Spaulding-Paolozzi Foundation pledges $500,000 to Founders Fund
August 13, 2018The Charleston-based Spaulding-Paolozzi Foundation approved a $500,000 grant to the International African American Museum’s (IAAM) Founders Fund. The IAAM has less than $1 million to raise to conclude its…
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WorldMark by Wyndham opens in South Myrtle Beach
August 7, 2018Wyndham Destinations announced the opening of WorldMark Myrtle Beach – Plantation Resort. It is the first WorldMark property in South Carolina. “WorldMark by Wyndham has great drive-to offerings, with a heavy west…
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All-new running event coming to Myrtle Beach this November
August 2, 2018
The Grand Strand is known in the world of running to offer flat courses that help elevate both speed and endurance. This November, runners will have yet one more Myrtle…
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Charleston Parks Conservancy unveils plans for improvements, beautification at Hampton Park, Upper Peninsula
August 1, 2018
The Charleston Parks Conservancy is inviting the public to an ice cream social to learn more about the nonprofit organization’s decade-long efforts to improve Charleston’s public parks, including forthcoming improvements…
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Vanity Salon debuts blowout bars at both salon locations
July 19, 2018
Vanity Salon announced the addition of full-service blowout bars inside each of their salon locations in Mount Pleasant and West Ashley. Vanity has teamed with BlowPro, the originators of the blowout craze, to…
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Latest happenings across Charleston!
July 1, 2018
Wasabi This July, Wasabi Mt. Pleasant and Daniel Island will be featuring a Sushi Spotlight – Wasabi’s Seafood Tower. This dish features a layer of crispy snow crab, topped with…
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Hospitality Kick-Start program graduates four
June 25, 2018Graduates of the most recent course include Ivan D’Arrigo, Amani Clark, Tierra Williams and Alexia Sarmiento. Palmetto Goodwill held its second Hospitality Kick-Start graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 21…
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Hospitality Kick-Start program graduates four
June 25, 2018Graduates of the most recent course include Ivan D’Arrigo, Amani Clark, Tierra Williams and Alexia Sarmiento. Palmetto Goodwill held its second Hospitality Kick-Start graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 21…
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Summer Nights, free nightly entertainment series returns to Broadway at the Beach this summer
June 20, 2018Myrtle Beach’s most visited attraction, Broadway at the Beach, will feature Summer Nights through September 2. This free, nightly entertainment series offers live musical performances, street performers, character appearances and…
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Choice Hotels to develop two new Cambria Hotels in growing South Carolina markets
June 20, 2018
Choice Hotels International, Inc. has signed two agreements with Four Raines, LLC to develop Cambria hotels in Greenville and Summerville, S.C., both rapidly growing business regions. The Cambria Hotel Greenville and the Cambria Hotel…
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Summer Nights, free nightly entertainment series returns to Broadway at the Beach this summer
June 20, 2018
Myrtle Beach’s most visited attraction, Broadway at the Beach, will feature Summer Nights through September 2. This free, nightly entertainment series offers live musical performances, street performers, character appearances and…
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Lakewood Camping Resort debuts High Steppin’ Country’s 42nd summer season on June 19
June 18, 2018
Visitors to the Grand Strand will be able to enjoy another year of Lakewood Camping Resort’s High Steppin’ Country concert. The 42nd annual season opens on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at…
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International African American Museum receives $250,000 pledge from Synovus/NBSC
June 5, 2018The International African American Museum (IAAM) has received a $250,000 leadership investment from Synovus/NBSC. NBSC, which was founded in 1905 and acquired by Synovus in 1995, has very deep roots…
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Time Traveler Escape Games opens on King Street offering “Charleston’s Hidden History” adventures
May 30, 2018
Time Traveler Escape Games opened at 579-B King Street in Downtown Charleston on May 25, 2018 offering live action adventures inspired by the “hidden history” of Charleston, SC. Players work…
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Local developer builds Marriott hotel in North Charleston
May 17, 2018
Clancy Cipkala, managing partner and CEO of Solara Hospitality based in South Carolina announced the construction of a new 138-room Courtyard by Marriott in North Charleston. “The strengthening local economy…
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Carnival Cruise Line will offer first Cuba cruises from Charleston
May 11, 2018
Carnival Cruise Line has expanded its cruises to Cuba with the addition of 23 three- to five-day sailings to Havana in 2019-20 aboard five different ships departing from four convenient East Coast homeports –…
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Experience Myrtle Beach’s Oceanfront Views Year-Round with Just the Click of a Button
April 30, 2018
