Charleston Currents – 2015

PHOTO: Au naturale

If you see a nature picture on our pages — turtles, birds, alligators or the beautiful avocado symmetry of a palmetto frond — it’s almost a given that contributing photographer Michael Kaynard has been on the loose.

by Michael Kaynard · 03/16/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Photos

ISSUE 7.20: Detoxes, nicknames, kids’ calendar

Learn the latest good news from Charleston. This week: Detoxing your body; nicknames; a kids’ calendar; mystery photo; Calling all poets, four letters, more.

by Charleston Currents · 03/16/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

The Sergeant Jasper building, Charleston, S.C.

FOCUS: Don’t allow a monstrosity on Broad Street

By Margot Rose and Jay Williams Jr. | If you like “The Boulevard,” the apartment-office complex on Coleman Blvd, you’re probably a fan of the proposed new Sergeant Jasper complex on Broad Street!

It may not look the same, but that same developer’s plans for a new Broad Street apartment-retail complex are generating the same anxiety here that “The Boulevard” did in Mount Pleasant.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Views

BRACK: Two dumb ideas: Splitting the school district, offshore drilling

By Andy Brack | There are a lot of dumb ideas floating around these days, but we thought it was time to pick on two: breaking up the Charleston County School District and drilling for oil and gas off our shore.

by Andy Brack · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

100 dozen students had quest for fun Saturday

Congratulations go out to the 1,200 students from 42 tri-county schools that participated in the 29th annual Quest Academic Competition held Saturday at Trident Technical College in North Charleton.

by Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

CALENDAR: Navy band, offshore drilling, Charleston Tells

Top events for the week: U.S. Navy Band to perform March 9; Art of Healing, March 10; IAAM BAR meeting, March 11; Terrace Charleston Film Festival, March 12-15; Charleston Tells, March 13-14

by Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

Now is time to support public education

I appreciated your commentary on education in this week’s newsletter. Very well done. Now is indeed the time.

by Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback, Views

Malaria

Malaria was arguably the most significant disease in the history of South Carolina from the colonial period until the early twentieth century. It attracted less public discussion than yellow fever and smallpox, but its impact in terms of morbidity and mortality was much greater.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

MYSTERY: Headed overseas

We’re traveling overseas for today’s Mystery Photo. Where is it and why is this place important? Send your guess — and include your name and hometown …

by Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

PHOTO: Reflection

With as much water as we’ve had in recent months, there have been lots of new ideas for photos, such as this reflection of the bottom of a warping wood fence in West Ashley.

by Charleston Currents · 03/09/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Photos