Local advocacy group launches pilot nutritional program for perinatal families
The Beloved Early Education (BEE) Care Collective, an advocacy group that has been making headlines lately for its work with educators and parents, recently launched a pilot nutritional program to...
View ArticleS.C. Aquarium sees influx of sea turtle patients
MORNING NEWSBREAK | The South Carolina Aquarium is seeing an uptick in sea turtle admissions in its Turtle Care Center over the past two weeks. As the annual stranding season is beginning, having...
View ArticleBeach water quality testing program begins May 1
As temperatures rise and the summer brings yet another Shark Week to thrill TV viewers, scientists with South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) are focused on a less...
View ArticleBlack Food Truck Festival celebrates Black-owned businesses
Now in its third year (and fifth event), the Black Food Truck Festival (BFTF) has grown into an impressive showing of not only Black food trucks, but of a community hungry for more opportunities to...
View ArticleCourt rules against sheriff candidate in Charleston Democratic ballot dispute
MORNING NEWSBREAK | A state circuit judge ruled Tuesday that political parties control their primary ballots in a decision that will keep former Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Alan Ali off the...
View ArticleCelebrate independent bookstore day April 27
Three Charleston bookstores will participate in this year’s Independent Bookstore Day, which takes place at indie bookstores across the nation on the last Saturday in April, an effort to bring together...
View ArticleWhat to do the week of April 24
Picnic for the Parks Celebrate the 17th anniversary of the Charleston Parks Conservancy at this fundraiser event supporting local parks. Enjoy an open bar featuring Volley Tequila Seltzer and Bevi...
View ArticleWeaver says schools should ignore new federal rules to protect LGBTQ students
MORNING NEWSBREAK | S.C. Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver is recommending that state school districts disregard new federal rules that would expanded the definition of sex discrimination...
View ArticleWhy North Charleston’s police chief is retiring
North Charleston Police Chief Greg Gomes never really planned on being the department’s chief, he told the Charleston City Paper April 24. But when now-Mayor Reggie Burgess — the former chief —...
View ArticleTonya Nicole brings FOUR WOMEN to Music Hall
Tonya Nicole is an acclaimed Lowcountry performer known for high-energy musical productions, and the one she’s presenting Friday, May 3 at Charleston Music Hall is no exception. The post Tonya Nicole...
View ArticleDominion’s tree-cutting draws ire from residents
Charleston’s grand oak trees, native palmettos and magnolias lining streets along several area neighborhoods all have one major threat in common — “chainsaw-wielding tree thugs,” as one resident puts...
View ArticleBlotter: Get J.K. Simmons on the phone
Reports taken from April 10 to April 21 Get J.K. Simmons on the phone A North Charleston woman’s home alarm went off April 10, prompting a response from North Charleston police. The homeowner told...
View ArticleStegelin: Accounting error
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View ArticleAriail: Cicadas, mmm
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View ArticleAllen to advise Guardian newspaper on Gullah Geechee culture
Michael Allen, a local Gullah Geechee community advocate, has been named to an advisory panel of the London-based Guardian newspaper to help the publication report on communities affected by the...
View ArticleSurge: The Lowcountry EcoQuest, Issue 7
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View ArticleCharleston City Paper – Dish Dining Guide, Spring 2024
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View ArticleCharleston City Paper 27.39: April 26, 2024
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View ArticleFocus on fresh: Charleston restaurants work hard to keep things ‘fresh on the...
If you’ve ever dined at a restaurant and seen the “Fresh on the Menu” claim on the menu, you might just assume that this is just another farm-to-table restaurant. You’d be partly correct. The post...
View ArticleOur View: Tree butchers need to cut back on viscous trimming
The most despised people in Charleston County might be the tree butchers. And rightly so. They’re sap-thirsty minions of Dominion Energy who show up mysteriously to saw, cut, prune, slash and...
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