Holy City Productions

By Hudson Zadig Shimano executive and angler Elliott Peralta holds a fine permit caught with the tackle he tests regularly; he has a dream job but this Charlestonian landed it in style and with perseverance and patience appreciated especially by successful fishermen. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR For most anglers, the dream is quite simple: Leave the monotonous day job of n...

By Ford Walpole The love of fishing passed through generations of Aimars. Brothers David and Charlie, Jr., grandfather George, and father Charlie, Sr. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID AIMAR Before embarking on a career in the industry, David Aimar of James Island has always loved offshore fishing. Over the years, his father Charlie captained several sportfishing boats, and David was...

By Hudson Zadig Author John Kuhn. Former attorney and South Carolina State Senator John Kuhn has spent decades building up his career in law and politics, but now he is turning the page to focus on his true calling: writing. This past year, Kuhn released I Tell It Like It Is, the first book in his planned autobiographical trilogy. This first memoir blends stories from his child...

By Martine P. Dulles and Frederick H. Dulles The King’s Bedchamber in Versailles. ALL PHOTOS ©️ DECLERCQ PASSEMENTIERS: LA CHAMBRE DU ROI, VERSAILLES In the northeast of Paris, in a small village, is an “atelier d’art” that makes the most exquisite textile decorative items: Declercq Passementiers. The French word “passementerie” comes from “passement” and dates from the 12th c...

By Peg Eastman The British Frigate Actaeon was destroyed in Charleston Harbor after running aground, supporting the attack on June 24, 1776. Painting by Leslie Arthur Wilcox, United Kingdom, 1904-1982. COURTESY OF ELRED'S In London, Lord Dartmouth, Lord North and Lord Germain planned the subjugation of the North American British colonies and, with King George III’s approval in 1...