Staff reports | Emmy Award-winning celebrity dog trainer Brandon McMillan will roll up his sleeves Nov. 21 to help shelter animals in the 20th anniversary presentation of the Charleston Animal Society’s annual Chili Cook-off.
IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Divided federal government may help economy
COMMENTARY, Brack: S.C., Democrats have keys, but need to turn on engine
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
NEWS BRIEFS: City Paper to offer $10 virtual concert 8 p.m. Tuesday with McCain, Hall
FEEDBACK: Harp was key for this reader
MYSTERY PHOTO: Interesting place for a mural
CALENDAR: Animal Society’s virtual chili cook-off to be Nov. 21
By Andy Brack | The $200 million spent in South Carolina on the U.S. Senate race between Republican Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison sucked the oxygen out of down-ballot Democratic campaigns. “Nationalizing the election just killed down-ballot races,” said one key Statehouse insider who asked not to be named.
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.
We bet just about anybody who lives in South Carolina, as well as many visitors, have seen this curious orange archway. 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 Oct. 30 photo, “Where is this door?” was easy for many veterans of the Mystery Photo. It showed a slightly retouched photo of the door of the Hibernian Hall on Meeting Street in Charleston. A key clue: the harp gate.
Staff reports | Theatre 99, Charleston’s home for improvisational comedy, is again selling tickets for live shows, now scheduled for 8 p.m. every Wednesday. Seating is socially-distanced and limited.
“We are not giving up on our dream to keep Charleston’s awesome improv theatre alive,” a press release said. “We can’t just quit, so we have reopened to do live shows. Also, we all need to laugh and we need to make you laugh. It is why we got into this business in the first place – to make people laugh.”
You may have seen this door before, but where is it? Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Our Oct. 26 photo, “Golden dome,” wasn’t in South Carolina, as a few readers guessed. The photo showed the golden dome of the Savannah City Hall that overlooks the Savannah River.
IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Our nation’s soul will endure
COMMENTARY, Brack: Newspapers have a responsibility to publish opinions, endorsements
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
NEWS BRIEFS: Live improv is back at Theatre 99
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this door?
CALENDAR: Redux’s annual art auction will be Nov. 9-21
Staff reports | A new documentary released last week highlights the divisive political mood of South Carolina and the rest of the country in 2018 with a focus on the emerging political fissures that exploded in this pandemic year with national protests over civil rights and race.
The second episode of the film, A Hard Road: Travels in Trump’s America, features discussions of race, religion, President Trump and politics in South Carolina.
Here’s an attractive dome buoyed by sunlight. What 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 Oct. 19 photo, “Shipping memorial,” showed a metal model of the SS Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
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