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Morrison Drive developments in stark contrast to adjacent neighborhood

By Skyler Baldwin Editor’s Note: This is the first in an ongoing series of cover features about big issues facing Charleston residents.

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lizabeth Jenkins, neighborhood president of East Central, a small community nestled mostly between upper Meeting Street and Morrison Drive, remembers her home looking a lot different when she was younger. That was before Interstate 26 divided the neighborhood in two in late 1969; before the Ravenel Bridge almost 30 years later once again sliced into the neighborhood that’s one of the last bastions of downtown Charleston’s Black community.

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great was the people. They took pride in ownership. They kept the neighborhoods well, and because they kept the neighborhoods, this was really the last bit of entity, besides the Eastside, [where] the Blacks lived.

“When they came and took away that part, they took away the people. It really leaves a disdain in you.” Jenkins said. “Why do you have to have this bridge? Why do you have to have this road? And why does it have to come through my community? And whatever they took away, they never gave back.”

Further change can be seen in development along the Morrison Drive corridor, as what was once a bustling light industrial and commercial network of car lots and warehouses is gradually making way for riverside condos and high-end office complexes.

Developers, city officials and longtime residents of the area have long been wrestling with the identity of the corridor — what it has been and what it is shaping up to be.

“I’ve spent some time with staff on that — the identity of Morrison Drive — especially the character of certain neighborhoods, and I think Morrison Drive, from what I’ve been able to see, really captures that eclectic nature of diverse entities,” said the City of Charleston Planning Director Robert Summerfield.

“As it transitioned to different types of industrial activity while maintaining a residential sector, a lot of folks that lived in those smaller areas there were able to walk and work in some of the warehouses and other types of industrial activities that have occurred along Morrison,” he said.

At least, that was the idea. Summerfield describes the heavier development of Morrison Drive as an indirect benefit to the residential community. As traffic increases, so too does the cashflow in the corridor, he said.

“The biggest projects are on the northern

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East Central’s only park space is under threat by future potential developments end of Morrison Drive, the district created by the city with Edmund’s Oast and all of those,” said former CEO of the Charleston Housing Authority Don Cameron, who has witnessed the corridor’s growth first-hand.

“It brought life and vitality. Those restaurants and dining facilities and groupings where people can gather and enjoy one another’s company have done a lot to draw attention to the area.”

But Jenkins said East Central residents haven’t felt any of the presumed benefits.

Part of that is because some details were left up to wealthy developers and buyers, rather than city and community leaders.

“They left us to the wolves, to the investors,” Jenkins said. “That’s why we have a ton of investors here in Charleston now, because the property is cheap here, and it’s prime property. When the city has investors come in, though, they don’t make the inves-

tors invest in the community.”

“If you’re going to let them come, make sure they invest in the communities,” she said. “Sidewalks we need, better lighting we need — and I guarantee you, they’ll do it ... For the amount of people we have now walking, every street should have a sidewalk.”

As it stands, newer, larger developments and more profitable elements feature sidewalks that don’t run the length of residential streets, leading to something akin to a patchwork network. The only park space left in the East Central neighborhood, on the corner of Cool Blow and N. Nassau streets, also has no sidewalks, an issue Jenkins says defeats the purpose of its kid-friendly playground. “How are kids supposed to get there safely?” she said.

And as the residential areas were left further and further behind, the differences

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Above: With older parts of the neighborhood adjacent to new development, many residents fear it’s only a matter of time before they are pushed out

he principal and two staff members at Sanders-Clyde Creative Arts Elementary in early October flew on a private jet to Atlanta, where they toured a creative learning environment recognized globally for its academic excellence.

During a half-day visit to the Ron Clark Academy (RCA), fourthyear principal Janice Malone and two instructional coaches walked bedazzled through an unconventional school. Created in a converted warehouse it was “like no other” campus they’d seen, where art and mythical characters stimulate a child’s imagination and thirst for learning.

Taxpayers did not pay for the Atlanta trip. It was arranged by the school’s new neighbor. Sanders-Clyde is in an emerging partnership with the developers of Morrison Yard, a mammoth five-story complex rising directly across Morrison Drive from the campus.

Charleston-based Origin Development Partners (ODP) is Morrison Yard’s master developer. In an email, ODP spokesman Gary Shahid, said, “We are working with Ms. Malone on adopting similar ideas and teaching methods developed at RCA. We firmly believe the cycle of poverty can be broken by lifting up all children through education. RCA has proven all children no matter the circumstances can learn and be educated by stimulating and inspiring programs with teachers who are engaging and committed.”

Morrison Yard is one of six construction projects at the southern end of a one-mile stretch of Morrison Drive near the school and Cooper River Court and the adjacent Meeting Street Manor, federally subsidized housing projects owned by the Charleston Housing Authority (CHA).

Malone is encouraged the developers “realize and respect the (community’s) history, people and culture and are willing to partner with the neighborhood instead of coming from a point of taking over.”

In the email Shahid said, “From the beginning, OPD has involved the Eastside community to understand their concerns and incorporate their ideas. We believe in building community beyond our project boundaries and have incorporated a number of offsite improvements to the Eastside in an effort to reknit the urban fabric within the community. This is an ongoing and evolving process. We are very excited about our partnership with the Eastside community.”

Malone has high hopes the developers will help her school hire an interior designer to create an alluring entrance like the one at the Ron Clark Academy. She’s also seeking professional development for teachers and help to form a Sanders-Clyde Foundation “to give us more flexibility with raising money,” she said.

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The East Central neighborhood of past, compared to today, is unrecognizable became more apparent to commuters along the corridor, who look toward the Cooper River and see brand new and up-and-coming developments across the street from some longtime residents’ deteriorating singlefamily homes and affordable housing units.

Cameron said the Housing Authority has plans to refurbish many of those units, but not before the completion of the Morrison Yard development, a large-scale project set to bring 370 apartment units, along with

various restaurants, shops and office buildings to the area.

“I think if you went out there right now, it looks like [East Central] was left behind, but our commitment is to re-engineer all of our public housing properties, including those,” Cameron said. “It’s a long-term plan, but I guess in my head, what I visualize is that six to eight years from now, instead of CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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The massive Morrison Yard development across the street from Sanders-Clyde includes apartments, retail and office space

The Atlanta experience has Malone exploring how she can further couple the arts and academics. “It is not how smart the (students) are, but how are they smart,” she said. “We know they are smart and some of those multiple intelligences may be in dance, music and visual arts.”

In early December, Malone said the developers also treated the teachers to a Christmas party in the Cedar Room venue at the Cigar Factory, providing most of the money to rent the space.

In an email, Shahid said ODP purchased eight acres comprised of three separate parcels and planned the parcels for Morrison Yard, a mixed-use development. The plan includes apartments, offices and a hotel.

ODP has formed joint ventures on different parcels within Morrison Yard with other developers. Phase I is four acres in Morrison Yard that was sold to Woodfield Development or Arlington, Virginia.

This apartment project includes 379 units, 10% of which will be in the City of Charleston’s affordable housing program.

In addition, the first-floor retail shops will cover 30,000 square feet.

Morrison Yard’s Phase II is a joint venture for a 153,000-square-foot office building with retail and rooftop event space. The office project includes parking for 395 cars.

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paused then said: “Not saying (this) to be prejudice, but mostly everything (in Charleston) is building up for white people.

Things are being built for the college kids.

To get a loft or apartment, it is $1,500 or $2,000. I can’t afford that.”

CHA has plans to renovate its housing units and broaden the rules for tenants, said Charleston City Councilman Robert Mitchell.

“All of public housing is not going to be like the public housing we know today. Public housing is not going to be based solely on income. The CHA plans to renovate public housing units and issue Section 8 vouchers to tenants to move to other locations.”

The city does not receive federal funds for renovation, the councilman said.

“So the city will have to get people coming in who can pay to help keep the housing authority operating. Some of them will be based on income and other units will be based on market rate or affordable housing rate so they can have the money.”

A few white and Latino children are among the 360 mostly Black students at Sanders Clyde. Malone is concerned if the nearby public housing projects are lost or reduced in size and new construction brings in families without children, then the school’s enrollment could decline in the next decade. If new construction, however, adds diversity to the area and the school, she said, it would be a welcomed trend.

“Building after building; hotels after hotel is changing the landscape,” she said. “I think there should be balance in everything.

Charleston is a historic city. You want to keep some of that flavor.”

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they’ll take it or not, but I bet they will because they want to be here.”

And the need for such a commission may arise sooner rather than later, Jenkins fears, as the development of Laurel Island looms. Preliminary plans included a bridge over Morrison Drive connecting the massive new planned community to Cool Blow Street, further dividing the East Central neighborhood and pushing up against that sole remaining park.

Summerfield says he is aware such development could create “growing pains” for the corridor, but that ultimately the project would be an asset.

“We have the upper peninsula zoning district as an option, which has a real viability as you increase residential density, but also as a component of that is workforce housing,” he said.

“The lack of workforce housing, not just affordable housing, but workforce housing, has been a struggle,” Summerfield said.

“When you think of all the service jobs on the peninsula, the wages of those jobs are so out of line with the cost of housing on the peninsula if you’re just coming into the market. Having those opportunities will be a challenge that is really there, but one that we will see some solution with the future Morrison Drive.”

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there being 300 family apartments, there could be a thousand, and it could be all mixed-income.”

Summerfield said he recognized the challenge of having an older neighborhood adjacent to these newer developments.

“One of the challenges that is faced is the timing of some of these developments — understanding when some will come online and the benefits of those developments and how those will provide benefits to existing residences is a challenge,” he said. “It’s a conversation that needs to occur — [about] what happens when these developments do come online within these older neighborhoods.”

Jenkins has a couple ideas. With her primary concerns being the lack of input on how developments are incorporated into the community, she proposes a commission that can put pressure on investors to include the community in their plans.

“That’s how we grow,” she said. “We grow when we work together for one common cause, to make things better for everybody.

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This is a joint venture with ODP, The Keith Corporation and Mixson Properties. Phases I and II are expected to be completed this summer. Additional work in Phase III and IV will be announced before April.

Shortly after construction began two years ago, the school’s staff had to compete for on-street parking spaces with contractor employees. “Numerous contractors were taking up the parking spaces, so my teachers had to walk in the cold, rain or dark,” Malone recalled. She asked the City of Charleston for help with no results.

The nonprofit Charleston Promise Neighborhood, which provides educational programs for children, connected Malone with the developer, and a representative met with her. She asked if the contactors would “give us the perimeter of the school so my young female teachers would not have to walk in the dark or inclement weather. He made that happen. He bought the entire staff lunch, realizing the inconvenience (the construction project) was causing here,” Malone said, seated behind the desk in her office at the school.

That interaction led to Malone’s connection with Shahid. “He came and wanted to do things long-term (and) larger-scale.”

Following that conversation Shahid arranged the Atlanta trip.

Lakisha Croskey lives in the housing project near the school and her children attended Sanders Clyde. The nearby construction worries her. She’s skeptical of the development.

“Once that building comes up, they are going to try to do away with the school,” she said.

Asked to explain her comment, Croskey

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RUNNERS UP A man leaned out the passenger door of a truck and yelled at a man on the sidewalk, “Move out of the road, you fat ass!” A cop took notice, saw that the truck’s tags were expired, and pulled the truck over. In the end, the shotgunseat road warrior was arrested for disorderly conduct and for having Oxycodone without a prescription.

Chalk one up for pedestrians.

When police asked a drunken man with vomit on his shirt why he was trying to open the back door of a closed business, he said, “I own this building.” No word on whether the puke was his own.

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At a traffic stop, an officer smelled alcohol on a man’s breath and asked him if he had any open containers of alcohol in the car. His response? “No open containers, but I have some blow in the cup holder.” He wasn’t lying.

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Lime taking over bike-share.

(No, there won’t be scooters.)

Charleston’s bike-share system will get a new operator next month, when international mobility company Lime takes over the operation of the city’s network of lowcost rental bikes.

Under Lime’s management, the system will have a new look and feel, with allnew bikes and a refreshed network that will likely expand into West Ashley — and farther, in the future.

With the contract running out on the initial run of the city’s Holy Spokes bikeshare network, the city has been vetting potential vendors since September. (The service’s initial provider, locally based Gotcha, has since been acquired by another mobility company.) Six initial bids were submitted, with Texas-based Blue Duck Express and Lime eventually getting called in for demonstrations.

According to council reports last week

by Charleston City Councilman Mike Seekings, Lime is scouting potential dock locations across the city with an eye on a “seamless transition” in the coming weeks. Locations and exact details are still up in the air.

As a company, Lime was one of the early players in the electric scooter-rental frenzy that swept across the U.S. a few years ago.

But Lime is only bringing bikes to Charleston, no scooters.

A prototype presented to city leaders “looks very similar to what are out there now,” Seekings told council colleagues last week. A rendering provided to City Paper shows the familiar Holy Spokes blue with accents of Lime’s signature green.

Katie Zimmerman, Charleston Moves executive director, said she didn’t have any impressions of Lime’s work so far to get up and running. But residents should expect widespread and far-reaching service regardless of the provider.

Providers are also required to maintain an app-based system that allows users to check out bikes, similar to how Holy Spokes currently operates, according to the city RFP. —Sam Spence

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Jamal Sutherland family, activists plead for charges and reforms Amy Sutherland composed herself outside the Charleston County courthouse on Jan. 13, a day before her son, Jamal Sutherland, would have turned 33 had he not died in sheriff’s office custody more than a year ago.

Speaking after family members of Amaud Arbery and George Floyd, other Black men killed in police custody, Sutherland called to Solicitor Scarlett Wilson, who determined last year the officers involved with her son’s death would not be charged because of the generous leeway state law affords law enforcement.

“Scarlett! Do the right thing. I can’t take this anymore,” she screamed, facing news cameras.

Attorney Ben Crump, the high-powered civil rights attorney who began representing the family last year, gathered the press conference to mark what would have been Jamal Sutherland’s birthday by continuing to call for action from prosecutors and state lawmakers.

Jamal Sutherland died Jan. 5, 2021, at Al Cannon Detention Center in North Charleston, where he arrived after local police removed him from a behavioral health facility as he was seeking treatment for mental illness. The 31-year-old with a history of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder remained in his cell the morning after his arrival. Jail officers from the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office attempted to restrain him so he could make a court appearance, shocking Jamal Sutherland with electrical shocks from a Taser multiple

times while he was on the ground. He eventually became unresponsive and died.

Two deputies involved with the incident were fired, but Wilson explained last year that any attempt to prosecute them for wrongdoing would likely not succeed in state court. Separately, Charleston County reached a $10 million civil settlement with the Sutherland family in June 2021.

Outside the courthouse complex last week, Amy Sutherland said she was committed to forcing Wilson and the state bring some accountability for her son’s death.

“I’ve been nice,” she said. “God did not mean for this to happen to my child.”

The Rev. Nelson Rivers, of Charity Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, said he and the family have been in touch with Reps. Marvin Pendarvis, D-North Charleston, and J.A. Moore, D-Hanahan, who filed legislation to reform state excessive force laws. Rivers said the proposals face long odds and may not get attention from lawmakers.

“One of the things we face in this community is that they don’t see us. They don’t have to feel our humanity,” Rivers said during the press conference. “But we plan to let them look in our eyes and see the pain and understand what this is about.”

Attorney Ben Crump said the family is planning to visit Columbia in the coming months to lobby for change.

“They say you can’t have a testimony without a test,” Crump said. “We’re going to get justice for Jamal.” —Sam Spence

Racial conciliation commission passes 2nd reading more equitable city.

The 545-page report was ultimately rejected by Charleston City Council, as two separate votes in early fall blocked the city from formally “accepting” it or making the commission permanent.

The proposed commission has since undergone changes, particularly to its name, which has driven renewed confusion and outcry from officials and residents.

“The main reason for the name change was to capture to a certain degree the broader sense of what the permanent commission will be focused on,” Councilman Jason Sakran told the City Paper. “I am less concerned about the actual name and more concerned that a permanent commission be established, that it is representative of the community, and that the permanent com-

mission remains focused on issues of race, equity and inclusion.”

Some councilmembers sought a deferral of the measure, in light of the absent seat yet to be filled by a District 1 representative after the Jan. 11 election went to a runoff.

But the vote to defer ultimately failed, giving way for the vote on the measure’s second reading. Votes in favor came from Councilmembers Sakran, Robert Mitchell, Karl Brady, William Dudley Gregorie, Keith Waring, Peter Shahid, Stephen Bowden and Mayor John Tecklenburg. Votes against the measure came from Councilmembers Kevin Shealy, Ross Appel, Mike Seekings and Caroline Parker.

The third and final reading has been scheduled for the next meeting Jan. 25.

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Charleston City Council on Jan. 11 voted 8-4 to advance a measure to create a standing Human Affairs and Racial Conciliation Commission, changed from the previously discussed Commission on Equity, Inclusion and Racial Conciliation, after hearing hours of comments from residents and among council members.

The contentious measure sparked protests outside of City Hall during the meeting as some signed up to speak against the measure. Dozens more spoke in support of the commission, saying it is the next step toward making Charleston a more just place for everyone to live.

The first iteration of the commission, a temporary special commission, published a report in August 2021 that detailed 125 recommendations to make Charleston a

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tate and local school leaders impatient with their own inabilities to fix our struggling education system are once again flailing to find overnight solutions to a problem they allowed to get worse for decades. Education leaders in Charleston and Columbia are eyeing the policy equivalent of get-rich-quick schemes that will ultimately rob South Carolina schools of taxpayer dollars needed to effectively educate our next generation.

It’s more of the same: reinvented riffs on unpopular, unproven, unaccountable programs that siphon public money to bankroll privately run schools. Ultimately, these cynical strategies are about crippling trust in public education, not improving it. Less money for public schools means even less opportunity for most of South Carolina’s students, particularly low-income families who depend on public education for a way up.

Just last week, we saw a resounding rejection of private meddling in public schools. With angry lawmakers asking questions and a line of protesters set to speak before a Charleston County school board meeting, first-term trustees pulled a vote on a $31 million program floated by the Coastal Community Foundation that would facilitate more private operation of public schools.

Charleston County Councilman Henry Darby, also the principal of North Charleston High School, said nearly two dozen local principals stood against the measure. Darby accused school board members of “assiduously and surreptitiously” pushing the blockbuster measure without public input over the Christmas holiday, bookending the unexplained ouster of the district superintendent.

In Charleston, philanthropists have aggressively funded programs to change how our schools are governed. Trustees have ceded control to third-party operators like Meeting Street Schools while privately funded dressed-up dark-money groups like the

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Charleston Coalition for Kids and Charleston RISE, in turn, push the district to take advantage of GOP-backed “innovation school” policies that also open the door to outside groups.

We’ve seen this nonsense playing out for years in Columbia with proposals to expand so-called “school choice” and charter school programs in South Carolina.

Politicians whose relevance and campaign donations are tied to rich education privatization supporters will try to convince you a new voucher program is not like the old one. They’ll tell you education dollars should follow students — even if that just means rich parents will use your tax money to pay $20,000 instead of $25,000 per year per kid at that exclusive prep school.

This year, Republicans in the state legislature are framing vouchers as Education Scholarship Accounts (ESA). Don’t let them fool you — they’re no public policy magicians. It’s vouchers again.

Vouchers are nothing more than a government handout for the middle class and rich, plain and simple. And worse, they do nothing to solve the underfunding problem continually facing South Carolina schools.

An early attempt last year to mask vouchers as ESAs was nothing new for Todd Jaeck, executive director of S.C. Education Association.

“Cloaked in language like ‘choice’ and ‘scholarship,’ this bill attempts to create the illusion that it is providing opportunity,” he told Statehouse Report, City Paper’s sister publication, last year.

“However, the reality of the bill removes opportunity from many children by taking sorely needed funds from the schools and institutions that must accept, welcome and educate all children.”

Lawmakers returned to Columbia last week, and they’re already talking about Education Scholarship Accounts. This fight is far from over. Pay attention and call your lawmakers to voice your disapproval.

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Find a way to make parklets work in Charleston By Sam Spence Charleston leaders have some tough tasks ahead of them as the pandemic drags on. Making parklets permanent shouldn’t be one of them.

The city’s adventure into parklets has proven to be an anomaly at best — quick action by local government to add outdoor dining in on-street parking spaces in response to urgent needs from family owned restaurants as COVID-19 settled over the world.

Owners from the two businesses that took advantage of pandemic parklets — Babas on Cannon and Cutty’s — have both credited the outdoor spaces with helping them make it through COVID-19.

Now, almost as fast as they came, the two parklets disappeared last week. City officials point to the S.C. Department of Transportation, which supposedly wants back its right-of-way.

There is talk about how to bring parklets back citywide, but it prompts exasperated explanations of After all, anyone can downtown Charleston’s patchwork network of city- and state-owned streets. (Top-five-all-time most boring and rent a dumpster and frustrating of all red tape, for sure.) In other words, it’s stick it in a metered going to be a while before parklets are a thing again. space outside their Not only is the decision to trash the parklet experiment nonsensical — both were well-used and wellhouse for as long liked — it’s counterintuitive, coming at the same time as they want if they as the omicron surge that tallied 58,172 confirmed cases over the weekend. But, you know, let’s get those pay the city about four parking spaces back online ASAP. Parklets may seem like a truly radical departure for $45 per day. downtown’s F-150-friendly streets, but they’re not all that wild. I’On developer Vince Graham was ticketed in 2006 for hosting a parking spot pizza party on King Street — so subversive!

Wonky bloggers would later call it “guerilla urbanism.” Pictures of pop-up parklets have been pinned to the office walls of every urban-designer-turned-city-planner for 15 years.

On Instagram, Babas on Cannon called it “dumbfounding” that it would be required to dismantle the yearlong experiment as COVID-19 cases spike “in a city that was designed before the modern restaurant was invented and in a community that is gorgeous and supports each other.”

Along with the Babas team, Ben D’Allesandro, co-owner of Cutty’s and D’Allesandro’s Pizza on Bogard Street, thanked city and neighborhood leaders who supported the initial idea.

“It was an added bonus for the past year,” D’Allesandro told the City Paper. “Cutty’s was a great place before the parklet, and I felt like it was a positive enhancement that people could hang out outside.”

Many in attendance at a recent Cannonborough-Elliotborough About the Neighborhood Association meeting reportedly spoke favorably writer … of the parklets, with a small number of NIMBY business owners Sam Spence railing against them, afraid of a rush of parklet dining. is editor of But D’Allesandro said he’s on board once the city devises a Charleston permanent process to regulate how the parklets can fit in on cityCity Paper. owned streets — the mayor said last week it’s in the works.

Have a “I think it’s perfectly reasonable for some kind of design overcomment? sight to occur,” D’Allesandro said. “I think there should be stated Email: hours of operation … and I think it’s perfectly reasonable to charge feedback@ a fee for parking spot usage.” charleston After all, anyone can rent a dumpster and stick it in a metered citypaper.com space outside their house for as long as they want if they pay the city about $45 per day.

For now, D’Allesandro said the bartenders he employs at Cutty’s are worried they’ll see their take-home pay drop as parklets disappear and omicron takes its place. “​​I know it’s just a temporary thing,” he said. “I would love to have it back. But if it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen.”

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Steel Magnolias opens at Flowertown After a slight delay, Flowertown Players are bringing Steel Magnolias to the stage Jan. 21-Feb. 6. Cast members are also inviting audiences to join them for a 1980s costume contest at all Saturday performances.

Tickets can be purchased at flowertownplayers.org or by calling (843) 875-9251. Steel Magnolias is directed by Sue Vinick and stars Lizzie Mears and Pat Cullinane.

