After four months in operation, motorcycle-themed vegan dive Motobar (487 King St.) has announced it’s shutting its doors. A Facebook post says the restaurant will serve its last meal this weekend and that a new restaurant will take over soon.
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Gone are the cold weekends without the Charleston Farmers Market. Beginning next Saturday, April 4, the farmers market in Marion Square returns for its 2015 season.
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Chef Robert Carter’s renovation of Wentworth Grill is complete and beginning Mon. March 30 the new Barony Tavern will open for dinner inside the Renaissance Charleston Historic District Hotel.
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Mount Pleasant outlined a new growth management plan to the community this morning that would reduce residential density, increase transportation impact fees and raise taxes to purchase and develop public green space. The stated broad purpose of the plan is to manage growth to preserve quality of life, public safety, education, recreation, mobility, culture and history. The focus of the framework will be on zoning and finance, said Mayor Linda Page.

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Well, the results are in and this year FIG and Sean Brock went big at the James Beard Foundation Award announcements. Brock was nominated not only for Outstanding Chef for a third time, but also, as predicted, for his Heritage cookbook.
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Warehouse is opening a second restaurant and it promises dogs, tots, waffles, and ice cream. The latest from owners James B. Groetzinger and Joey Rinaldi, new restaurant Parlor Deluxe will open at 207 A St. Philip St. in the former Sweet Radish Bakeshop. 

The idea, according to a press release, is to offer Cannonborough/Elliotborough a modern take on a soda fountain-meets-sweet shop.
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It looks like Mira Winery’s days of ocean-aging wine could be over. A pioneer in the ocean-aging game, Mira has submerged bottles off of Charleston harbor, dubbing the process Aquaoir.
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Have you heard? There’s a new burrito joint opening in town.
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In the Charleston Trident area, homes stayed on the market for an average of 68 days last month, a 22% decrease from February 2014, according to the S.C. Association of Realtors. The region sold 1,042 homes last month at a median price of $212,000.

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