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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

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

Dock Street Theatre, downtown home of Charleston Stage.

NEWS BRIEFS: City has weathered past scourges

Staff reports | Julian Wiles, founder and producing artistic director of Charleston Stage, shared a message with friends of the organization to reassure friends that the latest unpleasantness of people sheltering in place wouldn’t last forever. And he offered an interesting insight highlighting how Charleston has survived scourges in the past:

by Andy Brack · 03/30/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

BRACK: Houses of worship can lead way on racial healing

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher, part 2 of 2 | If you ignore the bloody prick of a rusty nail, the wound may become infected or lead to something much worse.

Across America, but particularly in the South, the underpinnings of our society continue to be infected by the ooze of racism. While there are laws on the books to provide equal access and treatment for the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness, there’s still a lot of unfinished business bubbling under the surface that inhibits progress.

by Andy Brack · 06/24/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views