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CALENDAR, Dec. 21+: From Kwanzaa to polar plunges

Polar plunges: You’ve got two to pick from. The 3rd annual Bill Murray Look-a-Like Polar Bear Plunge will be 2 p.m., Jan. 1, on the beach in front of The Tides on Folly Beach. Registration is at noon; judging is at 1 p.m. More online here. And then there’s the longtime classic plunge at 2 p.m. Jan. 1 on Sullivan’s Island — the Dunleavy’s Pub Polar Bear Plunge, which will benefit Special Olympics this year. There’s no registration or charge to plunge, but you can buy a T-shirt. The walk to the beach starts at 1:30 p.m. More info online.

by Charleston Currents · 12/21/2015 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

REVIEW: It Ended Badly: 13 of the Worst Breakups in History

It is common knowledge that “breaking up is hard to do,” yet Jennifer Wright’s narration of the most extreme relationship collapses in history seems too bizarre to be factual.

by Charleston Currents · 12/21/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

FOCUS: One powerful action to close out the year

By Ben Fanning | The holiday season can run you ragged, and it’s easy to get swept up finishing projects and preparing for special events. By the time January rolls around, you may find yourself feeling exhausted and even behind.

Instead, take one powerful action, close out the year to set yourself up for more success, and build positive momentum…

Reflect.

by Charleston Currents · 12/21/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

GOOD NEWS: What do you think of the new state license plate?

You’ll start seeing a new license plate for cars in South Carolina early next year as a new design is phased in. The plate features a white background with an iconic palmetto tree and crescent design in the center that is a reverse of the state flag. (Some say it’s a crescent moon; others say it’s a gorget.)

by Charleston Currents · 12/21/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY: This one may be pretty easy

Here’ a scene that should be pretty familiar to folks who walk around downtown Charleston. There’s no prize this week — just the satisfaction of knowing you guessed it right — if you do. Send your guess — and the town you live in — to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. Photo by Michael Kaynard, Kaynard Photography.

by Charleston Currents · 12/21/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

CALENDAR, Dec. 14+: From a holiday train to a holiday play

Magnolia’s Children’s Village: Through Dec. 31, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. A children’s village, holiday train rides and assortment of child-friendly and pet-lover activities will be open through for kids of all ages. More: MagnoliaPlantation.com

by Charleston Currents · 12/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

LETTER: Immigration is a federal issue

Responding to the recent letter writer who wrote to laud Gov. Haley’s position to keep out Syrian refugees, I write to remind your readers that whatever your position on the Syrian refugees issue, the decision at the end of the day is not one made by individual states.

by Charleston Currents · 12/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback

HISTORY: The New Deal (part 2)

S.C. Encyclopedia (part 2 of 2) | Aiding the National Recovery Administration (NRA) in effecting business recovery was the Public Works Administration (PWA), which stimulated purchases in construction and related industries such as steel, cement, and lumber. In South Carolina the PWA was synonymous with the construction of public housing at University Terrace, Gonzales Gardens, and Calhoun Court in Columbia and Cooper River Court, Meeting Street Manor, and Anson Borough Homes in Charleston, eighty-seven schools and ten city halls and courthouses across the state, and massive hydroelectric projects at Buzzard Roost in Greenwood County and Santee Cooper in the Lowcountry.

by Charleston Currents · 12/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia

12/14, full issue: Kindred Kids, gun sense, shopping tips

In the Dec. 14, 2015, issue of Charleston Currents:

https://charlestoncurrents.com/2015/12/dec14-issue/
PHOTO: Grand tree off the chopping block for now
FOCUS: Promoting friendship and understanding
BRACK: Let’s have some real gun sense in S.C.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
GOOD NEWS: Holiday shopping tips, more
FEEDBACK: Immigration is a federal issue
CALENDAR, Dec. 14+: From a holiday train to a holiday show
REVIEW: Mr. Mercedes, by Stephen King
MYSTERY: The clue is that it’s in Charleston
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: The New Deal, part 2

by Charleston Currents · 12/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

Students from North Charleston Elementary and Mason Prep are participating in the new Kindred Kids program by Wings for Kids. Photo provided by Mason Prep.

FOCUS: Promoting friendship, understanding with Kindred Kids

By Bridget Laird | In the wake of yet two more high-profile mass shootings—in Colorado Springs and San Bernardino—and as two more communities embark on the long, painful healing process, America is again confronted with the terrible toll of intolerance and hatred.

Our own community, here in Charleston, continues to struggle against those forces. And we are all working daily to soothe the still-raw wounds of the nine murders at Mother Emanuel AME Church, the latest tragedy in our city’s long legacy of racist violence.

However, in response to an attack intended to inspire increased hatred and divisiveness, Charleston has instead witnessed the tremendous power of community and compassion.

by Charleston Currents · 12/14/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news