Charleston Currents – 2015

The coverage area of the library's proposed station.

Brack: Library may offer local radio station

The Charleston County Public Library is looking into offering a new radio station to provide local educational and cultural programming now missing from the Lowcountry airwaves.

In November, the library system, which got overwhelming support from voters in a recent $108 million bond referendum, received approval from the Federal Communications Commission for a construction permit for a low-power FM station based at the main library on Calhoun Street. If it becomes a reality, it would broadcast at 97.5 on the FM dial.

by Andy Brack · 02/09/2015 · 4 comments · Andy Brack, Views

SEWE comes to town for the 33rd time

The Southeastern Wildlife Exhibition — that three-day celebration of wildlife and nature (umm, more than folks drinking beer and partying outside) — comes to down on Valentine’s weekend with lots of stuff for families to enjoy.

by Charleston Currents · 02/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news

Latest on the calendar

Chamber music, Anne Frank, Blithe Spirit, more

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A look at women’s suffrage in S.C.

Excerpted with permission from the S.C. Encyclopedia: The enfranchisement of women in South Carolina was first discussed publicly during the Reconstruction period. A women’s rights convention held in Columbia in December 1870 received a warm letter of support from Governor R. K. Scott.

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Review: Reunion

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

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Mystery of the leaning barn

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. “

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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