Getting Jerked Around

Celebrate Jamaica as you wine and dine at the 4th Annual SC Reggae Jerk & Wine Festival from 12 noon to 7 pm on Sunday, Aug. 27 at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.  Meet Chef Ty from Jamaica and enjoy a sample of Jerk chicken paired with a wine sample in your...

Beasley Is S.C.’S Jimmy Carter In Fight Against World Hunger

David Beasley is having the time of his life. The former South Carolina governor, who has spent almost two decades since being in office in mission work to help people around the world, now is executive director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme. “The good...

Keep the Charlottesville Mayhem Out of Charleston

On Saturday, Aug. 12, there was a planned protest at Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Vir. over the planned removal of a statue dedicated to Confederate General Robert E. Lee. A permit was obtained for the protest by a Southern heritage group. However, the group...

Turn Around, Bright Eyes

Around 2:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21 the moon will pass directly in front of the sun and the alignment will be so exact that it will completely cover the sun and a total solar eclipse will occur for those directly in it’s path. It has been 38 years since anyone in the...

Run, Nikki, Run

Seven or eight years ago, Nikki Virtucio admits that she was living an unhealthy lifestyle. She was in her early 20s, but felt terrible. “ I needed to make changes ASAP,” says Virtucio, who lives in West Ashley and is the general manager at the Mellow Mushroom...

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