Recent Press Coverage
- Mount Pleasant and Lowcountry Local First Launch Partnership to Boost Local Business Growth, in Holy City Sinner, May 28, 2025
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Lowcountry Local First, Town join forces, in Moultrie News, May 28, 2025
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Why are SC residents planning to boycott Walmart, Amazon and more big businesses Feb. 28?, in The Post and Courier, February 26, 2025
- Friday targeted as boycott day to show economic frustration, in Charleston City Paper, February 25, 2025
- Video: The Good Business Summit helping grow and promote businesses, in Live 5 News, February 18, 2025
- Cities and States are Partnering with Local Business Organizations, in Institute for Local Self-Reliance, February 11, 2025
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Initiative connects Charleston businesses with financial success, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, January 16, 2025
- Charleston district sports new banners touting “Shop and dine local”, in Charleston City Paper, December 16, 2024
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How experiential retail is strengthening Charleston’s local economy, in Charleston Regional Businesses Journal, December 12, 2024
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Nonprofit urges Charlestonians to shop and dine local this holiday season, in Count on 2 News, December 6, 2024
- LLF promotes shopping local, in Moultrie News, October 8, 2024
- Lowcountry Local First Asks Community to Shift Dollars to Local this Holiday Season, in Holy City Sinner, October 3, 2024
- Charleston wins when local businesses grow, advocates say, in The Charleston City Paper, August 21, 2024
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Charleston mayor ordered a citywide curfew for Tropical Storm Debby. Was it the right call?, in The Post and Courier, August 9, 2024
- "Think Local First," a letter to editor about local preference policies' impacts, in Post and Courier, June 29, 2024
- Video: LLF hosting 16th annual Chef's Potluck, on Palmetto Life/Live 5 News, May 30, 2024
- Video: 2024 Chef's Potluck coming in June, on Live 5 News, May 23, 2024
- “Eat Drink Local Season” campaign to shine light on local food, beverage businesses, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, April 17, 2024
- Lowcountry Local First Hosting 13th annual Eat Drink Local Season through June, in Holy City Sinner, April 17, 2024
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Lowcountry Earth Week Returns in April, in MyLo Lowcountry, March 29, 2024
- Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs Invited to Learn How to Build a Company with Profit and Purpose, CRBJ BizWire, February 14, 2024
- Lowcountry Local presents 11th annual Good Business Summit in Charleston City Paper, February 14, 2024
- Lowcountry Local First’s 11th Annual GoodBusiness Summit Set for 2/22 in Holy City Sinnner, February 12, 2024
- Lowcountry Local First’s 11th Annual GoodBusiness Summit Set for 2/22 in MyLoLowcountry, February 12, 2024
- Community workshops to shape future of Union Pier: Public input wanted in ABC News 4, January 24, 2024
- ‘Lost art’: Bert & T’s food truck revives Charleston’s Gullah street candy past, in Post & Courier, January 16, 2024
- 5 last-minute local gifts for the foodie in your life, Charleston City Paper, December 16, 2023
- Goose Creek City Council approves 2024 budget, Live 5 News, November 15, 2023
- As local retailers face high prices for space on King Street, is Charleston at risk of losing its charm? News 2, November 3, 2023
- North Charleston mayor’s race: Safety, jobs and housing, Charlston City Paper, October 13, 2023
- «Pitch» donde emprendedores latinos podrán ganar $10,000, El Informador, October 2, 2023
- North Charleston mayoral forum sparks discussions surrounding affordable housing and other key issues, News 4, September 26, 2023
- North Charleston mayoral candidates to speak at public forum Tuesday night Video, News 2, September 26, 2023
- North Charleston mayoral candidates to speak at a public forum Tuesday night, News 2, September 26, 2023
- Foro político para explorar el futuro de North Charleston, El Informador, September 11
- North Charleston mayoral candidates to discuss key city issues in upcoming public forum, News 4, September 8
- EDA-Funded Nonprofit Helps Local Startups Open for Business in South Carolina, EDA.gov, August 30
- Community business classes now offered in Portuguese, in Charleston City Paper, August 30
- What to do for the Week of May 18 (Chef's Potluck), in Charleston City Paper, May 18
- My Charleston Weekend: Charitable outings (Chef's Potluck), in The Post & Courier, May 17
