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TODAY'S
FOCUS
Local, regional leaders to issue economic forecast
By STUART WHITESIDE
Chairman, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Economic Outlook
Board
Special to CharlestonCurrents.com
MARCH
11, 2010 -- The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce will hold its
2010 Economic Outlook Conference and Luncheon, one of the largest
conferences of its kind, on March 24 at the Charleston Area Convention
Center. The region's economic forecast will be presented at the
event.
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Developed
in partnership with the College of Charleston and the Chamber's
Center for Business Research, the 2010-11 economic forecast will
be presented by Dr. Frank Hefner, College of Charleston, and Mary
Graham, senior vice president for public policy/regional advancement
with the chamber. The forecast is developed by the chamber's Economic
Outlook Board, a panel of industry experts who lend their own knowledge
and real-world experience to the forecast.
Highlights
of this year's forecast program include an 18- to 24-month look
ahead at what's in store for the region's key economic sectors,
including the housing industry, visitor industry, airport, port
and more. Registration includes a copy of the 2010 Economic Forecast
Book containing regional forecast data and historical data for the
Charleston region's economy.
Dr.
Matthew Martin, senior vice president and Charlotte regional executive
for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, will present the views
of the Federal Reserve on the state of the national recovery and
the outlook for future economic conditions. Martin assumed the top
leadership position for the bank's Charlotte branch on March 1.
He joined the research staff at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
in 2006 as a regional economist. His responsibilities included analyzing
regional economic conditions, as well as developing relationships
with and educating the region's diverse constituents on the work
of the Federal Reserve and the Richmond Fed. He also provided leadership
to the regional research division of the Research Department, which
is based in Richmond. His expertise is in the study of regional
trends focused on the Carolinas, covering the territory served by
the Charlotte branch of the bank.
In
addition, P. George Benson, president of the College of Charleston,
will speak about the challenges facing South Carolina and our ability
to compete in the global economy.
The
Economic Outlook Conference and Luncheon will be held from 11:30
a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $95 for chamber members, $150 for nonmembers.
To register, visit http://www.charlestonchamber.net/orgcalendar.
CURRENTS
Hospital
a bright new addition to East Cooper landscape
By
ANN THRASH, editor
MARCH
11, 2010 -- It seems like it wasn't all that long ago that the East
Cooper area didn't have a hospital of its own. When the present
East Cooper Hospital opened in 1986, it was a real blessing to those
of us who lived in Mount Pleasant to have an advanced medical facility
that we didn't have to drive across the bridge to get to.
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Before
East Cooper opened, some of us didn't really appreciate the way
in which a hospital can become part of our life story. But as the
years have rolled on, it's become easier to see how a hospital can
get caught up in our memories.
My
family has made good use of East Cooper over the past 24 years:
both routine and emergency surgeries, a couple of ER visits, and,
most happily, two births (my nephew and niece, now college age).
It's been the setting for both grief and joy, for tearful goodbyes
and tearful hellos, as one generation who served so well went on
to better things and a new one arrived to carry on the best of the
old. And now the hospital itself seems to be making a similar transition.
The
new East Cooper Medical Center opens on April 1, more than twice
the size of the current, older facility. It's got five floors, 130
private patient rooms, an inviting and family-friendly labor-and-delivery
wing, and a bunch of natural light streaming into patient rooms,
waiting rooms, hallways and the lobby. It definitely comes across
as the next generation in medical care east of the Cooper.
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Hospital
celebration
Get a
look inside the new East Cooper Medical Center this Saturday,
March 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free festivities include
hospital tours (starting at 11 a.m.), games, carnival treats
and live music from the East Coast Party Band. The new building
is located at 2000 Hospital Drive; get there from either Mathis
Ferry Road or Bowman Road.
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A
Wednesday morning tour, offered by the Charleston Metro Chamber
of Commerce's East Cooper Area Business Council, provided a sneak
preview of a facility that most of us would rather not visit too
often - but if you've gotta go to the hospital, this one looks pretty
darn nice. Here are a couple of highlights:
-
East Cooper has always been known as a great place to have a baby,
and that tradition looks like it will continue. There are 14 spacious
labor and delivery rooms, and an additional 28 private postpartum
rooms where mom, dad and baby can bond before heading home. The
Level II neonatal until is equipped to care for babies as young
as 32 weeks gestation or any newborn with special needs.
- The
emergency room is expansive and bright, and there's a helicopter
pad just outside the ER doors.
- There
are eight operating rooms, each with HD technology, computers
and video screens for minimally invasive and laparoscopic surgeries.
- The
new hospital has an Advanced Primary Stroke Center.
- There's
a cool-looking pneumatic system -- think of the tubes you use
in the drive-through lanes at the bank -- for expediting the delivery
of specimens, supplies or other items between floors.
- Parking
is plentiful - something we can't honestly say about recent trips
to the current hospital building.
- A
serene, Zen-like "memory garden" offers a quiet place
to think and just take a deep breath.
The
hospital is offering public tours on Saturday (see the box with
this column for details). Stop by, check it out and welcome a new
old friend to Mount Pleasant.
A
question for gardeners: Have any of you with pansies in your
garden noticed that they have gone crazy since the Feb. 12 snowfall?
The half-dozen or so pots of pansies and violas at our place were
looking a bit ragged in early February, but ever since the snow,
we've noticed that they are going gangbusters. Why?
Well,
we did what we always do when we have a gardening question: We asked
our pal P.J. Gartin, a Clemson Extension Master Gardener and garden
writer extraordinaire. Here's what P.J. says: "I've also noticed
a lot of healthy pansies lately and I assume that they loved the
snow. Have you ever noticed that plants look better when Mother
Nature waters them? There are traces of all sorts of good stuff
in rain water, including perhaps a minuscule of nitrogen, and, since
snow is frozen water, some plants, especially ones that like it
cold, went nuts over the recent treat. They probably received a
concentrated dose of whatever was in the snow because the snow accumulated
before it melted. Most times, liquid water doesn't do that because
it continuously perks through the soil."
Glad
we asked!
Ann
Thrash is editor of CharlestonCurrents. She can be reached at editor@charlestoncurrents.com.
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GOOD
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Fair
to offer free workshops, advice for small businesses
Those
who own their own business or are contemplating starting one can
have access to a number of free resources next week during the Charleston
County Public Library's Fifth Annual Small-Business Resource Fair.
The fair is planned for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 18 at the Main Library,
68 Calhoun St.
The
library's exhibit hall will feature representatives from more than
a dozen business organizations and government agencies that offer
services or providing help to small businesses, including assistance
with securing financing, creating a business plan and working with
governments. Counselors from the Charleston Coastal chapter of SCORE
(the Service Corps of Retired Executives) will provide free individual
business counseling from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Four
free workshops are planned: "Doing Business with Charleston
County" (10 a.m.), "Top HR Tips for Small Business"
(11 a.m.), "Do-It-Yourself Online Marketing Research"
(12:30 p.m.) and "Money Matters! Funding Your Small Business"
(1:30 .m.) The first three workshops last 45 minutes each; "Money
Matters!" runs 90 minutes.
For
more information on the resource fair, call 805-6930 or click
here.
Get juiced: RiverDogs
plan another wacky year of promotions
"Jack
LaLanne Pro Juicing Night," "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid
Night" and a chance to see the New York Yankees' World Series
trophy in person are among the highlights on the Charleston RiverDogs'
newly announced promotional calendar for the upcoming season, which
opens April 8 when the RiverDogs host the Lexington Legends at Joseph
P. Riley Jr. Park at 7:05 p.m.
This
season's promotions revolve around the team's new "Be Your
Own Fan" marketing initiative, which is designed to find out
why individual fans love baseball, RiverDogs games and everything
else that occurs at The Joe on a nightly basis during the season.
For each Wednesday home game, the RiverDogs will randomly select
one person who will have a chance to rename the ballpark, toss out
a first pitch, suggest a seat upgrade or share the wealth with other
patrons through merchandise, ticket, and food and beverage discounts.
In
an attempt to poke fun at baseball's crusade to rid the sport of
steroids and performance-enhancing drugs, the RiverDogs will hold
"Jack LaLanne Pro Juicing Night, a salute to the ageless wonder
fitness guru who has showed people how to stay fit by juicing the
right way," says a RiverDogs press release.
Other
promotional highlights:
-
A chance to see the New York Yankees' World Series trophy in June
(the RiverDogs are a Yankees affiliate, and four former RiverDogs
-- David Robertson, Phil Coke, Phil Hughes and Mike Dunn -- made
an impact on the Yankees this year).
- April
10: "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid Night," highlighted
by a Snuggie giveaway to the first 1,000 fans.
- June
25: Watermelon
Night, "celebrating the majesty surrounding this flavorful
summertime delight."
- July
31:
Camouflage Drawstring Backpack Giveaway.
- Aug.
17:
Legendary NASCAR driver Kyle Petty appears at Riley Park.
Returning
favorite promotions from days past include Dog Days, Military Appreciation
Nights, Return of the ZOOperstars, "Look, My Hot Dog is Green!
Night," and "Condiment Wars IV -- It's Raining Relish."
To
see the full calendar or buy tickets, click
here. The RiverDogs are an underwriting partner of CharlestonCurrents.com.
Citadel hosts new
Directors' Institute for business executives
The
Citadel School of Business Administration will host the first Directors'
Institute March 25 and March 26 at Charleston Place to bring together
corporate leaders and members of boards of directors to address
leadership issues in today's economically challenging times. The
institute, which is expected to be held annually, will include sessions
on best practices in corporate governance; developments in the legal,
regulatory and political environment; corporate risk management;
and ways in which principled leadership can set a new direction
for American businesses.
Speakers
will include Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.); Delaware Supreme Court Chief
Justice Myron T. Steele; Lonnie Carter, chief executive officer
of Santee Cooper; Simon Lorne, vice chairman and chief legal officer
of Millennium Partners and former general counsel for the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission; Lt. Gen. John H. Moellering, chairman of
the board of USAA; and Peter Porrino, senior partner at Ernst &
Young.
The
cost for the two-day program is $500 per person. For a detailed
schedule of events or more information and registration, click
here.
Local
architects win Wood Design Awards for innovation
Liollio
Architecture and architect John Denton Haley of Charleston were
honored recently with 2010 Wood Design Awards, presented by WoodWorks
Southeast to design professionals who display innovative use of
wood in nonresidential projects
Liollio
won the commercial wood design award for its work on the Founders
Hall at Charles Towne Landing. The building has two flexible meeting
spaces: a small executive room suitable for 40 people, and a large
conference hall sized to accommodate a seated dinner for 150 attendees.
Founders Hall is registered with the U.S. Green Building Council
for LEED Gold Certification.
Haley
won the "traditional use of wood" award for his work on
The Bungalows, a community of luxury guest cottages in St. Kitts,
West Indies. The buildings were panelized in Georgia, shipped in
containers to St. Kitts and assembled on site to save time and labor
costs.
WoodWorks
Southeast is a cooperative venture of the major North American wood
associations. The awards were presented at the Atlanta Wood Solutions
Fair.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA
Beach
music
Beach
music, as it is known in the South, originated in the coastal Carolinas
in the years following World War II. The term referred to African
American "race" music (later called rhythm and blues,
or R&B) that could be found in South Carolina only on jukeboxes
in the beachside jump joints and saloons. With the notable exception
of WLAC, a 50,000-watt radio station in Nashville whose signal blanketed
the South, most regional broadcasters refused to play the raw, sexually
suggestive songs. …
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However,
along the coast, the decline of big-band swing prompted young white
dancers to seek out alternative music. George Lineberry, one of
the young white dancers who worked for a local amusements company
in Myrtle Beach until 1948, took it upon himself to install "race"
records on jukeboxes in white establishments, including the popular
oceanfront pavilion in the heart of the tourist district. Lineberry
chose records that he and his friends had discovered on visits to
black nightclubs. Because it was mostly heard at the beach, this
exciting, hard-to-find new music genre became known to white visitors
as beach music. "This was the devil's music-you just didn't
listen to it in the average white southern home," said Marion
Carter, founder of Ripete Records, a beach music specialty label
in Elliott, South Carolina.
In
later years a tamer version of the music grew in popularity as it
became associated with the popular shag, now the state's official
dance. An offshoot, a pop version of the R&B sound often called
"bubblegum beach," is distinguished by simplistic lyrics
celebrating youthful romance, alcohol highs, and a carefree life
at the Carolina beaches. In 2001 beach music (without a firm definition)
was designated South Carolina's official state music.
--
Excerpted from the entry by Frank Beacham. To
read more about this or 2,000 other entries about South Carolina,
check out The
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THE
LIST
Six rules
of 'Hatiquette'
Archie Burkel,
"top hat" of The
Hat Ladies of Charleston pictured at right, knows so much about
hats that it makes our head spin (and our hat along with it, of
course). We were intrigued when she told us that there's actually
such a thing as hat etiquette -- "hatiquette," as Ms.
Burkel calls it. So hold on to your hat -- and see that you aren't
caught doing any of the following:
1. "Never
touch someone's hat. Don't do it. Not the hat. The only person
who'd touch a woman's hat is someone who doesn't wear hats."
2. "Admire hats from a distance. There's no excuse
for knocking someone's hat, even by accident."
3. "Don't get too close when two Hat Ladies hug. Both
have to tilt their head all the way to the side, in opposite directions,
and leave space in between."
4. "Don't ask to borrow someone's hat. (Some Hat Ladies
say they'd lend their children before they'd lend their hats.
They know their children know their way home, but their hats might
not!)"
5. "Don't get jealous. Women who love hats are hatpy
to see a hat tHAT looks good on someone else. Women who wear hats
know who they are."
6. "Develop a hatitude in order to wear your hat well.
Men always help a Lady in a hat first."
QUOTE
On
relationships
"My advice
for success in romantic relationships, or any relationship, is:
Don't be too good of an accountant."
-- Jerry
Seinfeld, comedian and producer of the show "The Marriage
Ref"
CALENDAR:
THIS WEEK
"Ferdinand
the Bull": 7:30 p.m. March 12, 3 p.m. March 13
and March 14, Sottile Theatre, 44 George St., downtown. Charleston
Stage will present a bilingual version of the funny, family-oriented
musical about a bull who doesn't want to fight and butt heads like
all the other bulls - he just wants to take care of his beloved
flowers. Charleston Stage says, " 'Ferdinand the Bull' is an
exuberant romp about being yourself and refusing to be bullied into
acting like someone you're not. Kids and adults will love the clever
wordplay, comical characters and lively music." Tickets: $19
adults, $15 students. Available
online or by phone at 577-7183.
Stiletto
Stampede: 10 a.m. March 13, Houston Northcutt Boulevard,
Mount Pleasant. An offbeat 100-yard dash in which contestants must
wear 3-inch heels (both male and female). The top male and female
finishers get $5,000 from Gwynn's of Mount Pleasant, and Charleston
Magazine will give $1,000 to the runner with the best costume. Post-race
food and entertainment offered in the Whole Foods parking lot. Proceeds
from the run benefit MUSC Children's Hospital. Race fee: $30. Entry
form/more info.
Party
for the Parks: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 13, Ashley Avenue
overlooking Colonial Lake, downtown. "Amusement on the Avenue,"
sponsored by the Charleston Parks Conservancy, will feature live
music from the Flatt City bluegrass band, the Plainfield Project
and DJ Trailmix along with roller skaters, breakdancers, jugglers
and hip hop dancers. Food provided by Oak, Muse, the Bagel Shop,
Queen Street Grocery, Taco Boy, Closed for Business and La Fourchette;
there will also be a cappuccino bar by Royal Cup and a tasting for
a new vodka from Firefly. Event is open only to those age 21 or
older. Tickets: $55 in advance, $75 at the event. More
info.
Shagging
on the Cooper: 8 p.m. March 13, Mount Pleasant Pier at
the Memorial Park, 71 Harry Hallman Blvd. (under the Ravenel Bridge).
Dance to live beach music by 17 South on the scenic 1,200-foot-long
Mount Pleasant Pier. First of eight dances at the pier sponsored
by the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission from March
through October. Gates open at 7 p.m. and live music begins at 8
p.m. Tickets: $10 per person; only 800 will be sold. Tickets cannot
be purchased prior to March 13, but may be purchased from the Mount
Pleasant Pier shop beginning at 4 p.m. on the day of the event.
More info: 795-4FUN or online.
CALENDAR:
ONGOING AND SOON
Women
of Drayton Hall: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays
in March, Drayton Hall Plantation, 3380 Ashley River Road. The
historic site will mark Women's History Month with special programs
focusing on the lives of the women of Drayton Hall, both black and
white, who have distinguished themselves over the past three centuries.
Tour included with regular admission: $15 adults; $8 ages 12-18;
$6 ages 6-11; free for ages 5 and under. Reservations (recommended):
769-2638.
Third
Thursday/Art Walk: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. March 18, downtown
Summerville. Summerville DREAM celebrates spring with outdoor musical
entertainment at three venues downtown, along with local artists
and artisans displaying their crafts on Short Central Street. Stores
and restaurants will be open late with special promotions. Classic
car show with vintage Fords. More info
online or 821-7260.
"Zorro":
8 p.m. March 19 and March 20, 3 p.m. March 21,
Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain St., downtown. Charleston Ballet
Theatre's world premiere of choreographer Jill Eathorne Bahr's interpretation
of the story of the legendary Spanish-American hero. Hollywood stuntman
Tim Bell came to Charleston to choreograph the extensive sword fighting
and work with the dancers. Special "Tavern Seating" tickets
($75 per person) will give patrons a seat at lavishly decorated
banquet style tables on the "Zorro" set while they enjoy
bottomless glasses of sangria and Spanish-themed tapas (wear your
best Spanish attire). Tickets: $45, $40, $35; students get $10 off
(except for Tavern Seating); Sunday matinee tickets are $15 for
students. Call 723-7334 or buy
online.
Museum
House Furniture Tours: 4 p.m. March 18 and March 19,
and 10 a.m. March 20, Heyward-Washington House, 87 Church
St. downtown. The Charleston Museum's Heyward-Washington House will
host furniture-focused tours with special information on the significant
18th-century English and Charleston-made furniture collection housed
there. Visitors can learn about Charleston cabinetmakers, locally
harvested and imported wood, and the influence of Thomas Chippendale.
Reservations not required. Admission: $10 adults, $5 children (free
for museum members). More info: 722-2996, ext. 235, or visit
online.
(NEW)
Daniel Island 5K Race/Walk: 9 a.m. March 20, Bishop
England High School, Daniel Island. The 12th annual 5K run and walk
also includes a kids' fun run (ages 12 and under; starts at 10 a.m.).
Run and walk start and end at the school and wind through scenic
Daniel Island. Proceeds benefit the BEHS track and cross-country
programs. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three overall male
and female finishers. The top three finishers in each age group
will receive merchandise or gift certificates. Each Kids Run participant
will receive a medal. Register
online or, for printable forms and more race details, including
cost, go
here.
Customer
Appreciation Day: March 21. Charleston County Park and
Recreation Commission offers free gate admission at Ravenel Caw
Caw Interpretive Center, North Charleston Wannamaker, Mount Pleasant
Palmetto Islands and James Island County Parks. Parking will be
free at Kiawah Beachwalker Park, Folly Beach County Park and Isle
of Palms County Parks. In addition, parking and fishing are free
at the Folly Beach Edwin S. Taylor Fishing Pier. The Mount Pleasant
Pier will offer free fishing, but parking fees still apply. More
info online or
795-4FUN.
Economic
Outlook Conference: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 24, Charleston
Area Convention Center. The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's
annual Economic Outlook Conference will feature an 18- to 24-month
look ahead at the region's key economic sectors. Keynote speaker
is Matt Martin, senior vice president and Charlotte regional executive
for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Cost: $95 chamber members,
$150 nonmembers. Registration/more
info.
(NEW)
Water
Ball: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. March 25, South Carolina Aquarium,
100 Aquarium Wharf, downtown. The first Charleston Water Ball is
sponsored by the Charleston Waterkeeper as a celebration and an
evening dedicated to clean water. Features a silent auction; food
and cocktails from vendors impacted by the quality of local waterways;
educational displays; and the unveiling of an iPhone app that allows
users to report problems or suspicious activities on the water.
Tickets: $50; available
online. Sponsorship opportunities also available.
CSO
Backstage Pass:
7 p.m. March 25, Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain St., downtown.
Charleston Symphony Orchestra presents a concert titled "Beyond
Belief," which will include classical and contemporary pieces
all tied to Greek mythology. The show is casual, interactive and
intimate and will last about an hour. Tickets: $25 adults, $5 students
with valid student ID. Available at the door the day of the show
beginning at 5 p.m. or online.
Lowcountry
Cajun Festival: Noon to 6 p.m. March 28, James Island
County Park, 871 Riverland Drive. Featuring music, food, crawfish-eating
contest, children's activities, and more. Performers include Leroy
Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners and Nathan and the Zydeco Cha
Chas. No coolers, outside beverages, or dogs permitted. Tickets:
$10 adults; free for Gold Pass holders and children 12 and under.
More information: 795-4FUN or online.