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By Sydney Bollinger Sarah Callahan Black spends her days hanging out with princesses.

Her love for children’s theater began when she was a performer with the nowclosed Sprouts Musical Theater, a theater company where professional actors performed for children and families in Mount Pleasant. The theater’s owner, Stan Gill, wrote his own fairytale-based shows. For Black, this was a perfect fit because she has always loved Disney.

“I learned how complex it can be — performing for children,” she said. “They’re the most honest audience. If you’re not keeping them entertained, they will let you know.”

Now, after stints with Village Repertory Theater, 34 West Theater Company and others, Black has made a name for herself in children’s entertainment.

In the summer of 2018, Black Black opened Curiouser Entertainment, a local performance-based princess company.

The company hires professional actors to create magical experiences for children at birthday parties, storytimes and local events like royal balls.

The company brings fun, magical experiences to children by introducing them to the arts and letting them explore their imaginative side. The performances she and her actors bring to the princesses only make the characters more real for children.

“I look at it as each character has their own complete personality,” said Black. “I want to make the effort to have each of the characters sounding different, walking different, saying different things … It becomes really magical and special when you’re fully embodying each character.”

Before the pandemic, Black considered stepping back from performing as a princess to take a more administrative role in

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Sarah Callahan Black has garnered a sizeable social media following for her cosplays, an outlet that stemmed from performing in-character for kids her company. “I was ready to be more of an assistant at the birthday parties and to just do the business side of things,” she said.

Since she and her team weren’t able to attend in-person at the beginning of the pandemic, Black hosted virtual events like live storytimes on Facebook and personal video messages. These offerings are popular with parents and kids alike.

“It [the virtual events] reignited my love of performing for kids. So, I’m back to performing full time.”

Black says she spends the most time with The Snow Queen. The queen and her sister are among the most requested princesses.

Performing as The Snow Queen hasn’t always been easy for Black.

“At first, she’s very shy and can be intimidating … How do you make such a shy character fun for kids? Obviously the kids were connecting with this character because they kept asking for her, so now I really enjoy playing her and how magical she is.”

Of course, sometimes kids see through the magic, asking, “Are you real?”

“At first that made me so sad, like we were doing something wrong. But it’s not that. I think this is such a wonderful thing for [children] to do … I want them to stay believing in magic, but it’s good for them to be encouraged to ask questions and to problem solve. This [experience] can impact them in many ways.”

Overall, she hopes each child at a princess event feels special.

“They should feel like the princess or superhero wants to come to their birthday party … I really hope these experiences stick

with them in some way,” she said.

Working with children at events has always been the joy of the business for Black. “If you do this, it has to be because you love and want to do it … It’s being in front of the kids, working with them, and seeing how it impacts them.”

Though she may spend most of her time with the princesses, Black finds time to visit some of her other favorite characters through cosplay.

“I was the kid who had the costume closet in the playroom and was always dressing up.

Halloween has always been my favorite holiday.

It’s crazy [starting to cosplay] took this long.”

Her first cosplay was at the 2015 HeroesCon in Charlotte. On the first day, she attended as Harley Quinn and on the second day, she went as Spider Gwen.

“I was so nervous because I’d never done this before, but I remember when we walked in to this huge place, it was like a warm hug … I felt so embraced and people were happy to see us [as our characters],” she said.

Throughout the pandemic, she has found success in sharing her cosplays on Instagram and TikTok, where she has amassed large followings. On TikTok, where some of her videos have gone viral, she has over 100,000 followers.

While she hopes she continues to grow on social media, Black also wants to keep cosplay as one of her personal creative outlets.

“Funny how you can so easily forget how important it is just to have a hobby. Not everything needs to be something that makes you money. You can do something just for fun.”

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PURE Theatre delays Ben Butler opening The opening of PURE Theatre’s upcoming production of Richard Strand’s Civil War comedy, Ben Butler, has been delayed by two weeks. The show, about an escaped enslaved man and a Union general who shift the course of U.S. history, will run Feb. 3-12, then return for a second run, March 3-12.

Tickets are available now at puretheatre.org. The show stars R.W. Smith, Addison Dent, Josh Wilhoit and Michael Smallwood, City Paper contributing arts editor. —Staff

Footlight holding auditions for new musical Footlight Players will be holding auditions for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder on January 24 at 6p.m. The company is casting for members of the show’s ensemble.

Vocal and acting skills are being sought out. All performers receive a paid stipend for the production. People looking to audition should prepare 16 bars of a musical theatre song and bring along clearly marked sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. A cappella auditions will not be considered. Footlight is looking for all ages and ethnicities. For more info or to sign up for a time, visit footlightplayers.net. —MS

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Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. But the familiar roasted bean isn’t the only thing that can be consumed from coffee fruits — yes, coffee comes from fruit. The shell of the coffee fruit, known in the industry as cascara — Spanish for “husk, peel or skin” — can be harvested, dried and steeped to make a beverage of its own: a tart, fruity tea.

Cascara isn’t common in Charleston. It’s unlikely you can walk into a local coffee shop and ask for an ice cold cascara tea on a humid day. However, Sightsee owners Allyson Sutton and Joel Sadler have been brewing cascara at their storefront since March 2020, learning and sourcing their tea from local bartender, barista and entrepreneur Michael Mai. Together, the three launched Huskwell in December, hoping to build a new following and foundation for the sustainable beverage.

“I came to really appreciate cascara and its potential as an ingredient, an agricultural product and an agent of change,” said Mai. According to the Huskwell team, approximately 40% of the coffee fruit is wasted during coffee production due to poor infrastructure on coffee farms and winding up in landfills. The harvesting of cascara not only offsets that waste, but offers health benefits and an additional revenue stream for farmers.

“For as long as time, coffee farmers pick the cherry, peel off the skin and the pulp of the fruit, just to get to the bean,” Sutton told the City Paper. “But the fruit itself is a superfruit.”

Coffee fruit and its cascara “scores off the charts in its antioxidants content” and contains more polyphenols than blueberries and pomegranates, helping with immunity, stress, sleep, focus and digestion, Huskwell team claims.

“It’s good for the planet,” Mai added.

“We’re diverting all this waste … and it makes a really tasty beverage that’s good for you.”

Back in 2016, cascara was already making its rounds in Charleston and in the mind of the Huskwell owners. With a former partner, Mai created Arabica Soda, a half cascara, half coffee concoction that was carbonated and bottled.

“In that process [of making the soda],” Mai said. “We had to taste a bunch of different cascara, figure out how and where to get it, figure out what was good and what was bad, figure out how to treat it, how to store it.”

“We basically became self-made experts on this thing that very few people knew about.”

Production for the soda ended in 2019 when Mai’s partner moved away from the Charleston area, leaving Mai with over 500 pounds of cascara. Fortunately for Mai, Sadler and Sutton were fans of Arabica Soda as well as cascara.

“I didn’t want to throw it away,” Mai added. “So when Sightsee opened its physical location, I had all this cascara left over, and I came to [Sadler and Sutton] and said, ‘If you guys want to just sell it or use it or see what you can do with it, please just take some of this from me.’”

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notice of this new tea. Patrons were curious about cascara, wondering what it was and what it tasted like.

“We were kind of on a trial run for a year, seeing how it would move,” Mai continued. “And after a year, the response to the product was going great, so we hired a designer to do our branding for us and freshly launched the product.”

Launching a product is no easy task.

With such little awareness of the product, there’s no clear standard for what dictates good versus bad cascara. According to the owners, there is no standard grading system or quality control in place for cascara, despite its close relationship to coffee.

“A lot of people didn’t know that it could taste good, and a lot of people didn’t know it could taste bad,” said Mai. “With the exception of poisonous, I’ve tasted probably the worst cascara you could taste — it tasted like if you burnt garlic and rubbed it in dirt. It made me want to puke,” Mai continued. “The best ones taste super clean, really fruity — like mangoes, figs, pineapples, apple juice, brown sugar and raisins. Good ones are super complex and have a delicious, light natural sweetness and a bit of acidity.”

