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COMMENTARY, Brack: Scratch your itch to travel in South Carolina
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
NEWS BRIEFS: Police say lessons learned; coalition pushes back on report
FEEDBACK: Speak out against Dominion solar proposal on March 23
MYSTERY PHOTO: Raised house
CALENDAR: Safe Sounds to start April 17 after show rescheduled
By Cynthia Bledsoe, special to Charleston Currents | We traveled from Vienna to Melk and Linz, Austria and then into Germany, stopping in Passau, Regensburg and Nuremberg. Each town was decorated with different lights and festive Christmas decorations and the markets were filled to the brim with food, ornaments and lovingly hand-crafted goods.
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TODAY’S FOCUS, Palm: Let’s be smarter about dealing with traffic woes
COMMENTARY, Brack: Get these 5 things right in 2020
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South Carolina Ports Authority
PHOTO ESSAY: Holiday cruise finds Europe brimming with holiday cheer
FEEDBACK: Got something to say? Send us a letter.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Warm, autumn light
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: White lightning
CALENDAR: Free parking available in downtown Charleston garages
Special to Charleston Currents | West Ashley resident and avid photographer Cynthia Bledsoe and her husband Michael Kaynard last month returned from a 4,500-mile automobile trip to Colorado and New Mexico.
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BRACK: New York trip was a delight for the ears and eyes
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
PHOTO ESSAY: On the road again
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another old building
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Author Julia Peterkin
CALENDAR: League of Women Voters to hold 10 candidate forums
By Cynthia Bledsoe, special to Charleston Currents | My husband and I recently took a Holland and Belgium river cruise, starting in Amsterdam. We cruised through canals north to Enkuizen, a formerly important Dutch East India Company trading port, and then south to Rotterdam, Dordrecht and Veere.
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FOCUS: Piccolo Spoleto 2019 has something for everyone
COMMENTARY, Brack: State Senate has changed a lot in two decades
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South Carolina Ports Authority
PHOTO ESSAY: The colors of spring in Holland and Belgium
GOOD NEWS: County to replace Folly Beach pier
FEEDBACK: On wishes, hopes and Hollings
MYSTERY PHOTO: Swampy clue
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Education in South Carolina
CALENDAR: From gun safety to Greek food and surfing penguins
Charleston resident Cynthia Bledsoe sent along these great photos after jetting recently to Vienna to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the holiday season. We hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we did – and that you have a happy yuletide.
IN THIS ISSUE | Dec. 17, 2018
FOCUS: Dining with Friends returns to the Lowcountry in 2019
COMMENTARY, Brack: Pay our teachers better
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston International Airport
PHOTO ESSAY: Christmas vacation … in Vienna
GOOD NEWS: Share your legislative priorities in new reader survey
FEEDBACK: Do you have any opinions? Send them to us
MYSTERY PHOTO: A Lowcountry building decked out for the holidays
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Park Seed Company
CALENDAR: Still time to get your jingle on
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our next issue will be Dec. 31. Have a good holiday season.
Charleston photographers Cynthia Bledsoe and Michael Kaynard took a relaxing Alaskan tour and cruise last month and came up with some great photos. The week-long tour started in Seattle and made stops at Juneau, Glacier Bay, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria (British Columbia) before returning to Seattle.
Enjoy these photos by Bledsoe:
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