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Furniture designers have a new location to feature their work in the Navy Yard Charleston’s future Charleston Design District.

In the fall, the district will open along the Cooper River in North Charleston as a hub to create and source home furnishings, according to a news release. Companies such as Kravet, Schumacher and Textures have signed leases for showroom locations in the district.

“Charleston’s architecture and design community is celebrated for its creativity and rich history, and we are thrilled to be part of such a collaborative and tight-knit group of professionals,” Andrew Denny, founder of Textures, said in the release. “Navy Yard Charleston offers the perfect setting to showcase our carefully curated products and to deepen our connection with the design industry in Charleston.”

In addition to the national brands, Charleston brands such as The Urban Electric Co., Fritz Porter and Smithey Ironware Co. will have space in the design hub, the release said. In total, the district will offer up to 150,000-square-feet of showroom space.

“The history of the Navy Yard is the story of craft manufacturing in the Lowcountry,” Dave Dawson, president and founder of The Urban Electric Co., said in the release. “The neighborhood’s character-rich buildings and maker spirit drew us here nearly 20 years ago, an experience we proudly share with the design clients across the country we regularly bring to visit our factory. We’re excited to welcome even more kindred creatives to an already dynamic community and to nurture and inspire the next generation of decorative artists.”

The Charleston Design District will also include dining options, including a full-service rooftop restaurant totaling 8,200-square-feet from Steve Palmer of Indigo Road Hospitality Group, according to the release.

“Charleston’s rich design heritage and vibrant creative community make it the perfect home for our newest showroom,” Emily Raquel Romero, president of Schumacher North America, said in the release. “We are deeply committed to our clients here and excited to invest further in this inspiring city, strengthening relationships and fostering new collaborations within its dynamic design landscape.”

The design district is part of a multi-phase process to redevelop the old Charleston Navy Base for community use, according to the release. Jamestown real estate firm is leading the redevelopment along with Weaver Capital Partners and WECCO Development.

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“The history and architecture of the area offer a strong anchor and compelling backdrop for the Charleston Design District,” Michael Phillips, president of Jamestown, said in the release. “The formation of the Charleston Design District is, in part, a response to the diverse design and creative community that has amassed throughout the neighborhood over the past few years. We want to foster and grow that community to create the most extensive and innovative selection of interior furnishings in the coastal Carolinas.”

Kravet’s showroom is 2,240 square feet and Schumacher’s is 3,760 square feet, both in Storehouse Eight, the release said. Patterson Flynn leased a 1,620-square-foot showroom in Storehouse Nine.

“We are delighted to be in such great company at the Charleston Design District,” Daniel Kravet, vice president of sales at Kravet, said in the release. “Our Kravet Workspace model provides a seamless and efficient shopping experience for our customers, and we’re excited to be a part of the founding of this design hub.”

More often than not, tipsters, readers, friends, and family of Eater have one question: Where should I eat right now? What are the new restaurants? What's everyone talking about? While the Eater 18 is a crucial resource covering old standbys and neighborhood essentials across the city, it is not a chronicle of the "it" places of the moment. Enter the Eater Heatmap, which will change continually to highlight the spots crowds are flocking to at the moment or generating a big buzz. Folks are asking, "Have you been yet?" Try one of these newbies today.

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Chinese American restaurant Jackrabbit Filly moved up the street to a bigger dining room and more prominent location. With the move comes a more extensive menu with exciting new options. Karrage, dumplings, and fried rice are still on the menu, but now there’s also a crab rangoon cheese ball, mapo tofu vol au vent, spicy Korean gnocchi, and Sichuan seafood wonton soup.

The couple behind Wagener Terrace hangout Berkeley’s recently opened their second restaurant, the Archer. They want it to have the same neighborhood vibes but raise the stakes with a full bar and fine dining-level comfort plates. Chef Paul Farmer (formerly of Three Sirens), puts out plates like duck frites, baked oysters, beef stroganoff, chicken liver mousse, and chilled crab dip.

Chubby Fish (most recently visited by Martha Stewart) has smartly expanded into the space next door with another cozy nautical space, but this time, the team is focused on world-class cocktails from Christian Favier (formerly of the Ordinary). Rum figures heavily on the list, but there’s also a delicious smoked dirty martini and plenty of fizzy drinks thanks to a fancy Japanese Suntory highball machine. Customers can order snacks from the ever-changing menu, including oysters, crudos, agnolotti, Iberico ham, and more.

