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June 19, 2019 — Your news feed made by humans, not machines.
Sullivan's Island treehouse owner will head back to court after town officials hand him the latest setback. Read more
Wednesday headlines
Ahead of a busy weekend for South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary race, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is expanding his senior campaign team in the Palmetto State. Read more
Within 24 hours Friday and Saturday, one Charleston-area Chick-fil-A will shut down to be demolished and rebuilt while a refurbished restaurant will celebrate its reopening. Read more
Saltwater intrusion is the factor most people overlook in the depletion of once-plentiful water resources in South Carolina. Keeping an eye on it is the job of one person. Read more
$1 million investment
A craft brewing business plans to invest $1.1 million to open a production site on the upper peninsula. Read more
Development on the Ashley
The City of Charleston knows what it wants to do with the commercial space it has leased in the emerging WestEdge development, and it will go to a business accelerator already working with local startups. Read more
The price of safety
Due to popular demand, and a good bit of peer pressure, there will now be a police officer in every school in the city of Charleston. Read more
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Remembering a national tragedy
The 12th anniversary service remembering the nine Charleston firefighters who died in the 2007 Sofa Super Store blaze in West Ashley was held Tuesday evening June 18, 2019. Read more
Party in the Park
Haley Mae Campbell, an up-and-coming country music singer from the Isle of Palms who has since relocated to Nashville, played her first Party in the Park in 2015, and she's been back every year since. Read more
Local news
Boggy Head and Twin Ponds rifle ranges have been a breeding ground for trash and vandalism throughout the years. Boggy Head has been closed indefinitely until it can be cleaned up.
Sullivan's Island treehouse owner will head back to court after town officials hand him the latest setback.
In addition to the arrival of nonprofits, architect firms, restaurants and photo studios, etched on the side of three buildings are bright, colorful murals that offer messages of rebirth, hope and unity as community leaders aim to change the neighborhood's stigma. Read more
Within 24 hours Friday and Saturday, one Charleston-area Chick-fil-A will shut down to be demolished and rebuilt while a refurbished restaurant will celebrate its reopening. Read more
A craft brewing business plans to invest $1.1 million to open a production site on the upper peninsula. Read more
The City of Charleston knows what it wants to do with the commercial space it has leased in the emerging WestEdge development, and it will go to a business accelerator already working with local startups. Read more
Columbia was highlighted in a new study for its relatively affordable housing even as some working in real estate said it can be hard to buy entry-level property in the Midlands. Read more
Republican House leaders are asking South Carolina's 82 teachers of the year for their ideas on improving education as legislators gear up for next year's efforts to revamp the K-12 system. 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
Ahead of a busy weekend for South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary race, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is expanding his senior campaign team in the Palmetto State. Read more
Due to popular demand, and a good bit of peer pressure, there will now be a police officer in every school in the city of Charleston. Read more
Over two days this week, hundreds of influential Democratic strategists, operatives, pollsters and elected officials from around the country gathered in Charleston to discuss how to remain focused on broadening the party's appeal during a noisy presidential primary process. Read more
Republican House leaders are asking South Carolina's 82 teachers of the year for their ideas on improving education as legislators gear up for next year's efforts to revamp the K-12 system. Read more
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Around lunchtime on a hot Wednesday late last month, Walter Nolan-Cohn took a break from the sun and chowed down on a chili dog. Read more
Three turns, 35 miles, 45 minutes. That’s all it takes to get from the park in Florence where Zion Williamson honed the basketball skills that would make him a sensation, to the gym in Sumter where Ja Morant became a star. And Thursday night, it’s likely to mark the extremely narrow distance between the South Carolina towns producing the top two picks in the NBA draft. Read more
Clemson baseball coach Monte Lee wrestled with the question before finally pinning down his answer. Read more
Summerville’s Adam McKanna and Porter-Gaud’s Holston Slack are among the top 10 offensive linemen in the Lowcountry heading into the 2019 high school football season. Read more
While the meat-free Impossible Whopper made its flashy debut at select Burger King locations in Florida, Alabama and Georgia in mid-May, a handful of Charleston restaurants months ago started serving plant-based patties from Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods Inc. But the popularity of the fas… Read more
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Wild Common wanted to evoke Carolina barbecue, so they trap smoke in an empty cocktail glass overturned atop a table for 15-30 seconds before pouring the prepared cocktail into it. Read more
While the meat-free Impossible Whopper made its flashy debut at select Burger King locations in Florida, Alabama and Georgia in mid-May, a handful of Charleston restaurants months ago started serving plant-based patties from Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods Inc. But the popularity of the fas… Read more
Due to popular demand, and a good bit of peer pressure, there will now be a police officer in every school in the city of Charleston. Read more
Around lunchtime on a hot Wednesday late last month, Walter Nolan-Cohn took a break from the sun and chowed down on a chili dog. Read more
The Charleston Gaillard Center has announced that Charleston Poet Laureate Marcus Amaker will join the organization as an artist-in-residence. Read more
Haley Mae Campbell, an up-and-coming country music singer from the Isle of Palms who has since relocated to Nashville, played her first Party in the Park in 2015, and she's been back every year since.
The book highlights some of the trials and tribulations they've gone through while growing their own business from the ground up. Read more
