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What’s on this month
Fri, Sep 25
Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch
Boone Hall Farms
Family · $15 ages 3 and up, under 2 free
Thu, Oct 1
The Fall Tours
Private homes and gardens
Community · $40 to $150 depending on the tour
Sat, Oct 17
Scarecrows on the Square
Hutchinson Square
Community
Fri, Nov 6
Charleston Literary Festival
Dock Street Theatre and other venues
Community · Ticketed per session
What’s happening around the Lowcountry
Around the Lowcountry
First 84 build-to-rent townhomes delivered at Moncks Corner's Wellstead at Strawberry
The first completed homes have been delivered at Wellstead at Strawberry, an 84-unit build-to-rent townhome community on 12.9 acres near Highway 52 and Old Highway 52 in Moncks Corner. Charlotte-based Canvas Residential Partners developed the project, with Center Park Group as third-party general contractor. Vertical construction began in March 2026 and the remaining homes are moving through a phased delivery. Layouts run three and four bedrooms, 1,451 to 1,775 square feet.
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Charleston County weighs $175K King Street pedestrian safety study
Charleston County staff have recommended spending $175,000 to study pedestrian and bicycle safety on King Street, part of a roughly $3 million package of smaller infrastructure and safety projects. County Council was expected to take up the recommendations Tuesday night. The study would look at traffic patterns, roadway capacity, pedestrian and bicycle activity and crash records, and officials said a road diet, which can trade vehicle lanes for bike and pedestrian space, is one option they may e
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Isle of Palms rebrand lands on 'home' after about 700 survey responses
Isle of Palms collected about 700 responses from residents and visitors about what makes the island special, and the words that came back most often were family, home and connection, pointing toward a brand built on the island as a home away from home. The city's marketing team was set to present the findings to City Council on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Blue Ridge Creative Marketing is finalizing the strategy, with logo, colors and signage in the next phase.
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Hachiya Ramen opens second Charleston-area location in Cainhoy on Nov. 2
Hachiya Ramen opens a second restaurant at 654 Hopewell Drive, just off Clements Ferry Road in the Cainhoy area, on Nov. 2. Owners Richard Milana and Yuichiro (Junior) Takebata opened the original at 996 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. in Mount Pleasant in 2024. The new space is slightly smaller but keeps the same menu and layout, and the owners say they hope to expand well beyond Charleston.
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