Professional Services in Ladson

Charleston Flower Market’s team of florists and consultants channels more than 15 years of experience to craft personalized arrangements. Whether customers seek extravagant blooms for a lavish wedding or a simple I’m-sorry-I-forgot-your-name bouquet for a second date, flower experts provide clients with the same level of personalized attention needed to produce the perfect assembly of foliage.

When Todd Surber's parents incorrectly loaded film into their camera on the day of his high-school graduation, they left their son without any pictures to document his achievement. These days, at King Street Studios, Todd ensures that similar special moments are never lost for his clients. He snaps shots of families, weddings, clown troupes, and high-school seniors with a photojournalistic style honed from touring with top rock bands such as Papa Roach. After sessions on location or in Todd’s 1,500-square-foot boutique studio, patrons can choose their most beloved memories in an online proofing gallery of retouched color or black-and-white images. Todd also invites customers to view their canvas portraits in the studio’s projection room so they can see how the pictures will appear when enlarged to their appropriate size.

The seasoned epicure behind Muffalettas Catering and Take-Out, Chef Frisco, was implored to take the helm at Muffalettas after his Cajun-cooking prowess was proved at his own local restaurant, which the Post and Courier profiled in 2009. He now harnesses those abilities to whip up his signature brand of Cajun and Southern-comfort cuisine at private events, where he brainstorms with customers to devise custom menus teeming with elegant creole-inspired dishes. The chef also oversees Muffalettas' public dining room, tapping into his knowledge of exotic meats to dispense such fare as fried frog legs, smoked alligator sausage, and sugared T. rex.

Charleston Waterkeeper conducts four primary programs to gather data on Charleston’s waterways in order to protect the health and vitality of the water for the entire community. Water Quality and Stormwater Monitoring programs gather empirical information to identify and resolve water-pollution issues from sewage and storm-water runoff. The Permit Watchdog program researches permits and discharge-monitoring reports to prevent unlawful discharges, and the Patrol program helps keep the rivers clean and free of pollution by maintaining a physical presence on the water. Charleston Waterkeeper recently became a member of the Waterkeeper Alliance, a movement of 200 organizations that patrol and protect more than 100,000 miles of rivers, streams, and coastlines across the globe.