Media & Press
LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRESS + COVERAGE
• 2020 Spring Community Business Academy Graduates: 19 local entrepreneurs to know, in The Chronicle, July 9 2020
• Small businesses have COVID-19 questions, and the legal profession is working to answer them, in ABAJournal, June 29 2020
• Charleston Together joins with Lowcountry Local First in hope to raise $100,000 for nonprofits and small businesses, in Charleston City Paper June 28, 2020
• Lowcountry Local First partners on Charleston Together Initiative Fund, in The Chronicle, June 25, 2020
• Local Works growing into new, larger space, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, June 25, 2020
• Free legal clinic helping Lowcountry businesses survive Coronavirus pandemic, in ABC News 4, June 1, 2020
• Charleston businesses hit hard by coronavirus bear brunt of riot damage, in The Post & Courier, May 31, 2020
• Commentary: Will we have the guts to do things differently?, in The Post & Courier, May 15, 2020
• One Region Releases Strategy and Guidelines to Safely Reopen Tri-county Area , in The Daniel Island News, May 11, 2020
• Lowcountry Local First Advocates A New Normal For Charleston’s Economic Future, in The Chronicle, May 10, 2020
• From Brunch Takeout to Dancing Lessons, Carolina Restaurants Get Creative, in Charleston Eater, April 23, 2020
• Without annual Chef’s Potluck fundraiser, Grassroots Wine offering discount cases to benefit Lowcountry Local First and local restaurants, in Charleston City Paper, April 24, 2020
• Helping Out for April 22, 2020, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, April 22, 2020
• How you can “adopt” a Charleston restaurant during crisis, in Charleston Currents, April 20, 2020
• Help a Charleston eatery and their employees by ‘Adopting’ a local restaurant, in Charleston City Paper, April 18, 2020
• How to support local restaurants and out of work staff in CHS Today, April 17, 2020
• As independents face grim future, Charleston nonprofit asks diners to ‘Adopt a Restaurant’ in The Post & Courier, April 17, 2020
• Lowcountry Local First offering online “Local Social” and other resources for Charleston businesses affected by COVID-19, in Charleston City Paper, April 8, 2020
• GOOD NEWS: It’s really time to lift a glass or two in Charleston Currents, April 6, 2020
• Coping with COVID: Lowcountry Local First in Charleston Regional Business Journal, March 30, 2020
• Lowcountry Local First put together a huge list of local businesses you can support right now. in CHS Today, March 26, 2020
• Charleston defers proposal that would float local small business loans, citing “fluid” situation with coronavirus recovery, in Charleston City Paper, March 26, 2020
• Charleston professors giving free help to local businesses with COVID-19 questions in The Post & Courier, March 26, 2020
• SBA economic disaster loan webinar a hot ticket in SC, in The Post & Courier, March 25, 2020
• Restaurants, business owners searching for solutions after Governor’s order to limit customers, on Count on 2 News, March 18, 2020, on 105.5 The Bridge, March 20, 2020
• Restaurants, business owners searching for solutions after Governor’s order to limit customers, in Count on 2 News, March 18, 2020
• Commentary: You can help keep our community afloat during the COVID-19 crisis, in The Post & Courier, March 17, 2020
• Haley: How Charleston leaders, businesses, and residents can support the local community through the coronavirus crisis, in Charleston City Paper, March 16, 2020
• LLF’s Good Business Summit explores local business in an online world, in Charleston City Paper, February 13, 2020
• Lowcountry Local First Congratulates First Graduating Class of the Community Business Academy, in The Charleston Chronicle, February 7, 2020
• What a Chief Philosopher had to say in Charleston about sustainable business, in Post & Courier Business Newsletter, January 27, 2020
• At a number of Charleston-area culinary nonprofits, boards are still dominated by men, in Post & Courier, January 27, 2020
• Good Business Summit focuses on sustainability, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, January 15, 2020
• Small Charleston-area farm getting boost from SC grant for agriculture innovation, in Post & Courier, January 6, 2020
• Gellatly: Vote with your dollars for local businesses in 2020, in Charleston City Paper, January 1, 2020
• SC is one of the fastest-growing states. Here are the places people are moving from, in Post & Courier, December 26, 2019
• From “house-made” to “pop-up” 10 years of jargon in Charleston dining rooms, in Charleston City Paper, December 24, 2019
• New program gives Charleston-area entrepreneurs a boost to start their business, in Post & Courier, December 23, 2019
