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MYSTERY PHOTO: Pointy top

Here’s a building somewhere in the Lowcountry for you to identify. 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:We had lots of great guesses for our Jan. 6 mystery, “Tunnel of trees. Guesses ranged from somewhere on Hilton Head Island or Edisto Island to River Road in Charleston County. But the tunnel was on Mary Murray Drive at Hampton Park adjacent to The Citadel. The camera can be deceiving!

by Charleston Currents · 01/12/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

CALENDAR: Charleston Comedy Festival offers 26 shows Jan. 15-18

Staff reports | You can get ya after ya out Jan. 15 to Jan. 18 at any of 26 shows offered during the 17th annual Charleston Comedy Festival, the Southeast’s premier comedy event.

The Charleston City Paper and Theatre 99 have teamed up to bring laughter and comedic relief to cure the post-holiday blues.

by Charleston Currents · 01/12/2020 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

1/13: MLK events; Finish job on 4K education; Comedy fest

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Charleston, North Charleston to honor King over next week
COMMENTARY, Brack: Finish the job to make 4-year-old kindergarten statewide
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
NEWS BRIEFS: General Assembly to reconvene Tuesday
FEEDBACK: Send us a letter
MYSTERY PHOTO: Rocky top
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: A history of our General Assembly
CALENDAR: Charleston Comedy Festival set for Jan. 15-18

by Charleston Currents · 01/12/2020 · 1 comment · Full issue

Photo by Ruta Smith, Charleston City Paper.

ICYMI: Charleston celebrates “Nathalie Dupree Day”

Staff reports | Raise a glass and send wishes of tasty sugarplums, flaky biscuits, creamy grits, fresh shrimp and dessert delights to Charleston’s doyenne of Southern cooking, Nathalie Dupree, who turned 80 just before Christmas.

by Charleston Currents · 01/06/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY PHOTO: Tunnel of trees

This tunnel may look familiar, 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 Dec. 23 mystery, “Different perspective,” proved to be pretty recognizable by readers of Charleston Currents. It showed Waterfront Park from a perch on the second floor of the City Gallery.

by Charleston Currents · 01/06/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

CALENDAR: Inauguration day in Charleston to be Jan. 13

Staff reports | Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg will be sworn in for his second term during a noon ceremony Jan. 13 at City Hall, 80 Broad St. Also to be sworn in are six members of city council, including newly-elected members Ross Appel, Karl Brady, Marie Delcioppo and Jason Sakran, and current members Peter Shahid and Keith Waring.

by Charleston Currents · 01/06/2020 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

1/6, full issue: Justify road spending; Decade of the Nibble; Polar Plunge

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS, Palm: Justify spending $1.1 billion on Interstate 526 widening project
COMMENTARY, Brack: 2010s were the Decade of the Nibble
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
PHOTO ESSAY: Polar plunging
GOOD NEWS, ICYMI: Charleston celebrated “Nathalie Dupree Day”
FEEDBACK: Send us a letter
MYSTERY PHOTO: Tunnel of trees
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Chicken bog
CALENDAR: Charleston inaugural to be Jan. 13

by Charleston Currents · 01/06/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: Plastic straws, bags, clamshells, more to go away in Charleston

Staff reports | New single-use plastic regulations that eliminate the use of single-use plastic carryout and merchandise bags, as well as some plastic carryout and food packaging items, start Jan. 1 in the city of Charleston.

The new requirements were enacted to maintain cleaner streets and waterways and preserve the beauty and livability of the Charleston area for generations to come, the city of Charleston said.

Among the items that no longer will be allowed are:

* Polystyrene (also known as plastic foam or StyrofoamTM) and other non-recyclable and non-compostable food service ware, carryout containers and food packaging materials such as bowls, boxes, clamshells, cups, plates, stirrers and straws.

* The selling or renting of polystyrene bowls, cups, plates, coolers, containers, ice chests, shipping boxes and packing material.

by Charleston Currents · 12/23/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

GOOD NEWS: Port grows, Green’s mural, holiday safety, more

The S.C. Ports Authority says it is a good position for continued growth after a 2019 that has already seen handling of nearly 2.25 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) since January. “Looking ahead to 2020, we expect to continue weathering uncertainty in the world economy, but our strong position in the Southeast and proximity to a booming consumer market will drive growth,” SCPA President and CEO Jim Newsome said in a press release.

by Charleston Currents · 12/23/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY PHOTO: Different perspective

The picture above is in Charleston, but where? It’s an odd perspective. Perhaps the painting offers a clue. 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 Dec. 16 mystery, “Warm, afternoon light,” showed the glow of Grace Church Cathedral on Wentworth Street in the waning light of a recent chilly Charleston day.

by Charleston Currents · 12/23/2019 · 1 comment · Mystery Photo, Photos