Rolling Daisies: a pink Japanese mini truck is Charleston’s newest flower shop
Lyla Trainum was driving through Charleston when an old truck sparked an idea. Not long after, she was learning to drive stick using her left hand. Read more [...]
Katsubō announces new menu
The North Charleston restaurant known for ramen and friend chicken, is introducing a refreshed menu for the warmer weather. Highlights include the Classic Bao Bun – featuring chicken or pork chashu, pickled cucumber, scallion, and kosho mayo, and the Katsubo Don – a rice bowl with tenkasu, spicy pickles, ginger, scallion, kosho mayo, nori goma, fried shallots and a choice of protein. Katsubō also announced that they will be accepting reservations through Resy starting April 1.
Autentico NY Pizza Company officially opens
The NY style pizza place serving pies and slices has officially opened in the Big Lots shopping center at 10150 Dorchester Rd. The Summerville spot is open Tuesday through Thursday from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Friday and Saturday from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and Sunday from noon to 8:00 PM.
El Milagro opens
The Mexican restaurant that took over Mex 1’s Park West location, has officially opened. The new spot is located at 1109 Park W Blvd, Mount Pleasant, in the Publix shopping center.
Annie Mae’s announces soft opening
The bakery at 185 Saint Philip Street will be open today, tomorrow, and Sunday from 8AM-2PM. The new establishment, which specializes in Southern savory and sweet treats, is owned by Annie and Jason Vieira, who have been selling breads and desserts in a commissary kitchen to Charleston restaurants for the last ~2 years.
Mackenzie’s jars of shells
Mackenzie Sturgill has been collecting shells for years. They're now a big part of her new business. Read more [...]
The Rustic Muffin has a new menu item
The Summerville coffee shop is now offering the cruffin – a croissant-style muffin filled with pastry cream and raspberry jam, topped with powdered sugar. Manytown recently covered the new owners.
Mount Pleasant breaks ground on Gary Santos Park
Located along Rifle Range Road and Vaughn Ed Kee Parkway, the park is named in honor of former Town Council member Gary Santos, who served nearly 30 years and championed youth athletics and recreation. The park will include a two-court gymnasium, program rooms for music, art, dance, and camps, three and a half lighted rectangular athletic fields, tennis and pickleball courts, picnic pavilions, a playground, maintenance facilities, and trails connecting to the Mount Pleasant Way trail system.
New in town: Danielle Causey Tucholke
After spending over 25 years as a medical aesthetician near Philadelphia, Danielle made the leap to Charleston for a fresh start. Now she's soaking in the slower pace, exploring the area with her two Chihuahuas, and figuring out her next chapter. Read more [...]
Protected: Alyssa & Bella are coming to Charleston
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Prophet Coffee to close downtown location
The coffee shop will close its downtown location at 194 Jackson St. in mid-late April, less than six months after opening. The owners, who debuted the cafe in October 2025, said the East Side spot didn't pan out the way they hoped. Their original Park Circle location at 4427 Spruill Ave. in North Charleston remains open. The downtown shop will operate limited hours (8 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday) until it closes.
Medici’s Italian Ristorante is closing
The North Charleston restaurant, which opened in November 2024, announced it will close on Sunday, March 15th. In the Facebook post announcing the closure, the restaurant mentioned the sudden passing of one of its owners.
Newlyweds: Katy and Alex Johnson
Katy went to the restaurant where her Hinge match worked to scope him out before their first date. When he came to her table for a visit, she told him she was looking forward to it. [...]
New app
The City of Charleston Recreation Department announced a new mobile app, which allows users to register for programs, camps, and athletics, book tee times and facility reservations, scan membership barcodes for pool and tennis center access, manage accounts and pay balances, and receive notifications about events and registration reminders. It can be downloaded by searching "City of Charleston Recreation" in any app store.
Annie’s Hot Donuts is closing
In a Facebook post, the Mount Pleasant donut shop announced that due to the landlord selling the building, it will close on March 22 after 8 years in business.
New in town: Suzi Havens
Fitness coach and pickleball instructor Suzi Havens was having lunch on Shem Creek when a conversation with two locals felt like a sign. Two months later she found herself in the Lowcountry with her Siberian Husky Moon. Read more [...]
#15
Charleston ranked No. 15 on Travel + Tour World's 2026 list of the 50 best nightlife destinations in the Americas and Caribbean, beating out cities like Savannah and Cancun and joining the likes of Las Vegas, Miami, Toronto, and Nashville. The Upper King area, home to around 70 restaurants, bars, clubs, and cafés, can draw more than 50,000 after-dark visitors over a single weekend, according to a report by the Post and Courier.
New Italian spot is coming to Charleston
V Modern Italian, a new Italian restaurant from European-based Fast Fine Restaurant Group, is preparing for a spring opening at 465 Meeting St., Suite 120 in downtown Charleston's Greystar Corporate Headquarters building, taking over the space left by The Select, which closed in November after less than two years. The restaurant group, founded in 2017, operates venues across Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, and brought its first U.S. location to Nashville last spring.
Eleven Madison Park’s Daniel Humm switches to à la carte at Charleston Place
Daniel Humm, the three-Michelin-star chef behind Eleven Madison Park, is switching from a four-course tasting menu to an à la carte format at his Charleston Place residency, which opened last October in the former Charleston Grill space. Humm says the shift, launching March 4, lets his team better respond to seasonal local ingredients and makes the experience more accessible, whether guests want a few dishes or a longer meal. The new menu features items like a lobster roll, foie gras torchon, bibb lettuce salad, and "The Humm Dog" – an upscale hot dog with bacon, Gruyère, and celery-truffle relish. Reservations are available on Resy.
Silk Road Bakery has a new dessert
Silk Road Bakery is stocking their Grab and Go refrigerator at Mixson Kitchen with trompe-l'œil desserts – pastries sculpted and finished to look like the fruit they're flavored with. The first version is raspberry and the bakery plans to roll out a new flavor every week. Mixson Kitchen is located at 4831 Mixson Ave Suite 101, North Charleston.
