AltWeeklies Wire
Columbia’s Art Community Gives Charleston a Run For Its Moneynew
If you live in a city with an international arts festival, a gallery on every other corner, one of the oldest art museums in the nation, and an amazing contemporary art center — and that city is also on the ocean — why would you spend 90 minutes on a congested highway to check out the art scene in a state government-dominated city where life often revolves around large young men bashing into one another under stadium lights?
Charleston City Paper |
Jeffrey Day |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
MUSC Research Could Lead to Alzheimer's Treatmentnew
If researchers find a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in the next decade, it might be because of a recent study conducted at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Mark S. Kindy, an MUSC professor, was the lead investigator in a study that focused on cathepsin B (also known as CatB), an enzyme that has been shown to generate brain plaque.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-13-2012 |
Policy Issues
Can Charleston's Dance Community Bounce Back?new
The local dance scene is going through a rough patch. The two companies that have carried the community for decades are in flux. Robert Ivey Ballet is adjusting to new management after Ivey, a major figure in the local arts world, passed away late last summer. And the Charleston Ballet Theatre rang in its 25th anniversary season with a slew of board resignations, talk of financial mismanagement, and accusations of plagiarism — and some are wondering if the company can even recover.
Charleston City Paper |
Erica Jackson Curran |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
Charleston's Restaurant Industry Faces Its Drinking Demonsnew
At about 4 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2011, two employees of Charleston restaurants collided in their vehicles. One of them died in his car, which went up in flames after hitting a concrete barrier. The other survived with minor injuries but was charged with felony driving under the influence after his blood alcohol level was measured above the legal driving limit.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-12-2012 |
Features
Ridiculously Photogenic Guy is a Local Boynew
Here’s one more thing Charlestonians can brag about: Zeddie Little, a.k.a. Ridiculously Photogenic Guy of internet fame, grew up here. He worked in our restaurants, attended our schools, and ran on our bridge. Take that, New York City.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-06-2012 |
Culture
Herb Silverman champions atheism with wit and warmthnew
Herb Silverman has been a busy man lately. When I caught up with him last week, South Carolina's leading atheist was just back from the Reason Rally in Washington, D.C., where he addressed the thousands of people who had assembled on the Mall, calling for America's numerous non-theist organizations to maintain a united front in their ceaseless battle with the Christian right.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
04-05-2012 |
Commentary
Oxford American's editor rips Charleston's Garden & Gun new
If you want to fire a Southern shot, you need to know how to do it right. Charleston used to be in that camp, back when a plurality of voting residents fearful of an overreaching federal government would get the local college boys to drag a 1,000-pound cannon to the top of a stately mansion and blow the hell out of Fort Sumter. These days, those folks vote for Mitt Romney and call it a day.
Charleston City Paper |
Jeff Allen |
04-05-2012 |
Commentary
Got questions for the ridiculously photogenic bridge runner?new
A photo taken last weekend of a racer at the Cooper River Bridge Run has become an Internet sensation called Ridiculously Photogenic Guy, garnering hundreds of thousands of page views and a plethora of humorous captions. That's right: Charleston started a meme.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-05-2012 |
Features
Multimedia: Murals in Charlestonnew
Charleston isn't widely known for its public art. Occasionally a few murals pop up around town, but our visual identity is inexorably tied to traditional architecture and Rainbow Row. Even signage is tightly controlled, and public projects usually have a raft of red tape to confront.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry |
04-05-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Let's celebrate 100 years of the Titanic with a 3-D movienew
I already knew that Jack would die.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
04-05-2012 |
Movies
Filmmaker explores an outsider’s view of My Americanew
The oil-hungry, debt-loaded America of today is no longer the big-action Reagan-driven America that Hegedus fell so in love with, and in My America, Hegedus has to come to terms with this realization.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
04-04-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: My America
What South Carolina's castle doctrine means for younew
In South Carolina, your home is your castle. So is your car, and so is your business. Under the state’s interpretation of the “castle doctrine,” as amended in 2006, civilians are allowed to use deadly force to defend themselves, but they have to meet certain requirements. Basically, if you are out in a neighborhood or in another public place, you are on shaky legal ground if you pull out a weapon.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-02-2012 |
Policy Issues
Long Miles graduate from the school of reggae-rocknew
Four years ago, John Shields and the Long Miles were rookie bandmates in their first years of college. This week, they release 10-song collection titled Shades with a big show at the Music Farm.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Rural Route Film Festival reinterprets remotenessnew
Since it was founded in 2002, the Rural Route Film Festival has garnered submissions from all around the world, from shorts to full-length features, uniting city slickers and country folk in a like-minded community.
Charleston City Paper |
Alex Keith |
04-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
New lawsuits against Citadelnew
The lawsuits outline new accusations: that Citadel officials knew about ReVille’s behavior as early as 2002 and did nothing to stop or report him, and that Rosa knew about allegations of sexual misconduct by ReVille at Summerville’s Pinewood Preparatory School in 2007.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
03-31-2012 |
Policy Issues
