Contributing photographer Rob Byko recently has been prowling the woods around Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in search of nesting birds. Below are some photos of nesting juvenile blue herons and great egrets. Thanks, Rob! Great photos.
Staff reports | The College of Charleston’s English department recently introduced a new minor and concentration in Writing, Rhetoric and Publication (WRP) to guide students on how to write in the digital age.
This creative topiary had a guest photographer laughing so hard that he forgot to write down the location. We now know where it is. Do you? Send your guess to mailto:editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our April 15 mystery, “What is this photo all about?” was a photo from the 1954 election campaign of Charleston’s Ernest F. Hollings when he won the seat to be South Carolina’s lieutenant governor.
Via Digit Matheny, contributing editor | “I’m buying a house. Should I buy a home warranty?”
Seems like a relatively tame question, right? But post it on Facebook or Nextdoor and watch the impassioned responses roll in. You might as well ask, “What political party should I belong to?”
Editor and publisher Andy Brack has a new book of selected columns since 2014 that delve into how South Carolina can do better to help people through politics and the governing process.
We Can Do Better, South Carolina! offers incisive commentaries on the American South, the common good and interesting South Carolina leaders, such as former U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings, civil rights advocate Septima Clark, former S.C. Gov. David Beasley and more.
IN THIS ISSUE
COMMENTARY, Brack: Yes, senator, the ox is in the ditch stil
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
REAL ESTATE: Should you buy a home warranty?
GOOD NEWS: New book highlights how S.C. can do better
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: What is this photo all about?
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Battle of Cowpens was turning point in Revolutionary War
CALENDAR: Lots to do locally in weeks ahead
A loyal reader sent along this photo to be a mystery. Where is it? If you’re stumped, don’t worry — it may be too 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 April 1 mystery, “Look familiar?” should have looked familiar if you live in Berkeley County. It showed the old train station in Moncks Corner
IN THIS ISSUE:
FOCUS: Film about libraries, homeless to have Charleston premiere Friday
COMMENTARY, Brack: Thank you, Fritz Hollings
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston International Airport
GOOD NEWS: Walters inaugurated; Port volume up
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: This one may be too tough
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ernest F. Hollings
CALENDAR: Lots going on in the area
Staff reports | The Charleston County Public Library wants to hear stories about restaurant integration in the area. Partnering with The Post and Courier newspaper, the library is seeking to document people’s earliest memories of dining in white-owned restaurants.
This building might look familiar to some readers in the Lowcountry. What and where is it? (Note: We blurred part of it to make it a little harder to identify.) Send your guess to mailto:editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo: Our March 25 mystery, “Not for climbing purposes,” got two kinds of guesses. Some folks thought the pink and gray elephants were at South of the Border near Dillon on Interstate 95. Great guess. Unfortunately, they were wrong – although a pink elephant really is the kind of thing that should be at the attraction. Others correctly guessed Papa Joe’s Fireworks in Hardeeville near the other end of the interstate (exit 5) in South Carolina.
We Can Do Better, South Carolina! (2019) by editor and publisher Andy Brack offers incisive commentaries on the American South, politics, the common good and interesting South Carolina leaders. Available exclusively for Kindle for $7.99. A paperback version will be ready soon. Learn more.
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