Superheroes, sidekicks and villains participated in “The Good, The Bad and The Chan,” a play written, performed, directed, designed and choreographed by 23 children who attended last week’s drama camp by Storytree Children’s Theatre at the Charleston Gaillard Center.
Here’s a fairly ornate building with a marsh in the background that looks like it could be a small chapel. But it’s not. So what is it and where is it? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live. Please also write “Mystery Photo” in the subject line.
The claws of this excavator were about to grab part of the 1950s-era Stono Park Elementary School in West Ashley during its demolition over the weekend. A new school, delayed for years, is set to begin construction soon for a projected fall 2018 opening.
This just might be too easy for many of our sleuths, but we liked this reminder of a great place submitted by a reader. Where could it be? And why are there two towers? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live. Please also write “Mystery Photo” in the subject line.
By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | One of the joys of traveling across rural New Hampshire is finding loads of covered bridges. In the northern part of the state just an hour or two from Canada are no less than 28 covered bridges, some dating more than 188 years old to another built just 13 years ago.
Following photos of bridges are some scenic delights from around the Granite State for you to enjoy including a picturesque farm, a 218-year-old meeting house, views from a tall mountain, a typical village green, a ramshackled barn, a nod to politics and lobsters.
Here’s something you won’t see in South Carolina, but where is this silver sculpture? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live. Please also write “Mystery Photo” in the subject line.
A reader tells us that if you drive by this place, not only will you never forget it, but you’ll feel like you’re a Halloween version of the movie Groundhog Day. No way, this friend tells us, that he would ever venture down this driveway – even in the daytime. We’ll tell you this: It’s in South Carolina. But where? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live. Please also write “Mystery Photo” in the subject line.
Photos by Elizabeth Halberstadt, special to Charleston Currents | West Ashley resident Elizabeth Halberstadt spent the last month on an academic trip in England and Scotland. A couple of them have book themes, which makes sense because she’s studying for a master’s of library science degree.
We thought you’d enjoy these picture postcards of life across the pond that give insights into life in a related, but different part of the world.
Lowcountry piper John Weed’s instrument filled the muggy Saturday air of a local cemetery with the rich drone of spiritual songs as family and friends celebrated the life of a recently-departed loved one.
Here’s an interesting-looking South Carolina building constructed with a red tile roof that is generally found throughout Florida. What is the building and where is it? You get bonus points if you tell its historic significance. Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
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