattooed Moose
1137 Morrison Drive. Downtown (843) 277-2990 3328 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 952-7591 2070 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley (843) 709-0053 tattooedmoose.com
Runner-up: Little Jack’s Tavern
Best Frozen Yogurt
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams 501-A King St. Downtown (843) 212-5113 jenis.com
Runner-up: TCBY
Best Gelato Paolo’s Gelato and Gourmet 41 John St. Downtown (843) 747-7887 paoloscharleston.com
Runner-up: Beardcat’s Sweet Shop
Best Gourmet Sandwich Five Loaves Cafe
43 Cannon St. Downtown (843) 937-4303 1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. #100 Mt. Pleasant (843) 849-1043 214 N Cedar St. Summerville (843) 804-9410 fiveloavescafe.com
Runner-up: Tattooed Moose
Best Greek Stella’s
114 St. Philip St. Downtown (843) 400-0026 stellascharleston.com
Runner-up: Papa ZuZu’s
Best Gyro PaPa ZuZu’s
426 W. Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-9848 papazuzu.com
Runner-up: Kairos Greek Kitchen
Best Hot Dogs Jack’s Cosmic Dogs 2805 N Hwy 17. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-7677 jackscosmicdogs.com
Runner-up: Skoogie’s
Best Ice Cream
Ye Ole Fashioned Ice Cream and Sandwich Cafe Various locations yeolefashioned.com
Runner-up: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
Best Indian Nirlep
908 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 763-9923 nirlepcharleston.us
Runner-up: Taste of India
Best IOP Brunch
Acme Lowcountry Kitchen 31 J C Long Blvd. Isle of Palms (843) 886-3474 acmelowcountrykitchen.com
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I’m currently kicking myself. Merely thinking about Sullivan’s Island’s quaint (and delightful!) Obstinate Daughter reminds me that I have an unused gift card to the place, begging to be used. All those nights of sad, homecooked meals can’t compare to what I’ve gotten at Obstinate. The only thing that eases my pain is knowing I have something to look forward to. And there’s a lot to look forward to here.
132 SPRING COFFEE & KITCHEN BAR
TUE-FRI 8am - 6pm SAT 8:30am - 4pm SUN 9am - 3pm 132 Spring St • Downtown 132Spring.com
Come for the cozy booths and beachy, cool ambience; hang around for the fun, airy bar space; and linger into the evening under the dim lights. Ahhhh. And then, of course, there’s the food: Italian/Southern/ seafood cuisine straight from the mind of James Beard semi-finalist Jacques Larson (also of Wild Olive). From the simply delicious flatbread to the Mepkin Abbey Mushrooms to the ricotta gnocchi with short rib ragu (a family favorite) there’s
a lot to consider at Obstinate. And, for most devotees, those considerations take place at brunch, which helps Obstinate take home both its best Sullivan’s Island Restaurant and Best Sullivan’s Island Brunch awards. The brunch menu is all your favorite comfort food, add eggs, with a dash of inventive genius. From the beet cured salmon flatbread to the eggs benedict with pork loin, what’s not to love? —Connelly Hardaway
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Best IOP Restaurant The Boathouse at Breach Inlet
101 Palm Blvd. Isle of Palms (843) 886-8000 boathouserestaurants.com
Runner-up: Acme Lowcountry Kitchen
Best Italian Wild Olive
2867 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 737-4177 wildoliverestaurant.com
Runner-up: Trattoria Lucca
Best James Island Brunch Black Magic
Runner-up: Bohemian Bull
Best James Island Restaurant Mondo’s
915 Folly Road. James Island (843) 795-8400 eatatmondos.com
Runner-up: Zia Taqueria
Best Japanese O-Ku
463 King St. Downtown (843) 737-0112 o-kusushichs.com
Runner-up: Miyabi
Best Johns Island Brunch Fat Hen
3140 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 559-9090 thefathen.com
Runner-up: Sunrise Bistro
BOWEN’S ISLAND RESTAURANT THANKS FOR VOTING US
BEST OYSTERS AND BEST SEAFOOD Sincerely, Robert Barber and the oystermen and crew
Whether you’re a first-time guest or a long-time regular, our aim is to serve you simple, excellent seafood. Just 5 minutes from Folly Beach, we’re famous for our locally harvested oysters, fried shrimp, hushpuppies, Frogmore stew, cold beer, and undisturbed views of the river, marshes, islands, and wildlife.
1870 BOWENS ISLAND RD • 843.795.2757
OPEN TUE - SAT, 5 - 10PM • WE TAKE CREDIT CARDS, BUT NOT RESERVATIONS
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Ashley Rose Stanol
Best Oysters Best Seafood
Bowens Island Restaurant
At a time when Charleston has more oyster options than ever, City Paper readers are turning to an old standby. Bowens Island Restaurant has been open on a little spit of land between James Island and Folly Beach since 1946. Longtime visitors will remember it as marsh. Venture downstairs and you’ll find a low-slung, overgrown cinderblock oysthe oyster room — you’ll smell the salt and ter shack with no frills beyond a jukebox hear the shucker rukus first. Bowens Island (maybe). The original joint burned in is no longer the low-key local secret it once 2006, but was rebuilt with a large, elevated was, but it’s still a must-visit for out-of-town screened-in dining room and bar upstairs guests who’ve never acquainted themselves with postcard porch views of the Lowcountry with the local bivalves. —Sam Spence
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Best Johns Island Restaurant Wild Olive
2867 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 737-4177 wildoliverestaurant.com
Runner-up: Fat Hen
Best Juice Bar Huriyali
401 Huger St. Downtown (843) 207-4436 huriyali.com
Runner-up: Clean Juice
Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant Chick-fil-A
Various locations chick-fil-a.com
Runner-up: Home Team BBQ
Best Late Night Menu
ECLECTIC LITTLE OYSTER BAR
Tattooed Moose
3328 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 952-7591 tattooedmoose.com
Runner-up: Home Team BBQ
Best Local Artisanal Food Product
Callie’s Charleston Biscuits
THANK YOU CHARLESTON FOR VOTING US BEST WEST ASHLEY HAPPY HOUR
476 1/2 King St. Downtown (843) 737-5159 188 Meeting St. Downtown (843) 577-8900 calliesbiscuits.com
Runner-up: Grey Ghost Bakery
Best Mac and Cheese Home Team BBQ
126 Williman St. Downtown (843) 225-RIBS Ext. 4 2209 Middle St. Sullivan’s Island (843) 225-RIBS Ext. 3 1205 Ashley River Road. West Ashley (843) 225-RIBS Ext. 2 hometeambbq.com
Runner-up: Swig & Swine
Best Meat & 3 Veggies Page’s Okra Grill
302 Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-3333 pagesokragrill.com
Runner-up: Swig & Swine
Best Mexican Restaurant Santi’s Restaurante Mexicano
Come to the eclectic little oyster bar where you can enjoy amazing seafood, a casual, fun atmosphere and have an extraordinary experience.
1302 Meeting St. Road. Downtown (843) 722-2633 santisrestaurantemexicano.com
WEST OF THE ASHLEY 9 MAGNOLIA RD
Best Milkshake
CHARLESTON, SC 29407
Various locations yeolefashioned.com
HAPPY HOUR
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Best Pizza - Traditional
D’Allesandro’s Pizza Ask anyone who’s spent any time in Charleston and they’ll tell you that D’Allesandro’s Pizza has always turned out some of the best pizza in the city. For more than a decade, brothers Benny and Nick D’Allesandro have built a reputation for creative pizza from their corner spot at St. Philip and Bogard streets. First catering to college students living in Cannonborough-Elliotborough and inthe-know locals when they opened in the mid 2000s, Nick says that their business has changed little over the years. They’ve tried different things, but have settled on a formula that keeps people coming back: just keep making quality pies at the right
price. Longtime favorites include the Get Gnarly and Chauncinator, but D’Al’s’ light, crispy crust also lends it to simple go-tos like the Spicy Benny, a plain cheese pie with pepperoni, jalapeno, and feta. Stop by for a quick lunch for under $10 or stay for a while with a few cold local beers on tap. —Sam Spence
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Best off-peninsula caffeine pit stops CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 04.24.2019
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Metto
354 W. Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 216-8832. Mettocoffee.com
Orange Spot Coffee Charleston • 1302 Meeting St. • 843.722.2633 | Mt. Pleasant • 1471 Ben Sawyer Blvd. • 843.388.3146
1101 East Montague Ave. North Charleston (843) 637-4504. Orangespotcoffee.com
Muddy Waters
1739 Maybank Hwy. James Island (843) 795-0848 Muddywaterscoffee.com
Highfalutin Coffee Roasters 27 Magnolia Road. West Ashley (843) 501-7859. highfalutin.coffee
Second State Coffee
766 S. Shelmore Blvd. Mt. Pleasant secondstatecoffee.com
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Best Mt. Pleasant Brunch Page’s Okra Grill
302 Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-3333 pagesokragrill.com
Runner-up: Red Drum
Best Mt. Pleasant Restaurant Page’s Okra Grill
302 Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-3333 pagesokragrill.com
Runner-up: Tavern and Table
Best New Restaurant The Royal Tern
3005 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 718-3434 theroyaltern.com
Runner-up: Chubby Fish
Best North Charleston Brunch
Thank you for voting us
BEST RESTAURANT ON JAMES ISLAND and for all of your support since 1998
The Junction Kitchen & Provisions
4438 Spruill Ave. North Charleston (843) 745-9189 thejunctionkitchen.com
Runner-up: Madra Rua Irish Pub
Best North Charleston Restaurant EVO Pizza
Runner-up: The CODFather Proper Fish & Chips
Best Outdoor Patio Blind Tiger
36-38 Broad St. Downtown (843) 872-6700 blindtigerchs.com
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Best Oysters
Bowens Island Restaurant 1870 Bowens Island Road. Bowens Island (843) 795-2757 bowensisland.com
Runner-up: 167 Raw
Best Pitmaster Rodney Scott, Rodney Scott’s BBQ 1011 King St. Downtown (843) 990-9535 rodneyscottsbbq.com
Runner-up: John Lewis, Lewis Barbecue
Best Pizza – Gourmet EVO Pizza
1075 E Montague Ave. North Charleston (843) 225-1796 evopizza.com
Runner-up: Mellow Mushroom
Best Pizza – Traditional D’Allesandro’s Pizza 229 St. Philip St. Downtown (843) 853-6337 dalspizza.com
Runner-up: Andolini’s
Best Place to Buy Local Seafood Crosby’s Seafood
2019C Cherry Hill Ln. North Charleston (843) 577-3531 crosbysseafood.com
Runner-up: Mt. Pleasant Seafood
Best Poke Poke Bros
5070 International Blvd. North Charleston (843) 718-1354 eatpokebros.com
Runner-up: Poke Tea House
Best Pub Food Tattooed Moose
1137 Morrison Drive. Downtown (843) 277-2990. 3328 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 952-7591 2070 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley (843) 709-0053 Tattooedmoose.com
Runner-up: Moe’s Crosstown Tavern
Best Raw Bar 167 Raw
289 East Bay St. Downtown (843) 579-4997 167raw.com
Runner-up: Pearlz Oyster Bar
Best Restaurant Halls Chophouse 434 King St. Downtown (843) 727-0090 hallschophouse.com
Runner-up: FIG
Beautiful views and sunsets on Shem Creek. Happy Hour at our two outdoor bars — Muddy’s & the Shark Fin. Two daily lunch & dinner specials. Local seafood, big juicy burgers and a Sunday Brunch featuring all-time Southern favorites. Weekly Food & Drink Specials Mon-Thur 5-9pm Sunday Brunch @ 10:30am
Best Restaurant for Vegetarians Five Loaves Cafe
43 Cannon St. Downtown (843) 937-4303 1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd #100. Mt. Pleasant (843) 849-1043 214 N. Cedar St. Summerville (843) 804-9410 fiveloavescafe.com
Runner-up: Dellz Uptown
Best Ribs
Lewis Barbecue
464 North Nassau St. Downtown (843) 805-9500 lewisbarbecue.com
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Runner-up: Rodney Scott’s BBQ
Best Romantic Restaurant 82 Queen
82 Queen St. Downtown (843) 723-7591 82queen.com
FRIDAY WINE TASTINGS
Runner-up: Circa 1886
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The City Marina • 3 Lockwood Drive, 2nd Floor 843-577-3881 • TheWineShopOfCharleston.com
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Best New Restaurant
The Royal Tern
We made no secret back in January that Johns Island’s newest restaurant had stolen our hearts. Friendly and efficient staff, a beautiful space and equally stunning raw bar display, a damn Hemingway quote on the menu.
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Since then, we’ve been back for more oysters at the bar (can’t get over the Toogoodoo selection), (a lot) more Gruner Veltliner, and a full blown, mid-week 8 p.m. dinner in the main dining room. It turns out it wasn’t just us flocking to this new sea bird — out of all the fish in the sea, y’all decided The Royal Tern was the greatest catch. Co-Owner John Williams says that “we are humbled by the amazing reception we have received on Johns Island and now as well in the Charleston area.” Past Best New Restaurant winners include Husk, Stella’s, The Ordinary, Spero, and Lewis Barbecue. Other than Spero (which still lives on in their devotees’ hearts), the
best new restaurant win has been a harbinger of continued success. Royal Tern’s success is due, Williams says, to the talented staff, a majority of which had worked together “over the past 12 years who were excited about joining a new venture outside of the downtown area.” Williams and executive chef David Pell both studied cuisine in France, and have worked together since the spring of 2006. “I would encourage people to start with items from the raw bar while enjoying a glass of Muscadet or Chenin Blanc,” says Williams. Be sure to make a reservation in advance, or walk in for a seat at the bar and adjoining screened-in patio. —Mary Scott Hardaway
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Best Salad
California Dreaming
1 Ashley Point Drive. West Ashley (843) 766-1644 californiadreaming.rest
Runner-up: Verde
Best Seafood
Bowens Island Restaurant 1870 Bowens Island Road. Bowens Island (843) 795-2757 bowensisland.com
Runner-up: Hank’s Seafood
82 Queen
82 Queen St. Downtown (843) 723-7591 82queen.com
Runner-up: Fleet Landing
Best Shrimp & Grits Hominy Grill
207 Rutledge Ave. Downtown (843) 937-0930 hominygrill.com
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Best Sommelier Sarah O’Kelley, Edmund’s Oast
1081 Morrison Drive. Downtown (843) 727-1145 edmundsoast.com
We wake & bake everyday.
Runner-up: Femi Oyediran, Graft Wine Shop
Best Soul Food Martha Lou’s Kitchen 1068 Morrison Drive. Downtown (843) 577-9583 marthalouskitchen.com
Runner-up: Bertha’s Kitchen
Best Steak
Halls Chophouse 434 King St. Downtown (843) 727-0090 hallschophouse.com
Runner-up: Oak Steakhouse
Best Sub Sandwich/Hoagie Jersey Mike’s Various locations jerseymikes.com
Runner-up: Publix
Best Sullivan’s Island Brunch
THANK YOU
The Obstinate Daughter
FOR VOTING US
2063 Middle St. Sullivan’s Island (843) 416-5020 theobstinatedaughter.com
BEST DESSERTS
Runner-up: Poe’s Tavern
FOR THE PAST
Best Sullivan’s Island Restaurant The Obstinate Daughter 2063 Middle St. Sullivan’s Island (843) 416-5020 theobstinatedaughter.com
Runner-up: Poe’s Tavern
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2 MAGNOLIA ROAD CHARLESTON, SC 29407 854-429-1777
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Martha Lou’s
1068 MORRISON DR. • DOWNTOWN • 843-577-9583 MARTHALOUSKITCHEN.COM • OPEN DAILY 11AM UNTIL 7PM
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Best Summerville Brunch Five Loaves Cafe
214 N Cedar St. Summerville (843) 804-9410 fiveloavescafe.com
Runner-up: Toast
Best Summerville Restaurant Oscar’s
207 W 5th N St. Summerville (843) 871-3800 oscarsofsummerville.com
Runner-up: Five Loaves Cafe
Best Sunday Brunch Fat Hen
3140 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 559-9090 thefathen.com
Runner-up: Halls Chophouse
Best Sushi O-Ku
463 King St. Downtown (843) 737-0112 o-kusushichs.com
Runner-up: Locals
Best Sweet Tea Chick-fil-A
Novwing Ser
Various locations chick-fil-a.com
SEASONALLY DRIVEN SMALL PLATES IN THE EVENING!
Runner-up: McAlister’s Deli
Best Tacos
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15 Center St. Folly Beach (843) 588-9761 217 Huger St. Downtown (843) 789-3333 tacoboy.net
Runner-up: Mex 1 Coastal Cantina
Best Tapas
EVO CRAFT BAKERY 1075 E Montague Ave. Park Circle 843-225-1810 • EvoPizza.com MON-SAT 7AM-10PM • SUN 9AM-9PM
Barsa
630 King St. Downtown. (843) 577-5393 barsacharleston.com
Runner-up: Stella’s
Critics’ Picks
Best groceries for fresh local produce Whole Foods
1125 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 329-6540 923 Houston Northcutt Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 971-7240 wholefoodsmarket.com
Veggie Bin
96 Spring St. Downtown (843) 779-0301 facebook.com/VegetableBin
Blackbird Market
1808 Bohicket Road. Johns Island (843) 559-0193
Stono Market
842 Main Road. Johns Island (843) 559-9999 stonofarmmarket.com
Boone Hall Farms Market 2521 N Hwy 17. Mt. Pleasant (843) 856-8154 boonehallfarms.com
Farmers Markets Various locations
Best Thai Basil
460 King St. Downtown (843) 724-3490 1465 Long Grove Drive. Mt. Pleasant (843) 606-9641 1070 E. Montague Ave. North Charleston (843) 225-8161 eatatbasil.com
Runner-up: Taste of Thai
Best Vietnamese CO
340 King St. Downtown. (843) 720-3631 eatatco.com
Runner-up: Little Miss Ha
Best Wait Staff Halls Chophouse 434 King St. Downtown (843) 727-0090 hallschophouse.com
Runner-up: Mex 1 Coastal Cantina
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Early Bird has all the makings of a greasy spoon, but with the high caliber, creative dishes you may expect to find in a more austere space.
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Best Burger To Eat Hangover Food When You Haven’t Destination Eaten Meat in Vicious Biscuit 409 W. Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant Five Years (843) 388-7362 Pub Fare
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Best Surprise Menu Item at a Burger Joint The crab roll at Little Jack’s Tavern 710 King St. Downtown (843) 531-6868 littlejackstavern.com
Bestalternative views of shem creek The Mill Street Tavern 504 Mill St. Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-1177 millstreettavern.com
With funky art by local artists adorning the walls and the visage of Ice-T staring out at you from, you guessed it, the three gallon iced tea dispenser, you feel like you can show up to breakfast as you are. That may mean a little greasy, perhaps wearing last night’s outfit. Early Bird doesn’t care. Breakfast is served all day, a move not in response to a growing trend, but just the way it’s always been at this Savannah Hwy. hotspot. And we do mean hot. Early Bird was featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives in 2012. According to Guy Fieri “the savory, sweet, crunchy and salty” sensations from the chicken and waffles “seem so wrong, but are just so right.”
This past summer, for our breakfast in the city cover story, we sat in on a Sunday morning brunch rush at Early Bird. Server Lindsay Gorecki told us at the time that one week in July, they did 480 covers in a morning shift. “I had 102.” At 10 a.m., we saw customers order everything from tomato soup to blueberry cobbler. It’s a safe space, this eclectic little diner, where you can flaunt your ice blonde tips or order hot soup before noon in the dead of summer. Smiling GM Danny Infinger keeps your cuppa full and the team of dedicated servers don’t miss a beat. Be sure to get in line early, or swing by for late night fried chicken. —Mary Scott Hardaway
Best Late Night Fries On The Go
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platiagreekfood.com
202 E Ashley Ave. Folly Beach (843) 588-9449 bertsmarket.com
Platia Food Truck
Best Pub Pop-Up Jack of Cups’ Wednesday pop-ups at Paddock & Whisky 1962 Maybank Hwy. James Island (843) 225-5877 paddockandwhisky.com
Bert’s Market
Best Cinderella Story Spanglish
652 St. Andrews Blvd. West Ashley spanglishcubankitchen.com
Best Churros
Best Salad Trio
33 Spring St. Downtown (843) 926-0475
1107 King St. Downtown (843) 637-3410. theharbingercafe.com
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Best Waterfront Dining Fleet Landing
186 Concord St. Downtown (843) 722-8100 fleetlanding.net
Runner-up: Bowens Island Restaurant
Best West Ashley Brunch Early Bird Diner
1644 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 277-2353 earlybirddiner.com
Al di La
25 Magnolia Road. West Ashley. (843) 571-2321 aldilarestaurant.com
Runner-up: Swig & Swine
Best Wings Home Team BBQ
126 Williman St. Downtown (843) 225-RIBS Ext. 4 2209 Middle St. Sullivan’s Island (843) 225-RIBS Ext. 3 1205 Ashley River Road. West Ashley (843) 225-RIBS Ext. 2 hometeambbq.com
Runner-up: Wild Wing Cafe
Runner-up: Three Little Birds
Critics’ Picks
Best Self-Imposed Pizza District Crawl in Downtown Charleston Renzo
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384 Huger St. Downtown (843) 952-7864 renzochs.com
624 ½ Rutledge Ave. Downtown (843) 722-4743 uneedasicilianpizza.com
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721 King St. Downtown (843) 513-0307 eatatmelfis.com
526 King St. Downtown (843) 872-6828 indacocharleston.com
Critics’ Picks
Best Meatloaf that Ain’t Your Mama’s Workmen’s Cafe
1837 Grimball Road. James Island (843) 406-0120 facebook.com/workmenscafe
Best Baked Snacks to Go with Your Joe Brown’s Court Bakery 199 St. Philip St. Downtown (843) 724-0833 brownscourt.com
Best Way to Spend your lunch break Restaurant Tu
430 Meeting St. Downtown tu-charleston.com
Uptown Social
587 King St. Downtown (843) 793-1837 uptownsocialchs.com
Benny Ravello’s 5504 King St. Downtown (843) 414-7143 bennysva.com
Best Worst Workshop Stall Chick-fil-A
1503 King St. Downtown (843) 996-4500 workshopcharleston.com
Best Cooking Class
Zero Restaurant + Bar 0 George St. Downtown. (843) 817-7900 zerorestaurantcharleston.com
Best ‘we want to live here’ bakery WildFlour Pastry
73 Spring St. Downtown (843) 327-2621 1750 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 990-9391 wildflourpastry.com
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ea, yea: In Charleston, we are obsessed with food. But damn if we don’t also love a drink or four. As downtown’s high-end restaurant industry has grown, so have more accessible watering holes farther afield. If you can believe it, 2019’s Best Sports Bar, Charleston Sports Pub, now has four area locations that draw crowds for weekend games, sure, but also after weeknight rec leagues. This year’s Best New Bar, Uptown Social, keeps a handful of frozen cocktails on deck and is runner-up for Best College Bar, but also maintains a sneaky solid menu. You can certainly treat yourself to the city’s Best Martini at Halls Chophouse, or for something a little more divey, stop at The Royal American, the Best Downtown Bar. And if you need us on a sunny weekend, you can probably catch us at the Best Waterfront Bar, Saltwater Cowboys.
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2028 Pittsburgh Ave. North Charleston (843) 737-5648 goodfellascabaret.com
1034 E Montague Ave. North Charleston (843) 554-2522 2066 N. Main St. Summerville (843) 821-9434 madraruapub.com
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Best Downtown Bar Best Place to See Local Hip-Hop
The Royal American
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Thriving since opening its doors in 2011, The Royal American is, bizarrely, just now picking up its first ever Best of Charleston win — and, rightfully so, readers have actually recognized the venue twice this year, with Best Downtown Bar and Best Place to See Local Hip-Hop.
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Music-wise, the venue dishes it all — from dirty rock ‘n’ roll and sensitive indie to twanged-out country and booming hip-hop, the latter of which has filled a great need in recent years. After learning more about the lack of inclusivity in downtown Charleston, The Royal American decided to do something about it and has since hosted nights like the Cocktail Bandits’ Trappy Hour and, on April 20, launched the city’s first hip-hop and R&B festival. This all contributes to why the venue is also the best bar downtown. With its commitment to great local and visiting acts in addition to good, creative grub; a gritty, kitschy, and comfy atmosphere;
and their legendary super-boozy punches, The Royal American is where it — all of it — is at. Co-owner John Kenney says, “We set out to become not only a neighborhood bar with great food, but also a legitimate live music venue, and I feel as though in this past year, it’s all finally coming together. I feel a huge sense of community when I walk in our doors, and I love seeing folks from all different walks of life interacting with each other. When you walk into The Royal American, you can feel 100 percent certain you can be yourself, with no judgement. You are part of our little all-inclusive family.” —Kelly Rae Smith
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Best Beer Retail Selection
1137 Morrison Drive. Downtown (843) 277-2990 3328 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 952-7591 2070 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley (843) 709-0053 tattooedmoose.com
1820 Ashley River Road. West Ashley (843) 763-7034 totalwine.com
Runner-up: Rarebit
Best Bar Staff Home Team BBQ
126 Williman St. Downtown (843) 225-RIBS Ext. 4 2209 Middle St. Sullivan’s Island (843) 225-RIBS Ext. 3 1205 Ashley River Road. West Ashley (843) 225-RIBS Ext. 2 hometeambbq.com
Runner-up: Recovery Room
Best Bartender Ian Farley, Prohibition 547 King St. Downtown
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Best Bar for Late Night Eats Tattooed Moose
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Runner-up: Edmund’s Oast Exchange
Best Beer Selection on Tap Edmund’s Oast
1081 Morrison Drive. Downtown (843) 727-1145 edmundsoast.com
Runner-up: Bay Street Biergarten
Best Bloody Mary Page’s Okra Grill
302 Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 881-3333 pagesokragrill.com
Runner-up: Darling Oyster Bar
Best Bottled Beer Gene’s Haufbrau
817 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 225-4363 genes.beer
Runner-up: Edmund’s Oast
Best Bouncers A.C.’s Bar & Grill 467 King St. Downtown (843) 577-6742 acsbar.com
Runner-up: Recovery Room
Best Cheap Beer Deal Recovery Room
685 King St. Downtown (843) 727-0999 recoveryroomtavern.com
Runner-up: A.C.’s Bar & Grill
Critics’ Picks
Best Industry Nights JuJu Caribbean
604 Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 284-8229 jujurestaurant.com
Container Bar
2130 Mt. Pleasant St. Downtown (843) 793-1480 containerbarchs.com
Felix Cocktails et Cuisine 550 King St. Downtown (843) 203-6297 felixchs.com
Prohibition
547 King St. Downtown (843) 793-2964 prohibitioncharleston.com
Josephine Wine Bar 64 Spring St. Downtown (843) 974-4105 josephinewinebar.com
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479 King St. Downtown (843) 789-4299 themacintoshcharleston.com
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Low Tide Brewing
Come for the Isle of Pale easy sipper, stay for the dogs (a huge wolflike Shepherd regular is a fan fave), trivia, food trucks, sports ball on the projector, and corn hole matches aplenty. Since March 2016, Mike Fielding and Andy Elliott have been brewin’ up both inventive and classic pours, from chai and wheat ales to low ABV stouts and creamsicle sours. Low Tide Brewing may not have traditional happy hour specials or anything in fact, other than beer, but that doesn’t matter to Johns Island folks. They’re there every afternoon and weekend (the brewery is open daily, praise) with their friends, family, and four-legged pals. Low Tide also scored a solid runner-up position for “Best Local Brewery Tap Room” this year. With a huge merchandise section, plenty of picnic tables and bar seating, plus a view of all the kettles and fermenters in action, we foresee this tap room (and brewery!) taking the lead spot in the very near future. Part of the appeal of the brewery, conveniently located right off Maybank once you enter the island, is that there’s something going on almost daily. Monday is bingo, Wednesday is Brains and Brews trivia, Saturday is Suds and Savasana, and Sundays are reserved for a visit from Southern Tails for Precious Paws adoption. On Tuesdays, the
brewers get creative with their Randall, a device developed by Dogfish Head founder and president Sam Calagione to infuse beer with flavors/ingredients. That means every Tuesday you can enjoy your favorite pint infused with ingredients like coconut, poptarts, and coffee beans. Oh, and they’ve recently introduced goat yoga, which we hope sticks around. The best time to go may be a Thursday early evening, though, when nothing is scheduled except for good old fashioned drinking. Order a flight and snack from one of a number of popular food trucks in regular rotation like Chicken Fats, Rebel Taqueria, Braised in the South, and Dough Boyz. If you’re on a Johns Island crawl, head a few minutes down the street to Irish pub Seanachai. The bangers and mash will do you right. Best part? They always have Low Tide’s Tura’Lu red ale on draft. Good neighbors, indeed. —Mary Scott Hardaway
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Best Cocktails The Belmont
511 King St. Downtown thebelmontcharleston.com
Runner-up: Gin Joint
Best Cold Beer Gene’s Haufbrau
817 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 225-4363 genes.beer
Runner-up: Bay Street Biergarten
Best College Bar A.C.’s Bar & Grill 467 King St. Downtown (843) 577-6742 acsbar.com
Runner-up: Uptown Social
Best Dance Club The Commodore 504 Meeting St. Downtown thecommodorechs.com
Runner-up: Mynt
Best Daniel Island Bar Dockery’s
880 Island Park Drive. Daniel Island (843) 471-1130 dockerysdi.com
Runner-up: Daniel Island Grille
Best Distillery Firefly Distillery
6775 Bears Bluff Road. Wadmalaw Island (843) 557-1405 fireflyspirits.com
Runner-up: High Wire Distilling
Best Downtown Bar The Royal American 970 Morrison Drive. Downtown (843) 817-6925 theroyalamerican.com
Runner-up: Prohibition
Best Folly Beach Bar Surf Bar
103 W Cooper Ave. Folly Beach (843) 588-2009 surfbarfollybeach.com
Runner-up: Loggerhead’s Beach Grill
Best Folly Beach Happy Hour Taco Boy
15 Center St. Folly Beach (843) 588-9761 tacoboy.net
Runner-up: Snapper Jack’s
Best Happy Hour Barsa
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630 King St. Downtown (843) 577-5393 barsacharleston.com
Runner-up: Pearlz Oyster Bar
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Best IOP Bar The Windjammer
1008 Ocean Blvd. Isle of Palms (843) 886-8596 the-windjammer.com
Best IOP Happy Hour The Windjammer
1008 Ocean Blvd. Isle of Palms (843) 886-8596 the-windjammer.com
Runner-up: The Dinghy
Best James Island Bar
Charleston Pour House 1977 Maybank Hwy. James Island (843) 571-4343 charlestonpourhouse.com
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Best Distillery Best Local Spirit
Firefly Distillery, Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka
Whether you are ringing in the new year, toasting to good news, or suffering through a Thanksgiving visit from your in-laws, some moments are best enjoyed with a nice drink in hand. And according to you, that drink should be Firefly’s Sweet Tea Vodka. A fun spin on a Southern staple, Firefly’s Wadmalaw Island distillery sources their tea from a local plantation to ensure that every bottle of their Sweet Tea Vodka offers a taste of the Lowcountry. Originally released in April of 2008, sales of the wildly popular spirit spread to 40 states in just a matter of months — all while remaining a local favorite for the hometown crowd. “We wanted to be the Jack Daniels of vodka. I couldn’t think of anything more Southern than Sweet Tea Vodka,” Firefly cofounder Scott Newitt told the New York Times less than a year after the release of Charleston’s favorite local spirit. It’s clear from Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka’s rabid fanbase that Newitt and the rest of the gang at the distillery made the right decision. —Dustin Waters
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Best James Island Happy Hour 1531 Folly Road. James Island (843) 225-1817 bohemianbull.com
Park Circle’s pub has closed. For now. An early morning fire scorched Madra Rua Irish Pub in North Charleston in February, but almost immediately the community jumped in to help out. Madra patrons donated nearly $25,000 to help the staff in the days following, and Irish flags began popping up around town in a show of support.
Runner-up: Crust Wood Fired Pizza
Best Johns Island Bar
Since opening 16 years ago, Madra has been a gathering place in Park Circle and Summerville, earning the backing of loyal locals, workers, and staff as a welcoming watering hole, reliable restaurant, and a go-to for
Tattooed Moose
3328 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 952-7591 tattooedmoose.com
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Best Johns Island Bar Happy Hour Recovery Room Low Tide Brewing
2863 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 501-7570 lowtidebrewing.com
Runner-up: Tattooed Moose
Revelry Brewing Co.
Madra Rua Irish Pub
Bohemian Bull
Runner-up: Seanachai
Best Local Brewery
North Charleston Bar Authentic Pub Summerville Bar North Charleston Happy Hour
685 King St. Downtown (843) 727-0999 recoveryroomtavern.com
Runner-up: A.C.’s Bar & Grill
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Best LGBT Bar Dudley’s on Ann 42 Ann St. Downtown (843) 577-6779 dudleysonann.com
Runner-up: Recovery Room
10 Conroy St. Downtown (843) 203-6194 revelrybrewingco.com
Runner-up: Holy City Brewing
Best Local Brewery Tap Room
Revelry Brewing Co. 10 Conroy St. Downtown (843) 203-6194 revelrybrewingco.com
Runner-up: Low Tide Brewing
Best Local Cocktail Mixer
Charleston Bloody Mary Mix charlestonmix.com
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Best Local Spirit Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka
6775 Bears Bluff Road. Wadmalaw Island (843) 557-1405 fireflyspirits.com
Runner-up: Hat Trick Gin
Best Margarita Mex 1 Coastal Cantina 817 St Andrews Blvd. West Ashley (843) 751-4001 1109 Park W Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 352-9699 2205 Middle St. Sullivan’s Island (843) 882-8172 mex1coastalcantina.com
Runner-up: Taco Boy
Best Martini Halls Chophouse 434 King St. Downtown (843) 727-0090 hallschophouse.com
Runner-up: The Gin Joint
Best Mt. Pleasant Bar Red’s Ice House
98 Church St. Mt. Pleasant (843) 388-0003 redsicehouse.com
Critics’ Picks
Best Spring Street Bar Crawl Xiao Bao Biscuit
224 Rutledge Ave. Downtown xiaobaobiscuit.com
Warehouse
45 Spring St. Downtown (843) 202-0712 wearewarehouse.com
Malagon, Mercado y Taperia 33 Spring St. Downtown (843) 926-0475
Dalila’s
441 Meeting St. Ste F. Downtown dalilasonspring.com
Wine & Company 441 Meeting St. Downtown (843) 277-2857 chswine.com
Best Mt. Pleasant Happy Hour Saltwater Cowboys 130 Mill St. Mt. Pleasant (843) 856-0700 saltwater-cowboys.com
Runner-up: Water’s Edge
Runner-up: The Shelter Kitchen and Bar
Best Neighborhood Bar
Critics’ Picks
714 Rutledge Ave. Downtown (843) 641-0469 moescrosstowntavern.com
Best Wine by the Glass Avondale Wine & Cheese 813 Savannah Hwy. Unit B. West Ashley (843) 769-5444
goat.sheep.cow.north 804 Meeting St. Downtown (843) 203-3118 goatsheepcow.com
Wine & Company 441 Meeting St. Downtown (843) 277-2857 chswine.com
Stems & Skins 1070 E. Montague Ave. North Charleston (843) 805-4809 stemsandskins.com
Moe’s Crosstown Tavern
Runner-up: Recovery Room
Best New Bar Uptown Social 587 King St. Downtown (843) 793-1837 uptownsocialchs.com
Runner-up: King Street Dispensary
Best No Frills Watering Hole Gene’s Haufbrau
817 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 225-4363 genes.beer
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Uptown Social is not one bar. It’s four bars. Spread out in a newly renovated King Street building, upstairs and downstairs, inside and outside, it’s really got something for everyone. The team from Uptown Social landed in Charleston after opening a handful of successful bars in New York City and vacationing in the South. “This is a whole new ballgame for us,” says Keith Benjamin, a partner in the venture. Taking time to get to know the city, even after visiting for years, has paid off and Uptown Social has been hoppin’ since they opened in April 2018, Benjamin says. Highlights of the downtown spot include a massive downstairs space with TVs lining every wall, plenty of tables and stools, and a stocked bar that runs the length of the space. You’ll find house specialty frozen cocktails spinning behind the bar, but not the ones you’re used to. Instead, think frose, frozen vodka and energy drink, and other straightto-the-point icy concoctions. Head upstairs and you’ll find two private rooms, each with
their own bars. Head outside for the joint’s sunny roof deck with plenty of space for activities and (you guessed it) yet another bar. Now that you have the lay of the land, get acquainted with the menu. Anchored by thin crust pizzas first whipped up by NYC pie whisperer Anthony Falco, chef Jonathan Kaldos has assembled a menu of bar fare standards that’s anything but standard. —Sam Spence
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Madra Rua Irish Pub
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Runner-up: DIG in the Park
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1034 E. Montague Ave. North Charleston (843) 554-2522 madraruapub.com
Runner-up: DIG in the Park
Best Pet-Friendly Bar/Restaurant
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Runner-up: Red’s Ice House
Best Pick Up Joint Voodoo Tiki Bar & Lounge 15 Magnolia Road. West Ashley (843) 769-0228 voodootikibar.com
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Best Pool Hall A.C.’s Bar & Grill 467 King St. Downtown (843) 577-6742 acsbar.com
Eclectic, farm to table, southern fare ...prepared daily, from scratch.
Runner-up: Player’s Place
Best Rooftop Bar Rooftop at Vendue
19 Vendue Range. Downtown (843) 577-7970. thevendue.com
Runner-up: Revelry Brewing Co.
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1859 Folly Road. James Island
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Best Earl Grey Latte with Toasted Lavender Marshmallow
Park Cafe’s Charleston Fog 730 Rutledge Ave. Downtown (843) 410-1070. theparkcafechs.com
Best Liquid Ode to Loretta Lynn Proof’s “Van Lear Rose” cocktail 437 King St. Downtown
(843) 793-1422. charlestonproof.com
Best Boozy Drink That Can Easily Last Through Two Band Sets The Royal American’s punches
970 Morrison Drive. Downtown (843) 817-6925. theroyalamerican.com
Best Pre-Movie Game Plan Zia margs (and queso) before The Terrace 1956 Maybank Hwy. James Island (843) 406-8877. ziataco.com
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Best Sports Bar Charleston Sports Pub
1124 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley (843) 203-3329 1909 N. Hwy. 17. Mt. Pleasant (843) 732-3334 9730 Dorchester Road. #207. Summerville (843) 900-0393 792 Folly Road. James Island (843) 203-3319 charlestonsportspub.com
Runner-up: The Roost
Best Sullivan’s Island Bar Poe’s Tavern
2210 Middle St. Sullivan’s Island (843) 883-0083 poestavern.com
Runner-up: Home Team BBQ
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2210 Middle St. Sullivan’s Island (843) 883-0083 poestavern.com
Runner-up: Home Team BBQ
Best Summerville Bar Madra Rua Irish Pub 2066 N Main St. Summerville (843) 821-9434 madraruapub.com
Runner-up: Montreux Bar and Grill
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Best Mt. Pleasant Brewery District Westbrook Brewing Company 510 Ridge Road. Mt. Pleasant (843) 654-9114 westbrookbrewing.com
Two Blokes Brewing
547 Long Point Road. #101 Mt. Pleasant (843) 654-4564 twoblokesbrewing.com
Ghost Monkey Brewery 522 Wando Lane. Mt. Pleasant (843) 352-3462 ghostmonkeybrewery.com
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Best Local Beer Stops Edmund’s Oast Exchange
1081B Morrison Drive. Downtown (843) 990-9449 edmundsoast.com/exchange
Brew Cellar
1050 E. Montague Ave. Ste. D. North Charleston (843) 554-0301 thebrewcellar.net
Bottles Beverage Superstore
610 Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant (843) 849-9463 shopbottles.com
Best Summerville Happy Hour
Icehouse Restaurant and Bar 104 E Doty Ave. Summerville (843) 261-0360 theicehousesc.com
Runner-up: Montreux Bar and Grill
Best Upscale Bar The Belmont
511 King St. Downtown thebelmontcharleston.com
Runner-up: Vintage Lounge
Best Waterfront Bar Saltwater Cowboys 130 Mill St. Mt. Pleasant (843) 856-0700 saltwater-cowboys.com
Runner-up: Red’s Ice House
Best West Ashley Bar
Gene’s Haufbrau
817 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley (843) 225-4363 genes.beer
Runner-up: Voodoo Tiki Bar & Lounge
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BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR: Moe’s Crosstown Tavern. The crew at Moe’s serves you the Champagne of Beers with a smile
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9 Magnolia Road. West Ashley (843) 573-2277 pearlzoysterbar.com
Runner-up: Triangle Char & Bar
Best Wine Selection (Bar/ Restaurant) Avondale Wine and Cheese
813 Savannah Hwy. #B. West Ashley (843) 769-5444.
Runner-up: Stems & Skins
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Total Wine & More
1820 Ashley River Road. West Ashley (843) 763-7034 totalwine.com
Runner-up: Bottles
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babas on cannon’s Pickled Veggies 11 Cannon St. Downtown babasoncannon.com
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82 Wentworth St. Downtown (843) 789-4568. basickitchen.com
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441 Meeting St. Suite F. Downtown dalilasonspring.com
Best Place to Hunker Down and Pucker Up Revelry Brewing Co.’s The Hold
36 Romney St. Downtown (843) 203-6194. revelrybrewingco.com
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1970 Maybank Hwy. James Island (843) 203-6461. maybankpublichouse.com
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2863 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island (843) 501-7570. lowtidebrewing.com
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106 E. Ashley Ave. Folly Beach (843) 588-9454. wikiwikisandbar.com
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94 Stuart St. Downtown (843) 297-8233. bakerandbrewer.com
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WESTSIDE
119 Fishbone St, duplex, dual piazzas, large backyard, wide drive for parking, $495,000. Jennifer LePage (843) 478-2600, AgentOwned. www.jjlrealestate.com
James Island MARSHFRONT-FOLLY
3BR, 2BA w/1809sf, 5 min to Folly and 20 to downtown, perfect for beach lifestyle, wood-burning FP, bamboo floors, stainless appliances, large master w/ garden tub, $260,000. Call Becky Johnson (843) 478-5081, The Boulevard Company. MLS# 19001355. http://bit.ly/2FuQEse
1179 Moss Bluff in Snee Farm
64 RIVERS POINT ROW
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4BR, 3BA w/ family room, gas fireplace, granite countertops, screened porch, 2-car garage, community pool & trails, $365,000. Call Donna Caldwell, (843) 814-2516. Carolina One RE, MLS# 19005674. http://bit.ly/2U7mh3U
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Reduced- Motivated seller. 5BR, 3.5BA w/4269 sf, beautiful pond view, hardwoods, wine cellar, elevator, beautiful views from rear deck, $650,000. Text: 1322 to 843-279-0827 for photos and more info. Call Lisa RichartHernandez, View Properties RE. MLS# 18021861, http://bit.ly/2UvexJ0
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REDUCED- Motivated seller. 6BR, 3.5BA w/3,775 sf, bonus sunroom, hardwoods, master boasts garden tub w/ jets & walk-in closets, FROG, fenced-in backyard, $395,000. Text: 1626 to 843279-0827 for photos and more info. Lisa Richard-Hernandez, View Properties RE. MLS#19000415, http://bit.ly/2U7mh3U
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13 Jerome Court. 4BR, 2.5BA w/1874 sf, superior renovations including: master bath w/ huge shower & whirlpool tub, professionally organized closets, hardwoods, rear deck overlooks pond, firepit & no flooding from 3 most recent storms, $307,000. Call (843) 509-2350. Pam Paxton, Agent Owned Realty. http://bit.ly/2IEuYvo
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2019-CP-10-01275 South Carolina Federal Credit Union, PLAINTIFF, VS. Andre Brierre a/k/a Andre C. Brierre, Sr.; Fairmont Villas Horizontal Property Regime; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; and Jamal T. Green, DEFENDANT(S). SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (192258.00024) TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ANDRE BRIERRE A/K/A ANDRE C. BRIERRE, SR.; AND JAMAL T. GREEN ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 13, 2019.
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TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ANDRE BRIERRE A/K/A ANDRE C. BRIERRE, SR.: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for foreclosure intervention programs for the purpose of resolving the abovereferenced foreclosure action. If you wish to be considered for a foreclosure intervention program, you must contact Scott and Corley, P.A., 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, South Carolina 29204 or call (803) 252-3340 within thirty (30) days after being served with this notice. Scott and Corley, P.A. represents the Plaintiff in this action. We do not represent you. The South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit our firm from giving you any legal advice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. NOTICE: THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996 Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@ scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453 Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334 Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@ scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530 Matthew E. Rupert (matthewr@ scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #100740 Louise M. Johnson (ceasiej@ scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #16586 Tasha B. Thompson (tashat@ scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #76415 H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@ scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134 Craig T. Smith (craigs@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #102831 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2019-CP-10-701 Robert Andrew Yancey Plaintiff, V. James Fraser and if he be deceased her heirs and ) assigns, and all other persons with any right, title ) or interest in and to the real estate described in the ) Complaint, commonly known as: Lot #19, Russell Road Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 151-00-00-068 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class Designated as Richard Roe, Defendant. SUMMONS AND NOTICE To the Defendants above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 1721 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief
demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiffs will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Masterin-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case. NOTICE OF FILING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Notice, and Complaint, were filed on February 11, 2019 the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litern was filed on March 20, 2019 and the Order of Publication was filed on March 20, 2019 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B Hubbard, Esquire of2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan ‘s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated March 20, 2019 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice. THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows: All that lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being on Wadmalaw Island, in the County and State aforesaid, being a part of lot number 19 on a plat made by Simmons and Mayrant and recorded in the office ofR.M.C. for Charleston County, in Plat Book C-21, and containing one acre, be the same a little more or less. Butting and bounding to the North on land of W.Y. Stevens, to the East on land of Wm. Bradley and Wm. Simmons, to the South on lands of W.Y. Stevens and to the West on land of Marsh Singleton. TMS#: 151-00-00-068 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: March 20, 2019 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINIB JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2019-CP-10-127 Saint Johns, LLC Plaintiff, V. Maria Coole and if she be deceased her heirs and assigns, and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: 3521 Doctor Whaley Road Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 283-00-00-341 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class Designated as Richard Roe, Defendant.
SUMMONS AND NOTICE To the Defendants above-named : YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 1721 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407 , within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you rail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiffs will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Masterin-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case. NOTICE OF FILING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Notice, and Complaint, were filed on January 10, 2019, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on February 12, 2019 and the Order of Publication was filed on March 20, 2019 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B Hubbard, Esquire of2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated February 12, 2019 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this N otice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice. LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced pursuant to the provisions of 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, 15-16-10 et. seq. for the purpose of Quieting Title to the property described in Plaintiffs Complaint and an action is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, and that the premises affected by the said Complaint in the action hereby commenced were at the time filing of this Lis Pendens described as follows, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, together with the buildings thereon, if any; situate, lying and being on Johns Island, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina containing 1.07 acres, more or less. Butting and bounded as follows: On the North by lands, now or formerly, of Edward Jenkins; East by lands, now or formerly of the Est. of Charleston Jenkins, South by lands, now or formerly, of Moses Brown and West by lands, now or formerly, of Arthur Flynn. This land being a part of the Plantation known as California and formerly the property of Wm. S. Whaley, M.D. TMS#: 283-00-00-341 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: March 26, 2019
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2018-CP-10-5008 ROSLYN DILLIGARD, Plaintiff, vs. SHERRY LUMPKIN, GLEN N. TAYLOR, JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military service of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons or legal entity of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of CHARLES DILLEGARD aka CHARLES DILLIGARD, deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants. ____________ SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Boulevard, Suite 101, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for judgment by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Your Answer must be in writing and signed by you or your attorney and must state your address or the address of your attorney, if signed by your attorney.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2019-CP-10-623 SEA GARDEN GROUP, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. RAYMOND VENNING, STACY MIDDLETON, BERNARD FLINT, and if any of the said Defendants be deceased, then their Heirs-at-Law, Distributees, Personal Representatives, Successors, Assigns, children, spouse, creditors, if any, JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or entity who may be an heir, distribute, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of ESTELLE G. FLINT, deceased, as well as RAYMOND VENNING, STACY MIDDLETON AND/OR BERNARD FLINT, if any of these persons are deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Boulevard, Suite 101, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for judgment by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Your Answer must be in writing and signed by you or your attorney and must state your address or the address of your attorney, if signed by your attorney.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Civil Action Cover Sheet, Certificate of Exemption, Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on October 17, 2018. CISA & DODDS, LLP By: John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd. Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 (F) (843) 881-5433 SC Bar No.: 1707 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Mt. Pleasant, SC April 16, 2019.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Civil Action Cover Sheet, Certificate of Exemption, Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 6, 2019. CISA & DODDS, LLP By: John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd. Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 (F) (843) 881-5433 SC Bar No.: 1707 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Mt. Pleasant, SC April 10, 2019.
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ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.
TO CURRENT AND FORMER CLIENTS OF AARON COLE MAYER: The S.C. Supreme Court appointed Peyre T. Lumpkin as Receiver to protect the interests of the clients of Aaron Cole Mayer. Pursuant to the Court’s Order, the law office of Aaron Cole Mayer, located at 2000 Sam Rittenberg Blvd, Charleston, SC 29407, has been closed. Personnel from the Receiver’s Office will be available to distribute file(s) to former clients. Please contact the Receiver’s Office at 803-734-1186 to make arrangements to receive your file(s).
Estate of: GEORGE ELLIS BOWERS 2019-ES-10-0601 DOD: 02/22/19 Pers. Rep: KIMBERLY JO BOWERS 4163 CHISOLM RD. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455
ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred. Estate of: JANET JONES SMYTH AKA JANET GAIL JONES SMYTH 2019-ES-10-0438 DOD: 01/15/19 Pers. Rep: FRANK E. SMYTH, JR. 1857 MEPKIN RD., CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ Estate of: MAE HELEN WITHERS 2019-ES-10-0442 DOD: 02/20/19 Pers. Rep: KATHY LYNNE STOREY 5501 BARRINGTON CT., JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244 ************ Estate of: BENJAMIN RYAN FLEMING 2019-ES-10-0578 DOD: 03/03/19 Pers. Rep: MICHELLE LYNN FLEMING 3032 FOSTERS GLENN DR., JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455 Atty: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ Estate of: JANICE L. HARRIS 2019-ES-10-0495 DOD: 02/18/19 Pers. Rep: MELISSA P. HARRIS 4324 PAMELA LN., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT DORA PATRICIA PEREZ PETITIONER VERSUS JORGE VIDANA VELOS and RORBIN CRUZ MARTINEZ RESPONDENT CAUSE NO.:24CH2:17-AD00866-CB SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: RORBIN CRUZ MARTINEZ a/k/a RORBI CRUZ MARTINEZ Wherever He May Be Found NOTICE TO DEFENDANT You have been made a Respondent in the Petition to Establish Paternity, For Child Custody and For Other Relief, filed in this Court by DORA PATRICIA PEREZ, Petitioner, seeking determination of rights for adoption purposes pursuant to Miss. Code Sections 93-17-6 (1972, as amended). You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Petition filed against you in this action to Foxworth Law Office, attorney for the Plaintiff, whose post office address is PO Box 2345, Gulfport, MS 39505. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE RECEIVED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE 8th day of March 2019, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AND/OR A JUDGMENT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR ANY AND ALL SUCH OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETITION, including but not limited to
a Determination of your parental rights, removal of your name from the child’s birth certificate and determination of custody of the minor child at issue. You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 25th day of March, 2019. JOHN MCADAMS CHANCERY COURT CLERK, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI BY: John McAdams, D.C. Lesley Sefton, D.C. Publish: 4/10/19 4/17/19 4/24/19 ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred. Estate of: MARY C. BESHERE AKA MARY CAMPBELL BESHERE 2019-ES-10-0472 DOD: 03/04/19 Pers. Rep: THOMAS H. BESHERE, III 754 COLONY OAK LN., MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23114 Atty: SHIRRESE B. BROCKINGTON, ESQ. PO BOX 31312 CHARLESTON, SC 29417 ************ Estate of: JOHN CUNNINGHAM TOWNSEND, JR. AKA JOHN C. TOWNSEND, JR. 2019-ES-10-0473 DOD: 01/31/19 Pers. Rep: CONSTANCE N. TOWNSEND 280 TALLOW TREE LN. KIAWAH ISLAND, SC 29455 Atty: T. HEYWARD CARTER, JR., ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2019-DR-10-1033 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Brandon Smith Timothy Jenkins Omar Palmer NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 21, 2019. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, Susan M. Chang, at the Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
DOCKET NO. 2016-DR-10-3801 DOCKET NO. 2017-DR-10-0375 DOCKET NO. 2018-DR-10-3827 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Keionna Brisbane and Jakeel Thomas NOTICE TO Jakeel Thomas: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint associated with filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County under Docket Number 2016-DR10-3801 on October 3, 2016. You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County under Docket Number 2017-DR-10-0375 on January 30, 2017. You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County under Docket Number 2018-DR-10-3827 on November 7, 2018. Upon proof of interest and request, a copy of each Complaint will be delivered to you from the Clerk of Court in Charleston. You must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, Jillian D. Ullman, at the Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO: 18-DR-08-2433 South Carolina Department of Social Services, Plaintiff, vs. Shi-Ann Manigault Victor Estrada, Jr. Bryan a. Smith Defendants. In the Interest of: Minor Born Child In 2015 Minor Child Born In 2013 Minor Child Born In 2012 Minor Child Born In 2014 Minors Under the Age of 18 Years. SUMMONS TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby Summoned and required to answer the Summons and Complaint for abuse and neglect filed December 31, 2018. Upon proof of interest copy of the Summons and Complains will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Berkeley and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Attorney of the Legal Department of Berkeley County Department of Social Service at 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, within thirty (30) days of the publication. If you fail to answer within the time set for the above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the court.
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TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 22, 2019. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, The Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 14, 2019. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, The Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
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SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Timeka Allen NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 8, 2019. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, Susan M. Chang, at the Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
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SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 14, 2019. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, The Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
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Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving typically features a spectacular shopping orgy. On “Black Friday,” stores sell their products at steep discounts and consumers spend their money extravagantly. But the creators of the game Cards Against Humanity have consistently satirized the tradition. In 2013, for example, they staged a Black Friday “anti-sale,” for which they raised their prices. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to try something similar. Is it possible you’re undercharging for your products and services and skills? If so, consider asking for more. Reassess your true worth and seek appropriate rewards. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Whether or not you believe in magic, magic believes in you right now. Will you take advantage of the fancy gifts it has to offer? I guess it’s possible that you’re not interested in seeing deeper into the secret hearts of those you care for. Maybe you’ll go “ho-hum” when shown how to recognize a half-hidden opportunity that could bring vitalizing changes. And you may think it’s not very practical to romance the fire and the water at the same time. But if you’re interested, all that good stuff will be available for you. P.S. To maximize the effects of the magic, believe in it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In 1815, the most ferocious volcanic eruption in human history exploded from Mount Tambora in what’s now known as Indonesia. It flung gas and ash all over the planet, causing weird weather for three years. Sunlight dimmed, temperatures plummeted, skies were tumultuous, and intense storms proliferated. Yet these conditions ignited the imagination of author Mary Shelley, inspiring her to write what was to become her most notable work, Frankenstein. I suspect that you, too, will ultimately generate at least one productive marvel in response to the unusual events of the coming weeks. CANCER (June 21-July 22): For over 40 years, Cancerian musician Carlos Santana has made music that blends rock and roll with Latin and African rhythms. In the early years, his creations sold well, but by the mid-1980s his commercial success declined. For a decade, he floundered. His fortunes began to improve after a spectacular meditation session. Santana says he was contacted by the archangel Metatron, who told him how to generate material for a new album. The result was Supernatural, which sold 30 million copies and won nine Grammy Awards. I mention this, Cancerian, because I suspect that you could soon experience a more modest but still rousing variation of Santana’s visitation. Are you interested? If so, the next seven weeks will be a good time to seek it out — and be very receptive to its possibility. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Expergefactor” is an old English word that has fallen out of use. In its original sense, it meant something that wakes you up, like an alarm clock or thunderstorm or your partner’s snoring. But I want to revive “expergefactor” and expand its meaning. In its new version, it will refer to an exciting possibility or beloved goal that consistently motivates you to spring out of bed in the morning and get your day started. Your expergefactor could be an adventure you’re planning or a masterpiece you’re working on or a relationship that fills you with curiosity and enchantment. In my astrological opinion, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to identify and fine-tune an expergefactor that will serve you well for a long time. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): We live in a cultural moment when satire, sarcasm, cynicism, and irony are prized as supreme emblems of intelligence. If you say that you value sincerity and earnestness, you risk being considered naive and unsophisticated. Nevertheless, the current astrological omens suggest that you will generate good fortune for yourself in the coming weeks by making liberal use of sincerity and earnestness. So please try not to fall into the easy trap of relying on satire, sarcasm, cynicism, and irony to express yourself. As much as is practical, be kindly frank and compassionately truthful and empathetically genuine. (P.S. It’s a strategy that will serve your selfish aims quite well.)
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Most people don’t find their creativity,” mourned Libran author Truman Capote. “There are more unsung geniuses that don’t even know they have great talent.” If that describes you even a little bit, I’m happy to let you know that you’re close to stumbling upon events and insights that could change that. If you respond to the prompts of these unexpected openings, you will rouse a partially dormant aspect of your genius, as well as a half-inert stash of creativity and a semilatent cache of imaginativity. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Do you know the word “sfumato”? Its literal meaning in Italian is “smoked.” When used to describe a painting, it refers to blurred borders between objects or fuzzy transitions between areas of different colors. All the forms are soft and hazy. I bring this to your attention because I suspect the coming weeks will be a sfumato-like time for you. You may find it a challenge to make precise distinctions. Future and past may overlap, as well as beginnings and endings. That doesn’t have to be a problem as long as you’re willing to go with the amorphous flow. In fact, it could even be pleasurable and useful. You might be able to connect with influences from which you’ve previously been shut off. You could blend your energies together better with people who’ve been unavailable. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “You have a right to experiment with your life,” declared author Anaïs Nin. I agree. You don’t necessarily have to be what you started out to be. You can change your mind about goals that you may at one time have thought were permanent. I suspect you could be at one of these pivot points right now, Sagittarius. Are there any experiments you’d like to try? If so, keep in mind this further counsel from Nin. It’s possible “you will make mistakes. And they are right, too.” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have one main task to accomplish in the coming weeks, Capricorn. It’ll be simple and natural if you devote yourself to it wholeheartedly. The only way it could possibly become complicated and challenging is if you allow your focus to be diffused by less important matters. Ready for your assignment? It’s articulated in this poem by Rupi Kaur: “bloom beautifully / dangerously / loudly / bloom softly / however you need / just bloom.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When the forces of the Roman empire occupied the British Isles from the years 43 to 410, they built 2,000 miles of roads. Their methods were sophisticated. That’s why few new roads were built in England until the eighteenth century, and many of the same paths are still visible and available today. In this spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I recommend that you make good use of an old system or network in the coming weeks. This is one time when the past has blessings to offer the future. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I’m not enigmatic and intriguing enough,” writes a Piscean blogger named RiddleMaster. “I really must work harder. Maybe I’ll start wearing ankle-length black leather coats, billowing silk scarves imprinted with alchemical symbols, and wide-brimmed hats. I’ll listen to Cambodian folk songs and read rare books in ancient Sanskrit. When someone dares to speak to me, I’ll utter cryptic declarations like, ‘The prophecies will be fulfilled soon enough.’” I understand RiddleMaster’s feelings. You Pisceans need mystery almost as much as you need food. But I believe you should set aside that drive for a few weeks. The time has come for you to show the world who you are with crisp candor. Homework: Compose an exciting prayer in which you ask for something you’re not “supposed” to. FreeWillAstrology.com
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ART’S BAR & GRILL Ward B, singer-songwriter from Sol Driven Train, 9 p.m. AWENDAW GREEN Barn Jam: Austin Miller, The Lark & the Loon, The Whiskey Charmers, Mo Lowda & the Humble, and Jason Bible, Americana,
COASTAL COFFEE ROASTERS Acoustic Night, open jam THE DINGHY TAPROOM AND KITCHEN Donnie Polk, acoustic, 7 p.m. THE DROP IN Stratton Moore & Friends,
BURNS ALLEY Karaoke Chris CHARLESTON GRILL Duda Lucena, Latin CIRCULAR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH The Sound of Charleston, gospel,
HALLS Larry Ford, Abe White, and Chris Williams, jams, 6 p.m. HENRY’S HOUSE Tidal Jive, funk-rock
jazz, 6:30 p.m.
Gershwin, music of the Civil War, jazz, and light classics THE COMMODORE Lady & The Brass, funk, soul, 9:30 p.m.
CRAFT CONUNDRUM Speakeasy w/ Oh Valentino, music, comedy, poetry, and
more, 6-9 p.m.
HOME TEAM BBQ Graham Whorley,
gospel, country, jazz, folk, 7 p.m.
JOHNKING GRILL + BAR Graham Whorley & Friends, blues, roots, rock,
7 p.m.
grooves, 10 p.m.
HIGH COTTON Frank Duvall Trio, piano
jazz, 6 p.m.
JOHNKING GRILL + BAR Dylan Swinson,
singer-songwriter, 9:30 p.m.
JUANITA GREENBERG’S—MP Graham Whorley, acoustic soul/rock and jams,
6:30 p.m.
K.C. MULLIGAN’S Token Mary, pop,
jams, 10 p.m.
LOCAL 616 DJs: The Selectas, party
tunes
LOGGERHEAD’S Dave Gillease, acoustic,
LOGGERHEAD’S Calhoun’s Calling, coun-
PLANET FOLLYWOOD Red Cedar Review,
PLANET FOLLYWOOD Karaoke w/ Jellybean, 9:30 p.m. POUR HOUSE On the Deck: 40 Mile Detour, Americana, 6 p.m. Turkuaz, funk,
pop, 7 p.m.
bluegrass, 9 p.m.
POUR HOUSE On the Deck for Dead Wednesday: Reckoning, Grateful Dead
covers, 6:30 p.m.
THE PUB ON 61 The Associates, jams RITA’S SEASIDE GRILLE Bender Funk,
rock, Americana, 6 p.m.
SEANACHAI Femme Fatale Feature Night w/ The Candy Cigarettes,
Americana, 7 p.m.
THE TIN ROOF Six Mile House w/ Honna, indie, 9 p.m. TOMMY CONDON’S Carroll Brown,
acoustic folk, country, Irish, 7:30 p.m.
THE WASHOUT RESTAURANT Dale Baker & Guest, bluegrass, 7 p.m. WILD WING—NC Matt & Dan, jams
KARAOKE
SMOKEY’S PLACE Karaoke with Jason,
karaoke, 9 p.m.
WINDJAMMER Karaoke, 9 p.m.
OPEN MIC
ART’S Singer-Songwriter Night, rotating
singer-songwriters
ELLIOTBOROUGH MINI BAR Open Mic,
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acoustic rock and jamgrass, 10:30 p.m. ELI’S TABLE Gino Castillo, jazz, 7 p.m. THE ESTABLISHMENT Frank Puzzullo, piano, 6:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m.
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BARSA TAPAS LOUNGE & BAR Steve Simon and the Kings of Jazz, jazz,
7 p.m.
BOWTIES Brantley Harris Duo, Current
Pop, 8-10 p.m.
CHARLESTON GRILL Richard White Trio,
jazz, 6:30 p.m.
CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY Music
try party band, 7 p.m.
world-pop-dance, R&B, 9 p.m. THE PUB ON 61 Karaoke, 8 p.m.
RED’S ICE HOUSE The Jeff & Larry Show, jams, 6 p.m. THE REFUGE Todd Beals Trio, jazz,
6:30 p.m.
THE ROOST BAR AND GRILL Jaykob Kendrick (Duo), party tunes, 10 p.m.-1
a.m.
THE ROYAL AMERICAN ONA w/ Chris Wilcox & the Boys, singer-songwriter,
country, pop, rock, 10 p.m.
RUSTY BULL BREWING CO. Ryan Hutchens, singer-songwriter, 7 p.m. SMOKE BBQ Rob Royson, acoustic,
10 p.m.
THE SOUTHERN BAR AND GRILL Guilt Ridden Troubadour, Americana, rock,
roots, 9 p.m.
SOUTHERN ROOTS SMOKEHOUSE Sound Check: Musical Bingo, bingo, but with
songs instead of numbers, 7-9 p.m. TASTY FUSION Ben Somewhere, singersongwriter
TATTOOED MOOSE, W. ASHLEY Ward B. Duo, roots rock, 5 p.m. TOMMY CONDON’S The Bograts, jams,
7:30 p.m.
WASABI - DANIEL ISLAND Alyce Rogers,
singer-songwriter, 6 p.m.
THE WASHOUT RESTAURANT Gracious Day, rock, 7 p.m. WINDJAMMER Everette, bluesy country,
10 p.m.
KARAOKE
LOCAL 616 Karaoke Chris PARSON JACK’S CAFÉ “Open Mic” at Parson Jack’s R PUB Karaoke with Aaron SHOOTER’S Karaoke with Rick, karaoke
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OPEN MIC
CRAFT CONUNDRUM Jaykob Kendrick,
6:30 p.m.
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What can you say about Patti LaBelle at this point, other than that the woman is a national treasure, a force of nature, and one of the few remaining living legends that we have in the damn music business? I mean, let’s talk about LaBelle’s “Lady Marmalade” or her membership in the Grammy Awards Hall of Fame, or the fact that, at age 74, she still has an F-5 hurricane of a voice and a flamboyant performance style that would make Lady Gaga blush. We’re talkin’ 50 million-plus records sold, more than 40 hits on the R&B charts (including “On My Own,” “New Attitude,” “If You Asked Me To,” and many more), a couple of Grammys, seven NAACP Image Awards, and a pretty sweet side gig appearing on TV and in movies. So you’re talking an absolute icon of soul music, and a singular talent who should be seen onstage while she’s still deigning to tour. —Vincent Harris FRIDAY
ART’S BAR & GRILL Baby Fat, funk,
rock, Motown
BAR MASH Jeff Wilson, jazz, 9:30 p.m. BOWTIES Dixiland Jazz Trio, Dixiland
Jazz Trio. Happy Hour 4-8 with $2 beer, $3 well and $3.5 wine., 8-11 p.m. THE BRICK Token Mary, party band, 10 p.m. CHARLESTON GRILL Ron Wiltrout Jazz Quartet, jazz, 7-11 p.m. THE COMMODORE Funktastics, jazz,
funk, 9:30 p.m.
THE DEWBERRY Joe Clarke Trio, jazz,
8 p.m.
THE DINGHY TAPROOM AND KITCHEN Dave Grunstra, jams, 7 p.m. DOCKERY’S Terraphonics w/ Oracle Blue, R&B, 8-10 p.m. DUDLEY’S ON ANN Stream DJ, dance
music
THE ESTABLISHMENT Eric McQuitty on Piano, Contemporary, pop, soul, piano,
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Sun. April 28 3 p.m. $15-$25 Flowertown Theater
GHOST MONKEY BREWERY Oh Valentino, harmonies, folk,5:30-8:30 p.m. HIGH COTTON James Slater Trio, sax
jazz, 6 p.m.
HOME TEAM BBQ Pre-Trondossa Party: Bloodkin, rock, 8 p.m. Junkyard Angel w/ Stewart & Winfield, rock, blues,
7 p.m.
JOHNKING GRILL + BAR Whiskey Diablo,
gutter country, rockabilly, 10 p.m.
KICKIN’ CHICKEN—WA Eddie Stonaker,
acoustic jam, 6 p.m.
LOGGERHEAD’S Mike Huhn, acoustic,
folk, 6 p.m. DJ Lotis, 9 p.m.
MOE’S CROSSTOWN TAVERN Whit’s End,
rock, 10 p.m.
MONSTER MUSIC Listening Party and Happy Hour, Get a free slice of pizza
and enjoy a different storewide sale each week. 5-8 p.m. MS. ROSE’S Corinne Letourneau, singersongwriter, 6 p.m. MUSIC FARM Dirty Heads, alternative, hip-hop, reggae, rock, 8 p.m. NORTH CHARLESTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 3rd Annual Legends of Soul Presents Patti LaBelle, R&B, soul,
gospel, dance, 7:30 p.m.
PALMETTO BREWING CO. Chris Boone,
Americana, 6 p.m.
PIER 101 Jacob Poole, pop, rock, 5 p.m. PLANET FOLLYWOOD Thomas Champagne Band, pop, rock, reggae,
10 p.m.
POUR HOUSE On the Deck: Hit or Miss Reunion Show w/ Ward Buckheister and Joel Timmons, jams, 6 p.m. Sam Holt Band Presents: Remembering Mikey, tribute to Michael Houser of
Widespread Panic, 9:30 p.m.
RED’S ICE HOUSE Ben Fagan, reggae,
HOT CLUB SWING | Velvet Caravan There are simultaneous elements of the exotic, the passionate, the down-home, and the danceable in Velvet Caravan’s hot club swingjazz sound. Taking inspiration from guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli’s Hot Club of France collaborations in the 1930s and 1940s, this unorthodox acoustic quintet has emerged over the past few years as one of the most flexible groups around, collaborating with the Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hilton Head Symphony as easily as they lay down scorching hot shows in the jazz clubs of New York. There is some high-level instrumental virtuosity going on between pianist and accordion player Jared Hall, violinist Ricardo Ochoa, bassist Eric Dunn, drummer Vuk Pavlovic, and guitarist Jimmy Grant — though dazzling playing is never the whole point of Velvet Caravan’s compositions or performances. It’s more about an acoustic ensemble playing a modern day version of hot jazz mixed with a dash of honky-tonk country and being as smooth and propulsive as their band’s name. —Vincent Harris SUNDAY
SAND DOLLAR Hollow Point, rock, clas-
sic rock covers, 10 p.m. SEANACHAI Me & Mr. Jones, jazz, blues,
pop, 8 p.m. SMOKE BBQ Tidal Jive, rock, reggae,
10:30 p.m. SOUTHERN ROOTS SMOKEHOUSE The Louie D. Project, funk, jazz, rock, hip-
hop, 9 p.m. SURF BAR SLONE, rock, 10 p.m. THE TIN ROOF The Hooplas and The Swell Fellas, rock, 9:30 p.m. TOMMY CONDON’S The Bograts, jams,
hip-hop, funk, rock
8:30 p.m.
RIVERTOWNE PUBLIC HOUSE Jameson Night with Jaykob Kendrick Band, party
tive rock, 9:30 p.m.
THE ROYAL AMERICAN Mo Lowda & The Humble w/ Cry Baby and Case Wooten, alternative rock, 10 p.m. RUSTY BULL BREWING CO. Bossa Nova Band, jams, 7 p.m. SALTY MIKE’S Thomas Champagne,
VICTOR SOCIAL CLUB - HUTSON ALLEY Gillian Kohn, jazzy, lounge, 6-9 p.m. THE WASHOUT RESTAURANT Eddie Bush, country, 9 p.m. WINDJAMMER Rumours and Runnin’ Down a Dream, Fleetwood Mac and
tunes, 9 p.m.-midnite
SUBMISSIONS Please have listings for the following week submitted no later than noon Friday to ensure publication both in print and online. Contact Kelly Rae Smith at (843) 577-5304, ext. 1102, or send an e-mail to musicboard@charlestoncitypaper.com.
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Fri. April 26 6:30 p.m. $62.50-$89 North Charleston Performing Arts Center
pop, rock, reggae, 5 p.m.
TRAYCE’S TOO Poke the Bear, alterna-
Tom Petty tribute bands, 10 p.m.
KARAOKE
HARBOR BREEZE Karaoke MANHATTAN’S Karaoke, 9 p.m. TRUE BLUE’S Karaoke Night, 8:30 p.m.
n SATURDAY, 27 BOWTIES 40 Mile Detour, Singer song writer Mark Yampolsky’s trio performing songs he wrote as well as other current pop songs of the 70s, 8-11 p.m. THE BRICK BuzzRun, jams, 10 p.m. CHARLESTON GRILL Asa Holgate Quartet, jazz, 7:30 p.m. THE COMMODORE Futurefunk, jams,
10 p.m.
THE DINGHY TAPROOM AND KITCHEN Cody Woody, singer-songwriter, 7 p.m. THE ESTABLISHMENT Eric McQuitty on Piano, Contemporary, pop, soul, piano,
6:30 p.m.
HIGH COTTON Frank Duvall Trio, piano
jazz, 7 p.m.
HOME TEAM BBQ—SI Jump Castle Riot,
Americana, alt-country, bluegrass, roots rock, 11 p.m. JOHNKING GRILL + BAR Eggzackly, jams, 10 p.m. LOCAL 616 DJ D-EZ, old and new-school tunes, 10 p.m. LOGGERHEAD’S Mike Huhn, acoustic, folk, 6 p.m. MUSIC FARM Falling in Reverse, hardcore, screamo, rock, 7 p.m. NORTH CHARLESTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER North Charleston Pops: Music of John Denver, contemporary
pop orchestra, 7:30 p.m. NV DJ Y-Not, dance and party music PIER 101 Dylan Swinson, singersongwriter, 1 p.m. Gillian Kohn Duo, jazz favorites, 5 p.m. POUR HOUSE Doom Flamingo w/ Pip the Pansy, synthwave, 10 p.m. POUR TAPROOM Chris Boone,
Americana, 7 p.m. PROHIBITION New South Jazzmen,
blues, rock, 10 p.m.
jazz, 7 p.m.
