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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

When the 200 year old facade of this building on King Street started bowing out and threatening to fall and crush pedestrians, the Nicks BBQ that had been there for 12 years had to move out. While no one was injured and the building has been stabilized and is being rehabilitated, the cheese biscuits they served have been missed.

Royal Rehab

When the 200 year old facade of this building on King Street started bowing out and threatening to fall and crush pedestrians, the Nick’s BBQ that had been there for 12 years had to move out. While no one was injured and the building has been stabilized and is being rehabilitated, the cheese biscuits they served have been missed.

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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