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Discover Heart: A Charleston, SC Based Inclusive Arts Community – Bringing Love to Life
HEART provides visual arts, music, and performing arts mentorships and community engagement for adults with disabilities who want to grow and develop as artists. At HEART, we have created a studio where artists of all abilities work together to create something that enriches and transforms the community. HEART was founded...
South Carolina Aquarium’s festival celebrates invasive species catch
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — The South Carolina Aquarium is celebrating with an all-inclusive event after months of hunting invasive lionfish. This festival returns for the third year on Friday, and the event will bring guests up close and personal with the invasive lionfish species. “With breathtaking waterfront views of the Charleston Harbor, attendees can experience […]
“T” is for Timrod, Henry (1828-1867)
“T” is for Timrod, Henry (1828-1867). Poet, essayist. A native Charlestonian, Timrod—hedged by poverty, frail health, and the cataclysm of the Civil War—led a brief tubercular life. His work bore the stamp of the romantic tradition that he revered and defended among his neoclassical contemporaries in Charleston’s antebellum literary circles. Until1861, he tutored the children of lowcountry planters while publishing his poetry and essays in Russell’s Magazine (which he helped to found in 1857). Although Timrod opposed secession, the opening of the Confederate Congress in February 1861 elicited from him the exultant “Ethnogenesis,” which prophesied the world made over in the image of a utopian South. But, as the war dragged on, his poetry turned to apprehension and gloom. In 1911, the General Assembly adopted Henry Timrod’s “Carolina” as the state song.
Southern Smoke introduces mental health program for F&B workers
If you’ve ever streamed the wildly popular show, The Bear, you might have an inkling of why the food and hospitality industry is so stressful. In a 2017 study, the nonprofit Mental Health America released a study of 19 industries, and the food and beverage industry reported one of the highest levels of mental health issues. In 2015, the federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) ranked the restaurant industry as the highest in heavy alcohol consumption.
Celebrate National IPA Day at bars, breweries across area
India Pale Ales, most often called IPAs, are one of the most popular styles of beer and can be found at most bars and breweries in town. National IPA Day falls on the first Thursday of every August, this year, Aug. 1. According to the Holy Grail of national holidays,...
Fort Dorchester alum makes MLB umpiring debut, twin brother could join him next season
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Many area high school baseball players dream of a life in the big leagues. On the field, under the lights, in front of thousands of fans. One Fort Dorchester alum got that experience last night, but not in the way you might think. Former...
Alexander re-envisions a grunge classic
Charleston singer-songwriter Pierce Alexander, who wrote every song on his debut 2022 full-length album, The Minutehand, recently chose to try his hand at a cover of the grunge-era classic, “Doll Parts” by Hole, one of songwriter Courtney Love’s most affecting tunes. Love’s version is already somewhat minimal,...
Weekend forecast: Calming down and drying out
After several days of periodic, road-flooding deluges, a break is in store for the weekend as a front pushes south of the area. While we could see a few lingering storms on Saturday, we should see a little more in the way of sunshine through broken cloud cover as well. After a mid-70s start, temperatures will head to about 90° in the afternoon. Heat indices will not be quite the factor that they have been thus far in July, either: it’ll feel around 95° or so. Certainly not cool by any objective measure, but it’s not 105°, either.
How to watch Emma Navarro’s Olympic debut
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — Charleston native Emma Navarro’s Olympic journey begins with a singles match in Paris on Saturday set for early local time. Navarro, 23, will face Austria’s Julia Grabher on court 8 at Roland Garros, at 6 a.m. Eastern time. Roland Garros is the site of the French Open, where Navarro made it […]
Mount Pleasant Fire Department expands fleet with two new firetrucks
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — The Mount Pleasant Fire Department is expanding their fleet with two new firetrucks, the Town of Mount Pleasant announced Friday. The town said on their website both firetrucks are equipped with "the latest technology and equipment" and described them as state-of-the-art. "We are thrilled...
Undercover investigation leads to drug busts on Florence County street
FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A month-long undercover narcotics investigation led deputies in Florence County to make three arrests on the same street Thursday. The Florence County Sheriff’s Office’s narcotics investigators, with help from the sheriff’s office SWAT team, executed searches at two homes on the 800th block of Cow Pasture Road in Lake City.
Mullins cattle farmer slowly recovers from South Carolina drought
MULLINS, S.C. (WBTW) — The owner and operator of Atkinson’s Cattle Company in Mullins said this is the worst his 500-acre farm has been since 2007 and 2011 when it comes to the effects of the severe drought since June. However, over the past two weeks, Don Atkinson said that the farm has received scattered […]
Charleston Gospel Choir Holding Auditions for New Singers – Tuesday, August 6 and 13, 2024
The Charleston Gospel Choir is seeking new volunteer members for its 2024-2025 season. Coming off a sold-out tribute to Aretha Franklin, the acclaimed Charleston Gospel Choir will hold auditions Tuesday, August 6 and 13, 2024, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 342 Meeting Street, downtown Charleston. Volunteers...
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