The Footlight Players 20 Queen Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401 (843) 722-4487 http://www.footlightplayers.net A step back in time! Footlight Players started in 1931 in an old converted warehouse on Queen Street. This community theater offers a wide variety of shows, plays, and musicals that are performed by very talented people! I have been to several…
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Stonehenge Wiltshire, England This prehistoric monument is listed as one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites and I was shocked that my British husband had never been! During our tour of England in June of 2017, it was definitely on our to-do list! It was rainy, and for this southern girl, it was cold! A…
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Zest Ristorante & Wine Bar Costa Sant’Antonio, 13, 53100, Siena SI, Italy +39 0577 47139 http://www.zestsiena.com You will find that in many of my posts we choose to dine outside when the opportunity arises. While in Siena we came across this little charming ristorante and settled in to our fabulous view! We started with…
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The Spectator Hotel 67 State Street, Charleston, S.C., 29401 (843) 724-4326 http://www.thespectatorhotel.com Since I live downtown I have never had a reason to stay here but discovered their lounge during a hurricane bar crawl last year. Yes, it’s a thing here! We had a rather large group and I am pretty sure we took them…
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Juanita Greenburg’s Nacho Royale 410 West Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, S.C., 29464 (843) 329-6224 http://www.juanitagreenburgs.com I went to the one downtown for a quick bite when we first moved here and ordered nachos. I wasn’t impressed although the portion was ridiculously huge. I decided to try the Mt. Pleasant location since I was craving…
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Tu 430 Meeting Street, Charleston, S.C., 29403 http://www.tu-charleston.com If you have an adventurous palate, love being introduced to new flavors and imaginative creations, this is your place to go! The Chef is crazy talented producing food that is not only a feast for the palate, it is a feast for the eyes! They utilize…
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Tradd’s 167 East Bay Street, Charleston, S.C., 29401 (843) 414-7661 Home This location was once the home of Cypress and a collective sigh went through Charleston when they closed. I was very pleasantly surprised by the transformation! Elegant yet not pretentious and the kind of place I would feel comfortable bringing colleagues to impress or…
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Georgia O’Keeffe Museum 217 Johnson Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 (505) 946-1000 http://okeeffemuseum.org Georgia O’Keeffe was one of the first female artists, if not the first, to paint in the style of American Modernism. She was a 20th Century painter that traveled the world but found a special fondness for New Mexico. She…
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Martha Lou’s 1068 Morrison Drive, Charleston, S.C., 29403 (843) 577-9583 http://marthalouskitchven.com Soul Food! This humble pink restaurant is producing some really good stick to your ribs soul food! Come hungry and wear your elastic pants! If you are not familiar with soul food, I am guessing you are not from around here. Generational recipes that…
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Early Bird Diner 1644 Savannah Hwy., Charleston, S.C., 29407 (843) 277-2353 http://earlybirddiner.com This is one of my favorite breakfast spots in Charleston! Located in West Ashley and locally owned! I love a good plate of steak and eggs and they offer one of the best breakfast ribeye steaks in town. The special “in house”…
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