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…
Body art is serious business in 2026. Forget about tattoos for a moment (although we at FigMagazine do love some cool ink) and think about all the places you can get pierced—and all theincredible jewelry you can wear in those piercings…
Annie D. Whitlock isn't your average entrepreneur. For one, she's lived a full life throughout theSouth and up and down the East Coast, from Alabama to New Jersey before finally landing onJames Island…
With her bakery Girl Nextdough, FIG Restaurant’s former executive pastry chef CaitlinSchumacher is continuing her mission of serving savory baked goods and delicious, sweet treats to residents of the Lowcountry. Born and raised in Chapel Hill…
Sometimes a shop is so deeply rooted in place, so defined by its location and surroundings, thatwalking inside is to know you're somewhere special. Welcome to Neighborly Park Circle, a localstore focused on sharing beauty…
It’s said that Pride is important because somewhere, tonight, someone believes they’re better offdead than being themselves. That may sound extreme, but it remains true in 2026—a year inwhich transgender people are no longer allowed to serve openly in the military and laws continueto be enacted that dictate who can use which public restroom…
A Charleston staple since its founding as Boomer’s Books in 1995, Blue Bicycle Books—renamed in 2007 upon its purchase by longtime employee and writer Jonathan Sanchez—has been a reliable source of literature in the Lowcountry for more than 30 years. …
Let’s be real for a moment: for many Gen X-ers and Millennials, our first exposure to opera came through Julia Roberts as Vivian, moved to tears while attending her first opera alongside Richard Gere in the film Pretty Woman…
We at Fig Magazine have a dare for you. We dare you to head to Black Octopus Mercantile on Spruill Avenue in Park Circle, just a short drive from the downtown shopping spots we sometimes point you toward…
When Juliette Mills-Lutterodt (aka Juls) was diagnosed with breast cancer, her world turned upside down. A 40-year-old mother, entrepreneur, and rising star in the hairstyle industry, for Juls this was a massive, terrifying wrench in her plans…
