Staff reports | Lowcountry Local First (LLF) is offering a new “Adopt a Local Restaurant” campaign to help the Lowcountry’s food and beverage companies and their staffs stay afloat during the COVID-19 crisis.
Here’s an outstanding Lowcountry example of a Greek Revival home. But where is it? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Based on the results of our last Mystery Photo, “Another bridge,” either the picture was easy or there are lots of readers who are bored at home who decided to guess for the first time — or both! Congratulations to all who correctly identified the bridge as the General William C. Westmoreland Bridge on Interstate 626 over the Ashley River that connects West Ashley and North Charleston.
IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Tecklenburg outlines three stages of reopening Charleston
COMMENTARY, Brack: Intentional acts of kindness soothe during crisis
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South Carolina Ports Authority
PHOTO ESSAY: The beauty of Crab Bank
NEWS BRIEFS: How you can “adopt” a Charleston restaurant during crisis
FEEDBACK: Tree butchery continues in 2020
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classic white mansion
CALENDAR: Get your art fix online
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Camp Sevier
With most people following a stay-at-home order, they’re looking for things to do. Here’s a look at some online events and offerings to help you shed any boredom that may rise in your home:
Virtual museums, attractions. You can visit 500 museums across the world online through this Google amalgamation of sites.
Staff reports | More than 180,000 people in South Carolina have applied for unemployment benefits since mid-March than filed in all of 2019. It’s a stark reminder, Charleston City Paper editor Sam Spence writes, of the crushing economic impact of physical distancing measures in South Carolina to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection.
Here’s another bridge that may look familiar. Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our last Mystery Photo, “Bridge to somewhere” is the 2003-era Paul Gelegotis Bridge on Maybank Highway over the Stono River between James and Johns islands.
With most people following a stay-at-home order, they’re looking for things to do. Here’s a look at some online events and offerings to help you shed any boredom that may rise in your home:
If you have any online events, drop us a line (editor@charlestoncurrents.com) and make sure to put “Online event” in the subject line. Similarly, if you’ve got cool ideas for stuff to do while in isolation at home, send them our way.
IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: How to get cool shoes and help hospital workers
COMMENTARY, Brack: We can do better for all
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
NEWS BRIEFS: More apply for unemployment in last 3 weeks than last year
FEEDBACK: Crisis exposes lack of infrastructure in S.C., world
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another bridge
CALENDAR: Check out these online events
Staff reports | The folks at Lowcountry Local First have a good idea in having a virtual local social — a happy hour online. It’s set for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Here’s a bridge to somewhere in the Lowcountry, but where? Bonus: What is the formal name of the bridge and what is this person’s significance? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our last Mystery Photo, “View from above” showed the beautiful town of Charleston’s sister city, Spoleto, Italy.
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