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James Petigru, Charleston's Last Union Soul, Dared to Challenge Confederacynew

He supported the Union, but Petigru had little support for leaders of either republic. As the rest of Charleston ran to watch the spectacle of April 12, Petigru sat alone in his law office. He wrote days later to his sister Jane "that which was threatening a long time has come and the sword is drawn.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  04-12-2011  |  History

Charleston's Rich Sought Shelter in the North Carolina Mountains During Civil Warnew

More than a few paintings of Charleston during the Civil War show the Holy City's nobility observing the fighting around them. But that wasn't the case for most of Charleston's elite, many of whom spent the war years in Flat Rock, N.C.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  04-12-2011  |  History

Charleston's Whites-Only Civil War Centennialnew

There is much more to the story about the Civil War's centennial than what the Post and Courier fit in a brief article in today's paper.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  04-12-2011  |  History

Slavery Was the Pivotal Issue for Charleston's 'Mercury'new

At the dawn of the Civil War, the editors at the Charleston Mercury were incensed.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  04-11-2011  |  History

Building a Better Decade: Step One, Turn That Frown Upside Downnew

It does no good to look back (just ask George Bush). In these pages, we're laying out a blueprint to make the Teens the best they can be. Step 1: Turn that frown upside down. Step 2: Please keep those clippers, and any recording device, away from Britney. Thanks.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  12-30-2009  |  Commentary

Kathy Griffin Wins Big as a Hollywood Losernew

Many comedians have made a living by finding funny eccentricities in everyday life. But Griffin's show is less about what you did or saw yesterday and more about what you read on TMZ.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  10-14-2009  |  Performance

'La Cage aux Folles' Is Not a Dragnew

City Paper sent two theater queens to watch the Footlight Players' production of La Cage aux Folles, and they were won over ... in Act Two.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick and Shane Sears  |  05-06-2009  |  Theater

Well, Well, Well: Will & Grace Star Leslie Jordan Walks Down the Pink Carpetnew

Leslie Jordan has made a long career playing short, eccentric, effeminate southerners, characters so popular that fans often fail to distinguish Jordan from, say, the Tammy Wynette-loving drag queen, Brother Boy, featured in the campy stage creation Sordid Lives. Fans often request, and continue to request, unheedingly, Brother Boy's timeless one-liner. "Can you see my pussy now?"
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  07-09-2008  |  Theater

Ghost Hunting in South Carolinanew

Southern Paranormal Investigation and Research visits Charleston's Old Jail, the final home for some of city's most infamous murderers and crooks until shuttered in the 1930s.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  08-31-2007  |  History

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