HOME TEAM BBQ The Train Wrecks,
RED’S ICE HOUSE Lauren Hall Band,
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MISC GENRES Trondossa Music & Arts Festival
The Trondossa Festival boasts a pretty damned impressive lineup this year, and jam-band fans will probably be most excited because Widespread Panic is playing each night, giving the band an opportunity to stretch out, groove, and improvise as only they can. But there’s a lot more worth investigating on the rest of the bill, starting with the ethereal, heartbreaking alt-country of She Returns From War and moving on to the soulful, brassy roots-rock of Sol Driven Train, the raw country-tinged garage rock of Josh Roberts & the Hinges, the adventurous Americana of the Wood Brothers, the kaleidoscopic indie-pop of Rainbow Kitten Surprise, and the fiery guitar wunderkind Marcus King, whose namesake band is one of the fastest rising blues-rock bands in the country. And that’s not even a full taste of what you can expect; it’s worth checking out as many of the bands on both days of the festival as you can. —Vincent Harris SATURDAY & SUNDAY
signer-songwriter, country, 9:30 p.m.
FLOWERTOWN THEATER Velvet Caravan,
RIVERFRONT PARK Trondossa Music & Arts Festival, Josh Roberts & The
jazz, 3 p.m.
Hinges, The Reckoning, The Marcus King Band, Sol Driven Train, The Wood Brothers, Schema, Umphrey’s McGee, Robotrio, and Widespread Panic, 1 p.m. THE ROYAL AMERICAN D!Z, vinyl DJ, funky soul 45s, 10 p.m. RUSTY BULL BREWING CO. Ben Whitney, singer-songwriter, 7 p.m. THE RUSTY RUDDER The Louie D. Project, funk, jazz, rock, hip-hop, 6 p.m. SALTWATER COWBOYS Chris Boone,
Americana, 12 p.m.
SAND DOLLAR Hollow Point, rock, clas-
sic rock covers, 10 p.m.
THE SPARROW The Moneys and Yea(h),
punk, 9:30 p.m.
SURF BAR Bottom Feeder, funk, jam,
10 p.m.
SUSHI BLUE Salsa Night , DJ Luigi, salsa TATTOOED MOOSE, JI Michael Martin Band, gritty Americana, 3 p.m. TAVERN & TABLE Emily Curtis Duo, pop,
R&B, country, 6 p.m.
TOMMY CONDON’S The Bograts, jams,
8:30 p.m.
TRAYCE’S TOO Free Ride, party band,
9:30 p.m.
KARAOKE
LOGGERHEAD’S Teresa “Sweet T” Parrish, singer-songwriter, 3 p.m. R PUB Karaoke with Aaron SMOKEY’S PLACE Karaoke with Jason,
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OPEN MIC
DOCKERY’S Randy McQuay, singer-
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FREEHOUSE Freehouse Acoustic Open Mic, local acoustic
n SUNDAY, 28 CHARLESTON GRILL Bob Williams Duo, jazz/classical (guitar and violin), 7 p.m. COAST Graham Whorley, acoustic duo: rock, jazz, and grooves, 7-10 p.m. THE COMMODORE Honky Tonk Sunday, jams, 9 p.m. THE DINGHY TAPROOM AND KITCHEN Josh Hughett, singer-songwriter, 7 p.m. THE ESTABLISHMENT Frank Puzzullo,
piano, 6:30 p.m.
FOLLY BEACH CRAB SHACK Teresa ‘Sweet T’ Parrish CD Release Party,
singer-songwriter, 3 p.m. HALLS The Plantation Singers, gospel,
12:30-3:30 p.m. HIGH COTTON The Bluestone Ramblers,
9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
THE COMMODORE Solid Country Gold,
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K.C. MULLIGAN’S Amanda, jams, 10 p.m. LOGGERHEAD’S The Travelin’ Trio,
Americana, 7 p.m. blues-rock, 7 p.m.
er, 1 p.m. PLANET FOLLYWOOD Teresa “Sweet T” Parrish, singer-songwriter, 6 p.m. POUR HOUSE On the Deck: Wallace Brown & Peace Matters, jams, 6 p.m. Robotrio & Friends of Umphrey’s McGee and Doom Flamingo, jams, 9:30 p.m. On the Deck: Kanika Moore and the Motown Throwdown, gospel,
soul, funk, 1 p.m.
MONTREUX Cotton Blue Band, swampy POUR HOUSE On the Deck: Holy City Heaters, jam-grass, Americana, roots,
6 p.m.
KARAOKE
BIG GUN BURGER SHOP Karaoke, open
mic, 9:30 p.m.
O’BRION’S—JI Karaoke w/ Blaze, kara-
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OPEN MIC
TOMMY CONDON’S Open Mic: Songwriter Night, open mic, 7 p.m.
RED’S ICE HOUSE Jamisun, acoustic rock, reggae, flamenco, 4 p.m.
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RIVERFRONT PARK Trondossa Music & Arts Festival, Schema, Sol Driven
Americana, 9 p.m.
Train, Caroline Rose, Josh Roberts & The Hinges, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, She Returns From War, Umphrey’s McGee, The Reckoning, and Widespread Panic, 1 p.m. SNAPPER JACK’S SEAFOOD & RAW BAR Foggy Sunday w/ The Fogg, rock cov-
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CHARLESTON GRILL Kevin Hamilton and Friends, jazz, 6:30 p.m. THE COMMODORE The Majestics, soul,
funk, pop, 9:30 p.m.
FILL RESTAURANT AND PIANO BAR Jazz Night with Heather Rice, jazz, 6:30 p.m. HIGH COTTON James Slater Trio, sax
jazz, 6 p.m.
HOME TEAM BBQ Holy City Confessional, singer-songwriter show-
case, 7 p.m.
singer-songwriter, 12 p.m. SURF BAR El Quattro, rock, Americana, 10 p.m.
K.C. MULLIGAN’S DJ Random, DJ, jams,
TATTOOED MOOSE, W. ASHLEY Staggers & Jags, eclectic Americana, bluegrass,
rock, reggae, 7 p.m.
folk, jazz, 3 p.m. TATTOOED MOOSE, JI Run River Run,
acoustic, 3 p.m. TOMMY CONDON’S Three Pegs Trio, classic rock, strings, 5 p.m. Kevin Church, singer-songwriter, 7 p.m. THE WASHOUT RESTAURANT Donnie Polk, acoustic, 4 p.m.
10 p.m.
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5 p.m.
OCEAN COWBOYS Poppa DuPree and JoJo, jams PLANET FOLLYWOOD Open Mic w/ Mac Calhoun, 9 p.m. POUR HOUSE Gangstagrass, hip-hop, bluegrass, 9 p.m. On the Deck for Reggae Tuesday: Well Charged, reggae,
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MISC GENRES | Dirty Southeast Fest While you may remember PBR’s Dirty Southeast Fest as one that takes place across multiple venues during the course of a week, this year PBR rep Jillian Cunningham has made it a one-day event at one venue only: the back lot of Redux Contemporary Art Center. In honor of PBR’s No. 1 spot, The Recovery Room, a team of artists have erected the facade of Rec Room, where you can actually grab your beer before you boogie. The lineup is a diverse one — from hip-hop to rock ‘n’ roll to R&B — full of artists with something to say, like Benny Starr, Niecy Blues, the Royal Tinfoil, Drunk Couples, BKiddo, Abstract That Rapper, and Chew. And since this event is entirely free (and the beer is cheap), you can spend your extra cash on goods from a few vendors who’ll be onsite, too. —Kelly Rae Smith SATURDAY
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PROHIBITION Salsa Night w/ Gino Castillo Cuban Jazz Quartet, Cuban,
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THE TIN ROOF The Anti-Queens, rock,
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grunge, punk, 9 p.m.
9 p.m. LOCAL 616 Sessions at 616, open mic,
BURNS ALLEY Karaoke Chris CHARLESTON GRILL Duda Lucena, Latin CIRCULAR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH The Sound of Charleston, gospel,
Gershwin, music of the Civil War, jazz, and light classics THE COMMODORE Lady & The Brass, funk, soul, 9:30 p.m.
TOMMY CONDON’S Kevin Church, singersongwriter, 7:30 p.m. Dylan Evans, singer-
songwriter, 5 p.m.
MYNT Locals Open Mic Night, 10 p.m. THE PUB ON 61 Open Mic, open mic SMOKEY’S PLACE Open Mic, w/ Rock
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THE DINGHY TAPROOM AND KITCHEN Fowl Play, cover band, 7 p.m. HOME TEAM BBQ John Totaro, jams,
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MISC GENRES | The Unity Concert
Abstract That Rapper, Soul Power, Halo, Mike Burna 843, Joe Bleezy, Mike Martin & the Beautiful Mess, Sex Wax, Anergy, Well Charged Sun. April 28 5 p.m. $10 suggested donation The Purple Buffalo
Mike Martin of Mike Martin & the Beautiful Mess has organized a tribute to his friend, the late Muhiyyidin d’Baha, the local Black Lives Matter activist who passed away last year, leaving a gaping hole in the community. With collectively diverse backgrounds, d’Baha in hip-hop and Martin in country, the two decided to come together to showcase a variety of genres and co-organize the second Unity Concert, which was two weeks away when the activist was senselessly shot while riding his bike in New Orleans. Now, over a year later, the third Unity Concert is here in tribute to d’Baha and his vision to build community “from the block up.” Proceeds will go to Pink House Charleston, which operates in Sherwood Forest neighborhood in West Ashley as a learning center, resource center, after-school program, summer camp, and more. —Kelly Rae Smith SUNDAY
OPEN MIC
THE PUB ON 61 The Associates, jams RITA’S SEASIDE GRILLE Bender Funk,
JOHNKING GRILL + BAR Graham Whorley & Friends, blues, roots, rock,
ART’S Singer-Songwriter Night, rotating
rock, Americana, 6 p.m.
singer-songwriters
NORTHWOOD RECREATION CENTER North Charleston Arts Festival: Shrimp City Slim, piano blues, 3 p.m. POUR HOUSE On the Deck for Dead Wednesday: Reckoning, Grateful Dead covers, 6:30 p.m. The Late Ones w/ Damn Skippy, roots, reggae, conscious
TOMMY CONDON’S Carroll Brown,
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karaoke, 9 p.m.
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