At the bustling Charleston City Market, tourists and residents peruse the merchandise that vendors have laid out on tables on a sunny February day. Corey Alston greets visitors at his stall while he's ...

A long celebrated artisan craft in the Lowcounty has been making its way through generations. Sweetgrass basket making is a special skill that one can learn, and once perfected can make into art.

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — On Saturday, the first day of February and the first day of Black History Month, over at the Riverbanks Botanical Garden, people of all ages showed up for a sweetgrass ...

The 20th-annual Sweetgrass Festival in Mount Pleasant is the perfect place to better understand the multi-generational artistry, history and heart behind the region’s signature craft. Using sweetgrass ...

ST. STEPHEN, S.C. (WCBD) – It’s an art form and tradition that is a major part of Lowcountry living – sweetgrass basket weaving. Approximately 50 basket weavers spent the day pulling the grass to make ...

Nov. 29—At their meeting on November 16, the members of the Sorosis literary club discussed the book "Sweetgrass" by Mary Alice Monroe. Set in Charleston, South Carolina, the story focuses on efforts ...