Charleston Currents

BRACK: More energy options are a good deal for consumers

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | An energy revolution is underway in South Carolina and you may not even realize it. Just look at recent news headlines:

Wind energy. Federal regulators have identified almost 1,200 nautical square miles of the South Carolina coast that have the potential to produce wind energy. Within a decade, depending on the regulatory process, sea-based turbines could be generating power much like offshore wind fields in the North Sea.

by Andy Brack · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

PALMETTO POEM: Music of doves ascending

Music of doves ascending, by Marjory Wentworth:
Yellow crime tape tied to the rod iron fence
weaves through bouquets of flowers
and wreaths made of white ribbons,
like rivers of bright pain flowing through the hours.

by Palmetto Poem · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Palmetto Poem

MYSTERY: Through the looking glass

This week’s mystery might be too tough, but let’s see, especially since last week’s was relatively easy. Hint: This window is somewhere in Charleston County. Send your guess — and your current hometown — to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. Photo by Michael Kaynard, Kaynard Photography.

by Michael Kaynard · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

GOOD NEWS: Aquarium’s Holland lectures oceans, wildlife and Lowcountry

Four lectures offered by the Holland Lifelong Learning initiative at the S.C. Aquarium between now and February will focus on issues that directly impact the oceans and Lowcountry. Lectures will include talks on sharks, the saltmarsh, seafood, and why zoos and aquariums matter. Also: No offshore drilling, natural history at Charleston Museum, MUSC patents, BAR report.

by Charleston Currents · 09/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

9/7, full issue: Toby Smith, Cuba, more

IN THIS ISSUE, Sept. 7, 2015:
PHOTO: Dumb signal
FOCUS, Toby Smith: In race to be a voice for the voiceless
BRACK: South Carolina can learn from Cuba
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Kaynard Photography
MONTHLY: Alzheimer’s session to be Sept. 11
GOOD NEWS: Five library listening sessions scheduled
FEEDBACK: Letters on Cuba trip
CALENDAR: Sept. 7+
REVIEW: Factory Man, by Beth Macy
MYSTERY: Old brick, old gate
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: South Carolina’s connection to Barbados

by Charleston Currents · 09/07/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

CALENDAR: Sept. 7+: New show, dancing, Green Fair

PURE Theatre, Shaggin’ on the Cooper, Charleston Green Fair, more

by Charleston Currents · 09/07/2015 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

Three letters on Cuba column

We totally agree with what you have said. We visited Cuba in early March with a group and were enchanted. Loved it. Do not want too many changes to take place, though perhaps opportunities for improvement for the lives and comfort of the Cuban people who were quite wonderful.

by Charleston Currents · 09/07/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback

HISTORY: South Carolina’s connection to Barbados

S.C. Encyclopedia | One of the enduring myths of American history is the centuries-old assertion that the thirteen original colonies were “English” colonies. While they were governed by the English, the colonies were not peopled only by individuals of English ancestry.

by Charleston Currents · 09/07/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

REVIEW: Factory Man

The Bassett Furniture Company, once the world’s largest wood furniture manufacturer, was run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations.

by Charleston Currents · 09/07/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

SENIORS: Alzheimer’s group to provide day of education on Sept. 11

By Mary Ross McQuage, contributing editor | The South Carolina chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association on September 11 will host the 14th Annual Educational Workshop entitled “Putting the Pieces Together.” The program will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with lunch provided, at College Center, Trident Technical College Main Campus, at 7000 Rivers Avenue in North Charleston, SC.

by Charleston Currents · 09/07/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Seniors, Views