Staff reports | Black Ink: A Charleston African American Book Festival will feature author Kwame Mbalia as keynote speaker during the three-day online event that amplifies voices of black authors.
Mbalia
Mbalia told the Charleston City Paper he is honored to be involved in the festival, where his keynote speech will be titled, “Be a Sapper, Not a Gatekeeper.”
Here’s an old photo in stereo, but what does it show? Can you tell anything else about it? Send to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our Jan. 4 photo, “Big columns,” showed the Fireproof Building in downtown Charleston.
Staff reports | Almost three dozen area restaurants are participating Jan. 7 to Jan. 17 in Charleston Restaurant Week, a period when diners can get special deals at restaurants all over town.
THE GIANT LIVES. You can still find some of these old stickers on the backs of street signs around Charleston. Not sure what it is? Send us an email to learn more: editor@charlestoncurrents.com. FOCUS: Charleston has some really bad drivers, study says COMMENTARY, Brack: Scott may face 2022 challenge from his own party IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens […]
Staff reports | Works by local abstract artist Scott Wallace will be on display through the end of the month at a free show at the Park Circle Gallery, 4820 Jenkins Ave., North Charleston.
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Our previous Mystery Photo
Our Dec. 21 photo, “Good tidings,” was a photo by Leigh Webber that Charleston’s David Rawle sent along to show the holiday spirit at Theodora Park, a pocket park in Charleston at the corner of Anson and George streets. In addition to laser lights on park pathways, words of inspiration and hope were projected on the park’s walls and trees.
Staff reports | Almost three dozen area restaurants are participating Jan. 7 to Jan. 17 in Charleston Restaurant Week, a period when diners can get special deals at restaurants all over town.
IN THIS EDITION
PHOTO ESSAY, Purcell: Botany Bay is a Lowcountry treasure
COMMENTARY, Brack: Protect the magnificence of beautiful, local spots
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
NEWS BRIEFS: Wallace abstracts on display in January
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Big columns
CALENDAR: Charleston Restaurant Week is to run through Jan. 17
By Toni Reale, republished with permission | The yaupon holly is North America’s only plant source of caffeine that grows from the coast of Virginia to Florida and parts of Texas.
According to a professor of food chemistry at Texas A&M University on NPR, the leaves of this plant have approximately the same amount of caffeine as green or black tea. Theobromine, another stimulant found in yaupon, is an alkaloid that is chemically related to caffeine.
Researchers at the University of Navarro found that the combination of theobromine and caffeine as a drink can result in a smoother experience when consumed. Caffeine and theobromine naturally occur in cacao, which is why the consumption of chocolate can lead to an enhanced mood without the jitters.
That’s why yaupon holly can be the base of the perfect caffeinated beverage for those who may be sensitive to caffeine, according to a journal article in Frontiers in Pharmacology.
Staff reports | Charleston philanthropist and business leader Anita Zucker will offer keynote remarks next month at the MLK Annual Business and Professional Summit, the capstone event of a 10-day yearly tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg is honorary chair.
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