If you haven't already turned on the air conditioning for allergy season, it won't be long before the temperature and humidity reach the point of no return and our good ol' Lowcountry heat and humidity will be here to stay for the long haul….Here is what you need to know before the hot weather arrives..before you’re looking for that round the clock relief.... 1.We may sound like a broken record for saying so, but please for your A.C. system's sake, keep your air filter clean.

Life Without Air Conditioning in Charleston would be, and surely was miserable.... but hey... on the bright side...we did know our neighbors a little better back then.... Long before the advent of air conditionering, life had to be hot and miserable here in the Lowcountry. Southern women were said to have what was known as "the vapors." (Having the vapors was when a woman became dizzy and fainted. Back then, men blamed those Southern Belle fainting spells on the delicate na

Ten Cool Things About Charleston SC 1. Charleston has an average of 230 warm-sunshine-filled days out of the year, with an average daily temperatures of 65 degrees...can you say shortest winters ever? 2. Charleston can claim bragging rights on having the only lighthouse in the United States that has air-conditioning... (yup, it's true... that weird structure known as Sullivan's Island Lighthouse is actually outfitted with A.C....wonder how much that costs to run in a mont