BUILDING A VISION FOR YOUR CHARLESTON HOME
Sarah Ellen Lacke of the Exchange Co. offers her lifelong experience in real estate to clients in their quest for a home. Her good nature, down-to-earth personality and high energy make her not only a great mother but the perfect real estate agent for families and for those who desire a more practical and forthright […]
SEEWEE ROOTS
Lisa Grant is known as a finder of things: a personalized birthday gift, items to create the perfect tablescape for a home staging or a unique piece of décor that elicits conversation. A real estate agent, she took her eye for treasures and opened See Wee Homes, a two-in-one boutique that draws people in with […]
SEEING YOU THROUGH FROM START TO FINISH
Charleston Realtor Suzie Smith’s motto is, “Whatever makes you happy, we’ll make it happen!” Positivity and optimism are the cornerstones of Smith’s approach to real estate sales. Her company, Suzie Smith & Associates, is there to facilitate on your behalf—from helping find the right property to shoring up the financial resources needed to negotiating the […]
IT TAKES TWO
Rhodes Boutique and Rhodes Home & Gift are the realization of years of experience in retail by entrepreneur and business owner Caroline Rhodes. A long-time resident of the Charleston area, Rhodes moved to the city in 1982 and met her husband, Malcolm. After completing her degree in accounting and marketing from the University of South […]
LANDSCAPE ART
“The outdoor environment is our palette, and we get to paint broad strokes through the designs we create,” says J.R. Kramer, who owns Remark Landscape Architecture with his wife, Holly. In addition to their commercial and residential landscape design projects, the couple has collaborated on mixed-media sculpture and installation art and had the distinction of […]
FINDING WELL-BEING
Health care providers share a dedication to promoting health and wellness in their clientele and part of that is how they look and feel. From the get-go, Thomas Cordeiro and his family of health care providers set their sights on opening a business that would promote well-being within the Charleston community. The result is the […]
WOMEN DESIGNING FOR WOMEN
Veronica Miele Beard and Veronica Swanson Beard have more in common that just their names—they are cofounders and codesigners of Veronica Beard, a New York City-based clothing brand for women that opened its flagship store on Madison Avenue in 2010. This spring, they opened their 25th retail store in Charleston on King Street, the pair’s […]
THE NOBLE TRADITION OF PROSECCO
It’s a good time to be in the prosecco business. Over the past 15 years, Prosecco sales have shot sky-high to reach 700 million bottles each year. Easy drinking and a great value, Prosecco has become synonymous with sparkling wine and good times. And yet, the people behind the wines would respectfully like to remind us […]
THE COLOR OF WORDS
It was a milestone birthday, and Jenan McClain was celebrating in style. She invited two dozen friends to her home to welcome a new chapter in her life—sage was burned, the house was cleansed, and an oracle reader was on hand to provide insight to her guests’ lives. A “poetic painter,” McClain marries her love […]
HOME AS A SANCTUARY
“We live in a chaotic world, but when you’re home, you’re safe,” artist Vicki P. Maguire tells her sons. I feel like her mantra should be broadcast from Jumbotrons right now. By design, Maguire’s peaceful, ethereal oil and acrylic paintings make people feel good. She humbly says her goal is to “take the beauty of the […]
