Kiawah Island News

Comedy has been good for Sara Benincasa, even therapeutic. This is a person who, by her own admission, was once so wrought with anxiety that she could barely bring herself to leave her house.

The best description we can offer about the Reggae Nights Summer Concert Series comes straight from the source.

Sun, sand and surf Sun-kissed beaches with beautiful waves lashing against them are what many people crave for when they think of a holiday.

Stone's Throw Dinner Series: The Jasmine Porch restaurant at The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort introduces its quarterly "Stone's Throw Dinner Series" Thursday to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Charleston.

"A FLEA IN HER EAR": If you missed the Village Playhouse's production of Georges Feydeau's classic French farce "A Flea in Her Ear" earlier this year, it is being reprised this summer.

Wind, tides and waves have shaped the spit at the southwestern end of Kiawah Island near the Charleston County's Beachwalker Park.

A gorilla climbed out of the Riverbanks Zoo exhibit Friday, using a droopy bamboo shoot no thicker than one of his strong fingers to pull himself over a 10-foot wall near the pizza restaurant.

Each year, Dr. Beach ranks America's top 10 beaches. Here's a look at his picks for 2009.

Go to South Carolina for golfing Susan Fornoff, Chronicle Travel Editor The night before my reunion with the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, I'm lying on my bed, watching lightning bolts illuminate the Cougar Point course below my window and listening to sheets of rain pound... Ready, set, go: Cache Creek Lavender Festival Christine ...

NUMBER 10: In this photo provided the Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, a beach is shown in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.

A South Carolina beach has been named as one of the Top 10 Beaches in the U.S. For people wanting a beach getaway, it may not get any better than Hawaii's Hanalei Bay.

Local chef Sean Brock of McCrady's Restaurant commands the top toque along with The Ocean Room chef Nathan Thurston to present a four-course, prix-fixe spring harvest dinner tonight at The Ocean Room at Kiawah Island Golf Resort.

Caviar and Bananas launches a new sushi program with sushi chef Karen Stabler. Today, a tasting of sushi and sake will wrap up its Thursday sampling and education program .

Twelve local companies were selected as the winners of the 1773 Awards by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon Wednesday.

To eliminate an anticipated shortfall in accommodations tax money, the Charleston County Council is considering a series of funding cuts.

On Tuesdays, On the Menu provides the latest news from the Charleston areaa TMs extensive culinary community, including new restaurants, new menu items and upcoming events, as well as details about local chefs.

At hotels and on cruise ships, child care is being replaced by lessons in marine biology, survival skills and pizza-making, Sarah Staples reports SARAH STAPLES From Tuesday's Globe and Mail May 6, 2009 at 10:26 AM EDT After two weeks at Singita Grumeti Reserves in Tanzania, Melissa Biggs Bradley's children didn't just come away knowing about the ...

Businesses and individuals in Charleston County can now manage permits, inspections and licenses online through a new Web system .

Years ago, I taught a Friday morning aerobics class, and every other Friday afternoon I splurged on a massage therapist who dexterously eased my aches and pains for what was then a pricey $40 for a single hour.

Beets for health Quick bite: One cup of beets contains about 75 calories. The good: An excellent source of the B vitamin, folate and a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, magnesium, potassium, iron, copper and phosphorus.