Somebody took a little nap on a sunny day last week in Charleston, but where? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live. Photo by Michael Kaynard, Kaynard Photography.
Artist Nick Kuszyk of New York last week painted a bright, book-themed mural on a wall outside the John L. Dart Branch Library to honor Cynthia Graham Hurd, a librarian slain in the Emanuel AME Church tragedy. Read more below in Good News. (Photo by Andy Brack)
If you’ve been driving around the Charleston peninsula over the last couple of years, you might have noticed this in a public, but kind of off-the-beaten-track location. Where is this photo taken by contributing editor Michael Kaynard? Second correct guess gets a pair of tickets to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Send your guess — and the name of the town you live in — to editor@charlestoncurrents.com.
Ninety-six percent of the 700,000+ South Carolinians who voted in Saturday’s GOP presidential primary were white, according to exit polls. You can sense that racial divide when you show up at polling locations in mostly black neighborhoods versus those in areas where more white residents live.
At left, no one was in line at 9:45 a.m. to vote at Sanders Clyde Elementary School on Charleston’s east side. When polls closed in the two precincts at the school, 75 of 2,620 registered voters (2.9 percent) cast ballots. Contrast the turnout at Stiles Point Elementary School in James Island, where almost 600 voted by noon and people had to wait 15 to 20 minutes to cast their ballots. When polls closed in the three precincts at the school, 1,242 voters of 4,839 cast ballots — a 25.7 percent turnout.
As waves crashed into a seawall, ChristiAnn Nace of North Charleston snapped this photo of the Morris Island Lighthouse about a month ago. Nace, who works at the Sea Islands Chamber of Commerce on Johns Island, notes, “This was one of the highlights of my photography hobby. I walked away soaked but determined that the photo was well worth the chilly weather!” More: ClickNGoMarketing.com
Since you’ve had a couple of pretty easy weeks at the mystery photo, here’s something that is pretty tough — an airplane sculpture on a pole that contributing photographer Michael Kaynard snapped recently on a trip down a rural road. Hint: It’s not in Charleston County, but is within 100 miles or so. Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
A colorful mural from a painting by Jonathan Green graces the side of Sanders-Clyde Creative Arts School in Charleston’s East Side. Photo by Michael Kaynard, Kaynard Photography. More.
This week’s Mystery Photo is located somewhere in South Carolina, but not in Charleston County. It’s related to a recent event in the news. What and where is it? Third correct guess gets a pair of tickets to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, just in time to see gazillions of beautiful flowers. Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
Dawn on Sunday in the Charleston harbor was spectacular, but this photo really doesn’t do justice to the deep violets, lavenders, oranges and yellows that illuminated clouds as a ship steamed toward Wando terminal. In the shot, taken from the 12th floor of the Francis Marion Hotel around 7 a.m., you can see reflections of the sunrise bouncing off the roof of the new basketball arena used by the College of Charleston. At the middle left is the Dockside condominium tower. Photo by Andy Brack.
Contributing editor Michael Kaynard sent along this neat photo, but its location might be too obscure without a hint or two. So here it is: It’s in Charleston County and it’s near a park. First person to guess correctly wins a pair of tickets to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, now filled with beautiful camellias. 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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