Henry's on the Market Earns Historic Marker
The Preservation Society of Charleston has honored the North Market Street restaurant with a marker recognizing its nearly century-long history.
Charleston Culture News
In Charleston, culture news means heritage, community life, cultural institutions and the shifting ways residents see themselves and each other. This page covers the city's traditions, the celebrations that mark them and the broader social forces reshaping them.
African-American
Burke High Graduates Lead Divine Strength Chamber Ensemble
Four musicians from Charleston maintain a 15-year collaboration rooted in their elementary school music education.
Historical
Charleston Museum Debuted H.L. Hunley Textile Exhibit
The new display features artifacts recovered from the historic submarine to provide insights into its crew.
Awards
College of Charleston IT Earns Top 10 Award
The College of Charleston Division of Information Technology ranked in the top 10 for the OnCon Icon Technology Team Award.
Women’s Issues
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Charleston Women's Commission to Revise Policy Meetings
The city commission will begin its new quarterly meeting structure on October 19, 2026.
This section follows community heritage and its celebrations, the cultural institutions that carry it forward, and the generational changes that alter how traditions are kept. Coverage reaches across the city and into the communities around it wherever a cultural story crosses the line. Heritage events and newer cultural movements often draw on the same neighborhoods and networks, so they are reported side by side. Tourism and an aging population are the two forces most often reshaping how Charleston's culture is practiced and passed on.