• LLF’s Local Works hosts art exhibition for local artist Alexandria Searles, in Charleston City Paper, December 5, 2019
• Local Business Summit, in Post & Courier, December 2, 2019
• ‘Buy Local Month’ Taking Place in the Lowcountry, in ABC News 4, December 1, 2019
• SC Ports awards over $128K in grants to nonprofits, organizations, in Moultrie News, November 29, 2019
• Average holiday shopper will spend $1,050; Charleston group asks you to buy local first , in Post & Courier, November 27, 2019
• Lowcountry Local first will host a reception for Morowa Mosai, in Post & Courier, November 27, 2019
• 20+ local deals for Black Friday and Shop Small Saturday and Sunday , in Charleston City Paper,, November 27, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First awarded $50,000 grant by Bank of America, in Charleston City Paper, November 24, 2019
• What local experts had to say about the future of Charleston’s economy, in Post & Courier, November 21, 2019
• Bank of America Names Lowcountry Local First as Its Inaugural Neighborhood Champion in Charleston, in The Chronicle, November 19, 2019
• Charleston’s Buy Local Month, in 103.5 WEZL, November 18, 2019
• Bank of America Names Lowcountry Local First as Its Inaugural Neighborhood Champion, in CRBJ Biz Wire, November 18, 2019
• Buy Local Month has Begun!, in Holy City Sinner, November 17, 2019
• Buy local this month with these 20+ holiday markets, in Charleston City Paper, November 8, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First hosts Patagonia’s Vincent Stanley at February’s Good Business Summit , in Charleston City Paper, November 7, 2019
• City of Charleston helping businesses transition away from single-use plastics, in Live5 News, October 30, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First’s Good Enterprises initiative welcomes 24 students into first Community Business Academy in North Charleston, in The Charleston Chronicle, October 28, 2019
• FIG and The Ordinary will host inaugural Charleston Oyster Social at Bowens Island, in Charleston City Paper, October 28, 2019
• Reynolds Avenue revitalization still has a ways to go. Some say that’s not a bad thing., in Post & Courier, October 28, 2019
• Charleston will offer workshops for businesses eliminating single-use plastics, in Charleston City Paper, October 24, 2019
• Middleton Place cultivates inaugural fall festival celebrating their organic farm , in Charleston City Paper, October 23, 2019
• City to host workshops to assist with plastics transition Charleston Regional Business Journal, October 22, 2019
• C.T. Burton and Steve Fletcher from Lowcountry Local First Building Charleston Podcast – Episode 19, October 17, 2019
• The Ordinary Hosts an Oyster Extravaganza at Bowen’s Island Eater Charleston, October 16, 2019
• Nominations now being accepted for inaugural Local First Awards The Chronicle, October 14, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First now accepting nominations for the Local First Awards, in Charleston City Paper, October 15, 2019
• How Charleston’s mayoral candidates will prioritize pedestrians, cyclists and alternative transit , in Charleston City Paper, October 1, 2019
• How 2019 Charleston mayoral candidates will support minority owned businesses , in Charleston City Paper, September 30, 2019
• Rising Tide Capital Announces National Expansion Partnerships in 3 Major Cities to Work with Underserved Entrepreneurs, in Marketplace.org, September 26, 2019
• Rising Tide Capital launches national partnership network to support vulnerable entrepreneurs , in ROI- New Jersey, September 25, 2019
• How 2019 Charleston mayoral candidates will keep homegrown businesses local , in Charleston City Paper, September 18, 2019
• How 2019 Charleston mayoral candidates will help improve business permitting , in Charleston City Paper, September 11, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First has all the (local) resources you need to recover from Hurricane Dorian, in Charleston City Paper, September 5, 2019
• Rep. Joe Cunningham Gives Local Farmers a ‘Seat at the Table’, in The Daniel Island News, September 4, 2019
• Cunningham holds listening session with Lowcountry agricultural community, in Live5 News, August 27, 2019
• Some Sage, er, Fern Advice from Amy Gangi of Leaf Me Alone Plant Club, in Charleston City Paper, August 7, 2019
• SC Hires and Promotions in The Post and Courier, July 29, 2019
• 7th Annual Charleston Beer Week Set for September in CRBJ Biz Wire, July 28, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First hopes to cultivate new businesses with entrepreneurship course in Charleston City Paper, July 24, 2019
• S.C. Farmer, Alum from Clemson Wins Top Honor at 80, in The T&D, July 21, 2019
