Articles by: Charleston Currents

FOCUS: 5th annual S.C. Reggae Jerk and Wine Festival is Aug. 26

FOCUS: 5th annual S.C. Reggae Jerk and Wine Festival is Aug. 26

By Herb Frazier, contributor  |  Celebrate Jamaica as you wine and dine at this charity event, the 5th Annual SC Reggae Jerk Wine Festival from noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26, at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.

Sample the succulent taste of Jamaican jerk paired with wines while enjoying Reggae music.

Guests receive a complimentary engraved 9-ounce wine glass to commemorate the event, as well as a complimentary jerk sample paired with wine.

by · 08/13/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news
"Requiem for Mother Emanuel #7," 2016, by Leo Twiggs; batik; 30 x 24 inches. Image via Gibbes Museum of Art.

GOOD NEWS: S.C.’s Twiggs wins Gibbes’ 1858 Prize

Staff reports  |  Orangeburg artist and arts educator Leo Twiggs has won the $10,000 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art, according to the Gibbes Museum of Art and its 1858 Society.  A formal announcement reportedly will be made today.

A painter born in 1934 in St. Stephen, S.C., who works with wax and batik, Twiggs is the first South Carolinian to win the prize, awarded since 2008.

by · 08/13/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs
MYSTERY PHOTO:  Distinctive green roof is memorable

MYSTERY PHOTO:  Distinctive green roof is memorable

If you live in Charleston, you should know where this is.  If you don’t live in the area, the photo might tease your brain a bit.   Where is this structure and why was it erected?   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: The Aug. 6 mystery got the neurons flowing for photo sleuths who correctly identified it as the Haig Point Lighthouse on Daufuskie Island, an eight-square mile island between Hilton Head Island and Savannah.

by · 08/13/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos
Riley. Photo ©University of South Carolina

8/13, full issue: Reggae festival; Riley’s decency; Twiggs wins art prize

IN THIS ISSUE:
FOCUS: 5th annual S.C. Reggae Jerk and Wine Festival is Aug. 26
COMMENTARY, Brack:  Dick Riley reminds us what decency in leadership is all about
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
GOOD NEWS:  S.C.’s Twiggs wins Gibbes’ 1858 Prize
WHAT WE LOVE: Tell us what you live in the Lowcountry
FEEDBACK: Reader loves news he can use
MYSTERY PHOTO:  Distinctive green roof is memorable
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Gov. Richard W. Riley
CALENDAR:  From a run and a show to art and wine

by · 08/13/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
MYSTERY PHOTO: The tall structure might be a clue

MYSTERY PHOTO: The tall structure might be a clue

There’s a clue in the tall structure that’s staring you in the face.  So where is this building … 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.

Last issue’s mystery: The July 30 mystery was easy for lots of folks who knew it to be the romantic bridge at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.

8/6, full issue: Charleston’s rooftop bars; Great S.C. books; Palmetto Poem

8/6, full issue: Charleston’s rooftop bars; Great S.C. books; Palmetto Poem

IN THE AUG. 6 ISSUE:
FOCUS, Crossley: Rooftop bars offer great views of Holy City
COMMENTARY, Brack:  S.C. leaders suggest history, fiction titles for summer reading
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
PALMETTO POEM, Gold:  If, Then
GOOD NEWS:  Red Cross has emergency need for more blood
WHAT WE LOVE:  Tell us what you love about the Lowcountry
FEEDBACK:  Two say column on lynching markers was right on point
MYSTERY PHOTO:  Tall structure may be a clue
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:  Josephine Pinckney
CALENDAR, Aug. 6+:  Art, tours, engagement and more

by · 08/06/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
WHAT WE LOVE: Just about everything!

WHAT WE LOVE: Just about everything!

Gary Crossley of Charleston sent in a list of what he loves about the Charleston in which he was born.  He loves it so much, he tells us, that he even assigned the name Charleston as his son’s middle name. Gary’s list of reasons for loving Charleston (the city):

** The city is not too big or not too small.
** The cobblestone streets which had pirates like Blackbeard/Edward Teach and Stede Bonnet roaming back a hundred plus years ago….

by · 07/30/2018 · Comments are Disabled · What We Love
MYSTERY PHOTO: This one should be pretty easy

MYSTERY PHOTO: This one should be pretty easy

There are two reasons we’re offering what should be a pretty easy mystery photo this week.  First, the last couple of weeks have been particularly difficult.  Second, we’d like to see if we can get the most number of correct guesses for a single photo.  If memory serves, that means we’ll have to get at least 14 correct guesses.  Send your best guess – plus your name and the town in which you now live – to editor@charlestoncurrents.com.  In the subject line, write: “Mystery Photo guess.” (If you don’t include your contact information, we can’t give you credit!)

Last issue’s mystery: The July 23 extreme close-up  mystery photo brought more correct guesses from out-of-towners (though some grew up here) than people who live in the area.

7/30, full issue: Lighthouse Day; Lynching markers; Literary Festival

7/30, full issue: Lighthouse Day; Lynching markers; Literary Festival

IN THIS ISSUE of Charleston Currents #10.38  |  July 30, 2018

FOCUS:  Visit Sullivan’s Island Aug. 4 to celebrate National Lighthouse Day
COMMENTARY, Brack:  Markers needed to remember victims of S.C. lynchings
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
GOOD NEWS:  Literary festival lasts through Saturday, more
WHAT WE LOVE:  Just about everything!
FEEDBACK:  Whipper is a gift to us
MYSTERY PHOTO:  This one should be easy
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:  Lynching in South Carolina
CALENDAR, July 30+:  Tax-free weekend is just days away

by · 07/30/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
Whipper

FOCUS: Visionary Whipper has made good things happen

By Steve Skardon  |  It is hard to imagine The Palmetto Project without Carrie Fulse Whipper.

For eighteen years, she has guided some of our most essential programs, including our signature statewide initiatives in African American health.  After this month, she will be moving on to new work that also includes time for her grandson, Benjamin.

Carrie is the definition of a change agent. When she came to The Palmetto Project, she already had a vision for new ways that religious and community institutions could turn around soaring rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and stroke in marginalized communities.

by · 07/23/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news