Ever wondered what the weather is like at the beach? Now you can find out in real time without having to make the trip — or even having to go…
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New Charleston Tour Pass Saves Visitors Time, Money and the Headache of Deciding Where to Go, What to Do
April 30, 2018
Visitors and Locals now have the option to save up to 50 percent on some of the area’s best tours, attractions and restaurants. CharlestonTourPass.com is launching just in time for…
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Piccolo Spoleto announces details of 2018 Festival
April 24, 2018Charleston, SC—The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs today released details of the upcoming 2018 Piccolo Spoleto Festival, which opens on May 25 and runs through June 10, 2018, in Charleston, South…
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Next-door neighbor makes major investment in International African American Museum
April 23, 2018
$1 Million Boost from BMW Pushes Museum Toward Goal Global automotive manufacturer BMW has invested $1 million in the forthcoming International African American Museum (IAAM). This leadership gift to the…
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Next-door neighbor makes major investment in International African American Museum
April 23, 2018
$1 Million Boost from BMW Pushes Museum Toward Goal Global automotive manufacturer BMW has invested $1 million in the forthcoming International African American Museum (IAAM). This leadership gift to the…
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South Carolina Aquarium, Ingevity unveil “Respond Gallery”
April 18, 2018The South Carolina Aquarium unveiled the new Respond Gallery, an extension of Zucker Family Sea Turtle Recovery designed to educate guests about the innovative alternatives to single-use plastics. The gallery’s…
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Magnolia’s new children’s garden gets a gift from Bailey Nurseries
April 16, 2018
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens will start work on Thursday, April 19 to create a new children’s garden, a place where young minds can explore the outdoors and learn the value…
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Kiawah Partners provides charitable donations to more than 70 organizations in 2017
April 4, 2018
In 2017, Kiawah Partners (KP) supported more than 70 nonprofit organizations, schools, businesses and community associations with in-kind and monetary donations totaling $431,405. The majority of the charitable gifts were related to…
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Joe Riley, former Mayor of Charleston, The International African American Museum
April 2, 2018
Nearly half of all enslaved Africans arrived in Charleston, and the vast majority disembarked at Gadsden’s Wharf. Gadsden’s Wharf will be the future home of the International African American Museum…
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Applications Open for 2018 Summer Youth Employment Program
April 2, 2018
The city of Charleston is currently accepting applications from high school and college students ages 15-22 for the 2018 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). Accepted students will work 20 hours…
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2nd Sunday Announces Monthly Sunset Sail
April 2, 2018The Charleston Peninsula Preservation Trust, the group producing 2nd Sunday on King Street, announced today that fans of the event can board the three-masted Tall Ship Schooner Pride at 6 p.m. for a relaxing…
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City of Charleston Offers Special Event Parking Garage Rate for Cooper River Bridge Run Participants
April 2, 2018
The City of Charleston will offer a special event flat parking rate of $5 for Cooper River Bridge Run participants at three downtown parking garages beginning at 5 p.m., Friday, April 6,…
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Topgolf breaks ground in Myrtle Beach
April 2, 2018
Global sports entertainment leader Topgolf® has officially broken ground in Myrtle Beach. The 55,000-square-foot venue is expected to open to the public in early 2019. “We’re honored that Topgolf has selected Myrtle Beach for another South Carolina…
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Topgolf breaks ground in Myrtle Beach
April 2, 2018
Global sports entertainment leader Topgolf® has officially broken ground in Myrtle Beach. The 55,000-square-foot venue is expected to open to the public in early 2019. “We’re honored that Topgolf has selected Myrtle Beach for another South Carolina…
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Hilton Garden Inn Charleston/Mt. Pleasant recognized by brand for exceptional service in 2017
March 30, 2018Hilton Garden Inn Charleston/Mt. Pleasant was recently recognized by the brand with three top awards for their 2017 achievements. The hotel won a Hotel Success Award, General…
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Explore Charleston announces the promotion of Marc Gibson and creation of Heart for Hospitality
March 29, 2018
Explore Charleston is pleased to announce the promotion of Marc Gibson to Director of Inclusion & Engagement. As Explore Charleston continues to grow in the field of Workforce Development with…
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Johnson Controls invests $1 million in International African American Museum
March 28, 2018
Leadership Investment Comes to Charleston from Milwaukee The International African American Museum (IAAM) announced today a $1 million gift from Johnson Controls, a catalytic leadership investment that comes ahead of…
