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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Magnolia's, one of the old guard of Charleston, SC, restaurants looks pretty sexy at night. Oprah called it one of her favorite restaurants.

Magnolia’s

Magnolia’s, one of the old guard of Charleston restaurants, looks pretty sexy at night. Oprah called it one of her favorite restaurants. Fronting East Bay Street, Lodge Alley sneaks down the side of the restaurant.

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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