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Charleston, SC
53Events this week
11Free things to do
87New spots
92New stories

● Checked Friday, September 4, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Charleston

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 53 events, day by day →

6th Annual Gilbert Smith Memorial Tournament

Saturday 12am · Player's Place Billiards

LOWVELO Adopt a Highway: IOP Connector Clean-up

Saturday 10am · Target · Free

WVU vs CCU Game Watch

Saturday 11am · Charleston Sports Pub

Monthly Car Club Meeting

Saturday 12pm · S & S Cafeterias

The Movement and Pepper

Saturday 7pm · The Refinery

New in Charleston

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Closet Case Thrift Store

Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage

Thrift with a mission: Closet Case Thrift Store is South Carolina’s only LGBT-owned and operated thrift-ique, stocked with curated high-end, vintage, and trendy finds plus quirky collectibles.

closetcasethrift.com ↗

Middleton Place Restaurant

Restaurants

Lowcountry with a view: When you want classic Lowcountry plates and well-made cocktails without the fuss, Middleton Place Restaurant delivers in a warm, fireplace glow with peaceful pond-and-garden views that make dinner feel like a mini reset… perfect for an easy date night or catching up with you…

facebook.com ↗

Ye Olde Music Shop

Hobbies, Books, & Crafts

Gear up and play: From first riff to thousandth gig, Ye Olde Music Shop hooks you up with a massive wall of guitars, basses, drums, keyboards and effects from brands like Fender, Gibson, Taylor, Martin, Yamaha, Moog, and more.

yeoldemusicshop.com ↗

Charleston’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Charleston’s best →

Most read in Charleston

The five stories Charleston readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Movies and TV shows casting this week in Charleston, South Carolina

    Stacker has compiled a list of projects casting in Charleston, South Carolina, using listings from Casting Networks.

    Full story at indexjournal.com ↗

  2. American Gardens to host free ‘Movies in the Park’ on Thursday nights

    American Gardens in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, is hosting free movie nights on Thursday nights from September 3 to October 29.

    Full story at counton2.com ↗

  3. Suspect’s condition unknown after second-story leap following Charleston burglary attempt

    A suspect is in unknown condition after jumping from a second-story window following an attempted burglary in Charleston, South Carolina.

    Full story at abcnews4.com ↗

  5. More than 30 indicted in alleged Mexican cartel drug pipeline to Charleston area

    More than 30 people have been indicted in a South Carolina State Grand Jury investigation into a large-scale drug trafficking pipeline from Mexican cartels into the Charleston area.

    Full story at yahoo.com ↗

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The rest of what BaseLocal keeps current for the city.

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