Articles by: Charleston Currents

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GOOD NEWS: New Charleston Waterfront Pass debuts

Staff reports  |  The South Carolina Aquarium, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, and the Charleston Water Taxi have announced a new, joint promotion: the Charleston Waterfront Pass. For the first time, the three organizations have partnered to create a special pass that is perfect for families and visitors who want to see two of the top Charleston-area attractions and enjoy a boat ride across the harbor.

by · 07/23/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Extreme close-up

MYSTERY PHOTO: Extreme close-up

You’ve probably see this picture before, but just not so close-up.  What is it?  Send your best guess – plus your name and the town in which you now live – to editor@charlestoncurrents.com.  In the subject line, write: “Mystery Photo guess.” (If you don’t include your contact information, we can’t give you credit!)

Last issue’s mystery: The July 16 mystery photo might have made your skin crawl – if you thought about all of the bugs you will encounter in the summer in the Congaree National Park in lower Richland County, which is where the photo was taken.

by · 07/23/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos
7/23, full issue: About Carrie Whipper; Trump and Russia; more

7/23, full issue: About Carrie Whipper; Trump and Russia; more

FOCUS:  Visionary Whipper has made good things happen COMMENTARY, Brack:  Trump on Russia makes S.C. GOP leaders squirm IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY GOOD NEWS:  New Charleston Waterfront Pass debuts WHAT WE LOVE:  Tell us what you love FEEDBACK:  Teaching kids to swim makes a difference MYSTERY PHOTO:  Extreme close-up S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:  Sassafras Mountain CALENDAR, July 23+:  Sales tax free weekend […]

by · 07/23/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
Rendering from Calhoun Street of fellowship benches, fountain and congregation.  Credit:  Image courtesy Dbox for The Mother Emanuel Nine Memorial / Handel Architects

FOCUS: Architect unveils Emanuel AME Church memorial design

Staff reports  |  Architect Michael Arad revealed design plans July 15 for a permanent memorial honoring the victims of the 2015 shooting that left dead nine members of Emanuel AME Church on Calhoun Street.

Arad, the architect behind the National September 11 Memorial in New York, conveyed his inspiration for the Emanuel Nine Memorial at the church following a ceremony celebrating its 200th anniversary.

“The inspiration for this memorial draws on Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church as a historic place and as a congregation,” Arad said in a statement.  “Throughout its 200-year history, it has endured slavery, discrimination and racism. When worship and assembly were banned, the church resisted and provided a place of fellowship and sanctuary.

by · 07/16/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news
GOOD NEWS: 200,000+ ladybugs  to be released July 21 at Magnolia

GOOD NEWS: 200,000+ ladybugs  to be released July 21 at Magnolia

Staff reports  |  Two of the Lowcountry’s most popular sports mascots will be the grand marshals July 21 during the fifth annual ladybug release at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.

More than 200,000 ladybugs will be released after a parade of two red Volkswagen Beetles, resembling giant ladybugs, brings mascots Charlie T. RiverDog of the Charleston RiverDogs and Cool Ray of the Charleston Stingrays to the lawn in front of Magnolia’s Main House.

by · 07/16/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs
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WHAT WE LOVE: Pluff mud in the morning

Charleston nature lover and poet Tracee Clapper sent along this poem to “express my love for pluff mud in the morning. :)”

Hip waders, mist nets and sparrow banding make for the best early mornings …

by · 07/16/2018 · Comments are Disabled · What We Love
MYSTERY PHOTO: Imagine the bugs you’ll find here….

MYSTERY PHOTO: Imagine the bugs you’ll find here….

This week’s mystery may be one of the toughest ever.  It shows a picturesque outdoor scene in South Carolina, but what and where in South Carolina is it?  (We’ll give you a hint … It is NOT in the Lowcountry.)

Send your best guess – plus your name and the town in which you now live – to editor@charlestoncurrents.com.  In the subject line, write: “Mystery Photo guess.” (If you don’t include your contact information, we can’t give you credit!)

Last issue’s mystery
The July 9 mystery photo showed a church that looked similar to a Barnwell church we showed a few months back.  This one, however, was the Church of the Cross in Bluffton.

by · 07/16/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos
7/16: Memorial design; Teach kids to swim; Pluff mud; Shark Week

7/16: Memorial design; Teach kids to swim; Pluff mud; Shark Week

IN THIS ISSUE of Charleston Currents #10.36  |  July 16, 2018  

FOCUS:  Architect unveils Emanuel AME Church memorial design
COMMENTARY, Brack:  Teach your children to swim
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
GOOD NEWS:  Big ladybug release set for July 21 at Magnolia
WHAT WE LOVE: Pluff mud in the morning
FEEDBACK:  Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO:  Imagine the bugs in this place
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:  Edisto River
CALENDAR, July 16+:  Shark Week is ahead

by · 07/16/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
Randolph Hall at the College of Charleston.

FOCUS: Meet Steve Osborne, interim president of the College of Charleston

By Mike Robertson, College of Charleston  |  Stephen C. Osborne became the interim president of the College of Charleston on  July 2 following the retirement of President Glenn F. McConnell ’69.

Osborne
Osborne, however, is not new to the college, having served as a senior advisor to McConnell for the past year and before that as executive vice president and chief financial officer for the college from 2006 to 2017.

As he takes the helm of his alma mater, Osborne shared some details about himself and his plans for the college in the coming months as the Board of Trustees works toward identifying CofC’s 23rd president.

by · 07/09/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news
MYSTERY PHOTO: Hmmm, looks like a church, but where?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Hmmm, looks like a church, but where?

This is a distinctive building, but what and where in South Carolina is it? Send your best guess – plus your name and hometown – to editor@charlestoncurrents.com.  In the subject line, write: “Mystery Photo guess.” (If you don’t include your contact information, we can’t give you credit!)

Last issue’s mystery: The July 2 mystery photo was tough.  It showed a construction project.  Click to learn more.

by · 07/09/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos