If you have ever moved to a new house, apartment, or office by yourself, you know how much of a pain it can be. The moving process can be filled with many different emotions. On the one hand, you're probably excited about the new adventure that lies ahead of you. On the other hand, you're probably dreading the heavy lifting, pulling, packing, organizing, and logistical aspects of moving.
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Along with divorce and the loss of a job, moving is listed as one of the most stressful experiences a person can go through in their lifetime. When you consider the packing, the lifting, the scheduling, and the general disruption that moving can have on your life, it's easy to understand why.
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Charleston, SC and the surrounding metropolitan area is a hot spot for business. Dozens of companies scout Charleston, SC each year as a new place to call home, where they can broaden their horizons and find new clients. What some businesses do not take into account is the logistics and headaches involved with moving to a new location.
Strong Men Moving has built a reputation as a leader in commercial moving services in Charleston, SC. We have the tools, team, and experience necessary to facilitate a smooth move for your business at a reasonable price.
In our experience as a commercial moving company in Charleston, SC, we have discovered that it can be complicated to move to a new business location. During this transition, we know that you need:
To make sure we meet the requirements above, we will speak with you at length about your upcoming commercial business relocation. That way, we get a better understanding of the logistics involved. We will also provide you with a free quote, so you can plan your budget ahead of time.
At Strong Men Moving, some common commercial moving services include:
Whether you have to move a few office chairs down the street or need help transitioning to a new location, we are here to serve.
If you're like most average folks living in the U.S., you probably have hundreds of items lying around your house that need to be packed before you can move to a new home. Packing can be a massive source of frustration, especially for busy families and professionals who don't have the time or patience to pack.
Why risk a sprained back or a throbbing headache when Strong Men Moving can handle all the packing for you? With our professional packing services in Charleston, you can sit back and sip some sweet tea while we pack your keepsakes, furniture, electronics, clothes, and more. If you have valuable items like family heirlooms or fragile china, we will take extra care to make sure those items stay safe and unbroken during your upcoming move.
Why hire a moving company in Charleston like Strong Men Moving to help you pack? Here's why most of our clients want us to pack for them:
Don't have many items to pack this time around? Ask us about our high-quality packing supplies like boxes, tape, furniture pads, and covers. We're here to help in any way that we can!
Do you already have reliable transportation but still need a team of professional movers to handle your heavy lifting? Strong Men Moving now offers labor-only moving services in Charleston for both residential and commercial moving projects.
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With Strong Men Moving's refuse removal services, we can haul away all the heavy, unusable items that your trash service won't pick up.
A few common junk removal items that we can remove for you are:
If you have a large-scale cleanout project, we can help with that, too. Our home and commercial cleanout services are great if you need to dispose of a large number of items in a short period of time.
All you have to do is give us a call, and we'll come to your location to remove your unwanted items, taking care not to damage your home or office. Once we have removed your refuse, we'll dispose of it in an environmentally-friendly fashion to help protect the Lowcountry we love so much.
A few common cleanout services in Charleston include:
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Established in 2019, Strong Men Moving has quickly become a leading moving company in Charleston, SC. We have built our reputation on reliability, performance, price, and a positive attitude. We truly feel privileged to serve the residents of South Carolina. Our goal is to provide quality customer service with speed and diligence to all clients. We treat all of our customers the same, whether they hire us for a multi-facility commercial move or just need help loading and unloading a moving truck.
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Top Chef contestant Shuai Wang does not think of himself as a competitive person. "I'm one of those people who thinks everyone deserves a trophy for participating," he says.And yet, the Charleston chef did really well on the television cooking show - making it all the way to the finale."Prior to going on Top Chef, I felt very stuck," Wang says. He thought he'd peaked. But being in competition mode, learning from other chefs, he says, "it kind of just rejuvenated my creativity...
Top Chef contestant Shuai Wang does not think of himself as a competitive person. "I'm one of those people who thinks everyone deserves a trophy for participating," he says.
And yet, the Charleston chef did really well on the television cooking show - making it all the way to the finale.
"Prior to going on Top Chef, I felt very stuck," Wang says. He thought he'd peaked. But being in competition mode, learning from other chefs, he says, "it kind of just rejuvenated my creativity." In one episode, he cooked with ants that he'd foraged and gently toasted. They tasted like lemons, he said, "such a wonderful, zingy flavor."
When he's not off filming a reality show, Shuai Wang is usually in North Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife and business partner, Corrie Wang. The couple met working at a restaurant in New York City. They moved south 10 years ago and had a food truck before opening their first restaurant, Jackrabbit Filly, named after their zodiac signs, and then a second restaurant, King BBQ.
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It opened a year and half ago in a building that was, at various times, an ad agency, a church and a lunch counter, says Shuai. It's a beautiful space, with lots of personal touches. A pair of lions standing guard out front and the tile ceiling were custom made and shipped from Beijing, where Shuai was born. Framed portraits of the couple's dogs line the hallway. Red Chinese tassels hang from the ceiling and the walls are painted jade green - for good fortune.
The Wangs call their menu "Chinatown BBQ made with southern smoke." It, too, is full of personal touches. Krab rangoon with buttermilk hush puppies and hot honey. Chinese BBQ egg rolls with habanero duck sauce. "I cook from nostalgia," Chef Wang says.
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The first dish Shuai cooks for NPR rings that bell - crispy, smoked duck on top of noodles with bok choy.
"That's just my fondest memory of growing up in New York," he says, "my parents taking me to Flushing on the weekends, or late nights after work, going down to Chinatown."
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Shuai Wang remembers that when he was a young boy in Beijing, Communist China was still handing out food rations. So his grandma, who helped raise him, had to stretch her portion of rice and allotment of lard to feed the family.
He likens it to how enslaved families in the South improvised using the scraps they were left with to make a meal.
"That's why I feel so connected with Southern food, right?" he says. "That's where collard greens came from. The field peas, the butter beans."
Wang immigrated to the United States when he was nine, where his mom took over the cooking. He calls her the "OG Top Chef." But he didn't find his own love of cooking until high school. "I had to take a culinary class in my last two years to make up credits for all the classes that I 'accidentally missed,'" he laughs.
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The next plate he makes - chili tofu, a take on mapo tofu - is an homage to Shuai and Corrie's relationship. "That's the first dish that Corrie and I shared on our first date," Shuai explains. "I immediately scooped it up and put it in my mouth, not thinking that it would be a million degrees. And I spat it right out onto my plate, and everywhere."
Corrie didn't leave, and that's how they knew it was meant to be. "We're both like, crying… everything's so spicy and hot," adds Corrie. "It was a great time."
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This version of chili tofu is done in a fancy, Hamburger Helper, Asian-Italian style, with soft tofu, a sweet, spicy, tangy chili sauce and local ground pork on a bed of pasta, topped with mozzarella cheese. Tofu and mozzarella sound a little funky? Somehow, it really works.
"I get crazy ideas," Shuai Wang says. "I have a million and one crazy ideas. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't, you know?"
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Corrie Wang says she's seen a natural progression as they've developed the restaurants where Shuai is "just creating legit Chinese food" rather than making gimmicky dishes.
"I just realized I really just want to embrace myself and my culture and cook Chinese food," he says.
After his Top Chef stint, Shuai is taking all his crazy ideas, his heritage and a renewed spirit of adventure and creativity into the future. "I realized oh, I didn't peak," he says. "Chinese food has 500 years of history. I've explored very little of it."
Gedney M. Howe IV, Attorney for South Carolina Shrimpers Association announces injunctionforbidding local restaurants from advertising local seafood, when they don't serve it. June 13, 2025 (WCIV)0CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston shrimpers are saying they’ve had enough. They're accusing more than 40 restaurants of selling fraudulent shrimp, imported, mislabeled, and passed off as local catch. Now, those shrimpers are taking their battle to court, filing a legal injunction that could shake the industry to its cor...
Gedney M. Howe IV, Attorney for South Carolina Shrimpers Association announces injunctionforbidding local restaurants from advertising local seafood, when they don't serve it. June 13, 2025 (WCIV)
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston shrimpers are saying they’ve had enough. They're accusing more than 40 restaurants of selling fraudulent shrimp, imported, mislabeled, and passed off as local catch. Now, those shrimpers are taking their battle to court, filing a legal injunction that could shake the industry to its core.
Gedney M. Howe IV, Attorney for the South Carolina Shrimpers Association, said, “everything that we are doing is with the goal of legacy and longevity, that’s what we're working towards.”
Friday morning, they filed an action in the federal court in Charleston, asking a judge to issue an injunction forbidding local restaurants from advertising local seafood when they don't serve it.
