After closing its Ocean Boulevard store in 2022, the ice cream chain is back in Isle of Palms with a new shop inside Ocean Park Plaza at 1400 Palm Blvd. The store is open daily from noon-10 p.m.

Point Break Coffee, a James Island shop, opened a second location at 49 Archdale St. downtown on June 22. The 290-square-foot spot offers smoothies, matcha, açaí bowls and gluten-free treats, with an espresso machine coming this fall. Owner Mary Ann Stisher opened the original on Folly Road in 2022. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday through Monday, closed Wednesdays.

Old Towne Creek County Park, a 67-acre site in West Ashley adjacent to Charles Towne Landing, opens June 30. Located at 1400 Old Towne Rd, it features trails, boardwalks, marsh views, an arboretum, and a nature-themed playground. Gifted by Emily Simmons Ravenel and Emily Ravenel Farrow, it includes interpretive signage on West Ashley’s history.

The new neighborhood bar and restaurant has officially opened. The new spot is located at 525 Meeting St. Check out their menu here.

Don Gato Tequila, the Charleston-based brand co-founded by actor Danny McBride, won five medals at the Agavos Awards for additive-free tequilas: gold for its Blanco and four silvers for its Reposado, packaging, social media and label design. McBride, a Sullivan’s Island resident, started the company in 2024 with his wife Gia and local restaurateurs. It’s sold at local area bars and online.

The seafood restaurant in Awendaw is for sale. Owners Mary Rancourt, 90, her son Tim Penninger and his wife Stephanie listed the property in a retirement sale through National Restaurant Properties. Rancourt bought the former general store in 1960 and opened the restaurant in 1993. The restaurant will operate normally during the transition.

Mozzo Deli shared on social media that it will be opening its fourth location – the new spot will be announced in the next week or two. Mozzo currently has two locations in Mount Pleasant and one in Charleston.

The North Charleston Asian and Latin fusion restaurant on Remount Road, has permanently closed. Co-owned by Hines and chef Stephen Thompson, Dashi operated as a food truck for five years before opening its brick-and-mortar location in 2019. The Dashi Wine Bar and Emporium on Rivers Avenue, which opened last summer, will remain open.

The former Hyatt Place at 560 King St. reopens July 15 as The Lowline Hotel, a 197-room JdV by Hyatt property. The renovated hotel features Leeward Restaurant and Patio, The Long Game golf simulator lounge, the rooftop Pour Taproom with 70-plus craft beers, and Spirited Coffee & Provisions café. Amenities include an indoor pool, fitness center, and 8,000 square feet of event space. The name references the adjacent Lowcountry Lowline trail.

The $5.8 million, 19.4-acre project uses green infrastructure to reduce flooding to under eight hours in a 100-year storm. Developed by the City of Charleston, SCOR, Biohabitats, and Ardurra, it’s part of the Barberry Woods Drainage Improvement Project and includes a walking trail.

Ally moved to Charleston last month and began working at the Folly Beach donut spot owned by Ritchie and Lesley Lewis. Hot Pursuit makes fresh donuts every morning at 27 Center Street.

The burger spot opened its third location in IOP at 1012 Ocean Blvd. Heavy’s other locations are in Charleston and Daniel Island.

The sushi spot, from the owners of seafood restaurant 167 Raw, will relocate to a bigger space at 5 Cumberland St., which was previously home to Irish bar Bumpa’s. The move is expected in the next six months.

Lewis Barbecue is now serving smoked oxtail with Marsh Hen Mill green chile grits and a Hatch red chile reduction. The new dish is available every Monday.

The Mount Pleasant brewery announced on social media that it will open its second brewery on Cannon Street in downtown Charleston. The Mount Pleasant location is at 547 Long Point Road, Suite 101.

Sonder Wine Bar + Retail Shop is now open at 90 Cannon St. in Charleston’s Cannonborough Elliottborough neighborhood. Owned by Michelle Kauczka and Jill Schenzel, it serves wine by the glass and bottle plus small plates. Hours: noon-8 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; noon-10 p.m. Friday, Saturday. Happy hour 4-6 p.m.