• Hospitality and Tourism: On the Menu for July 9, 2019, in SC Biz News, July 9, 2019
• What’s Poppin: 35+ Ways to Eat, Drink, and Be Merry This Week, in Charleston City Paper, July 8, 2019
• Networking Groups in Charleston, in CHSToday.com Charleston, July 8, 2019
• Supporting the Local Economy in Our Own Backyard, on Fox 24 Charleston, July 1, 2019
• Folly Beach ordinance strives to protect the town’s character, whatever that means, in Charleston City Paper, Jun 19, 2019
• June Skirt Tables, in Skirt., June 19, 2019
• Hamby Catering And Vertical Roots Partner To Serve Locally Sourced Lettuce, in Holy City Sinner, June 11, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First Welcomes Two New Staff Members, in Charleston Chronicle, June 9, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First Welcomes Two New Staff Members, in CRBJ Biz Wire, June 5, 2019
• SC Business Calendar: Flooding Forum, in The Post and Courier, June 3, 2019
• Learn: Storms & Flooding: Is Your Business Prepared?, in CHStoday.com, May 31, 2019
• Jamee Haley interview, in Quintin’s Close-Ups, May 30, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First Hosts Storm Preparedness Workshop For Local Businesses, in The Chronicle, May 22, 2019
• Workshop: Preparing Your Business For Storms & Flooding, in CRBJ BizWire, May 22, 2019
• Flooding Forum, in The Post and Courier, May 6, 2019
• Support Local, Buy Local!, in Charleston Foodies on a Budget, Apr 25, 2019
• The Palmetto Rose Project Sets Out to Nurture Black Artists and Avenge Gentrification’s Effects, in The Chronicle, Apr 4, 2019
• April is Eat Local Month in the Lowcountry, on ABC News 4, Apr 15, 2019
• Support ‘Eat Local Month’ with a delicious challenge, on Fox 24 Charleston, Apr 12, 2019
• Charleston Farmers Market kicks off this Saturday with new vegan and CBD vendors, free chef tastings, and bluegrass jams, in Charleston City Paper, Apr 11, 2019
• Metanoia Continues Building Businesses and Communities, in Black News Portal, Apr 4, 2019
• Metanoia Continues Building Businesses and Communities, in The Chronicle, Apr 4, 2019
• Your guide to this season’s farmers markets around Charleston, in The Post and Courier, Apr 3, 2019
• Daily Digest: First-time Eat Local Challenger snacks on pre-shift cheese, chorizo, cookies, in The Post and Courier, Apr 3, 2019
• CompostNow launches Charleston home pick-up service today, in Charleston City Paper, Apr 1, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First Chef’s Potluck, in Skirt Magazine, Apr 1, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First launches business academy, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, Mar 5, 2019
• Avenue for Change, in Charleston Magazine, March 2019
• Lowcountry Local First to launch new “Good Enterprises” initiative in Fall 2019, in The Charleston Chronicle, Feb 22, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First hopes its Community Business Academy will help cultivate local entrepreneurs, in Charleston City Paper Feb 18, 2019
• Preserving the true value of community through small business, in The Post and Courier, Feb 17, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First’s popular Chef’s Potluck returns to Middleton Place this April, on Charleston City Paper Feb 7, 2019
• Tecklenburg lays out plans to harness floodwaters as McMaster focuses on state schools, on Fox 24 News Jan 29, 2019
• Rep. JA Moore, Others Continue to Aid Government Employees After Shutdown, on Fox 24 News Jan 29, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First to host “Creating Social Impact Through Business” workshop February 6, on Black News Portal, Jan 26, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First to host “Creating Social Impact Through Business” workshop February 6, on The Chronicle, Jan 25, 2019
• New Charleston reps urge local businesses to give back to communities affected by government shutdown, on Charleston City Paper, Jan 25, 2019
• Clemson Extension partnering on Resource Rodeo for S.C. farmers, on Morning Ag Clips, Jan 23, 2019
• Three degree guarantee check presentation to Lowcountry Local First, on News 2, Jan 15, 2019
• It’s 2019: Are you ready?, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, Jan 4, 2019
• Lowcountry Local First will hold its 2019 annual meeting, in The Post and Courier, Jan 3, 2019
• Folly Beach restricts ‘formula’ businesses, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, Dec 14, 2018
• Everything You Absolutely Must Do in Charleston This Winter, in Thrillist, Dec 4, 2018
• Local shops get the love, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, Dec 7, 2018
• Shoppers urged to Buy Local on Small Business Saturday, in The Post and Courier, Nov 23, 2018