“What we're trying to do is fight for what's right for fairness, for honesty, and the reason we invited these wonderful restaurants behind us to show that you can in fact, be profitable,” Bryan Jones, Vice President of the South Carolina Shrimpers Association, said during a press conference Friday. “You can serve amazing meals and with the highest quality and still make good business decisions.”
The study from SEAD Consulting released earlier this week found that at 90% of sampled eateries, the shrimp was not sourced from South Carolina waters at all, but rather imported, sometimes from overseas farms. Yet, menus still boasted a "fresh, local catch."
BACKGROUND | "Shrimp Scandal: 90% of local restaurants use foreign shrimp, new testing alleges"
It's illegal to say that a product is from South Carolina when it's not. And similarly, federal law prohibits the mislabeling of the origin of seafood. It is just illegal at a state and federal level,” Howe said. “We're also looking for potentially the discouragement of fraudulently earned profits. We might want the restaurants to pay back this money that they fraudulently earned.”
Shrimpers say they are also fighting for the consumer. Working towards an origin labeling law for all seafood, including shrimp on the menus across South Carolina. “I believe if you eat it at a restaurant, you should know where your food comes from,” Magwood said.
While there is no timeline on when the shrimpers could see justice, lawyers say this should serve as a warning to restaurants. “It is illegal, and that something's got to be done about it because the shrimpers are suffering because of this,” Howe said.
To check the Fresh Shrimp Finder at shrimp.org.
MOUNT PLEASANT — The S.C. Shrimpers Association is suing the 40 unidentified Charleston-area restaurants that were recently found to be selling imported shrimp following a genetic study by a Texas-based research firm.The federal complaint, filed June 13 on behalf of the association by attorney Gedney Howe IV, accuses the restaurants of false advertising and violating ...
MOUNT PLEASANT — The S.C. Shrimpers Association is suing the 40 unidentified Charleston-area restaurants that were recently found to be selling imported shrimp following a genetic study by a Texas-based research firm.
The federal complaint, filed June 13 on behalf of the association by attorney Gedney Howe IV, accuses the restaurants of false advertising and violating South Carolina's Unfair Trade Practices Act.
That statute states that knowingly misrepresenting food as a South Carolina-produced product is an unfair trade practice.
Joined by representatives and chefs from nearby restaurants, Howe and association leaders announced the lawsuit from the humid docks of Shem Creek.
"These boys don't want a lot. They just want to be able to work and earn a living and continue the work that their parents and grandparents that came before them did," Howe said.
The defendants, called John Doe Restaurants 1-40 in the complaint, were secretly tested by SeaD Consulting, a Texas-based research firm, in late May.
A team took small samples of cooked shrimp sold by the restaurants, some of which were labeled on menus as being wild-caught in the United States. Some locations were selected for using shrimp boats and other imagery. The 40 establishments named in the lawsuit were found to be selling imported shrimp, not U.S.-caught shrimp.
Because SeaD Consulting did not release the names of the 40 restaurants they claimed were misleading consumers on June 10, it’s unclear if all the defendants were publicly advertising local, wild-caught shrimp but serving the imported product.
A representative for SeaD Consulting said the company had not seen the lawsuit and declined to comment.
The complaint alleges that passing off imported, farm-raised shrimp as wild-caught threatens to "irreparably harm the strong reputation and customer goodwill" earned by South Carolina shrimpers.
Rocky Magwood, president of the S.C. Shrimpers Association and a fourth-generation shrimper, said he has spent his entire life fighting to keep the industry alive. He hopes the testing results, and the subsequent lawsuit, can change the tide for the dying industry.
"Now that we we have some proof ... hopefully we can get something to come out of this, because it's wrong," Magwood said. "It's been a long time coming."
The association is seeking monetary damages, an amount to be determined at trial, as well as an injunction against the 40 restaurants. The injunction would prohibit restaurants from labeling imported or farm-raised shrimp as wild-caught or local, Howe said.
For many, the genetic testing results published June 10 by SeaD Consulting were shocking. For others, the fact that only four of the 44 restaurants sampled served wild-caught shrimp came as no surprise.
Kerry Marhefka, a biologist and member of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, suspected that if every restaurant in the tri-county area were to be tested, the ratio would be about the same.
"It's a huge problem, and it's not just shrimp," Marhefka said.
There are reasons for serving imported seafood, Marhefka said, whether it's access or cost of goods. But the issue in this case, she said, is whether some restaurateurs are lying about what's on their menus.
