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July 17, 2019 — Your news feed made by humans, not machines.
Mark Sanford could have a chance for some success in Iowa and New Hampshire. Read more
Wednesday headlines
Mark Sanford on Wednesday took another step toward exploring a possible 2020 Republican presidential bid by rolling out a video announcement about his plans. Read more
S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster's office called accusations of state chief executive's improper meddling in the University of South Carolina president's search "preposterous" on Tuesday as accreditors started investigating the school. Read more
Parker's Kitchen of Savannah plans to open 10 convenience stores and gas stations in the Charleston region, but a wetlands issue could bog down development on one site. Read more
New Lowcountry Eats
VIP Bistro late last year opened in that plain-looking Meeting Street complex hard by the Ravenel Bridge exit ramp, which for six years has been anchored by Local 616. Read more
The team behind New York City's Handcraft Kitchen & Cocktails and Croton Reservoir Tavern just opened a second, Southern sister in Mount Pleasant. Read more
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
Ep. 13: Executive Editor Mitch Pugh explains some of our business model, the difference between the editorial department and the newsroom and more about why we do the things we do. Read more
Latest Posts
Struggling to sleep?
“It's a lot of women especially who have a hard time shutting down their brains," said Jennifer Mackenzie, a clinical coordinator and certified sleep disorder professional with East Cooper Medical Center. Read more
SPEEDIER SERVICE
Summerville residents still have to wait at least a year for a Page’s Okra Grill to call their own, but if all goes as planned, that’s the last time they should have to wait for Page’s. Read more
Local news
Cheated out of an expected presidential bid – literally – Mark Sanford says now, a decade later, it might be his moment to hit the trail.
For real, this time.
Charleston police officers arrested a 25-year-old Hanahan man in connection with a June homicide on the city's East Side.
Food Lion will wrap up its $158 million investment to upgrade nearly 100 supermarkets across the Carolinas with ribbon-cuttings and giveaways at each store Wednesday. Read more
Charleston County pharmacies have distributed the highest concentration of opioid pain pills of any county in the nation, a Washington Post analysis of federal drug enforcement data over a span of recent years shows. Read more
With bigger airplanes carrying more passengers to more destinations, Charleston International's passenger count soared by nearly 227,000 during the first six months of the year over the same period last year. Read more
Charleston's City Council voted Tuesday to approve critical contracts for the International African American Museum, allowing the project to start construction after almost two decades of planning and fundraising. Read more
A technology-focused office building on the upper peninsula broke ground Tuesday after six years of planning, making it one of the first major developments to be built under the new federal Opportunity Zones program. Read more
Fundraising numbers from the past three months indicate that another longtime Republican-held congressional seat in South Carolina could be competitive for the first time in years. Read more
Stay up-to-date on which 2020 presidential candidates are visiting the Palmetto state with The Post and Courier's tracker. Continually updated as candidates campaign in South Carolina in the months leading up to the state’s February 2020 primary. Read more
Mark Sanford on Wednesday took another step toward exploring a possible 2020 Republican presidential bid by rolling out a video announcement about his plans. Read more
Mark Sanford could have a chance for some success in Iowa and New Hampshire. Read more
S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster's office called accusations of state chief executive's improper meddling in the University of South Carolina president's search "preposterous" on Tuesday as accreditors started investigating the school. Read more
Cheated out of an expected presidential bid – literally – Mark Sanford says now, a decade later, it might be his moment to hit the trail.
For real, this time. Read more
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Alabama's handed Georgia two soul-draining losses in each of the past two years. Read more
Latest posts in sports
Gene Sapakoff column: Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is back from what he calls a 'life-changing' trip to Italy and France, his first extended trip outside the U.S. And it just might make the two-time national champion a better coach Read more
As we conclude our summer series of the area’s top high school football players by position, we look at the guys who operate with little fanfare or publicity, until they mess up. Read more
Introducing The Post and Courier's new Clemson athletics beat reporter, Joshua Needelman Read more
South Carolina is pursuing defensive end Derrell Bailey, whose close friend Joseph Anderson is a freshman defensive end for the Gamecocks. Clemson is recruiting running back Daniyel Ngata, the younger brother of Tigers freshman wide receiver Joe Ngata. Read more
Angie Bellinger agreed to swap out her standard rice on a recent Wednesday for Carolina Gold donated by Anson Mills at The Post and Courier’s request. Read more
Recent Reviews
Maura Griffin lives in downtown Charleston. Read more
Kevin Green is now serving items such as bacon-wrapped shrimp, she-crab soup and sautéed shrimp and has added grits to his weekday menu. He said he’s serving about twice as much garlic crab — one of ChuckTown’s “biggest hits” — at the new location, as well as plenty of po’ boys and alligator sausage. Read more
Daps is now serving breakfast porrons. The glass pitcher is the size of a bottle of wine and allows people to drink from the same vessel without it touching their lips. Read more
When Proof was invited to pour drinks at the Tales of the Cocktail festival in New Orleans, head bartender Craig Nelson planned to close the King Street bar for a few days to make the trip. Then he got a better idea. Read more
Sens. Lindsey Graham and Krysten Sinema have introduced S. Res. 245, establishing July 17, 2019, as “Glioblastoma Awareness Day” with Senate colleagues. Read more
For the second annual shindig, there will be three full days of live DIY music. Read more
Remember when Britney Spears, NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys reigned on radio in the '90s? Read more
The fourth annual Charleston Zine Fest is returning to the Halsey Institute for Contemporary Art.
"One thing we’re really proud of is that no matter where we go, just about everybody who has been to our concerts, even abroad, is able to connect," Singleton says. "The music sort of touches everybody." Read more
