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South Carolina boasts one of the nation’s best food cities — and a top restaurant to enjoy a meal, new rankings show.

Charleston ranks No. 6 on a list of the “Top US Cities for Food and Drinks” and No. 9 among the top places to get baked goods.

The popular travel destination also is home to the Chubby Fish seafood restaurant, which landed at No. 7 on a separate list of the nation’s best places to eat, according to results Food & Wine magazine published Tuesday, April 2.

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The magazine created its rankings after turning to its editors as well as travel and dining experts. They chose their favorite “cities, hotels, cruises, airports, bakeries, and airlines for food and drink” across the nation and the globe, the magazine wrote in a news release and told McClatchy News in an email.

The resulting list of “Global Tastemakers” award winners is described as a “celebration of the best culinary destinations in the U.S. and abroad.”

In the U.S. food and drink category, Charleston was named one of “the finest food cities in the country” after earning top spots on similar lists. This time around, Food & Wine praised the city for its restaurants’ takes on Southern staples, such as okra and barbecue.

“Given its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, Charleston is renowned for its fresh seafood and abundance of notable raw bars,” Food & Wine wrote in its report.

Charleston also made its mark among the top places for bakeries, as the magazine gave the city nods for boasting “distinctive” shops serving French bread, sticky buns and other treats.

In Charleston, one restaurant in particular also ranked among the nation’s best. Though it’s in a region loaded with seafood joints, the magazine said Chubby Fish received the national honor “both for its sustainable sourcing practices and a delicious menu that dodges expectations,” including the fan-favorite grilled oysters.

When it comes to restaurants, “it’s not just the delicious flavors but also the ambience, hospitality, and overall package that make a place stand out among the rest,” the magazine wrote in its report.

Nationwide, the top-ranking place for food and bakeries was New York City. Anajak Thai in Los Angeles ranked the highest when it came to restaurants.

The breakout player of the year shares the spots she’ll hit during her hometown Credit One Charleston Open

April 2, 2024

When Emma Navarro takes the court at the Credit One Charleston Open tennis tournament this week, she’ll do so as a serious title contender for the first time. The twenty-two-year-old has won more matches this year than any other player in the draw, netting her first professional title and a top twenty debut on the Women’s Tennis Association singles rankings. Her breakout has surprised the whole tennis world, including herself. “I definitely did not expect to be [in the] top twenty the first few months of the year,” she says, “and when I take a step back and acknowledge it, it’s pretty crazy.”

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After playing tournaments in five countries since January, Navarro is excited to come home. “Charleston is my favorite city in the world,” she says. “I love to walk around downtown and see the houses and say good morning or good evening to the people.” This will be her only chance to compete on the sandy green-clay courts she grew up on. Charleston is the lone women’s tournament played on the surface, and the 2021 NCAA champ built her game to suit it at Charleston’s Live to Play Academy over the last fifteen years. Advantage Emma.

The event, which takes place at Credit One Stadium on Charleston’s Daniel Island, isn’t merely her hometown tournament (as it is, too, for Charleston native Shelby Rogers, also in the draw). It’s Navarro’s second home—the competition is owned by her father Ben Navarro’s company Beemok Sports & Entertainment. The kinship adds to the pressure of playing in front of so many family and friends. But don’t hold back if you go to cheer at one of her matches. Navarro, a naturally relaxed competitor, embraces the nerves. She hopes Charleston fans help her conjure the new emotions she has felt on court this year, like when she took the lead against Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka late in their match at the Indian Wells tourney in March. “The crowd erupted,” she recalls. “I’m playing against the number two player in the world on center court and the crowd is on its feet. I got chills in that moment.” She coolly closed out the match, the biggest upset of the tournament.

The hype soared afterward, and now Navarro isn’t sneaking up on anyone. No one will be surprised if she wins the Charleston Open—or makes the U.S. Olympic team this summer. Here she shares some of her favorite things to do in town. A week communing with these old favorites might be just what she needs to lift her second trophy.

Morning

“My dogs, Marti and Major Tom, love Sullivan’s Island. They love to swim and harass other dogs on the beach. There are certain hours when you have to keep them on the leash, so I try to go early. And whenever I come home, I try to get a bagel from Holey City Bagels. They’re the best bagels in Charleston. My order is a sausage, egg, and cheese on a plain bagel. Second State Coffee is my favorite coffee shop.”

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Afternoon

“The Credit One tournament is the best [of its size] in the world. It has all kinds of interactive activities, like measuring the speed of your serve. The food is great and there are all kinds of areas to sit in the shade and have a drink. I like to shop, so I’ll also take a trip to King Street. You can’t go wrong there. There are all kinds of athletic shops that I’m not supposed to wear because Fila gets me right. I usually play golf at Daniel Island [Club], but I golf lefty even though I play right-handed. So if I play too much golf, it messes with my backhand.”

Evening

“Colonial Lake is my stomping grounds. I live near there, and it’s nice to walk around during sunset hours. My grandfather [football coaching legend Frank Navarro] passed away a few years ago. He and my grandmother liked to sit on a certain bench and people-watch. We put a plaque at the bench for him, so if Grammy is in town, we always visit their bench. There’s one restaurant that I’ve been recommending to players this year: My dad opened an Italian restaurant called Sorelle. I get the spaghetti, with thick-cut noodles, tomato sauce, burrata, and little crispy zucchini pieces. It’s the simplest thing on the menu but I’d say the best.”

Former champion Sloane Stephens sailed through her Credit One Charleston Open first round in just 66 minutes, defeating Magdalena Frech 6-0, 6-2 to set up a clash with No.14 seed Leylah Fernandez.

Stephens had won both of her previous encounters with Frech, but the most recent had been a three-set barnburner in the first round of Parma 2022, which she won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. There were no such struggles in the rematch on her home soil.

The 31-year-old dropped just 12 points in the first set, lost serve only once at the start of the second set and struck 16 winners to 13 unforced errors, with her off forehand firing particularly smoothly.

Frech has had some career-best results in 2024 so far, reaching the fourth round of a major for the first time at the Australian Open and cracking the Top 50 as a result. However, the Pole was unable to find a way to hit through Stephens, committing 18 unforced errors to only five winners, and is now on a five-match losing streak after today's loss.

Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion, will next face the 2021 US Open finalist in Fernandez. The Canadian has won all three of their prior encounters at Monterrey 2020, Lexington 2020 and the Grampians Trophy 2021, the latter two in straight sets. However, this will be their first meeting on clay.

"My arch-nemesis in my mind," said Stephens with a laugh in the on-court interview. "I'm just going to come out here and try to play my best on a new surface."

While Stephens progressed, another American former Grand Slam champion fell at the first hurdle. Taylor Townsend ousted 2020 Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-3 in 1 hour and 22 minutes.

It was the second encounter in Charleston between the two compatriots: Kenin had prevailed 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of qualifying in 2017, and had won three of their previous four matches overall. However, Townsend delivered an impeccable serving performance, dropping just three points behind her first serve and getting broken only once. Kenin has won just one of 10 matches in 2024 so far, and is now on an eight-match losing streak.

No.68-ranked Townsend will next face No.6 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, who is fresh off a run to the Miami semifinals last week. Alexandrova leads their head-to-head 2-0, winning both previous encounters on hard courts in three sets last year.

The result was Wozniacki's first win on clay courts since her most recent appearance in Charleston in 2019, when she reached the third of her three finals to date.

Wozniacki, who was runner-up in 2019 in her most recent appearance in Lowcountry, stepped away from tennis in early 2020 before returning to the game mid-2023.

In the second round, Wozniacki will now play against No.15 seed Anhelina Kalinina, against whom she failed to close out the Ukrainian from match point up at the same stage of Miami, with Kalinina going on to win the fourth-longest tour-level match of the year so far 5-7, 7-5, 6-4.

Meanwhile, Amanda Anisimova of the United States joined Wozniacki in the second round. In a clash between former Charleston semifinalists, Anisimova defeated Alize Cornet of France 6-3, 6-0 in 1 hour and 25 minutes on Monday.

Anisimova will now face her fellow American and No.1 seed Jessica Pegula in a marquee second round.

Later in the evening, the 22-year-old American qualifier American qualifier Katie Volynets saved two match points before closing out 54th-ranked Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 6-2, 6-7(6-8), 7-6(8-6).

