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Charleston Daily is a concept in community. Its mission is to promote, assist, and celebrate in everything Charleston, South Carolina. By partnering with businesses, community leaders, volunteers and events, we are spreading the love that is Charleston. As this city continues to grow and prosper, we want to help spread the message to all about how wonderful this community is. Charleston is about the people, community, water, land, history, heritage and the true southern warmth it brings with each and every day.

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Ansonborough Inn announces a comprehensive renovation and relaunch set for Spring 2024 as the reimagined Ansonborough Charleston

December 13, 2023 by 0 Comments
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Ansonborough Inn Will be Reimagined as The Ansonborough Charleston to Bring Old World Charm and Modern Comfort to Charleston’s Historic District

CHARLESTON, S.C. (December 13, 2023) – Ansonborough Inn, a AAA Four Diamond hotel tucked away in the heart of Charleston’s historic downtown district, today announced that it is undergoing an extensive renovation and repositioning set to relaunch as The Ansonborough Charleston in spring 2024. Drawing from the hotel’s natural exuberance and wonders of what was once Charles Town, The Ansonborough Charleston will stand as an homage to the city’s rich history, proudly embodying the vibrant spirit of Charleston’s oldest neighborhood.

Developed by Continental Hospitality Group and managed by Wright Investments, Inc., the boutique 45-room property will feature revitalized indoor and outdoor spaces, including an expanded neighborhood bar and lounge offering artisanal cocktails, beers, wines and light bites and a new beautiful rooftop garden with generous open seating areas appointed with local plant life and fireplaces perfect for guests and small social gatherings. Moreover, the property will boast a “Poker Room” discreetly nestled beyond a secret bookcase enclave – paying homage to the lore that Lord Anson became the rightful owner of the Ansonborough neighborhood after winning a high-profile poker game.

“We love the Ansonborough neighborhood and community and are honored to have the opportunity to augment downtown Charleston’s rich tapestry of culture, history and experiential elements. It was imperative that we pay homage to the hotel’s historic roots infusing a sense of continuity that transcends eras and trends,” said Larry Wright Jr., president and CEO of Wright Investments, Inc. “The re-imagination will strike a balance between historical reverence and contemporary allure, and the captivating heritage of the Ansonborough district.”

Complete with a genuine invitation to explore and experience the heart of Charleston, the new Ansonborough Charleston will foster a sense of belonging from the moment guests arrive. Built as a three-story stationer’s warehouse circa 1901, guest rooms are vast and spacious offering 450 to 750 square feet of comfort. Lined with palmettos, crepe myrtles and local flora and outfitted with exposed heart pine beams, local fire red brick, historic antiques and a vast collection of original artwork, the hotel’s storied past will echo throughout the renovation, balancing historic and timeless charm with its updated elegance and modern comfort.

According to Adam Valente, president of Continental Hospitality Group, “the relaunched Ansonborough brings a unique experience to the discerning Charleston traveler, especially those seeking to discover the most valuable of Charleston’s historical, art, culinary, and cultural treasures. Our guest promise is to provide a first-class luxury inn and an authentically Charleston cultural experience throughout their stay.”

“We’ve brought together an inimitable cast of collaborators to create a one-of-a-kind hospitality experience where the building’s historic characteristics will be preserved while simultaneously providing fresh aesthetics and enhanced amenities and experiences,” said General Manager Carrie Huston. “With a fusion of refined sophistication and approachable warmth, this reimagination has been designed to resonate with younger generations seeking an authentic, immersive Charleston experience.”

The hotel will remain open throughout the renovation and debut to guests as The Ansonborough Charleston in spring 2024. For more information and for reservations, please visit www.ansonboroughinn.com.

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About Wright Investments, Inc.

Wright Investments, Inc. is a privately-held hospitality development and management company located in Memphis, TN. The company’s expertise lies in three distinct, but integrated verticals: hotel investment, hotel management and capital projects. Wright Investments teams with best-in-class brands, but also works with independent, lifestyle hotels. Markets range from top U.S. metropolitan areas to resort locations. www.wrightinvestments.com.

About Continental Hospitality Group

Continental Hospitality Group is a Columbus, Ohio-based hotel company which invests in premium quality hotels in strong markets nationwide. CHG currently has 16 high-quality branded and independently-affiliated hotels in 7 states. www.continental-hospitality.com.

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Petition to delay the sale of the Historic Nathanial Russell House in Charleston, South Carolina

December 12, 2023 by 0 Comments
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The Historic Charleston Foundation has announced its plan to sell the Nathanial Russell House located at 51 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401.  They are open to a private buyer, potentially removing all public and educational access to this critical Historic House Museum in Historic Charleston, South Carolina. 

Please sign this petition to show that the community has a voice and we’d like further discussion on other potential options to keep this historic home and research facility intact.

Click HERE to sign the petition.

Learn more about the Nathanial Russell House.

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HIC Land Announces Milestone $36 Million Acquisition of 2,600-Acre Plot in Hardeeville, SC

December 11, 2023 by 0 Comments
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The Charleston, SC-based land development company will work with
D.R. Horton, the nation’s largest homebuilder, to convert the land Into the region’s premier live-work-play community

CHARLESTON, SC (December 11, 2023) – HIC Land, a premier land investment company and master-planned community developer in the Southeastern United States, has acquired the Morgan Tract, a 2,600-acre property along U.S. Route 278 in Hardeeville, South Carolina. HIC Land privately sourced and managed the due diligence and entitlements for the landmark purchase of $36 million, one of the largest and most desirable land acquisitions in the region. 

In coordination with D.R. Horton, “America’s Builder”, the expansive piece of land is slated to become a multi-use live-work-play project featuring a diverse selection of homes, commercial spaces, first-class amenities, parks, nature trails and sidewalks. The projected 20-year development is expected to break ground in 2024. HIC Land and D.R. Horton are committed to improving the area’s infrastructure, including roads and utilities. The project is expected to also create hundreds of local jobs and significantly increase the tax base.

“This plot of land is ideally located as the last remaining large developable tract in the area, with easy access to many nearby amenities including the beautiful beaches of Hilton Head Island, the Historic City of Savannah and rapidly growing employment opportunities. There is significant demand for more housing,” said HIC Land founder and CEO Stefan Hoyer. The Morgan Tract is extremely well located to supply the increasing demand and HIC is uniquely positioned and very capable to execute and deliver this first-class community. Very few companies are able to execute and close on such large communities.  

“Local and national developers have attempted to purchase this land for over 25 years with no success. HIC took on the challenge, and our team overcame the many obstacles to close on the property. Because we are a privately funded company with no outside investors, we were able to buy the land directly from the Morgan family without red tape or bureaucratic decision-making.” 

“This property has been in our family for over 100 years and while we have contracted multiple times with various buyers, only Stefan Hoyer and HIC were able to perform. We are pleased to know that HIC will write the next chapter of this property which is so dear to our family,”  said John and Harry Morgan.

“We are excited to once again be partnering with HIC Land, a company firmly positioned as one of the premiere land developers in the Southeastern U.S.,” said Brad Brundage, Coastal Carolina Region President for D.R. Horton.  “The Hardeeville/Bluffton/Hilton Head area is difficult to penetrate with a large community, and this tract of land is in the perfect location to achieve our goal. When complete, it will be one of D.R. Horton’s flagship communities in the country.”

The desirability of this coveted location is growing exponentially due to the influx of people moving to the Southeast from other areas of the country. It is also close to the site of a future Hyundai Giga factory, which will employee 8,500 people and is slated for completion in early 2025.

“HIC Land was founded in 2013 on my kitchen table with a $2,000 loan,” said Hoyer. “By working hard and keeping our word, we have developed long standing relationships across the country. This has led to one of the strongest land development pipelines in the country.”

Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, the privately owned company has built a reputation for buying large tracts of land, installing infrastructure, and selling to some of the top publicly traded homebuilders in the United States. Its experienced team is deeply rooted in local communities and strives to be an excellent partner for land sellers and builder customers. For more information, visit hicland.com.

About HIC Land

Hoyer Investment Company Land, LLC (“HIC Land”) is a Charleston, SC-based real estate investment company and land developer that acquires, rezones and develops land throughout the Southeastern United States It specializes in land acquisition and lot development for the largest publicly traded homebuilders in the U.S. Through its competent and experienced team of land development professionals, strong balance sheet, and established partnerships with the nation’s largest homebuilders, HIC currently develops over 2,200 lots annually, and controls over 34,000 lots. For more information, visit hicland.com.

About D.R. Horton

Headquartered in Arlington, Texas, D.R. Horton has operations in 118 markets in 33 states in the North, East, Southeast, South Central, Southwest and Northwest regions of the United States. D.R. Horton has been the largest builder in the United States by volume since 2002 and has been building families beautiful homes in desirable locations for 45 years. D.R. Horton has built more than 1,000,000 homes with quality, functionality, value and style in mind. For more information about D.R. Horton, please visit www.drhorton.com.  D.R. Horton is an equal housing opportunity builder.

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Dinosaurs have invaded Charleston, South Carolina – New additions to the Mace Brown Natural History Museum

December 11, 2023 by 1 Comment
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On Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, three large-scale animatronic dinosaurs – a Dilophosaurus, a T. rex and a Triceratops – were delivered to the College of Charleston’s Mace Brown Natural History Museum at the School of Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering (SSME).

Generously donated by Kevin and Petra Branigan, Daniel Island residents who are known for creating elaborate decorations for Halloween and Christmas every year, the dinos joined the family of three raptors and one baby T. rex already installed inside the SSME atrium.

T. rex delivered to the SSMB at the College of Charleston (Photo by Mary Muldroon)

Transporting the dinos from Daniel Island did not come with a playbook, and required three flatbed trucks, a forklift, cautious driving and skillful maneuvering by Carwin Logistics, the College’s Public Safety team and a lot of patience. Cars honked as the life-sized dinos traversed I-526 and people cheered while they continued down Calhoun and finally arrived at the College.

“We hope these dinos will inspire future generations of students who visit the museum to study science in the future,” says Sebastian van Delden, dean of the SSME. “I can’t thank Kevin and Petra enough for their generosity and enthusiasm for bringing wonder to the imaginations of the children and adults in our community.”

The dinos are on display and ready for visitors in the back garden of the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History. The museum houses over 15,000 fossils from around the globe and showcases a world-class exhibit on fossil whales and their evolution.

Dinosaurs now on display in the courtyard of the School of Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering Building (Photo by Mary Muldroon)

It also provides a unique resource for both teaching and the internationally respected research being undertaken at the College of Charleston.

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8 of the Oldest Places in Historic Charleston, SC that you should add to your travel bucket list

December 8, 2023 by 3 Comments
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By Mark A. Leon

Charleston, South Carolina is a city rich in history and architecture. Here are some of the oldest buildings in Charleston:

  1. Pink House (c. 1694 – 1712) – 17 Chalmers Street, Charleston, SC 29401 – Also known as the “Sergeant Jasper House,” this small pink building on Church Street is one of the oldest buildings in Charleston. It is a private residence and not open to the public.
  2. The Powder Magazine (c. 1713) – 79 Cumberland St, Charleston, SC 29401 – The Powder Magazine was used as a storage facility for gunpowder during the colonial period. It is now a museum that is open to the public.
  3. St. Michael’s Episcopal Church (The cornerstone for the existing building was laid in 1752 and the building opened in 1761) – 71 Broad St, Charleston, SC 29401 – This beautiful church on Broad Street was completed in 1761 and is one of the oldest surviving churches in the city. It is still an active parish and open to the public.
  4. Heyward-Washington House (1772) – 87 Church St, Charleston, SC 29403 – This Georgian-style mansion on Meeting Street was built in 1772 and was the residence of Thomas Heyward Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence. It is now a museum that is open to the public.
  5. Nathaniel Russell House (1808) – 51 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401 – This Federal-style mansion on Meeting Street was built in 1808 by Nathaniel Russell, a wealthy merchant. It is now a museum that is open to the public.
  6. Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon Building (c. 1771) – 122 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401 – Located on East Bay Street, this building was originally a custom house and was used as a prisoner-of-war facility during the Revolutionary War. It is now a museum that is open to the public.
  7. Dock Street Theatre (c. 1809) – 135 Church St, Charleston, SC 29401 – This building on Church Street was originally a hotel but was converted into a theater in 1937. It is now the home of the Charleston Stage Company and is open to the public for performances and tours.
  8. Old Charleston Jail (c. 1802) – 21 Magazine St, Charleston, SC 29401 – Commonly referred to as the “Old City Jail”, this former prison is a site of historical and architectural significance in Charleston, SC. Operational between 1802 and 1939, it held many notable figures, among them Denmark Vesey, Union officers during the Civil War, high-seas pirates, and Lavinia Fisher.

Please note that there are many other historic buildings in Charleston, and this list is not exhaustive.

We hope this list helped solidify your next itinerary!

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Former Charleston, SC Best Local Comedian Dusty Slay featured in Deadline ahead of new Netflix special and tour

December 8, 2023 by 0 Comments
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By Mark A. Leon

For those of you, like myself, who knew Dusty Slay when his hair was a little shorter and he hosted comedy showcases at Big Gun Burger Shop on Calhoun Street, you remember a shy kind man with a heart of gold and an ability to light up a room with laughs.

During his time in Charleston, Dusty was voted Best Local Comedian and winning the Charleston Stand Up Comedy Competition two years in a row.

Throughout his early career in Charleston, Dusty dedicated himself to amplifying the healing power of comedy and giving a voice to a population that lacked a strong ambassador.

