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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

When it rains really hard in Charleston, it floods. As hard as they try to prevent it, it happens... it's just a reality of living in the Lowcountry. Ashley Avenue is a prime spot for pop-up lakes.

Rain, Rain… Stop Flooding

When it rains really hard in Charleston, it floods. As hard as they try to prevent it, it happens… it’s just a reality of living in the Lowcountry. Ashley Avenue is a prime spot for pop-up lakes.

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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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