Caroline attended the Preservation Society of Charleston’s 90th Annual Carolopolis Awards celebration on January 28, 2010. The event was held at the historic Riviera Theatre in downtown Charleston and included an awards presentation and a reception that followed. Three properties received Pro Merito awards. The Pro Merito award is given to those properties that were awarded Carolopolis Awards not less than 20 years ago and have undergone a second major rehabilitation or have displayed an admirable level of continuous preservation. The 2009 Pro Merito recipients are 18 Lamboll Street owned by Bonnie and Edward Gilbreth, 42 Gadsden Street, the carriage house for 60 Montagu Street which is owned by Steven and Mary Caroline Stewart and 37 Hasell Street owned by Jim and Sue Scarborough. Caroline was particularly excited about 37 Hasell because she was the co-listing and the selling agent for this gorgeous property.
The Carolopolis award is given to buildings that have been preserved, restored, rehabilitated or are outstanding examples of new construction and are given to the current owners of the property. Two awards were given to properties for exterior preservation; 50 Warren Street owned by Henry and Liza Cleveland and 217 Fort Johnson Road on James Island which currently serves as the SC Department of Natural Resources’ headquarters. There was one award given for exterior rehabilitation, 434 King Street which is the home of Hall’s Chophouse. It is owned by Ted Stoney. One Cool Blow Street, a LEED Silver rated five story mixed use loft development in the East Central area of downtown received the Carolopolis Award for new construction. It is owned by One Cool Blow, LLC. 4 Carolina Street on the Westside of town won the award for exterior restoration. It is owned by Lauren and Irish Ryan Neville.
For more information please visit www.preservationsociety.org
So many holiday events are happening this weekend that you will have put your running shoes on to keep up with all of them! One of my favorite Charleston Christmas traditions is the 29th Annual Parade of Boats on December 5th. Put on by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs, the parade transforms the Charleston waterfront into a floating North pole, complete with amazingly creative floats. The boats line up on the Mt. Pleasant side of the Cooper River at 5:00 pm and make their way in front the Battery before turning up the Ashley River. The best vantage point is along the Battery but get there early to stake out a spot. The parade ends with a spectacular fireworks display over Charleston Harbor. 
Charleston, which was a fairly sleepy town when we were growing up, is now filled with art, theatre and sporting events. There isn’t time to see and do all that our town has to offer!
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