It was the new longest WTA tour match of the season with 3 hours and 43 minutes running time. The match lasted one minute longer than the previous longest match of this year, which was Beatriz Haddad Maia's 3-hour and 42-minute victory over Magda Linette in the Abu Dhabi second round.

Volynets will now take on a fellow American in the second round Emma Navarro, the No.10 seed.

Home hope Shelby Rogers opened the night session with a 6-1, 6-1 decisive win over fellow American Claire Liu.

Other winners Monday included Magda Linette and Daria Saville in singles, while Madison Keys and Taylor Townsend teamed up for a doubles win over the No.3 seeds Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi 6-1, 2-6, 10-7.

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Business Wire IndiaMurata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6981) (ISIN: JP3914400001) today unveiled its groundbreaking Type 2GT module, a multi-band, low-power radio (LoRa^®) module which marks a significant leap forward in the development of IoT devices requiring versatile wireless connectivity. This highly integrated module stands out by offering a comprehensive solution that caters to the complex demands of global certification standards, facilitating seamless deployment in diverse regions and industries.

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The Type 2GT module is 9.98 x 8.70 x 1.74mm and is built on a PCB housed in a metal case and packaged as a land grid array. The module’s technical prowess is highlighted by its use of Semtech’s advanced LR1121 RF transceiver IC, a thermally compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO), a second 32KHz crystal, an RF switch, and an RF matching network. These components ensure maximum frequency accuracy and reliable performance under varying environmental conditions. For end-device designers, this translates to simpler and small sized PCB designs, reduced time to market, and lower development costs, thanks to the module’s ease of integration and streamlined certification process.

The Type 2GT’s support for multiple frequency bands—including sub-GHz bands, the 2.4GHz ISM band, and the 2.1GHz satellite communications S-band—underscores flexibility and scalability, meeting the needs of various IoT applications such as smart agriculture, Industrial and environmental sensing, building and home automation. Other markets which could benefit from the module’s features include asset tracking, utilities metering, remote-controlled toys and drones. Support for the 2.4GHz ISM band enables higher data rates, common channel plan across the globe and also allows designers to avoid the duty-cycle limitations imposed on sub-GHz communications by European standards.

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LADSON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Exchange Club of Charleston and the Coastal Carolina Fair have proposed a compromise on a mass transit park-and-ride facility at the fairgrounds.

Exchange Club officials said they presented the idea of a lease for six acres of land at the north end of the fairgrounds property on Highway 78.

Officials presented the proposal to CARTA on March 20 before their 1 p.m. board meeting.

The deal would ask CARTA to pay $800,000 a year to build a park-and-ride service on Lot 1E instead of the proposed Lot 1A, which is a primary parking zone for the yearly fair.

“Having the park and ride between gate one and gate two will reduce our ability to park approx. 30-35,000 patrons,” Exchange Club of Charleston representative Mike Jernigan says.

CARTA representatives say the proposal has moved locations twice in its four years of discussion. They claim Lot1E is not federally approved, while Lot 1A is. They say changing locations again could delay the timeline for the overall project, which is set to be completed in 2029.

CARTA has received a lease proposal for six acres at the fairgrounds that have not been approved by the Federal government. The offer remains under review by transit agency officials.The offered parcel is separate from six acres identified by the fair in 2022 and approved through a Federal public review process in 2023. That approval marked the conclusion of the second time in four years CARTA moved its proposed park-and-ride location at fair leaders’ request. At this time, no proposal has been received on the Federally approved parcel.

The overall goal would be to allot $625 million to start a rapid transit system at the Exchange Park and extend it to portions of downtown Charleston. The proposed plan would create 21 stops and three park-and-ride stations.

The system would be a first regional experience of its kind for the area. The proposed area on the fairgrounds would hold 300-plus parking spots, access points for both buses and vehicles and a detention pond.

Jernigan is one of many who has pushed back on plans from the transit agency to build on the park’s land. The group created a “Save the Fair” initiative months ago with the intention of making changes to the deal.

Community members grew concerned how the service would impact existing traffic congestion and revenue for the fair, which is all-volunteer based and contributes money to Lowcountry charities.

By offering this additional plan, they hope both groups can create “good neighborship.”

“We’re ready to move this forward at a quick pace and put this behind us,” Jernigan says.

CARTA says they have received the proposal and it is under review by transit agency officials.

The terms of the lease were not provided.

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