20+ hour, 26+ min ago   (122+ words) Stephanie Sommerson Hall is the owner and founder of Estelle Colored Glass. The inspiration for Estelle Colored Glass came from the owner's grandmother, Estelle, who embodied grace and hospitality. At the Estelle Colored Glass storefront on King Street, customers can…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (856+ words) The majestic Angel Oak on Johns Island draws about 400,000 visitors a year, according to the city of Charleston. The New York Times this week selected the majestically spindly Angel Oak on Johns Island as the subject of its latest “10-Minute…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (636+ words) Rant + Rave is back, baby! Scan this QR code to submit to Rant + Rave. If you have to wear giant can headphones everywhere, please look both ways and follow traffic safety rules! Don't get hit by a car just because…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (802+ words) "One Creek's Trash" combined art with a mission. People explore the "One Creek's Trash" exhibition at Silver Hill Studios. "One Creek's Trash" featured a variety of artists on display at Silver Hill Studios with the goal of informing people about…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (449+ words) Jill Lepore, a professor of American history and law at Harvard University, a regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine, and a prolific author of popular books, has a new title out called “The Rise and Fall of the Artificial…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (778+ words) Pernessa Seele, founder and president of the Lincolnville Preservation and Historical Society, fears the new subdivisions town leaders have allowed to be built dilute her hometown's heritage as a 19th century historic African American town. LINCOLNVILLE — Driving through this old settlement…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (774+ words) When considering the country’s most famous early naturalists of the 18th and 19th centuries, John James Audubon comes to mind as the consummate painter of birds. William Bartram holds the crown for recounting experiences with fauna and flora during his travels through…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (760+ words) The Sept. 3, 2025 cover of Free Times It’s been a year. One year ago tomorrow — Sept. 3, 2025 — we relaunched the Free Times as a free standalone weekly newspaper, reimagined for a new era of Columbia arts and culture. And boy, has it…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1126+ words) The Angel Oak, an iconic centuries-old tree on Johns Island, was recognized in May as a historic landmark on the National Register of Historic Places. The process took nearly two decades. JOHNS ISLAND — Samantha Siegel fell in love with the…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (571+ words) Dolly Parton, who died Aug. 25, entertains the audience during a 2016 induction ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. The late Dolly Parton notched numerous links to South Carolina during her remarkable entertainment career, from her mother's hometown of…...