AltWeeklies Wire
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
Age Divides the Small Crowd at Occupy Charlestonnew
Whereas the other occupations around the country seem to be largely made up of feisty young whippersnappers, Occupy Charleston appears to be nothing more than a dozen or so old white people gathered around a coffee table piled high with pizza boxes.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
10-19-2011 |
#OCCUPY
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
Latest updates About Hurricane Irenenew
Here she comes.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry |
08-26-2011 |
Disasters
Tags: Hurricane Irene
Virginia Earthquake Felt in Charleston, S.C.new
A 5.9 earthquake that had its epicenter 27 miles east of Charlottesville, Va., was felt in the Charleston area this afternoon around 2 p.m. People in Mt. Pleasant, downtown Charleston, and North Charleston called local news outlets to report they had felt tremors. Charleston-area seismograph readings show a sudden burst of activity just before 2 p.m.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-24-2011 |
Very Recent History
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
Get Involved: Water Missions Internationalnew
Water Missions International works to provide filtration systems in Uganda, Mexico, Sri Lanka, and other countries where people lack access to clean drinking water.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
07-23-2011 |
International
Charleston Startup Competes With Craigslistnew
QuickFoxes.com, the brainchild of a recent College of Charleston graduate, lets you hire people to do Foxruns — tasks like walking your dog, adding calligraphy to your wedding invitations, teaching your kid how to swim, or organizing your office — on an hourly or room-by-room basis.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
07-15-2011 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Craigslist, QuickFoxes.com
How I Walked 500 Miles and Got My Soul Cleansednew
Right now, I could murder that little old lady in the confessional.
Charleston City Paper |
Jon Santiago |
07-07-2011 |
Religion
Tags: Spain, Pilgrimage
S.C. Evangelical Activist Group to Launch News Hubnew
The Family Research Council has decided that they want to enter into the world of online news. "There is so much out there," says Orin Smith, president of the Palmetto Family Council. "I think maybe what our goal might be is to provide some type of Google Reader site for our people who donate to us and follow us so they don't have to follow everything."
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
06-24-2011 |
Religion
Tags: Family Research Council