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But selling brewed cascara isn’t the company’s only goal. Because of the lack of systems in place to dictate prices and quality, the founders also launched Huskwell with a goal to become an agent of change in this new field.

“In terms of our type of intention, it hasn’t really been done before,” said Sadler. “The singular focus on some type of establishment of some standardized evaluation for cascara to help bring some sanity to the market.”

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Millers All Day brings food to the road King Street brunch spot Millers All Day launches a food truck, bringing brunch favorites around the city. “Taking the next step with a food truck allows us to serve our patrons in a whole new way,” co-owner Nathan Thurston said in a press release.

“We are extremely excited to expand into this space and cater to a broader range of customers,” he said. “We have been very fortunate to have such a strong

following and the truck allows more people to enjoy our food.”

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Speed Rack competition coming to Chs Wine + Food Nationally recognized Speed Rack competition is coming to Charleston Wine + Food in March for its Southeast regional competition. Speed Rack is an all-female and female-identifying, high-speed bartending competition that puts bar professionals worldwide in a timed competition.

Semifinalists will compete at Charleston’s Last Saint, whereas finalists will go head-to-head at the Culinary Village during Wine + Food, in front of judges and attendees.

Applications are due Jan. 24. Apply at speed-rack.com. —MP

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HAVE YOU BEEN SERVED? Search the State Database for legal notices: SCPUBLIC NOTICES.COM STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NUMBER: 2010-ES10-413 IN RE: ESTATE OF ANDREW MANIGAULT Morris A. Ellison. Acting in his capacities as Personal Representative of the Estate of Andrew Manigault and Trustee of the Andrew Manigault Revocable Trust dated January 21, 2007, Petitioner, vs.

Shaina Ann Andrews as Personal Representative of the Robert Manigault Estate; John Manigault; Kenneth Walker as Administrator of the Estate of Carol Manigault; Joshua E. Zukerberg, Esq., as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rebecca Williams; Rebecca Manigault Green; Jerome Manigault; Kevin Manigault; Mikaela Marie Walker, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Eileen Walker, Janet Walker; Kenneth Walker; Donald Cave; Lorraine Manigault; Carl Manigault, Jr.; Carrie Greene; Devora Manigault Lee, also known as Devoid Manigault; Malcolm Manigault; and MARY ROE, a fictitious name to designate the unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, issue, executors, administrators, successors or assigns of Donald Cave, Carrie Greene, Malcolm Manigault, all deceased, as well as any of the other named Defendants, if they now be or hereafter become deceased during the pendency of this action.

Respondents.

FIRST AMENDED SUMMONS TO THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Petition on the undersigned subscribers at their offices, 5 Exchange Street, Charleston, SC 29401, P.O. Box 999, Charleston, SC 29402, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Petition, judgment by default will be rendered

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP s/James Myrick James D. Myrick, Esq. (S.C. Bar #12004) 5 Exchange Street Charleston, SC 29401 Telephone: (843) 722-3400 Fax: (843) 723-7398 Counsel for the Petitioner Morris A. Ellison. Acting in his capacities as Personal Representative of the Estate of Andrew Manigault and Trustee of the Andrew Manigault Revocable Trust dated January 21, 2007 december 6, 2021

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-10-2201 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS DONNA MILLIGAN AND SCOTT TREADAWAY, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2012.

TO DEFENDANT: DONNA MILLIGAN YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on July 22, 2021. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Newton Howle, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Newton Howle, SC Bar # 2729, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-9625.

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: BILLIE FAYE WILLIAMS 2021-ES-10-2289 DOD: 11/21/21 Pers. Rep: ROBERT T. WILLIAMS 807 JEB STUART RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ************ Estate of: VIOLA R. RICHARDSON 2021-ES-10-2291 DOD: 11/03/21 Pers. Rep: MARLEEN PYATT 1925 CAMP RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 Atty: W. ALEX DALLIS, JR., ESQ. 1721 ASHLEY RIVER RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ Estate of: SUSAN ELLEN MCCALLUM 2021-ES-10-2302 DOD: 12/08/21 Pers. Rep: JOHN DUNCAN MCCALLUM 736 VIRGINIA RAIL RD.

KIAWAH ISLAND, SC 29455 Atty: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ Estate of: EMILY LILLIAN MOORE 2021-ES10-2303 DOD: 10/19/21 Pers. Rep: SANDRA FLUDD 1170 VALLEY FORGE DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 Atty: F. RENEE GATERS, ESQ. PO BOX 1015 CHARLESTON, SC 29402 ************ Estate of: CLAUDE EARLE THOMAS 2021-ES10-2319 DOD: 12/15/21 Pers. Rep: JUNE OAKMAN THOMAS 773 BEAUREGARD ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 Atty: JOSEPH K. QUALEY, ESQ. 23 BROAD ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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: WILLIAM ROSE 2021-ES-10-0077 DOD: 12/03/20 Pers. Rep: TAMMIE ROSE 293 SUMTER ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29403 Atty: EDUARDO K. CURRY, ESQ. PO BOX 42270 CHARLESTON, SC 29423 ************ Estate of: RENE JOHN ACKERMAN 2021-ES-10-1945 DOD: 09/13/21 Pers. Rep: DAVID D. HAHN 170 PAULA DR. TYRONE, GA 30290 ************ Estate of: JANE MARTIN RIES 2021-ES-10-2010 DOD: 10/10/21 Pers. Rep: EDWARD KRONSBERG PO BOX 31607 CHARLESTON, SC 29417 ************ Estate of: GERARD PETERS 2021-ES-10-2078 DOD: 09/30/21 Pers. Rep: DEREK COOPER 200 BRANDYWINE DR. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485 Atty: JOHN F. PERRY, ESQ. 3021 RUSHLAND MEWS JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455 ************ Estate of: ELEANOR BARNETT KENLAW 2021-ES-10-2188 DOD: 12/16/20 Pers. Rep: CAROLUS R. BARNETT 2203 CAMBRIDGE AVE. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405 Atty: KELVIN M. HUGER, ESQ. 27 GAMECOCK AVE., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ Estate of: ANDREW P. MARINAK 2021-ES-10-2211 DOD: 09/19/21 Pers. Rep: REV. ROBERT A. YOHE 225 SALT RD. ENOLA, PA 17025 Atty: ULIET M. CASPER, ESQ. PO BOX 4086 N. MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29597 ************ Estate of: JOHN JASON KAPPA 2021-ES-10-2218 DOD: 11/04/21 Pers. Rep: JOHN R. KAPPA 248 MAIN ST., #536 WESTLAKE, OH 44145 Pers. Rep: MARILYN L. KAPPA 248 MAIN ST., #536 WESTLAKE, OH 44145 Pers. Rep: KURT R. KAPPA 3981 TRUXTON PL. AVON, OH 44011 Atty: JENNIFER S. SMITH, ESQ.

260 W. COLEMAN BLVD., #B MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ************ Estate of: MILDRED DORIS WRIGHT 2021-ES-10-2230 DOD: 06/19/21 Pers. Rep: RHONDA D. WRIGHT 1207 DRUID KNOLL DR. AUGUSTA, GA 30919 Atty: JEFFREY C. MOORE, ESQ. 1 CARRIAGE LN. BLDG. H, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ Estate of: CARL WILLIAM COLE 2021-ES-10-2241 DOD: 11/22/21 Pers. Rep: PATRICIA F. MEARS 2221 MAXCY ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29412 Atty: STEPHEN M. SLOTCHIVER, ESQ. 751 JOHNNIE DODDS BLVD., #100 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2021-CP-10-05558 MGB INVEST LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

U.S. Bank National Association, CitiFinancial Mortgage Company, Inc., Successor By Merger With Associates Home Equity Services, Inc., 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 John Martin Cadle, Jr., 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.

NOTICE OF FILING YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Certificate of Exemption Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint in the above action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 9, 2021.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff against the Defendants 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 lot, piece or parcel of land.

Together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in County of Charleston, 6-3, State of South Carolina, known and designated

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against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

Respectfully submitted,

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as Lot B-4, on a plat of the subdivision of lots nos. 12, 13, and 14, Block #2, Charleston Farms, made by H. J. Williams, licensed land surveyors, dated January, 1952, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston county in Plat Book J, page 7; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as by reference to said plat will more fully and at large appear.

Being the same property conveyed to Galina S. Bogatkevich by Tax Deed, dated February 19, 2014, and recorded in the Register’s Office on February 25, 2014, in Book 0390, at Page 401. Also, the same property conveyed to MGB Invest LLC by deed of Galina S. Bogatkevich, dated June 16, 2014, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County on June 17, 2014, in Book 0411, at Page 483.

T.M.S. No. 471-01-00-213 NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI You will please take notice that by Consent Order dated the 23rd day of December, 2021, 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 to represent 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 who may be an heir, distribute, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of John Martin Cadle, Jr., 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; such appointment to become absolute unless the said Defendants or someone on 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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON COUNTY IN THE FAMILY COURT CASE 2020-DR-10-3174 ALFREDO SIA PANER, JR V. LEIGH ANNE ALEXANDER

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To Defendant Leigh Anne Alexander,

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: a final hearing has been scheduled in this matter regarding termination of parental rights and name change of a minor child, to be held February 7, 2022, at 3:00 PM in the Charleston County Family Court, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401. Lauren M. Edwards, Esq., Condon Family Law & Mediation, 4840 Chateau Ave., N. Charleston, SC 29405, 843-225-7288, Guardian ad Litem Christopher Kays, Esq., 1 Carriage Lane Building F, Suite 100 Charleston, SC 29407, 843-277-9006

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Master’s Sale Case No.: 2020-CP-10-03108 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company -vsMaurice A. Perry aka Maurice Perry, United States of America, acting by and through its agency, the Internal Revenue Service, Jasmine Monique Rowe, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Gloria L. Steed, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Gloria L. Steed, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe and Charleston County Clerk of Court, Upon authority of a Decree dated November 9, 2021, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, on February 1, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, including any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on Old See Wee Road, Awendaw, Charleston County South Carolina, measuring and containing 0.70 acres, more or less, being more fully described on a plat by W. L. Stephens, PE & LS, April 7, 1972 and recorded in RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book Q, Page 35. Said lot designated thereon as Lot A. This being the identical property conveyed to Maurice Perry deed of Robert Thompson dated 11/05/04 and recorded 11/12/04 in the office of the Charleston County Register of Deeds in Deed Book V515 at Page 343; and the same property conveyed to Maurice Perry

by Master’s Deed of Master in Equity for Charleston County, filed 01/26/05 and recorded 07/06/05 In Deed Book T543, Page 428 in RMC Office for Charleston County.

TMS #: 680-00-00-017 Property Address: 122 Porcher School Rd. Awendaw, SC 29429 As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be re-opened for final bidding at 11:00 a.m. on March 3, 2022.

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.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title

to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date.

NOTICE: ANYONE THAT ATTENDS WILL BE EXPECTED TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE. This Property will be sold subject to the 120 day right or redemption of the United States of America, by and through the its Agency the Internal Revenue Service.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY B. Lindsay Crawford, III (SC Bar# 6510) Theodore von Keller (SC Bar# 5718) B. Lindsay Crawford, IV (SC Bar# 101707) Telephone : (803) 790-2626 Email: court@crawfordvk.com FOR INSERTION 01/12, 01/19, 01/26/22 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PNC Bank, National Association, PLAINTIFF, vs.

Barbara A Brass, DEFENDANT(S) SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2021-CP-10-05501 DEFICIENCY WAIVED TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCACR, effective June 1, 1999.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff

immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee in/for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCACR, effective June 1, 1999.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on December 7, 2021.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 201105-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call (803) 726-2700.

Hutchens Law Firm LLP represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/ AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications.

CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT My name is: Sarah O. Leonard First Middle Last I am (check one) [ ] the Plaintiff or [X] an authorized agent of the Plaintiff in the foreclosure case described at the top of this page. I am capable of making this certification. The facts stated in the certification are within my personal knowledge and are true and correct.

1. Verification Pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Orders 2020-04-30-02 and 2020-05-06-01 and based upon the information provided by the Plaintiff and/or its authorized servicer as maintained in its case management/database records, the undersigned makes the following certifications: Plaintiff is seeking to foreclose upon the following property commonly known as: 61 Montagu Street, Charleston, SC 29401 Street Address & Unit No. (if any) City, State Zip code I verify that this property and specifically the mortgage loan subject to this action:

[X] is NOT a “Federally Backed Mortgage Loan” as defined by § 4022(a)(2) of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. [ ] is a “Federally Backed Mortgage Loan” as defined by § 4022(a)(2) of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. Specifically, the foreclosure moratorium cited in Section 4022(c)(2) of the CARES Act has expired as of May 18, 2020, and the property and mortgage are not currently subject to a forbearance plan as solely defined in Sections 4022(b) and (c) of the CARES Act. I hereby certify that I have reviewed the loan servicing records and case management/ data base records of the Plaintiff or its authorized mortgage servicer, in either digital or printed form, and that this mortgage loan is not currently subject to a forbearance plan as solely defined in Sections 4022(b) and (c) of the CARES Act. Pursuant thereto, I certify that the facts stated in this Certification are within my personal knowledge, excepting those matters based upon my information and belief as to the said loan servicing records and case management/ data base records of the Plaintiff or mortgage servicer, and to those matters I believe them to be true. See, Rule 11(c), SCRCP; BB&T of South Carolina v. Fleming, 360 S.C. 341, 601 S.E.2d 540 (2004).

2. Declaration I certify that the foregoing statements made by me are true and correct. I am aware that if any of the foregoing statements made by me are willfully false, I am subject to punishment by contempt.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

Master’s Sale Case No. 2021-CP-10-00589 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as owner trustee of the New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2019-1 vs Patricia Singleton and if Patricia Singleton be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of Patricia Singleton distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Patricia Singleton and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Sonia Singleton Johnson Ezell a/k/a Sonia Singleton Johnson a/k/a Sonia Ezell a/k/a Sona Denise Singleton a/k/a Sonia Singleton Ezell, Individually and as Personal Representative for the Estate of

Robert Louis Singleton, Jr. a/k/a Robert Louis Singleton a/k/a Robert L. Singleton; Edward L. Singleton Upon authority of a Decree dated the 16th of December, 2021, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 1st day of February, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with all improvements thereon, or hereafter constructed thereon, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Charleston, lying and being in Christ Church Parish, all as is shown on a plat of W. L. Gaillard dated March 5, 1967 as in included within the lines lettered AB, BC and CA, said plat being recorded May 9, 1967 at Plat Book W at Page 17 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.

THIS being the same property conveyed to Robert Louis Singleton, Jr., by Deed of Rosemary Singleton dated May 13, 1976 and recorded June 10, 1976 in Book P109 at Page 207, in the Charleston County RMC Office and by Deed of Judy Saunders dated May 13, 1976 and recorded June 10, 1976 in Book P109 at Page 206, in the Charleston County RMC Office, South Carolina.

THEREAFTER, Robert Louis Singleton, Jr. conveyed a one-half (1/2) interest in the subject property to Patricia Singleton by Deed dated May 7, 1992 and recorded May 8, 1992 in Book R213 at Page 696, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS #560-05-00-009 Current Property Address: 1434 Bowman Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 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 John S. Kay, Esquire Telephone: 803-726-2700 FOR INSERTION January 12, 2022; January 19, 2022; January 26, 2022 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 2021-CP-08-00914 Roger Wheeler Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of A. W., a minor child under the age of fourteen (14), Plaintiffs, vs.

Daniel R. Mixson Defendant.

SUMMONS Tort: Auto Collision (Jury Trial Demanded)

TO THE 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 subscriber at his office, 3045 Ashley Phosphate Road, N. Charleston, South Carolina 29418, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

JOHN PRICE LAW FIRM, LLC By: s/ Mark A. Redmond Mark A. Redmond (17268) 3045 Ashley Phosphate Road N. Charleston, SC 29418 843-552-6011 markredmond@johnpricelawfirm.com Attorney for the Plaintiff North Charleston, SC Date: 4-27-2021

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2019CP1005317 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, on behalf of the holders of the J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust 2007-CH5 Asset Backed PassThrough Certificates, Series 2007-CH5, PLAINTIFF VERSUS Louis Hamilton a/k/a Louis L. Hamilton; James Hamilton, Jr.; DEFENDANTS. Upon authority of a Decree dated the 16th day of December, 2021, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of CHARLESTON COUNTY CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 1st day of February, 2022 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Charleston, being shown and designated as Lot No. 11, as shown on a survey prepared for Dorothy Hamilton by Inman Land Surveying Company, Inc.,

by Richard P. Inman, pls no.

13385, dated July 5, 2005, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina in Plat Book DE, at page 849. For a more complete and accurate description, reference is hereby made to the above referenced plat.

SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, easements, covenants and rightsof-way of record, and any other senior encumbrances.

This being the same property conveyed to Louis Hamilton and James Hamilton, Jr., by deed of Michael Graham dated and recorded on February 7, 2007, in Book O 614 at Page 229; Subsequently James Hamilton, Jr. conveyed his interest in the property to Louis L. Hamilton by deed dated May 25, 2011 and recorded on June 24, 2011 in Book194 at Page 194 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.

TMS # 459 09 04 061, 459 09 04 034 Case#: 2019CP1005317 Current Property Address: 11 and 13 Reid Street Charleston, SC 29403 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded,

the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, and 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, certified funds in the amount of five per cent (5%) 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.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John J. Hearn (803) 744-4444 011847-04612 2019CP1005317 FOR INSERTION 1/12/22, 1/19/22, 1/26/22 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2018CP1001966 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Tamaran C. Benjamin n/k/a Tamaran C. Hightower; Deer Park Neighborhood Council; DEFENDANTS. Upon authority of a Decree dated the 8th day of October, 2018, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of CHARLESTON COUNTY CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 1st day of February, 2022 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as LOT 24, REINDEER WOODS SUBDIVISION as shown on that certain plat entitled: “FINAL PLAT OF REINDEER WOODS SUBDIVISION OF LANDS OF W.J. HALL INTO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS ZONED RM-6 FORMERLY PART OF LOT NO. 14, DEER PARK SUBDIVISION, NORTH AREA, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC”, dated April 29, 1990 by R.J. Sample & Associates and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book BZ, Page 120. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, easements, covenants and rightsof-way of record, and any other senior encumbrances.

This being the same property conveyed to Tamaran C. Benjamin by deed of Ann W. Sanderson, dated May 3, 2005 and recorded May 6, 2005 in Book Y535 at Page 258 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.

TMS # 486-06-00-091 Case#: 2018CP1001966

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, and 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, certified funds in the amount of five per cent (5%) 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.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John J. Hearn (803) 744-4444 FN 013263-10679 2018CP1001966 FOR INSERTION 1/12/22, 1/19/22, 1/26/22 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2020CP1000779 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Timothy Edward Kraft; Wellborn Village Property Owners Association, Inc.; DEFENDANTS. Upon authority of a Decree dated the 16th day of December, 2021, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of CHARLESTON COUNTY CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 1st day of February, 2022 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of North Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 34, Phase 1B2, Wellborn village, as shown on that certain plat of HLA, Inc., entitled, “PLAT SHOWING WELLBORN VILLAGE PHASE I B-2, LOTS 26¬65 & COMMON AREA TMS NOS 393-00-00-140 THRU 180 (CONTAINING 4.335 ACRES) AND SHOWIMG A 30’ SCE&G EASEMENT THROUGH LOTS 27-30, PROPERTY OF R&S PROPERTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” dated December 7, 2010, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Plat Book L11 at Page 0004. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, easements, covenants and rights-

of-way of record, and any other senior encumbrances.

This being the same property conveyed to Timothy Edward Kraft by deed of Chelsea L. Beyer and Frank J. Beyer, II, dated May 30, 2017, and recorded June 5, 2017, in Book 0642 at Page 576 in the Register of Deeds’ Office for Charleston County.

TMS # 393-00-00-148 Case#: 2020CP1000779 Current Property Address: 3844 Annapolis Way Ladson, SC 29456 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, and 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, certified funds in the amount of five per cent (5%) 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.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John J. Hearn (803) 744-4444 016487-00851 2020CP1000779 FOR INSERTION 1/12/22, 1/19/22, 1/26/22 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2021-CP-10-05743 Civic Real Estate Holdings III, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. Home to Home, LLC and Charleston Development Group, LLC, DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (211106.00094) TO THE DEFENDANTS HOME TO HOME, LLC AND CHARLESTON DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order

shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 23, 2021.

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996 Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453 Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334 Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530 Matthew E. Rupert (matthewr@scottandcorley. com), SC Bar #100740 Louise M. Johnson (ceasiej@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #16586 H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134 Kevin T. Brown (kevinb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64236 Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

Master’s Sale 2021-CP-10-02868 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust 2020-GS5, PLAINTIFF versus Thomas P. King, III aka Thomas Preston King, III, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for BCAP LLC 2007-AA3 and National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2005-3 A Delaware Statutory Trust(s), DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 16th day of December, 2021, 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 1st day of February, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, or to be built thereon, situate, lying and being on James Island, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 22, Block A, Eastwood Subdivision, as shown on a plat thereof made

by A.H. Schwacke, III, RLS, dated January 13, 1998, and duly recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Plat Book EC, at Page 508; said lot having such size,

shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear. Being the same property conveyed unto King Construction of Charleston, LLC by deed from Jeffrey T. Morris and Tess H. Morris, dated May 4, 2005 and recorded May 10, 2005 in Deed Book E536 at Page 278; thereafter, by deed from King Construction of Charleston, LLC unto Thomas P. King, III and Lydia B. King, dated July 25, 2006 and recorded August 1, 2006 in Deed Book A593 at Page 472; thereafter, Lydia B. King conveyed her interest in the subject property unto Thomas P. King, III by deed dated June 19, 2014 and recorded August 5, 2014 in Deed Book 0420 at Page 983 in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. TMS No. 4540700118 Property Address: 760 Sterling Drive, Charleston, SC 29412 Since a deficiency judgment is being demanded, the bidding will remain open for thirty (30) days after the date of sale, pursuant to S.C. Code ANN. Section 15-39-720, (1976), to close on March 3, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. The deficiency judgment may be waived by the Plaintiff upon written request prior to sale. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. 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. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.2500%. 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.

Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

NOTICE The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC (803) 799-9993 FOR INSERTION January 12, 2022 January 19, 2022 January 26, 2022 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 4413

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Author Marguerite Yourcenar wrote, “All happiness is a work of art: The smallest error falsifies it, the slightest hesitation alters it, the least heaviness spoils it, the slightest

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stupidity brutalizes it.” If what she says is true, it’s bad news, isn’t it? She makes it seem like cultivating joy and well-being is a superhuman skill that few of us can hope to master. Personally, I am not as stringent as Yourcenar in my ideas about what’s required to generate happiness. But like her, I believe you have to work at it. It doesn’t necessarily come easily and naturally. Most of us have never been taught how to cultivate happiness, so we must train ourselves to do it and practice diligently. The good news, Libra, is that the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to upgrade your happiness skills.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1891, a cultural organization commissioned Scorpio sculptor Auguste Rodin to create a statue of beloved French author Honoré de Balzac. The piece was supposed to be done in 18 months, but it wasn’t. For seven years, Rodin toiled, producing over 50 studies before finally finishing the piece. We shouldn’t be surprised, then, that one of his mottoes was “Patience is also a form of action.” I’m recommending Rodin-like patience to you in the coming weeks, Scorpio. Yours will be rewarded long before seven years go by.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I am ashamed of confessing that I have nothing to confess,” wrote author Fanny Burney. Actor Jennifer Lawrence said, “I started to write an apology, but I don’t have anything to say I’m sorry for.” I nominate these two souls to be your role models for the coming weeks. In my astrological opinion, you are currently as immune to karmic boomerangs as it’s possible to be. Your guilt levels are abnormally low. As far as I can determine, you are relatively free from having to answer to the past or defend your actions. How do you plan to make maximum use of this grace period?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “New truths become evident when new tools become available,” declared Nobel Prize-winning medical physicist Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921–2011). She was referring to developments in science and technology, but I think her idea applies to our personal lives, too. And it so happens, in my astrological opinion, that the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to acquire new tools that will ultimately lead you to discover new truths.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Self-help teachers and New Age gurus are fond of using metaphors about opening doors. They provide a lot of advice that encourages us to knock on doors, scout around for doors that are open just a crack, find keys to unlock doors, and even kick down doors. I will not be following their lead in this horoscope. In my opinion, the coming days are an excellent time for you to heed the contrary counsel of author Paulo Coelho: “Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity, or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere.” Once you carry out this assignment, Aquarius, I believe you’ll start finding interesting new doors to open.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In 2017, Piscean film director Jordan Peele released his debut film, Get Out. It was a success with both critics and audiences. A year later, Peele became the first Black screenwriter to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. As he accepted the Oscar, he said, “I stopped writing this movie about 20 times because I thought it was impossible.” Personally, I’m glad Peele didn’t give up his dream. Here’s one reason why: He will serve as an excellent role model for you throughout 2022. As you reinvent yourself, Pisces, don’t give up pushing ahead with persistence, courage, and a quest for what’s most fun.

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Local jazz pianist Geoffrey Dean, aka Baraka, pieces together electronic compositions with his usual eclectic ambience on his latest album, The Shifting Horizon. Moving through downtempo chillwave and lo–fi trip hop, each new track has a distinctive personality, standing alone rather than flowing into one another.

“Because of the state of the world and how things were, I definitely took more time with this one than ever before,” Dean said. “I really wanted to try to have songs that were all singles — something for everyone.” ­ —Chelsea Grinstead

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“There’s no template. There’s no timeline. It’s only when you start comparing yourself that you feel inadequate," said local singer-songwriter Molly Durnin, not just of her career as a musician, but of her will to press on.

The raw writing on her new folk record, It’s Fine, is a whole different type of writing than her 2012 album, Run. At the time, she was new to performing and still living in her native Upstate New York earning a degree in civil engineering when she was encouraged to turn her dabbling into a finished product.

“The first album was so innocent and so new,” Durnin said. “I was so green. And then, nine years later, so much life happened to me.”

Local rhythm and blues outfit Sufferin’ Moses were Durnin’s backing band on It’s Fine, and frontman Zach Quillen produced the album at Fairweather Studios on Johns Island.

You can hear guitar from both Quillen and singer-songwriter Dale Baker, with Corey Stephens on bass, Sean Harshaw on drums, Nick Brewer on keys and Austin Fitzhenry on cello.

The stripped-back country blues heard on the new album is steered by Durnin’s rhythm guitar and mournful, cutting vocals. It’s Fine establishes an equilibrium between gritting your teeth and remaining open-handed.

The title track, “It’s Fine,” is Durnin transforming life’s contempt into a self declaration, setting the confident tone she carries through each song as she sorts through the grating realities of trauma.

“I put it out as a single, and the response I got was unexpected,” she said. “I couldn’t believe the messages I was getting from people — people who I thought had their shit together — saying, ‘Wow, Molly, I have been struggling with my mental health

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Local singer-songwriter Molly Durnin's lyrical and musical style has changed a lot over the nine years since her first album and this song makes me feel not alone,’ or ‘I needed this song today.’ ” On the song “Behind This Door (You Got Me Where You Want Me),” Durnin sings about domestic violence, delicately removing the veil over the truth.

“I was in an abusive relationship. I wrote that song to reclaim my identity,” Durnin said. “I’m not going to let that abuse define me, but I’m also going to put it out there and let people know I did go through that.

To be brave is to talk about it. To be brave is to not brush it under the rug. It’s always the things you keep to yourself that make you feel alienated and isolated.”

This particular song is co-written with her mom, singer-songwriter Carolyn Odell Durnin, who performs an acoustic version on a hidden track at the end of the album.

“The moment of telling your family is like taking the veil off,” Durnin said of the sweet yet heartbreaking relief that comes when you stop pretending, which is captured in essence

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I was in an abusive relationship. I wrote that song to reclaim my identity. I’m not going to let that abuse define me, but I’m also going to put it out there and let people know I did go through that.” —Molly Durnin

by the mother-daughter collaboration.

“Looking back, I’m like, ‘Oh, my God, that was so bad.’ But it got me here; it got me to put this album out. I feel like I have followed the journey I was supposed to be on.”

Every third Friday of the month, Vibez Restaurant & Lounge in North Charleston hosts Lyrics & Love, an evening of live music and spoken word poetry with featured artists.

“Lyrics & Love is an intimate evening for dining, poetry, singing — those nostalgia vibes,” said Vibez Lounge owner Courtnay “The Poet” Coan.

Coan hosts and headlines Lyrics & Love with local ensemble and production team Black Noyze as her musical directors, showcasing both local and regional singers and poets with a night of neo soul and rhythm and blues.

Tables can be reserved by emailing info@vibezcharleston.com. — ­ CG

New music video from Pierce Alexander Local indie synth artist Pierce Alexander dropped a music video for his new single, “Make It Up To You,” ahead of the Feb. 11 release of his debut album, The Minutehand.

The music video was shot with a VHS camera, so the style draws the viewer back in time and maintains a pensive mood with abstract conceptualization, Alexander said.

Familiar local spots like The Royal American and Bangkok Lounge provided a backdrop for some of the scenes, as well as other parts of King Street. ­—CG

To Forget releases memorable debut LP

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Executive director Domenico Ruggerio can often be found at We Are Family’s Closet Case Thrift Store on Reynolds Avenue, jamming out to tunes with the rest of the team. Ruggerio gave City Paper his recent top five favorite songs: Provided

Local screamo/punk trio To Forget members said it was only a matter of time before they ended up performing together, considering the niche scene recorded it with our friend Kris Hilbert at his studio called Legitimate Business. We tracked it mostly live and overdubbed a few necessary pieces along the way, which is my favorite way to record.”

The best part, for McKinley at least, is how honest the album ended up feeling. “I think this record is special to us because it truly feels like who we are now, as musicians and people,” he said. “It deals heavily with the concept of loss and reflection, and through the process of translating some traumatic memories into this music. I think we’ve all grown from the experience. Plus, we were fortunate enough to have those two awesome screamo labels do some physical releases for us.” —Kevin Wilson

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McKinley couldn’t be more excited about sharing these particular songs with the world, especially after the long, meticulous process that unfolded in an effort to bring them all to life.

“The LP was about two and a half years in the making,” McKinley said. “It is a product of many weekly practices in our storage unit, bouncing ideas off of one another and slowly piecing this record together. In January 2021, we went up to Greensboro for a week and

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Local screamo/punk act To Forget is composed of Joe Suthers (bass), Nate McKinley (guitar, vocals) and Andy Munz (drums).

Although Munz is a relatively new addition to the fold, each of these in-your-face musicians has been at it for quite a while. As Suthers explains, “We’ve all been in bands since we were young. With how small our little offshoot of the Charleston music scene is, in a way, it was inevitable that we’d end up together.”

For a raucous little three-piece, there is a bit more going on musically than one might expect. Suthers imagines that his ensemble’s expansive approach to punk rock was a result of all the eclectic source material that he and his bandmates were absorbing as they came of age.

“As far as influences go, we’re all over the map, and I think it shows in our music. We always try to incorporate different styles while still keeping things fluid,” Suthers told the City Paper.

To showcase just how far To Forget has come as a songwriting and performing unit, the group recently released its debut full-length album called Echoes Take Their Place. In addition to all the usual streaming platforms, a vinyl version dropped via Zegema Beach Records.

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