Charleston Currents – 2015

Tinkler: Let’s build on our successes

By Paul E. Tinkler | For the first time in 40 years, Charleston will be electing a mayor without the name Joe Riley. I believe it is important to explain why I am running as a candidate to be Charleston’s next mayor and to explain my vision for our city.

I believe in Charleston. It was here in Charleston that Libby and I raised our family. It was here in Charleston that I have found success as an attorney and small business owner. I know Charleston is the best city in the world.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 02/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · 2015 Mayor, Focus

Brack: Mayor’s race is shaping up

Boy, this year’s race to replace Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, retiring in his 40th year at the top spot, is shaping up to be a doozy. First, just try to wrap your brain around the notion of whether anyone can replace Joe.

by Andy Brack · 02/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · 2015 Mayor, Andy Brack, Views

Taken from the Tricounty Cradle to Career's 2015 Regional Education Report. More.

Morris: Report highlights good things about education

By Kyra Morris | Want to read something good about education in South Carolina and specifically Charleston? Several years ago, the greater community came together to create an organization whose purpose is to maximize resources and foster an environment of collective impact where young people of all socio-economic backgrounds can reach their fullest potential. New initiatives within schools from pre-school through post-secondary are in place to support youth development from cradle to career.

by Kyra Morris · 02/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Money, Views

Good News: Magnolia Plantation promotes dog adoptions

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, one of America’s most dog-friendly destinations, is offering free annual memberships to families that adopt a dog from a Lowcountry animal shelter or pet adoption program.

by Charleston Currents · 02/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

This week: Museum forum, conference, DIY, more

This week: International African American Museum public forum, Center for Women conference, DIY Festival, Mozart’s Requium, Anne Frank

by Charleston Currents · 02/23/2015 · 1 comment · calendar

Where in the world is this weather vane? Photo by Michael Kaynard, KaynardPhotography.com.

Mystery: Way up high

We got several responses about what was missing in last week’s mystery photo by Chuck Boyd of Hanahan. Missing? The Sergeant Jasper apartment building, of course, several wrote.

by Michael Kaynard · 02/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

S.C. State University is in Orangeburg, S.C.

History: S.C. State University

S.C. State University was founded in 1896 in Orangeburg as the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina. It was and remains, as of the early twenty-first century, the only state-assisted, historically black, land-grant institution in South Carolina.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 02/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia