ESPN Charleston Classic will kick off at a dinner at Patriots Point on the 13th. Basketball teams from C of C, Clemson, TCU, Temple, Western Michigan, ETSU, Hofstra and SIUE will be participating in the tournament.
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Golf World has announced the first ever Reader’s Choice Awards recognizing the 50 best private, public and resort golf destinations in the country. Courses were evaluated on 13 different performance criteria, such as quality of the course, course conditions, reputation and service.
Kiawah Island Golf Resort was rated overall number one in the Resort category. The remaining top five resort courses were, beginning with number 2: Turning Stone Resort in Verona, NY; Sea Island Golf Club, Sea Island, GA; Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, GA. Rounding out the top 5 was Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, NC. Florida had the most resorts on the list (10) followed by Hawaii (8) and South Carolina (5).
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Running seems to be what November is all about. I guess that’s preventive medicine with the holiday parties coming up. 2008 Lean and Green 5K run will be at Brittlebank Park on the 8th.
The Holiday Festival of Lights Fun Run /Walk will open the season with this 2 mile non-competitive event on the 15th at James Island County Park.
The Charleston Tea Plantation 5K Memorial Run/Walk on the morning of the 15th will honor Faye Mitchell, longtime employee and lifelong Wadmalaw resident. Funds raised on her behalf will go to MUSC for lung cancer research.
The 24th Annual Run for Thanks in Pinopolis will benefit the children of Berkeley County. Runners should bring canned goods to donate to the local food bank.
The iconic Turkey Day Run and Gobble Wobble is Thanksgiving morning. For over 30 years the Knights of Columbus have sponsored the event, now second only to the Cooper River Bridge run in size. Be at Marion Square at 9 am on the 27th.
You could look at all of these runs as a tune-up for the…Mark your Calendar … Stiletto Stampede coming to Mt Pleasant March 21st and benefiting the MUSC Children’s Center. Gotta see that one!!!!!!!!
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The Moore School of Business announced that South Carolina is the 5th best housing market in the country. Their research shows fewer subprime mortgages and fewer foreclosures in our state. Good News!!!!
Mixon, the sustainable neighborhood in the Park Circle area has garnered another honor. The American Institute of Architects Charleston Award for Service to the Community and Design Profession is given each year to a builder or developer who betters the community at large through excellence in their work.
Design is the Problem and the Solution: The future of design must be sustainable is the subject of a presentation on the 18th by Nathan Shedroff, chair of the MBA in Design Strategy at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. He will speak at the Visitor’s Center Theater at 6:00 pm.
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The holiday weather is usually wonderful here and there’s always something for company to do. The Fetes de Artisans will be at The Navy Yard at Noisette on the evening of the 6th to showcase the work of rising top artisans of the American College of the Building Arts and tour their workshops. The party is in conjunction with Design Week uptown in Charleston.
Celebrate Edible Arts: A Lowcountry Cooking Experience on the 15th at the Art Institute of Charleston. Prepare to impress your friends this holiday with duck, greens even pecan pie. They’ll thank you for going.
Summerville will present Taste of the Town on the 9th as Azalea Park turns red white and blue to honor our veterans.
The Junior League is sponsoring a Friday Family Fest. Admission is free at the Children’s Museum on the 21st and dinner is provided by Chic-fil-A !
The Shindig is scheduled at the Pine Forest Country Club on the 21st. You get to eat oysters and shag and the YMCA benefits.
The Center for Women is sponsoring their 2nd Annual Lowcountry Women Authors Holiday Book Signing at The Citadel Alumni House on the afternoon of the 23rd. Get your holiday shopping out of the way in one stop with personalized inscriptions from the authors.
The Holiday Festival of Lights at the James Island County Park opens on the 15th. If the nighttime sky intrigues you, the Old Santee Canal Park is the spot to be on the 29th. Learn about the stars above in their Astronomy class held from 7-8 pm.
Looking for something indoors on the 29th? Visit the Charleston Museum and check out the From Slave to Sharecropper: African Americans in the Lowcountry after the Civil War exhibit. Then, watch The Tuskegee Airmen, a movie about the Fighting 99 which picks up at the end of the exhibit period .
Towne Center in Mt Pleasant will kick off the holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony on the 22nd at 6 pm. Don’t forget to mark your calendar for more tree lighting and holiday revelry in North Charleston and the City of Charleston on the 6th of December. The same evening, join the crowds as the 29th Parade of Boats passes through the harbor.
The Maritime Center will host Historic Landmark, Schooner Roseway from the 5th-7th, open to the public 10-6 daily, free.
The 500th Anniversary of Palladio’s Birth will be celebrated the 6th & 7th.The architect’s influence is seen at Drayton Hall.
Making music with gourds is a special children’s hands-on history program at the Charleston Museum on the afternoon of the 6th. On the 8th, Charlestowne Landing will showcase “Colonial Trades and Harvest Festival” from 10-4. Ever want to design a walking stick? This is your chance. Select, prepare and decorate your own on the 8th and 10th at The Old Santee Canal Park. Bring your tools or they will provide. Is a basket more to your liking? The Basket Workshop will be held there on the 15th.
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This is such an important month. The decisions we make in the voting booth will have impact for many more than the next four years. Choose wisely, but please choose. Educate yourself on all the races large and small; stand in the line with the rest of us because your vote does matter. Remember, you can’t complain if you don’t vote. Read more »
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Sometimes we hear a statement over and over and come to regard it as fact. I know I’m guilty of the same thing. But the fact of the matter is that even in this market, people buy and sell homes. They graduate, marry, divorce, have twins or get transferred…and sell their house.
I’d like to share some numbers with you that surprised me. I compared single family homes, since the first of this year, on James Island and the entire Multiple Listing Service area.
James Island Status MLS
Under $200,000 29 Active 2218
12 Contracted 344
0 Pending 266
39 Sold 2382
200,000-300,000 121 Active 1476
16 Contracted 176
1 Pending 162
133 Sold 1495
300,000-400,000 77 Active 788
10 Contracted 68
4 Pending 43
59 Sold 565
$400,000-500,000 48 Active 520
5 Contracted 43
0 Pending 14
19 Sold 286
$500,000-1 Million 69 Active 1407
4 Contracted 48
0 Pending 23
22 Sold 443
$1 Million + 20 Active 1034
1 Contracted 26
0 Pending 7
3 Sold 176
Homes are selling. They need to look their absolute best and be priced to sell. Yes, loans are harder to get and investment loans are asking 20% down, but people are selling and people are buying, especially in a destination market like Charleston.
If you’re ready or know someone who may be interested, call me. Buying or selling in the Lowcountry or across the globe, I’m ready to go to work.
Talk to you soon, I hope.
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The Captain’s Cup, a charity golf tournament underwriting educational programs for Cainhoy peninsula children on the Spirit of Charleston, will be held at the Daniel Island Club on the 7th. Feeling like something a little different? It’s time for recreational croquet at the Sanctuary at Kiawah. There will be a professional six-wicket course with the option of golf croquet and six wicket croquet. Wine will be available. The staff is ready to introduce you to the sport during October and November.
Paddlefest is scheduled at the Old Santee Canal Park on the 4th. Bring the family and enjoy canoeing and kayaking throughout the park.
The Run and Walk for the Child will have an 8 am start on the IOP Connector on the 4th. Plan your day with this in mind.
There’s a rodeo coming to Folly Fishing Pier…a surf kayak competition. Traditional divisions will compete starting at age 14 on the 17th and 18th.
The Family Circle Tennis Center is debuting an industry first, 52 week guaranteed eye-hand breakthrough coordination system called HAL 3in1Guaranteed Next Level Academies. It is available to juniors aged 14-17 and adults of all skill levels.
And, of course, the big event for October is the Susan G. Komen Charleston Race for the Cure held on Daniel Island on the 18th. Beginning at 8 am, the event starts at the Family Circle Tennis Center.
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The second in Charleston Museum’s three part lecture series on the effects of the Revolutionary War on Charleston will be held on the 7th at 7 pm. If you’re a fan of the Swamp Fox you won’t want to miss “The War in the Backcountry.” On the 11th, you can learn how archeologists piece together the past and tour the digs at Charles Towne Landing.
Drayton Hall is hosting the First Annual Archeological Institute the 26th-30th. The week-long course is designed for all levels of skill and will teach the methods and theories of fieldwork.
If you’ve watched Antiques Road Show, you’ve seen Dave’s work. The oversized alkaline-glazed pottery from Edgefield, SC and its creator is the subject of a lecture on the 28th at the Chas. Museum.
On the 30th, “Revelations from the Ft. Sumter Copy-letter Book” will focus on new discoveries uncovered in this rare US Army Engineers letter book. Included is a special tour of the fort
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The perennial favorite, A Taste of Charleston, adds a new twist. Now in its 28th year, the main festival will be held as usual at Boone Hall Plantation on the 12th. Two new competitions will be added. The 10th will focus on Taste: An Iron Chef Competition will be held at the new Palmer campus of C.I.C. On the 11th the focus is the Arts: a combination of an Art Walk on Gallery Row and tasty treats to eat. Charleston’s Farmer’s Market was named 5th best out of 25 top destinations. Travel and Leisure ranks many components in its quest for the top towns such as people (we ranked #1 again for friendliness), Culture ( we scored #7 for overall cultural offerings), food shopping, etc. San Francisco was just behind our market in 6th place with Seattle ranking #1.
The chefs from Commander’s Palace, New Orleans are coming to town on the 18th for a walk on the wild side, wild game, that is. Teaming up with Tristan on the market, the special evening will center around wild game, wild American shrimp and Wild Turkey bourbon.
Old Time Rock-n-Roll will shake, rattle and roll the Old Exchange Building on the 4th. Show off your best 50’s look for prizes while helping preserve a great national treasure.
The Town of Kiawah will present an American Music Celebration on the 5th at Freshfields Village Green. Bring a lawn chair and relax.
The Holy City Concert Series continues with Classical Music at its Finest! Enjoy St Philip’s Church and beautiful music on the afternoon of the 12th. John’s Island Presbyterian Church is offering its second annual concert series, Sundays at Johns, on the 24th, a Friday evening at the church. Touring concert pianist, Thomas Pandolfi, will perform “The Golden Age of Pianism.”
“School’s Out” (don’t they wish!) is presenting “Music as a Universal Cultural Language: A Celebration of Children, Diversity and Arts” on the 30th at the Charleston Music Hall.
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