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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

While walking along the Low Battery and the Ashley River, I had the pleasure of watching this pod of bottlenose dolphins put on quite the show -- fully leaping out of the water, twisting, spinning and then waving their tails in the air. No matter how many times you see them, it's always a pleasure to see dolphins.

Dolphins

While walking along the Low Battery, I had the pleasure of watching this pod of bottlenose dolphins put on quite the show — fully leaping out of the water, twisting, spinning and then waving their tails in the air. No matter how many times you see them, it’s always a pleasure to see dolphins.

Ask a Local

What’s the deal with the City Market? Were slaves sold there or not?

asks John H., from Seattle, Washington… The City Market is what was called the “Slaves’ Market,” not the “Slaves Market.”  That apostrophe makes all the difference in the world. While a shocking number of humans were sold into slavery in Charleston (a very dark period in the City’s history), they were not sold at what […]

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