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People who lived at the Palms Apartments in West Ashley are hurting. Some 15 dozen no longer have a home after a Feb. 7 fire ripped through the complex. That Monday, as the raging fire offered more light than the still-rising sun, more than 200 residents evacuated. With nowhere else to go, many ventured across a parking lot to neighbors’ units to watch as their homes and everything in them burned to ash. All that most had were the clothes on their backs, beloved pets and, maybe, a to-go bag — if they moved quickly enough. Neighbors and friends sat on balconies and front porches with cups of coffee or something stronger as the fire inched closer and closer. Others saw their homes collapse into a pile of rubble. “We just didn’t know what else we could do,” said one shocked resident, who asked not to be identified. The fire, which broke out just before 5 a.m., destroyed five buildings and damaged two others, rendering 56 apartment units uninhabitable and 179 people without a home. The blaze displaced residents in an additional 32 units in four buildings due to a loss of power and water. While power was returned by Monday night, water service

The state Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) on Friday did not publish updated numbers of new infections, deaths and vaccinations related to COVID-19 due to an issue with receiving updated data charts. In recent weeks, the agency has missed routine reporting several times due to data or other issues. “We’re working diligently to resolve this matter in time for the update on Feb. 14, at which point we would provide the backlogged data,” the agency wrote on Twitter Friday afternoon. The agency originally reported Friday it was hoping to resolve the issue quickly and would publish numbers later that day. But eventually, the agency said the update would not come until Monday since its offices were closed over the weekend. Officials with DHEC on Friday did not respond to requests for comment. On Monday, the agency reported results that showed the virus positivity rate was 9.1% of tests administered. For more information, visit our website. —CP Staff

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Seven buildings in the 300 block of The Palms apartments in West Ashley were damaged by a massive fire early Feb. 7 was not restored until Saturday afternoon. “I just lost everything,” one man said Monday as the block was evacuated. “Don’t talk about it just yet. It’ll only make you cry right now,” another answered. “Do I still have to go to school today?” the first’s daughter asked, offering a muchneeded sense of comic relief to dozens gathered on the front steps. Even after the fire was under control, the feelings of uncertainty, fear, loss and pain remained. In those at the few buildings left untouched by the fire, a survivor’s guilt weighed heavily.

One resident described the sight of the blaze as if there were angels surrounding her building. But she said she couldn’t celebrate her own fortune because she knew dozens of her neighbors had lost so much just across the courtyard.

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The Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) finds strength in its ability to tackle community problems with large crowds at its annual Nehemiah Action Assembly

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The Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM), a group of 40 racially diverse congregations, a college and a national women’s organization, has quietly entered its 10th season of pressuring elected leaders to break barriers to equality. Formed in the fall of 2012, CAJM has built a base of power that aggressively confronts government officials to fix problems, such as racial profiling by police, wage theft, juvenile incarceration and insufficient affordable housing. During CAJM’s annual springtime Nehemiah Action Assembly, elected Lowcountry leaders are asked whether they will adopt a solution to a problem that has been identified and researched by CAJM’s membership. This grassroots process leads to face-toface encounters with elected leaders that sometimes create uncomfortable moments for public officials. It also has prompted some conservative CAJM members to leave a gathering. One tense encounter occurred in 2016 when the Rev. Nelson B. Rivers III challenged Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg to conduct a racial bias audit of the city’s police department. The high-pressure tactic didn’t sit well with some CAJM members and attendance at the Nehemiah Action Assembly the following year dropped from 2,100 to just over 1,200, said Treva Williams, who has served as CAJM’s executive director since its inception. CAJM has regrouped. More than 2,400 people attended the 2021

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spring assembly. “People wrestle with the intensity and tenacity of how we put pressure on officials,” she said. “Power does not concede easily. So people who come to the movement, why don’t they expect (confrontation) to be the strategy?” Half of the CAJM-member congregations are white. Some of them have not had the difficult life experiences as their African American counterparts. As a result, they may suffer from white fragility, a condition CAJM staff members have tried to help them overcome. “Many of us white individuals get uncomfortable with certain tactics,” Williams said. “We are willing to be in the fight as long as we can stay comfortable, but once it gets a little too intense, we start inching toward the door.” Discomfort for some CAJM members is fleeting, Williams said, when compared to the life-long misery of impoverished people. “Tension exists in the people facing eviction, children who are unfairly suspended from school and arrested by police, and people who have to build their lives around a lousy bus system,” she said.

