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Fresh Fashion

Meet Sara Chakeris. Born and raised in Charleston, the daughter of Caroline Chakeris—founder of the well-established women’s clothing store Madison Mathews—Sara is no stranger to Lowcountry retail and the art of textiles…

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Ducking Delicious

Coffee, pastry, and friendship: these three things are the foundation of Odd Duck Market’s charm. Launched in 2023 by two best friends, Andrew Hare and Jared Hellman, it quickly became a staple in the Park Circle community. Then in January of this year…

Health & Wellness

A Reason to Smile

Anyone who’s ever woken up with a cracked or badly cavitied tooth understands: there’s no pain quite like tooth pain. It burrows into your brain, making it nearly impossible to think, work, or focus on anything else…

Summer 2026

The Sippin’ into Summer Issue

In this issue, we’re bringing you incredible local businesses, organizations, and people that create the fabric of our city. Fig Magazine is your love local guide to discovering and celebrating all Charleston has to offer.

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Community Interest

Pouring New Possibilities

Latasha Tavelle is a woman with a mission, and we feel certain she’ll make it happen. When shedoes, the wine scene in the Charleston area will never be the same. Tavelle is the first Black female sommelier in Charleston…

Charleston, By Design

By now, we hope you’ve seen our latest print issue of Fig Magazine. If you haven’t, we suggestyou grab a copy, head downtown to The Palmetto Row Collective, and have every businessowner there autograph it…

The Power of Access to Justice

If Alissa Lietzow of Charleston Pro Bono wanted you to know one thing about Charleston ProBono, a local nonprofit with deep roots in the Lowcountry dating back nearly 60 years, it wouldbe this: they are the team providing free legal services that supports the work of many of theother area nonprofits you know and love…

A Place to Belong

As we approach the final week of Pride 2026, we wanted to spotlight a second queer-led, life-affirming nonprofit organization in South Carolina. Founded in 1995 by a father who wanted tostand up for—and stand beside—his gay son…

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