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4/2, full issue: On the Table Lowcountry; Global warming; Palmetto Poem

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside this issue:
MYSTERY PHOTO: Interesting skyscape
FOCUS: “On the Table” events to offer new way to provide community input
COMMENTARY, Brack: How the divisive issue of climate change can be a unifier
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston International Airport
PALMETTO POEM: Taking up Space
GOOD NEWS: Baker Hospital site to become sports complex
FEEDBACK: Reader worried by the slug who has us fooled
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Baseball in South Carolina
CALENDAR, April 2+: From Cajun Fest to barks, books and beer

by Charleston Currents · 04/02/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

From left are: Jan Pearlstine Lipov, Julian Wiles and Susan Pearlstine. (Photo provided.)

GOOD NEWS: Pearlstine gift helps to launch new West Ashley Theatre Center

Staff reports | The Pearlstine Family Fund has donated $250,000 to help pay for the $1 million West Ashley Theatre Center performance and education facility being built in Ashley Landing on Sam Rittenberg Blvd.

The facility’s 127-seat performance venue will be known as the Pearlstine Theatre and is nicknamed “The Pearl,” according to Charleston Stage Founder and Producing Director Julian Wiles.

by Charleston Currents · 03/26/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

Charlton Singleton will perform at the March 11 Homeless to Hope Fund Benefit Concert in Charleston.

CALENDAR, March 5+: Homeless to Hope concert is March 11

Staff reports | The Homeless to Hope Benefit Concert, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. March 11 at the Gaillard Center Performance Hall, will help raise money for the Homeless to Hope Fund, managed by the Palmetto Project.

The fund, started by local mayors, pushes solutions to curb homelessness and promote affordable housing. Musical performances will be by Charlton Singleton, Quiana Parler, Heather Rice, Lowcountry Voices and a stage band of 10 instrumentalists. For more information on the March 11 concert and the Homeless to Hope Fund, visit www.homelesstohopefund.org.

by Charleston Currents · 03/05/2018 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

FOCUS: Seven leadership lessons from Black Panther

By Anton Gunn, special to Statehouse Report | I don’t know about you, but I love the movies. I especially love Marvel Comics’ movies. If you haven’t heard by now, Marvel has released one of the most successful movies in the history of its movie franchise, Black Panther.

I saw Black Panther over the weekend (three times). There was so much to “marvel” about in this movie. The story, the action, the characters, the scenery and the leadership lessons were remarkable. Yes, the leadership lessons. I believe you can find leadership lessons in every experience, especially in the movies.

So even if you haven’t seen it, I want to offer a spoiler-free list of the top Seven Leadership Lessons I gained from the movie Black Panther.

by Charleston Currents · 03/05/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

GOOD NEWS: Two new ship-to-shore cranes arrive in Mount Pleasant

Staff reports | The Port of Charleston on March 1 welcomed two new ship-to-shore cranes at the Wando Welch Terminal to further enhance the handling of neo-Panamax vessels. The next day, the S.C. Ports Authority (SCPA) celebrated the beginning of Charleston Harbor Deepening Project construction.

“It is fitting to welcome the arrival of two new cranes as we begin construction on the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project,” said Jim Newsome, SCPA president and CEO. “The cranes are an integral part of the Port’s plans to modernize existing terminals in order to more efficiently handle big ships. Along with the Wando Terminal wharf strengthening project, bigger cranes enable the Port to continue to meet the needs of our customers and deliver the operational reliability and productivity we are known for in the U.S. port industry.”

by Charleston Currents · 03/05/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY PHOTO: Stately building with lots of bricks

This stately building should look familiar to some people across South Carolina. Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com with “Mystery Photo” in the subject line. Please make sure to include your name and contact information.
Last issue’s mystery
The Feb. 26 mystery, shown at right, is the Dillon County Courthouse, an ornate building smack in the middle of a rural Pee Dee county.

Hats off to several sleuths who correctly identified the building, constructed just over 100 years ago: George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Chris Brooks of Mount Pleasant; Tom Tindall of Edisto Island; Cheryl Smithem of Summerville; Bill Segars of Hartsville; and Jennifer Bozard of Charleston.

by Charleston Currents · 03/05/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

FEEDBACK: Letters on Linda Ketner, gun violence

Chris Brooks, Mount Pleasant: “Linda Ketner is especially deserving to be recognized and thanked for her tireless advocacy that is at the heart of who she is and has stood for all her life. Linda has been an unshakeable champion for fairness and equality. This deeply-felt purpose has even prompted her to seek elected office when she felt we had few alternatives for progressive leadership in so many needed areas. ”

Judy Hines, Charleston: “. It is past time for action on a variety of matters that each, cumulatively, will bring about a reduction in gun violence.”

by Charleston Currents · 03/05/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback

HISTORY: Newberry College

S.C. Encyclopedia | One of twenty-eight liberal arts colleges of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Newberry College was chartered in December 1856 by the South Carolina Lutheran Synod. Under the leadership of the Reverend John Bachman as chairman of the board of trustees, a building was erected in the town of Newberry, a president and several faculty secured, and classes begun in 1859. Almost immediately came the devastating impact of the Civil War, which resulted in the closing of the college. Its buildings were utilized in 1865 as a Confederate hospital and then occupied by federal troops, who inflicted much damage.

by Charleston Currents · 03/05/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

CALENDAR, Feb. 26+: Tall ship to arrive Feb. 28, book sale, more

Staff reports | The Oliver Hazard Perry, a tall ship base din Rhode Island, is scheduled to arrive here Feb. 28 for a three-day visit. The ship, which will be anchored in Charleston harbor, is the largest civilian sailing school vessel in the United States.

The ship can accommodate 32 people overnight plus a 17-member professional crew. The three masts of the ship reach 13.5 stories tall. The ship, which has a draft of 13 feet, is 200 feet long. It has seven miles of rigging, 20 sails and 14,000 square feet of sail, according to its website. It also has twin biodiesel engines.

by Charleston Currents · 02/26/2018 · Comments are Disabled · calendar