Legami is a new Italian restaurant boasting a chef brought in from Rome by a family with roots in Turin, Italy. Washington Street Hospitality, which controls three Pasta Beach restaurants in New England, thought the King Street building would be another location for Pasta Beach, but decided to switch it up once they got into the historic building. Chef Andrea Congiusta cooks modern Italian fare with some influences from France. “We took inspiration from the classic fine dining, but we also want to have something fun, something that looks very fancy, and something you can crave,” says Congiusta. Dishes include king crab tagliolini, beef Wellington, and veal Milanese.

Modern steakhouse Marbled & Fin is giving all the other steakhouses a run for their money. The expansive dining room fills nightly with well-heeled customers ready to see and be seen. On the menu, chef Eucepe “Cepe” Puntriano includes all the steakhouse classics plus an emphasis on seafood dishes for non-meat eaters. Look for seafood towers, wedge salads, wagyu beef, bone marrow with oysters, creamed spinach, and more.

Superstar chef Sean Brock has brought his fast-casual burger/biscuit joint to the Lowcountry. Joyland is Brock’s fun nod to the fast-food joints of yesteryear. Breakfast includes all types of biscuit sandwiches and a breakfast burrito. The lunch and dinner menu includes the Joyburger Deluxe, fried chicken sandwiches, Chicago dogs, Crustburgers, and Joysticks. Most of the menu items can be made gluten-free.

Chef Micheal Toscano recently opened a taco shop next to his Italian restaurant Le Farfalle. Blanca Estrada is Toscano’s ode to his Mexican mother and grandmother, whose cooking was an early influence on his culinary journey. The kitchen offers a selection of tacos, from cochinita pibil to lengua, several specials, like a lamb neck burrito, and several tequila drinks and pineapple vinegar soda.

Ice-cold martinis with a side of caviar set the vibe at By the Way, a new upscale lounge and restaurant in Cannonborough/Elliotborough hoping to draw a slightly more mature clientele away from King Street. It’s from Uptown Hospitality Group, the folks behind hotspots like Uptown Social and Bodega, in partnership with Craig Conover and Austen Kroll, two stars of Bravo TV’s Southern Charm. Fairly intimate with the feel of an old-world tavern, By the Way serves a menu of trendy pub fare like ’nduja deviled eggs, poutine, fried oysters with caviar, and steak frites.

Charming new hotel the Dunlin offers sweeping views of the Kiawah River, abundant hospitality, and coastal Southern fare in its signature restaurant, Linnette’s. Chef Michael DeCicco puts out dishes like a pressed and pickled watermelon salad, wood-fired oysters, cornmeal-crusted flounder, and a sorghum-benne lacquered steak with charred okra.

Chinese American restaurant Jackrabbit Filly moved up the street to a bigger dining room and more prominent location. With the move comes a more extensive menu with exciting new options. Karrage, dumplings, and fried rice are still on the menu, but now there’s also a crab rangoon cheese ball, mapo tofu vol au vent, spicy Korean gnocchi, and Sichuan seafood wonton soup.

The couple behind Wagener Terrace hangout Berkeley’s recently opened their second restaurant, the Archer. They want it to have the same neighborhood vibes but raise the stakes with a full bar and fine dining-level comfort plates. Chef Paul Farmer (formerly of Three Sirens), puts out plates like duck frites, baked oysters, beef stroganoff, chicken liver mousse, and chilled crab dip.

Chubby Fish (most recently visited by Martha Stewart) has smartly expanded into the space next door with another cozy nautical space, but this time, the team is focused on world-class cocktails from Christian Favier (formerly of the Ordinary). Rum figures heavily on the list, but there’s also a delicious smoked dirty martini and plenty of fizzy drinks thanks to a fancy Japanese Suntory highball machine. Customers can order snacks from the ever-changing menu, including oysters, crudos, agnolotti, Iberico ham, and more.

Legami is a new Italian restaurant boasting a chef brought in from Rome by a family with roots in Turin, Italy. Washington Street Hospitality, which controls three Pasta Beach restaurants in New England, thought the King Street building would be another location for Pasta Beach, but decided to switch it up once they got into the historic building. Chef Andrea Congiusta cooks modern Italian fare with some influences from France. “We took inspiration from the classic fine dining, but we also want to have something fun, something that looks very fancy, and something you can crave,” says Congiusta. Dishes include king crab tagliolini, beef Wellington, and veal Milanese.

