Charleston Facts
1.) Charleston boasts the first public college, museum and playhouse in the United States. 2.) George Gershwin composed his well known opera Porgy and Bess while living on Folly Beach, South Carolina. Porgy and Bess are buried in the James Island Presbyterian Church graveyard. 3.) The first game of golf played in the United States took place in Charleston, South Carolina. 4.) North America's...
Do The Charleston!
Charleston Moves is sponsoring an upcoming cycling/pedestrian event. A half-mile-long section of King Street will be closed off May 16 so cyclists and pedestrians can have the street to themselves. The event, billed as "Do the Charleston," aims to create a family fun day along the city's main commercial street, from noon to 5 p.m. Jamie Price, a developer and artist who worked for six months to...
Looking For a New Neighborhood- Consider the Old Village
I live in the Old Village of Mt. Pleasant and have been there for going on 11 years. It's a great hodgepodge of styles and price ranges. On any given day you could snap a picture worthy to be on a magazine cover- a beautiful bike with a basket with an elegant woman sporting a straw hat and a summer dress, a young couple pushing a baby stroller and walking their dog, white picket fences, live...
Isle of Palms 2010 Beach Run
Saturday July 17- a 4 mile run/walk at 8am and youth fun runs at 9am. This Beach Run is put on by the Isle of Palms Recreation Department . The run/walk is $20 for registration and the youth fun runs are $5. You can register at the Isle of Palms Recreation Center at #24 28th Ave on the Isle of Palms or by going to http://www.allsportrunning.com . All events are on the flat, wide hard-packed...
Charleston home sales rise 22% from March ’09 to ’10
Here's a great article from The Charleston Regional Business Journal published yesterday March home sales in the Charleston area increased 22% over last year, with prices about the same as in 2009. The Charleston Trident Association of Realtors reported today that 691 homes sold during March at a median price of $185,000. Last March, 568 homes sold in the area, also at a median price of...
Mount Pleasant, All America City?
The Post and Courier reports DENVER — Mount Pleasant is among more than two dozen communities named finalists for the National Civic League’s 2010 All-America City Awards. The Denver-based organization says the cities were selected for addressing such issues as diversifying the labor force and funding services during the recession. Finalists are: Chandler, Ariz. Bentonville, Ark. Dublin,...
20 Questions You Must Ask Your Next Agent Before You Sign
Selling or Buying, Your agent matters. You recently decided that the time has come to sell your home. You probably met with several Realtors®, asked each a few questions, then selected a listing agent. Or maybe you already knew someone who sells real estate, so your decision was pretty simple. The fact that your listing agreement recently expired and your home is still on the market leads me to...
Famous Author Pat Conroy on Charleston
Here's a great video with Pan Conroy and his view of Charleston,SC that was just featured on USA Today's website. Click here for the great video
Fun Local Movie Trivia!
Imagine my surprise when I turned on the television this weekend for some relaxing viewing and saw my neighborhood in a movie with Albert Finney! It was "Rich in Love" which was filmed in Mt. Pleasant, SC. I always hear stories from my friends of their famous run ins in town- Reese Witherspoon, Jude Law, Ashley Judd, Mel Gibson, Amanda Siefried, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Meatloaf, Will Smith,...
Temperatures are Rising – It’s Time to Buy Real Estate?
Charleston is ranked 4th in Moody’s list of cities where home prices will perform best in 2010.