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5/27, full issue: Keep your pets cool; Legislative values in budget; New library

IN THIS EDITION

HONORING OUR HEROES. Let’s all take a few quiet moments today, Memorial Day, to honor Americans in our armed forces who gave their lives for our country. Thank you. Rest in peace. Learn more about Memorial Day.

FOCUS: Keep your pets cool in hot weather
COMMENTARY, Brack: State budget shows legislators’ values
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
GOOD NEWS: First of new libraries to open June 10 in Mount Pleasant
FEEDBACK: Stop political attacks during council meetings
MYSTERY PHOTO: This mystery should be pretty easy
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Education in South Carolina, part 4
CALENDAR: Piccolo Spoleto and Spoleto Festival USA are in high gear!

by Charleston Currents · 05/27/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FESTIVAL TIME: PURE Theatre will offer three shows of Butcher Stories, the world premiere solo-comedy from Andy Livengood (Theatre 99, The Christmas Will Be Televised): 8 p.m. on May 29, 9 p.m. May 30 and 4 p.m. June 2, Cannon Street Art Center, 134 Cannon St., Charleston. More info: PURE Theatre. Photo by Ben Egelson.

GOOD NEWS: Bring on the arts

From May 24 to June 9 all over the Charleston area, the sheer quality of the music, art and culture for 17 days is mind-blowing. Events through the main festival, Spoleto Festival USA, generally cost more that the city-backed Piccolo Spoleto, but the big festival is a draw that brings in people from all over the world. To see all of the offerings, go online here: SpoletoFestivalUSA.org.

by Charleston Currents · 05/20/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY: Narrow, tall building

Here’s a tall, interesting building somewhere in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. But 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 May 13 mystery, “Interesting roofscape,” wasn’t in Turkey or France or some other place (yes, we tried to trick you a bit.) …

by Charleston Currents · 05/20/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

5/20, full issue: 548 miles and counting; Nerf candidates, again; Festivals

IN THIS ISSUE:

FOCUS, Adams: 548 miles down; Only 1,644 to go!
COMMENTARY, Brack: Nerf candidates for mayor up to it again
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
GOOD NEWS: Bring on the arts
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Narrow, tall building
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Education in South Carolina, part 3
CALENDAR: From community discussions to arts around the community

by Charleston Currents · 05/20/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

Dr. Besim Ogretmen, Hollings Cancer Center researcher, left, and Dr. Shanmugam Selvam discuss their work at the Hollings Cancer Center, home to more than 70 research labs and 400 researchers. MUSC photo by Sarah Pack

GOOD NEWS: Hollings Cancer Center wins renewal as national Cancer Center

Staff reports | The Hollings Cancer Center of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) recently won renewal of its designation as a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center.”MUSC is proud to have the only NCI-designated cancer center in South Carolina,” MUSC President David J. Cole said in a press release. “This renewal validates the significant, ongoing and dedicated effort by Hollings Cancer Center scientists toward advances in cancer prevention, diagnoses and treatment, with the ultimate goal of finding cancer cures.”

by Charleston Currents · 05/13/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY PHOTO: Interesting roofscape

My, my, this certainly is an interesting roofscape with hints of, perhaps, Turkey and France. But where is it specifically (more than just the town)? Try to identify where or what it is in this community. 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 6 mystery, “Swampy clue,” generated interesting guesses, such as Beidler Forest or Cypress Gardens. Bud Ferillo of Columbia joked that the swamp was the Statehouse in Columbia.

by Charleston Currents · 05/13/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

5/13, FULL ISSUE: LIFE memory; Wrong CHE finalist; Palmetto Poem

IN THIS ISSUE:

FOCUS: Photo memories from the 1960s
COMMENTARY, Brack: Not hard to connect the dots on CHE finalist
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
PALMETTO POEM: four eyes
GOOD NEWS: Hollings Cancer Center wins renewal as national Cancer Center
FEEDBACK: Two years for a new pier?
MYSTERY PHOTO: Interesting roofscape
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Education in South Carolina
CALENDAR: From a luncheon to a play and lots of suds

by Charleston Currents · 05/13/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: Piccolo Spoleto 2019 has something for everyone

Staff reports | Hold onto your hats for what may be the most memorable Piccolo Spoleto season ever when the city’s annual arts tribute opens May 24 for 17 days.

“The arts resound throughout Charleston year-round, but Piccolo Spoleto’s performances and exhibitions afford special license for the arts to be your guide as you discover landmark houses of worship, historic parks and celebrated public spaces, as well as lesser-known performance venues off the beaten path,” Mayor John Tecklenburg said in his annual welcome letter.

For the 2019 season, artists will be using two new venues — the Cannon Street Arts Center downtown and “The Pearl” at Charleston Stage’s new West Ashley Theater Center. Several shows will take place at the Cannon Street venue, including “Big Mama’s House” (May 24-26); “Butcher Stories” (May 29-30, June 2); “The Why” (June 7-8); “Too Much Memory” (May 29-June 1); “Reality is Overrated” (May 31-June 1); and “Vincent John Doe” (June 6-9). Other shows that caught our attention: …

by Charleston Currents · 05/06/2019 · 1 comment · Focus, Good news

GOOD NEWS: County to replace Folly Beach pier

Staff reports | The 1,045-foot-long Folly Beach Fishing Pier will be replaced by Charleston County Parks to allow the icon to continue to serve the community. Construction is expected to start later this year.

“The 24-year-old Folly Beach Pier, while still currently safe for visitors, is deteriorating, its wooden piles impacted by marine boring worms,” according to a press release. The parks department began dive inspections of the pier pilings in 2013, and encapsulated many of the piles over the past five years in an effort to strengthen them, kill the worms and maintain the integrity of the pier. The walkway has been continually inspected as well.

by Charleston Currents · 05/06/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

5/6, full issue: Piccolo Spoleto, state Senate, tulip trip; new pier

IN THIS ISSUE

FOCUS: Piccolo Spoleto 2019 has something for everyone
COMMENTARY, Brack: State Senate has changed a lot in two decades
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South Carolina Ports Authority
PHOTO ESSAY: The colors of spring in Holland and Belgium
GOOD NEWS: County to replace Folly Beach pier
FEEDBACK: On wishes, hopes and Hollings
MYSTERY PHOTO: Swampy clue
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Education in South Carolina
CALENDAR: From gun safety to Greek food and surfing penguins