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FOCUS: Register to vote by Oct. 8

Staff reports | As the mother of all debates is set for tonight between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump, you won’t be able to have your say at the polls Nov. 8 unless your registered to vote. The deadline to register in South Carolina is Oct. 8.

* Read the story to find out if you’re registered and, if not, how to get registered.

You might want to click the first link, especially if you haven’t voted in the last few elections, to make sure you haven’t been purged from voter rolls due to inactivity. [We suggest you check anyway, especially if you’ve moved in the last few years.]

According to the most recent information from the S.C. Election Commission, some 3,081,428 South Carolinians are registered to vote. In Charleston County, 274,547 people are registered to vote, the second largest number by county in the state.

by Charleston Currents · 09/26/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

MYSTERY: Do you see the little white dog?

Most of our mystery photos focus on where a picture is. In this photo, you might be able to figure out what and where it is, but how about this — when was it taken and what significance does the vehicle have? By the way, note the little white dog! 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 · 09/26/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

CALENDAR, Sept. 19+: From a Southern Women’s Show to MOJA

On tap for Sept. 19, 2016, and beyond in the Charleston area: Southern Women’s Show; Wine Women & Shoes, Hairspray, Tuesday Brewsdays, MOJA Arts Festival, more

by Charleston Currents · 09/19/2016 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

We love just about everything about the Lowcountry's marshes.
What do you love about the area? (Copyrighted photo by Andy Brack.)

FOCUS: Take a walk on the wild side with SCELP

By Amy Armstrong, special to Charleston Currents | Almost 30 years ago, Jimmy Chandler set off for what he imagined to be a temporary phase of his legal career: the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP). A proposed oil refinery in Georgetown and impoundment of tidal marshes spurred him to focus his legal effort on protecting our natural environment.

He was joined and supported by the leadership at the Energy Research Foundation in Columbia, which “hosted” the organization for about nine years and until the Project became a public charity on its own. By then, the idea of moving back to private practice had already faded into the background as new challenges and emergencies kept cropping up after each new victory inside and outside the courts.

by Charleston Currents · 09/19/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

GOOD NEWS: Jenkins send-off ceremony to be Thursday

Staff reports | There will be a big community send-off at 10 a.m. Thursday to honor a Charleston legend who will be part of the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture that opens this week in Washington, D.C.

The Thursday event at Gadsden Wharf at the Charleston Maritime Center will honor the life work of the Esau and Janie B. Jenkins family, the surviving members of whom will make a special private visit to the museum prior to its grand opening. Other family members, friends and Sea island residents also will travel to the nation’s capital for the museum’s grand opening celebration.

by Charleston Currents · 09/19/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY: Rusted mystery

You’ll find this address plate in front of a house somewhere in Charleston, but where? Send your best guess for this photo by Michael Kaynard to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.

by Charleston Currents · 09/19/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

CALENDAR, Sept. 12+: Restaurant Week, Repticon, more

On the calendar for the week of Sept. 12, 2016 and beyond: Hairspray, Charleston Restaurant Week, CofC distinguished speakers, Repticon and more.

by Charleston Currents · 09/12/2016 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

REVIEW: Hamilton: The Revolution

Reviewed by Delores Schweitzer: “Hamilton, winner of 11 Tony awards, is the hottest show on Broadway and has generated phenomenal interest in the Founding Fathers, as reinterpreted for modern day America. With show tickets near-impossible to come by, it’s nice to know you can experience the history, culture and music of Hamilton at your local library. “

by Charleston Currents · 09/12/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

FEEDBACK: Retrofit for bike lane would be bad

Alan Hopkins, James Island: “If we repeat it often enough, it must be true! In the case of the Legare Bridge retrofit, a bike path at the cost of a traffic lane adds an unhealthy increase in commuting time to those using the Maybank to Folly corridor as well as the entire Folly Rd corridor. “

by Charleston Currents · 09/12/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback

FOCUS: Two dozen authors to be at Saturday’s Black Ink book festival

By Stephen Hoffius, special to Charleston Currents | More than 25 African-American authors will gather at Burke High School on Sept. 17 to take part in Black Ink: A Charleston African-American Book Festival. The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Marcus Amaker, recently named the first poet laureate of the City of Charleston, is the keynote speaker. He’s excited about the festival: “Charleston could use more events that celebrate the literary arts.” He is the author of seven books, the most recent of which, Mantra, is also an app, featuring audio, video, and new poems. Marcus’s poems have been featured on the PBS Newshour, the Huffington Post, several journals, and poetry collections.

by Charleston Currents · 09/12/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news