Week in Review: Lawmaker pay raise overshadows Senate budget items
The S.C. Senate on April 23 passed its version of the 2025-26 state budget, a $14.4 billion spending blueprint chock full of popular line items like income tax cuts, teacher pay increases and new money...
View ArticleBrack: Stop shooting U.S. in feet on trade
South Carolina makes stuff – a lot of stuff – and sends it all over the world. But with the volatility in world markets and global trade caused by the unforced errors and bullying by President Donald...
View ArticleBlack Food Truck Festival returns this weekend
The popular annual Black Food Truck Festival returns April 25 to April 27 to the Exchange Park Fairgrounds in Ladson with more food trucks and musical performances than ever. The post Black Food...
View ArticleStatehouse Report 24.17: What’s left; Pay raise; Trade troubles
In issue 24.17: A look at big issues left on the legislative calendar and a pay raise proposal -- plus a look at the impact of tariffs on trade. The post Statehouse Report 24.17: What’s left; Pay...
View ArticleHistoric Mepkin site honors the enslaved with new meditation garden
Historians say it is possible that George Laurens is among the 20 people buried in unmarked Mepkin graves that abut the small brick-walled Laurens family cemetery where Henry Laurens’ cremated remains...
View ArticlePhoto essay: 2025 High Water festival
Local photographer Jonathon Stout snapped some great photos of the weekend's High Water Music music festival at Riverfront Park in North Charleston. The post Photo essay: 2025 High Water festival...
View ArticleGun violence ratchets up over weekend as 4 die, 19 hurt in S.C.
MORNING HEADLINES | Weekend shootings led to at least 19 injuries and four deaths as gun violence erupted across the state from Charleston to Myrtle Beach to Greenwood to Greenville. The post Gun...
View ArticleCharleston Classics: Time-tested establishments that are sure to please
With so many great restaurants in Charleston, we thought it would be helpful to create a new list of great longtime, proven restaurants that always offer an outstanding experience to create some space...
View ArticleOur Top 50: Spring 2025
Every quarter, the City Paper pulls together our Top 50 list of best restaurants in Charleston, SC to help you discover delicious dishes. The post Our Top 50: Spring 2025 appeared first on Charleston...
View ArticleCP Hot List: Here’s where to go if you’re looking for something new
CP Hotlist, shines a spotlight on notable, relatively new hot restaurants that have impressed our cuisine team. The post CP Hot List: Here’s where to go if you’re looking for something new appeared...
View ArticleS.C. home values to drop in some S.C. cities
Housing prices in South Carolina may drop in the next 12 months, according to Zillow’s latest home value forecast. The forecast predicts U.S. home values to drop by 1.9% this year. The post S.C. home...
View Article10 outdoor patios worth visiting now
We are in that sweet spot of Charleston spring — a season that is as fleeting as soft shell crabs — when it’s gorgeous outside and neither the oppressive heat nor the mass of summer visitors have yet...
View ArticleTrump for pope, Graham jokes
After President Donald Trump joked Tuesday that he would actually be his “number one choice: to succeed the late Pope Francis, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., got into the act. The post Trump for...
View ArticleVance set for first Lowcountry visit as vice president
MORNING HEADLINES | Vice President J.D. Vance is expected to defend President Donald Trump's high tariffs on foreign goods during a tour today at Nucor Steel's Berkeley County plant. It’s his first...
View ArticleWhat to do May 1 to May 8
Pizza making with Chef Paolo Nothing says Cinco de Mayo like … pizza? Learn how to make Frannie & the Fox’s famous wood-fired pizza alongside chef Paolo Rossin. This interactive cooking experience...
View ArticleOur View: Leber’s library crusade was waste of time
An ancient Greek proverb speaks of the mountain that labored mightily and produced a mouse. Popularized in Aesop’s Fables, it’s a shorthand way of describing a particular flavor of human foolishness —...
View ArticleCounty’s attorney paid more than attorneys general, records show
Charleston County Attorney Natalie A. Ham’s new employment contract, which was signed April 22 by county officials, sets her annual salary at just over $300,000, making her the highest-paid employee in...
View ArticleCharleston City Paper: Dish Dining Guide, Spring 2025
Dish Dining Guide The post Charleston City Paper: Dish Dining Guide, Spring 2025 appeared first on Charleston City Paper.
View ArticleSpring for local asparagus
When you think about Southern vegetables, asparagus probably doesn’t come to mind. Domestically speaking, cooler climate states like Washington and Michigan are far better known for their hearty yields...
View ArticleDim sum offerings expand in the Lowcountry
For the leisurely diner, dim sum is a treat. Often a Sunday custom, this Chinese dining tradition brings people together around the table to share a sprawling spread of steamy dumplings and savory...
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