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Around the LowcountryMoncks Corner may get a second Food LionA permit filed in late August shows Food Lion planning a 37,000-square-foot store at Highway 17A and Black Tom Road in Moncks Corner, which would be the company's second location in town. Rezoning was approved in April 2025, and parent company Ahold Delhaize operates 176 stores in South Carolina.September 30, 2026 · 1 min read
Around the LowcountryHuntington Bank opens first standalone Mount Pleasant branchHuntington Bank held a ribbon cutting on the morning of September 28 at 3149 N. Highway 17 in Mount Pleasant, its first freestanding branch in the town. The branch has actually been serving customers since August 31. Trent Holland, regional president for the Carolinas, and Jennifer Schuchart, Charleston marketing president, attended.September 30, 2026 · 1 min readAround the LowcountryBay Street Biergarten is opening a second location at West Ashley CircleBay Street Biergarten will open a second location at 3955-3961 W Ashley Circle, targeting spring 2027. Partner Greg Pierdon confirmed the plan. The West Ashley build will have elevated seating in the dining area, a large indoor bar and a covered patio with outdoor seating, and the menu will mirror the original at 549 East Bay Street downtown.September 29, 2026 · 1 min readAround the Lowcountry348 units open at Brooking Square on the Cainhoy peninsulaBrooking Square is now leasing at 1014 Waterline St. in Point Hope, on the Cainhoy peninsula in Berkeley County. Woodfield Development and Simpson Housing built 348 apartments and townhomes in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, with a saltwater pool, pickleball courts, outdoor lounges, an activity lawn, a fitness club, a business lounge, a dog park and a pet spa. CF Evans Construction was the general contractor and Housing Studio the architect. Allstate and Allstate Financial Services and WanSeptember 29, 2026 · 1 min readAround the LowcountryHuntington Bank taking the old TGI Fridays space at Mount Pleasant Towne CentreHuntington Bank will open a full service branch at 1835 North Highway 17 in Mount Pleasant Towne Centre this fall, in the former TGI Fridays building. The branch includes a Wealth Hub for wealth management services. It will be Huntington's seventh full service branch in South Carolina and its fifth in the Lowcountry, following openings on King Street in 2025, Summerville in July 2026, North Mount Pleasant in August 2026 and West Ashley in September 2026.September 29, 2026 · 1 min readAround the LowcountryJudge signs off on settlement that sends the 657 King Street hotel back to the drawing boardCircuit Court Judge Dale Van Slambrook approved a mediated settlement resolving Historic Charleston Foundation's challenge to the city's approval of a hotel at 657 King Street that exceeded height limits on a split zoned property. Under the settlement the hotel will be redesigned, with a new architectural firm brought in to lead the work. The project moves forward in modified form rather than being blocked.September 28, 2026 · 1 min readAround the LowcountryYou get four days to reject a stranger's edit to your Google Business ProfileGoogle updated its help documentation to spell out the window business owners have on user suggested edits. Once notified, an owner has four days to accept or reject the suggestion. If nobody responds in that window, Google may publish the edit automatically when other public information, such as the business website, supports it. Google may also apply some edits with no notification at all when they comply with its guidelines.September 28, 2026 · 1 min readAround the LowcountryCharleston Is the Number One New Construction Market in AmericaThe Charleston-North Charleston metro just took the top spot nationally, and for once the new houses are cheaper than the old ones.September 10, 2026 · 2 min readAround the LowcountryMoncks Corner Is Getting Its Second WaveNine businesses are landing in Berkeley County's fastest-growing town, and the community development director says the interesting part is just starting.September 8, 2026 · 2 min readAround the LowcountryTwo Closings That Say Something About This MarketSilver Dollar lasted 26 years. Easton Barbecue lasted two. Both closed in the same week, and the reasons are worth sitting with.September 8, 2026 · 3 min readAround the LowcountryThe Port Report: Six Stories in Three WeeksSC Ports had an unusually busy August. Here is what happened and what it means for businesses that never touch a shipping container.September 6, 2026 · 3 min readAround the LowcountryAfter 12 Years on Ashley River Road, The Mason Jar by Fatboys Will Close September 27Owners Laura Black and Charles Lee are closing the West Ashley comfort food spot to spend more time with family.September 4, 2026 · 1 min read