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MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this fountain?

Here’s a fountain somewhere in Charleston County. Where? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our most recent mystery, “Did it move?” shows the Darby building in the Old Village part of Mount Pleasant. The question we asked was a twist … because the building didn’t move, but the county did. The building originally was the Berkeley County Courthouse, but Berkeley County moved its county seat from Mount Pleasant to Moncks Corner more than 100 years ago.

by Charleston Currents · 08/10/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

NEW BOOK: Charleston firsts on golf, Black official, fire insurance

With this issue, we begin publishing excerpts from a soon-to-be-published book, 350 Facts About Charleston. As you may know, the Holy City is celebrating the 350th anniversary of its founding this year. The staff at our sister publication, the Charleston City Paper, compiled lots of interesting facts that we think you’ll find entertaining and compelling.

by Charleston Currents · 08/10/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Features, History

NEW for 8/10: On virus levels, data; Policy pig; Vouchers

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: MUSC dashboard provides insights into the community’s health
COMMENTARY, Brack: Sales tax holiday was lipstick on policy pig
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
ANOTHER VIEW, Gibson: It’s time to debunk the myth of school choice
NEWS BRIEFS: Local lawmakers graded on conservation
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this fountain?
CALENDAR: Redux opens new Macintosh exhibition today
NEW BOOK: Charleston firsts on golf, Black official, fire insurance

by Charleston Currents · 08/10/2020 · 1 comment · Full issue

NEWS: Tropical storm may turn into hurricane Monday

Staff reports | Officials are closely watching the churning in the Atlantic Ocean as Tropical Storm Isaias moves north towards the Carolinas coast. Heavy, spotty rain has been reported Monday morning.

The storm, near the Georgia-Florida line early this morning, is expected to be off the coast of Charleston by Monday night, bringing with it heavy rains. At 5 a.m., maximum sustained winds were 70 mph. It may gain enough power to be a hurricane, forecasters say, with the highest winds occurring off the coast. The probable landfall is Wilmington, N.C.

As of 8 a.m., Charleston was under a tropical storm warning, but a hurricane warning stretched from the South Santee River to Surf City, N.C. A storm surge warning is in effect from Edisto Island to the North Carolina line.

by Charleston Currents · 08/03/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY PHOTO: Did it move?

There’s something a little different about this building. It used to be in a different place than it is today. Did it move, or what? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our most recent mystery, “Flags adorn impressive, grand entrance,” shows the historic and sumptuous Willcox Hotel in Aiken, which was named the 10th best resort hotel in the South by Travel + Leisure magazine in 2020. “The Willcox has historic southern charm enough to satisfy

by Charleston Currents · 08/03/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

Turmeric No. 3, by Image: Fletcher Williams III, . Dye and Acrylic on Paper, 50x38in, 2020 Photo: Rick Rhodes Photography

CALENDAR: Redux to show Williams’s art Aug. 10-28

Redux Contemporary Art Center in Charleston will present Studio Works (2018-present) as an Ag. 10-28 solo exhibition featuring the work of North Charleston artist Fletcher Williams III.

by Charleston Currents · 08/03/2020 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

NEW for 8/3: On leadership; Trump’s fear; Tropical storm coming

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Book outlines how 4 presidents tackled difficult situations
COMMENTARY, Brack: Three months before national election, Trump is scared
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
NEWS BRIEFS: Tropical storm may turn into hurricane later today
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Did it move?
CALENDAR: Redux to show Williams’s art Aug. 10-28
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Lords Proprietors of Carolina

by Charleston Currents · 08/03/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

Meeting & Line Street by Sarah Harris, provided.

FOCUS: North Charleston to open new Park Circle art gallery Aug. 1

Staff reports | The city of North Charleston will open a new free art gallery at Park Circle to present works scheduled in the North Charleston City Art Gallery, which has been shuttered indefinitely because of the closure of the Charleston Area Convention Center’s Performing Arts Center and Coliseum.

The new gallery, formerly known as the Olde Village Community Building, will open Aug. 1 at 4820 Jenkins Avenue. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. In addition to the monthly exhibitions, the new space will feature a gift shop that offers a variety of items by local artists, art workshops and recurring meetings when it’s safe.

Park Circle Gallery’s inaugural exhibitions include photographs by Nicole Robinson of Charleston and paintings by Sarah Harris of Hanahan. The concurrent solo exhibitions will be on view August 1-29, 2020.

by Charleston Currents · 07/27/2020 · 1 comment · Focus, Good news

NEWS BRIEFS: Legislature abuzz over private voucher effort by governor

Staff reports | The legislature is abuzz over Gov. Henry McMaster’s move a week ago to allocate $32 million in pandemic relief funds for tuition grants to private schools.

By Wednesday, state Circuit Court Judge Edgar W. Dickson in Orangeburg County issued a temporary block on the plan in response to a lawsuit that said McMaster’s move violated the state’s constitution, which prevents public dollars from directly benefiting private educational institutions.

by Charleston Currents · 07/27/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY PHOTO: Flags adorn impressive, grand entrance

Here’s an important-looking place replete with three different flags. But where is it? Why might it have been in recent news? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our most recent mystery, “Historic pensive marble statue,” shows the pensive “Winter” statue at Middleton Place near Charleston.

by Charleston Currents · 07/27/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos