CHARLESTON — Holiday shoppers can save on parking downtown as the city announced the return of its park and shop pass.

Valid through Dec. 31, the pass is good for two hours of free parking at four downtown garages, according to a city press release.

“Parking downtown can be such a pain,” said Callie Lamb, owner at Sweeter Than Fiction , a romance-and-Taylor Swift-themed bookstore on King Street. “This is a great initiative to bring locals, who tend to avoid King Street, as well as visitors downtown.”

Lamb said she is expecting big crowds over the holiday season, and will have lots of giveaways and specials on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29.

“With parking often being a hassle, the free parking offer makes it easier for people to shop locally, and it's also an incentive to spend

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