Week of April 27

Charleston had a busy seven days. Two long-rumored restaurant projects opened within twelve hours of each other on upper King, the Folly Beach Pier renovation hit a new delay, and city council moved a short-term-rental cap one step closer to a vote. On the cultural side, the High Water Festival announced a 2027 return after a year off, and the Spoleto Festival USA opening lineup leaked early via a vendor mailer. The week's rankings on CharlestonRanked moved with it — see the items below for places that climbed.