GOOD NEWS: Park named after Riley
Hats off to Charleston City Council, which voted Nov. 24, to rename Waterfront Park in honor of retiring Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr.
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MYSTERY: You might have seen this before
Long-time readers of Charleston Currents might have seen this structure, which was featured a few years back. But it might not be familiar to many. Hint: It’s in the tri-county area. Know where it is? Send your guess — and place of residence — to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. (Thanks to Deborah Getter of Johns Island for furnishing this great new shot.)
11/23, full issue: Capt. Sams Spit; new mayor-to-be; more
In the Nov. 23, 2015, issue of Charleston Currents:
PHOTO: The Big Tomato
FOCUS, Katie Zimmerman: Capt. Sams Spit back in development headlines
BRACK: Meet Charleston’s next mayor
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
GOOD NEWS: Mazyck, Stokes-Marshall honored by AT&T
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
CALENDAR, Nov. 23+: Getting in the holiday spirit
REVIEW: The Bees, by Laline Paull
MYSTERY: Looks pretty old
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Josephine Lyons Scott Pinckney
CALENDAR, Nov. 23+ Getting into the holiday spirit
That Holiday Book Sale: Dec. 4-6, Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston. The Friends of the Library will offer a great book sale just in time for the holidays where you can pick up affordable books, CDs and more. For times and other information, click here.
REVIEW: The Bees
The Bees, A novel by Laline Paull — Worker bee Flora 717 does not calmly enter into this world; she explodes into it, tearing through the waxy constraints of her womb room. Born into the lowest caste of the hive, Flora should be a mute bee who works her sanitation job diligently and without question, but that’s not the case.
FOCUS: Captain Sams Spit back in development headlines
By Katie Zimmerman, S.C. Coastal Conservation League | Captain Sams Spit is in the crosshairs of development again.
The Spit is a 150-acre pristine sandy land mass at the southern end of Kiawah Island, relied upon by the piping plover, diamondback terrapin, bottlenose dolphin, and other rare and threatened species for nesting and feeding.
For eight years, the Coastal Conservation League, represented by the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP), has challenged numerous permits issued to Kiawah Development Partners (KDP) and its affiliates. The first round of permits would have allowed construction of a half-mile long concrete wall in connection with KDP’s proposal to build a high-end residential development on the undeveloped, highly dynamic Spit.
GOOD NEWS: Stokes-Marshall, Mazyck honored on 2016 calendar
The 27th edition of AT&T’s S.C. African American History Calendar unveiled last week in Columbia includes two Lowcountry leaders devoted to make people’s lives better: Thomasena Stokes-Marshall of Mount Pleasant and Bernie Mazyck of Summerville. (Download the 2016 calendar.)
MYSTERY: Looks pretty old
You have to travel about 75 miles from downtown Charleston to find this historical treasure. Where — and more importantly — what is it? The third person to identify this photo and its history will win a pair of tickets to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Send your guess and town of residence to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. Good luck! (Photo by Andy Brack)
11/16, full issue: Lowcountry conservation, ethics, new cathedral
In the new Nov. 16 issue of Charleston Currents:
PHOTO: Jumping for joy
FOCUS: 200 attend conservation event
BRACK: Disappointed in state Senate’s inability on ethics reform
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
GOOD NEWS: Charleston has a new cathedral
FEEDBACK: Letters on good news, development, dogs
CALENDAR, Nov. 16+: From holiday lights to holiday oysters
MYSTERY: Where’s this train display?
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Operation Lost Trust
CALENDAR, Nov. 16+: From holiday lights to holiday oysters
Holiday Festival of Lights: Through Jan. 3, 2016, James Island County Park. The annual light festival with millions of lights and lots of family fun opens for a seven-week run. Lots of information is online here.
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