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12/2, full issue: Lights of Magnolia; Press freedom; Lots of events

IN THIS EDITION
PHOTO FOCUS: “Lights of Magnolia” explodes with color, thrills, sounds
COMMENTARY: Free press needed now more than ever
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
GOOD NEWS: 33 schools take part in Giant Greeting Card Competition
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Lowcountry dawn
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
CALENDAR: Homegrown Holiday Bazaar set for Dec. 7 on Johns Island

by Charleston Currents · 12/02/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

11/18, full issue: Big honor for parks; Investing in children; Reading Partners

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: McLeod Plantation, Caw Caw park win international honor
COMMENTARY: Investing in prevention is investing in S.C.’s future
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control
GOOD NEWS: Nonprofit engages community to improve literacy
FEEDBACK: Get it off your chest — send us a letter!
MYSTERY PHOTO: Not a house in a subdivision
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Promised Land
CALENDAR: Special markets set for downtown, West Ashley, Mount Pleasant

by Charleston Currents · 11/18/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

11/8: Lights of Magnolia; Hate crimes; Bridge; Veterans

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Lights of Magnolia to feature Chinese lanterns, dragons, much more
BRACK: Time for S.C. to pass hate crimes protections
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
GOOD NEWS: City gets $18.1 million grant for bike-walk bridge over Ashley
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: This puzzler might be impossible
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Opera houses
CALENDAR: How you can honor veterans today and beyond

by Charleston Currents · 11/10/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

11/4: Citadel gets a big Tattoo; Dark money; New network

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Citadel military band to represent U.S. at Edinburgh Tattoo
BRACK: Dark money pours malice, nastiness into elections
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
GOOD NEWS: Home improvement spending is up, New local social network
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Under construction
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Barbecue
CALENDAR: Holiday Festival of Lights to start Nov. 15
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s issue starts our 12th year of publication. Happy birthday to us (although we’re still a pre-teen)!

by Charleston Currents · 11/04/2019 · 1 comment · Full issue

10/28, full issue: Oscar Peterson’s music; Stop “lynching” talk; Halloween calendar

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Something a little different — jazz from Oscar
BRACK: Stop dividing America with words evoking racial terror
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South Carolina Ports Authority
GOOD NEWS: MUSC’s DuBois earns major honor
FEEDBACK: Why the need to impeach?
MYSTERY PHOTO: Great flower boxes
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Edisto River
CALENDAR: Spooktacular events to chill you to the bone

by Charleston Currents · 10/28/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

10/21: Goodwill’s birthday; Tom Steyer; Museum’s groundbreaking

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Palmetto Goodwill plans for another 40 years of impact
BRACK: Steyer’s barbecue visit showed his passion and pragmatism
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
GOOD NEWS: IAAM groundbreaking to be Oct. 25
FEEDBACK: Says Tecklenburg is leader for city’s needs, future
MYSTERY PHOTO: Big, white building
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Henry Laurens PInckney
CALENDAR: Harvest Festival set for Nov. 2 with bluegrass, family fun

by Andy Brack · 10/21/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

10/14, full issue: On plastics and the port; NY trip; Roadside curiosities

IN THIS EDITION OF CHARLESTON CURRENTS

FOCUS: As local governments ban plastics, port grows plastics business
BRACK: New York trip was a delight for the ears and eyes
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
PHOTO ESSAY: On the road again
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another old building
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Author Julia Peterkin
CALENDAR: League of Women Voters to hold 10 candidate forums

by Charleston Currents · 10/14/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

Charleston’s Darius Rucker was the Country Music Association’s New Artist of the Year in 2009. In addition to his albums with the rock and roll band Hootie and the Blowfish, he’s recorded five solo country albums.

10/7, full issue: On whistleblowers, Tecklenburg for mayor, optimism

IN THIS EDITION:

FOCUS, Palm: Whistleblowers, inspectors general and the common good
BRACK: Tecklenburg has earned a second term
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston International Airport
MY TURN, Sakran: The power of optimism
GOOD NEWS: Local schools to get $5 million for mental health support
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Old picture of old building
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Country music in South Carolina
CALENDAR: Chick Corea’s legendary jazz to grace Charleston Oct. 29

by Charleston Currents · 10/07/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

9/29 full issue: Award for Southbound; On SCETV’s drama; Gullah-Geechee preservation

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Halsey Institute’s Southbound book wins national $25,000 award
BRACK: Drama on television is fine, but not by SCETV board
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control
GOOD NEWS: $1.2 million goes to Gullah Geechee preservation projects
FEEDBACK: Another Charleston first
MYSTERY PHOTO: Colorful building
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Blue granite
CALENDAR: Yikes! The Democrats are coming