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TODAY'S
FOCUS
Restaurant staff
say it was a privilege to serve those in need
By
MICKEY BAKST, general manager
and MICHELLE WEAVER, executive chef
Charleston Grill
Special to CharlestonCurrents.com
Editor's
note: On April 22, Charleston Grill General Manager Mickey Bakst,
Executive Chef Michelle Weaver and other staff members served
a hot meal to those in need at Tricounty Family Ministries in
North Charleston. It was the first in a year-long series of meals
that local restaurants will donate and serve to the hungry in
Charleston. Bakst and Weaver offered to share with CharlestonCurrents.com
a short letter they wrote the following day about their experience.
Bakst
Weaver |
APRIL
27, 2009 -- On April 22, we and other members of the Charleston
Place culinary team had the privilege of serving meals to almost
500 people in need. This was the launch of Charleston Chefs Feed
the Need, an organization of 52 chefs committed to helping with
the hunger issue here in the Lowcountry. This effort will run year-round
with a different chef serving meals each Wednesday of the year.
The
meals will be served from four locations - Tricounty Ministries,
Crisis Ministries, Neighborhood House, and East Cooper Meals on
Wheels. All the chefs will be doing this with volunteers from their
staffs and will be assuming all financial burden for this effort.
We are both enormously proud to be a part of this wonderful community
of professionals who care.
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HOW
YOU CAN HELP
Donations
for Charleston Chefs Feed the Need can be mailed to Crisis
Ministries, P.O. Box 20038, Charleston, SC 29413. Please write
"Charleston Chefs" in the memo line on your check.
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We
say it was a privilege to serve these meals because even though
we were feeding others, the reality was that they were truly giving
back to us. We were all overwhelmed to see the long lines of people
anxiously awaiting their meals. We were truly taken aback when the
service began and we had the pleasure to see the faces of those
who came. We were touched by the warmth, kindness and gratitude
that was shown to us as the meals were distributed. The sheer joy
that some displayed for what was, to most, a simple meal, was absolutely
mind-boggling.
This
experience reminded each of us of the pettiness that we tend to
get bogged down by. The nonsense of each day, which seems so overwhelming,
pales in comparison to the suffering of those who simply need to
eat. We were grateful to be able to be given this gift, and we urge
all who read this to get involved actively in helping others.
CURRENTS
Charleston
area ranked 4th worst on mortgage disparity
By
ANDY BRACK, publisher
APRIL
27, 2009 -- If you’re a low-income to moderate-income black
South Carolinian, there’s a pretty good chance you paid more
for a mortgage loan than a comparable white South Carolinian.
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Brack
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That’s
according to a
July 2008 study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition
(NCRC) which found racial disparity on home loans in the Charleston-North
Charleston metropolitan area to be the fourth highest in the country.
According to 2006 data, some 51.7 percent of loans to low- to moderate-income
blacks in the Charleston area were high-cost loans, compared to
18 percent to similar white borrowers.
The disparity was high in other parts of South Carolina too. Of
the top 50 highest metro areas for these high-cost loans, six were
in the Palmetto State, including Florence (ranked 12th), Spartanburg
(21st), Columbia (29th), Myrtle Beach (32nd) and Greenville (46th).
Not far behind were Sumter (69th) and Anderson (70th).
Perhaps even more chilling, the study highlighted how rural blacks
of all incomes in South Carolina had to pay for more high-cost loans
than anywhere else in the country:
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Of the 1,281 loans made to low- to moderate-income blacks in rural
South Carolina in 2006, 64.1 percent were high-cost loans. For
similarly-situated whites, 28.5 percent were high-cost loans.
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Of the 1,613 loans made to middle- and upper-income black borrowers
in rural South Carolina in the same year, 54.2 percent were high-cost
loans, compared to 18.7 percent for whites.
Whew,
what eye-openers. They’re just more instances of where we’re
at the top of lists we don’t want to be on.
But what it really means is all the more stunning - - that when
you compare people with similar incomes, African Americans in South
Carolina are getting a raw deal in trying to buy a home - - even
if they have a high income in rural areas.
Says the NCRC: “Significant levels of high-cost lending unnecessarily
impede wealth-building in minority communities. High-cost loans
have contributed to the current foreclosure crisis, wiping out hundreds
of millions of dollars in mortgage equity.
“The overwhelming and unexplained prevalence of high-cost lending
in minority communities suggests that some level of discriminatory
behavior continues in the mortgage finance market, as has been shown
by other studies.”
Next
month, the NCRC is expected to release another report that has new
figures. It also will have data that show how women receive different
treatment in getting loans than men, which doesn’t particularly
surprise Jennet Alterman, executive director of the Center for Women
in Charleston.
White women, you see, on average earn 72 percent of what men do
in comparable jobs. Black women earn even less - - 65 cents on the
dollar in South Carolina, Alterman said.
“There is a problem [with borrowing to buy a home],” she
said. “Women are going to have less collateral, less to put
down and probably have accumulated more credit card debt. That is
going to affect a woman’s ability to get a mortgage.”
State lawmakers have been working for a few years to stop predatory
payday loans, but it’s clear they also need to take a very
close regulatory look at discriminatory high-cost loans, which frankly
are less likely to exist today because many people are having a
hard time getting loans at all to buy homes.
One step in the right direction is for legislators to give final
approval to the proposed S.C. Mortgage Lending Act, which would
require mortgage lenders to get annual education and be regulated
by the state Department of Consumer Affairs. Currently, only mortgage
brokers are under such scrutiny.
On Wednesday, a House committee approved the proposal, which is
slated to be on the House floor in the coming week. The measure
remains in a Senate committee.
Now is the time to fix the rules and the culture of loans in South
Carolina so that when the market becomes more robust, it will operate
in a color-blind and gender-blind manner. And then, more black and
female South Carolinians will be able to enjoy the benefits of home
ownership without being robbed.
Andy Brack
is publisher of CharlestonCurrents.com. He can be reached at: publisher@charlestoncurrents.com
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GOOD
NEWS
'Small-shop'
fundraising to be focus of upcoming workshop
The
Lowcountry Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals
is sponsoring a workshop designed to help those who are tasked with
fundraising in a small organization. "Fundraising in a Small
Shop: Doing it All without Losing Your Mind" will take place
at noon May 21 at the Charleston Marriott, 170 Lockwood Blvd. downtown.
Many
executive and development directors face the challenge of doing
it all - from recruiting board members and running an annual campaign,
to writing grants and planning special events. This workshop will
discuss proven strategies for doing it all with limited staff, volunteers
and resources. The guest speaker will be Martin Novom, managing
consultant for Skystone Ryan.
The
cost of the workshop is $22 for AFP members with pre-registration,
or $32 for nonmembers. For details or to register, send an e-mail
to afplowcountrychapter@yahoo.com.
Tiger
Lily blossoms in national magazines' survey, story
Charleston's
Tiger Lily florist has had a great month, picking up an award from
The Knot's "Best of Weddings 2009" as well as being part
of a feature on bouquets in Brides magazines. The downtown shop
is owned by Manny and Clara Gonzales.
The
Knot, a popular wedding magazine and Web site that annually surveys
brides around the country to find out their favorite vendors, says
local brides voted Tiger Lily as their "Best of Weddings 2008/2009
Pick." As part of the recognition, Tiger Lily was featured
in The Knot Best of Weddings 2009 magazine. Tiger Lily also was
named a pick in The Knot Best of Weddings 2007 magazine.
In
the May/June 2009 issue of Brides magazine, a bridal bouquet created
by Tiger Lily was featured. The bouquet, which was made entirely
of shells, was created by Tiger Lily's designers at the request
of a bride for her beach wedding. The bouquet weighed several pounds
and was made from scallop, knobbed whelk, nautilus and mollusk shells
accented with sea grass.
"At
Tiger Lily, we strive to create the vision our brides have for their
special day and sometimes that means creating a five-pound, all-shell
bouquet," Manny Gonzales said. "We're proud that our designs
are nationally recognized and that our attention to service and
detail has again put us on the national bridal scene."
Volunteers
needed for Double Digs Parks Planting Day
The
Charleston Parks Conservancy and Park Angel volunteers will be bringing
a little more life to two city parks as part of the first Double
Dig Parks Planting Day, scheduled for 9 a.m. until noon May 9. The
Conservancy is hosting the event to complete plantings at Brittlebank
Park and Chapel Street Triangle Park, two parks the organization
has been actively working in to assist the city of Charleston with
maintenance and to raise awareness about the type of work the Conservancy
is doing in the community.
Pier
at Brittlebank Park |
Volunteers
will give the plant bed at the entrance to Brittlebank Park a makeover
with native plant such as American beautyberry, saw palmetto, beach
sunflower and sweetgrass. These plants not only will thrive in the
bed, but complement the park and its view of the Ashley River. At
Chapel Street Triangle Park, a small neighborhood park located at
Chapel and Alexander streets, volunteers will add to the park's
shady areas by planting semi-shade perennials.
Volunteers
can help out at either park site and should bring their own pruning
shears, weeding tools, bucket and gloves. Large tools will be provided.
Volunteers will also have the opportunity to learn about proper
planting techniques and plant selection based on local growing conditions.
If
you'd like to help, e-mail Paul Wentz at pwentz@charlestonparksconservancy.org.
More info: http://www.charlestonparksconservancy.org
and http://www.parkangels.org.
Students
really clean up in Race to End Waste project
College
Park Middle School students collected a whopping 199,720 pounds
of material to recycle during the school's first Race to End Waste.
The project, subtitled "Conservation Begins in the Classroom,"
was sponsored by Complete Building Corp., a commercial general contractor
in Charleston.
The
collected materials totaled well over eight times the students'
original goal of 25,000 pounds, and more than doubled an "extended
goal" of 75,000 pounds. The class that hauled in the most material
was Katie Scheaffer's sixth-grade class. The 24 students collected
53,566 pounds -- which works out to 2,231.9 pounds per student.
At
festivities to cap off the project, Complete Building Corp. unveiled
a greenhouse that its employees had built for the school. The contracting
company established the project with the school through the company's
employee-directed charitable giving program. The goal was to teach
students, faculty and the community about conservation and sustainability.
Complete
Building Corp. employees were involved with the students throughout
the school year, participating regularly in career fairs and mentoring
programs. Company officials said they hope to continue the program
in the future by working with a new school each year. For more information
on the project, go to http://www.racetoendwaste.com.
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HISTORY
SPOTLIGHT
Henrietta Johnston,
portrait painter
The
date and place of Henrietta de Beaulieu Dering Johnston's birth
are unknown; it was possibly near Rennes in northern France. Her
parents were Francis and Susanna de Beaulieu, French Huguenots,
and with them she immigrated to London in 1687. In 1694 she married
Robert Dering (1669-ca. 1702), the fifth son of Sir Edward Dering.
They settled in Ireland, where Dering died, leaving her a widow
with two daughters.
Johnston's
portrait of Mrs. Pierre Bacot (ca. 1710) |
Henrietta
Dering painted pastel portraits, mostly of members of her husband's
extended family, which included such noted individuals as the Earl
of Barrymore and Sir John Percival (later the Earl of Egmont). Where
and from whom she learned to render portraits is unknown. They resemble
in pose and format the work of Sir Godfrey Kneller, a popular English
portraitist of the day. She worked exclusively in pastel on paper,
a medium that had not yet gained widespread acceptance. Typically,
she signed and dated the wooden backings of her portraits; for example,
the reverse of her portrait of Philip Percival bears the following
inscription: "Henrietta Dering Fecit / Dublin Anno 1704."
In
1705 she married the Reverend Gideon Johnston (1668-1716), a graduate
of Trinity College, Dublin, who was the vicar at Castlemore. Appointed
bishop's commissary in South Carolina by the bishop of London in
April 1708, Johnston and his wife arrived in Charleston. The Reverend
Johnston became the rector of St. Philip's Episcopal Church and
repeatedly wrote to the Society of the Propagation of the Gospel
in Foreign Parts requesting payment of his salary, which was often
delayed. In one letter he states: "were it not for the Assistance
my wife gives me by drawing of Pictures … I shou'd not have
been able to live," indicating that Henrietta Johnston was
compensated for her portraits, making her the first professional
woman artist in America.
As
in Ireland, her sitters were drawn from her circle of associates,
including numerous French Huguenots (the Prioleaus, Bacots, DuBoses)
and members of her husband's congregation, such as Colonel William
Rhett. In contrast to the deep earth tones and sophistication of
her Irish pastels, the ones crafted in Charleston are lighter, simpler,
and smaller, indicative of the preciousness of her materials, all
of which had to be imported. In America her female subjects usually
wore delicate chemises, while the male sitters were dressed in street
clothes or, occasionally, armor. Each sitter's posture is erect,
with the head turned slightly toward the viewer. Typically, large
oval eyes dominate the subject's face.
About
forty portraits are extant. Pastels by Henrietta Dering Johnston
are in private collections in Ireland, and in American museums,
including the Gibbes Museum of Art, Museum of Early Southern Decorative
Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Greenville County Museum of
Art. She died on March 9, 1729, in Charleston and was buried in
St. Philip's Churchyard.
-- Excerpted
from the entry by Martha R. Severns.To
read more about this or 2,000 other entries about South Carolina,
check out The
South Carolina Encyclopedia by USC Press. (Information used
by permission.)
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LIST
Five provisions
When the 200-ton
frigate Carolina pulled into Old Town Creek 339 years ago
this month to found Charles Town, the English colonists had some
interesting provisions on board. Here are five that caught our attention
recently while reading "Charleston! Charleston! The History
of a Southern City," by Dr. Walter Jr. Fraser Jr. (USC Press,
1989).
1) 15 tons
of beer
2) 12 suits
of armor
3) 240 pounds
of glass beads
4) 288 pairs
of scissors
5) 30 gallons
of brandy
QUOTE
Where
does it end?
Hoover |
"About
the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends."
- President
Herbert Hoover (1874-1964)
CALENDAR:
THIS WEEK
Wine
Dinner: 6:30 p.m. April 27, Crave Kitchen & Cocktails,
1968 Riviera Drive, Mount Pleasant. Five-course dinner will pair
classic French cuisine with French wines. Cost: $70 per person,
including tax and gratuity. Reservations (required): 884-1177. More
info.
Fort
Sumter Findings: 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. May 2, Charleston
Museum, followed by boat tour to fort. Dr. Russell Horres, a volunteer
researcher and National Park Service Guide, will talk about new
revelations on the fort's construction and events leading up to
the start of the Civil War. Following talk at museum, group will
visit the fort. Cost: $30 museum members, $35 nonmembers (includes
boat transportation to fort). Make reservations
online by April 24 or phone 722-2996, ext. 235.
(NEW)
Women
and Diabetes: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 28, May 5,
May 12 and May 19, YWCA of Greater Charleston, 106
Coming St., Charleston. Enjoy lunch and a discussion series about
women and diabetes led by experts from MUSC. Topics: April 28, checking
and treating blood sugars; May 5, foods that do and don't affect
blood sugar; May 12, reading nutrition labels and planning meals;
May 19, medications and long-term complications. Cost for lunch:
$8. Reservations required by the Friday before each lunch; call
722-1644.
(NEW)
Spoleto
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 2, Gaillard Auditorium,
77 Calhoun St., Charleston. One-day opportunity for local residents
to save on Spoleto tickets. Formerly known as Taste of Spoleto,
the event offers savings of 20 percent on tickets to a number of
shows, with additional specials available from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
More info: 579-3100 or online.
(NEW)
Lowcountry
Indie Shorts: 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. May 2, Olde North Charleston
Talking Picture House, 1080 E. Montague Ave., Park Circle. A free
showing of local independent short films as part of the North Charleston
Arts Festival in collaboration with the Greater Park Circle Film
Society and the Carolina Film Alliance. Theater opens 15 minutes
before each show and seating is limited to 50 persons. After each
7- to 12-minute film, filmmakers will participate in a discussion
of their work. Filmmakers include Ed Tilden, Dave Smith, John Barnhardt,
Jackson McDonald, Jon Richards, Devin Dukes, Brad Jayne and Bob
Newcomb. More
info.
CALENDAR:
ONGOING AND SOON
"La
Cage Aux Folles":
Various dates in May, Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen
St., Charleston. The Footlight Players bring to the Lowcountry this
Broadway smash about love, family and acceptance in an untraditional
setting, filled with outlandish costumes, extravagant dance numbers,
and snazzy songs. Tickets: $30 adults, $27 seniors, $20 students.
Show dates and times: 722-4487 or visit
online.
(NEW)
Senior
Day at The Joe: 11:05 a.m. May 5, Joseph P. Riley Jr.
Park. The RiverDogs and the Lowcountry Senior Network will host
the first Senior Day (which coincides with previously-scheduled
Education Day) for a game against the Greenville Drive. All area
residents age 50 or older and all LSN members get reduced ticket
prices that include a hot dog and Pepsi product. More info: Online
or 577-3647.
Good
Health, Good Business: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 7, Coco's
Café, 863 Houston Northcutt Blvd. (Whole Foods Shopping Center),
Mount Pleasant. Dr. Mickey Barber, CEO of Cenegenics Carolinas,
will host a program titled "Being at the Top of Your Game:
Why Good Health is Just Good Business." Barber will talk about
how staying healthy can give a competitive edge in a tough economy.
Food and beverages will be available, and the business that brings
the most employees will receive a free yoga class at its office
courtesy of Eco Health & Wellness. Cost: $15 per person. Register
by May 1 by calling 577-8484.
Wine
on the Water: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 12, South Carolina
Aquarium, 100 Aquarium Wharf, Charleston. Sample sustainable-seafood
dishes prepared by some of Charleston's finest chefs, enjoy live
entertainment and more. All proceeds benefit the aquarium's conservation
and education programs. Ages 21 and up only. Tickets: $20 aquarium
members, $25 nonmember. Advance reservations and payment (required):
577-3474.
Lowcountry
Dancing with the Stars: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. May 8, Francis
Marion Hotel, King and Calhoun streets. The American Lung Association's
Charleston Oxygen Ball, presented by Kindred Hospital, will have
a local "Dancing with the Stars" theme as local personalities
partner with professional dancers from the Fred Astaire Studio in
a competition. Celebrity dancers include Barry Waldrop, owner of
True Charleston Cuisine; Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, CEO of East Cooper
Regional Medical Center; and Patrice Smith, weekend anchor/reporter
for ABC News 4. Evening includes a gourmet dinner and auctions as
well. Proceeds benefit the American Lung Association. Cost: $125.
Tickets/more info: online
or 556-8451.
Magical
Mystery Tour:
7:30 p.m. May 8, North Charleston Performing Arts Center.
Charleston Ballet Theatre will team up with Eddie Bush & One
Flew South to present a journey through the Beatles' songbook, featuring
dance interpretations of classics such as "Lady Madonna,"
"Yellow Submarine," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
and "Penny Lane." After the CBT performances, Eddie Bush
& One Flew South will offer a concert celebrating the Fab Four.
Cost: $41 adults, $26 student/child. Tickets: Call 723-7334, visit
the NPAC box office or go
to here online.
Woodlands
Wine Weekend: May 15-16, Woodlands Inn, 125 Parsons Road,
Summerville. Master Sommelier Robert Bath, one of the world's most
recognized wine experts, will lead a series of wine seminars throughout
the weekend and join seminar participants for special wine dinners
each evening. For a specific schedule, prices and details, call
1-800-774-9999 or go
here online.
ON
THE BOOKSHELF
In this section,
we offer a list of good reads that you might want to consider reading:
- A
Short History of a Small Place, T.R. Pearson
- A
Turn in the South, V.S. Naipaul
- The
Book of Marie, Terry Kay
- Charleston
Jazz, Jack McCray
- Going
Deep: 20 Classic Sports Stories,
Gary Smith (review)
- I'll
Be Sober in the Morning: Great Comebacks, Putdowns, and Ripostes,
Chris Lamb (List)
- Plain
Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman, Merle Miller
- Suggest
a book to us
FOCUS
ARCHIVES
8/20:
Yarian:
New local music CD
8/17: Fisher:
Uses of social media
8/13: Hall:
Time for renovations
8/10: Morris:
Dog days at Drayton
8/6: Lindbergh:
Gifted school
8/3: Jackson:
Insurance tips
7/30: VanBogart:
Singles
7/27: Stewart:
Get it clean
7/23: Rosenberg:
Elect women
7/20: Nathan:
Turtle release
7/16: Johnson:
Online school
7/13: Thiers:
Protect skin
7/9: Lee:
Scoring supplies
7/2: Shockley:
Company wellness
6/29: McKenzie:
Park opening
6/25: Jones:
Cheer on US rugby
6/22: McGahey:
Young pros
6/18: Ridder:
Dress for Success
6/15: Bender:
Patriots Point
6/11: Gerardi:
Furry Affair
6/8: Arnoldi:
Reducing stress
6/4: Mathos:
Field to Families
6/1: Moniz:
Book burning event
THRASH
ARCHIVES
8/20:
Good,
bad, spineless
8/13: Locals
on Runway
8/6: Cookie
contest
7/30: Vote
on car tags
7/23: True
confessions
7/16: New
way of tithing?
7/9: Lookout
for manatees
6/29: Big
green bus here
6/18: New
Mt. P. promo
6/11: WDAV
at Spoleto
6/4: Protecting
your computer
5/28: Thoughts
on hurricanes
5/21: Special
weekend at home
5/14: Zucchini
pie
5/7: Charleston
cookie contest
4/30: Age
spots
4/23: Mt.
P. Farmers Market
4/16: Charleston
library honored
4/9: First
vegetable garden
4/2: Markets,
mushrooms
3/26: Feeding
the need
3/19: Waddling
in
3/12: Great
Food + Wine Festival
3/5: Provocative
poem
2/26: Seeking
colorful birds
2/19: Grab-bag
of thoughts
2/12: The
candy map
2/5: Shem
Creek park input
1/29: Controversy
over fireworks
1/22: Talking
about oysters
1/15: Help
bald eagles thrive
1/8/09: Local
man moves up in contest
BRACK
ARCHIVES
8/17:
RIP
to old clunker
8/10: Lots
to squeeze in
8/3: On
flying Delta
7/27: Conspiracy
theories
7/20: Protect
carriage animals
7/13: Economic
thaw here?
6/25:
Sanford
shouldn't resign
6/22: Lots
of questions
6/15: Mosquitoes,
water park
6/8: Think
big
6/1: On
public television
5/25: Shorten
the session
5/18: A
last supper
5/11: Legislature:
do something
5/4: Spring
is in the air
4/27: Mortgage
discrimination
4/20: Carriage
regs
4/6: Fun
at the ballpark
3/30: Southern
tour
3/23: Cultural
appreciation
3/16: Hodges
leaves great legacy
3/9: Being
positive about economy
3/2: Remember
rural areas
2/23: Looks
at three books
2/16: What
tourists see
2/9: PDAs,
Phelps, layoffs
2/2: Whales
vs. Dolphins
1/26: Dear
Ellie ...
1/19: Lift
hood on "reform" efforts
1/12: Truman
book is great pleasure
1/5/09: Manning
band is inspiring
LIST
ARCHIVES
8/20:
You
know you're from...
8/17: On
the school menu
8/13: Wines
for grilling
8/10: First
Day Fest facts
8/6: Sales
tax holiday
8/3: Twittering
tips
7/30: Fall
planting
7/27: 5
for teens
7/23: Consignments
7/20: Beach
reads
7/16: Save
the books
7/13: Hot
plants
7/9: Staying
cool
7/2: Old
Exchange 5
6/29: Historic
house
6/25: Mosquito
list
6/22: Hot
stuff
6/18: Five
to bid on
6/15: Last
of Spoleto
6/11: Fun
in the sun
6/8: Enviro-minded
6/4: Out
go the lights
6/1: 5
on duck race
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