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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Hey, It’s February!

One of the delights in living in or visiting Charleston is the temperate climate. And going hand-in-hand with that is the ability to have flowers blooming all year-round. But, even with the flowers in all the flower boxes, there is something special when you see if the first trees start to blossom after a couple of months of the cooler weather. That time has now arrived!

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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