Charleston City Paper

Vice magazine's suicide fashion spread is the lamest form of satire

Chris Haire — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:00 -0400

From time to time, somebody, somewhere is going to raise a stink about a pair of boobies and an airbrushed ass shot. They may hold a protest outside of a strip club or burn copies of Playboy or launch a boycott of Abercrombie & Fitch. more…

Local filmmaker wins Emmy for cinematography

Kalyn Oyer — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:09:00 -0400

Local filmmaker John Barnhardt has officially made it to the big-time, winning an Emmy for his Travel Channel show Born to Explore.

While working on the show, Barnhardt has journeyed from the Sahara to the jungles of Uganda, filming and photographing all sorts of natural scenes along the way. more…

Becca Barnet gets some German exposure

Kalyn Oyer — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:16:00 -0400

Macabre-leaning Becca Barnet has been featured for her taxidermy art on indie, German interview blog Freunde Von Freunden, or in English Friends of Friends. The creative Charlestonian has been on City Paper’s blog before for her quirky art and home, which includes lots of neatly arranged dead things. more…

The Agenda: Big Dreamliners; Local NAACP pushes review after ACLU report; State budget talks progress

Sam Spence — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:46:00 -0400

Big Dreamliners - Boeing Co. confirmed plans (P&C) for a longer Dreamliner model at the Paris Air Show today (NYT), and company officials were "surprisingly noncommittal" (Seattle Times) when asked whether any part of the plane would be built in its Everett, Washington plant, leaving the door open for the new jet to be built in North Chuck. Boeing also confirmed (P&C) orders for ten new Dreamliners through GE. more…

Freeloaders: Be Cool

Kailey Miller — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:00:00 -0400

With the summer solstice fast approaching,temperatures seem to keep rising. And rising. Beat the summer heat with these indoor activities and late evening freebies.

Charleston police to move officers from bar district to problem-plagued neighborhoods

Chris Haire — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:46:00 -0400

This may go down in history as the worst column I've ever written, one that will likely be filled crimes against grammar and numerous and nearly unavoidable misspelkings. See, it's started already. more…

Hybrid buses anchor new CARTA airport-area loop

Sam Spence — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:08:00 -0400

It's already been a big year for CARTA, and a new North Charleston Area Shuttle (NASH) loop is just one of the notable additions to local transit, but it's the route's brand new hybrid buses who are the stars of the show.

For years, Charleston Area Regional Transportation has operated three free DASH routes downtown, and together they account for more than a quarter of the system's total ridership, moving more than 114,000 riders in April alone. more…

State arts budget to be decided ... well, some time

Elizabeth Pandolfi — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:10:00 -0400

Boy, do the wheels of government turn slowly. The state Budget Conference Committee was supposed to finish its deliberations on the budget on Friday, June 14, but they didn't. more…

UPDATE: Charleston Waterkeeper in non-profit purgatory

Susan Cohen — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:07:00 -0400

UPDATE: Story updated below after talking with Waterkeeper Alliance Executive Director Marc Yaggi.

This weekend, local activist Ken Bonerigo sent an e-mail to supporters of Charleston Waterkeeper, informing them that the organization’s tax-exempt status had been revoked by the Internal Revenue Service on May 15, 2012. Because Charleston Waterkeeper failed to file the proper forms for three consecutive years (2009, 2010, and 2011), it was no longer a 501(c)3 organization. more…

The Agenda: Downtown-ers look to stop late-night vandals; Sanford's cold reception; Moultrie guns get high-tech help

Sam Spence — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:50:00 -0400

Sanford - Congressman Mark Sanford reportedly got a cold reception (Politico) Friday during a speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition. more…

The NotWedding was not too shabby

Kalyn Oyer — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:07:00 -0400

Fake weddings might be even better than real ones. The NotWedding, founded by spunky Atlanta girl Callie Murray, hosted scrumptious samples of everything a bride-to-be might have her eye on when planning her own big day and threw a shindig to be remembered. more…

Remembrance ceremony for Charleston 9 to be held Tuesday

Susan Cohen — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:46:00 -0400

This year marks the sixth anniversary of the Sofa Super Store fire, a tragedy that took the lives of nine Charleston fire fighters.

To memorialize the event, the Charleston Fire Department will hold a remembrance ceremony in honor of the lives lost on Tues. more…

Drinking Pappy under the live oaks

Robert Moss — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:53:00 -0400

People will argue over the proper way to enjoy 15-year-old Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve bourbon. Some say it’s best in a tulip glass, neat, while others insist on sipping it cold over a single chunk of ice. more…

Anticipation is building for Warehouse

Tom Pernecker — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:29:00 -0400

Picture King Street on a Saturday night, really picture it. The rowdiness, the clusters of salmon-colored shorts, the boat shoes, and the often agonizingly long wait for a drink. more…

Eat This Tonight: light, spicy, and cool summer fare

Tom Pernecker — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:15:00 -0400

Charleston's been feeling like the inside of an oven lately, leaving us looking for lighter fare and a way to keep cool. Here are a few flavorful picks to help you avoid heatstroke in the summer heat. Talk about two birds and one stone.

Chime in on the Palmetto Trail completion next week

Susan Cohen — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:35:00 -0400

For almost 20 years, the Columbia-based Palmetto Conservation Foundation (PCF) has been at work at its Palmetto Trail.

It's meant to be a 425-mile hiking and biking trail through the beauty of the South Carolinian landscape, organized into passages that can be traveled as day trips if you can't make the whole trek in one shot. more…

Goodbye Rocky Horror, hello Worship the Sky

Kalyn Oyer — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:10:00 -0400

Say goodbye to Rocky Horror, ladies and gents. The 2011 Charleston City Paper Music Award winner for DJ/turntablist/electronic artist of the year has gone the way of the dodo. more…

Police use automatic license plate reader to recover stolen car

Paul Bowers — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:24:00 -0400

Charleston police recently used an automatic license plate reader to nab a car that had been stolen from a rental company in West Columbia.

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NY loves Wine Awesomeness

Stephanie Barna — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:13:00 -0400

The sexy boys over at Wine Awesomeness shot us an update on their wine club/social marketing venture, which we wrote about back in December.

Apparently, things are going quite well. more…

The Agenda: F&B on Obamacare; S.C. coast sees fastest growth; Winery releasing harbor-aged wine

Sam Spence — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:09:00 -0400

Restaurants on Obamacare - The P&C looks at how the Affordable Care Act will affect large restauranteurs in the Charleston area as provisions require employers to provide health benefits to full-time F&B workers who traditionally have not been offered benefits.

State growth centered on coast - New Census data (AP) shows that while the state has shown about 2% growth since 2010, some of the fastest growth in the nation is centered along the state's coastline, with growth above 6% in Mount Pleasat and Berkeley County and about 4.3% growth in Charleston and North Charleston. more…

Folly Beach council members say they're not dysfunctional

Paul Bowers — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:36:00 -0400

This week's cover story took a look at three challenges facing Folly Beach: 1. the eroding shoreline, 2. more…

Charleston makes a splash on HuffPost

Elizabeth Pandolfi — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:34:00 -0400

Seems like the internet just can't get enough of us these days. First, Zero George was featured on Travel + Leisure's "It List" of 2013's Best New Hotels, and now author Pam Grout has a piece "Only in Charleston: The Top Five Things You Can't Find Anywhere Else" in the Huffington Post Travel section. more…

Travel + Leisure really loves Charleston's Zero George hotel

Nikki Palazzo — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:48:00 -0400

Travel + Leisure just released their “It List” of the 61 Best New Hotels of 2013. more…

Crisis Ministries launches internal investigation, continues fundraising efforts

Paul Bowers — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:00:00 -0400

When Stacey Denaux started her job as CEO of Crisis Ministries nine years ago, Chief Financial Officer Carol Libby had already been working there for about a year. A certified public accountant from New York, Libby had moved to Charleston and taken a job at the homeless shelter, based in a former Piggly Wiggly warehouse on crumbling upper Meeting Street.

Weekend Round-Up: Summer, summer, summertime

Kalyn Oyer — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

This weekend is full of opportunities to revel in the glories of full-swing summertime.