Charleston Currents

FOCUS: Charleston Law graduate wins prestigious fellowship

Staff reports | Michelle Mapp, a 2021 graduate of the Charleston School of Law, is one of 77 public interest lawyers who will be a fellow with Equal Justice Works, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that seeks to promote a lifelong commitment to public service and equal justice.

“Coming into law school, I knew about the Equal Justice Works because I knew Amy Armstrong who runs the S.C. Environmental Law Project, and she had done a fellowship and gotten her start that way,” said Mapp, who entered law school mid-career after serving as executive director of the S.C. Community Loan Fund. “In my second year at law school, I did an internship with the S.C. ACLU, and it sparked my interest in the right to counsel.”

by Charleston Currents · 05/24/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

7/15: Multi-generational housing; Redistricting concerns; Lights for Liberty

IN THIS EDITION OF CHARLESTON CURRENTS

FOCUS, Matheny: Gen Xers are driving trend of multi-generational housing
COMMENTARY, Brack: Redrawing districts as usual could cripple democracy
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
PHOTO ESSAY: Lights for Liberty provides powerful, thought-provoking night
GOOD NEWS: RiverDogs among leaders in licensed merchandise sales
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
MYSTERY PHOTO: Old, brick church
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Dixie Hummingbirds
CALENDAR: Lowcountry Jazz Festival to return over Labor Day weekend

by Charleston Currents · 07/15/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

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

REAL ESTATE: A lot more attention for the Charleston area

By Doug Holmes, contributing editor | The total eclipse brought a lot more national attention to Charleston. Not that we really needed it. Being voted the number one city in the United States so many times has taken care of that.

Our real estate market has responded by building new homes all over the tri-county area. New construction is certainly a favorite among buyers. Currently one third of the homes under contract are new construction. In certain areas, that percentage is well over 50 percent. Year to date in 2017, we are up 6.8 percent in number of transactions over the same time period of 2016. It looks like we may sell 18,000 homes for the first time in our history.

by Doug Holmes · 09/18/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Real estate, Views

REAL ESTATE: Local real estate market continues to boom

By Doug Holmes, contributing editor | 2016 was a banner year and so far, 2017 is even stronger for real estate sales in Charleston. 2016 turned out to be our second-busiest year ever with over 17,000 residential home sales. Only 2005 was stronger with almost 18,000 sales. The median sales price reached an all-time high in 2016 of $245,000.

by Doug Holmes · 04/10/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Real estate, Views

FOCUS: One Region targets infrastructure, education, housing

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor | The Charleston area is our home. This area includes Charleston County, Berkeley County and Dorchester County. It’s changing, and it’s happening quickly. The passive approach is to sit back and simply marvel, or perhaps we can complain at the increase in traffic with poor road conditions, the high cost of housing and the quality of our educational system. The active approach is to get involved.

The Charleston Regional Development Alliance (CRDA) and the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce (CMCC) joined together to form a collaborative initiative. The purpose is to create a multi-fibered think tank representing the public sector, private sector, nonprofit and educational organizations within our region to further enhance and sustain our economy while maintaining the quality of life we all cherish. They call this initiative One Region: A Global Competitive Strategy.

by Kyra Morris · 07/04/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news, Money