- “Eat Drink Local Month” Campaign To Shine Light On Local Food, Beverage Businesses, in CRBJ Tip Sheet, April 17, 2023
- Lowcountry Local First Announces Eat Drink Local Campaign, on Holy City Sinner, April 15, 2023
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Lowcountry Local First Announces Eat Drink Local Campaign, on Fox 5 News, April 14, 2023
- Steve Fletcher on the Impact and Importance of Local Businesses, on People are the Answer, April 12, 2023
- College of Charleston MBA Program Announces New Partnership with Lowcountry Local First, in The College Today, March 22, 2023
- Primera sesión en Español en la cumbre de Empresarios de Charleston, El Informador, Feb 10, 2023
- Good Enterprises y LLF graduó a 33 nuevos empresarios en Charleston, El Informador, Jan 4, 2023
- It's National Write Your Business Plan Month - Tips from Lowcountry Local First, Fox 5 News, December 21, 2022
- Shop Local First with Steve Fletcher, in Econ Dev Show, December 5, 2022
- Editorial: Instead of Black Friday mayhem, try a little local shopping, and giving, in Post & Courier, November 24, 2022
- Community Highlights: Meet Local Works, in South Carolina Voyager, November 17, 2022
- Latinx Advisory Council empowers Hispanic Charlestonians, in Charleston City Paper, October 5, 2022
- Charleston celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month, in Charleston City Paper, September 16, 2022
- Mayor Tecklenburg and Latinx Advisory Council Announce National Hispanic Heritage Month, on City of Charleston Facebook, September 15, 2022
- Local businesses continue to be stressed by supply chain woes, in Charleston City Paper, August 17, 2022
- Town of James Island, Lowcountry Local First Announce New Small Business Support Partnership, in CRBJ Biz Wire, Aug 3, 2022
- Town of James Island, Lowcountry Local First Announce New Partnership, in Holy City Sinner, August 1, 2022
- Lowcountry Local First welcomes new staff members, in CRBJ Biz Wire, May 23, 2022
- 50 nuevos emprendedores se graduaron de la Academia Empresarial de la Comunidad, in El Informador, May 20, 2022
- Eat Local Month Continues with Lowcountry Local First, in Fox 24 News, May 17, 2022
- Daily Digest: Tuesday starts with farm-fresh lunch boxes for the kids, in Post & Courier, May 11, 2022
- Daily Digest: Local eating along future Lowcountry Rapid Transit route, in Post & Courier, May 11, 2022
- Join Lowcountry Local First’s effort to eat local for the month of May, in Charleston City Paper, May 7, 2022
- Charleston nonprofit rallying support for local restaurants, producers in May, in Post & Courier, April 26, 2022
- Black Business Crawl set for April 14 in Park Circle, in Charleston City Paper, April 12, 2022
- 14th Annual Chef’s Potluck @ Firefly Distillery, in Rush Dixon Architects, April 6, 2022
- Lowcountry Local First’s 14th Annual Chef’s Potluck will be held on May 22nd at Firefly Distillery, in Holy City Sinner, March 22, 2022
- High Fidelity: Lowcountry Local First’s Steve Fletcher, in Charleston City Paper, March 9, 2022
- Lowcountry Local First Launched Minority Business Campaign, in Charleston City Paper, February 23, 2022
- Goose Creek Mayor Habib pushes economic development in State of the City address, in Post & Courier, February 18, 2022
- Good Business Summit 2022: Andy Owens from SCBiznews discusses SC supply chain issues, in South Carolina Public Radio, January 31, 2022
- Charleston-area course for entrepreneurs surpasses 100-graduate milestone, in Post & Courier, January 31, 2022
- Local business advocate group names board, in CRBJ, January 26, 2022
- LOOK BACK: 2021 ‘City Paper’ stories that caught attention online, in Charleston City Paper, January 2, 2022
- Goose Creek to launch new partnership aimed at growing new, local business, in News 2, December 28, 2021
- City of Goose Creek announces partnership with Lowcountry Local First, in Post & Courier, December 27, 2021
- Goose Creek, Lowcountry Local First partner on economic development, in CRBJ, December 22, 2021
- Goose Creek local, in Post & Courier, December 20, 2021
- Town declares Christine Osborne Day, in Moultrie News, December 14, 2021
- The Public Verse With Jordan Amaker, Communications Director Of Lowcountry Local First, in Ohm 96.3 Radio, December 8, 2021
- The support really doesn’t have to be limited to a day’: Small Business Saturday puts local businesses in the spotlight, in Live 5 News, November 28, 2021
- 4 easy ways to support local Charleston businesses this holiday, in Charleston City Paper, November 24, 2021
- Lowcountry Local First urges you to keep holiday dollars in the community, in Charleston City Paper, November 4, 2021