AltWeeklies Wire
Is Homeland Security creating a national, drone-based police force?new
Every neighborhood has a walking guy. He's the one who always seems to be out there exercising in every kind of weather. He's an institution, as much a part of the neighborhood as the pool or the park. My husband is our neighborhood's walking guy.
Charleston City Paper |
Tara Servatius |
03-20-2013 |
Commentary
The Evolution of Charleston's Post and Couriernew
New editor Mitch Pugh brings aggressive online approach to Charleston's Post and Courier.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
02-27-2013 |
Media
Tags: Post and Courier, Mitch Pugh
Is Charleston becoming an economic powerhouse?new
Twenty years ago, it was assumed that Charlotte would be the next big East Coast economic powerhouse, the only Southern city that stood a chance of one day rivaling Atlanta economically and culturally. No other town was thought to have the stuff to pull it off.
Charleston City Paper |
Tara Servatius |
02-27-2013 |
Commentary
Elizabeth Colbert Busch could rally the Democratic faithful in SC-1 electionnew
For Lowcountry Democrats, 2008 was the election year that got away. In addition to being the year 54 percent of Charleston County voters picked Barack Obama for president, it was the first year in decades that the Democrats put up a serious challenger for South Carolina's District 1 U.S. House seat.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
02-20-2013 |
Elections
Tags: Elizabeth Colbert Busch
Afroman and the dangers of puff-puff paranoianew
He kept staring out the curtains, certain the cops were watching him. Of course, this shouldn't surprise anyone. After all, one of the known side effects of getting high is paranoia.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
02-20-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Abandoned by the U.S. government, hurricane-ravaged Staten Island turns to the Occupy movementnew
All Veronica Skibinski wants is a yellow tag. She had one two weeks ago, so she hired a crew to gut her home in Midland Beach, four blocks from the ocean on Staten Island. Mold-covered drywall and water-logged appliances were hauled to the curb. Thousands of dollars were spent installing new heating and electrical systems.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
01-30-2013 |
#OCCUPY
Why did House Republicans refuse to vote on the Violence Against Women Act?new
At the end of November, I wrote an article about sexual assault allegations at the College of Charleston and how rampant rape is on college campuses across the country. After that article came out, I got a lot of e-mails — from students at the college, alumni, and parents. And almost every person who wrote had this message: "I was raped."
Charleston City Paper |
Alison Piepmeier |
01-16-2013 |
The War on Women
Former NFL player Wade Davis finds new career helping LGBTQ youthnew
Wade Davis has come a long way since the days when he would drop dollars at a strip club, hoping to impress his teammates on the Tennessee Titans. A free agent in the NFL, the cornerback didn't want to give his football family even the tiniest inkling that he might be a little bit different from them.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
01-16-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: Wade Davis NFL
Yardwork Sounds Positive on Newest EPnew
It seems like every write-up about Charlotte band Yardwork employs, in some way, shape, or form, the word "positive." Look. We just did it right there.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
01-16-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Yardwork
Craigslist Poetry: Pirate Fairies and Churchgoersnew
The following are actual entries from the Missed Connections section of Charleston Craigslist, divided into lines and stanzas and presented without embellishment. You just can’t make this stuff up.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
12-18-2012 |
Poetry
This is the Way the World Endsnew
There are lots of theories out there about the exact way we're all gonna die on Dec. 21. Pick your favorite theory from the options below. Some are real. Others we threw in for fun.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
12-13-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: Mayan Apocalypse
Some Tips From A Survivalistnew
Have a hurricane kit. Steve Mosher learned that even before he moved to Charleston. Make sure there's a gallon of water for every person in the house. Don't forget the non-perishables either. "It's not about how much money you have in a crisis situation," he says, "because when Katrina hit Baton Rouge, it didn't matter how much money you had.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
12-12-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: Mayan Apocalypse, Doomed
Daryl Hall is suddenly cool again thanks to online seriesnew
Daryl Hall and John Oates were two of the biggest pop stars in the world during the early days of MTV, thanks in part to a string of R&B-flavored hits including "Your Kiss Is On My List," "Private Eyes," and "Maneater."
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
12-12-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Newt’s still got it, but the Tea Party is so 2010new
Just before Tea Party heartthrob Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) announced that he would be leaving the U.S. Senate in January to head up the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation, a new poll released Wednesday showed support was weak for the Tea Party in the outgoing senator’s home state.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
12-07-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Jim DeMint, Newt Gingrich
Grover Norquist Draws the Linenew
There have always been libertarian and authoritarian strains within the Republican Party. Both are very different, and sometimes they're even incompatible.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
12-05-2012 |
Policy Issues
