Charleston Currents – 2015

CALENDAR, Dec. 28+: New Year’s activities, more

CALENDAR, Dec. 28, 2015+ — take a look at several New Year’s events — from polar plunges to parties and more.

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PHOTO: A warm December walk on the beach

This year’s New Year’s Day polar plunges on Sullivan’s Island and Folly Beach will be more like invigorating fall dips in the ocean thanks to mild December temperatures. As many awed residents and visitors remark, who would have thought you could be strolling on the beach in shorts, as this pair is, or grabbing a few rays at this time of the year? Colder weather has got to be on the way, but apparently not anytime soon! Photo by Andy Brack.

by Andy Brack · 12/28/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Photos

LETTERS: On state’s new license plate, gun control

Letters for Dec. 28, 2015, issue, include this from Elizabeth Bagby of Charleston: “Overall, I like the new plate with the Anglicized motto. I liked the colors of the previous one better but color costs more, I suppose. This is the fifth plate in +/- 15 years. Why does it keep changing? The single sticker will be nice.”

by Charleston Currents · 12/28/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback

HISTORY: Joel Roberts Poinsett

S.C. Encyclopedia | Joel Roberts Poinsett was born on March 2, 1779, in Charleston, son of the Huguenot physician Elisha Poinsett and his English wife, Ann Roberts. As a child, Poinsett spent six years in England, where his formal education probably began. In 1794 he entered the Greenfield Hill, Connecticut, academy of Dr. Timothy Dwight but stayed only two years because of his frail health. Returning to England, Poinsett attended private school at Wandsworth, where he excelled in languages.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 12/28/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

FOCUS: Advice on financial resolutions for the new year

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor | It’s almost January, a time for new beginnings. The holidays are just about over. Now it’s time to pay for the festivities. We often say to ourselves, “I’m going to do it differently this year.” Then we ask ourselves, “Is it worth the effort?” So many resolutions go unresolved and undone. So – can the New Year truly find you a better person.

Prior years’ studies show that around 51 percent of those who make resolutions regarding their finances feel they are better off financially after just one year. That’s over half. The percentages are in your favor. With a little forethought and some self-motivation, you can do it. Identify your goals and desires, and then develop your plan. Your financial resolutions may improve your overall financial health.

by Kyra Morris · 12/28/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Money, Views

BRACK: Too many dying in South Carolina traffic wrecks

By Andy Brack | Too many South Carolinians are dying in traffic wrecks as more state residents take to the road due, in part, to less expensive fuel.
As reported Friday by Statehouse Report, some 930 people died as of Christmas Eve on South Carolina roads in 2015. That’s 133 more people than died in wrecks in 2014 and it’s more than any year since 2007 when 1,077 people died on the state’s highways.

by Andy Brack · 12/28/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

GOOD NEWS: On Santa, sea level rise, banquet, more

Good news for Dec. 28, 2015: Nice far outweighed naughty in Statehouse Report’s annual list by columnist Andy Brack. On the Nice list: Gov. Nikki Haley and state legislators for finally removing the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds; former U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings, Clemson, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, flood aid workers, the counties in the S.C. Lowcountry Promise Zone, The Post and Courier and former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis.

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MYSTERY: Exactly where is this holiday photo?

Mystery photo for Dec. 28, 2015: Hint: It’s in Charleston, but exactly where (give us the corners of the streets). Third person to do so correctly wins a pair of tickets to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com. You must also include the name of the town in which you live.

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12/21, full issue: The power of reflection; smart state investing, more

INSIDE the Dec. 21, 2015, issue of Charleston Currents:
PHOTO: Santa’s hanging around this week
FOCUS, Fanning: One powerful action to close out 2015
BRACK: Make smart investments with robust economy
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Kaynard Photography
GOOD NEWS: New license plate, more
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
CALENDAR, Dec. 21+: Lots of celebrations going on
REVIEW: It Ended Badly: 13 of the Worst Breakups in History
MYSTERY: This one may be pretty easy
BROADUS: Boeing SC’s 100th jet
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Spanish moss

by Charleston Currents · 12/21/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

CALENDAR, Dec. 21+: From Kwanzaa to polar plunges

Polar plunges: You’ve got two to pick from. The 3rd annual Bill Murray Look-a-Like Polar Bear Plunge will be 2 p.m., Jan. 1, on the beach in front of The Tides on Folly Beach. Registration is at noon; judging is at 1 p.m. More online here. And then there’s the longtime classic plunge at 2 p.m. Jan. 1 on Sullivan’s Island — the Dunleavy’s Pub Polar Bear Plunge, which will benefit Special Olympics this year. There’s no registration or charge to plunge, but you can buy a T-shirt. The walk to the beach starts at 1:30 p.m. More info online.

by Charleston Currents · 12/21/2015 · Comments are Disabled · calendar