White supremacy and mental illness take the stage in Red

Elizabeth Pandolfi — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Of all the characters in her recently completed play Red, playwright Letitia Guillory says 17-year-old Gabriel was the hardest to fall in love with. It makes sense — he's a fanatical white supremacist who makes his entrance in Act 1 shouting racial slurs and swinging a tire iron at a car full of black kids.

Domestic spying is legal because the government says it is

Mat Catastrophe — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Earlier this month, The Guardian and The Washington Post published two sets of supposedly astonishing revelations about the reach of the federal government's electronic surveillance system.

Charlie Mars ditches the frat boy life for a stripped down, soulful sound

Chris Parker — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Charlie Mars has something to prove. After a failed radio-friendly attempt at major label success, Mars knew he had to reinvent himself if he was ever going to be able to meet the gaze of the man in the mirror.

Why are so many criminals on house arrest free to roam?

Tara Servatius — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

In 2011, Brandon Bannister was under house arrest when he raped a Moncks Corner woman. A judge ordered Bannister, who had been charged with indecent exposure, to wear a GPS monitor on his leg as part of the terms of his bond.

The Milk Carton Kids play gentle songs with two guitars and a lot of guts

Paul Bowers — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

The Milk Carton Kids are two men with acoustic guitars and a bag full of stories from across these United States. They are oddball purists, insisting on crafting songs with nothing but live harmonies.

Stegelin: Rev. Chris and Mr. Collins

Steve Stegelin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

"Conflicts of Interest for Dummies"

Blotter: So I'm dating an axe vandalizer

Paul Bowers — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

During a domestic dispute, a man grabbed an axe and smashed two bedroom windows, a dresser mirror, the glass doors on a kitchen hutch, several ceramic pots, and his boyfriend's laptop computer.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Getting the scoop on unfaithful spouses and workman's comp scammers

Paul Bowers — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

I've always been in accounting and computers. I got into this business back in April of '92, so a little over 20 years ago. As far as why, I've just always been interested in the investigative field, and I didn't really want to be a lawyer, didn't want to be a cop. I got tired of getting laid off when companies made cutbacks or layoffs.

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