2 Years In and Union Pier has NO Masterplan

Not having a masterplan isn't a bad thing though, their process is different to make sure it fits Charleston.

Tourism Management & The 4,400 Entitled Hotel Rooms not yet built

Emma Abbott Chapel demolition + your sales tax questions answered

A permit timeline from adaptive reuse to rubble, and the campaign's answers on bonding, bike lanes and 526 money.

🏥 MUSC's 8 projects reshaping Charleston's medical district

MUSC is building more than just buildings, they are expanding their greenspace as well.

Charleston's $1.3B Flood Wall: Built to 10ft Now, Engineered for 12ft Later

With construction phased across 6 segments, the project will combine nature based elements along with built structures to protect the peninsula.

Charleston's 6yr housing plan: 7,000 units, 3,500 affordable

Project 3500 has the city building a net new 3500 affordable housing units by 2032.

🚌 CARTA chose a bus over a train. Did they make the right choice?

23 miles, no rail, and a plan CARTA says will feel like a train anyway. I'll let you decide

Downtown Coca-Cola Mural & Charleston's Public Art Initiative

A BAR-approved mural on Market Street, plus how to weigh in on where public art goes next.

The plan to expand the tree canopy around the peninsula

Shaded routes for pedestrians and cyclists follow existing parks and canopy, built for people and wildlife alike in Charleston's Ecological Corridor

🚦11 Projects Targeting the Deadliest Roads in Charleston

The city analyzed 37,000 crashes. Here's what it found and what it plans to do about it.

TWO massive projects to connect downtown and nature

Inside the Lowline Park and the Newmarket Creek restoration plan

New details on the $2 BILLION Magnolia Landing plan

I got the full walkthrough at the open house, plus the 7 things still undecided.

GRIDS ARE GOOD: The plan for the upper peninsula

My conversation with Christian Sottile about how to plan for Upper Peninsula development

Charleston's BIGGEST coordinated planning effort in 25 years!

The city is hosting 17 open houses for the public to engage and leave input on the Peninsula Plan...will you go?

🦐 ShrimpGate: One-Year-Later

DNA tests, a federal lawsuit, and a signed state law...here's everything that happened in the last 12 months.

When Construction Meets the Dead

What happens when a contractor hits a cemetery mid-construction in Charleston

Sam Rittenburg is going on a diet, trimming 2 lanes!

The city says the 6-lane stretch is underutilized and wants the space back

Charleston's Street Vendor Program Making a Comeback

The city hasn't issued a vendor franchise agreement since 2018. A unanimous committee vote this week started the process of changing that.

The Nine Major Projects Changing Charleston

Billions of dollars in development are changing the way we live, work & play in Charleston.

Charleston Tourism Hit a Record $14.35 BILLION in 2025

Two variances denied, one intersection fixed, 150 shopping carts collected, and a gas station in limbo

More hotels, an 80-acre park, and 30% off Spoleto Tickets!

A 185-acre Developer Buy + Union Pier's Ferris Wheel Plans 🎡

Designing Charleston's Future: Inside the Project 3500 Affordable Housing Charrette

Dominion requests 2nd rate increase in 2 years...how to stop it