Robert Behre
Robert Behre graduated from Dartmouth College in 1985 with a degree in English and spent five years writing for the Greenville (S.C.) Piedmont before moving to Charleston in 1990. He has covered city and county government for The Post and Courier and also has served as an assistant city editor. His weekly column on architecture and preservation began in 1996. The column looks at the people and decisions involved in saving old buildings, and designing new ones that people will want to save, all with an eye toward what gives the Lowcountry its unique sense of place.
Recent Stories
Judge's ruling under scrutiny
Ethical question arises during divorce case
In her 16 years as a family court judge, F.P. "Charlie" Segars-Andrews has presided over the state's first drug court aimed to get young offenders back on track. She has quietly handled hundreds of divorce and custody cases and rarely has made news.
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A judge faces a different kind of jury
Family Court judge F.P. "Charlie" Segars-Andrews finds herself at the center of a controversy about how far a judge should go to avoid the appearance of impropriety.
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Live oaks to grace Calhoun Street
More than 10 years ago, a public-private effort planted almost 400 live oaks along East Bay Street. Now, many of the same players are poised to do the same for Calhoun.
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Calhoun to become tree-lined boulevard
Charleston businessman Mayo Read says his group, Charleston Trees, already has raised about half of the $30,000 needed to plant 100 new live oaks along the east-west boulevard, from the Ashley to the Cooper.
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Guilty plea ends death penalty murder trial
Delronezy Washington, one of two people accused of killing pizza delivery man Wilson James while robbing him of $96 in 2007, pleaded guilty to murder and armed robbery a few days into his death penalty trial in Dorchester County.
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Wrongful death suit trial begins
Case centers on teen who swallowed crack cocaine
A Charleston County jury will decide whether North Charleston police officers and jailers with the Charleston County Detention Center erred by not seeking medical help earlier for Travone Bell, a 16-year-old who died after swallowing crack cocaine four years ago.
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Washington pleads guilty, ends death penalty trial
Delronezy Washington, one of two people accused of killing pizza deliveryman Wilson James during a 2007 robbery, has pled guilty to murder and armed robbery and was sentenced to 40 years in jail.
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With strikes of mallet, bells herald presence atop spire
Installation first part of 82-foot-tall steeple and spire
At 12:26 p.m. Monday, three new church bells pealed over downtown Charleston for the first time.
Father Gregory Wilson used a mallet to ring them in celebration of their successful move via crane to the top of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
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Runoffs set for Charleston, Moncks Corner councils
This month's elections will draw to a close today as voters in Moncks Corner and part of the city of Charleston return to the polls Tuesday to decide council runoffs.
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Will waterfront's past be part of its future?
ARCHITECTURE
Tom Ilderton walks around the scruffy parking lot near the State Ports Authority's passenger terminal and knows there's something special to be seen by peering over the edge.
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