Editor and publisher Andy Brack spent the weekend in New York City, cold and rainy on Saturday, but sunny and pleasant on Sunday, highlighted above at the Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park Here are some more photos to give a feel of the city.
Contributing photographer Michael Kaynard sent along this photo, slightly retouched to remove the ship’s name. What 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.
Contributing photographer Michael Kaynard spent several recent days on the highways and byways of Texas, sending us a host of colorful photos of the Lone Star State’s spring. Enjoy.
We like the way that the letters in this photo are accented by architectural details of the building they are on. It’s obvious what the build is, but 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.
If you live in the Charleston area, this house might look familiar, but 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.
Updated, 5/1 | More than 500 high school students participated over the weekend g in the nation’s biggest high school cooking and restaurant management competition, the National ProStart Invitational (NPSI). The event, held at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, featured culinary teams from nearly 50 states and a couple from U.S. territories who had one hour to prepare gourmet three course meals with just two butane burners — and without electricity or running water. Photo provided.
Longtime reader Cynthia Bledsoe of Charleston sent along these iconic silos as a Mystery Photo. So where are there and why are they iconic? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live. Three eagle eyes guessed correctly that last week’s Mystery Photo was of a wall at […]
The Hat Ladies of Charleston held its16th annual Easter Promenade on April 15 in Washington Park in downtown Charleston to showcase a bunch of fun, new hats. Pictured from left are Bubber Robertson, Susie Robertson, Archie Burkel and John Burkel. The group does an annual walk from the park next to City Hall along Broad Street to East Bay Street and back again to display great hats.
By Robin Welch, special to Charleston Currents | In just a few short weeks, SCIWAY will turn 21, which means we are now old enough to buy a good stiff drink!
As it turns out, we may need one. Over the past two decades, we’ve grown from a simple online portal with links to 23 other South Carolina websites – all that existed at the time – into a wide-ranging collection of original maps, detailed essays, and useful guides to state and local resources, including such things as S.C. events, S.C. elections, S.C. pronunciations, and – especially important this time of year – S.C. taxes.
Contributing photographer Michael Kaynard is on vacation outside of South Carolina and sent this photo. Look familiar? But 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.
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