Staff reports | Thousands of Democrats will flock to a North Charleston field Oct. 5 to see big-name presidential candidates as the Charleston County Democratic Party holds its 2019 Blue Jamboree.
The event, which has been growing since it started in 2010 with 150 people, is getting a lot of attention due to the 2020 presidential contest with more than 2,000 tickets already being sold, according to the county party.
Sunsets are glorious at this time of year with the evening build-up of clouds. Here’s a relaxing local place to watch the evening ebb, 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 Aug. 26 mystery, “This could be the beginning of something good” included a clue in the title. The photo near the Coast Guard station in Charleston shows the beginning of the Low Battery wall along the Ashley River at the intersection of Tradd Street and Murray Boulevard.
Staff reports | American blues musician Keb’ Mo’, who was born in California in 1951 as Kevin Roosevelt Moore, will show why he’s earned four Grammy Awards with a Sept. 19 performance at the Charleston Gaillard Center with music that often defies labels
IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Resources to help you get ready for Hurricane Dorian
COMMENTARY, Brack: This blockbuster report should change your view of history
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
GOOD NEWS: Blue Jamboree to attract big-name Democrats in October
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
MYSTERY PHOTO: Kicking back to watch a grand sunset
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: South Carolina’s Hispanic residents
CALENDAR: Keb’ Mo’ Solo set for Sept. 19 at Gaillard
By Curtis Loftis, state treasurer | August is ABLE to Save Month (#ABLEtoSave), a national grassroots initiative of the ABLE National Resource Center, designed to educate the public about ABLE accounts. The campaign not only brings attention to this important savings resource, but it also demonstrates a positive step towards levelling the financial playing field for the disability community.
Living with a disability can significantly add to the financial pressure families live with every day, especially when families cannot save money for fear of losing eligibility for important benefits like Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid. Only a few years ago, individuals with disabilities and their families were faced with this impossible financial dilemma: sacrifice saving for the future or lose vital public benefits. As it stood, if individuals with disabilities had more than $2,000 in financial resources, they risked losing means-tested benefits they often relied on for income, health care, food and housing.
Staff reports | Mitchell Hill, a Charleston-based interior design house, will open a design center in the fall on upper King Street in an art deco building long known as Chase Furniture.
According to a press release, the business founded in 2010 by Michael Mitchell and Tyler Hill will revive the 12,000-square-foot space as a multi-line showroom, but will continue to operate as a gallery.
This one could be another tough one. Hint: It’s in Charleston. Where? 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 Aug. 19 mystery, “Peeking into where?” was particularly vexing for many. “Hat Lady” Archie Burkel of James Island explains the photo she submitted: “It was taken looking through the keyhole of Old St. Andrews Parish Church, Ashley River Road.
IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS, Loftis: State has tax-advantaged way for disabled to save
COMMENTARY, Brack: A great send-off for Planet Jimbo
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
GOOD NEWS: Mitchell HIll to open new Charleston design center
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
MYSTERY PHOTO: This could be the beginning of something good
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jonathan Lucas
CALENDAR: From a musical to shows to art
Staff reports | Burke High School on Saturday hosted Charleston County School District’s 13th annual Hootie’s Homegrown Roundup.
The annual event provides K-12 school students with supplies and services donated by Hootie and the Blowfish, the Rotary Club of Charleston and local businesses striving to make an impact by giving kids a head start on the coming school year. Despite the threat of rain, the event was well-attended by hundreds of kids and their parents.
Dedicated James Island reader Archie Burkel, a.k.a. The Hat Lady, submitted this as a Mystery Photo and, boy, is it ever clever. Hint: It was taken in Charleston County. But what is the viewer looking at and 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 Aug. 12 mystery, “Pair of crosses,” showed the new steeples at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church on Savannah Highway in Charleston. Thirty years ago next month, Hurricane Hugo blew down the church’s original steeples.
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