Charleston Currents – 2020

Archive for January, 2020

FOCUS: Thousands expected at weekend’s Charleston Food Truck Festival

Staff reports | More than 25 food trucks with the best of mobile culinary delights will be at a major food truck round-up 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Navy Yard (1681 McMillan Ave.) in North Charleston. Admission is free.

The festival will offer fun for the whole family with everything from great food and tasty treats to thrilling activities for kids and adults, who will be able to partake in beverages to slake their thirst. Non-alcoholic refreshments will be available for kids.

The annual festival started in 2011 with five food trucks and about 500 guests. Since then, it’s grown to more than 10,000 people over two days. This year in addition to great food and drink, guests will be able to ride a Ferris wheel, bounce on a Bungee trampoline and navigate an obstacle course. Music will be provided Saturday by Weigh Station and Sunday by Gifted Soul.

by Charleston Currents · 01/20/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

BRACK: Why are there 1,800 untested rape kits in South Carolina?

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | There’s a backlog of untested rape kits in South Carolina because there’s more evidence coming in than authorized labs have the capacity to process.

One estimate is there are 1,800 evidence parcels that are waiting to be processed before cases can move forward. As of Dec. 31, the State Law Enforcement Division’s forensics lab had 1,333 untested rape kits waiting for processing, according to spokesman Tommy Crosby. Another 148 are being processed now.

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MYSTERY PHOTO: Formal building

Here’s a formal building somewhere in the Lowcountry for you to identify. 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: Our Jan. 13 mystery, “Rocky Top” got a lot of correct guesses from Charleston-area residents, who recognized the photo as the top of the Circular Congregational Church on Meeting Street.

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CALENDAR: Be on the lookout for oyster roasts

With the cold sweeping in, watch out for local groups with tantalizing oyster roasts, such as Shucked + Sauced: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 25, Rose Pavilion , Hampton Park, Charleston. Local oyster farmers, premier Charleston restaurants and barbecue pitmasters will come together for one quintessential Lowcountry afternoon as the Charleston Parks Conservancy hosts the second annual Shucked + Sauced.

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1/20: Food Truck Festival; Untested evidence kits; more

IN THIS EDITION:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Thousands expected at Charleston Food Truck Festival
COMMENTARY, Brack: Why are there 1,800 untested rape kits in South Carolina?
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control
NEWS BRIEFS: Drilling update, more
FEEDBACK: Send us a letter
MYSTERY PHOTO: Formal building
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Robert Mills House, Columbia
CALENDAR: Be on the lookout for oyster roasts

by Charleston Currents · 01/20/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: Charleston, N. Charleston to honor King over next week

Staff reports | Charleston-area residents will have multiple opportunities over the next week to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the region remembers his sacrifices and leadership in the days leading up to next week’s federal holiday.
The YMCA of Greater Charleston is coordinating most of the events, including these highlights:

MLK Ecumenical Service, 4 p.m. Jan. 19, Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, North Charleston. More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the event, which will feature a keynote address by Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, presiding prelate of the Tenth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church.

MLK Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Jan 21, Charleston Gaillard Center (tickets). The keynote speaker will be entrepreneur and philanthropist Sheila C. Johnson, founder and CEO of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, co-founder of the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network, producer of the critically acclaimed film “The Butler,” and the first African American woman to achieve a billion-dollar net worth.

by Andy Brack · 01/12/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

BRACK: Finish the job to make 4-year-old kindergarten statewide

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | The math is easy. With about about $2 billion in new or surplus tax revenues for the state’s coming fiscal year, there’s more than enough money for the General Assembly to do something it should have long done: Make 4-year-old kindergarten available for all of South Carolina’s poor children.

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NEWS BRIEFS: General Assembly to reconvene Tuesday

Staff reports | State lawmakers are expected to buckle down to work when the General Assembly reconvenes for its 2020 session Tuesday. The House likely will start on a bill related to Daylight Savings Time, while the state Senate could head straight into debate on the House-passed large education package.

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MYSTERY PHOTO: Pointy top

Here’s a building somewhere in the Lowcountry for you to identify. 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:We had lots of great guesses for our Jan. 6 mystery, “Tunnel of trees. Guesses ranged from somewhere on Hilton Head Island or Edisto Island to River Road in Charleston County. But the tunnel was on Mary Murray Drive at Hampton Park adjacent to The Citadel. The camera can be deceiving!

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CALENDAR: Charleston Comedy Festival offers 26 shows Jan. 15-18

Staff reports | You can get ya after ya out Jan. 15 to Jan. 18 at any of 26 shows offered during the 17th annual Charleston Comedy Festival, the Southeast’s premier comedy event.

The Charleston City Paper and Theatre 99 have teamed up to bring laughter and comedic relief to cure the post-holiday blues.

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