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🏘️ Hanahan's Blackwell's Corner will reserve its storefronts for local businesses
🔋 IEB's first U.S. production facility brings a $1.5M investment and 30 jobs
🚁 Folly Beach is weighing permits and training requirements for beach drones
🏫 Two new Berkeley County schools open for about 2,400 students
🏛️ CofC demolished a former YWCA on land tied to an old cemetery
At 106 Haddrell Street near the end of Shem Creek, The Wreck of the Richard and Charlene is a first-come, first-served seafood shack serving shrimp, scallops, oysters, and the day's catch fried, grilled, or boiled.
The name comes from a trawler Hurricane Hugo drove across the dock in 1989. Paper-plated seafood, red rice, hush puppies, and shrimp boats outside keep the room tied to the working creek around it.
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How to Start Your Own Pink Zebra Moving Business
Charleston households move all year long, and most of them need a mover. Most of that work still goes to companies nobody recommends twice, which is exactly the gap Pink Zebra Moving was built to fill, with hot-pink zebra-striped trucks and a customer experience people actually rave about.
It comes from Ron Holt, who grew a single cleaning store into a $40 million, 90-location brand before selling it and pointing the same playbook at moving. Owners get comprehensive training, a recession-resistant service, and no moving experience is required because the model runs semi-absentee alongside what you already do.
The numbers show what is possible: franchisee Drue Chrisman’s location generated $2.5 million in revenue and $707,000 in net operating income in its first full calendar year, even after franchise expenses and new-truck purchases.* Across the network, franchise owners average $135,904 in net operating income.*
Charleston gets only one owner, and whoever raises their hand first gets the territory.
If you have been quietly wanting something of your own with no ceiling on the upside, tap below to explore the model and request more information directly from the Pink Zebra team.
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🏘️ Hanahan Town Center Goes Local-Only
The Gist: Blackwell's Corner will bring locally owned restaurants, shops, offices and a central lawn to the former Blackwell's Hardware site in Hanahan. The first tenants include Untitled Pizza Co., Kudu Coffee & Wine, Pineapple House Boutique and a new Italian market from Cane Pazzo owner Mark Bolchoz.
Why It Matters: The project replaces a hardware store that operated from 1947 to 2025 while giving Hanahan a walkable gathering place without national chains.
What's Next: A temporary Blackwell's Outpost opens in September, groundbreaking follows that month and the full town center is slated for fall 2027.
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🔋 IEB Brings First U.S. Plant to North Charleston
The Gist: IEB Americas, a subsidiary of German battery-charging and power-supply maker Industrie Elektronik Brilon, is investing $1.5 million in its first U.S. production facility. The Carolina Commerce Parkway operation will handle manufacturing, warehousing, service and training and create 30 jobs.
Why It Matters: The facility adds advanced-manufacturing jobs and puts the company's North American production and customer support in North Charleston.
What's Next: The company is directing job seekers to its LinkedIn page for openings.
Read more here.
🚁 Folly Beach Reworks Its Drone Rules
The Gist: Folly Beach is considering a revised ordinance that would require drone operators on the beach to carry certifications and permits, with Beach Patrol handling enforcement. The city broadened an earlier drone-fishing proposal after SCDNR warned it could conflict with state rules.
Why It Matters: Officials are responding to bait dropped near swimmers, large fish pulled through swimming areas and fishing lines that can entangle surfers.
What's Next: If advanced, the proposal must return for second reading. Council has not set possible penalties.
Read more here.
🏫 Two New Berkeley Schools Open
The Gist: Nearly 40,000 Berkeley County students return Wednesday, including about 1,300 at the new Bee Tree Elementary and 1,100 at the new Midtown Middle. A renovated Hanahan Middle also opens, making the three campuses the first completed projects from the voter-approved 2022 penny sales tax.
Why It Matters: Berkeley County has added roughly 400 students a year for nearly a decade, forcing new boundaries that affect more than 10 schools.
What's Next: The district begins the year with 18 teacher vacancies, down from 73 in late June, while penny-tax work continues at three high schools.
Read more here.
🏛️ Former YWCA Demolished for CofC Dorm Site
The Gist: The College of Charleston demolished the 5,000-square-foot former YWCA headquarters at 106 Coming Street for a proposed dormitory. The YWCA occupied the building beginning in 1964, and the property covers part of an 18th-century paupers' cemetery where thousands are believed to have been buried.
Why It Matters: The removal erased a place tied to Charleston's Black institutional history while reviving concerns about how the college communicates work around possible graves.
What's Next: CofC still needs state approvals to remove the surrounding asphalt and has proposed a mural and plaque commemorating the YWCA.
Read more here.
🚗 Cars & Coffee | Freshfields Village | Kiawah Island | Saturday, August 15, 9 to 11 a.m. | More
Browse antique and enthusiast cars, with coffee and breakfast nearby.
🛍️ Celadon's Summer Market | Celadon Home | Mount Pleasant | Saturday, August 15, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. | More
Shop local makers and food trucks while kids enjoy on-site activities.
🐕 Dog Day Afternoon: James Island | Splash Zone Waterpark | Charleston | Saturday, August 15, 10 a.m. to noon or 1 to 3 p.m. | More
Let your dog splash through two limited-capacity pool sessions.
🥕 Central Creek Farmers Market | Central Creek Park | Goose Creek | Wednesday, August 19, 4 to 7 p.m. | More
Browse fresh food, local art, and makers with live community music.
🧺 Farmers Market & Food Truck Jam | Isle of Palms Recreation Center | Isle of Palms | Thursday, August 20, 4 to 7 p.m. | More
Shop local produce and makers, grab dinner, and catch live music.
🏹 Full Draw Film Tour | Charleston Music Hall | Charleston | Friday, August 14, doors at 6 p.m.; show at 7 p.m. | More
Watch new bowhunting films and enter for premium outdoor-gear giveaways.
🎩 Holy City Magic's Misdirection | Charleston Music Hall | Charleston | Saturday, August 15, doors at 7 p.m.; show at 8 p.m. | More
Three touring magicians mix comedy, mentalism, sleight of hand, and audience interaction.
🎭 Grief Sucks: A One Man Show by KevOnStage | Charleston Music Hall | Charleston | Sunday, August 16, doors at 6:30 p.m.; show at 7:30 p.m. | More
KevOnStage brings comedy and candor to a 16-plus show about sibling loss.
🏛️ Special Tour of Ringleaders of Rebellion | The Charleston Museum | Charleston | Tuesday, August 18, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | More
Museum director Carl Borick guides an artifact-rich Revolutionary War tour.
🎶 Flow Tribe + J & The Causeways | Charleston Pour House | Charleston | Thursday, August 20, doors at 5 p.m.; show at 6 p.m. | More
Two New Orleans bands bring soul, funk, blues, and rock outside.
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