Charleston Currents – 2015

CALENDAR, April 6+: Concert, Pet Fest, more

On tap this week: CofC spring concert, Pet Fest, more

by Charleston Currents · 04/06/2015 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

MYSTERY: Reflection of a local attraction

For some, such as Charleston graphic designer Sara Dwyer, last week’s Mystery Photo was pretty easy. It was a shot of flowers in Millennium Park in Chicago with skyscrapers looming in the background.

by Michael Kaynard · 04/06/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo

Columbia, after Sherman's troops went through in 1865

HISTORY: Last months of the Civil War

End of the Civil War: Whether bitter amid defeat, devastation, and memories of the past or optimistic amid victory, freedom, and expectations for the future, South Carolinians would struggle with the results—and the legacy—of the war for generations to come.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 04/06/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

REVIEW: Girls Like Us

Biddy and Quincy, two young women with mental disabilities, have graduated from high school and been placed together as roommates in the home of Miss Lizzy, an older woman in their community who is in need of assistance. They are as different as can be — Biddy, sweet and pliable; and Quincy, hostile and aggressively independent — except for their mutual experiences of abuse, neglect, and insults.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 04/06/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

MORRIS: Bridge Run is more than a race

By Kyra Morris | The 30,000 participants and thousands of spectators celebrated the 37th Cooper River Bridge Run on March 28.

Charleston’s local economy gets a direct infusion of nearly $20 million. A 2011 economic impact study stated $18.3 million and that was several years ago in a much more tenuous market environment. To add to the impact the Bridge Run was also the first weekend of spring break and the beginning of Easter week.

by Kyra Morris · 04/06/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Money, Views

PHOTO: Tulips enjoy spring

These tulips enjoyed the cool spring weather over Easter weekend. About the only negative thing happening weather-wise is the new onslaught of oak pollen. Take your allergy pills! Photo by Andy Brack.

by Charleston Currents · 04/06/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Photos