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Roger Warren, who helped bring two PGA Championships to the Ocean Course, is stepping down after 23 years. An executive search firm is looking for his successor.
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The guide reveals its 2026 selections Oct. 21 in Nashville. Three Charleston restaurants earned stars in last year’s debut, and one of last year’s local honorees has since closed.
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Brentwood Plaza on Dorchester Road drew more than 15 offers before selling for $9.15 million. A Staybridge Suites drew more than 12, and a shuttered hotel nearby is being turned into apartments.
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Darden Restaurants plans to close the North Charleston restaurant next to Northwoods Mall on Oct. 26 and open a Chuy’s Tex-Mex restaurant in the building by the end of November.
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The Explore Charleston CEO took charge of the region’s tourism bureau in 1989 and has chaired the board that runs its airports since 2019. Tourism’s economic impact set a record in 2025.
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Lynette Youson, a fifth-generation sweetgrass basket weaver from Mount Pleasant, sells her work through Sweetgrass Creations, teaches the craft and leads harvests on Army Corps land that supply other Gullah artisans.
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The Charleston-founded Southern lifestyle chain has leased the former Yeti store at 360 King St. and plans to open there this fall.
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The Market Street restaurant known for its coconut cake closed Aug. 31 and says it plans to reopen this fall. The hotel’s renovation is scheduled to finish in January.
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Beemok Hospitality Collection’s downtown hotel finished a Club Level, the rooftop pool Perch and a new arrival area this summer. A spa and a remodeled lobby are still to come.
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The family-owned dealership group from Lugoff closed the purchase Oct. 5, expanding into the Charleston market.
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A Rhode Island real estate firm and its partner bought the Patriots Point resort’s hotels, and a Dallas marina operator bought the marina next door. The resort’s new owners plan to look at a full renovation.
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The New York-based burger chain opened Sept. 23 in a former clothing store at the outlet center, part of Tanger’s push to add more places to eat.
