From the monthly archives:

March 2009

2009 Spoleto Festival in Charleston

by George on March 31, 2009

We can hear humming in the not too distant future the engine that is Spoleto. Come May 22nd, Charleston will be overrun with art, performances, media coverage and tourists. For some, the festival is a nuisance; for others it is the best time of year. Whichever way you lean, Spoleto causes a splash, so it’s best to know what’s playing, when and where, as well as where friends and family can stay should they decide to visit our fair city.

Spoleto Festival

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Video Interview with Chef Bacon of Carolina’s Restaurant

by George on March 26, 2009

We made this video with friends (shout out to Heilig Multimedia!). It’s about a restaurant here in Charleston — Carolina’s — and features some great footage of chef Jeremiah Bacon preparing one of his signature dishes: the pan roasted grouper.

Carolina's Restaurant

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Nothing Fishy about Matt Decell Contemporary Furniture in Charleston

March 26, 2009

Recently we traveled to rural Georgia and used a saw. An electric saw. It was a humbling experience — why, dear God, had we never used a power saw before; and why weren’t we predisposed with a natural ability to slice through wood? But it was also kind of thrilling: all that power, all that [...]

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Keeping it Clean, and Spicy in the Kitchen

March 25, 2009

We like to spice first and taste later. It’s better that way; it improves our ability to distinguish flavors. But from that end we often wind up with greenish flakes drifting across the counter top, mini bottles rolling this way and that and green plastic lids that we snap shut like castanets.  But alas! We [...]

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Your Personality and Refrigerator are not Mutually Exclusive

March 24, 2009

We all know an apartment can reflect personality. Most of the time, that reflection is found in the art on the wall, the blankets on the bed and the silver in the drawer. But what about your refrigerator?

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Blue Ion is Moving Up, Up, Up

March 23, 2009

Apple is hands down one of the coolest stores on King Street. But what about the second story space, what’s going on up there?

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If You Have…at Circa Lighting

March 23, 2009

If you have a couple of bucks to spend, and a burning desire for exterior lighting, then let us recommend these Charleston-esque Hanging Lanterns from Circa Lighting.
Medium Paul Hanging Lantern

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Spring in Charleston, Spice up the Chicken

March 20, 2009

This is the best time of year in Charleston. The days are warm and the nights are crisp. Perfect for cooking up some dinner and sitting near an open window, which is exactly what we did last night.

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The Vintage of One — Lori Wyatt’s Wagner Terrace Home

March 19, 2009

We waited outside for her to leave. Then we broke in through the glass ceiling, shimmied down a fire pole from 1931 and strutted across her bearskin rug.

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Listen up, Charleston. In times of Trouble, Despair

March 19, 2009

No longer enjoying that gratified disposition of yore? Are the glasses through which you view the world dripping with pigeon poop? Has a nihilistic body slam taken the mat to your once infallible optimism?

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