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GOOD NEWS: New book highlights how S.C. can do better

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.

by Charleston Currents · 04/15/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

NEWS BRIEFS: Share your Charleston story about restaurant integration

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.

by Charleston Currents · 04/01/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

NEWS BRIEFS: I-526 extension up for debate this week

Staff reports | Contributing editor Fred Palm of Edisto Island reminds us that the Due Diligence Subcommittee of the S.C. Joint Bond Review Committee will discuss an agreement to build the proposed I-526 extension and whether to lock in the state’s $420 million contribution.

by Charleston Currents · 03/25/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

GOOD NEWS: Thank you, Debi Chard!

Staff reports | People across Charleston are wishing longtime news anchor Debi Chard a happy retirement following her last broadcast on WCSC Live 5 News on March 15. Chard, who retired after 43 years with the local television station.

by Andy Brack · 03/18/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

GOOD NEWS: The Pearl to open March 13 in West Ashley

Staff reports | The grand opening of the Pearlstine Theatre, Charleston Stage’s 130-seat space in West Ashley that will be known as “The Pearl,” is set for March 18.

A special grand opening performance will feature music by Charleston Mayor and jazz pianist John Tecklenburg as well as tunes from the Hungry Monks and the Plantation Singers. There will be offerings by Charleston Stage’s resident professional acting company and members of Charleston Stage’s 8th and 9th Grade Performance Troupe featuring clarinet player Julie Mathias.

by Charleston Currents · 03/11/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

GOOD NEWS: Charlotte leader to be Charleston library’s next executive director

Staff reports | Angela Craig, a regional library leader who manages two major Charlotte libraries, will be Charleston County Public Library’s new executive director, the library’s Board of Trustees announced recently.

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“Angela is the perfect fit for leading efforts to continue the tremendous forward trajectory that the Charleston County Public Library has been on in recent years,” said Andy Brack, chair of the library’s Board of Trustees.

by Charleston Currents · 03/04/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

GOOD NEWS: Gammons named Charleston Bar’s first black president

Staff reports | Debra J. Gammons, who directs diversity efforts at the Charleston School of Law, today will become the county’s first black president of the Charleston County Bar Association.

“I am looking forward to continuing my work for equality, education and engagement,” said Gammons, a distinguished visiting professor and director of the Office of Diversity Initiatives at the law school. “I am looking forward to working with attorneys at the school and throughout the community to bring about positive changes here, across the state and across the country.”

by Charleston Currents · 02/25/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

GOOD NEWS: Celebrating azaleas, history and sweet tea in Summerville

Staff reports | The Rev. John Drayton Azalea Chapter of the American Azalea Society and Magnolia Plantation and Gardens will host the society’s 2019 convention on March 14-16 in Summerville.

“We are honored to have some of the top azalea experts coming to Summerville to experience the beauty of the gardens we have in the Charleston area,” said Tom Johnson, Magnolia’s executive director who also is president of the local azalea chapter.

by Charleston Currents · 02/18/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

GOOD NEWS: Meet library director finalists at forum tonight

Staff reports | A 6 p.m. public forum tonight (Feb. 11) will give members of the public to hear from four finalists who are candidates to be the next executive director of the Charleston County Public Library. The meeting will be in the auditorium of the main branch, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston.

Finalists for the position, for which there has been a national search, include:

Angela Craig, Center City Leader of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Jennifer Patterson, Director of Albemarle Regional Library System
Giovanni Tairov, Director of Livingston Parish Library System
Jeffrey Trzeciak, Director of the Newark Public Library

by Charleston Currents · 02/11/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

GOOD NEWS: Ports Authority celebrates new headquarters in Mount Pleasant

Staff reports | The S.C. Ports Authority last week celebrated the dedication of a new 80,000-square-foot headquarters building at the Wando Welch Terminal.

“The port’s new headquarters offers a single, modern campus for employees with direct access to our biggest operating terminal, the Wando Welch,” said SCPA president and CEO Jim Newsome. “The building design provides a open floor plan to support cross-functional internal communications, allowing our team to better collaborate and serve the needs of our customers and stakeholders.”

by Charleston Currents · 02/04/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs