Charleston Currents

MYSTERY PHOTO: Curious bridge

A longtime loyal reader sent in this curious photo of a bridge that’s somewhere in the Lowcountry. Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live. And if you’ve got a clever mystery photo for our readers, send it to the same address (Try to stump us!)

Our previous Mystery Photo: Last week’s mystery, “Take a walk in these shoes,” showed the walking feet from a bronze statue of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond located at the Statehouse complex in Columbia.

by Charleston Currents · 06/28/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

NEWS BRIEFS: City seeks feedback on Ashley River bike/pedestrian bridge

Staff reports | Charleston residents can submit online comments through May 3 to a proposal that calls for construction of a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Ashley River to connect the peninsula and West Ashley. The Ashley River Crossing project seeks to provide a safe connection and increased access to the peninsula for bicyclists and walkers who live in West Ashley, where nearly half of the city’s residents live.

by Charleston Currents · 04/19/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

MYSTERY PHOTO: Another bridge

Here’s another bridge that may look familiar. Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our last Mystery Photo, “Bridge to somewhere” is the 2003-era Paul Gelegotis Bridge on Maybank Highway over the Stono River between James and Johns islands.

by Charleston Currents · 04/13/2020 · 4 comments · Mystery Photo, Photos

GOOD NEWS: City wins $18.1 million grant for bike-walk bridge over Ashley

Staff reports | The city of Charleston received an $18.1 million federal grant for a standalone bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Ashley River, an infrastructure project pushed by a broad array of politicians and leaders for years to broaden transportation options and boost safety on the highway bridges over the river. Also in Good News: Carolina music in Oxford American; Boone Hall conserved; More.

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

11/8: Lights of Magnolia; Hate crimes; Bridge; Veterans

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Lights of Magnolia to feature Chinese lanterns, dragons, much more
BRACK: Time for S.C. to pass hate crimes protections
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
GOOD NEWS: City gets $18.1 million grant for bike-walk bridge over Ashley
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: This puzzler might be impossible
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Opera houses
CALENDAR: How you can honor veterans today and beyond

by Charleston Currents · 11/10/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

MYSTERY PHOTO: Who Is this guy?

Wonder if this guy looks familiar to you? Who is he and why should we care in South Carolina? Send your guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our previous Mystery Photo: Our Nov. 12 mystery, “A bridge to somewhere,” is a view of Hernando de Soto Bridge across the mighty Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn.

by Charleston Currents · 11/19/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: A different kind of 21 Club

The only hint you’ll get is the number 21 in this photo, but we can assure you it’s not the famous 21 Club and former speakeasy on West 52nd Street in New York City. But what and where is it? Send your guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our previous Mystery Photo
Our Sept. 10 mystery was a little easier for folks because the previous one had been so hard. We again showed bold, beautiful clouds and marsh, as in the Sept. 4 mystery, but these were more recognizable as a view from the westbound lane of U.S. Highway 17 from the bridge over the Ashley River.

by Charleston Currents · 09/17/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: The tall structure might be a clue

There’s a clue in the tall structure that’s staring you in the face. So where is this building … and what is it? Send your guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Last issue’s mystery: The July 30 mystery was easy for lots of folks who knew it to be the romantic bridge at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.

by Charleston Currents · 08/06/2018 · 1 comment · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: Cloudy bridge

Here’s a bridge outside of South Carolina that you might recognize. But where is it? Send your best guess – plus your name and hometown – to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. In the subject line, write: “Mystery Photo guess.”

by Andy Brack · 01/16/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY: Rusted mystery

You’ll find this address plate in front of a house somewhere in Charleston, but where? Send your best guess for this photo by Michael Kaynard to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.

by Charleston Currents · 09/19/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos