Jim & Maria's Blog

******************************** We proudly serve and sell real estate in and around all of Charleston, SC.  If you are thinking about purchasing or selling your home in Charleston, Johns Island, James Island, Folly Beach, Kiawah Island, Seabrook Island, West Ashley, Mount Pleasant, Isle of Palm...

Charleston, SC ~ 29th US Mid-Amateur Championship at Kiawah, SC When  Sat Oct 3 - Fri Oct 9 Where Kiawah Island Cassique & River Course Description The Kiawah Island Club is hosting the 29th US Mid-Amateur Championships, October 3-8, 2009 at Cassique and The River Course. This national championsh...

Last fall, 650 theater companies, in 120 cities from coast to coast, opened their doors to over 65,000 new theatergoers.  This year, participating theater companies will offer even more tickets for free - more than 75,000! Theater Communications Group's Free Night of Theater program is celebratin...

Charleston, SC ~ 30TH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA, ST. PAUL'S ACADEMY October 17, 23 and 24, 2009 Off of Hwy 165 at 5139 Gibson Road, Hollywood, SCAdmission: $7 per adult, $5 per children (6-12), under 6 yrs is free, free parkingHayrides cost $7.00 - $18.00 per person. For more information call...

Charleston, SC.  If you're familiar with Charleston, then you have definitely heard of the Taste of Charleston.  Jim and I both have years and years of experience in the restaurant business, and anyone in that business also knows all about the Taste of Charleston, but from a behind-the-scenes po...

Below is a quick four question test and post your results in the comment section. Have fun with this one and do your best not to look at the answers.  I left gaps between the Q and As to help from seeing the answers. 1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? Stop and think about it and dec...

Charleston, SC ~  On October 11th, children are welcome to come out to Hampton Park for the first Teddy Bear Picnic.  There will be storytelling, face painting, seed planting and crafts.  Sol Drive Train will be there to perform music from their Tajar Tracks album.  At the end of the event, there...

Okay guys and gals!  There is so much talent and so many awesome, original photographs here in the Rain that I thought many of you would want to give this a try. The Nature Conservancy is currently accepting photos for its Fourth Annual Photo Contest!  They are looking for beautiful nature photog...

We recently had the pleasure to assist a good friend of ours purchase her first home.  Not only did she get a great home at a great price, but she also qualified for the $8000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. 1075 Kingswood Drive, James Island, South Carolina SOLD!!! SOLD!!! SOLD!!! SOLD!!! SOLD...

Charleston, SC ~ 7th Annual Ball Park Festival Of Beers ~ October, 3rd 2009. Tickets are now on sale! Come out Saturday, October 3 to Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park and taste some of the best beers that the Low-Country has to offer. There are more than 100 different varieties of beer that will be avai...