Articles by: Charleston Currents

MYSTERY PHOTO: Hers, not his

MYSTERY PHOTO: Hers, not his

This Lowcountry building apparently has undergone a transformation to cater just to women.  Or something else happened.  What is this place and where is 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 Nov. 30 photo, “So, who’s the king?” is a mural at award-winning, lip-smacking Lewis Barbecue on upper Nassau Street in downtown Charleston.

NEWS BRIEFS: COVID-19 cases in state top 200,000

NEWS BRIEFS: COVID-19 cases in state top 200,000

Staff reports  |  More than 200,000 South Carolinians have been confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.  The news came over the weekend as Palmetto State residents enjoyed Thanksgiving with family and friends in what many believe may signal the trigger of a surge on top of a surge.

by · 11/30/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs
MYSTERY PHOTO: So, who’s the king?

MYSTERY PHOTO: So, who’s the king?

Can you answer the question … and let us know where the mural is located?  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 Nov. 23 photo, “Building with history,” shows Temple Beth Elohim on Screven Street in Georgetown.  

by · 11/30/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos
NEW for 11/30: Photographic study; Nathalie and Jack; Suffer the children

NEW for 11/30: Photographic study; Nathalie and Jack; Suffer the children

IN THIS EDITION
PHOTO FOCUS: A study in black and white
COMMENTARY, Brack: Here’s to two good friends who will be just a click away
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
ANOTHER VIEW, Palm: Suffer the children
NEWS BRIEFS: COVID-19 cases in state top 200,000
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: So, who’s the king?
CALENDAR: Gibbes to offer annual Antique Stroll on Dec. 2

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Charleston Animal Society's Joe Elmore, right, talks with Palmetto Brewery's Collin Clark.

NEWS BRIEFS: Annual chili cook-off raises big money to help animals

Staff reports  | Animal lovers donated almost $400,000 Saturday during the Charleston Animal Society’s 20th annual Chili Cook-off, an event that was virtual for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sixty five teams participated in the online cook-off to generate donations from 927 people and organizations for a total of $388,716, according to the Animal Society’s website.   You can view the event, recorded live Saturday, by clicking here.

by · 11/23/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Building with history

MYSTERY PHOTO: Building with history

This building, located somewhere in the Lowcountry, has an interesting history.  Where is it and what makes it special? 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 Nov. 16 photo, “Interesting place for a mural,” showed a painting of renowned blacksmith Philip Simmons on Avondale’s Alycia Alley behind Gene’s Haufbrau.  

by · 11/23/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos
NEW for 11/23: Act of resistance; State should act; Cook-off results

NEW for 11/23: Act of resistance; State should act; Cook-off results

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: The act of resistance embedded in a mysterious Magnolia Gardens photo
COMMENTARY, Brack: S.C. should take virus more seriously and act
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control
NEWS BRIEFS:  Annual chili cook-off raises big money to help animals
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Building with history
CALENDAR: Photographs, paintings on December display in North Charleston 

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SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control

SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control

Titan Termite & Pest Control, headquartered in Charleston, is a full service residential, commercial and industrial pest control company serving South Carolina.

by · 11/23/2020 · 1 comment · Underwriters
NEWS BRIEFS: McCain, Hall perform 8 p.m. Tuesday in $10 virtual concert

NEWS BRIEFS: McCain, Hall perform 8 p.m. Tuesday in $10 virtual concert

At 8 p.m. Nov. 17, the Charleston City Paper will offer a virtual mini-concert called 2020 SUCKS, a City Paper Concert for Charleston with Charleston favorite Edwin McCain as well as Country artist, Lauren Hall. 

by · 11/16/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs
MYSTERY PHOTO: Interesting place for a mural

MYSTERY PHOTO: Interesting place for a mural

This photo might be difficult for out-of-towners to locate because it’s in an interesting place.  The “who” shouldn’t be tough, but where is 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 Nov. 9 photo, “Orange archway?” should have been easy-peasy to anyone who has driven past South of the Border on Interstate 95 in Dillon County. It was a close-up of a Pedro sign.

by · 11/16/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos