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Summer makeup trends to try this season

Are your kids spending too much time in front of the television this summer? Maybe it's time for surf camp.

Charleston's Atlantic Esthetic SUP Summer Race Series

Ready to race your paddle board, or just have fun trying? Atlantic Esthetics SUP Summer race series lets you explore Charleston's waterways while having a blast.

Liquid Lipstick

The most effective ways to use liquid lipsticks, providing hours of wear even through date nights and Charleston’s sticky humidity.

Palette and Palate Stroll Coming July 17th

Because the only things Charleston loves more than art are booze and food.

Meta Mag 2: Diversity

A deep delving into diversity

Don't You Know Me Kansas City, I'm the New Berlin Wall, Try and Tear Me Down

After a rousing performance in last Thursday's charity drag show at Upper Deck, I learned a valuable lesson: hangovers and kids are a terrible combination.

Play, Getting Flipped, and Overcoming Fear

Every so often find yourself upside down, stuck in a eddy, unable to right yourself. But fear can keep us from really playing, really living, really doing the things we love to do if we become afraid of "flipping."

Warrior Surf Foundation to Host First Surfing Clinic for Wounded Veterans

Spread the love this Saturday, June 27, at 8:30 am at 3rd Street on Folly Beach.

DIY Wedding Contest

The results are in! Now's your chance to pick the winner of the Charleston Grit DIY Wedding Contest.

Becoming a Warrior with Andrew Burnell

Professional acrobat teaches salsera tumbling and parkour. Results TBD.

Bleona Wants to Tie You Up, Not Down

The "Madonna of Albania" talks music, the power of lipstick, and not taking no for an answer.

Folly Beach Wahine Classic All-Women's Surf Competition 2015

Each year for the past 14 years, an all-women's surf competition is held at the Washout on Folly Beach, just outside Charleston, SC. Though it began as a short and longboard competition, the Wahine Classic has grown over the years to include bodyboard and stand-up paddle board (SUP) divisions, and a pro-surf competition with prize money.

The Road to Perdition: Girls on Film

Much to the annoyance of my friends. fatherhood has rekindled an old love of mine: photography.

Acai Bowls, Goat Curry, and Surfing: Chico Feo on Folly Beach

Need to fuel up for a day on the water or refuel after a surf session? Chico Feo on Folly Beach has you covered.

Commune: A Supper Cult

A Commune dinner is all about creativity, community, and getting out of your comfort zone.

Charleston Grit Confessional at Kulture Klash 8

Getting down and dirty with hosts the Cocktail Bandits

Early Season Tropical System Making Waves?

Early season tropical system stirs up some surf for SC beaches

Be Mom's Favorite

This fab mix of local gifts, creative crafts, and DIY projects will make mom swoon.

Charleston From a Visitor's Perspective

Blogger Kelly Amendola of A Lovely Life explores Charleston from a visitor's perspective.

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