Comings and Goings on King Street

Few business changes on Kings Street, including a newly planned restaurant at 710 King and the opening of a cookie boutique!

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20131114/PC05/131119732

More Stops on the Free Trolley Service

CARTA unveils shuttle expansion

Staff Report
Published Jan. 13, 2010

The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority this week rolled out an expansion of its popular free trolley service.

The King Street route of the Downtown Area Shuttle now extends to Spring Street and includes three new stops at the King Street’s intersections with King Morris, Ann and John streets.

Requests by business owners north of John Street, where the route originally looped, led to the extension, the authority said.

The service has been well-received since its November launch. CARTA numbers show that ridership from early December to early January was more than 12,000 riders year over year.

City officials who originally pitched the program said the idea was to get more tourists, locals and cruise ship passengers riding DASH; to make getting to peninsula shops, sites and restaurants easier; and to reduce traffic on the streets.

Funding for the three-rout program is provided by the city of Charleston, S.C. State Ports Authority and Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. The three agencies will pay a combined $360,000 this year.

It's time, and it's Charleston's most magical night, Upper King Design District Spring Design Walk. Here's a rundown of some of the activities, coming up this Thursday, April 15.

- Mayor Riley will open Design Walk at the corner of Radcliffe and King at around 5:00 PM
- Grand Opening of Macaroon Boutique, 45 John Street. You are in for sweet treats, great breads and a long awaited fantastic patisserie
- Tommy Dew and the guys from Charleston City Slicker will preview their new iPad application, a GPS tour of Upper King
- At King Street Kitchen Company, Sea Island Habitat for Humanity will present their great Deconstruction Program. KSKC will serve cookies by Charleston Cookie Company, show off some beautiful flowers by Stems, and exhibit some cool cars from Baker Motor Company.
- Haute Design will host local artisan Justin Walling, an expert in stained and leaded glass, antique mirrors and general restoration know-how according to the Robb Report.
- LESESNE will host furniture designer Neal Van Dalen and preview Charleston's own Sideshow Press with their Spring collection of letterpress cards.
- Ellington will host artist Ani Lees
- Jewelry designers Heather Key Tiller and Felice Killian will welcome guests at their respective studios, Filigree and Felice Designs, with special appearances by Mary Porter House of Couture, and Bob Ellis Shoes
- Acclaimed food writer Holly Herrick will sign her latest cookbook, The Charleston Chef's Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the Heart of the Old South, at SieMatic
- At Seeking Indigo, Franklyn Smith will do Intuitive Guidance Readings; you'll see pieces from their Charleston Fashion Week runway show and tour the beautiful, serene Wellness Center. Enjoy a migun massage while you're there!
- Dwelling booked DJ Sonar, and will have Charleston fave Christophe Chocolatier on site with some beautiful designer furnishings
- At Merch Underground, check out their on-demand garment printing and sea glass & shark tooth local artisan charms, along with some yummy pineapple upside-down cake beverages
- Berenice's Salon will show off their new location at 441 1/2 King
- Rachel Gordon's studio will be open at 478 King
- At Butterfly Consignment Boutique, beautiful new straight-from-the-designer jewelry by Shlomit Ofir and an evening of fun fashion shopping with their personal touch
- At Gallery Chuma, visual delights by Jonathan Green
- At Blue Bicycle Books, a debut book signing for Charleston Bouquets by Melissa Bigner and Heather Barrie

At Re-Nude, art at 501 King Street. Novel, our favorite Pop-Up Shop will be open at 438 King. Charleston Magazine, Charleston Home and Charleston Weddings will be there. It's a City Pick by Charleston City Paper. Too-too much! Perhaps an appearance by the Mercury? After a great evening of shop, showroom and gallery hopping, join us for fantastic food and special drinks at Shine, O-Ku, Fish, Halls Chophouse, La Fourchette, Pane E Vino, the Swamp Fox, Cupcake, Juanita Greenberg's (oh! the Margaritas), Monza, and Closed for Business, all our favorite eateries!

Lots more! Go to www.upperkingdesigndistrict.com for updates.

It's Design Walk. Join us.

Susan Lucas
King Street Marketing Group

City of Charleston Comprehensive Plan Survey

I received this yesterday from the City of Charleston, what a great way to have your voice heard as the City works on its comprehensive plan.

Take a few minute and tell them what you think!

The City of Charleston invites anyone who lives, works, or frequents the City to take a few minutes to respond to a quick on-line survey to help plan Charleston's future.

The Department of Planning, Preservation, and Sustainability is updating our City's comprehensive plan (the backbone of all City plans), and we need as much input as possible from people around the City. Please share this link with friends, coworkers, email lists, neighbors, or anyone who cares about Charleston's future:

http://www.charlestoncity.info/COMP-SURVEY

PP&S developed the online survey for residents of the Charleston area as part of the public input gathering process for the City's comprehensive plan update. In conjunction with public meetings held in the last couple of weeks, the on-line survey is another way of allowing the public to comment on the City's current planning efforts and future direction. The survey takes only 5 minutes to complete and will be available online from now through early November.

Thank you!
Christopher Morgan
Director, Planning and Neighborhoods Division
Department of Planning, Preservation, and Sustainability
City of Charleston
75 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 724-3774

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