ELLE Gives Lava More Love

For the second year in a row, West Ashley-based Lava Salon was named to fashion, beauty, and lifestyle magazine ELLE’s annual list of Top 100 salon in the United States. Located in the Avondale business district, Lava joins the prestigious list as one of two salons...

MUG SHOTS

The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left off to protect the innocent. All suspects are  innocent...

Bringing Community Into Focus

This August, Draisin Vision in West Ashley is asking for you help. Swing by its Tobias Gadson Boulevard office with any new or used books and they will donate them to the Charleston Friends of the Library. In return for your donation, Draisin will be offering half-off...

Local Author Turns to Romance

Romance at 57? Well, why not? Local author Katherine McDermott had previously published in non-fiction and children’s literature, but decided at 55 to try her hand at writing romance. “At first, it was rather daunting. I started by sending manuscripts out to contests...

Happy Birthday Julia Child

On Saturday, Aug. 15, what would have been Julia Child’s 103rd birthday, The Glass Onion will host its annual celebration dinner in her honor. For $45 per person, dinners can enjoy a special three-course menu for the night. There will be optional French wine pairings...

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