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NEW for 4/20: Reopening Charleston; Acts of kindness; Crab Bank photos; More

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Tecklenburg outlines three stages of reopening Charleston
COMMENTARY, Brack: Intentional acts of kindness soothe during crisis
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: South Carolina Ports Authority
PHOTO ESSAY: The beauty of Crab Bank
NEWS BRIEFS: How you can “adopt” a Charleston restaurant during crisis
FEEDBACK: Tree butchery continues in 2020
MYSTERY PHOTO: Classic white mansion
CALENDAR: Get your art fix online
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Camp Sevier

by Charleston Currents · 04/20/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: How to get cool shoes and help hospital workers

Staff reports | Charleston Shoe Company, known for stylish and comfortable sandals, has donated 100 pairs of its new Lulu sneakers to MUSC health care professionals who are working to battle the coronavirus. And now, in a bid to keep the company going as its 30 stores across the nation are shuttered to deal with the virus, it is launching a “buy one, give one” offer to allow customers to send more shoes to hospitals.

“Instead of taking a passive approach, our team is facing this unique situation head on — pushing ourselves to adapt and persevere for our business, while also focusing on our community as a whole and what we can do to help,” founder and owner Neely Powell wrote last week. “Our store managers, who had to close their shop doors in mid-March, are instead, selling from their homes. From social media takeovers to Zoom call shoe parties, these incredible women continue to spread smiles (and bright sunny shoes) during hard times.”

by Andy Brack · 04/13/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

BRACK: We can do better for all

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | So what happens when Americans start getting their $1,200 federal coronavirus checks or small business owners start receiving tens of thousands of dollars of rescue money?

Will they finally wake up and realize government isn’t the enemy, despite four decades of self-serving GOP rhetoric dedicated to drowning it in a bathtub? Will they finally remove political blinders and realize an ideology devoted to personal wealth and greed has hoodwinked them and taken away countless opportunities?

by Andy Brack · 04/13/2020 · 2 comments · Andy Brack, Views

NEWS BRIEFS: More apply for unemployment in last 3 weeks than last year

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.

by Charleston Currents · 04/13/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

NEW for 4/13: Cool shoes; Doing better; Jobless rise

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: How to get cool shoes and help hospital workers
COMMENTARY, Brack: We can do better for all
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
NEWS BRIEFS: More apply for unemployment in last 3 weeks than last year
FEEDBACK: Crisis exposes lack of infrastructure in S.C., world
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another bridge
CALENDAR: Check out these online events

by Charleston Currents · 04/13/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

This artfully-painted cow in Georgia apparently has a sense of humor. Photo provided.

BRACK: We’ll get through this, but it’s going to be hard

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | We’ll get through this coronavirus crisis. But, Lord have mercy, it’s going to be fraught with pain, suffering, fear and sadness.

Too many people are going to die as our unprepared nation grapples with a microbial invader that is devastating lives, jobs, routines and the stability of our social, political and economic institutions.

Doctors, nurses and health care workers are understandably frightened, worried they’ll bring the virus from soon-to-be-overloaded hospitals into their homes.

by Andy Brack · 04/06/2020 · 1 comment · Andy Brack, Views

NEW for 4/6: More mass transit; Getting through this; Photo essay; Lift a glass

]IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Lesson from a pandemic: Time to stop the asphalt gravy train
COMMENTARY, Brack: We’ll get through this, but it’s going to be hard
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
PHOTO ESSAY, Byko: Roadside beauty
NEWS BRIEFS: It’s really time to lift a glass or two
FEEDBACK: Yep, stay at home
MYSTERY PHOTO: Bridge to somewhere
CALENDAR: Take a look at some fun online events

by Charleston Currents · 04/06/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

At left is Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie at a Sunday press conference, flanked (and socially distanced) by Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg, Mount Pleasant Police Chief Carl Ritchie and Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds. Photo provided.

FOCUS: Leaders say to stay home, stay distanced, stay safe

Staff reports | City and county leaders strongly urged Charleston County residents to “stay home, stay distanced and stay safe” in the weeks ahead as the nation grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.

As of Sunday, 13 people in Charleston County tested positive for coronavirus, as well as two in Berkeley County and one in Dorchester County, according to state data. Across the state, 195 people tested positive for the virus, including 44 in Kershaw County.

“Doctors tell us that the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 would be nothing less than a death sentence for thousands of our friends and family members right here in the Lowcountry,” Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg said at a Sunday press conference. “And the only way to avoid that tragedy is for all of us to start following those three simple rules right now.”

Stay home: “If you don’t have an essential reason to go out, don’t go out. The life you save by avoiding that unnecessary trip could turn out to be yours or one of your loved ones.” the mayor said.

by Charleston Currents · 03/23/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

NEW for 3/23: Stay at home; Shared sacrifice; Disaster loans

IN THIS EDITION OF CHARLESTON CURRENTS
TODAY’S FOCUS: Leaders say to stay home, stay distanced, stay safe
COMMENTARY, Brack: New normal involves shared sacrifice for common good
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control
NEWS BRIEFS: Small businesses can apply for disaster loans for working capital
FEEDBACK: Hooray for South Carolina
MYSTERY PHOTO: Outdoor room with a view
CALENDAR: Take a look at some virtual events

by Charleston Currents · 03/23/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: Management of an epidemic requires surveillance monitoring

By Fred Palm, contributing editor | Our South Carolina emergency plan is an all-event skeleton. Depending upon the particular threat, customization to the plan is made. Even in the overall skeleton plan, any epidemic event is a second thought found in an appendix (14-1) to the general model for action. In these plans, there is no pandemic appendix, so with COVID-19, we presumptively start as if the virus is an infection.

An epidemic requires a swift model that leaps ahead of the presenting of requests for medical services. State-level authorizations and equipment requests passed up the line will not be delivered in time. In fact, little time exists if an infection doubles every five days.

Social science surveys estimate the size of something, the incidence in the population. In this election season, for example, we are bombarded with polling data about what percentage of voters, likely Republicans or Democrats, are expected to behave in a particular way.

by Fred Palm · 03/16/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Common Good, Focus