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The research center hosts an extensive collection of archives surrounding Black Lowcountry culture. The Avery Research Center, focused on Black life in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, has reached a new milestone. Around 160 years ago, the Avery Normal Institute was founded to educate formerly enslaved Black people in...

Charleston oysterman Thomas Bierce holds up two oyster shells. The first has been washed, tumbled and grated while the other has been plucked naturally from the water in a cluster. “They respond to that stress by growing a thicker shell,” Bierce said. He’s right. The wild cluster is fragile...

Lagasse spoke to PEOPLE at the 2025 'Food & Wine' Classic in Charleston

For events, festivals and other community happenings in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties, and around the Lowcountry, check out our Lowcountry Calendar of Events. If you have an open-to-the-public event you would like to announce, submit by email to:. Bluffton/Beaufort County/Jasper County events -...

A recent social media post has sparked a heated discussion about the importance of moving one's vehicle after a minor accident, particularly during peak traffic hours. The original post emphasized the need for drivers to move their cars to the median or off the shoulder in the event of an accident, if they are...

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. According to a police complaint, a beleaguered Mount Pleasant dancing studio is facing yet another charge that it failed to complete a refund to a client worth more than $600. The Dance Arts Studio, which was accused of fraud in mid-August, allegedly accepted a $701.25 check...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)— Hundreds of residents, visitors, and local leaders filled downtown Charleston Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of American Gardens, a new one-acre public space that city officials say is poised to become one of the peninsula’s most popular gathering spots. The project, which has been...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A King Street building is awaiting demolition after partially collapsing on Halloween. The 1941 brick building on 1001 King St. was vacant for years before the roof collapsed. The collapse caused the building to lean toward the neighboring apartment building that sits an estimated four feet...

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) - More than 400 people gathered on Folly Beach for the annual LUNG FORCE Run and Walk, raising over $180,000 and marking a $1 million milestone for the American Lung Association. The event brought together lung cancer survivors, families and caregivers to raise awareness and funding...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Fifteen years ago Saturday, 27-year-old Rasha Porter was fatally shot in a Ravenel home. Investigators with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office are still seeking information on Porter's murderer. CCSO said that around 12:30 a.m. the morning of Nov. 15, 2010, an intruder shot...