Mayor Joe Riley, Jr.

The City of Charleston is a progressive and energetic city and its goal is to provide its citizens with the best service a city can provide and its visitors with the best vacation or business trip that a city can provide. Rated as the most comprehensive arts festival, Spoleto Festival USA brings an international audience as Charleston and the Festival create an exciting and dramatic event in the spring of each year. Charleston is also the site of other exciting events such as the Family Circle Tennis tournament and The South Carolina Aquarium

Charleston was the first city in the country to enact a preservation ordinance. It has an active and ongoing interest in the protection and restoration of our buildings which tell the story of its past. Through careful conservation, creative and innovative financing, and meticulous planning, Charleston is a city which celebrates a rich history.

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