We must be on a cemetery tour or something because here’s another mysterious graveyard. 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 June 3 mystery, “This one could be tough,” turned out to be pretty easy for several familiar sleuths who identified the photo the cemetery across from St. Philip’s Church in Charleston.
Staff reports | Charleston Stage’s first show produced at its new Pearl Theatre in West Ashley opens June 13 and runs through June 30.
You’ll love the hilarious whodunit, Shear Madness, the longest-running play in American theatre history. You’ll be able to follow the trail of clues and get to vote on each turn in the road in a hilarious murder mystery unlike any you have ever seen.
Also inside: Gaillard events; Presidential town hall; Hat Day; Charleston Carifest; more.
IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Wando Mount Pleasant Library is a library of the future
COMMENTARY, Brack: When something named “liberal” really isn’t
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston International Airport
GOOD NEWS: Big-time country star and prominent author celebrate America
FEEDBACK: Send you’re your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Hmmm, looks like another cemetery
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: South Carolina during World War II
CALENDAR: The Pearl Theatre to offer its first production June 13-30
By April Sorrow, Jefferson, Ga. | As temperatures climb into the 90s, Jackson Electric Membership Corporation encourages members to reduce energy use where possible to save money. When temperatures outside are high, heat pumps must work overtime to keep the air indoors cool.
Follow these tips to reduce energy use to save money.
Stay cool for less. Nearly half of the electricity used at home goes to condition the air inside. To impact cost, the air conditioner or heat pump needs to run less.
* Set your thermostat to 78 degrees.
* Don’t turn off the air conditioner when you’re gone; instead set it higher. Turning it off makes the system work much harder to overcome the heat built up in the house when you turn it back on.
* Better still, use a programmable thermostat. Set it to bring your home’s temperature down to 78 degrees 30 minutes before you get home.
he City of North Charleston is seeking a new artist-in-residence for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Also inside: A new bookstore in Goose Creek; A Magnolia first; Hat tip to George Benson; more.
There’s a pretty good clue in this photo that will suggest where it was taken, but if you don’t see it, this mystery photo could be pretty tough. 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 May 27 mystery, “This mystery should be pretty easy,” showed a guy in Revolutionary War-era garb outside of the Old Exchange on East Bay Street at Broad Street in downtown Charleston.
IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Some smart tips to beat the heat
COMMENTARY, Brack: A hotter South Carolina has some steamy policy impacts
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control
PHOTO ESSAY: Scenes from Sullivan’s Island
GOOD NEWS: North Charleston seeks an artist-in-residence
FEEDBACK: Brack nailed it on budget gimmick
RECOMMENDED: Undaunted Courage, by Richard Gergel
MYSTERY PHOTO: This one could be tough
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Tobacco barns
CALENDAR: Only a few Spoleto days left
Staff reports | With record-breaking heat arriving in the Lowcountry earlier than usual, pet owners are advised by the Charleston Animal Society, which has issued an early heat advisory, to make sure to keep their pets cool in hot weather. These tips are good any time of the summer.
Keep animals indoors and limit outdoor activities during a heat wave. People are urged to leave pets at home and not take them outside to the beach or other events. Even swimming, a dog can overheat.
“We know it’s always fun to take our pets with us, but we have to put their well-being first,” Dr. Lucy Fuller, senior director of veterinary care at Charleston Animal Society, said in a news release. “We are also reminding everyone not to leave pets in cars – even for a quick run into a store – it is just too dangerous.”
Staff reports | The first new library of five being built through a $108.5 million county bond referendum will open 10 a.m. June 10 following a 9 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new 40,000-square-foot Wando Mount Pleasant Library is located at 1400 Carolina Park Boulevard in northern Mount Pleasant.
“We are thrilled with this example of library innovation and accessibility for all of Charleston County’s residents,” said Charleston County Public Library Executive Director Angela Craig. “This is one of many new facilities launching system-wide that will provide exceptional library service, as well as access to emerging technologies and resources that the public can embrace as their own.”
Here’s a mystery that should be pretty easy for anyone who has lived in or visited Charleston. So how about identifying it AND giving us one fun fact about this place. 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 May 20 mystery, “Narrow, tall building,” seemed to stump many readers, based on the fewer-than-normal responses we got. It shows a chapel in Bethany Cemetery, a Lutheran site near Charleston’s Magnolia Cemetery.
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