(NEW)
Palm
Sunday Celebration: 5 p.m. March 28, Citadel Square Baptist
Church, 328 Meeting St., downtown. The Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Gospel Choir will offer the debut performance of "Sacred Music
and Liturgical Dance: A Palm Sunday Celebration." Concert will
feature European classics, gospel and spirituals, as well as liturgical
dance by members of Ebenezer AME Church and Centenary United Methodist
Church. Tickets: $10 per person at the door or in advance during
regular Monday-Friday box office hours at the Gaillard Auditorium,
77 Calhoun St.
Dock
Street Reopening: 6 p.m. April 1, Dock Street Theatre.
Gala concert planned by Spoleto Festival USA for the reopening of
the theatre after three years of renovations. Performances include
a sneak peek of the Spoleto opera "Flora," which was first
performed at the Dock Street in 1736. Events include champagne reception,
performance and seated dinner. Tickets range from $250 to $1,000.
Call 579-3100 or buy
online.
Hat
Ladies Easter Promenade: 11 a.m. April 3, Meeting Street
between Broad and South Battery, downtown. Members of the Hat Ladies
and their families will take their annual elegant stroll down one
of the city's most recognizable streets in honor of hat-wearing
traditions. Free. More
info online or call 762-6679.
FOCUS
ARCHIVES
7/1:
Shaffer:
Picky Eaters Group
6/28: Bender:
Fishy Fourth
6/24: Belden:
Society 1858
6/21: Stevenson:
Summer reading
6/17: Handel:
On Jim Fisher
6/14: Reeves:
Summer dress
6/10:Martin:
Garden tips
6/7: Dubrofsky:
Green homes
6/3: McCutcheon:
Young pros
5/31: McFaddlin:
Health benefits
5/27: Ledbetter:
Senior riders
5/24: Myers:
Microloan's impact
5/20: Gadson:
Rural Mission's needs
5/17: Bender:
Bocce bashing
5/13: DeMarco:
Homeless help
5/10: Spencer:
Ending violence
5/6: Westmeyer:
Fish to buy
5/3: Maas:
Spoleto tips
THRASH
ARCHIVES
7/1:
Lots
to do on 4th
6/24: Ways
to nab skeeters
6/17: Dump
the Pump, more
6/10: Lots
to do locally
6/3: Dancin'
for dollars
5/27: Locals'
15 minutes
5/20: Strawberry
season
5/13: New
for foodies
5/6: Poll
managing
4/29: Adopt
a Duck
4/22: Indelible
ink
4/15: Grab-bag
of items
4/1: In
jingle semifinals
3/25: Blues
and birds
3/18: Recalling
"The Charleston"
3/11: East
Cooper hospital
3/4: Green
mowers
2/25: Get
outdoors
2/18: Local
guide book for kids
2/11: Reviewing
Jenny's book
2/4: MSNBC
looks at success
1/21: Tell
Mt. Pleasant
1/14: Winter
plant tips
1/7: New
books
BRACK
ARCHIVES
6/28:
Impatient
electorate
6/21: Haley's
thin record
6/14: Daddy-daughter
trip
6/7: Gulf
spill report
5/31: New
SC poll flummoxes
5/24: BBQ
should be state meat
5/17: Advice
to new grads
5/10: Bad
Spoleto poster
5/3: First
District candidates
4/26: Don't
veto cigarette tax
4/19: Great
weekend of fun
4/12: Remembering
Civil War
4/6: Be
counted in Census
3/29: SC
economy is recovering
3/22: Meeting
Turkish neighbors
3/15: Clyburn
whips up support
3/8: The
Wreck rec
3/1: Cut
all of the cuts
2/22: A
look at summer camps
2/15: School
district Einsteins
2/8: About
mules
2/1: Bauer
should get out
1/28: Gibbs
at White House
1/25: Friend's
new show
1/18: Rockwell
painting
1/11: Palmetto
Priorities
1/4/10: Piggly
Wiggly visit
BUSINESS
INDIGO
3/4:
Lowcountry
tech hub
2/4:
Advice
on working with Boeing
1/21: Co-working
group
1/7:
Free
library text questions
LIST
ARCHIVES
7/1:
Keeping
cool
6/28: LinkedIn
tips
6/24: Be
an Angel
6/21: CFW
finances
6/17: Pirate
facts
6/14: Gadsden
Flag
6/10: Butterfly
tips
6/7: 1773
awards
6/3: Good
reads
5/31: 5
Southern artists
5/27: Local
jazz legends
5/24: Piccolo
for kids
5/20: Pats
on back
5/17: Tea
tips
5/13: PeaceLoveHipHop
5/10: Myth
detector
5/6: Cooking
with Mom
5/3: Turtle
tales
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