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MYSTERY PHOTO: Looks like something under construction

This is obviously a construction site. Hint: It’s in South Carolina. But 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. 31 mystery, “Is it a castle?” should have been easy for people who walk around old Charleston. It wasn’t a castle, but a close-up photo of the Circular Congregational Church at 150 Meeting Street.

by Charleston Currents · 01/07/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

1/7, full issue: Neighborhood LRT benefits; Tax shell game; Palmetto Poem

IN THIS ISSUE | Jan. 7, 2019

FOCUS: Neighborhoods should benefit from Lowcountry Rapid Transit
COMMENTARY, Brack: Don’t play verbal shell games with tax reform
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
PALMETTO POEM, Wentworth: One river, one boat
GOOD NEWS: On cloud study, new TUW CEO, more
FEEDBACK: Goodwill president thanks community
MYSTERY PHOTO: Looks like something under construction
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Coker College
CALENDAR: Charleston Jazz Festival set to start Jan. 24

by Charleston Currents · 01/07/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

GOOD NEWS: USS Charleston to be commissioned March 2

Staff reports | The Columbus Street Terminal in Charleston will host a March 2 commissioning of the new USS Charleston (LCS 18), an Independence-class littoral combat ship built in Mobile, Ala.

The $440 million ship is a state-of-the-art trimaran designed to go into shallow waters that other ships can’t. Awarded in December 2010, the ship was named by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus in January 2015 with Charlotte Riley, wife of former Mayor Joe Riley, serving as the ship’s sponsor. Launched in September 2017, the 418-foot ship with a speed of 44 knots (50.6 mph) was delivered in August 2018. It will be homeported in San Diego, Calif.

by Charleston Currents · 12/31/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY: Is it a castle?

This part of the South Carolina building above looks like a castle. But 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. 17 mystery, “A Lowcountry building decked out for the holidays,” was a gift from longtime sleuth Bill Segars Hartsville. He sent us a picture of the Fishers of Men Total Man Deliverance Ministry church in downtown Walterboro.

by Charleston Currents · 12/31/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

12/31: Watch Night at noon; Cauliflower and more: USS Charleston

IN THIS ISSUE | Dec. 31, 2018

FOCUS: Morris Brown AME to host special Watch Night today at noon
COMMENTARY, Brack: There are so many things I don’t understand
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
GOOD NEWS: USS Charleston to be commissioned March 2
FEEDBACK: Do you have any opinions? Send them to us
MYSTERY PHOTO: Is it a castle?
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Columbia College
CALENDAR: Restaurant Week is around the corner

by Charleston Currents · 12/31/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: Dining With Friends returns to the Lowcountry in 2019

By Jason Kirk, special to Charleston Currents | Dining With Friends is back, and party hosts all over Charleston couldn’t be more excited. On Jan. 19, 2019, hundreds of people around the greater Charleston community will host dinner parties in their homes, churches or workplaces as part of a massive fundraising effort to support the work of Palmetto Community Care.

Party hosts and their guests will then gather together for a Grand Finale celebration with drinks, desserts and dancing at Memminger Auditorium.

The great thing about this event is it’s a low-stress commitment for party hosts. They don’t have to worry about “asking their friends for money” – the invitations provided will do all the work.

by Charleston Currents · 12/17/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

PHOTO ESSAY: Christmas vacation … in Vienna

Charleston resident Cynthia Bledsoe sent along these great photos after jetting recently to Vienna to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the holiday season. We hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we did – and that you have a happy yuletide.

by Charleston Currents · 12/17/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Photo Essay, Photos

GOOD NEWS: Share your legislative priorities in new reader survey

Staff reports | Our sister publication, Statehouse Report, on Friday highlighted what lawmakers want to do in the 2019 legislative session in this news story. But we’d like to give you a chance to sound off about your priorities.

Therefore, we encourage you to take a 10-question survey to share your thoughts on the state’s challenges and priorities.

by Charleston Currents · 12/17/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY: A Lowcountry building decked out for the holidays

This week’s mystery comes to us from a loyal reader who said the building almost screams Christmas – even without the wreathes on the front of the building. Hint: It’s in the greater Lowcountry area and we expect it might be a tough one. 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. 10 mystery, “Clues in photo might give away where it is,” had enough clues to get a lot of correct guesses from alert readers. They knew the photo showed the Charleston Maritime Center along the bank of the Cooper River near the S.C. Aquarium.

by Charleston Currents · 12/17/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

12/17: Dining with Friends; Pay teachers better; Viennese holiday

IN THIS ISSUE | Dec. 17, 2018

FOCUS: Dining with Friends returns to the Lowcountry in 2019
COMMENTARY, Brack: Pay our teachers better
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston International Airport
PHOTO ESSAY: Christmas vacation … in Vienna
GOOD NEWS: Share your legislative priorities in new reader survey
FEEDBACK: Do you have any opinions? Send them to us
MYSTERY PHOTO: A Lowcountry building decked out for the holidays
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Park Seed Company
CALENDAR: Still time to get your jingle on

EDITOR’S NOTE: Our next issue will be Dec. 31. Have a good holiday season.

by Charleston Currents · 12/17/2018 · 1 comment · Full issue