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CALENDAR: City to hold 2 more holiday market weekends; Free parking

Staff reports | The city of Charleston will hold its holiday market in Marion Square on the next two Saturdays (Dec. 12, 19) and Sundays (Dec. 13, 20) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

by Andy Brack · 12/07/2020 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

NEW for 12/7: Keep pets warm; Act on environment; More

IN THIS ISSUE
FOCUS: Protect your pets during cold weather
COMMENTARY, Brack: Legislature needs to wake up on environment
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
NEWS BRIEFS: 39th Southeastern Wildlife Expo set for Feb. 11-14
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Hers, not his
CALENDAR: City to hold two more holiday market weekends; Free parking

by Andy Brack · 12/07/2020 · 1 comment · Full issue

FOCUS: Charleston, N. Charleston to honor King over next week

Staff reports | Charleston-area residents will have multiple opportunities over the next week to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the region remembers his sacrifices and leadership in the days leading up to next week’s federal holiday.
The YMCA of Greater Charleston is coordinating most of the events, including these highlights:

MLK Ecumenical Service, 4 p.m. Jan. 19, Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, North Charleston. More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the event, which will feature a keynote address by Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, presiding prelate of the Tenth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church.

MLK Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Jan 21, Charleston Gaillard Center (tickets). The keynote speaker will be entrepreneur and philanthropist Sheila C. Johnson, founder and CEO of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, co-founder of the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network, producer of the critically acclaimed film “The Butler,” and the first African American woman to achieve a billion-dollar net worth.

by Andy Brack · 01/12/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

PHOTO ESSAY: Holiday season in Austria and Germany

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.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 12/16/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Photo Essay, Photos

BRACK: First Carolina Thanksgiving quite different from this year’s

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | The first Thanksgiving in South Carolina probably was in French. Or Spanish.

More than 100 years before the English settled in Charleston in 1670, the French built a small wooden fort on what is now Parris Island. Known as Charlesfort in honor of the French king, it was abandoned after a couple of years.

by Andy Brack · 11/25/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

GOOD NEWS: Rotary holiday party raises thousands for charity

Staff reports | Hundreds of merry-makers braved chilly, wet weather Saturday to celebrate the season and raise some money for charity.

The Rotary Club of Charleston’s annual Holiday Parade of Boats Viewing Party went off without a hitch – except that the actual boat parade didn’t happen for the first time because of inclement weather. That didn’t matter about 400 people who gathered at the Charleston Maritime Center to eat barbecue, quaff beverages, listen to good music and enjoy a visit from Santa. The annual event, now in its fifth year, raised thousands of dollars for the club’s charity fund, which offers grants to local organizations throughout the year for special projects.

by Charleston Currents · 12/10/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

FOCUS: Enjoy the season at the Charleston Gaillard Center

Staff reports | Take a break from the frenzy of the holiday “to do” list by enjoying an afternoon or evening at the Charleston Gaillard Center.

Two of the biggest names in big band jazz will be at the Gaillard on Friday, Dec., 7 and Saturday, Dec. On Friday, Harry Connick Jr. brings his big band and New Orleans influence to toast the holiday and perform a selection of holiday favorites. New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis brings back the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on Saturday for a big band holiday concert that is certain to swing in the holiday spirit. Both shows begin at 7:30 pm.

Fans of inspired holiday music can ring in the holidays with Chris Tomlin, an accomplished church singer whose worship-focused catalogue has made him TIME Magazine’s “most often sung artist anywhere.” Join Chris as he brings praise and worship to the meaning of holiday spirit. This performance is on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

by Charleston Currents · 12/03/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

12/3: Holiday at the Gaillard; S.C. and electricity: Palmetto Poem

IN THIS ISSUE | Dec. 3, 2018

FOCUS: Enjoy the season at the Charleston Gaillard Center
COMMENTARY, Brack: Power for the people: Let’s look at how we do electricity in S.C.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control
PALMETTO POEM: In December Artroom
GOOD NEWS: Airport predicts a banner year of travel in and out of Charleston
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tell us about this artwork
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Alfred Hutty
CALENDAR: Holiday events crowd the calendar

by Andy Brack · 12/03/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

CALENDAR, Nov. 27+: Magnolia to feature lots of holiday events

Staff reports | Magnolia Plantation and Gardens’ annual holiday children’s village is part of a month of yuletide events at the attraction. The village will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily with several special events from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., including:

Dec. 2: “Santa Paws” featuring pet adoptions with Lowcountry Lab Rescue, Sinbad Sadie Second Chance Rescue, Hallie Hill Animal Sanctuary, Pet Helpers, Greyhound Pets of America – Charleston, holiday crafts and a pet costume contest at 1 p.m.

Dec. 3: “Sleigh Bells” ring with pony rides, photos with Santa in his sleigh, holiday crafts and activities.

by Charleston Currents · 11/27/2017 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

Photo courtesy of Charleston International Airport.

FOCUS: Plan ahead, arrive early if you’re flying over holiday weekend

Staff reports | As many as 100,000 people are expected to fly into or out of Charleston International Airport over the Thanksgiving holiday making it the busiest time of the year for the facility.

Last year, just over 95,000 passengers came through the airport during Thanksgiving. And so far this year, passenger counts are up over last year, which airport Executive Director and CEO Paul G. Campbell Jr. said he expected to continue through the end of the year.

“We are having a great year and we will reach, and possibly top, 4 million passengers in 2017,” Campbell said in a press release. “This next week we expect to be very busy with Thanksgiving travelers so we encourage everyone to plan ahead and arrive at the airport early.”

by Charleston Currents · 11/20/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news