Charleston Currents

Review: Reunion

“Hannah Pittard deftly describes the emotional turmoil and communication struggles between family members forced to interact. “

by Special to Charleston Currents · 02/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

Nobody guessed the location of the green humanoid figure — err, Gumby — painted on the side of a building somewhere in Charleston. Want to try again? First to guess it wins a pair of passes to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.

by Charleston Currents · 02/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

Charleston STEMfest set for Feb. 7

By Kate Berrio | This Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Brittlebank Park in Charleston, people from all over the Lowcountry will gather for a “celebration of science, technology, engineering and math” at the second annual Charleston STEM Fest.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 02/04/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news

Two ways to sparkle on Valentine’s Day

Looking for a way to spice up Valentine’s Day with something new? Here are two special deliveries that you might want to consider — a singing Valentine from the Charleston Barbershop Chorus or one of four packages delivered by the mascot of the Charleston RiverDogs.

by Charleston Currents · 02/02/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news

Thomas Lynch Sr.

“While attending Congress in early 1776, Lynch suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed and unable to participate in legislative affairs. In 1776, the South Carolina Provincial Congress elected his son, Thomas Lynch, Jr., as a delegate to the Continental Congress in order to assist his father. “

by Special to Charleston Currents · 02/02/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

Review: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

“Between its lyrical prose and fantastical plot, this magical realist tale is absolutely entrancing. And the overriding theme of the story—“Love makes us such fools”—hits just the right note, both melancholy and hopeful.”

by Special to Charleston Currents · 02/02/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

Photo by Marsha Guerard. All rights reserved.

New county park is open for business

The new 745-acre Laurel Hill County Park that opened last month offers more places in East Cooper for county residents to run, walk and bike. Laurel Hill County Park is located between U.S. Highway 17 and S.C. Highway 41 in Mount Pleasant, but is accessible to the public from its trail head, located at the Mount Pleasant Recreation Department’s Park West Recreation Complex.

by Charleston Currents · 02/02/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

McQuage: When someone with dementia is hospitalized

“When people with dementia has to go to the emergency room, their reactions to the event are often very similar to my daughter’s reactions. Even if people with dementia have been to a particular hospital or emergency room numerous times, each time they may experience it as if it were the first.”

by Charleston Currents · 02/02/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Seniors, Views

Brack: S.C. is Squeaky Wheel State

If you haven’t yet learned, South Carolina’s culture places more emphasis in reacting to problems instead of planning to deal with issues before they become problems. That’s just the way we’ve rolled. We should be called the Squeaky Wheel State.

by Andy Brack · 02/02/2015 · 1 comment · Andy Brack, Views