Dusty’s creativity, passion and desire led him to a bigger journey onto the clubs of Nashville. Now as he embarks on his first Netflix special and national tour, Deadline has written a feature about our native son, Dusty Slay.

Let’s give a warm ovation to former Charleston Southern comedy star Dusty Slay as he takes the next big step in his career.

Click Here to read full Deadline article: Comedian Dusty Slay Sets January Premiere For First Netflix Hour ‘Workin’ Man’

Dusty Slay and Dale Jr.
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John’s Island Coffee Company and Warrior Surf Foundation Debut Warrior Surf Blend to support Veteran Therapy Programs

December 8, 2023 by 0 Comments
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John’s Island Coffee Company and Warrior Surf Foundation have partnered to create a specialty Warrior Surf Blend coffee, with 50% of profits from every sale benefitting Warrior Surf Foundation. If you’re looking to support veterans and shop local this holiday season, this is the perfect stocking stuffer!

The Warrior Surf Blend is a medium-dark roast with washed coffee beans from Colombia and Ethiopia. It has an aroma of dark chocolate, toasted nuts and subtle hints of caramel that coffee lovers will go wild for. The blend is available as either whole or ground beans in six-ounce bags for $10.75 or twelve-ounce bags for $14.40. John’s Island Coffee Company also offers a subscription program that automatically delivers a (discounted!) bag of your choice on a monthly basis.

All donations will benefit Warrior Surf Foundation’s Surf Therapy program, which provides 12 weeks of free surf therapy, yoga, wellness classes and community to Veterans struggling with PTSD and other mental health challenges.

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Tubby’s Seafood River Street in Savannah will be closing its downs at the end of December after 25 years

December 7, 2023 by 0 Comments
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In a bittersweet statement on Facebook Tubby’s, a 25 year foundation in downtown Savannah, GA announced their closing:

Well, we were struggling with how to release this sad news, but our kind friend Jesse Blanco helped us find a way. Tubby’s River Street, lovingly named after our dear friend and partner, Stan “Tubby” Strickland, will permanently close at the end of this month. Tubby’s has been serving up wonderful food, libations and memories on Savannah’s Waterfront for 25 years and we are heartbroken we must say goodbye.

We want to genuinely thank our dedicated and talented staff, many of whom have been with us for years, if not decades. Special shout out to Fred Plantadis(Tubby 2) for your immense dedication and love of Tubby’s. These amazing humans have made Tubby’s magical – as have you, our loyal customers! We are beyond grateful to our patrons and colleagues for your incredible support. We thank you all from the bottom of our hearts!

So, with that said, let’s go out with a bang! Y’all come on down to River Street and see us for the next month.

Fresh, Wild Georgia Shrimp are on the menu and Ship Shots are flowing steadily! This weekend is the perfect time to come down and cheer on the legendary Ansley Williams as Grand Marshal of the Waterfront Lighted Christmas Parade.

Thank you again and see you soon!

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River Rat Brewery in Columbia, South Carolina is closing after 10 years

December 7, 2023 by 0 Comments
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In a statement on Facebook and Instagram on December 5th, River Rat Brewery in Columbia, South Carolina left this heartfelt message:

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closing of River Rat Brewery located at 1231 Shop Road on December 30th, 2023.

We want to thank all of our wonderful customers and employees for supporting us over these past 10+ years! Memories that will always be close to our heart!

RRB grew organically over these last 10 years and what a pleasure it was to serve the great community of Columbia and beyond. Friendships were made that will last a lifetime!

We grew into a place that has welcomed tens of thousands of visitors yearly from locals to visitors in our fine city. We are extremely humbled that so many embraced River Rat Brewery!

Though it is time to end this chapter we want to thank all who visited our establishment throughout these 10 years. The experiences we shared with our customers and employees will forever be in our hearts. 🤝

We will remain open throughout December and will have 25% OFF ALL merchandise and beer this week!

Saturday, December 30th will be our last day of operation to the public.

Come say goodbye to River Rat Brewery!

What a ride it has been, cheers Rat Pac!!!

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Movies Filmed in or around Charleston, South Carolina

December 6, 2023 by 13 Comments
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Ever watch a movie and think, that looks familiar?  Well, it is possible it was shot on location in your southern home of Charleston, SC.

Here are a list of movies you may or may not know that had portions filmed on location in Charleston.  Perhaps this may cause a spike in Netflix or Amazon Prime streaming activity.

Movies / Feature Films shot on location in Charleston, SC

Enjoy the cinema.  Make plenty of popcorn.