Modern steakhouse Marbled & Fin is giving all the other steakhouses a run for their money. The expansive dining room fills nightly with well-heeled customers ready to see and be seen. On the menu, chef Eucepe “Cepe” Puntriano includes all the steakhouse classics plus an emphasis on seafood dishes for non-meat eaters. Look for seafood towers, wedge salads, wagyu beef, bone marrow with oysters, creamed spinach, and more.

Superstar chef Sean Brock has brought his fast-casual burger/biscuit joint to the Lowcountry. Joyland is Brock’s fun nod to the fast-food joints of yesteryear. Breakfast includes all types of biscuit sandwiches and a breakfast burrito. The lunch and dinner menu includes the Joyburger Deluxe, fried chicken sandwiches, Chicago dogs, Crustburgers, and Joysticks. Most of the menu items can be made gluten-free.

Chef Micheal Toscano recently opened a taco shop next to his Italian restaurant Le Farfalle. Blanca Estrada is Toscano’s ode to his Mexican mother and grandmother, whose cooking was an early influence on his culinary journey. The kitchen offers a selection of tacos, from cochinita pibil to lengua, several specials, like a lamb neck burrito, and several tequila drinks and pineapple vinegar soda.

Ice-cold martinis with a side of caviar set the vibe at By the Way, a new upscale lounge and restaurant in Cannonborough/Elliotborough hoping to draw a slightly more mature clientele away from King Street. It’s from Uptown Hospitality Group, the folks behind hotspots like Uptown Social and Bodega, in partnership with Craig Conover and Austen Kroll, two stars of Bravo TV’s Southern Charm. Fairly intimate with the feel of an old-world tavern, By the Way serves a menu of trendy pub fare like ’nduja deviled eggs, poutine, fried oysters with caviar, and steak frites.

Charming new hotel the Dunlin offers sweeping views of the Kiawah River, abundant hospitality, and coastal Southern fare in its signature restaurant, Linnette’s. Chef Michael DeCicco puts out dishes like a pressed and pickled watermelon salad, wood-fired oysters, cornmeal-crusted flounder, and a sorghum-benne lacquered steak with charred okra.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The highly-anticipated Riverfront Revival fest is coming back to North Charleston for its fourth year this fall and it’s bringing with it a country-studded two-day lineup that event organizers say is a return to the festival’s roots.

Three-time Grammy Award-winner and Charleston native Darius Rucker has teamed up with SRE Entertainment to put on this year’s festival, which will take place Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 11 at Riverfront Park.

“My love for Charleston has influenced so much of my career,” Rucker said. “Riverfront Revival, which made my longtime dream of bringing a music festival to this community a reality, is a celebration of the Lowcountry that gets better every year.”

In addition to Rucker’s musical appearance, big-name actor and comedian, best known for his work in films like Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, Bill Murray has been given the title of “very special guest” and will be joining the festival alongside “His Blood Brothers.”

South Carolina-grown talents will be among those who take to the stage, including Warrick McZeke, Faith Schueler and Elizabeth Covington.

Additionally, attendees will be treated to performances by Riley Green, The Red Clay Strays, Whiskey Myers, Flatland Cavalry, Lukas Nelson, Dylan Marlowe, Kashus Culpepper, Brittney Spencer, Clay Street Unit, Neon Union, Austin Williams, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country and Whiskey Run.

Dates for each artist are in the photo below:

Two-day weekend passes start at $205 for general admission, with plus and VIP levels also available. One-day passes start at $130. In a release, organizers said VIP tickets are “limited in quantity and sold out three years in a row, include dedicated entrances and viewing areas in front of the stages, exclusive premium lounge areas, bars and upscale air-conditioned restrooms. “

Each ticket sold is also going toward donations that pour right back into the community. Part of the proceeds are going toward the Arts in Healing program at MUSC and the nonprofit Just Be You, which focuses on teen empowerment, confidence, compassion and love for oneself.

Ticket presale opens Thursday at 10 a.m. for those who sign up for a code here. General onsale launches Friday at 10 a.m. at this link.

