Fieldshop, in the lobby);
the Renaissance, where the North Carolina chef Vivian Howard just opened her newest restaurants
Lenoir, which pays homage to the agrarian South, and
Handy & Hot bakeshop. Just across the bridge in Mount Pleasant, the charming
Post House Inn recently opened in the quiet and leafy Old Village. And if you’re game for a drive, the
Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, just twenty-five miles from downtown, offers beachfront views, five-star dining, and world-class golf courses.
photo: Katie Charlotte Photography
WHEN TO GO
Spring and fall are generally considered the city’s best seasons, but with the ocean breeze and plenty of waterfront hangouts, even the sweatiest dog days of summer hold their own appeal. If you would still like to hook your trip to a happening, though, these events occurring in typical, non-COVID times deliver:
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For the small city of Kingston, NY, snug along the banks of the Hudson River 90 miles north of New York City, Superstorm Sandy, which tore up the East Coast in 2012, was a wake-up call.
It was residentsâ first real taste of how climate-related upstream flooding imperiled the character and geography of their historic city, settled by Dutch immigrants in 1652 and at one time the stateâs first capital.
Flooding from Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 devastated parts of Kingston, NY, located along the Hudson River. (City of Kingston, NY)
Kingston Mayor Steven T. Noble has both a degree in environmental science and a front-row seat to the growing threats that worsening storms and sea level rise pose for his hometown.