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CAJM will hold its next Nehemiah Action Assembly on April 4 when elected officials will be asked to support solutions to problems surrounding flooding, education, housing and health care. CAJM membership spans churches of all faiths, the College of Charleston and the YWCA of Greater Charleston.

Arthur McFarland, a Charleston attorney, former city judge and a past CAJM co-president, said, “In my decades in Charleston, I have not witnessed a more effective community organization acting for those whose voices are generally not heard. CAJM has had remarkable success in getting public officials to address systemic community problems, particularly affecting the African American community.” McFarland said some of the successes include convincing the Charleston County School District to add 300 new pre-K slots, and getting the city councils in Charleston and North Charleston to conduct racial bias audits of their police departments. CARTA has improved public bus transportation services for underserved residents by adopting CAJM and other partners’ recommendations for frequency, route upgrades and transfer changes, he added. “CAJM not only developed and pushed for these solutions to community problems, but it continuously monitors the governmental bodies to ensure continuing implementation of changes,” he explained. “Transparency, (with) no back-room dealing, and grassroots involvement are keys to (our) success.”

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But there is still a lot of unfinished business, he said. “County Council and the major local municipalities need to adopt CAJM’s recommendation that a Housing Trust Fund be created to aid in the conCONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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struction of housing to combat the affordable housing crisis everyone admits exists in the Charleston area,” he said. “MUSC is resisting CAJM’s call for two mobile health care units for the Fetter Health Care System to address disparate health care services in underserved urban and rural communities.” Heather Woolwine, MUSC’s director of public affairs and media relations, said “I think the frustrations on CAJM’s end is they would like it to be as simple as we purchase (trailers) and hand them over to Fetter,” she said. “Legally, I understand, that is not feasible. We have offered different strategies to Fetter and one would involve mobile units we already have. The discussions with Fetter continue. We agree there has to be improvement to health care access to underserved and vulnerable communities. We are working with Fetter on some of those strategies.” CAJM is also planning community input in local government solutions to address flooding by ensuring inclusion of African American communities in their plans, McFarland said. Williams added if CAJM can’t get elected leaders to solve community problems, “we are going to outlast you until you are gone. Then, the next person who comes in — we will get them to do it.”

since the Monday fire upended their lives. Multiple donation drives spearheaded by community members, local nonprofits and churches have garnered support from countless residents across the Holy City. Some donation drives were even canceled due to organizers’ being inundated with more donations than they could handle. “Thank you, Lowcountry,” organizer Kim Wood wrote on Facebook. “Your outpouring of support has been wonderfully overwhelming!” Wood worked alongside Charms of Charleston Tours for a Pack The Bus event in which donations were loaded into the tour bus to be sorted and distributed to those in need. Wood told the City Paper that the bus and all storage bins they had available had been completely filled. “It’s been said that the Charleston community has a special way of coming together during difficult times,” Joe DeStefano, owner of West Ashley Tool & Rental, a donation drop-off site, wrote on Facebook. “The outpouring of support for the victims of the Palms Apartment fire is a testament to all that is good about our community.” And while some supplies are still needed, the focus has shifted now to the need for volunteers to help with sorting and distribution. Organizers say they

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hope once the current surplus of supplies have been picked up, they can start accepting donations again to fill needs that are sure to come.

Investigations are ongoing

The Charleston Fire Department and Charleston Police Department jointly requested help from the national response team of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to aid the investigation into the cause of the fire. “Due to the size and magnitude of this structure, as well as the number of people displaced, we have decided to activate the ATF National Response Team,” said Mike Julazadeh, the city’s chief fire marshal.

He said late in the week that little had been determined about the origin or cause of the fire due to the process of the investigation and the scope of the fire. Preliminary investigations have been underway since Monday morning, beginning with interviewing key witnesses and analyzing submitted photo and video evidence. The national response team includes veteran agents and scientific technicians with “extensive expertise” in determining fire origin and cause, according to Jeremy Godsey, agent-in-charge of the ATF Charleston field office. But the immediate priority has been taking care of displaced residents. “This is truly a joint emergency response effort between a lot of different agencies,” Julazadeh said. “This really demonstrated the power of automatic aid from among our fire departments, emergency medical response teams, emergency management division and the police department.” Officials say a great way to help now is to make cash donations to organizations that can steer aid to those in need. Two suggestions from authorities: • Homeless to Hope Fund • American Red Cross Editor’s Note: Baldwin is a resident of The Palms Apartments. His building did not burn.