"Don't try to pass off to the public that it's local when it's not," Marhefka said. "The key is to be honest."
She does have one concern about the study: By not naming the supposed offenders, researchers have put the entire restaurant industry on the defensive to say they are not one of the 40, Marhefka said.
Allison Cagle, an owner of The Wreck of the Richard and Charlene restaurant off Shem Creek, said the seafood establishment tucked away on Haddrell Street in Mount Pleasant has "only ever served locally sourced shrimp right here from our South Carolina shrimpers."
"While we were very happy with the testing, finally, it was the manner in which the results were reported, I was kind of shocked," she said. "The exclusion felt purposeful, even though I'm quite sure it wasn't, but there are a lot of people in this area serving nothing but great locally-sourced shrimp."
Local purveyors like Tarvin Seafood have taken to social media to highlight the many restaurants that do serve local shrimp. Still, the news has sent waves of chatter through the dining community.
"I know a lot of restaurants here in Charleston are probably using the shrimp that are being outsourced. They get at a cheaper price, but at the end of the day, it's hurting our families that are around here," said Grant Smith, director of restaurants for Miller's All Day.
Parker Milner contributed to this report.
CHARLESTON — Fixing the structural issues that forced Dockside condominium tower residents to evacuate could cost $151 million, the building's homeowner association now estimates.In February, some 200 residents were forced from their homes inside Charleston's tallest building — other than a church steeple — and also from the surrounding townhomes ...
CHARLESTON — Fixing the structural issues that forced Dockside condominium tower residents to evacuate could cost $151 million, the building's homeowner association now estimates.
In February, some 200 residents were forced from their homes inside Charleston's tallest building — other than a church steeple — and also from the surrounding townhomes after engineers found the condo tower unsafe.
The evacuated owners are still in the process of gathering their possessions from the 19-story building, but will soon have to make a difficult decision: repair or sell.
A spokeswoman for the building's association board said all owners will first consider whether to repair the structural issues. No date has been set for holding that vote, but the spokeswoman said it would likely take place early this summer.
The costly repair bill would be apportioned across all owners. That includes not only the tower's 112 condominiums, but also the surrounding 21 townhomes, which don't have the same structural deficiencies — an argument made in a lawsuit challenging the evacuation order.
Each owner's share of the bill is based on their ownership percentage of the building, which varies condo to condo. A larger apartment might bear more than 1 percent share, meaning that owner would pay more than $1.5 million for the repairs.
Up until recently, the condos typically sold for upward of $500,000.
In some cases, the repairs could cost some owner three times what they paid for their home.
It's unclear exactly what the $151 million projected price tag would cover.
But a March letter from the engineers hired by the condo association laid out several next steps that include installation of temporary shoring, asbestos remediation, further testing and design of the necessary retrofits.
Engineers from Wiss, Janney and Elstner, a national construction engineering firm that Dockside hired after a condo in Florida collapsed killing 98 people, found that the concrete slabs that make up Dockside's upper stories aren’t strong or thick enough to carry the weight of the building, its furnishings and residents. Any additional load could cause the building's columns to burst through the slab.
Engineers call this "punching shear failure."
Brandon E. Ross, professor at the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University, explained the concept in layman's terms using a pencil and a Styrofoam plate. A pencil standing vertically represents a building's columns, and the plate is the slab floor. Excessive pressure on the plate causes the pencil to punch through and the plate to collapse.
That's what happened to Champlain Towers South in Florida, according to WJE, the same firm now assessing Dockside. A primary structural element failed on the ground floor, resulting in the failure of adjoining elements that ultimately caused the eastern half of the 12-story tower to pancake.
The structural defects in Dockside stem from the building's construction more than 50 years ago, and are not the result of degradation over time.
But there are ways to address punching shear issues, Ross said.
"Basically, punching shear is all about how strong is the connection between the floors and the columns, and you need to improve that," he said. "Some ways that they can do that is go to the top of the column, right underneath the floor, and add additional structure around the column."
That could take the form of steel angles, carbon fiber wraps, or a cap or crown around the top of the column, the professor described.
"Basically, you're creating a pedestal at the top of the column for the slab to sit on," he said.
Returning to his pencil and plate analogy, he continued: "It would be like if you glued a quarter to the top of the pencil before you tried to push it through the Styrofoam. You've spread out the column. You made it bigger, so to speak, and that makes it harder for the slab to punch through. It increases the punching capacity."
According to the March letter, WJE has already designed conceptual "collars and corbels" that will serve a similar function as Ross' quarter.
In order to access the column, the existing floor and ceiling finishes must be removed from around each of Dockside's 702 columns, according to WJE. This demolition work prompts the asbestos remediation, which can be costly on its own because it requires special permitting and expertise to remove and contain the cancer-causing fibers.
This also indicates why the evacuation was necessary, aside from the concerns over safety should the building collapse. Many of the columns are inside condos where residents were living.
There has been no timeline given for repairs.
The WJE letter said it would take nine months to a year for their engineers to preform additional testing, and that is only after temporary supports are installed and the demo is done.
No demolition or repair work is likely to start until all residents have removed their belongings. The protracted move-out, two apartments at a time, is expected to take through the end of June.
If the former residents decide not to save the harbor front property at 330 Concord Street, just south of Union Pier, they could vote to sell to a developer.
But all owners would have to agree to the sale.
Reach Ali Rockett at 843-901-1708. Follow her on Twitter @AliRockettPC.
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Citadel Head Men's Basketball Coach Ed Conroy is pleased to announce the hiring of Andrew Glover and Brady Schuck as assistant coaches. Conroy, entering the fourth season of this second stint with the Bulldogs, welcomes these two accomplished coaches to the staff, bringing a variety of experiences, local ties and a passion for student-athlete development."We feel for...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Citadel Head Men's Basketball Coach Ed Conroy is pleased to announce the hiring of Andrew Glover and Brady Schuck as assistant coaches. Conroy, entering the fourth season of this second stint with the Bulldogs, welcomes these two accomplished coaches to the staff, bringing a variety of experiences, local ties and a passion for student-athlete development.
"We feel fortunate that we were able to attract and hire Andrew and Brady as they will be terrific coaches to our staff," said Conroy. "I have known them both for a long time and watched them progress throughout their careers. We were very fortunate to have John Reynolds and Hunt Conroy on the staff the past two years. They truly helped us lay a strong foundation in all areas of our program. We appreciate their efforts and wish them the best as they move on in their careers. Andrew and Brady are the perfect additions to help us keep building our program to the level we all want for The Citadel basketball."
Glover, a Charleston native and Wando High School alumnus, joins The Citadel after spending the past season as the head coach at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, N.C., where he led his squad to a conference championship and Elite Eight finish while earning Conference Coach of the Year honors. Prior to Myers Park, Glover spent four years as the inaugural Head Boy's Basketball Coach at Lucy Beckham High School, leading the team to the Elite Eight in 2022-23 and Sweet Sixteen in 2023-24, earning Coach of the Year honors along the way. A captain of Wando's 2014 State Championship team, he has a proven track record of success and deep roots in the Lowcountry.
Glover's coaching journey includes experience at both the college and high school levels. He spent two seasons as an assistant coach at USC Aiken, contributing to player development and game strategy. Prior to that, he served as an assistant coach on state championship teams in 2018 and 2019 at Grey Collegiate Academy. As a player, Glover competed at USC Aiken, Spartanburg Methodist and Hargrave Military Academy.
"I'm honored and grateful for the opportunity to join The Citadel basketball program," said Glover. "As a Charleston native, it means the world to me to be able to represent my hometown and be a part of a program built on discipline, tradition and respect. I want to sincerely thank Coach Conroy for trusting me and welcoming me to his staff. I'm excited to get to work with our student-athletes and our staff, helping to build something special."
Schuck, another Charleston native, brings a wealth of basketball knowledge and leadership to The Citadel. He spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Flagler College, being a part of two winning seasons with the Saints, including a 20-win campaign in 2023-24 that culminated in trip to the Peach Belt Conference Championship game. He broke into the collegiate coaching ranks after two successful seasons as the head coach at James Island Charter School, leading the Trojans to the Sweet Sixteen in 2023 and Region Championship in 2024, earning Region Coach of the Year honors in the process.
Schuck played four seasons at Furman University and was a member of the Paladins 2016-17 SoCon Championship team.
"I'm grateful and excited for the opportunity to become an assistant coach at such a prestigious institution as The Citadel," said Schuck. "I'm excited to work with a great group of student-athletes and learn from Coach Conroy, someone I have a profound respect for. Getting the chance to do all of this while coaching college basketball in my hometown of Charleston makes it even more special."
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