{"id":143870,"date":"2026-03-12T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=143870"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:50:45","slug":"local-paper-10-years-on-top-charleston-named-no-1-city-in-the-south-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=143870","title":{"rendered":"(Local paper) 10 years on top: Charleston named No. 1 city in the South again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A decade-long winning streak continues for the Holy City after it was crowned the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southernliving.com\/best-cities-2026-11886554\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South\u2019s best destination by Southern Living<\/a>&nbsp;readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual awards highlight readers\u2019 favorite destinations and experiences \u2014 from cities and beach towns to restaurants, resorts and hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charleston beat out hotspots like Savannah, Asheville, N.C., and Nashville, Tenn., among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Southern Living writers said Charleston\u2019s streak \u201cproves that what\u2019s old can always be new again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur readers will never tire of this Lowcountry gem\u2019s sparkling harbor, charming historic architecture, and first-rate dining scene,\u201d the publication stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/business\/tourism\/charleston-southern-living-souths-best\/article_1165345d-6570-4c3e-a844-1aec7b84f5ad.html\">Read it all<\/a>.<\/p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the 10th straight year, readers of Southern Living have named the Holy City the No. 1 destination in the South. The awards highlighted local favorites \u2014 from Isle of Palms and Folly Beach to restaurants like FIG and Poogan\u2019s Porch. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ez3f1b1RAO\">https:\/\/t.co\/ez3f1b1RAO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/postandcourier\/status\/2032134472687067255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A decade-long winning streak continues for the Holy City after it was crowned the&nbsp;South\u2019s best destination by Southern Living&nbsp;readers. The annual awards highlight readers\u2019 favorite destinations and experiences \u2014 from cities and beach towns to restaurants, resorts and hotels. Charleston<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=143870\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":794,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-south-carolina","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/794"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=143870"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143874,"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143870\/revisions\/143874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=143870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=143870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=143870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}