Staff reports | As scorching summer temps cool and fall creeps in, it’s time for many favorite farmers markets in the area to pack it in until next spring. Luckily, there are still a few more weeks to get your farmers-market fix — and even some markets that say open year-round. We’ve rounded up the closing dates of local farmers markets, organized by month:
In this issue:
FOCUS: Pride Week offers plenty of events to celebrate diversity
COMMENTARY, Brack: Murdaugh case’s twists, turns in national spotlight
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
NEWS BRIEFS: State sets pandemic milestones on vaccinations, deaths
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: A real mystery
CALENDAR: Few weeks left to get your farmers market fix
Charleston Gaillard Center provides the Lowcountry with a world-class performance hall, elegant venue space and vibrant educational opportunities that inspire dynamic community throughout the area through the power of the performing arts. The Center’s vision is to enrich the diverse community of Charleston with artistic and cultural experiences that are accessible and unique, and to serve as an educational resource for generations to come.
Staff reports | South Carolina has the fourth highest rate of COVID-19 with 88 cases per 100,000 people, according to Sept. 13 data from The New York Times. At one point last week, the state ranked highest in the country, but rates in Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia are higher now, according to media reports.
Over the last two weeks, the virus has shown few signs of abating as hospitals are filled with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients, schools struggle to stay open and hospitalizations are increasing for children.
On Sept. 8, new data from MUSC showed the rate of breakthrough infections from COVID-19 in the area appeared to be rising slowly. But only two cases among MUSC employees and students led to hospitalization.
From the beginning, you’ve heard how South Carolinians are a warm and generous people with an independent spirit. On the day you were born, I wrote this to you: “You should know our people are generally good. Sometimes they stray and do bad things or forget to do what’s right. … Sometimes people forget the lessons of church to love their neighbors and, instead, love themselves too much.”
Staff reports | For the ninth year in a row, Charleston was named the top U.S. destination for Travel + Leisure readers and the only place in the country at the top of the magazine’s worldwide destination list. Charleston edged out Santa Fe, New Mexico and Savannah for the top U.S. spot. Stuck between Jaipur, India and Tokyo, Japan, Charleston snagged No. 19 in the magazine’s top world city destinations.
Staff reports | The city of Charleston will enjoy Hispanic Heritage Month starting Sept. 14 with several activities over more than four weeks that are sure to get you grooving. Among the events, which run through Oct. 15:
You can find graffiti all over the place these days, but we wonder where you think this particular manifestation is located? The only hint we’ll give you is this is somewhere in Charleston or North Charleston. Which and 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
Our most recent past mystery, “Really old photo” is a photo of the ruins of the Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar on Broad and Legare streets which was destroyed by fire in December 1861.
IN THIS EDITION | Sept. 13, 2021
FOCUS: State’s COVID-19 rate now s 4nd highest in U.S.
COMMENTARY, Brack: Become the best person you can be
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
NEWS BRIEFS: Charleston remains top designation on magazine list
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Graffiti
CALENDAR: City to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month starting Sept. 14
Staff reports | The current surge being driven by the delta variant of COVID-19 could be nearing its end — depending on community action, said Dr. David Zaas, CEO of MUSC Health, on Friday.
“Our hope is that we have seen a significant spike that is still rising in many areas of our state,” he said at a briefing. “But it seems to have plateaued over the last few days, and my eternal optimism is that we will be on the other side of this surge in the coming weeks. That’s going to be impacted by how we as a community step up.”
State health officials reported 6,032 total cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with 4,685 confirmed. A total of 38 new deaths, with 31 confirmed, were reported Friday. With 46,627 tests reported, 12.6 percent were confirmed positive. Meanwhile, six Charleston County schools are operating virtually due to rising virus numbers.
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