Articles by: Charleston Currents

12/23: Plastics ban; Impeachment; Some good news

12/23: Plastics ban; Impeachment; Some good news

IN THIS ISSUE:

TODAY’S FOCUS, Plastic straws, bags, clamshells, more to go away in Charleston
COMMENTARY, Brack: Impeachment having impact in S.C. politics
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
GOOD NEWS: Port grows, Green’s mural, holiday safety, more
FEEDBACK: Think of the good
MYSTERY PHOTO: Different perspective
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Furman University, founded 169 years ago
CALENDAR: Free parking available in downtown Charleston garages

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MYSTERY PHOTO: Warm, afternoon light

MYSTERY PHOTO: Warm, afternoon light

You can feel the warmth on this building on a cool fall day as the sun started to set.  But what and where is it? [Several photos lately have been hard, so here’s a holiday “gimme!”]  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. 9 mystery, “An old place,” is the Old Sheldon Church ruins near Yemassee.  If you look closely, you’ll see a new look with manicured rock paths, even though they are blocked these days by a fence that surrounds the historic church.

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CALENDAR: Free downtown garage parking until Jan. 1

CALENDAR: Free downtown garage parking until Jan. 1

Staff reports  |  Charleston city and county governments have partnered to offer two-hour parking vouchers valid at select garages, now through Wed. Jan. 1.  Print the voucher.

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A tram at a station in Linz, Austria.

12/16, full issue: On smarter traffic; 5 things to get right; Photo essay

IN THIS ISSUE:
TODAY’S FOCUS, Palm: Let’s be smarter about dealing with traffic woes
COMMENTARY, Brack:  Get these 5 things right in 2020
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South Carolina Ports Authority
PHOTO ESSAY:  Holiday cruise finds Europe brimming with holiday cheer
FEEDBACK:  Got something to say? Send us a letter.
MYSTERY PHOTO:  Warm, autumn light
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:  White lightning
CALENDAR:  Free parking available in downtown Charleston garages

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Federal officials work to disentangle a northern right whale from fishing gear off the Florida coast.  NOAA photo, 2008.

NEWS BRIEFS: Clock ticking for northern right whale

By Lindsay Street, Statehouse Report  | A migrating whale that cruises through South Carolina waters is being killed at 10 times the rate its population can sustain, largely due to vessel-strikes and commercial fishery entanglements, experts say.

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MYSTERY PHOTO: An old place

MYSTERY PHOTO: An old place

Where and what 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. 2 mystery, “Lowcountry dawn,” turned out to be harder than we anticipated.  The Charleston photo is taken from a parking lot at the Marina Variety Store on Lockwood Boulevard looking toward construction of the new Sergeant Jasper complex on Broad Street.  

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Painting by Katherine Hester.

CALENDAR: North Charleston gallery features two Lowcountry artists

Staff reports  |  Two Lowcountry  artists are showing their work in the North Charleston City Gallery through Jan. 31, 2020, in exhibitions that celebrate the beachy outdoors and microcosms of nature.  

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12/9:  Celebrating conservation; Boomers and boomlets; Whales

12/9: Celebrating conservation; Boomers and boomlets; Whales

IN THIS EDITION OF CHARLESTON CURRENTS:
FOCUS:  Conservationists celebrate 30 years of protecting the ACE Basin
COMMENTARY: OK, boomlets:  Back off on boomers
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
NEWS BRIEFS: Clock ticking for northern right whale
FEEDBACK:  Free press is crucial to functioning democracy
MYSTERY PHOTO:  An old place
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:  Country ideology
CALENDAR:  North Charleston gallery features two Lowcountry artists

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GOOD NEWS: 33 schools take part in Giant Greeting Card Competition

GOOD NEWS: 33 schools take part in Giant Greeting Card Competition

Staff reports  | First Baptist School in Charleston, Summerville Catholic School and Orange Grove Charter School in West Ashley won top awards in their divisions in the annual Giant Greeting Card Competition at the Holiday Festival of Lights.

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MYSTERY PHOTO: Lowcountry dawn

MYSTERY PHOTO: Lowcountry dawn

Try to figure out where the photographer stood when taking this photo of a sunrise in Charleston.  Alternatively, what’s the photographer looking at through the lens? Extra credit: Answer both. 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 Nov. 25 mystery, “Interesting brick building,” has been known as the Waring Historical Library since 1969. 

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