Feb 23, 2017
Back in 2009, an Australian friend’s son wanted to learn about the South. He visited in Charleston for a few days. Then we piled into an old Ford Explorer and set off to see the South. In eight days and 2,277 miles to Arkansas and back, we saw three Confederate flags,...
Feb 23, 2017
President Donald Trump addressed a standing-room-only crowd of 6000 recently at the Boeing plant in North Charleston. The occasion was the rollout of the Boeing 787-10 passenger plane. The plane, which was completely assembled at the North Charleston plant and will be...
Feb 16, 2017
Recently, Mt. Pleasant City Council voted 4-3 to have a mural by a renowned international artist removed from the exterior wall of a locally-owned business. It wasn’t the only piece of public art that council targeted either. So as Mt. Pleasant continues to whitewash...
Feb 16, 2017
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens will present in February the first in a series of demonstrations in 2017 by living historians to vividly depict the contributions of enslaved people before and after the end of chattel slavery. “Living History Through the Eyes of the...
Feb 16, 2017
West Ashley resident Jonathan Stout is the man behind BadJon Photography. Well-known for his pictures of local musicians and artists, Stout continues to explore new avenues with his work. On Saturday, Feb. 18, Stout has a new exhibit opening at Redux Contemporary Art...