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Restaurateurs Take on Food Truckers in S.C.new
Things got a little feisty at a public-input session about food trucks, with traditional restaurant owners and food truck owners arguing about the future of the food and beverage industry in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
12-06-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: restaurants, food trucks
Charleston Doctor an Unlikely Disciple of Saltnew
Dr. Benjamin Yoo, creator of a high-sodium sports drink called BANa, realizes how peculiar it must sound for a doctor to recommend that people take in more salt — a bit like a dentist chiding his patients for not drinking enough Coca-Cola or a pastor shepherding his flock into the corner liquor store.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
11-10-2011 |
Policy Issues
Smart Ideas and Iffy Claims from the Campaign Trailnew
In the oft-unscripted world of local politics, there's really no telling what a candidate is going to say. As the hopefuls for Charleston City Council and the mayor's office stopped by the City Paper office one at a time, they brought with them some wacky catchphrases and iffy claims — and a few bright ideas, too.
Charleston City Paper |
City Paper Editorial Staff |
11-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
D’Oh! Riley Critic Calls the Wrong Potential Donornew
By Tuesday morning, Riley knew the names of at least seven people who had supposedly given $5,000 or more to Citizens for a Better Charleston, an anonymous group that has been lobbing critiques at the mayor this week. The way he found out was dumb luck — or perhaps dumb fundraising.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-27-2011 |
Policy Issues
Dell’z Deli Owner Recovering from Stab Woundsnew
Maudell Grayson, owner of Dell’z Deli at 1A Cannon St., is recovering at home after being stabbed nine times in the arm around 10 p.m. Tuesday night, according to police and relatives.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-20-2011 |
Policy Issues
Occupiers Plan Teach-ins, Consider General Strikenew
After a chilly first night at Brittlebank Park, Occupy Charleston protesters are going to talk with a labor union head about the possibility of a general strike like the one that started in Greece on Wednesday.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-20-2011 |
Policy Issues
Skateboarders Enter Confusing Legal Territorynew
Skateboarders and skateboarding sympathizers dominated the half-hour citizen participation period at Tuesday night’s Charleston City Council meeting with pleas for a change in the city’s ordinances regarding downtown skating. The impetus was a resolution from the College of Charleston student government that asked for an exception to skating prohibitions within the college campus, but non-students also spoke about uneven treatment by police and a confusing city code that allows skating on certain peninsula streets but not on others.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-17-2011 |
Policy Issues
Coast Guard Ship Nabs Cocaine, Saves Stranded Jamaicansnew
It was the afternoon of July 13, and Kyle Humphrey, a seaman on the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, was nearly finished with his shift on lookout duty. Before leaving the flybridge, he had made one last sweep with the Big Eyes, a pair of mounted binoculars, and spotted the apparition in the wide-open blue.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-06-2011 |
Policy Issues
Who's afraid of #OccupyCharleston?new
If you've been following the Occupy Wall Street movement, it might be difficult for you to imagine how people would pull off something of that nature in, say, Charleston. One thing is certain, says attorney William J. Hamilton, who has been present at several of the organizing meetings: "This is going to be different than New York."
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-06-2011 |
Policy Issues
Charleston-based Water Missions International Fights Cholera and Corruption in Haitinew
For people living in certain villages and small towns in Haiti, few things are more reassuring than the bitter, gripping taste of chlorine in a glass of water. Indeed, the more their drinking water tastes like a swimming pool, the better.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry and Paul Bowers |
09-29-2011 |
Policy Issues
What the Federal Credit Downgrade Means for Your Third-Gradernew
Remember last week when Congress was up in arms about its credit rating? Well, school districts have credit ratings too. Let's take a look at what they actually mean.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-17-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Credit Downgrade, S&P Downgrade
The Life and Times of Dereef Parknew
Dereef Park is not the same place it was in 2002. Back then, the tree-shaded clearing between Morris and Cannon streets was a notorious haunt for alcoholics and heroin addicts, not the family-friendly enclave it is today.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
Which house will burn next?new
Investigators looking at a recent series of suspicious house fires have been tight-lipped so far. With five house fires on the peninsula in just over a month, and 57 house fires since 2003, some emerging patterns point to a serial arsonist.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
Is a Reasonable Health Insurance Exchange Possible for S.C.?new
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed last year by Congress requires all states to set up a health insurance exchange program. While South Carolina is one of 26 states to sue the federal government over this law, it does not prevent these states from working toward such an insurance exchange program. All states are required to have a health insurance exchange program by the end of 2012. If states fail to do this, the federal government will control their exchange programs.
Charleston City Paper |
Clay N. Middleton |
06-23-2011 |
Policy Issues
Charleston Turns a Corner in Bike-Friendly Pushnew
The Chapel and John street bike lanes were a recognizable stumble out of the gate. But city leaders and grassroots supporters aren't ready to give up the asphalt just yet. They remain undeterred in the race to safely improve bike access and reshape the way we see Charleston's roads.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
04-20-2011 |
Policy Issues
