Nonfiction by Ruth Reichl Ruth Reichl, a world-renowned food critic and former editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, needed a plan to effectively critique high-profile establishments in the biggest restaurant town in the world. If they knew she was coming, she would be treated as a queen with the best prepared entrees and service. The only way to get the real picture was […]
S.C. Encyclopedia | The earliest ferries in South Carolina carried settlers across the Ashley, Cooper, Santee, and other Lowcountry waterways. Early ferries, sometimes called “boats” or “galleys,” were important for transportation but were frequently poorly constructed, haphazardly manned, and expensive to the everyday traveler.
By Todd Chas | After breaking ground on a vacant city owned lot in the fall of 2014, Fresh Future Farm, a nonprofit urban farm, celebrated Lowcountry Giving Day on May 3 by opening its neighborhood store to the public.
On that day, Fresh Future Farm’s founder and CEO Germaine Jenkins (pictured above) started accepting cash, credit and SNAP (food stamp) benefits for an assortment of basic groceries and fresh produce grown onsite at 2008 Success Street.
The Chicora-Cherokee neighborhood in North Charleston, a certified “food desert,” has been without a full-service grocery store since Winn-Dixie closed in 2005. The new store is now open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | You, like most people, probably figure that candidates who run for state House and Senate are required to live in the district in which they run.
You’d be pretty much right. But there’s a big loophole: You only have to live in the district on election days and on the day you file for the office.
By Doug Holmes, contributing editor | The Charleston real estate market continues to outperform. We are well into the busy spring season and it’s been the busiest year ever so far.
Staff reports | A new foundation is honoring the life of a much-loved librarian who was one of the nine people murdered last year by a gunman at Emanuel AME Church. The Cynthia Graham Hurd Foundation for Reading & Civic Engagement has been set up by her family to increase literacy and spread a passion for reading throughout Charleston, where […]
This tiny house isn’t anywhere near Charleston but it’s a sweet spot for lots of lovers of one of the South’s heroes. Fourth correct guess wins a pair of ticket vouchers good at any RiverDogs’ game. Send your guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
With a tuft of his red crest gone awry, this bathing cardinal looks very much like the logo of the popular video game, which is set to be released as a movie on May 20. Photo by Andy Brack.
Coming soon in the Charleston area: Book launch party for J.R. Thornton, Spring Collectors’ Show and Sale, Charleston Beer Garden, more.
Today’s issue includes two letters on a recent commentary about whether to keep Confederate statues on town squares. One suggests to keep ’em up to continue to be reminded of the past; another says to put ’em in a museum. Also, a letter on help for first responders.
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