Stradivari built ex-Nachez at peak of career

The 1686 ex-Nachez Stradivarius violin was almost certainly built entirely by Antonio Stradivari himself one year after the birth of J.S. Bach, when the violin maker was 46 and at the peak of his powers. He was approaching what is known in violin circles as his "golden period." It'... Read More

Rare Stradivarius will be featured in CSO concert

MILLION DOLLAR FIDDLE

Sometimes converging forces lead to the unexpected. The Charleston Symphony Orchestra, which all but collapsed in 2010 under financial strain and contractual disputes, found its inner phoenix and re-emerged this season as a leaner but adventurous arts organization. Read More

Rabbi a perfect fit

Stephanie Alexander settles in at historic KKBE congregation

She begins the confirmation class casually, as always, welcoming the teenagers and reviewing some of their recent discussions. Read More

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: 3 events highlight area celebration

Exhibit, movie, conference scheduled

February is national Black History Month, and local schools, nonprofits and other organizations are gearing up to acknowledge the struggles and commemorate the accomplishments of African-Americans. Read More

Rejoicing 175 years: Local black Catholics marking historic anniversary of St. Patrick’s

Before the American Revolution, when South Carolina and Eastern Georgia were still Colonies subject to the king and Church of England, Catholics were not much welcomed, and black Catholics were the most unusual of aberrations. Read More

Locals explain Oscar process

List of 2011 nominees has the usual snubs, surprises

Each year the announcement comes, and each year the buzz erupts into hoots of approval and moans of distress, more or less in equal measure. Read More

Oscar inscrutability: Local experts weigh in on the nominees

Are filmmakers, others note snubs and politics in this year's race for Oscar gold Read More

Bringing suicide into the light

Families cope with loss; Rotary Club steps up

Keris Xavier Hannapel, a 20-year-old student at the College of Charleston and by all accounts a creative and vivacious young woman, was suddenly overcome on June 30 last year by a feeling of failure and grief, her father and sister said. Read More

Local rabbi assesses risk, donates kidney to help stranger

Giving up an organ to help save a life is not an easy decision. Yet, when possible, living donors provide organs that are more likely to result in what doctors call positive outcomes. Read More

Return of a community builder

Educator, leader dedicated to service helping in Lowcountry and Africa

Marguerite Jackson was born in 1937, "behind God's back" as her grandmother used to say, in a tiny black community called Muffet (today spelled Moffit) that sat off S.C. Highway 174 in what would become the ACE Basin. Read More