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Charleston native John Ondo has been a pillar in the Lowcountry cuisine scene for more than three decades. Many remember his Mediterranean-inspired restaurant Lana on Rutledge Avenue. After Lana closed in 2017, Ondo ventured to Kiawah Island to be executive chef at the golf resort’s Ocean Course, a seven-year tenure ru

Testimony given by Alex Murdaugh at his first murder trial in the 2021 deaths of his wife and son can be heard by jurors in his upcoming retrial if it meets certain conditions, a judge ruled Friday.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Comedian KevOnStage is bringing his one-man comedy tour, “Grief Sucks,” to the Charleston Music Hall this Sunday. Kevin Fredericks, a television producer and social media influencer who is known professionally as KevOnStage, said the show draws from personal loss, including the death of his fi

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A Lowcountry plastic surgery practice is closed, and patients who spent years saving for life-changing procedures are now left with unfinished care and uncertainty about exactly what comes next. “Really unfortunate situation. The times are really messy, and it’s not just Sweetgrass that’s suff

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Just two weeks before North Charleston Police Chief Ron Camacho’s resignation, the county’s top prosecutor detailed deep-seated evidentiary failures inside his agency. Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson sent a four-page letter addressed to Camacho on July 29 and shared that her offi

Charleston County Public Works officials will host a quarterly public meeting for the ongoing U.S. 17 and Main Road project at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at St. Johns High School, located at 1518 Main Road. During the meeting, the project team will provide updates on milestones achieved, work...

The Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation has appointed Chris Singleton, Joe Campbell and Kevin Sack to its board of directors as the Foundation prepares to open the Emanuel Nine Memorial this fall. The three new board members bring personal, professional and community connections to Mother Emanuel AME Church and the Foun

This issue’s CP Hotlist shines a spotlight on notable, relatively new hot restaurants that impress our cuisine team. We encourage you to check them out and let us know whether you think they should be added to our Top 50 list. Now on the CP Hotlist (in alphabetical order):

The jaws of an excavator began chewing away at the old YWCA on Coming Street in downtown Charleston two weeks ago, spitting out chunks of concrete and jagged metal. The College of Charleston has been razing the historic building in hopes of constructing new dorms on the site. But for Carolyn Murray, the crumbling walls

North Charleston police on July 31 responded to a Lacross Road business after receiving reports of a potential burglary in progress. According to a report, police arrived to find the front door open and watched two “buzzards” fly out of the top window of the building. Officers conducted a search of the business, but fo