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🪴 Seize the clay: Pottery Event Weekend returns to Seagrove
Presented by Heart of North Carolina Visitors Bureau
Photos courtesy Heart of North Carolina Visitors Bureau
Every year, the weekend before Thanksgiving, the cozy town of Seagrove, NC, welcomes visitors from around the world for its beloved Pottery Event Weekend.
Visitors will love browsing the bustling potters market for one-of-a-kind finds (perfect for holiday shopping), bidding on signed pottery from award-winning makers at the auction, and sipping + nibbling local eats while watching master potters at work.
🎨 Celebration of Seagrove Potters Show & Studio Tour
Over at historic Luck’s Cannery, the Celebration of Seagrove Potters Show & Studio Tour brings three days of activities. Guests can explore an indoor pottery showcase or take to the road with a free self-guided studio tour around Seagrove.
For a first look and early shopping opportunities, consider snagging tix for Friday’s annual gala, featuring festive drinks, pottery previews, a catered reception, and a live auction with special pieces made collaboratively by local potters.
📍 100+ local studios
Seagrove’s thriving pottery community isn’t just big — it’s the largest in the US, with multi-generational studios passing down craft secrets dating back 100+ years.
Bonus: Every piece you purchase directly supports this local artisan community and helps keep the traditions alive.
Chef Luis Martinez’s pop-up, Xolo, an Oaxacan-inspired concept, is now open. The Spring Street space will serve breakfast and dinner on select days for one month. Make your reservations.
Civic
Yesterday, folks across the Lowcountry took to the polls for local elections, selecting who would fill council seats and mayoral positions. Take a look at the race results. (WCSC)
Development
CR Design Center, a one-stop shop for luxury home building and renovations, is set to call Mount Pleasant home. The town’s Commercial Design Review Board approved proposed plans at its meeting last Wednesday. The more than 45,000-sqft showroom will be nestled in the back of The Shoppes Seaside Farms in the former Harris Teeter. (The Post and Courier)
Weather
We could see another round of tidal flooding this week thanks to king tides. The National Weather Service is predicting some flooding around the Charleston Harbor. (WEPR)
Traffic
Drivers in Charleston were delayed ~29 million hours by traffic in 2024. Per person, that amounts to 68 hours, and data shows the most congestion happens between 3 and 5 p.m. Let us know how you spend your time in traffic, so we can help the folks stuck on 26 and 526.
Community
Yesterday, crews worked to remove several sunken boats from Lowcountry waterways. Wounded Nature-Working Veterans, a nonprofit organization of volunteer boaters and veterans, along with Towboat Charleston and the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, removed abandoned boats and debris. (WCBD)
Outdoors
If you’re reading this before 8:19 a.m., it’s not too late. The year’s second supermoon hits its peak illumination this morning at 8:19 a.m. — solook up. We think you’ll get a kick out of its name.
Shop
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Health
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Editor’s Pick
The home’s three-and-a-half-story masonry design, plasterwork, and signature elliptical staircase can’t be missed. | Photo by Keen Eye Marketing
A new record has been set for the highest-priced home sale in Charleston, after an estate at 51 East Bay St. closed for more than $21.5 million. The home, also known as the Casper Christian Schutt House, sits on the Battery and is one of the largest single houses in the historic district.
Did you know? The house was originally built around 1800 by German merchant Schutt. The property is made up of four structures totaling more than 15,700 sqft, which include a main house, a guest house (converted from a stable), a second guest house, and an indoor pool.
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🛍️ It’s time. Mount Pleasant’s “Shop Where You Live” campaign is back. The initiative runs now through Wednesday, Dec. 31, and encourages folks to shop local.
To celebrate, the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce will host weekly giveaways for shoppers to win a $50 gift card to a participating local business. Check out the details.
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