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The 42nd annual North Charleston Arts Fest is just one month away, set to take place April 30-May 4. The celebration of arts and culture highlights the talents of regional and local artists and performers in the areas of music, dance, theatre, visual arts and literature. Performances, activities and exhibits take place in a variety of venues throughout the city of North Charleston with free admission for all. Residents and visitors can enjoy concerts, dance performances, theatre presentations, art demonstrations, kids' programs, a variety of exhibitions and an Arty Block Party. Visit NorthCharlestonArtsFest.com for complete details.

Exhibit Hall C at the Charleston Area Convention Center will host the Arts Fest’s Judged Art & Photography, South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft, and Tri-County Youth Art & High School Sculpture Competitions & Exhibitions during the entire run of the festival, April 4-May 4. Viewing hours are Wednesday, April 30, 6-8pm; Thursday-Saturday, May 1-3, 10am-6pm; and Sunday, May 4, noon-5pm. Award winners of the competitions will be acknowledged at 6:30pm during the Arts Fest Opening Celebration on Wednesday, April 30. The event, which takes place from 6-8pm, features food, music, and more, set among the hundreds of pieces of artwork on display. The Exhibition Encore on Sunday, May 4, from 2-5pm, serves as a closing reception, allowing patrons to view the artwork in a festive atmosphere and make final decisions on purchases. In addition to a final look at the exhibits, the event offers musical entertainment, fiber art demos, and complimentary “bites and bubbles.”

Other visual art highlights include a solo exhibit at Park Circle Gallery featuring paintings by the Arts Fest’s poster design competition winner Amy Stewart and the 19th Annual National Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition installed at North Charleston Riverfront Park. North Charleston City Hall will display the 18th Annual African American Fiber Art Exhibition – In Praise of the Ancestors throughout the festival dates and beyond, remaining on display until June 15, 2025.

Music, theatre, and dance offerings during this year’s Arts Fest run the gamut. Concerts range from bossa nova and bluegrass to rock and reggae, and take place in a variety of venues, including libraries, a chapel, and local businesses.

Applications are currently being accepted for vendor space at the Arty Block Party. Entry instructions for the Festival’s Judged Fine Art Exhibition, Judged Photography Exhibition, Tri-County Youth Art Exhibition, and Tri-County High School Sculpture Exhibition, as well as volunteer sign-up forms are also available. Forms can be downloaded at NorthCharlestonArtsFest.com/apply.

Premier Indoor Pickleball Club Enters South Carolina as Part of National Growth Strategy

CHARLESTON, S.C., March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PickleRage, a premier indoor pickleball club franchise, is thrilled to announce their newest location, bringing a top-tier pickleball facility to South Carolina. Located at 5101 Ashley Phosphate Rd, North Charleston, SC, the club will deliver the ultimate pickleball experience, offering dedicated indoor courts, community events, and opportunities for players of all levels to engage in America's fastest-growing sport.

Situated in a prime retail area in North Charleston at the intersection of Ashley Phosphate Rd and Dorchester Rd, the location draws significant attention from both residents and visitors. It offers excellent visibility and accessibility, seeing over 71,000 vehicles a day. PickleRage at Festival Centre is anticipated to open in Q3 of 2025, marking the club's first location in the state.

"Expanding into South Carolina represents an exciting step for PickleRage as we continue to grow nationally," commented David Smith, COO at PickleRage. "We're excited to become part of the community and provide a welcoming space where players can connect, compete, and improve their game."

The 40,195-square-foot cutting-edge facility will include 13 indoor CushionX courts designed for optimal player performance and comfort. The joint-friendly courts will boast excellent visibility and sightlines in a temperature-controlled environment. Additionally, the club will offer a fully stocked pro shop with high-quality equipment and apparel, along with advanced technology solutions for seamless court bookings and check-ins. A range of programs, lessons, and clinics will be offered that aim to nurture a vibrant community and foster connections among players of all skill levels.

"North Charleston is an ideal market for PickleRage," said Chris Daiss, VP of Real Estate and Construction at PickleRage. "Festival Centre's high traffic and central location make it the perfect spot to introduce our state-of-the-art facility. The growing enthusiasm for pickleball in the community aligns perfectly with our mission to provide a world-class playing experience for all skill levels."

The club will be located at Festival Centre, a nearly 330,000-square-foot shopping center, providing ideal access for the community of North Charleston to visit PickleRage.

For more information about PickleRage at Festival Centre, please visit: https://picklerage.com/locations/north-charleston-sc/.