Jul 26, 2017
Proposed improvements to the Charleston 9 Memorial is forcing city leaders to strike a delicate balance between vibrancy and solemnity. City parks director Jason Kronsberg recently met with members of the city fire department and family members of the nine firemen...
Jul 26, 2017
The vision of one of Charleston’s great preservationists — the late Emily Ravenel Farrow (Miss Em) — is a reality. To honor Miss Em’s wishes to preserve her lands in perpetuity for the benefit and enjoyment of the citizens of Charleston, Mrs. Farrow bequeathed her...
Jul 26, 2017
Following a thread of local history can sometimes take you to Kansas. Jack Eades, the “owner, developer” of Sylvan Shores, was born in Stockton, Kansas a self-proclaimed product of the dust bowl. He studied Botany and Ecology at Fort Hays State University where he met...
Jul 26, 2017
Boy, listening to the talking heads and sputtering pundits, you’d almost think the world was ending for Democrats after narrow losses in two special U.S. House elections in South Carolina and Georgia. But the world’s not ending. In fact, Republicans should be a...
Jul 26, 2017
It has been nearly three years since Charleston County voters overwhelmingly approved a $108.5 Million bond referendum to build five new libraries and renovate 13 others. A schematic design has finally been produced for the new West Ashley library and a site has been...
