Holy City Sinner

Christian Senger, a resident of Charleston, is the founder of Holy City Sinner, which has become the leading local blog in the area. For the past seven years, Charleston residents have consistently recognized the website and its Twitter account as the best in the city. Launched in August 2011, Holy City Sinner highlights the diverse aspects of Charleston's rich history and vibrant culture. The blog offers a wealth of content, including local news updates, valuable resources, political discussions, interviews, event schedules, celebrity sightings, and previews of upcoming parties, making it an essential source for everything happening in the city.

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Mental Health America of SC Releases Anthology of Poems by Contributors Whose Lives Have Been Touched by Mental Health Concerns

3 weeks ago | holycitysinner.com | Heather Artushin

Mental Health America of South Carolina will present a thoughtfully curated anthology of poems by contributors across the state of South Carolina whose lives have been touched by mental health concerns. Entitled “Inside and Out,” this anthology of poetry has just been released in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.
Booze Free Babes bring sober fun to Charleston

3 weeks ago | holycitysinner.com | Heather Artushin

Booze Free Babes is changing the narrative around sober curiosity and embracing a multi-pathway approach to recovery and, ultimately, healing. Ellen Frazier, founder of Booze Free Babes, envisioned the personal development community as a thriving “sober sisterhood” where women feel empowered to live fulfilling, alcohol-free lives.
Cre8tive Friends Grows Music Community Rooted in Charleston

1 month ago | holycitysinner.com | Heather Artushin

For musician and social media content creator April Renee (pictured), moving to Charleston over a year ago has brought community, connection, and personal healing through the power of music. With a background in social media, Renee’s business, Dream Catch Media, has worked with numerous brands, including the popular lifestyle community hub spot for women living abroad called Girl Gone International, founded by Anne Scott.
Laughter as a Lifeline: Comedian Sam Miller brings the fun to Charleston

1 month ago | holycitysinner.com | Heather Artushin

Nationally touring comedian Sam Miller never lost his sense of humor, even through the dark days of addiction and homelessness. “I remember being scared as a kid and a young adult, and the first time I got high I felt better, and then getting high became the thing that caused the fear,” Miller reflected. “Living outside, going to jail—the only other thing that made me feel good during this time was laughter.
Letter to the Editor from Steven Hawkins

1 month ago | holycitysinner.com | Steven Hawkins |Steven Hawkins

My mother, Janice Jones Hawkins, was the only girl in her immediate family of Leroy and Lillie Jones. And my niece Courtney Hawkins, who played basketball for the USC Upstate Women's basketball team in 2010, was a tomboy who was close to her brothers Ricky Jr. and Jerrell. But my mother, Janice Hawkins, has many close girlfriends from church and work that were like sisters to her. One of her best friends was Annie Thomas. My mother and family have known Annie Thomas for years.
Rockstar to Sauce Star: Joe Gallagher’s Second Act

1 month ago | holycitysinner.com | Emily Shiffer

Locally made tomato sauce is a rarity in the Lowcountry, but Joe Gallagher Jr. has made it a reality. Also known as Chef Giuseppe, Gallagher founded Apastioli Specialty Foods in Charleston in 2024. Italian on both sides of his family, Gallagher, 43, was the first to write down his grandmother’s recipe for her famous sauce. “I had to go through the due diligence,” he tells Holy City Sinner.
Letter to the Editor from Steven Hawkins

1 month ago | holycitysinner.com | Steven Hawkins

I want to wish my first cousin Geneva 'Cookie' Hawkins a happy 69th birthday, which would be September 2nd, 2025. My dear cousin Geneva is named after my father's big sister, Aunt Geneva Hawkins, who died back in 1989. Cousin Geneva has one daughter and is a doting aunt to her five nieces, Julie, Tanika, Toni, Takira, and Kim Hawkins. And I look forward to our annual 2025 Hawkins family reunion that will actually be down in the City of Charleston during November 2025 this year.
Letter to the Editor - A Love Letter to Charleston: History, Hospitality, and Heritage

2 months ago | holycitysinner.com | Steven Hawkins

The city of Charleston has always been a beautiful city to visit through the years. And being from the Upstate of South Carolina, I have always thought it was a coastal, old, colonial city and a home away from home. The restaurants, tourist venues, museums, and hotels of the Holy City are top-notch and headline as a world-class city.
Letter to the Editor - Exploring Folly Beach: Charleston’s Quirky Coastal Retreat

2 months ago | holycitysinner.com | Steven Hawkins

The City of Folly Beach, located in the Lowcountry Charleston, SC area, is a great, quaint little place. When my family and friends always visit around the Interstate 26 area when they are visiting from Upstate South Carolina, we always drive to Folly Beach. You could find this beach area location going down Interstate 26 east, which merges with South Carolina Highway 30 west, when you continue straight on State Highway 171.
Letter to the Editor: Congratulations to Carl Ritchie

2 months ago | holycitysinner.com | Steven Hawkins

Congratulations to former Mount Pleasant Police Chief Carl Ritchie for winning election recently to be Charleston County Sheriff in the 2024 election. Sheriff Carl Ritchie has been involved with law enforcement and police work for 33 years in the Charleston area. And all of his family was there at his swearing-in at the Charleston County Council chamber back on January 7th, 2025. And the five-point plan that Ritchie campaigned for is the right move to end crime in the Charleston area.