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Kiawah Conservancy Doubles Conservation Footprint
March 26, 2018
The Kiawah Conservancy announces that the entire span of the Kiawah River, from the bridge to the Stono River, has been protected, more than doubling the Conservancy’s conservation footprint in the first…
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Spoleto Festival USA voted the #1 South’s Best Festival by Southern Living readers
March 21, 2018
Southern Living announced today the winners of its 2018 South’s Best Awards, including Spoleto Festival USA. The 17-day performing arts celebration, held each year in Charleston, SC, was voted by Southern Living readers…
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Trident student fourth selected for French garden internship
March 20, 2018
Eleis Lester, a horticulture student at Trident Technical College, has been selected for a gardening internship this summer in Paris at the Garden of Bagatelle, an 18th-century landscaped park and…
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It’s warm outside, and Edisto’s ready for an early spring
February 28, 2018
The Edisto Island and Edisto Beach communities are in early bloom and ready, set with activities on this otherwise quiet coastal island destination in the revered South Carolina Lowcountry. To get…
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Tourism continues to grow in South Carolina
February 21, 2018
Tourism in South Carolina is at least a $21.2 billion industry that supports one in every 10 jobs in the state and generates about $1.6 billion in state and local…
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Bragg Box program
February 1, 2018
The Charleston Museum introduced its new Bragg Box program. Bragg Boxes are traveling trunks that can be sent out to schools to be used in classrooms and are designed to expand the…
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First Citizens Bank donates $100,000 to International African American Museum
January 29, 2018
First Citizens Bank has donated $100,000 to the International African American Museum (IAAM), which is slated to break ground later this year. For more than a century, First Citizens has…
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Willbrook Plantation celebrates 220 years
January 17, 2018Willbrook Plantation was created 220 years ago on land that was once a thriving rice plantation. In 1988, Willbrook Plantation Golf Club was built on that land, but not until…
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Elite Airways unveils three new nonstop routes to/from Myrtle Beach
January 17, 2018
White Plains and Albany NY, and Newport News VA As the first of several new destinations to be introduced this year, Elite Airways LLC unveiled three new nonstop routes…
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Willbrook Plantation celebrates 220 years
January 17, 2018
Willbrook Plantation was created 220 years ago on land that was once a thriving rice plantation. In 1988, Willbrook Plantation Golf Club was built on that land, but not until…
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Magnolia accepting applications for internships to Parisian garden
January 15, 2018Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is accepting applications for two eight-week horticulture internships at Bagatelle Park in Paris. To be eligible, a student must be an American citizen enrolled in an accredited…
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Entrepreneur Carolyn Hunter pledges $500,000 to International African American Museum
December 21, 2017
Carolyn Hunter’s $500,000 leadership investment in the International African American Museum (IAAM) is one of the largest pledges from an individual to date, moving the museum closer to reaching its…
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International African American Museum receives $250,000 pledge from BB&T
December 13, 2017
One of the primary goals of the International African American Museum (IAAM) is to illuminate African American history, and in the process, elevate diversity and inclusion, a mission shared by…
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41st Annual Cooper River Bridge Run announces Harris Teeter as the 2018 Presenting Sponsor
December 6, 2017
The Cooper River Bridge Run, the annual 10k race over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge which connects Mount Pleasant, SC to the Charleston peninsula, has announced that Harris Teeter will…
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National and international foundation support fortifies International African American Museum
December 6, 2017
Together, Foundations add $1 Million to Founders Fund The International African American Museum (IAAM) has received overwhelming support from some of the country’s most prominent and esteemed foundations, including the…
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$500,000 from Gilder Foundation propels International African American Museum toward goal
November 20, 2017The Gilder Foundation, the charitable arm of Richard Gilder and his wife Lois Chiles, has generously pledged $500,000 to the International African American Museum’s (IAAM) Founders Fund. This leadership…
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Cambria Hotels breaks ground on Charleston riverfront
November 20, 2017(PRNewsfoto/Choice Hotels International, In) Choice Hotels International, Inc., along with RREAF Holdings and New Castle Hotels & Resorts, broke ground on the Cambria Hotel in Charleston, S.C. The Cambria Charleston Riverview, a 126-room hotel…
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