• Holiday Shopping: Saturday marks ‘Small Business Saturday’ in the Lowcountry, on News 2, Nov 23, 2018
• As Abundant Seafood matures, owners intensify search for Charleston area retail location, in The Post and Courier, Nov 20, 2018
• Holy City Sinner’s fun ways to end November, on Fox 24 News, Nov 19, 2018
• Building Lasting Relationships in our Community that Matter, on Fox 24 News, Nov 15, 2018
• Buy Local Month returns, in The Post and Courier, Nov 14, 2018
• Folly Beach City Council passes second & final reading to ban chain businesses in downtown area, on News 2, Nov 13, 2018
• Tenth Annual Lowcountry Field Feast, in Garden & Gun, November 11, 2018
• Shop ’til you Drop, in The Charleston City Paper, Nov 8, 2018
• 2019 Growing New Farmers Program applications now open, in BlackNewsPortal.com, Nov 7, 2018
• 2019 Growing New Farmers Program applications now open, in The Charleston Chronicle, Nov 6, 2018
• Kiawah River partners with Lowcountry Local First to cultivate community farm, in The Charleston Chronicle, Nov 2, 2018
• Call for applications to 2019 “Growing New Farmers” program, in The James Island Bugle, Nov 3, 2018
• Johns Island development Kiawah River partners with LLF to cultivate onsite farm, in The Charleston City Paper, Nov 2, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First now accepting applications for 2019 Growing New Farmers Program, in The Charleston City Paper, Nov 1, 2018
• Get excited shoppers: Buy Local Month kicks off Thurs, Nov 15, in The Charleston City Paper, Nov 1, 2018
•Restauranteurs say culture critical to companies’ success, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, Oct 30, 2018
•Traffic, transportation issues tied to housing affordability, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, Oct 30, 2018
• 4 Charleston chefs who prove Brussels sprouts aren’t just for Thanksgiving anymore, in The Post and Courier, Oct 24, 2018
• No Mickey D’s. No Chick-Fil-A. This SC beach wants to ban chain restaurants, in The State, Oct 23, 2018
• South Carolina island considers banning chain businesses, in US News, Oct 23, 2018
• South Carolina island considers banning chain businesses, in The Charlotte Observer, Oct 23, 2018
• South Carolina island considers banning chain businesses, in The Miami Herald, Oct 23, 2018
• The Agenda: Folly Beach may ban chain businesses, in The Charleston City Paper, Oct 23, 2018
• Folly Beach to consider ban on chain businesses, on 94.3 WSC, Oct 23, 2018
• Folly Beach to consider ban on chain businesses, on Live5 News, Oct 23, 2018
• Folly Beach considers banning chain restaurants, stores on the island, in The Sumter Item, Oct 23, 2018
• Folly Beach may ban chain restaurants and stores to keep itself unique, in The Post and Courier, Oct 22, 2018
• Free community block party aims for an economically vibrant Reynolds Ave, in The Charleston Chronicle, Oct 15, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First and SBA share Hurricane Florence recovery loan resources, on The Bridge 105.5, Oct 9, 2018
• TRIO reflections: The Good Business Summit, on Trio-Solutions.com, Oct 2, 2018
• Charleston locals pick their favorite food trucks, in The Post and Courier, Sept 12, 2018
• Local businesses react to the opening of big box restaurant suppliers, on Charleston City Paper, Sept 12, 2018
• Exclusive Jamee Haley interview, on Quintin’s Close-Ups, Aug 31, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First partners with Clemson Cooperative Extension to offer 8-week intensive in Agriculture Business Planning, on CRBJ BizWire, Aug 19, 2018
• Industry execs: More development headed for the Lowcountry, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, Aug 16, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First with Evans, featuring Agriculture Business Planning Course, on The Bridge 105.5FM, Aug 13, 2018
• Call for applicants to the 2018 agricultural business planning course, in Moultrie News, Aug 10, 2018
• Building Lasting Relationships in our Community that Matter, on Fox 24 News, Aug 9, 2018
• Artist Christopher “kolpeace” Johnson raising funds and taking requests to further his blossoming career through grad school, in The Charleston Chronicle, July 18, 2018
• Blackbaud nonprofit of the match: Lowcountry Local First, on TheCharlestonBattery.com, July 12, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First on Live & Local Mornings, featuring Local Works, on 105.5 The Bridge, July 9, 2018
• South Carolina Business Calendar, featuring the Good Business Summit, on The Post and Courier, July 8, 2018
• Charleston-area hires and promotions, on The Post and Courier, July 2, 2018
• Locals pay tribute to Richard “Box” Bachschmidt, on The Charleston City Paper, June 29, 2018
• C0- operation in Charleston, on PBS, June 28, 2018
• Holy Spokes! Anniversary Bike Ride, on CocktailBandits.com, June 16, 2018
• #CHSweekender: June 15-17, 2018, on CHSToday.com, June 15, 2018
• Police revive outreach to Hispanics: ‘We are all North Charleston citizens’, in The Post and Courier, June 14, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First on Live & Local Mornings, featuring Local Works, on 105.5 The Bridge, June 8, 2018
• Box in the Morning: Move Your Money Week, in Box in the Morning podcast, June 7, 2018
• Why You Should Choose Local When it Comes to Banking, in Fox 24 News, June 4, 2018
• Holy Spokes burns 4 million calories in first year of bike sharing, in The Post and Courier, June 4, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First wants you to move your money next week, in The Charleston City Paper, June 1, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First on Live & Local Mornings, on The Bridge 105.5FM, May 14, 2018
• South Carolina business calendar (Hiring & Retaining Talent workshop), in Post and Courier, May 14, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First welcomes new Director of Development, on CRBJ BizWire, May 11, 2018
• Why you should eat Dockery’s shipping-container grown greens, on Charleston Eater, May 10, 2018
• Lewis Barbecue hosts 6th annual Jerky Off, on Charleston Eater, May 8, 2018
• What’s Poppin: 12 Ways to Feast this Week, on Charleston City Paper, May 7, 2018
• #EatLocalChallenge, on ILoveThatForYou.com, April 24, 2018
• Top 5 Locavore Restaurants in Charleston – Eat Local Challenge, on PlateSouth.com, April 24, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First’s Good Farming Video Spotlight, on Fresh Data Network, April 23, 2018
• Jamee Haley – Lowcountry Local First, on VisionKeepers Podcast, April 22, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First’s 11th annual Chef’s Potluck, on The Bridge 105.5, April 16, 2018
• Urban gardening experts use companion planting to attract pollinators, deter pests, improve soil, in The Post and Courier, April 14, 2018
• Grab some free eats from Magnolia’s and Glass Onion tomorrow at the Charleston Farmers Market, in Charleston City Paper, April 13, 2018
• Learn how you can support our local farmers, in Fox 24 News, April 5, 2018
• Eat Local Challenge off to a sweet spot, in The Post and Courier, April 4, 2018
• Eating local isn’t hard to do in Charleston in April, in The Post and Courier, April 3, 2018
• Farmers Market set to open in April, in Live 5 News, April 3, 2018
• On the Menu: Eat Local Challenge, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, April 3, 2018
• Former LLF Creative in Residence Tyquan Morton self-publishes first book of poetry, in Charleston City Paper, April 2, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First launches 7th annual Eat Local Challenge, on CRDA.org, April 2, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First’s Eat Local Challenge, on WCIV ABC News 4, April 2, 2018
• Community Challenged to Eat Local in the Month of April, on WTMA News Talk, April 1, 2018
• Community Challenged to Eat Local in the Month of April, on WCBD News 2, April 1, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First launches 7th annual Eat Local Challenge, in James Island Bugle, March 26, 2018
• 27 million square feet of office space, on CHSToday, March 23, 2018
• Lowcountry residents make last trip to Toys R Us, on WCBD News 2, March 15, 2018
• Local Works of Lowcountry Local First, in SMAD-CON Blog, February 27, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First grows and supports farmers, in The Post and Courier, February 11, 2018
• Keeping SC’s agricultural history alive with a new crop of farmers, on Fox News 24, February 2, 2018
• The Gullah Lady announces “What’s Your Story?”, on The Charleston Chronicle, February 4, 2018
• Food & Bev Forecast, in Charleston Magazine, February 1, 2018
• The Gullah Lady announces workshop series, on HolyCitySinner.com, January 31, 2018
• Ten reasons locals love Charleston, on HolyCitySinner.com, January 28, 2018
• Small Bites: Lowcountry Local First, in Edible Charleston, January 26, 2018
• The importance of buying local, loving and investing in your team, and fighting for the underdog, in GDS Entrepreneur, January 16, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First announces two new Creatives in Residence, in The Charleston City Paper, January 5, 2018
• Lowcountry businesses respond to winter storm, in The Charleston Regional Business Journal, January 3, 2018
• Lowcountry Local First makes big differences in 10th year, in The Charleston Currents, January 1, 2018
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“SMALL TALKS, BIG IDEAS” ON OHM RADIO
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