Staff reports | Starting today and lasting through the end of the year, metered parking enforcement will cease in the city of Charleston after 6 p.m. Why? To support local businesses and help stimulate an economic recovery, according to a press release.
Officials said that in conjunction with the change, regular parking meter enforcement will resume between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Staff reports | South Carolina no longer stores medical equipment like masks and gowns, but some in Columbia want to revive a stockpile following the struggle to obtain vital supplies in the pandemic, according to a Friday news item in sister publication Statehouse Report.
Staff reports | Charleston-area lawmakers on Tuesday introduced two bills intended to stop citizen’s arrests in South Carolina. Both bills, which face a slim chance of passage because of an abbreviated legislative year, were proposed in reaction to Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting death near Brunswick, Ga.
Staff reports | North Charleston Democratic Rep. Wendell Gilliard described the state Department of Health and Environmental Control as chronically short-staffed and underfunded in a Friday story in sister publication Statehouse Report. He said while testing supplies were a nationwide issue, the state agency struggled with responding to public needs.
Staff reports | You remember why you’re planning to celebrate on May 5, right? It’s Cinco de Mayo, surely etched into your memory as the 158th anniversary of the Battle of Puebla in which Mexican forces turned back French troops on May 5, 1862. More than 250 soldiers died on the day in what later morphed into a holiday celebrating Mexican heritage.
Staff reports | Charlton Singleton, Shovels & Rope, Manny Houston, Lee Barbour, Kanika Moore and other artists will perform May 8 at a telethon to pay for services that benefit people transitioning out of homelessness. The event will run on a variety of local media outlets. The Homeless to Hope Benefit Telethon starts at noon May 8 and will operate until 8 p.m.
Staff reports | Lowcountry Local First (LLF) is offering a new “Adopt a Local Restaurant” campaign to help the Lowcountry’s food and beverage companies and their staffs stay afloat during the COVID-19 crisis.
Staff reports | More than 180,000 people in South Carolina have applied for unemployment benefits since mid-March than filed in all of 2019. It’s a stark reminder, Charleston City Paper editor Sam Spence writes, of the crushing economic impact of physical distancing measures in South Carolina to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection.
Staff reports | The folks at Lowcountry Local First have a good idea in having a virtual local social — a happy hour online. It’s set for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Staff reports | Julian Wiles, founder and producing artistic director of Charleston Stage, shared a message with friends of the organization to reassure friends that the latest unpleasantness of people sheltering in place wouldn’t last forever. And he offered an interesting insight highlighting how Charleston has survived scourges in the past:
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