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THE 2015 EMANUEL AME CHURCH MASSACRE AND OTHER ATROCITIES SINCE THEN HAVE SERVED AS RALLYING POINTS FOR THE PROPOSAL’S SUPPORTERS

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Citizen coalition pushes to enact hate crimes legislation in SC

BY LINDSAY STREET

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 09.16.2020

A startup coalition is rallying ahead of the 2021-2022 session to urge lawmakers to finally pass a hate crimes law in South Carolina, an effort that has failed for years.

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“South Carolina is ready for this law, this year especially. It’s unfortunate this didn’t happen after Mother Emanuel (deaths in 2015), but this year we’ve seen a shift in awareness of systemic racism and I think there is incentive for lawmakers FISH and business leaders that our state sends a message,” said Brandon Fish, director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Charleston, one of several groups pushing for hate crimes legislation.

South Carolina is one of three states in the nation with no law that criminalizes crimes committed with hate for a person’s race, religion, sexuality or gender. But the no-law club is dwindling. At the start of 2020, South Carolina was grouped with four other states without a hate crimes law. In June, Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law hate crimes legislation in the aftermath of an alleged vigilante killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

That left South Carolina aligned only with Wyoming and Arkansas. With a recent push from Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson and lawmakers on the passage of a hate crimes bill, South Carolina could soon be one of two states without such protections.

“It’d be pretty tragic to be the last state standing,” Columbia Democratic Rep. Beth Bernstein said. As a member of the Jewish community, Bernstein said it is “disappointing” the state does not have such protections.

“I love our state and that’s why I’m fighting

really hard to pass this type of legislation.”

Her efforts — and those of Charleston Democratic Rep. Wendell Gilliard and others — have remained fruitless, despite support from Republicans such as former House Judiciary Chair Peter McCoy, a Charleston Republican who resigned his seat this year to become the state’s U.S. attorney.

But the coalition of businesses, nonprofits and individuals are banding together now to make sure 2021 is different.

A statewide coalition in the works The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Charleston, Alliance for Full Acceptance, Mother Emanuel AME Church, Charleston Hispanic Association, Lowcountry Coalition Against Hate, the Anti-Defamation League, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Columbia Jewish Federation, Charleston Jewish Federation and others formed an official campaign earlier this year called Stamp Out Hate South Carolina.

The campaign has coalesced around the 2015 Emanuel AME Church massacre, recent antisemetic attacks around the nation and murders of two transgender women of color (Pebbles LaDime Doe and Denali Berries Stuckey) in the state in 2019.

“Given the number of high profile hate crimes that have happened around the country in the past year, I think there is renewed energy to see South Carolina get a hate crimes law on the books,” said Chase Glenn, executive director of Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA) in North Charleston. “I believe this time will be

different. We’ll get the law passed.”

Fish said the groups began talking and realized they were all working separately on a similar cause.

“Instead of working on this in all different parts of the state with all different groups, we really needed to coordinate, we can be most effective if we band together,” he said.

“We all have the ear of different groups of people and bringing that all together into one effort I think will make the difference.”

Initially, the coalition wanted to pass hate crimes legislation before the end of the 2020 session, but then the coronavirus pandemic interrupted its work. The coalition shifted its focus to next year.

Glenn said the groups are still building support. In recent weeks, the group has swelled to 150 members, he said. Now, they are asking current members to begin reaching out to others.

“We are actively reaching out to leaders of all different faith communities, grassroots organizations and municipalities across the state and we expect to grow this coalition to include hundreds of organizational supporters in the coming weeks and months,” he said.

Glenn said the hope is to have a “nice, clean bill” that “ticks all the boxes” on protected groups pre-filed in December.

Waiting for 2021 Meanwhile, the House Equitable Justice System and Law Enforcement Reform Committee had a subcommittee hear testimony in late August on why the state needs hate crimes legislation.

Charleston businesswoman Anita Zucker told the panel that, as the child of Holocaust survivors, she supports such a bill.

“The Holocaust is a strong example

“Given the number of high profile hate crimes that have happened around the country in the past year, I think there is renewed energy to see South Carolina get a hate crimes law on the books.”

—Chase Glenn, executive director of Alliance for Full Acceptance

of what can happen when hate goes unchecked. Never again means acting now to make sure hate does not go unchecked in our state,” she said. She added that it would also be a boon to the economy. “Businesses deciding where to locate care a great deal about protecting their employees from a hate crime.”

Bernstein, who serves on the subcommittee, said there is wide agreement the legislation is needed but now it is a matter of how to apply sentencing.

“I’m highly optimistic we will be able to get this done in the upcoming session,” she said.

Republicans in the House who have signed onto the 2019-2020 bills introduced

by Bernstein and Gilliard include: Bill Herbkersman of Bluffton, Gary Clary of Clemson, Weston Newton of Bluffton and Nathan Ballentine of Chapin.

In 2018, Republican Gov. Henry McMaster said he didn’t see a need for hate crimes legislation. His statement was reaffirmed in 2019 ahead of the 2020 legislative session.

House Speaker Jay Lucas, a Republican from Darlington who formed the special equitable committee in June, has not specifically called for hate crimes legislation. Senate President Harvey Peeler, R-Gaffney, did not respond to a phone message with his office seeking comment.

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FOLLY BEACH PIER TO BE REBUILT OVER 28 MONTHS, CLOSING OCT. 19

The state’s 2020-21 budget and allocation of federal pandemic aid money will loom large over the special session called for the House and Senate this week, which started Tuesday for both chambers.

The September session, which will end Sept. 24, was called so lawmakers could finish drafting a state spending plan for the 2020-2021 fiscal year already underway. The 2020 session was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic that pummeled revenues and halted large gatherings.

This mini-session joins others called since April to address the pandemic, including a recent one-day Senate session to expand absentee voting.

In a statement, House Speaker Jay Lucas, R-Darlington, said the House will “certainly ensure that the important work of the people of this state will be done” despite the limited time. Senate President Harvey Peeler, R-Gaffney, did not respond to a request to comment.

Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey of Edgefield said the twoweek session will highlight what each senator thinks is important.

“There are a number of things people would like to do ... but it’s kind of hard to come up with things that are going to get a consensus to move. We are still working on that,” he told Statehouse Report, City Paper’s sister publication.

Beyond the second allocation of federal aid money for the pandemic, state budget and expanding absentee voting, legislators are also expected to have a joint assembly for elections to the S.C. Public Service Commission and colleges’ board of trustees, Massey said.

House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford of Columbia said the state needs to grapple with rural broadband and rural health care, “the two things that Democrats have been banging the table for for years” and exacerbated in the pandemic. But, he said, he hasn’t heard of any other items on the House agenda beyond the budget, federal aid and absentee voting.

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The landmark Folly Beach pier will be completely rebuilt starting this October, when it will close for two years for upgrades.

Starting Oct. 19, the 1,000-foot-long pier will close completely to the public for construction to begin, the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission announced at a press conference Sept. 11. The rebuilt pier will feature the same design as the current structure, but with concrete underwater pilings and updated amenities.

The expected completion date of the whole project is October 2023.

The current pier was built in 1995 and is nearing the end of its expected lifespan, the parks commission said. The wood pilings used to anchor the structure into the beachfloor are

deteriorated, as expected, by marine borers — tiny worms that eat away at the wood. Over the years, the county has strengthened the pilings as needed to keep the pier usable and safe. The new pier will use concrete pilings and consequently, will have a longer lifespan.

First up, crews will reconstruct the “apron” of the pier, the part closest to the beach. That area of the pier is expected to reopen by Spring 2021. Construction will then start at the end of the pier and move back toward land.

No public access will be allowed on the pier during its construction. For those wishing to go fishing on Folly Beach, the county encourages surf fishing at the county park on the south end of the island and at other county facilities in the area. —Sam Spence

CIT Y PAPER WINS 29 SC PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARDS FOR NEWS AND ADVERTISING Staff members from Charleston City Paper’s news, production and sales teams took home a combined 29 awards for the 2019 news contest and 2020 PALMY advertising awards hosted by the South Carolina Press Association.

In the 2020 PALMY advertising awards, City Paper designer Déla O’Callaghan won Designer of the Year for the second straight year. O’Callaghan also won Best in Show honors for ads for The Rarebit created with Account Executive Hollie Anderson.

O’Callaghan’s campaigns with Ashley Frantz, Lauren Kesmodel and Cris Temples from the sales staff also took first place honors. The City Paper was also recognized

for best niche publication, and best overall advertising in the PALMY awards.

News contest wins last year totaled 15 and included three first-place awards. Former Cuisine Editor Mary Scott Hardaway and former Staff Writer Adam Manno won first for reporting in depth; Art Director Scott Suchy for feature page design and photographer Ruta Smith for personality photograph or portrait. Andy Brack, Sam Spence, Steve Stegelin, Maura Hogan and Dustin Waters were also recognized for their 2019 work in the City Paper. The announcement of 2019 contest winners was initially delayed due to COVID-19. —Sam Spence

CHARLESTON SUIT ALLEGES OIL, COAL COMPANIES KNEW CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS The city of Charleston announced a lawsuit Sept. 9 against 24 fossil fuel companies for the costs of adapting to climate change.

The lawsuit alleges that these companies have profited from the extraction and use of fossil fuels for “nearly half a century,” despite decades of scientific research warning of fossil fuel’s harmful impact on nature and climate change.

“As this lawsuit shows, these companies have known for more than 50 years that their products were going to cause the worst flooding the world has seen since Noah built the Ark,” Mayor John Tecklenburg said in a press release. “And instead of warning us, they covered up the truth and turned our flooding problems into their profits.”

Charleston is the 21st American city to sue the companies, and the first in the South.

The lawsuit did not specify the monetary damages the city is seeking, but it hopes to recoup the cost of damages from flooding, which Tecklenburg estimated to be $2 billion. The mayor said at the press conference that the funds from the lawsuit could expedite flooding mitigation projects.

The lawsuit brings charges against Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, Speedway and others.

Defendants, according to the lawsuit, have “unlawfully done damage to the city.” The companies are being charged with causing a public nuisance and private nuisance, liability and negligent failure to warn the public, trespassing and violating the state Unfair Trade Practices Act. Scientists at NASA and elsewhere agree burning fossil fuels has caused a dramatic increase in the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide, directly linked to increasing temperatures. Those changes have come along with increases of nuisance flooding in lowlying cities like Charleston and an increasing frequency of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.

According the U.S. Global Change Research Program, warmer waters and atmospheric temperatures will put low-income, marginalized communities and indigenous people in increased danger. —Heath Ellison

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Shoplifters stole two shirts valued at $204 from a West Ashley clothing store by stuffing them in their pants and walking out.

Video footage shows them heading to a pet store afterwards.

Use your imagination to decide how they’ll steal puppies and kittens.

BY HEATH ELLISON AND SKYLER BALDWIN ILLUSTRATION BY STEVE STEGELIN

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with Charleston Police Department between Sept. 4 and Sept. 6. No one described in this section has been found guilty, just unlucky.

Police responded to a scuffle downtown after a man slapped a cell phone out of a woman’s hand. Since the victim didn’t press charges, he wasn’t arrested and his grandmother came to pick him up. Disappointing Grandma might be worse.

An officer was investigating the area where multiple thefts from motor vehicles occurred in West Ashley when he came across a machete on Ashley River Road. Nobody claimed the blade, probably because no one wants to be known as the person that carries a machete in their car.

During a probable cause search of a vehicle on James Island, the suspect put his head down and stopped making eye contact every time officers asked him about marijuana. Guess what was found in the vehicle? If you said over 120 grams of weed, CPD is hiring.

An unknown thief stole three Social Security cards from a woman’s vehicle one night downtown.

Probably reconsider giving that person everyone’s personal documents.

When a man returned from Florida and wasn’t allowed into his mother’s house, he began making verbal threats and saying, “Somebody’s going to pay for this.” When police arrived, he began shouting at police saying, “Somebody’s going to pay for this.” When EMS arrived and tried to put him on a stretcher for his obvious mental breakdown, he denied medical attention probably because someone would indeed have to pay for that.

A woman whose car was damaged told officers that she had recently broken off a relationship with a man who made comments suggesting that he may damage her car. Sounds like a solid lead.

Police responded to a shoplifting in progress at a local home goods store and chased the thief a short while before managing to cuff him. During a quick search, a plastic bag of “ice,” or meth, fell out of the man’s pocket. So, what aisle did he find that on?

Three women walked out of a local clothing store with three bags of stolen merchandise worth $1,200-$1,800, according to a report. That seems like a bit higher than the low, low prices they advertise on TV.

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pandemic as a recognized reason for voting absentee as soon as this week, so be watching for updates. Regardless of any changes, if you normally work on election day, that is already an approved reason to vote absentee.

If you want to mail your absentee ballot, request it now.

First, visit scvotes.org to ask for a ballot application. Complete the application and return it via mail, email, fax or in person Register to vote at the county election office (4367 Headquarters Road). If The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 4, but since that falls on a you have already sent in your application, Charleston County Sunday, you can mail in your registration on Oct. 5. If you have will mail ballots Oct. 2. South Carolina voters have until the moved since the last election, you will need to update your voter Friday before the election (Oct. 30) to request an absentee registration information at scvotes.gov by the deadline. ballot. But please note: That likely won’t leave enough time to return your absentee ballot by mail, but you can deliver it in Consider being a poll manager person to county election HQ. Despite higher than expected use of absentee ballots this year, In-person absentee voting starts soon. Charleston County many South Carolina voters will still line up at the polls on election officials plan to offer four voting locations, with Nov. 4. That means diligent, civic-minded people are needed North Charleston Coliseum opening first on Oct. 5. Three to help make the process go smoothly. In Charleston County other in-person absentee locations are slated to open Oct. alone, more than 100 polling locations will need to be staffed to 19: Seacoast Church Mount Pleasant (750 Long Point Road), make sure everyone who shows up can cast their ballots. Thanks Seacoast Church West Ashley (2049 Savannah Hwy.) and the to a grant, Charleston County poll workers will be paid $265 main library downtown (68 Calhoun St.). Polls will be open for the day, with increases for technicians and poll clerks. Apply weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and two Saturdays (Oct. 24 and at chsvotes.org. Do you live in Berkeley or Dorchester counties? Oct. 31) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Help out Voting in elections is a fundamental responsibility of a citizen.

Consider voting absentee Become familiar with voting rules and help your friends Voting absentee in South Carolina is a simple process, but and acquaintances cast their ballots. When in doubt, refer can get a little tedious. State law requires voters to declare a people to scvotes.gov for state registration info and chsvotes. reason why they are voting absentee, but those rules could be org for local voting information. And you can always check expanded this week in light of the pandemic. charlestoncitypaper.com for the latest updates and links to all State lawmakers will likely vote to include the COVID-19 the information above.

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Help Pours In Fall for kindness, not coarseness, in days ahead America is coarser these days thanks, in part, to the politics of vitriol, greed to make a fast buck and the often self-absorbed bubble of the internet.

But have you noticed an increase in kindness, too?

Especially since the coronavirus pandemic upended lives across the world?

“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” —Dalai Lama A few days ago, a longtime friend in Florida with a growing lump on his neck from throat cancer put out a plea for help. No job. No health care. In desperate need of radiation, chemotherapy and an expensive test. It’s been, as he wrote on GoFundMe.com, a dumpster fire of a year.

“Without a job and without health insurance, I’ve found that it’s more than a bit difficult to get treated for cancer. The local hospital has a ‘charitable’ arm — which I pursued to exhaustion — but being male, breathing and still young enough to be productive, there was no charity available for me to get treatment.”

At first, he set a goal of $5,000 to pull together enough money for the test. Friends posted it on their social media outlets. Money started flowing. A Charleston man read a post, contacted me, asked a cou-

ple of questions and said he was going to donate $3,000, which would put my friend well over his goal. Why contribute to someone he didn’t even know? “God’s been too generous with us and (we’re) happy to share.”

So far, my friend’s campaign has raised more than $7,600, which has lifted a huge burden he’s been carrying. He’s energized and more positive than he has been in awhile.

“I can’t begin to tell you what a blessing this has been and how much it will help me get started on treatment,” my friend said.

“The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.” —William Wordsworth In recent days, donors have contributed more than $12,000 to an aid campaign for the family of an upstate New York man killed Aug. 31 when a car struck his bike on U.S. Highway 17 south of Charleston. His dog, Ava, was in a trailer being pulled by the bike. She almost died, but got emergency care through the Charleston Animal Society.

“Her jaw is broken in two places,” said the organization’s Kay Hyman. “She has lacerations, wounds that

are stapled to help them heal. Her brain was swelling from trauma, but she is alive ... Emotionally, she obviously misses her dad and watches intently when a bicycle crosses her path.”

Again, help poured in. On Sept. 12, the man’s ashes and Ava are expected to be returned to upstate New York in a private jet offered by a venture capitalist. More kindness.

“One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.” — Sophocles Since the pandemic, lawyers and law students have been giving back across the Lowcountry as people struggle to cope with everything from health care to the possibility of being evicted.

One example: A landlord quietly worked with a tenant to make sure a single mother with twins could stay in her home, said Alissa Lietzow, executive director of Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services.

As politics ratchets up in nastiness in the weeks ahead, let’s remember we’re all in this together.

Practice random acts of kindness. Pay it forward.

Andy Brack is publisher of Charleston City Paper.

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T aking C are Black wellness professionals reckon with representation in Charleston BY CONNELLY HARDAWAY

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ennae Miller recently had a conversation with someone about Black people and their fitness habits.

“He told me, ‘Black folks don’t eat well, they don’t go to the gym and they don’t want a sweaty workout,’” said Miller, the owner and teacher at Transformation Yoga.

“I asked him, ‘Well, who told you that?’”

As a Black, female yoga teacher, Miller says she is used to being pushed aside and ignored by the wellness industry, even in Charleston, where she owns a yoga studio on King Street. In the past, she’s chosen not to visit other yoga studios in town because she didn’t feel comfortable in those spaces. “I could roll out my mat and no one would speak to me,” said Miller.

Despite these obstacles, Miller is an active leader in conversations about the lack of representation of Black people in Charleston — in yoga studios, specifically, and health and wellness spheres more generally. Put simply: There are not enough Black leaders in local fitness studios in her eyes.

This summer as protests against police brutality and racism spread across the country, Black men and women working in the wellness and fitness industries began to hold their white counterparts accountable on social media, asking: What are you doing to support the wellness of all?

Miller’s Transformation Yoga held a summer series of online classes called, “In Agreement,” which combined anti-racism work with yoga and meditation. Miller asked the students to imagine they didn’t have certain body parts, told them to get into poses that were physically impossible.

“If I’m telling you to do a yoga practice and do a chaturanga (pushup) without your arms, how do you do it?” asked Miller. “Who are we leaving out of the practice? If we’re doing that in our wellness practice, then we’re doing the same thing in our regular lives.”

For the first time, for some fitness spaces, business owners had to reckon with racial injustice. If your yoga teachers didn’t address the unrest in your city, were they really practicing the peace and love they preached?

Local yoga instructor and new ambassador for Lululemon’s King Street store, Ashley Limehouse, had been practicing yoga for several years when more than one teacher started telling her that she would make a good teacher herself.

“I didn’t know if I was welcome to lead people — I didn’t see any Black teachers,” said Limehouse. “For some reason everything is presented to us in this way — white people are the teachers and the knowers and they’re supposed to be teaching everyone else.”

The lack of Black yoga teachers in Charleston discouraged Limehouse, but it also inspired her to become an instructor. “I’m meant to be in this space,” she said. “I’m meant to be in any space.”

If we don’t acknowledge what’s preventing folks from showing up, how can we expect more Black people to come into the space? —Kennae Miller

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This July, Limehouse joined Charleston personal trainer Deno Mickle as the first two Black ambassadors for the international fitness giant’s King Street store. Limehouse, who has worked with the store for several years, teaching yoga and meditation classes, said she’s proud of the accountability the store took in naming two Black ambassadors.

“I was vocal about the lack of diversity at our local store, the store where I’m teaching and supporting,” said Limehouse. Now, the store represents not one but two Black ambassadors.

Still, any bit of progress toward equity in Charleston’s wellness community can be met with anger from people who don’t see the importance of challenging the status quo. Limehouse has experienced it firsthand on social media.

“I had this white yoga teacher inbox me that she was offended, that it wasn’t her fault that she was a white woman,” said Limehouse.

“Welcome to my world. I’ve been uncomfortable for 30 years of my life. Being not white and being a woman — we’re trying to do our work. We have to fight so hard for our positions.”

Like Limehouse, one of the reasons local yoga instructor Amirah Kinlaw decided to become a teacher was because she noticed a lack of Black people in spaces where she liked to work out. “I was tired of people not looking like me,” said Kinlaw. “There’s nothing wrong with being the only brown face in the room but it gets to the point where you get tired of it.”

Kinlaw finished teacher training earlier this year and has been teaching virtual yoga classes during the pandemic. People have reached out, she said, interested in online yoga classes, but especially Black women who want to tap into yoga spaces and feel more comfortable at home. “That’s been what drives me. I know I’m doing something to help my community,” she said.

Goose Creek yoga teacher Cantrece White said that the yoga world, in particular, can take more concrete steps to encourage Black people not just to practice yoga, but to become teachers. One of the first steps, she says, is for yoga teacher training programs to lower their prices, which typically start at about $2,500.

Miller agrees: “Most people I know who have been through a teacher training program have expendable income. That’s not the case for Black or brown folks.”

White said that the impact of a Black yoga teacher in a studio can have ripple effects in the local community: “Have a person of color teaching a community class so when they go out into that community, people can say, ‘It’s OK for us to do yoga.’”

Yoga teacher or not, White admits to finding herself uncomfortable in local wellness circles, even on Zoom classes. “I shouldn’t have to worry, ‘Is it OK if I come with my bonnet on?’” laughed White.

“I should be ready to jump into the Zoom class and practice and not worry about what others are thinking.”

How do local fitness and wellness spaces become more welcoming?

White says it’s simple: “Just let us in.” Kinlaw agrees that the “solution” sounds simple: Hire Black yoga teachers.

“It sounds really easy, it’s not complex: Make your classes more accessible,” said Kinlaw. She points to Transformation Yoga’s “In Agreement” classes as great resources for folks looking to confront racism in their own lives, and for local fitness studio owners to confront the lack of diversity in their spaces.

Dani Monroe, studio manager and head coach at Grit Box Fitness, says seeing more Black people in positions of leadership could inspire people who have never worked out before. She said Grit Box works on introducing health and exercise to younger people in the community, too, offering student discounts on class packages.

Quinten Miller, a trainer at F45 and adjunct professor at the Citadel, said fitness studios need to ask themselves tough questions. “They need to ask, ‘Am I creating a space that encourages diversity?” asked Miller.

Miller, who has his master’s degree in health, exercise and sports sciences, knows that instructors and trainers can do a better job of being inclusive: Not all bodies are the same and they shouldn’t be addressed as if they are. At the same time, not everyone has equal access to health and wellness resources that financially stable people do.

“In the past six months I’ve been wanting to pivot out of the wellness sphere,” admitted Miller. “It hasn’t aligned with my values.

Fitness is movement and movement isn’t something that should be equated to money.”

Studio memberships at local yoga, CrossFit and boxing gyms often top $150/month.

“What about the people that can’t afford that?” asked Miller. “I thought we were here to provide a service. If you’re gonna be in fitness, it has to be fitness for everyone.”

Miller and a friend are in the process of starting a nonprofit, one that focuses on outreach and education in the community, working with people, whatever their scope of practice is. “We’re figuring out how to make that sustainable so that these people can [access fitness] outside of a studio,” said Miller.

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“If we don’t acknowledge what’s preventing folks from showing up, how can we expect more Black people to come into the space?” asked Kennae Miller.

Including more Black people in your fitness space isn’t something that happens overnight, points out Limehouse. It requires continual, difficult conversations.

“Wellness spaces need to keep an ongoing dialogue with members, employees and with themselves.

It can’t be quick, we can’t just start fresh,” she said.

And lasting change doesn’t happen just because you share a social media post touting a social justice message. Limehouse points out that social media can act as a crutch; people post “Black Lives Matter” on Instagram then log off, feeling accomplished. “It’s like, ‘Everything’s good over here because I shared something,’” said Limehouse. “It can become crippling.”

“When we get to an impasse with racial issues,” said Quinten Miller, “We get to that point of, ‘What’s the next thing?’” For him it’s starting a nonprofit, letting people know that you don’t need the four walls of a fitness studio to experience meaningful movement. “If I could get enough people to understand, it won’t take a huge effort — it’s the small things that you do.” “‘Amplifying [Black voices]’ is a trend. ‘Black Lives Matter QUINTEN MILLER is a trend,’” said Limeouse. “Black lives should have always THINKS EVERYONE mattered.” She says that when health and wellness professionSHOULD HAVE als begin to have conversations about creating lasting change ACCESS TO in their spaces, they need to listen to the experts. “A Black MOVEMENT person is an expert in living a Black life,” said Limehouse.

“A white person owning a wellness space cannot be that.”

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PoHo Backyard Market Ain’t no market like a Pour House market. This Saturday head to the James Island hotspot for a backyard market featuring goods from local makers, artists and vintage collectors. Enjoy live music while shopping.

Food and drinks from a fully stocked bar will be available for purchase.

Head back at 6 p.m. or 8:45 p.m. to hear from Marshgrass Mamas.

Sept. 19, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Free to attend. Charleston Pour House, 1977 Maybank Hwy. James Island S U N D AY

Co-Op at SNOB Everyone’s favorite Sullivan’s Island frosé shop, The Co-Op, is popping up at Slightly North of Broad this Sunday with four frosé flavors. Nosh on SNOB brunch goodies — from fried chicken and waffles to steak and eggs — while sipping on that oh-so-good pink drink. Dine-in guests must make reservations through Resy. Orders will be available for curbside to-go, too.

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Doughnut Dash 5K The fifth annual Doughnut Dash 5K, held every year in honor of TyWanza Sanders, is going virtual this year. The family-friendly walk/run, presented

by Race 4 Achievement Inc., is held each year to honor the life of Sanders and to raise money for the TyWanza Sanders Scholarship fund, which provides college scholarships for students in Charleston County Schools.

The virtual race kicks off at 10 a.m. and lasts all day.

Sept. 19. $15+. Find tickets and more info online at eventbrite.com W E D N E S D AY S

Starlight Yoga Practice yoga under the stars on Mount Pleasant’s pier during this Thursday’s Starlight Yoga, led by local yoga instructor Ji Hwang. This all-levels class is great for beginner yogis and experienced practitioners alike. Practice along to the tunes of live music from Chris Dodson.

Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. $10/day of. $8/adv. Mount Pleasant Pier, 71 Harry M. Hallman Jr. Blvd. Mount Pleasant. ccprc.com

Holy City Farmers Market Head to Holy City Brewing every Wednesday for an outdoor, socially distant farmers market to shop goods from local farmers and makers.

Shoppers should wear their masks while perusing goods from local vendors selling everything from specialty foods to hand sanitizer. Vendors include Brown’s Court Bakery, Malted Muts, Fili-West Farms, Charleston Spice Company, R and R Acres, Pink House Pups, Mission Essentials and more.

Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m. Free to attend. Holy City Brewing, 1021 Aragon Ave. North Charleston

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Make it a contest, and Eden Royce is game.

She’s a quiz show fanatic, and loves watching cutthroat cooking on MasterChef. So it’s fitting that her writing career started with a competition. “I saw a story prompt in The Post and Courier, though then it was The Evening Post. A ‘finish this story’ kind of thing. I entered, and won. It was the first time I was published — I’m pretty sure my mom still has the clipping,” said Royce.

Growing up in Charleston, Royce (her pen name, born Michi Howard) had always loved stories and reading. Her mother was a teacher in the Charleston County School system, so “she made sure I knew how to read before I started school,” Royce said.

Reading became a favorite childhood escape; plus, she was surrounded by storytellers.

“We lived downtown, but my family is GullahGeechee. My grandfather and aunts lived on the sea islands, lots of family friends on Wadmalaw and Johns Island. Ours is a storytelling culture.

I grew up listening to stories from my elders, learning how to weave ROYCE tales,” she said.

The newspaper prompt tapped into Royce’s deep roots, the heritage of her African and native traditions and a child’s love of fantasy and make believe. “With that very first story I discovered my love of writing, the fun of creating a new reality,” she said. She’s been writing stories ever since.

Her ideas come from any number of sources — songs, stories she heard growing up and quiz games. “Those gears start turning. I start thinking of stories I heard when I was growing up, asking myself what would be the fallout if this happened instead of that.”

With its references to Gullah folklore and Black Southern traditions, including conjuring and root magic, Royce considers her work to fall most readily in the Southern Gothic category, but the genre question is tricky, she admits. “There’s always this debate about whether Southern Gothic is a literary genre or is it a speculative genre? I write what I write because of where I’m from,” said the Bishop England and College of Charleston graduate.

“Charleston is a city of ghosts and magic, history and ancestry. I don’t set out to write

speculative fiction, but I do write about fantastical elements, and I found more footing with speculative fiction publishers.”

And footing she has finally found. After self-publishing two short story collections, Spook Tales 1 and Spook Tales 2, as well as having numerous stories published in online and print journals and anthologies, including an anthology that features a story by her now husband (which is how they met), Royce has her debut novel, a middle grades book titled Root Magic, coming out this January from HarperCollins. It’s a big jump and a big deal for her first foray into traditional publishing to be with a major publishing house, but Royce, 47, is ready.

“It’s been a progression,” she said. “I’ve written things I’ve never shown to anyone.

I’ve self published and worked with small presses, and now I’m diving into the waters of traditional publishing. I didn’t start out aiming for commercial success; I started out wanting to tell stories. It’s in my nature, a deeply rooted part of me, but I welcome the idea of commercial success.”

Root Magic is the story of twins, Jay and Jezebel, growing up on Wadmalaw in the 1960s. Charleston’s schools are being integrated; change and unrest are in the air, both in the broader world and at home. Their beloved grandmother has just died, and their

uncle decides its time for these 11 year olds to learn their grandmother’s secrets — her potions, her rootwork. “I’ve written this book really just to explore stories I grew up hearing from my family members. I wanted to put out work that is very Southern, but also says that the Black experience isn’t a monolith. There are variations,” Royce said.

The novel began as interrelated short stories, most written several years ago. Then that quiz show compulsion kicked in, a challenge. “A novel was something I’d yet to tackle, it was the next hurdle,” she said.

“It seemed like a gargantuan task, but I was ready to try. I feel a strength in my writing that I didn’t have before.”

She revisited all those short stories and wove in the connective tissue. The initial stories were all written when Royce was living in North and South Carolina, but all the editing and rewriting has happened in her current home — Kent, England, where she’s lived since 2014 (her husband is British).

Being across the pond, however, does not hamper her ability to write about the South.

“I never have to fight to imagine myself in Charleston, I can do that at a drop of a hat,” she said. “I can smell the marsh, smell the paper mill, feel the heat. It’s always there.”

Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) announced last week that it is lending out 100 mobile hot spots to community members in the most rural areas of Charleston County.

The Kajeet devices were awarded to CCPL through a grant designed to expand digital network access.

Earlier this year CCPL’s executive director Angela Craig realized the importance of expanding the library’s digital reach, a need made more clear by the in-person limits set in place by the coronavirus pandemic.

In May Craig told the City Paper, “We realized we needed to serve our patrons differently. It’s made us think of patrons who don’t have digital access, who are part of the digital divide. We’ve kept building Wi-Fi on [for each branch] and we’re lucky to have buildings in rural areas to close some gaps.”

In last week’s press release Craig said: “While we know 100 additional devices are not enough, we believe it’s a step in the right direction and we are committed to further efforts in narrowing that gap.”

The hotspots will be dedicated specifically for patrons using the following branches: St. Paul’s/Hollywood Library, Edisto Island Library and McClellanville Library. All hot spots may be checked out by adult library cardholders for a period of four weeks and are not renewable.

To check out a hot spot, adult patrons must have a library card and sign an Internet Acceptable Use Agreement form at a CCPL branch before or when checking out the device. Learn more online at ccpl.org.

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AMSTERDAM ARTIST KAT KLERKS NOW ON DISPLAY AT GEORGE GALLERY

The George Gallery now represents Amsterdam-based abstract expressionist artist Kat Klerks. Gallery owner Anne Siegfried discovered Klerks’ work during a January trip to Paris.

“As soon as I laid eyes on Klerks’ paintings I knew immediately that my clients would fall fast and hard for them,” said Siegfried.

The George Gallery represents contemporary American artists and is expanding its reach to include a modern European painter. George Gallery will be the first gallery in the United States to represent Klerks.

Klerks, who works in the realms of abstract expressionism and Fauvism, has her paintings displayed in boutique hotels in St. Tropez, Cannes and Antwerp. And now you can find her pieces on Broad Street.

The George Gallery (54 Broad St.) is open Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment. Guests are asked to wear masks and maintain social distance inside of the gallery. Learn more at georgegalleryart.com. —CH

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Power of the Pod Thank goodness podcasts remind us of the hidden gems When I’m not working or watching movies, I’m usually listening to some podcasts about movies. One of those podcasts, No Such Thing As a Bad Movie, has become one of my favorites.

Maybe it’s just because it sounds like three good friends chatting about movies they’ve recently watched. Video editor/colorist April Etmanski, visual effects artist Colin Cunningham and filmmaker/author/film programmer Justin Decloux devote a chunk of their focus on some trashy, mediocre films, some unintentionally good ones, bad ones and some charmingly weird ones. Thanks to their show, I’ve been turned on to a few films that I may have not seen otherwise. Here are but a few of ’em.

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After listening to the A Letter from Death Row episode, I backtracked and listened to the podcast’s first episode, which focused in part on Vibrations. Much like Bret Michael’s egofest, I always noticed the video box for this film by the then future president of Lionsgate Films, Michael Paseornek because it had Christina Applegate’s big face and a robot on it. I assumed I’d get around to watching it but that never happened. In this 1996 nugget, kickass musician T.J. Cray (Twin Peaks’ James Marshall) has got it going on. Dude has hella skillz to pay the billz ... that is until he pisses off some rednecks that smash up his car. Somehow, this severs his hands clean off? Anyhoo, equipped with plastic hands, T.J. swigs liquor and takes to living in a cardboard box until he discovers rave music pulsating from a warehouse nearby. With a little help from a mid ’90s free spirit Anamika (Applegate) and her pals, TJ drops the bottle, dons a robotic suit equipped with robotic hands and — boo-ya! — he becomes the ever so bangin’ techno artist, Cyberstorm with bomb ass tracks.

Vibrations belongs in that painfully ’90s category where films like Hackers and Empire Records reside. It’s a dumb melodramatic nostalgia trip filled with manufactured cool and idiot angst that only the ’90s could create.

The Calamari Wrestler

During a recent listener request episode, the folks at No Such Thing As a Bad Movie discussed this 2004 Japanese export from Minoru Kawasaki, the director of Executive Koala. The Calamari Wrestler involves a professional wrestler who turns into a giant squid. When he’s not addressing his own inner turmoil or finding romance, he’s wrestling

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giant shrimp and octopuses. What makes this bizarre little film fun is that it isn’t winking with its insane premise.

I Am a Knife with Legs

Speaking of insane premises, during one episode, this title was brought up. The enthusiastic mention of such a crazy title had me so intrigued that I wound up renting the film on Amazon soon after. I wasn’t disappointed. The plot of this fun piece of lo-fi absurdity involves an international Europop star named Bené (the film’s writer/director/ producer/composer/editor/sound designer Bennett Jones) hiding out in an LA sublet with his manager, Beefy, trying to overcome the grief of a dead girlfriend while dodging a fatwa that has been issued against him. While waiting for the assassins to come after him, he writes songs, wears disguises, eats eclairs and plays with his neighbor’s cat. If you have a soft spot for low-budget action and music reminiscent of Flight of the Conchords, I Am a Knife with Legs won’t disappoint. It’s truly a bonkers film.

Don’t Let the Riverbeast Get You!

Of all the films April, Justin and Colin devoted an episode to, this may be the film I’ve come to love the most. Much like the previously mentioned film, Charles Roxburgh and Matt Farley’s ’50s monster movie throwback is a fun, charming oddball that not enough people know about. And much like The Calamari Wrestler, the cast and crew treat their throwback with love, never acting as if they’re above the material. At the intro a gentleman stops reading to introduce the film. Clearly reading his lines to the audience, he tells us about the flashing red light that will come before each terrifying scene. As our story begins, a formerly disgraced tutor, Neil Stuart (co-writer Matt Farley), returns to Rivertown after being stood up at the altar and having been given the crazy pariah status after a run-in with the titular monster. Over the course of the film’s runtime, we meet a former jock with dashed dreams, a frustrated housewife, a pop locking vagabond, a decorous deviant, a rebellious college girl and other townsfolk who say such things as “Why I oughta!” and other overly formal lines of dialogue. We even get a musical number, “The River Mud Shuffle” thanks to the reunion of Stuart’s band, The River Mud Warriors. I watched Riverbeast once and enjoyed it but have since rewatched it a few times more. The wholesome vibe meets the stilted John Waters-esque line deliveries only make the film infectious.

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The first time I heard the podcast, they focused on this Poison frontman Bret Michaels vanity project that I remembered seeing on video store shelves. My lack of Poison love kept me from watching it back then. My unwillingness to catch it was furthered after watching Rock of Love, a gross reality show where a group of women vy for Michaels’ attention. If you ever wanted to get an idea of how bloated one man’s sense of self may be but didn’t want to sit through 30 plus hours of it, may I recommend this film. Thrill as characters consistently remind the film’s character, Michael Raine, a man wrongfully convicted of murder, what a good looking, talented awesome guy he is as he tries to prove his innocence. While chatting about the film written, codirected, produced and starring Michaels and Martin Sheen (who you may also know of as the father of the film’s coproducer, Charlie), Decloux suggests that the bandana-ed star may be trying to ape his idol David Foster Wallace.

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Bottles Beverage Superstore Summerville is now open seven days a week, becoming the third Charleston-area location. The new 12,000 square-foot beer, wine and liquor emporium is located at 1110 N. Main St. “We look forward to being a part of the local Summerville community and welcoming our new neighbors to Bottles,” said Bottles managing partner George McLaughlin in a press release. “We are excited to provide a new one-stop-shop for Summerville residents for their shopping and entertaining needs.”

The building, formerly Bill’s Liquors & Fine Wines, went through significant renovations prior to the opening. Look for a mural paying homage to local breweries.

“We are committed to providing an amazing customer service experience by offering expert advice on a wide selection for Summerville shoppers combined with the high level of service for which Bottles is known,” said Bottles store manager and Summerville resident Abe Versprille in the release.

Bottles Beverage Superstore Summerville is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. for spirits with extended hours until 9 p.m. for beer and wine. The store is open on Sunday for wine and beer only from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Look for upcoming specials and promotions celebrating the grand opening, which can be found at shopbottles.com.

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Hustle & Health protein doughnuts help locals satisfy their sweet tooth

BY PARKER MILNER

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 09.16.2020

Will Buchanan, Rose Ortiz and Preston Riley’s virtual shop helps those with a sweet tooth — let’s face it, that’s all of us — indulge responsibly with their Hustle & Health doughnuts, each of which are packed with essential vitamins and 10 grams of plant-based protein.

Buchanan, currently a wellness coach with Herbalife Nutrition, wasn’t always into healthy eating, especially while working at The Fudgery, a Market Street chain serving, well, fudge, among other sweets.

“I managed The Fudgery for two and a half years, so my background really started with kettle cooking — all things fudge, toffee and praline,” Buchanan said. “That’s where I developed my sweet tooth.”

“I wasn’t always healthy, and I can’t entirely blame The Fudgery,” Buchanan said.

“Being in a place where everything was sweet and free, it was a hard environment to work in. I was a product of my work environment.”

Buchanan said all that changed in 2016.

“I had an awakening, and I just made the decision that I wanted to make a change for that given New Year in 2016,” he said. “I decided to start something new and that was Herbalife Nutrition.”

Buchanan lost 11 pounds in one month, and he’s adopted a healthy lifestyle ever since, later becoming a wellness instructor for Herbalife — he credits the products with

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helping him change his routine.

In June, Buchanan decided he wanted to find a healthy way to satisfy his doughnut craving, eventually landing on a recipe that utilized plant-based protein made from soybeans.

“I got the recipe and just started making batches at home just for me,” said Buchanan, who figured there would be a demand for healthy doughnuts. He was right.

“I workout at a CrossFit gym downtown and I shared [the doughnuts] with them after a workout one day and they thought it was amazing,” he said. “Everyone has a sweet tooth to some degree.”

The positive reviews were enough for Buchanan to take the leap of faith, launching Hustle & Health with the help of Ortiz and Riley in July.

The trio started with three flavors — Cinnamon Toast Crunch, cookies and cream and strawberry cheesecake. The fourth flavor, dark chocolate peanut butter cup, was selected after a vote on the Hustle & Health Instagram page.

The doughnuts have an average of 145 calories, but that doesn’t mean they’re lacking in size or flavor. The icing and toppings are present — there’s just less of them. Buchanan also utilizes substitutes like dehydrated peanut butter, which is used to make the

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icing for the peanut butter cup doughnut and has most of the oil and fat removed, leaving a product that’s filled with fiber and protein.

To order a Hustle & Health doughnut, simply send a message on Instagram (@hustlenhealthchs), and they’ll deliver them right to your doorstep. Purchase three doughnuts for $10, six for $20 or a dozen for $35.

Buchanan said all of the company’s marketing to date has been through word of mouth and social media.

“I’ve had a big interest from pediatric nurses, physical therapists and real estate agents looking for closing gifts,” he said. “The momentum has been so tremendous that all we can do right now is bake, dress and deliver.”

The Alley reopened earlier this month with extensive safety protocols following a 170day closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The downtown sports bar and bowling alley had planned to reopen on June 16, but that was halted due to a spike in Charleston-area cases. After the delay, The Alley partnered with MUSC to help it reopen in a safe manner.

“Since we closed our doors March 16, it has been my personal mission to take care of our team in every way possible and try to make the best decisions to protect them and our community,” said owner David Crowley. “I’ve also done everything in my power to ensure The Alley is around for the long-term. I’m very excited about the future of our business.”

New protocols include employee health screenings prior to shifts, individually packaged condiments, increased sanitation and a maximum party size of eight people.

The Alley is open Monday through Wednesday from 2-11 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. A full list of the new safety guidelines can be found online at thealleycharleston.com.

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ANTOINE WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, vs.

LINDA WILLIAMS, TRENT WILLIAMS, JOSEPH RAMSEY, SHERRY LUMPKIN, AKIESHA JAMES, WILLIAM SNIPES, also known as William Wayne Snipes, Jr., KWAME KINLAW, MARQUIS KINLAW, EVA K. REEVES, KENNETH KINLAW, ROSETTA K. YOUNG, GEORGE A. KINLAW, WILLIAM KINLAW, ADAM KINLAW, JAMES KINLAW, JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the military service of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons or legal entity of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of any of the said Defendants above named, if any be deceased, and RANDOLPH WILLIAMS, SADIE R. SINGLETON, DELORES DILLIGARD, LULA R. GOLIDAY, MARY K. BROWN, also known as Hattie Kinlaw, and JOSEPH KINLAW, all of whom are deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants.

SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff, above-named, against the Defendants, above-named, to quiet title and to confirm a tax title relative to the following described real property, together with improvements, located in Charleston County, South Carolina, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Awendaw, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina shown and designated as Residual TMS 644-00-00-013 17.38 acres Property of Andrew W. Ramsey, et al. on a plat entitled “A Plat of 22.68 Acres Subdivided Into Lots 1, 2 and Residual Christ Church Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina” made

by Penolia A. Van Buren, P.L.S., dated July 1, 1999, revised January 12, 1999 [sic], and recorded in Charleston County Register’s Office in Plat Cabinet ED, at page 778, reference to said plat is hereby craved for a more accurate description.

Being a portion the same property conveyed to George Ramsey by deed of William Gooden, dated March 6, 1919, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston

County in Book U-28, Page 323.

Also, being the same property conveyed to Randolph Williams, et al. by Master’s Deed from Charleston County Master-InEquity, dated April 13, 1998, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County on April 21, 1998, in Book F-301, at Page 161.

improvements, located in Charleston County, South Carolina, to-wit:

TMS NO.: 644-00-00-013

BUTTING, BOUNDING AND MEASURING AS FOLLOWS: North on lands of the said Louise Snyder...155 feet East by the Collins Creek Road...142 feet South by lands of Alice Maxwell...155 feet: West by lands of the said Louise Snyder...142 feet

NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI You will please take notice that by an Order dated the 3rd day of September, 2020, and on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, whose mailing address is PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-0459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, persons under disability, incompetents, imprisoned, or those persons in the military, if any; such appointment to become absolute unless the said defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

CISA & DODDS, LLP s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 (F) (843) 881-5433 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF September 8, 2020.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2020-CP-10-01858 SANDRA C. LOY, Plaintiff, vs.

DANETTA WEATHERS, JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of FRANCES WEATHERS, deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants.

SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff, above-named, against the Defendants, above-named, to quiet title and to confirm a tax title relative to the following described real property, together with

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land containing One Half (½) Acre, situate, lying and being in School District No. 1, St. James Santee Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina.

BEING the same property conveyed to Frances Weathers by deed from Louise Snyder, dated 10/27/1948, and recorded 11/3/1948, in Book S49, Page 537. Also, being the same property conveyed to William Coker by Tax Deed, dated March 10, 2016, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County on March 29, 2016, in Book 0543, at Page 532. Also, being the same property conveyed to Sandra C. Loy by Deed of Distribution in the Estate of William Coker, dated December 23, 2019, and recorded in the Register’s Office on December 27, 2019, in Book 0848, at Page 746.

TMS No.: 762-00-00-016 NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI You will please take notice that by an Order dated the 3rd day of September, 2020, and on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, whose mailing address is PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-0459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, persons under disability, incompetents, imprisoned, or those persons in the military, if any; such appointment to become absolute unless the said defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

CISA & DODDS, LLP s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 (F) (843) 881-5433 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF September 8, 2020.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2020-CP-10-02851 CHARLESTON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

RUTH MITCHELL, SHARON E. MITCHELL, RUSSELL BROWN, JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of ROBERT SMALLS, HENRIETTA SMALLS, SARA GRANT, CLARA JENKINS, JANE MARTIN, MARY BELTON, TITE SMALLS, PRINCE SMALLS, SHEPPARD SMALLS AND ALVERT SMALLS, all deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate

in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants.

SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff, above-named, against the Defendants, above-named, to quiet title and to confirm a tax title relative to the following described real property, together with improvements, located in Charleston County, South Carolina, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, containing 11.0 acres, more or less, situate, lying and being in the Township of Ravenel, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina.

Being the same property formerly listed as lands of the Heirs of Robert Smalls, and known as Charleston County Tax Map No. 187-00-00-157.

Being the same property conveyed to William Hall by Tax Deed, dated May 15, 2012, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County on May 16, 2012, in Book 0252, at Page 252. Also, being the same property conveyed to Charleston Baptist Association by Deed of William Hall, dated April 7, 2014, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County on June 6, 2014, in Book 0409, at Page 672.

T.M.S.#: 187-00-00-157 NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI You will please take notice that by an Order dated the 3rd day of September, 2020, and on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, whose mailing address is PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-0459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, persons under disability, incompetents, imprisoned, or those persons in the military, if any; such appointment to become absolute unless the said defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

CISA & DODDS, LLP s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd.

Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 (F) (843) 881-5433 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF September 3, 2020.

NOTICE OF SALE Docket No. 2019-CP-10-3148 By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of Hunt Club Community As-

sociation, Inc., Plaintiff v. Margaret Heyward and Marion Heyward, Defendants.

I, the undersigned Master-inEquity for Charleston County, will sell on October 6, 2020 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit: All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Hunt Club Subdivision, shown and designated as Lot 34, Phase I, on that certain plat of A.H. Schwacke & Associates, Inc., dated October 31, 2000, revised February 7, 2001; last revised February 13, 2001, entitled “CONDITIONAL PLAT PHASE I, HUNT CLUB TRACT C PROPERTY OF RAINBOW DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C. BEES FERRY ROAD, ST. ANDREWS PARISH, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC” and recorded February 21, 2001, in Plat Book EE at page 613, office of the RMC for Charleston County, S.C.; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as reference to said plat will more fully be shown.

BEING the same property conveyed to Margaret Heyward and Marion Heyward by deed of Regions Bank dated July 30, 2004, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County August 17, 2004 in Book A506 at Page 657.

TMS #: 286-13-00-034 Property Address: 1167 Quick Rabbit Loop, Charleston, SC 29414 TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH: The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of five (5%) per cent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent), same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within thirty (3) days after the date of the sale, same to be forfeited and applied to costs and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder.

The sale shall be subject to taxes, to existing easements and restrictions of record, and to homeowners association assessments accruing subsequent to the date of the deed issued to the purchaser [Purchaser to pay interest on his bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance at the rate of 6.875% per annum].

The sale shall be subject to that certain judgment in favor of Branch Banking and Trust Company and against “Margaret Heyward and William A. Salley”, bearing civil action number 2010-CP-10-4814, in the original amount of $8,059.80, dated October 5, 2010, and filed with the Charleston County Clerk of Court October 12, 2010.

Any sale pursuant to this order, is without warranty of any kind.

Neither Plaintiff nor the Court warrant title to any third-party purchaser. All third-party purchasers are made parties to this action and are deemed to have notice of all matters disclosed by the public record, including the status of title.

See Ex parte Keller, 185 S.C. 283, 194 S.E. 15 (1937); Wells Fargo Bank, NA v. Turner, 378 S.C. 147, 662 S.E2d 424 (Ct. App. 2008) Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed.

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of the sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Attorney for the Plaintiff Derek F. Dean Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412 Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity for Charleston County

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.

Estate of: AGNES MONDAY 2020-ES-10-1057 DOD: 04/24/20 Pers. Rep: BRIAN R. MONDAY 2776 CHAIN BRIDGE RD. VIENNA, VA 22181 ************ Estate of: THOMAS MICHAEL DILORENZO 2020-ES-10-1147 DOD: 07/17/20 Pers. Rep: SUZANNE AUSTIN 3620 COLLEGE OF CHAS COMPLEX CHARLESTON, SC 29424 Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ Estate of: PETER WILLIAM MEHLMAN 2020-ES-10-1149 DOD: 07/24/20 Pers. Rep: BERNICE J. MEHLMAN 1040 HILLS PLANTATION DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 Atty: LYDIA P. DAVIDSON, ESQ. 9 STATE ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ Estate of: RICHARD ELLIOTT BARHAM 2020-ES-10-1154 DOD: 07/13/20 Pers. Rep: JOHN CLIFTON BARHAM 37 LORD CALVERT DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ Estate of: PATRICIA ALBERTHA RICHARDSON-SCOTT 2020-ES-10-1166 DOD: 07/18/20 Pers. Rep: PATRICE M. RICHARDSON-SCOTT 2346 KENTON ST. CINCINNATI, OH 45206 ************ Estate of: PAUL MICHAEL KUCHAR 2020-ES-10-1173 DOD: 07/09/20 Pers. Rep: MARK KUCHAR 610 RUE SAINT LA ROUSE CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320 Atty: GORDON H. GARRETT, ESQ. 1075 E. MONTAGUE AVE. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ************ Estate of: ISIAH DRAIN 2020-ES-10-1197 DOD: 07/26/20 Pers. Rep: WILHEMENIA DRAIN 8353 WITSELL ST. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406 ************ Estate of: SYLVIA HARLEY MACDONALD 2020-ES-10-1216 DOD: 06/23/20 Pers. Rep: MARGARET TALITHA HARLEY CAWLEY 3910 WILLOW POINTE LN., JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

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TBG Funding LLC, vs.

Seven and Rose, LLC, MICFO, LLC and Wells Fargo Vendor Financial Services, LLC. Upon authority of a Decree dated the 21st day of January, 2020, I, will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 6th day of October, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. Since the two units have been reconfigured into one unit, both units will be sold together as one. Unit 200: All that certain Apartment lying and being in the City of Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, and being known as Suite 200 of the 198 East Bay Horizontal Property Regime and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of 198 East Bay Horizontal Property Regime filed

by Kathleen Hyde, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime, said Master Deed being dated the 3rd day of December, 1981, and being recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Deed Book F127, Page 65. Together with an undivided percentage interest in the common elements and facilities of the properties described in the aforesaid Master Deed attributable to the said apartment. This being a portion of the same property conveyed to Seven and Rose, LLC, a South Carolina limited liability company, by Deed of Cumberland Bay Properties, a South Carolina partnership, dated March 4, 2016 and recorded March 7, 2016 in Book 539 at Page 175 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. TMS No. 458-05-04-019. Unit 201: All that ceratin Apartment lying and being in the City of Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, and being known as Suite 201 of the 198 East Bay Horizontal Property Regime and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of 198 East Bay Horizontal Property Regime filed

by Kathleen Hyde establishing said Horizontal Property Regime, said Master Deed being dated the 3rd day of December, 1981, and being recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Deed Book F127, Page 65.

Together with an undivided percentage interest in the common elements and facilities of the properties described in the aforesaid Master Deed attributable to the said apartment. This being a portion of the same property conveyed to MICFO, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, by Deed of A.R.D. Company, dated October 14, 2015 and recorded October 15, 2015 in Book 510 at Page 907 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. TMS No.

458-05-04-020. Current Property Address: 198 East Bay Street, Units 200 and 201, Charleston, SC 29401. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY J. Kershaw Spong, Esquire Telephone: (803) 929-1400 FOR INSERTION September 16, 23 & 30, 2020 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2020-CP-10–1685 JOHN C. BRACY AND REBECCA L. BRACY, Plaintiffs, vs.

VAUGHN HOMES, INC., TIDAL CREEK BUILDERS, INC., OLD CHARLESTON BUILDERS, LLC, THURLOW CONSTRUCTION, LLC, AMERICAN ROOFING CONCEPTS N/K/A AMERICO ROOFING CONCEPTS, INC., AND EDWARD MOORE, Defendants.

AMENDED SUMMONS (JURY TRIAL DEMANDED) TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Amended Complaint in the above action was filed with the Charleston County Clerk of Court on May 21. 2020.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and are required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers, at Chakeris Law Firm, 231 Calhoun Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.

THE CHAKERIS LAW FIRM By: s/ Alicia D. Petit John T. Chakeris S.C. Bar No.: 7060

Alicia D. Petit S.C. Bar No.: 102801 231 Calhoun Street Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 853-5678 john@chakerislawfirm.com alicia@chakerislawfirm.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs Charleston, South Carolina Dated: May 21, 2020

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2020-DR-10-0945 TAMIKA FIRBY, Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES REGINALD BRISBON, Defendant.

SUMMONS

TO: JAMES REGINALD BRISBON, Defendant above named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s attorney, Kevin M. Seibert, 1625 Remount Road, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service.

YOU ARE GIVEN NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Kevin M. Seibert Attorney for Plaintiff 1625 Remount Road North Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 554-0686 - Office (843) 628-2405 - Fax

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 2020-CP-18-00625 CRYSTAL L. HARPER, CAVEN D. HARPER, and QU’RAN JOHNSON Plaintiffs, vs.

ALFRED GOVAN, Defendant.

SUMMONS TO: THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint upon the subscriber at 1317-M N. Main St. #140, Summerville, SC 29483 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff

in this action shall apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and a judgment will be rendered against you.

ROSSINGTON LAW OFFICES, LLC s/ Julio A. Rossington Julio A. Rossington, SC Bar #73905 1317-M N Main St. #140 Summerville, SC 29483 Office: (843) 261-1114 Facsimile: 1-888-977-1140 julio.rossington@rossingtonlaw. com Attorney for the Plaintiff APRIL 2, 2020 Summerville, South Carolina

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at 6:30 p.m., in the Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC regarding an ordinance an ordinance replacing Chapter 9 of the Code of Ordinances, Charleston County, entitled “Flood Damage Prevention and Protection” and other matters related thereto.

Public comments, written and oral, are invited. Submission of written public comments is encouraged and those wishing to provide written public comments for the public hearing should email public-comments@ charlestoncounty.org by 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.

Kristen L. Salisbury Clerk of Council

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2020-DR-10-1053 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Natassja Robinson et al.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 20, 2020. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, Sally R. Young of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

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Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): In one of your past lives, maybe you were a Neanderthal midwife in what’s now southern France. In another incarnation, you may have been a 17th-century Guarani shaman who shared your knowledge about local plants with an Italian Jesuit missionary in what’s now Uruguay.

All the powers and aptitudes you perfected in those and other previous ages could prove helpful as you cultivate your genius in the coming weeks. JUST KIDDING! Cancel my previous speculations. For you Aries folks, past achievements are often of secondary importance as you create your future. In fact, your mandate is usually to transcend the old days and old ways. It may be better not to imitate or rely on old stories, no matter how dazzling. This will be especially true in the coming weeks.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “There are no ordinary feelings,” says poet Dean Young. “Just as there are no ordinary spring days or kicked over cans of paint.” That’s always true, but it will be especially true for you in the coming weeks. I suspect you will be host to a wealth of interesting, unique and profound feelings. They might be a bit overwhelming at times, but I think they will mostly provide rich opportunities for your soul to grow deeper and stronger and more resilient.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “There should be a science of discontent,” said novelist Frank Herbert.

“People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.” I partially agree with that observation, but I also think it’s a gratuitous cliché that’s not at all absolute. In fact, our culture is under the spell of a mass delusion that tempts us to believe “no pain, no gain” is the supreme learning principle. I’d like to see the development of a robust science of contentment: how fascination and freedom and generosity can build psychic muscles. You’ll be a good candidate to study that subject in the coming weeks.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian songwriter Mathangi Arulpragasam is better known by her stage name M.I.A. She has accomplished a lot in her 45 years on the planet, having been nominated for three Grammy Awards and an Academy Award.

Esquire magazine named her the 75th most influential person of the 21st century. One key to her success is the fact that she formulated a clear master plan many years ago, and has used it to guide her decisions. In her song “Matangi,” she refers to it: “If you’re gonna be me, you need a manifesto / If you ain’t got one, you better get one presto.” I bring this to your attention, Cancerian, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to formulate (or reformulate) your life manifesto and master plan.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “If you’re not invited to the party, throw your own,” declares singer and actress Diahann Carroll. In the coming weeks, I urge you Leos to use that advice as a metaphor in every way you can imagine. For example, if you’re not getting the love you want from a certain someone, give it to yourself. If no one hands you the opportunity you need, hand it to yourself. If you wish people would tell you what you want to hear, but they’re not saying it, tell yourself what you want to hear. It’s a time when you need to go beyond mere self-sufficiency.

Be self-gratifying, self-rewarding, self-acknowledging.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “At the necessary moment, going naked will be your most convincing disguise,” writes poet Dobby Gibson. As I apply his witty statement to your life, I’ll interpret it metaphorically. My sense is that you could really use the kind of “disguise” he’s talking about. What I mean is that you would benefit by appearing to be different from what people expect of you. You can gain key advantages by shifting the image you present to the world — by expressing a part of your identity that is not usually obvious. And I think the best way to do that is to “go naked” — i.e. be candid and transparent and vulnerable about your core truths.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran playwright Wendy Wasserstein wrote, “Every year I resolve to be a little less the me I know and leave a little room for the me I could be. Every year I make a note not to feel left behind by my friends and family who have managed to change far more than I.” I recommend Wasserstein’s practice to you, dear Libra. The com-

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ing weeks will be an excellent time to launch this ritual as an annual tradition. For best results, write it out as a vow. I mean take a pen and paper and compose a solemn pledge, then sign it on the bottom to seal your determination.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I may not lead the most dramatic life,” confesses singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, “but in my brain it’s War and Peace every day.” He was referencing Leo Tolstoy’s sprawling, exuberant 1,200-page novel War and Peace, which features stories about five families who lived through Napoléon’s invasion of Russia in the 19th century. I’m guessing that these days your fantasy life may also be filled with epic fairy tales and heroic sagas and tear-jerking myths. Is there a problem with that? Not necessarily. It could be quite entertaining and educational. I do recommend that you keep your actual life a little calmer and saner, however.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I rejoice to live in such a splendidly disturbing time!” said author Helen Keller (1880–1968). She was a smart activist who worked hard in behalf of women’s equality, labor rights, antimilitarism and socialism. Was she being sarcastic in saying she loved being alive during a time of upheaval? Not at all. She derived excitement and vigor from critiquing injustice. Her lust for life soared as she lent her considerable energy to making life on earth more enjoyable for more people. I invite you to consider adopting her attitude in the coming weeks. It’s a good time to experiment with generating the personal power that becomes available by taking practical action in behalf of your high ideals.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You know what perfectionists are: people who obsessively strive to finesse every last detail, polishing and honing so compulsively that they risk sucking all the soul out of the finished product. In contrast to them, I propose that we identify a different class of humans known as imperfectionists. They understand that a ferocious drive for utter purity can make things sterile and ugly. They resolve to cultivate excellence while at the same time they understand that irregularities and eccentricities may infuse their work with beauty. I hope you’ll act like an imperfectionist in the coming weeks, Capricorn.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Everything good I’ve ever gotten in life, I only got because I gave something else up,” writes author Elizabeth Gilbert.

To that melodramatic declaration, I say, “Really?

Everything? I don’t believe you.” And yet I do think she has a point. On some occasions, the most effective strategy for bringing good new influences into our lives is to sacrifice an influence or habit or pattern we’re attached to. And often the thing that needs to be sacrificed is comfortable or consoling or mildly pleasurable. I suspect that the coming weeks will offer you one of these opportunities, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I and me are always too deeply in conversation,” confessed philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. I wonder why he said “too deeply” and not just “deeply.” Did he mean his dialogs with himself distracted him from important matters in the world outside of his imagination? Was he implying that he got so consumed while conducting his self-interviews that he lost his bearings and forgot what his goals were? With these cautions in mind, Pisces, I invite you to dive into an intense but spacious communion with yourself. Make this a delightful and illuminating conference, not a raging debate or a debilitating argument.

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pulse NEW DISTANCED CONCERTS INCLUDE RANKY TANKY, SHOVELS & ROPE, OTHERS AT THE BEND

Gone, Not Forgotten

The Charleston Music Hall will present a new outdoor, socially distanced concert series at The Bend, kicking off Oct. 3 with a performance from Charlton Singleton.

SUSTO, Shovels & Rope, St. Paul and the Broken Bones and Ranky Tanky will also perform through Nov. 14.

In order to ensure social distancing, 250 squares that are each 10-by-10 feet will be offered for each party with a maximum of four guests each. A large aisle will allow guests to move freely while maintaining social distance. Masks will be required if guests leave their square.

There will be no food or drink sold at the event, but guests are encouraged to bring their own. Beer and wine are allowed as well as coolers, blankets and chairs. (Chairs will also be available for rent.) There will be free on-site parking available.

The Bend is an open-air venue on Azalea Avenue in North Charleston along the Ashley River in an area that was most recently the low-income Ashley Shores community. The Pearlstine Company purchased the property in 2015, according to The Bend’s website, “in order to rehabilitate it.”

The series will run from Oct. 3 through Nov. 14. Tickets are on sale now and can be found on Charleston Music Hall’s website.

—Heath Ellison

Don Crescendo compares his latest dance remixes to his early space-pop days

BY HEATH ELLISON

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 09.16.2020

Don Crescendo is one of those people who has more going on than his Bandcamp page suggests. In the last year, the South Carolina native released plenty of remixes of popular tunes and a couple outliers like the nearly 20-minute experimental music project “Displacement Dissonance.” Crescendo, who landed on the local scene in 2016 with a string of strong lo-fi pop albums titled Rough, Raw and Ready, moved to Chicago in 2018.

After trading the Holy City for the Windy City, Crescendo began a series of collaborations, started the Function Network DJ show and dropped a long list of remixes including one of Solange’s “Almeda” which landed on DJ setlists around the globe. After he released “Up//Down” his “remix of a remix” of Madonna’s “Up Down Suite” on Sept. 4, we got in touch with Crescendo to catch up on his latest music and his next phase of original tunes.

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City Paper: Your latest music is a lot of club and dance remixes. Has the atmosphere of Chicago influenced that at all?

Don Crescendo: I think that it has. I’ve always listened to club music. House music generally is one of the big inspirations for my music. So, being a part of the Chicago scene and being somewhere where clubbing is a bigger part of the nightlife experience, I’ve been exposed to more sounds and inspirations. I can hear more techno or dancier influences and it sounds more club-oriented, but it sort of has that pop approach, but also punk approach. I think the most interesting thing I’ve noticed recently is sort of still having that Don Crescendo feel to making club music … It’s been inspiring to see how people fuse together all their influences and everything they listen to into one, and that’s helped me reimagine how I see my set-up.

CP: Do you think fans of Rough, Raw and Ready will be surprised by your latest material or do you think it’s a natural fit?

DC: Outside of the club stuff, I’ve been really interested in exploring more funk sounds and punk sounds. I feel like this is

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going to be a little edgier than Rough, Raw and Ready. The stuff that I’ve been creating in the past year, it’s still spacey, it’s still danceable, it’s still all the things that you enjoy, but I feel like there’s a little more emphasis and urgency in the music. If you liked Rough, Raw and Ready — if you liked the lushness of it, you might be in for a little bit of a treat, but if you still like to dance and you want high energy, I think that’s coming your way.

CP: You took a two year gap between those albums and your remixes. What was going on in those two years?

DC: A lot of the pauses for music was, I was so eager to put things out, but I had really been interested in taking my time. A lot of Rough, Raw and Ready — the irony of those titles is that as much as it is a pun, it is a reflection of where I was as an artist and personally at those times … I was so eager to put stuff out but I was realizing that I wasn’t polishing it or taking the time with it that I really wanted to. I think when I get to the point where I release an official album, I

want it to be a standalone piece instead of a series or a lead-up. I have enough stuff to lead into an album, but when I want to make my statement, I want to make it whole.

I’ve been really excited and really proud and I just think there’s a level that I can go. I think when it’s ready, people will understand why the wait was so long.

CP: It sounds, to me, like you’re feeling the new songs more than the old ones. Is that safe to say?

DC: I like a lot of the old ones. I think a lot of the old ones were where I was at at the time. It’s very funny because I think that the songs that I perform a lot from the Rough, Raw and Ready era can also be its own album. I’m excited that I did it because I got to show different facets of myself and it’s cool to have so many songs that I don’t have to play the same set twice. But I think with the new stuff, I’m really excited about it because it’s showing an evolution. I’ve grown so much that I want to be able to just show the growth as much as possible.”

Rapper Maliik released a new single, “Motelflo” on Sept. 8, his third in just a couple weeks. The new track was preceded by “Higher” on Aug. 31.

“Motelflo” was engineered by local artist CWRIS. This is not the first time Maliik and CWRIS have collaborated. The two released an EP, Vinyl earlier this year.

“Motelflo” has a sound that anyone could blast through their speakers. Both artists have a feel-good vibe and their collaborations make their sound that much stronger.

Both singles can be heard on Soundcloud. —Holly Malnati

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SAGE THE CITY | Quis KingSoul When he’s not putting his heart and soul into rapping over colorful beats, Quis KingSoul operates incense and New Age shop Rootstock. The rapper and business owner will combine the two in his upcoming event Sage the City. On Sunday, Quis will sage sections of King Street and Market Street before a show featuring his backing band Backward Skaters. “If you’re using [sage] personally, it cleanses the negative energy around you,” said Quis.

“I think where the city is now, where the world is now, it’s important we take these sages and not just splash them around, but with the true meaning behind it, manifest some positivity by saging.” Backward Skaters will compliment Quis’ lush production with a DJ, electric saxophone, guitar and bass for the live performance. Quis KingSoul hasn’t released a full project since 2017’s Godis, but he assured the City Paper that the wait for new music is almost over. “Before the year is up, we’ve got some new things in production,” he said. In the last year, Quis and Rootstock have partnered with business collaborators House of United Blacks and the Royal Falcon Brand. —Heath Ellison SUNDAY

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