Charleston Currents – 2016

REVIEW: The Man in the High Castle

Reviewed by Mike Nelson: I recently saw an Amazon Original Series called The Man in the High Castle. The alternative history angle intrigued me so I watched the first episode and was hooked.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 05/01/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

FEEDBACK: On dark money

William Heitsman, Darlington: After reading your article on dark money, isn’t it nice to know some things do not change in American politics?

by Charleston Currents · 05/01/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback

Boats along the Sampit River in Georgetown, S.C. Photo by Linda W. Brown. All rights reserved.

S.C. Encyclopedia | Located at the confluence of the Sampit River and Winyah Bay, Georgetown was founded by Elisha Screven in 1729 and is the third oldest town in South Carolina. Screven vested control of the town with three trustees in 1735. Two years later, all 224 lots had been sold, though not occupied. The General Assembly governed from 1785 until Georgetown was incorporated in 1805. In 1892 the city was reincorporated under a mayor and council.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 05/01/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

POEMS: Three from nationally-known poet Richard Garcia

Enjoy three short poems by award-winning poet Richard Garcia, who won the 2016 Press 53 award for Porridge. He is the author of six books or poetry, recently The Other Odyssey, from Dream Horse Press, and The Chair, from BOA, both published in 2014. His poems have appeared in many journals, including The Georgia Review and Spillway, and in anthologies such as The Pushcart Prize and Best American Poetry. He lives in Charleston, S.C., with his wife Katherine and their dog Max. He is on the staff of the Antioch Low Residency MFA in Los Angeles.

by Palmetto Poem · 05/01/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Palmetto Poem

MYSTERY: Charleston’s all-gender bathroom

There’s at least one place in Charleston that doesn’t need to fool with all of the legislative nonsense over state Sen. Lee Bright’s transgender “bathroom bill” as is clearly labeled in this photo by editor Andy Brack. But where is it? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.

by Charleston Currents · 05/01/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos