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Exploring Caw Caw park. Photo provided by CCPRC.

FOCUS: Counting on Nature promotes better understanding

Staff reports | Look around and you might find something new, just as local resident Tess Moody did three years ago.

In June 2018, Moody, a part-time staff member at the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission (CCPRC), found a new species of millipede at Caw Caw Interpretive Center, according to the agency. She took a photo of the arthropod and posted it to an online forum for entomologists for identification.

She then was contacted by Jackson Means of Virginia Tech, who believed it could be an unidentified species. They were unable to find the millipede specimen at Caw Caw again until June of 2020. This second discovery allowed the two to confirm that the millipede was indeed previously undescribed in scientific literature.

by Charleston Currents · 06/28/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

CALENDAR: Enjoy all of our local farmers markets

Here’s a look at a bunch of local farmers markets where you can find fresh fruit, vegetables, crafts and more. If you know of others, send us a note at: feedback@charlestoncurrents.com.

by Charleston Currents · 06/28/2021 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

MYSTERY PHOTO: Curious bridge

A longtime loyal reader sent in this curious photo of a bridge that’s somewhere in the Lowcountry. 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, “Take a walk in these shoes,” showed the walking feet from a bronze statue of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond located at the Statehouse complex in Columbia.

by Charleston Currents · 06/28/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

NEW for 6/28: Counting nature; Carolina Day; Farmers markets

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Counting on Nature program promotes better understanding
COMMENTARY, Brack: Celebrate Carolina Day with gusto
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South Carolina Ports Authority
NEWS BRIEFS: State ranks slightly worse on child well-being in new survey
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Curious bridge
CALENDAR: Enjoy all of our local farmers markets

by Charleston Currents · 06/28/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

NEWS BRIEFS: Charleston Forum to kick off 2021 series on June 22

Staff reports | The Charleston Forum will hold the first discussion of its 2021 event series on June 22, a virtual panel addressing challenges and possible improvements in public education.

According to this story in the Charleston City Paper, results from the group’s new annual survey shows overwhelming support exists for dramatic reforms to improve quality of life in Charleston’s tri-county area, according to results from a survey published by The Charleston Forum. But intense disparities between local Black and white residents show diverging outlooks on the prospect for improved race relations in the community.

by Charleston Currents · 06/21/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY PHOTO: Take a walk in these shoes

Take a guess about whose shoes are captured in this bronze statue, which is located in South Carolina somewhere. Who and where is it? 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, “Cool bridge,” was a picture sent in Summerville reader Frank Bouknight when he was floating on the Ashley River. It showed the CSX rail bridge near Drayton Hall.

by Charleston Currents · 06/21/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

CALENDAR: From Coffee with the Mayor to concerts

Coffee with the mayor: 7:30 a.m., June 23, Park Cafe, 730 Rutledge Ave., Charleston. Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg will talk about local issues that matter during this informal gathering.

by Charleston Currents · 06/21/2021 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

FOCUS: Rain inundates Charleston, closing 17 streets Sunday

Staff reports | More than five inches of the rain that drenched the Charleston peninsula Saturday caused traffic snarls Sunday as floodwaters had no place to go — even after the rain stopped.

As of 12:15 p.m. Sunday, 17 roads were closed due to flooding throughout the city, according to Charleston police. Thigh-high waters were reported in the Hospital District, and several cars were stalled throughout the peninsula. By early afternoon, streets started reopening, including the Septima Clark Parkway, also known as the “Crosstown.”

Charleston officials said street-sweeping and grounds crews worked Sunday to clean up waste that accumulated after the storm. Stormwater crews also cleared debris from storm drains and will work Monday to identify remaining blockages.

by Charleston Currents · 06/14/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news, News

Harris, right, will be in Greenville today.

NEWS BRIEFS: Harris to be in S.C. Monday for vaccination tour kickoff

Staff reports | Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Greenville Monday to kick off a national “Month of Action” tour to get more Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. She is expected to deliver remarks at 12:15 p.m. at an event at the Phillis Wheatley Community center.

by Charleston Currents · 06/14/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY PHOTO: Cool bridge

Hey, boaters? Recognize this? A reader writes that he recently got stuck on his boat on a South Carolina river. So what better to do than snap a picture of this cool bridge. Where is it? 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, “Looks religious,” was a picture sent in by Thomas Jacobsen of Sitka, Alaska. It shows an old ice house that was part of Bleak Hall Plantation and is now at Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area on Edisto Island.

by Charleston Currents · 06/14/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos