Charleston Currents – 2021

Archive for July, 2021

FOCUS: Second contest underway to find new Rescue Brew stars

Staff reports | You can now enter Charleston Animal Society’s second annual contest to get an image of your rescue dog and cat printed on labels of 2021 Rescue Brew Beer cans of beer from Palmetto Brewing Company.

Nominations for the spokespet star search are open through Aug. 15. The cost? A donation of $10, which will support programs at the animal welfare organization. After the entries are in, voting will be from Aug. 16 through Sept. 17. The grand prize spokesdog and spokescat will be announced Oct. 16.

“We are absolutely thrilled to celebrate the unconditional love that pets bring to our lives and partner with Palmetto Brewing Company, Southern Eagle Distributing, WCSC Live 5 News, Charleston City Paper and Cupcake DownSouth to find the second spokesdog and spokescat for the 2021 Rescue Brew Beer,” said Joe Elmore, president and CEO of Charleston Animal Society.

by Charleston Currents · 07/19/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

BRACK: Republicans should work to expand, not restrict, voting

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Red states like South Carolina face increasing pressure to fiddle with election laws. They should resist.

But expecting Republican leaders to dial back the rhetoric is hopeful at best, looney at worst. Why? Because of this: “These voter suppression efforts are based on a big lie that the election was stolen,” observed state Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, D-Orangeburg. “Sadly, I have not heard one Republican elected official at the state or local level here, disavow the lie and admit that Joe Biden won the election fair and square.”

by Andy Brack · 07/19/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

NEWS BRIEFS: Cunningham says S.C. should legalize marijuana

Staff reports | Former U.S. Rep. and current Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham of Charleston last week pushed for recreational and medicinal legalization of marijuana at the state level.

“It’s time for elected officials to admit that what we are doing has not been working although there are career politicians who would rather live in the past,” the 39-year-old Cunningham said in a veiled reference to GOP Gov. Henry McMaster, 74.

by Charleston Currents · 07/19/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

David Mandel will perform in the first show of PURE Theatre's new season. Photo via PURE Theatre.

CALENDAR: PURE Theatre to open 19th season in September, more

PURE Theatre’s 2021-22 season opens Sept. 29 with “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey” , a solo show featuring PURE’s David Mandel. The performance at the Dock Street Theatre will run through Oct. 8. Also on the lineup this season are four other works, all of which will be performed at the Cannon Street Arts Center:

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MYSTERY PHOTO: Livers and gizzards

You can pretty much guarantee that this building wouldn’t be found outside of the South. This one is in South Carolina, but where? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live. And if you’ve got a clever mystery photo for our readers, send it to the same address (Try to stump us!)

Our previous Mystery Photo

Last week’s mystery, “Rear view,” was provided by longtime reader Don Clark of Hartsville. It shows the 1890s-era St. James-Santee Episcopal Church in McClellanville.

by Charleston Currents · 07/19/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

NEW for 7/19: On Rescue Brew, voting, marijuana, more

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Second contest underway to find Rescue Brew stars
COMMENTARY, Brack: Republicans should work to expand, not restrict, voting
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
NEWS BRIEFS: Cunningham says S.C. should legalize marijuana
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Livers and gizzards
CALENDAR: PURE Theatre to open 19th season in September

by Charleston Currents · 07/19/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: Ways to ensure a summer full of safe, fun swimming

Staff reports | A day of enjoying the sun and swimming may seem relaxing, we have to beware and prepare for the inherent risks of the water.

Charleston County Parks highlights safety is a top priority as 10 people drown unintentionally every day. To ensure a safe summer during the swimming season, the park system has lifeguards at its beach swimming areas and waterparks. Lifeguards undergo extensive education and training on drowning prevention and recognition. The county parks organization employs more than 275 lifeguards per season to ensure guest safety.

While lifeguards are the final link in the chain to prevent drownings, swimmers can do their part to ensure their own safety. Officials recommend following five easy safe swimming tips:

by Charleston Currents · 07/12/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

Gov. Henry McMaster. Photo via Office of the Governor.

BRACK: Big pay hikes in Columbia leave a stench

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | South Carolina’s governor earns $106,078 a year, making him the 3,248th (*) highest paid state employee as of April.

* (Of course there’s a caveat in South Carolina. The S.C. Department of Administration’s salary search portal of the 23,328 state employees who earn more than $50,000 does not include people who work at several agencies, such as the legislature, the courts, Santee Cooper and the S.C. State Ports Authority. And we know some of those folks earn money by the bucket.)

by Andy Brack · 07/12/2021 · 2 comments · Andy Brack, Views

NEWS BRIEFS: Blood donations needed across the Lowcountry

Staff reports | More than 60 blood donation sites will be open over the next two weeks to help the American Red Cross meet what it calls a “severe blood shortage.”

“Right now, the Red Cross needs to collect more than 1,000 additional blood donations (nationally) each day to meet current demand as hospitals respond to an unusually high number of traumas and emergency room visits, organ transplants and elective surgeries,” the agency said in a news release.

by Charleston Currents · 07/12/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

Chloe Misseldine and Jose Sebastian in La Follia Variations. Photo: Todd Rosenberg Photography.

CALENDAR: Big ballet to be in Charleston July 17

Staff reports | The American Ballet Theatre will be in Charleston July 17 for a free outdoor performance at The Citadel’s parade ground, Summerall Field. To attend, you are asked to RSVP for the first-come, first-served performance.

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