Planting Seeds For the Future
Charleston Parks Conservancy launches Community horticulture fellowship program to benefit traditionally underrepresented communities from Staff Reports The Charleston Parks Conservancy has launched an initiative to recruit and train a new generation of horticulture...
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All Shook Up
After Elvis Presley’s second appearance on the Milton Berle show in 1956, critics tore him apart for the "suggestive and vulgar" way in which he danced, particularly the slow, grinding rotations of his pelvis. New York Times writer Jack Gould even wrote that "Mr....
Nature Lover Breathes New Life into Store
Nature lover Christina Fifer has injected new life into a West Ashley store. Since taking over Wild Birds Unlimited in early spring, Fifer has impressed customers and staff with the energy and dedication she’s bringing to the franchise. Many people say Fifer’s a...
Field of Dreams
A project that could transform a busy West Ashley neighborhood intersection has turned a major corner. Lowe’s, the national hardware retail giant, announced recently that it was donating $20,000 to help fund the Magnolia-Sycamore Community Vegetable Garden. Lowe’s...
Multicultural Immersion
Middleton Place is fortunate to have two international interns this summer. Gloria Simpson from Barbados and Florence Guinn from France spent the past month learning about the history of the plantation, the Middleton family, and what it takes to maintain “America’s...
Chickenheads Battle For Good A Cause
Students are heading back to school soon, football season is gearing up, and The Kickin’ Chicken team has come up with a fun way to give back to the local community. During the entire month of August, visit any of the five Charleston locations, donate $1 and get your...
Opening a Can of Whoop Art
Somebody call the firemen! Someone is spray-painting graffiti on the St. Andrews Fire Station! Cool your jets, Bucky. They’re supposed to be there, and they’re muralists, not vandals. Crosby Jack and JahSun, a creative duo that just returned from completing five...
Going Back to the Market
A while back a question was posed to me: “Was the Charleston County Market building, located at Wappoo Road and Savannah Highway, built as a railroad depot and then subsequently used as a market or was it built specifically as a market?” Spoiler answer: A market. This...
Saving Sothel Farm
It started as most gardens do, with a few plants here and there and the hopes that with a little watering and composting, it might produce a meal or two worth of vegetables. For Mark Weatherford, however, those short rows of squash and peppers grew into more than a...
West Ashley Projects Moving Forward
While City Councilmen and the mayor and his staff met last week to recast a new economic future for West Ashley, several potentially stalled important local projects moved forward. City of Charleston staffers confirmed this week that the bid for the construction of...
A Smile for Everyone
Visit the Taco Bell on Savannah Highway and chances are you’ll be greeted by a young woman who has a winsome smile for every person who walks through the door. For 12 years Bridget Williams has faithfully taken the CARTA bus to work there, and is beloved by customers...
