Charleston Currents

NEW for 9/14: On supporting the arts and being kind

PASSING BY. A dolphin swims by the Morris Island lighthouse in this photo via Unsplash. TODAY’S FOCUS: “Support the arts,” group tells federal lawmakers COMMENTARY, Brack: Fall for kindness, not coarseness, in days ahead IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority NEWS BRIEFS: Coalition sets sights on curbing hate crimes FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts MYSTERY PHOTO: Lonely building? CALENDAR: Check […]

by Charleston Currents · 09/14/2020 · 1 comment · Full issue

Snee Farm photo by Lauren Hurlock, Charleston City Paper.

BRACK: Intentional acts of kindness soothe during crisis

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | This coronavirus pandemic is causing a lot of misery with kids stuck at home with online school, parents missing work that puts food on the table, companies closing. And there’s nothing left to watch on television.

But amidst the gloom are bright spots of kindness. Neighbors you haven’t spoken with in months are saying hello. You let someone go ahead of you in line at the grocery store. Manners seem to be back everywhere except in Washington, D.C.

by Andy Brack · 04/20/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

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