CCSD teachers could get big pay raise under new budget
MORNING HEADLINES | The Charleston County School District (CCSD) board of trustees is advancing a proposed $848 million district budget for 2024-25 that prioritizes a $7,500 increase for teacher...
View ArticlePHOTOS: The Best of Charleston 2024 Party
We took over the Citadel mall last night and partied like it was 1989 in celebration of this year’s Best of Charleston winners… and we think it might have been the best Best of Charleston yet. Find...
View ArticleMetal band Godwin Falcon celebrates album release
Even though Godwin Falcon has been loudly inserting itself into the Lowcountry’s diverse musical community for well over a decade now, the highly regarded metal act is just now releasing its debut LP...
View ArticlePiccolo Spoleto takes over the peninsula for 45th time
The countdown officially begins for this year’s Piccolo Spoleto, which starts May 24 and will offer thrilling artistic experiences for 17 days and nights across Charleston — this year, for the 45th...
View ArticleThe Void offers its first Piccolo production, “Goodnight Embryos”
The Void, a Charleston based theater company, is bringing a fresh perspective to the long-cherished tradition of Piccolo Spoleto. The queer-led, woman-led company founded in 2022 focuses on smaller...
View ArticleWacky “Abominable” band celebrates 50th anniversary at Piccolo Spoleto
Rarely will you find a homecoming without a marching band. The two are indelibly linked, like soul food and the Deep South. For many, your marching band can become your home, a place where you build...
View ArticleEchoes of Eternity: An early music journey to revival
Amid the grandeur of Gothic architecture and the warmth of flickering candlelight, Saint Mary of the Annunciation on Hasell Street will play host to the melodies of Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart and many...
View ArticleCharleston City Paper Piccolo Spoleto 2024 – Week 1
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View ArticleBattle to save lives and prevent fatal drug overdoses continues
Thomas Young survived dozens of drug overdoses before his “scary night” in the spring of 2020 at his Charleston home when too much fentanyl pushed him beyond the secret pleasure and relief he craved....
View ArticleWhy Yo-Yo Ma keeps going back to Bach
Yo-Yo Ma has lived with the iconic Bach Cello Suites for over 50 years. The six pieces by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach are Ma’s longtime musical companion and a source of great inspiration....
View ArticlePower lines difficult to bury, but worth it, some say
Dominion Energy’s latest cycle of tree-trimming to protect power lines from blowing limbs during heavy winds continues to draw ire from Lowcountry residents, many of whom suggested power lines should...
View ArticleWalterboro native writes debut murder mystery
When Walterboro native Caroline Cleveland penned her debut novel, When Cicadas Cry, she intended to write a novel about two legal cases separated by decades that are tied to one another, but her end...
View ArticleOur View: Hip – hip – hooray! Let’s all celebrate the Best of Charleston
At the Charleston City Paper, that means honoring more than 450 people, places, institutions and businesses around the region that tens of thousands of voters picked in hundreds of thousands of votes...
View ArticleNation’s artistry shines at Piccolo Spoleto
Colorful Charleston creator Tate Nation is the artist behind this year’s Piccolo Spoleto poster. It’s the third time he’ll make the poster for the annual celebration of Charleston art and artists, and...
View ArticleFarmers markets help communities thrive
Spring is in full bloom, and area farmers markets are opening up — and continuing to operate, if they’re year-round — with seasonal produce, artisan goods and a rotating roster of food trucks and...
View ArticleAriail: UFO Welcome Center
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View ArticleStegelin: Another session comes to a close
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View ArticleCharleston City Paper 27.42: May 17, 2024
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View ArticleBlotter: Cinco de Mayo celebrations
Reports taken from May 4 to May 10 Cinco de Mayo celebrations A North Charleston man on May 5 reportedly stole two 18-packs of Bud Light from a Dorchester Road convenience store and escaped on a...
View ArticleRenovated library in McClellanville to reopen
MORNING NEWSBREAK | A renovated library in McClellanville will once again be open to the public. Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will cut a ribbon on the Baker Street branch during a 10 a.m....
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