A new PBS travel show follows the routes set by 19th-century explorers. Their first stop: Charleston and western North Carolina. Behind the show is a drive to preserve the country's picturesque vistas. www.postandcourier.com/charleston_s...
"America: The Land We Live In" is pilot of travel documentary series seeking to rediscover picturesque landscapes that inspired the country's first travel book.
Iâve been saying this since mid-2022 and itâs why I left journalism. Educating the public on matters of public import was never the core function of journalism. As it shrinks, noncore functions will be eliminated. We need more civil society orgs that can become info-bearing. Eg LWV voter guides.
Renowned American playwright Carlyle Brown returns to the place of his birth. He has some complicated feelings about Charleston and in this Q+A talks about his winding path to writing for theater.
The Minneapolis playwright is returning to the place of his birth to research his archival papers he donated 20 years ago as he seeks to memorialize his family.
Don't let the headline fool you: This is a story about blue-collar folks and what it takes to sustain Charleston's love of oysters. It's gross, rewarding and the people who do it wouldn't have it any other way.
The Lowcountry Oyster Festival returns for its 40th year on Feb 4. Meet the people who have taken out the valuable trash for over 20 years after the event ends.
From the AP: Community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. They're a safety net under stress
Federally funded community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. Most of them are low-income and many are underinsured.
My latest: A relatively new North Charleston-based food truck offers history and remembrance for culture and the people who make us who we are. Through Bert and T's, Charleston's Praline and other street candies come back to life.
Bert and T's looks to honor the culinary legacy of two grandmothers who were best friends, also aims to restore a piece of Charleston's food past.
Charleston's contemporary art center and gallery space has a new director. His focus: broaden donor support to build on popular programs such as the nonprofit's popular short-term, subsidized artist residency program
For Redux's new director, bringing in more donor dollars will be key to any expansion of programming at the King Street art gallery and community space.
Police said he shot at them. Brent Conrad's family wants to push back against a law enforcement narrative that's hung over them since Conrad shot himself on the Interstate 526 Bridge. (via Ali Rockett)
Brent Conrad shot himself atop the Interstate 526 bridge over the Wando River. His family has had to live with initial reports that he tried to shoot at police. Now they want to set the record straigh...
Hip-hop in North Charleston, Charleston and beyond doesn't start with the 1973 Brooklyn block party. This week, we published a package looking at the past, present and future of Lowcountry hip-hop. We centered Black voices starting w/ a column from artist and freelance journo Indi'Gxld.
Indi'Gxld is a guest writer for this column in honor of this year's 50th anniversary of hip-hop. The local hip-hop artist, music blogger and event organizer talks about what the