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Congenital heart defects are not uncommon in the U.S. One out of every 100 births will have one. But one of the most severe defects is hypoplastic left heart syndrome. It's rare. And three kids at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital each have the syndrome and each need heart transplants. Read moreWaiting for a heart: 3 children bond while awaiting transplant surgeries at MUSC
today's headlines
Education
The Florence Area Literacy Council hosted their 2023 Lip Sync Battle fundraiser. Funds help the nonprofit tutor Florence-area adults in reading, math, writing and life skills.
The Midlands Arts Conservatory, an arts-focused charter school in Columbia, is shutting down, its board of directors announced in a June 9 statement. Parents and students expressed severe disappointment over decision.
Spoleto review
Manhattan cabaret diva Justin Vivian Bond and Spoleto regular and counter tenor Anthony Roth Costanzo are ready to wrangle the two vocal genres into a cohesive show that celebrate each opera and cabaret.
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Openings and closings
Downtown Charleston's dining scene continues to ebb and flow as one restaurant closes and another opens. A new retailer is also setting up on the peninsula, and two new restaurants are on the way to the Summerville area. Read moreCharleston restaurant opens, another closes; 2 new dining venues on way to Summerville
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SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA
Over the first days of Spoleto Festival USA, we have traversed the arc of being human in all its frailty and grace. We have loved and lost. We have lived on, and we have, at times, even caught glimmers of divine light. Read moreSpoleto Overview: From love to loss, from life to light
There is ample evidence of rigor in feat after feat that does give the notion of gravity a run for its validity. Read moreSpoleto Review: Light and dark, lithe and tough, Gravity & Other Myths breaks from chaos
To choose this play based on the 17th century Salem Witch Trials there must be a level of confidence that it can deliver, and deliver it does in the capable hands of choreographer Helen Picket, composer Peter Salem and their creative dream team. Read moreSpoleto Review: Scottish Ballet's rendition of 'The Crucible' is mesmerizing
At Spoleto, “Vanessa” makes a compelling and crowd-pleasing case for opera, too. Accessible and engaging, it demonstrates what opera can do beyond other art forms. Read moreSpoleto Review: For the women in 'Vanessa,' waiting for a one-woman man is the hardest part
