Charleston Currents – 2018

Archive for August, 2018

FOCUS: Prints in Clay at Gaillard to celebrate spirituals, culture

Staff reports | As the last vestiges of summer are replaced by the chaos of back to school, the Charleston Gaillard Center is bringing the Lowcountry a reason to celebrate fall with Prints In Clay, a multi-disciplinary event celebrating the impact of the African-American culture on the city of Charleston.

Prints in Clay features an evening of commissioned arrangements of African–American spirituals featuring the powerful voice of mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges accompanied by an instrumental septet and Lowcountry Voices as well as a two-week photography exhibit by the Slave Dwelling Project in the grand lobby of the Gaillard, tours of the back buildings and former work lots of Charleston’s private historic homes, and a historically informed dinner featuring the food of the African diaspora.

The event title, Prints in Clay, comes directly from Joe McGill, founder of the Slave Dwelling Project. In describing one patron’s experience during a slave dwelling tour, McGill noted …

by Andy Brack · 08/27/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

BRACK: S.C. should buy new voting machines now

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | State legislators should be demanding, in the loudest possible voices, that our state acquire new voting machines now to assure citizens their votes count. To do otherwise would give a silent nod to a state and national political culture marked by unacceptable levels of spineless do-nothingness.

A call for new machines is not to suggest South Carolina’s 13,000 touchscreen machines don’t work. They do. They’re safe, as we’ve written in the past. But they’re old and past their lifespan.

by Andy Brack · 08/27/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

MY TURN, Read: Our education system is failing our children

By John C. Read, special to Charleston Currents | Our responsibility at Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative (TCCC) is to report on the state of education across Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester, as we have done for the past five years.

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The data we analyze and the collaborative work we do all say the same thing: public education in our region is failing to educate substantial numbers of our children. The differences among counties, districts and schools are only differences in degree; the cost in human potential is excessive.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 08/27/2018 · Comments are Disabled · My Turn, Views

MYSTERY PHOTO: Loggerhead turtle area

There are a couple of clues in this week’s Mystery Photo, but the location of this place might be kind of tough to guess – unless you’ve been there. Send your guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our previous Mystery Photo: The Aug. 20 mystery were some of the houses along Rainbow Row in Charleston, which was identified by several loyal readers.

by Charleston Currents · 08/27/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

GOOD NEWS: Clemson to host world energy conference her Nov. 12-14

Staff reports | Clemson University will host the world energy conference for the first time in the United States in November in North Charleston.

The IEEE Electronic Power Grid (eGRID) Conference , which will take place Nov. 12-14, will unite several of the globe’s leading energy experts from government, industry and academia so they can share ideas, problems and solutions to the planet’s energy challenges.

by Charleston Currents · 08/27/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

8/27: Prints in Clay coming; New voting machines; Failing in education

IN THIS ISSUE of Charleston Currents

FOCUS: Prints in Clay events at Gaillard to celebrate spirituals, culture
COMMENTARY, Brack: S.C. should buy new voting machines now
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston International Airport
MY TURN, Read: Our education system is failing our children
GOOD NEWS: Clemson to host world energy conference her Nov. 12-14
FEEDBACK: Send us a letter
MYSTERY PHOTO: Loggerhead turtle area
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Rainbow Row
CALENDAR: New exhibit is open at City Gallery in Charleston

by Charleston Currents · 08/27/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: Start the day with a great breakfast

By Jennifer Bonham, Envolve | Kicking your day off with a breakfast that’s high in protein will help you to keep your energy level up, improve your body’s metabolism, build and repair your muscles, and make you feel fuller longer. The health experts at Envolve, an integrated healthcare solutions company, are pleased to share five easy, healthy and delicious breakfast options that will help you dominate your day.

Opt for oatmeal. Full of protein and fiber, oatmeal isa versatile choice that will keep you full until lunch. Use skim milk instead of water when you’re making it to increase the protein even more. Sprinkle fresh fruit and your favorite nuts like walnuts or pistachios on top to add some crunch and additional health benefits. Looking for a savory breakfast option? Use oatmeal for your base, add some low-fat cheese, dust with pepper or other spices, and top with cut-up veggies like tomatoes, mushrooms and spinach. You can even toss in some turkey bacon or other lean meats to up the flavor and protein. The variations are endless!

by Charleston Currents · 08/19/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

BRACK: Go the extra mile, do the extra work and exceed expectations

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | With hundreds of thousands of South Carolina students headed back to classrooms now, here’s hoping that it will be their best year ever, a year in which they exceed the expectations of their parents and teachers, a year in which they work harder to achieve excellence.

If we all exceed expectations, we’ll change the places where we learn, work and play. Imagine if 700,000 public school students did better in the classroom.

by Andy Brack · 08/19/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

GOOD NEWS: North Charleston library design to be unveiled Aug. 27

Staff reports | Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will host a community meeting y p.m. Aug. 27 to updated designs for the R. Keith Summey North Charleston Library that will replace the Cooper River Memorial Library.

Local residents overwhelmingly approved a referendum in November 2014 to build five new Charleston County Public Library branches and upgrade 13 others.

by Charleston Currents · 08/19/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

WHAT WE LOVE: Floating and fishing on the Edisto

Hanahan photographer Chuck Boyd has a memory from his boyhood that he cherishes:

“I helped my granddad build a small square floating cabin on the Edisto River when I was a teenager in the late 1940s. It sat it on four empty 55-gallon drums and we floated and fished for catfish.

by Charleston Currents · 08/19/2018 · Comments are Disabled · What We Love