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Gervais Hagerty lifts the veil on Charleston society with debut novel
Gervais Hagerty paints an intimate portrait of the Charleston elite in her debut novel, In Polite Company. The colorful story takes us behind the walled gardens of historic homes and into the debutante balls and cocktail parties of Charleston’s high society. The novel follows Simons Smythe, a TV producer born into Charleston’s aristocracy, who spends […]
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Monday headlines: Storm to bring rain, wind, surge this week
Tropical Storm Elsa is sweeping across the Caribbean and is predicted to move up the Southeast and into the Palmetto State on Wednesday this week, bringing with it a torrent of severe weather in the Midlands and Lowcountry. No watches or warnings have been issued as of yet, and effects of the storm are projected […]
SC lawmakers plan to revise state charter school law
Look for a bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers next year to make a bold effort to revise the state’s 25-year-old law regulating almost 60 charter schools that dot the state. More than 44,000 S.C. students attend the publicly funded schools that operate independently of county school boards. “No one has been regulating them since the […]
Understanding how ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ was received in Charleston
The lyrics that became part of America’s national anthem were written 50 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but were not officially designated as the national tune until 1931. While its words were written in Maryland and its music composed in England, the spirit of celebration in “The Star-Spangled Banner” was familiar […]
Rosalie’s owners trade pan pizza for wood-fired with new venture, High Pie
High Pie’s next pop-up will take place July 11 at Ship’s Wheel Hard Cider.