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FOCUS: Palmetto Scholars Academy students to talk to space station

Staff reports | Students from Palmetto Scholars Academy in North Charleston are among those from eight schools in the country who will have a chance to talk this week via amateur radio with an astronaut orbiting the earth.

The International Space Station will pass over the school about 1 p.m. Feb. 10 and provide students with the opportunity to speak with astronauts for nine minutes. The school’s student body will assemble that afternoon in its gym to listen as astronauts answer student-generated questions via the school’s ham, or amateur, radio network K4PSA.

by Charleston Currents · 02/06/2017 · 1 comment · Focus, Good news

GOOD NEWS: New book out on S.C.’s Hollings

Staff reports | The University of South Carolina Press has published a new scholarly work about the early career of Isle of Palms resident Fritz Hollings, a former governor (1959-63) and longtime U.S. senator (1966-2005).

The book, “New Politics in the Old South: Ernest F. Hollings in the Civil Rights Era,” focuses on Hollings’ early life and his public service from his return from World War II as an infantry officer to serving in the Senate during the Watergate era in 1974.

by Charleston Currents · 02/06/2017 · 1 comment · Good news, News briefs

From a work by Jacob Lawrence, now on display at the Gibbes Museum.

CALENDAR, Jan. 30+: Great performances, exhibits, business help

Lawrence exhibit: Through April 30, Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St., Charleston. The museum will offer a comprehensive overview of influential American artist Jacob Lawrence featuring prints made from 1663 to 2000. His prints explore African-American culture and experiences and highlight themes of history, labor and life. More: GibbesMuseum.org. NOTE: See our 2010 story on Lawrence. Click for much more.

by Charleston Currents · 01/30/2017 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

REVIEW: Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin

Wolf by Wolf is an alternative history where the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule Europe and Asia. Where is Italy? Read the book to find out. It’s 1956 and time for the Axis Tour, an annual motorcycle race across their joined continents to celebrate their great victory. The winner is awarded an audience with Adolf Hitler at the Victor’s Ball in Tokyo.

by Charleston Currents · 01/30/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

FEEDBACK: Meeting Fred Dent, S.C. government’s death spiral

Ross Lenhart, Pawleys Island, S.C.: “After establishing such a coincidence, I finally asked, “Sir, just was is it that do you do?” I think that he said, “I am the Secretary of Commerce,” a point in fact that I really didn’t get. I thought that he meant that he was a chamber officer in some Ohio town or something. And I said, “Just where?” And he said, “Washington, D.C.” And then I got it.

Other letters from Harry Waddington, Fred Sales and William Heitsman on the state of South Carolina’s government “death spiral.”

by Charleston Currents · 01/30/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback

FOCUS: Lowcountry AIDS Services targets high-risk, rural areas

By Bradley Childs, special to Charleston Currents | We know one of the best ways to combat HIV in our community is go directly to the people most in need of our services. So, over the next 12 months, we will be expanding our HIV testing and prevention efforts into rural areas of Berkeley and Dorchester counties as well as into high-risk areas of Charleston.

To help fund the program, we received a $35,400 grant from the Roper Saint Francis Physicians Endowment, which, in a partnership with the Medical Society of South Carolina and Coastal Community Foundation, provides annual grants to nonprofit organizations for the express purpose of improving health, wellness and access for tri-county area residents.

by Charleston Currents · 01/30/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

GOOD NEWS: Coastal Community Foundation awards $4.9 million over holidays

Staff reports | The Coastal Community Foundation, a grantmaking organization serving coastal South Carolina, today announced it awarded $4.9 million in grants in year-end giving season, November and December 2016, according to a press release. For the calendar year, the organization made $17 million in grants in 2016. More in Good News: Farmers markets to return; Immigration symposium; New parks chair.

by Charleston Currents · 01/30/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY: Brick and blue sky

The reddish brown of the brick of this building is highlighted against the crisp blue of a winter sky. If you haven’t seen this building in person, you’ve probably seen photos of it in advertising. 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 · 01/30/2017 · 2 comments · Mystery Photo, Photos

CALENDAR, Jan. 23+: From North Charleston to black comedy and jazz

(NEW) State of North Charleston. 7 p.m., Jan. 26, City Council Chambers, North Charleston City Hall. Mayor Keith Summey will present the 2017 State of the City Address. If you can’t attend, it will be streamed live here on the Web and here on Facebook. Black Comedy: Jan. 26-Feb 11, South of Broadway Theatre, 1080 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston. This […]

by Charleston Currents · 01/23/2017 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

REVIEW: The Circle by Dave Eggers

The title of this disturbing book refers to a technology company located on a beautiful campus somewhere on the west coast. There are approximately eleven thousand “Circlers” or employees and they enjoy amenities such as free food, free concerts, endless recreational opportunities and even free dorms. It’s a wonder any work gets done at all. Mae Holland is lucky enough […]

by Charleston Currents · 01/23/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews