Meet the Mayor

AZALEA sits down with Summerville, SC Mayor-Elect, Russ Touchberry What was your favorite thing about growing up in the Lowcountry? The outdoors. Especially being near the salt water evokes some of my fondest memories of shrimping with my Dad. What’s your dream job I really feel like I have it. I get to help businesses […]

A Contemporary History

Summerville, SC historian, author, and retired Executive Director, George McDaniel, offers a unique perspective on Drayton Hall, the place, the people, and the stories they share.By Eliza Chapman BaileyPhotographs by J.Lachenman, Drayton Hall, Tony Sweet Storytelling is a dance, an ebb and flow of ideas, concepts, and perspectives. They entertain, evoke emotions, teach lessons, and […]

Haunted Summerville

Tales of the Mysterious & Unexplained… The Mysterious Man of Little Main “My father’s ghostly account was so real, he recorded it in his diary,” says Mr. Robert Anderson as he sits behind the desk where his father sat on the night of his encounter. “He was a number cruncher, so he was all about […]

Savory Apple Galette with Onions, Gouda, and Thyme

Apple Cheese galette recipe

For the Crust INGREDIENTS1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour  1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper 8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 4 tablespoons ice water 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water PREPARATION Combine dry ingredients in the bowl of a standing mixer. Using a small whisk, mix breifly […]

Apple & Fig Galette

Meet pie’s carefree, cousin, the Galette.  A term used in French cuisine, galette refers to a flat, round or free-form “crusty cake.”  With a single crust casually folded over sweet or savory fillings, it delivers all the bold flavors of fall and the buttery,  flakey goodness of pie – minus the fuss. Here imperfection is […]

Savory Apple Galette with Chicken

Savory Apple Galette recipe

Meet pie’s carefree, cousin, the Galette.  A term used in French cuisine, galette refers to a flat, round or free-form “crusty cake.”  With a single crust casually folded over sweet or savory fillings, it delivers all the bold flavors of fall and the buttery,  flakey goodness of pie – minus the fuss. Here imperfection is […]

Caramel Apple Galette

Meet pie’s carefree, cousin, the Galette.  A term used in French cuisine, galette refers to a flat, round or free-form “crusty cake.”  With a single crust casually folded over sweet or savory fillings, it delivers all the bold flavors of fall and the buttery,  flakey goodness of pie – minus the fuss. Here imperfection is […]

The Grand

Perched atop the banks of the Reedy River in Greenville’s beautiful Falls Park, The Grand Bohemian Lodge is not just another luxury stay, it is a new natural wonder. by Eliza Chapman BailelyPhotography by J. Lachenman and Grand Bohemian Lodge As the weather cools, Lowcountry residents seek destinations to enjoy the colors of the changing season. Greenville’s […]

The Soundtrack of Sumter

Listening from their Sumter Avenue porch, Rob and Katie Arrington celebrate the sounds of Summerville. By Susan Framton From where a handful of tiny acorns landed on the forest floor some 400-odd years ago, six Live Oaks stand regally over the grounds of the home on Summerville’s Sumter Avenue. Withstanding the whims of Mother Nature, […]