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4/30, full issue: On teachers; Leadership; New poem

IN THIS ISSUE:
MYSTERY PHOTO: At the top of a building
FOCUS, Mauldin: Public school teachers are stewards of our future
COMMENTARY, Brack: Seize the rudder to thwart ambivalence, apathy, neglect
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
PALMETTO POEM, Pearce: Notes from the Quarterly Training Session
WHAT WE LOVE: Minor league baseball
GOOD NEWS: CofC program ranks first in the nation
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Plantations and the plantation system
CALENDAR, April 30+: On the Table’s pilot debuts Tuesday

by Charleston Currents · 04/30/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: New family memberships at Gaillard Center are hot

By Catherine Brack, special to Charleston Currents | The Charleston Gaillard Center is now offering a membership level for families to immerse children earlier in the arts at a price that is affordable for parents.

Families with children under the age of 12 that join will receive an array of benefits, ranging from a city-wide interactive passport book for each child to discounts on family-only performances to special event invitations for the whole family to enjoy.

Since the re-opening in October 2015, the Charleston Gaillard Center has provided many opportunities for families to enjoy the arts. With performances like Peppa Pig, the Disney Jr. Dance Party and the annual tradition of the Charlotte Ballet’s Nutcracker, families have experienced live stories from their favorite characters and created lasting memories.

by Charleston Currents · 04/23/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

MYSTERY PHOTO: You might have seen this before

Here’s a mystery that many residents and visitors to Charleston might see. (We’ve slightly altered the picture to make identification more difficult.) Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com with “Mystery Photo” in the subject line. Please make sure to include your name and contact information.

Last issue’s mystery: The April 16 Mystery Photo showed First Scots Presbyterian Church on Meeting Street in Charleston. Hats off to photo sleuths Chris Brooks of Mount Pleasant; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; and Tom Tindall of Edisto Island for correctly identifying it.

by Charleston Currents · 04/23/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

“Barbapapa,” by Kate Hooray Osmond. Oil and gold leaf on canvas, 2017. Image provided.

4/23, full issue: Gaillard family members; Year of the Woman?; What we love

In the April 23, 2018, issue of Charleston Currents:
MYSTERY PHOTO: You might recognize this place
FOCUS: New family memberships at Gaillard Center are hot
COMMENTARY, Brack: Will the Year of the Woman impact S.C. governor’s race?
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
WHAT WE LOVE: Breach Inlet and Orchestra League
GOOD NEWS: Local artist Osmond receives South Arts fellowship
FEEDBACK: Two readers react to education commentary
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Oconee Bell
CALENDAR, April 23+: From learning about redistricting to Yappy Hour

by Charleston Currents · 04/23/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: Local company is pushing the recycling of old mattresses

By Liz Rennie, special to Charleston Currents | In an era of excessive textile waste, one local company is hoping to push the larger corporate players towards better environmental stewardship.

BedShred.com, an initiative of The Charleston Mattress, is committed to keeping old mattresses out of landfills through aggressive recycling techniques. Every discarded mattress is deconstructed and recycled into foam fibers for carpet padding, wooden mulch for community garden projects and the steel coils are melted down for re-sell. The components are never used in bedding again, but can take on new life in other household forms.

The process leaves only 10 percent of each mattress being discarded as compacted waste.

by Charleston Currents · 04/16/2018 · 2 comments · Focus, Good news

MYSTERY PHOTO: Two domes

We go from last week’s mystery of one gold dome to this week’s photo of two brick-colored domes. Where is this building and what is it? Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com with “Mystery Photo” in the subject line. Please make sure to include your name and contact information.

Last issue’s mystery

The April 9 Mystery Photo showed the gold top of the Georgia state capitol in Atlanta. While we got some guesses of buildings in West Virginia and Savannah, hats off to those who correctly identified the dome: Bud Ferillo of Columbia; Chris Brooks of Mount Pleasant; David Brown of Daniel Island; Cheryl Smithem of Summerville; Montez Martin of Charleston; Chuck Boyd of Hanahan; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; and Tom Tindall of Edisto Island.

by Charleston Currents · 04/16/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

The Charleston Symphony Orchestra, the Nashville Ballet and the Charleston Symphony Chorus singers will perform Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana on Thursday and Friday at the Charleston Gaillard Center. (Photo provided by Charleston Gaillard Center.)

4/16, full issue: On BedShred.com; Building talent; and a new feature you’ll love!

INSIDE THIS USSUE:
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two domes
FOCUS: Local company is pushing the recycling of old mattresses
COMMENTARY, Brack: If you want prosperity, you’ve got to invest to build talent
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
NEW FEATURE: What we love about Charleston
GOOD NEWS: From a new police chief to ban on plastic bags
FEEDBACK: Yep, extending I-526 is questionable
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Yellow jessamine, the state flower
CALENDAR, April 16+: Charleston Farmers Market back in business

by Charleston Currents · 04/16/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

MYSTERY PHOTO: Gold top

The only clue we’ll give you to this week’s Mystery Photo is it is not in South Carolina. So what is it and where is it? Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com with “Mystery Photo” in the subject line. Please make sure to include your name and contact information.

Last issue’s mystery: The April 2 Mystery Photo may have been the best ever (so far) because it was one of three of the same thing. Last week’s photo shows the top of a “standpipe” water tower in Walterboro. But wait, there are two other similar structures in South Carolina — one in nearby Allendale and another in the Upstate in Belton (we didn’t know about the Belton one.)

by Charleston Currents · 04/09/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

An aerial view of Pacific Mills and Olympia Mill village in Columbia. Copyrighted image courtesy the Richland Library.

4/9, full issue: On I-526; Likely friendship; Not wasting time

IN THIS ISSUE

MYSTERY PHOTO: Gold top
FOCUS: Interstate 526 completion isn’t actionable plan, but smoky scheme
COMMENTARY, Brack: S.C. friendship touted in new book isn’t all that unlikely
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
CAREERS, Fanning: Video on how to stop wasting time
GOOD NEWS: New education report seeks to provoke education change
FEEDBACK: Send us a letter
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mill villages in South Carolina
CALENDAR, April 9+: Beers with dogs and books, more

by Charleston Currents · 04/09/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

MYSTERY PHOTO: Interesting skyscape

Here’s a photo of a skyscape somewhere in South Carolina. Just what is it and where is it? Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com with “Mystery Photo” in the subject line. Please make sure to include your name and contact information.

Last issue’s mystery
Several readers correctly identified the ship in the March 26 as the newly-christened USS Ralph Johnson, named for a local Marine hero who died in Vietnam. But the question wasn’t to name the ship, but to identify who named the ship.

by Charleston Currents · 04/02/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos