Staff reports | You can connect with and learn more about Hispanic culture during National Hispanic Heritage month, which lasts from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. Several gatherings and fun events are planned for the Lowcountry.
Staff reports | The College of Charleston’s Race and Social Justice Initiative at the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture will rename its Student Leadership Award to honor James E. Campbell, a longtime civil rights activist, global educator and friend of the Avery Research Center.
Staff reports | Thousands of Democrats will flock to a North Charleston field Oct. 5 to see big-name presidential candidates as the Charleston County Democratic Party holds its 2019 Blue Jamboree.
The event, which has been growing since it started in 2010 with 150 people, is getting a lot of attention due to the 2020 presidential contest with more than 2,000 tickets already being sold, according to the county party.
Staff reports | Mitchell Hill, a Charleston-based interior design house, will open a design center in the fall on upper King Street in an art deco building long known as Chase Furniture.
According to a press release, the business founded in 2010 by Michael Mitchell and Tyler Hill will revive the 12,000-square-foot space as a multi-line showroom, but will continue to operate as a gallery.
Staff reports | Burke High School on Saturday hosted Charleston County School District’s 13th annual Hootie’s Homegrown Roundup.
The annual event provides K-12 school students with supplies and services donated by Hootie and the Blowfish, the Rotary Club of Charleston and local businesses striving to make an impact by giving kids a head start on the coming school year. Despite the threat of rain, the event was well-attended by hundreds of kids and their parents.
New hospital dedicated. Hats off to MUSC for dedication of the new MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital and Pearl Tourville Women’s Pavilion, which will be open in October to parents and families. A dedication with remarks from Jenkins, Gov. Henry McMaster and others took place Aug. 9. The new hospital will have 250 beds and lots of other new features for patients. To learn more, visit this link.
Staff reports | Single tickets for the Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s 2019-20 season, which will celebrate the 350th founding of Charleston, are now available for purchase. Also inside: Photo contest; reduced carbon emissions.
Staff reports | The S.C. Ports Authority handled record cargo volumes in the fiscal year ending June 30, moving almost 2.4 million twenty-foot-equivalent container units.
“By setting another record for annual cargo volumes, the South Carolina Ports Authority has further established itself as one of our state’s premier economic drivers,” said Gov. Henry McMaster in a press release. “This unprecedented success and growth will continue as we work to complete the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project, which will increase capacity and ensure that Charleston has the deepest harbor on the East Coast by 2021.”
Staff reports | The Charleston RiverDogs ranked were in the top 25 of 160 teams in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for licensed merchandise sales for 2018. All totaled, teams set a new record of almost $74 million in retail sales.
Staff reports | Fresh Future Farm (FFF) has used money from a grant to create a public mural that showcases images over centuries of the Chicora Cherokee neighborhood in North Charleston where it is located. The project seeks to use art at the community hub to educate, boost community conversation and increase pride.
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