Vickery’s Bar and Grill on Beaufain Street was robbed at gunpoint shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, Charleston police said.

The robbers put two employees into a walk-in cooler, a police report said.

The employees freed themselves after about 10 minutes and called police, the report said. The amount stolen during the robbery was not released by police.

That report comes from the local paper, and strangely enough, last night’s robbery at Vickery’s is eerily similar to a crime at another Shem Creek restaurant: Shem Creek Bar & Grill was robbed back in January and the employees were locked in the cooler then too!

The Landing on Shem Creek, next door to Red’s Ice House in Mount Pleasant, is opening its doors with a bang!

The Shemdig, a sunset concert series beginning tonight and running through July 2, will be kicked off by local favorites Plane Jane.

Come down to Shem Creek every Thursday 5-9 p.m. for The Shemdig, and stay for an after party at Red’s Ice House.

There will be a variety of local and regional musical artists, and of course, food and drink specials – there’s even a chance to win a boat from Barrier Island Marine!

The Shemdig is presented by

1. The Landing,
2. Red’s Ice House,
3. Steve Harry of East Coast Entertainment.
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The event features fire roasted oysters, local shrimp, clams and down home BBQ.

Entertainment includes live music from Plane Jane, one of the Carolina’s best party bands.

Sponsors are:

• Firefly Vodka,
• Pabst Blue Ribbon,
• SweetWater Brewing Company, and
• Yuengling.

Admission is $6 at the door, and it’s a rain or shine event.

With Mardi Gras right around the corner, the Lowcountry Parrot Head Club will be having their annual Mardi Crawl here on Shem Creek this Saturday.

The 5th Annual Mardi-Crawl-on-Shem-Creek to benefit the South Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will kick off at 2:00 p.m. at Red’s Ice House in beautiful downtown Mount Pleasant on Saturday, February 21, 2009. Advance registration is $20. Check-in and registration on the day ($25) of the event is from 2 – 4:00 p.m.

Participants receive an official Mardi-Crawl-on-Shem-Creek! Map and “crawl” from Red’s Ice House to R.B.’s Seafood Restaurant to Vickery’s Bar & Grill to Sette VII to Water’s Edge Restaurant to Shem Creek Bar & Grill and back to Red’s (or in any order that you prefer) between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. Parrothead hosts will be at a designated area at each host restaurant to sticker your official Mardi-Crawl Map, reward participants with more prizes and gifts, and offer raffle tickets.   Read more...