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MYSTERY: This old house

Australian photojournalist Bill Hawker snapped a shot earlier this year of this old house. 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 · 08/15/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

CALENDAR, Aug. 8+: From tax referendum vote to opera talks and shows

On the calendar for the week of Aug. 8, 2016 and beyond: County Council has a sales tax referendum vote and public hearing on Aug. 9; Historian Nic Butler will lecture on early opera in colonial Charleston on Aug. 10 and 13; The county parks will host a sprint triathlon on Aug. 14; two shows and more.

by Charleston Currents · 08/08/2016 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

FEEDBACK: On early education and sales tax holidays

George Graf, Palmyra, Va.: I strongly agree with Mr. Kaynard, but would like to add my two cents. Concerning education and good jobs, I also strongly believe that we as an American society and more so, the parents need to address the problem with a child’s education at an early age. Many research studies have shown that the overwhelming majority of children of a low socio-economic class are far behind higher economic classes on the first day of formal schooling.

by Charleston Currents · 08/08/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback

REVIEW: Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble

Reviewed by Sarah Burriss: Disrupted is hilarious and scary in equal measure. Dan Lyons, former technology editor of Newsweek, is summarily let go from his position after decades in journalism. Over 50 and professionally adrift, Lyons decides to hop on the start-up train and joins software company HubSpot. During a painful year, Lyons learns that it’s not a train so much as a dangerously precarious bubble he’s boarded.

by Charleston Currents · 08/08/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

FOCUS: The dilemma over carriage horses and the need for reform

By Joe Elmore, Charleston Animal Society | For over 142 years, Charleston Animal Society’s mission of preventing cruelty to animals has not changed. The organization was established by leading Charlestonians to be the protective voice for equines and other animals.

Today in downtown Charleston where the Animal Society was established as the first animal organization in South Carolina and one of the oldest in the nation, equines do not fare better due to an outdated and ineffective system of regulations governing what is commonly known as the carriage horse industry.

by Charleston Currents · 08/08/2016 · 2 comments · Focus, Good news

GOOD NEWS: Charleston to host 14th annual First Day Festival

The City of Charleston will host the 14th Annual First Day Festival from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 14 at Liberty Square at the S.C. Aquarium and the Charleston Maritime Center. The First Day Festival is a celebration of education and provides children and families with information on educational services in the community, as well as a fun day together. Also: Library back to school celebration and Magnolia Plantation’s dog adoptions.

by Charleston Currents · 08/08/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

FOCUS: Edisto Beach and its tales of mystery

By C. Hope Clark, special to Charleston Currents | A beach with no franchises where the loggerhead turtles take priority over the tourists. A beach where the locals preserve history, embrace their Southernism, and refuse to allow motels. A beach where you go to do what beaches were meant for. . . get away and bask in no responsibility and the sun, the rollers in the background lulling you to sleep.

by Charleston Currents · 08/01/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

GOOD NEWS: Library offers new download service for free

Hundreds of thousands of eBooks, audio books, songs and movies are now available for local residents to download or stream free – if they have a Charleston County Public Library card. In addition to the free digital services already offered through CCPL’s website, the library has added new downloadable and streaming materials from hoopla digital (note: both words are lowercase).

by Charleston Currents · 08/01/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

CALENDAR, July 25+: Folly Family Fun, storytelling. Godspell

Calendar for the week of July 25+ — Folly Family Fun nights, Gullah storytelling, Godspell, Prayer rally, more.

by Charleston Currents · 07/25/2016 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

REVIEW: Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life

Reviewed by Helen Walker: “There are so many self-help and advice books out there that it is difficult to choose which one will actually help. Byron Katie’s book, Loving What Is, introduces and explains “The Work,” a series of four questions that helped free Katie from her suffering.

by Charleston Currents · 07/25/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews