Archive for March, 2015

7.22: Goodsharing conference; No oil; Able Act; photos

7.22: Goodsharing conference; No oil; Able Act; photos

Today’s photo is a shot taken from a new real estate video touting the natural surroundings of Dewees Island, a barrier island at the end of 60 miles of protected parkland. The island near Isle of Palms is only reachable by ferry. Only 6 percent of the island, which has no cars, is open to development. You can learn more […]

by · 03/30/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
FOCUS:  Program offers “engaging” summer camps

FOCUS: Program offers “engaging” summer camps

By Robin Berlinsky | Eight years ago, the Charleston County School District saw a need for arts-integration support in its schools so it reached out to a non-profit in Dallas, Texas, called Big Thought. The district gathered community leaders, educators and government agencies together to work with Big Thought to create a similar program here in Charleston.

by · 03/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news
BRACK: A vaccine that saves women’s lives

BRACK: A vaccine that saves women’s lives

By Andy Brack | A pat on the back to the S.C. House for passing a bill last week that will save women’s lives. For seven long years, women’s advocates have been working to get the male-centric legislature to approve a bill that would allow the state to educate and vaccinate girls — with parental permission — to protect them against a virus that causes deadly cervical cancer, a disease that kills about 4,100 women in the U.S. annually. Every month, five South Carolina women die from cervical cancer.

by · 03/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views
GOOD NEWS: Dress up, but don’t wear spaghetti

GOOD NEWS: Dress up, but don’t wear spaghetti

News briefs about a spaghetti Western fundraiser, oil drilling resolutions, film winners, tax help and a big check.

by · 03/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs
CALENDAR: March 23+ — Bridge Run, Cajun Fest, more

CALENDAR: March 23+ — Bridge Run, Cajun Fest, more

Top events for the week ahead: The Cooper River Bridge Run and the Lowcountry Cajun Festival.

by · 03/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · calendar
Where's Waldo?  Photo by Andy Brack.

MYSTERY: A bridge with a view

This week, we’re traveling again to a faraway place. Look in the background for a tip. Let us know where you think this bridge is and which bridge it actually is.

by · 03/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos
Ms. Harris with some of her pots.  More info here.

HISTORY: Georgia Harris, Catawba potter

Georgia Harris grew up watching these talented family members at work in clay, and she began making pottery seriously around the age of ten.

by · 03/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia
Enjoyed column about SOB (Sweet Ol’ Bubba)

Enjoyed column about SOB (Sweet Ol’ Bubba)

Over the decades, I have since met many attorneys who believed firmly that Uncle Bubba wasn’t exactly “sweet,” but that the SOB moniker was indeed appropriate.

by · 03/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback, Views
PHOTOS: Spring scenes

PHOTOS: Spring scenes

This is the first tulip we’ve seen this year, a sure sign (with all of the pesky pollen) that spring is on the way. While rain seems to be the order for the week, it has some benefits — such as cleaning all of the pollen from the air…

by · 03/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Photos
7.21: STEAM camp, HPV vote, spaghetti Westerns

7.21: STEAM camp, HPV vote, spaghetti Westerns

Issue 7.21 includes a story about a great STEAM camp in Charleston; a commentary by Andy Brack on the HPV vaccine; good news, a mystery picture and more.

by · 03/23/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue