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What happens when your passion also becomes your business? Ask Peter Melhado of Isla Surf School where it's all about balance.

Boss Lady Lee Deas

Lee Deas is the founder and Principal Imaginator at Obviouslee Marketing and her company works on some of Charleston’s biggest events and with some of its best companies including the Charleston Wine + Food Festival, Cigar Row, SEWE, Family Circle Cup, Kiawah Partners, The Gaillard Center and a whole host of local and regional businesses within the creative and hospitality centric realm.

Beckie Dobbs #internationalBossLady

The very first International Boss Lady, former Charleston native.

There’s No Place Like Charleston

A local artist and businessman making a big movement in the local Charleston community with his "There's No Place Like Charleston" T-shirts.

The Vivid Journey

Pastel Pink, Lavender, Neon blues, and even Granny Gray has completely taken over 2015 hair trends.

Halsey Institute’s Bizarre Bazaar was Wonderfully Weird

Searching The Halsey Institute's Bizarre Bazaar, the gallery's yard sale of thirty years of exhibition materials, for the perfectly odd find.

Becca Barnet of Sisal & Tow

You could call her an artist, taxidermist, metalsmith, illustrator, sculptor, teacher, photographer, or businesswoman, and each time you would be right. You would think someone with such a breadth of experience wouldn’t be so fantastic in each discipline, but she is.

Are We Perfect? Get Real!

Do We Need to Tell the World We're Perfect?

Gillian Ellis

Gillian tells us how she and her father built a successful photography business in Charleston's crowded wedding market, while simultaneously launching a popular wedding blog.

Jenny Kleiman

"We are a team and that's what makes this work. Building a brand and company is really about learning to share."

Charleston Grit Sponsors "Get Hitched! Charleston"

Get Hitched! Charleston, the first annual LGBT wedding showcase in South Carolina

Liquid Lipstick

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

Meet Victoria Honick

With this blog I aim to illustrate the lush variety of careers that we just never learn about in school. Hats off to all the lawyers, doctors, and bankers whose careers are so vital to our society but if you are like me the idea of a job that requires a suit and a neat bun sounds about as close to a nightmare as I can imagine for myself. I am insanely lucky to be able to be creative at work everyday and meet other women who do the same. So, with that said, meet Tory.

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.

Halls Chophouse Wins Honors

Hall's Chophouse retains top honors for excellent food and service while getting some new accolades, to boot.

The Road to Perdition: Girls on Film

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

Charleston From a Visitor's Perspective

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

Product Review: Fullips Lip Enhancers

For best results, do not apply while drinking wine...unless you enjoy giving yourself a massive face hickey.

CFW Street Style: Night Five

The grand finale did not disappoint. Bravo.

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