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Permanent commission on race is a long time coming hen the founders of our nation declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, they wrote “all men are created equal.” But back then, that really didn’t mean everybody. “Men” essentially included white property owners. It excluded the majority of colonists, such as women and Black people who slaved in South Carolina’s fields to tame forests and build our state. Through the decades in American society, just who got a seat at the table — who was considered equal — fueled continuing internal strife as the country pushed from theoretical equality to actual equity. For people of African descent across America, it’s been a long struggle: generations of enslavement, followed by the terror of Jim Crow laws and segregation, followed by civil rights struggles that led to the long-dreamed reality of basic democratic rights that prohibited discrimination, desegregated schools and guaranteed the right to vote for all. So it’s kind of hard to figure out why it took the City of Charleston so long to approve a permanent commission on human affairs and racial concilation to promote “equity, inclusion and racial conciliation.” But after months of work, city leaders voted 8-4 last week to approve this permanent commission to advise it on ways to “eliminate the vestiges of Jim Crow and slavery in our city.” Thank you. Hats off to Mayor John Tecklenburg and seven council members who voted for the advisory commission: Ross Appel, Stephen Bowden, Karl Brady, William Dudley Gregorie, Robert Mitchell, Jason Sakran and Keith Waring.

You sent a clear message that Charlestonians, sometimes considered the most polite of Americans, should place equity and inclusion at the heart of how we treat each other, publicly and privately. We hope other local governments in South Carolina will follow Charleston’s lead by adopting their own racial conciliation commissions to promote equity and inclusion broadly. For those who opposed the new commission — veteran council members Mike Seekings and Kevin Shealy and newcomers Boyd Gregg and Caroline Parker — we hope the vote will serve as a wake-up call to explore why this issue is so important to so many, particularly those whose families have long been left out of the power structure. Recognize that many of the remaining inequities in South Carolina today were built on the backs of free labor. Slavery’s legacy is still felt today as people of African descent woefully lag white residents when it comes to favorable outcomes in health, education and personal wealth. The city’s new racial conciliation commission represents an opportunity for our city to root out ways where it may not be fair for all. It offers a path to bring people together. Despite partisan rhetoric made for television and headlines, the commission is not about so-called “critical race theory” or reparations or defunding police. Those are nothing but divisive think-tank talking points disingenuously designed to distract attention from what matters — treating all Charlestonians the same. If you can’t support that, maybe you shouldn’t be in public service.

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The new catch phrase you hear almost daily is “diversity.” With our entire nation now understanding more about diversity, we can point to one place where diversity is almost never seen: the judges who make up the United States Supreme Court. It’s to the point that President Joe Biden has recognized this lack of diversity, vowing to appoint to the court a Black female as its next justice to replace Justice Stephen Breyer. Let’s examine how far from diverse the court is. First, it has only one Black member, Georgia’s own Clarence Thomas. These days it at least has three female members. The most obvious way that the Supreme Court is not diverse is in the educational background of its members. It’s almost 100 percent made up of people who have graduated from prestigious colleges and law schools in the northeastern part of the United States, the Ivys. Looking at the law schools the justices have attended:

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HARVARD: Four justices: outgoing Stephen Breyer, Neil Gorsuch, Elena Kagan and John Roberts. YALE: Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas. Did you do the counting? That’s right, eight of the nine justices went to either Harvard or Yale for their law degree. The only one not attending one of these schools is the most recently appointed justice, Amy Coney Barrett, who attended Notre Dame’s law school. How about their undergraduate education? Three justices graduated from Princeton (Kagan, Alito and Sotomayor). Three others graduated from the Ivy League colleges of Columbia (Gorsuch); Harvard (Roberts); and Yale (Kavanaugh). That makes six of nine who went to the Ivy League for a bachelor’s degree. The three remaining justices got their undergraduate education at these schools: Stephen Breyer (Stanford); Clarence Thomas (Holy Cross); and Amy Coney Barrett (Rhodes College.) In a nutshell, our Supreme Court has little diversity in the educational background of its members. As President Biden mulls over who he will pick for the court, you can understand the need for bringing to this high seat someone with a non-northeastern influence. His idea of a Black female attorney sets the stage. One of the president’s key advisers, South Carolina’s U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, has a suggested nominee that easily fills the qualification that the president wants. The influential Clyburn suggests a 55-yearold federal judge Michelle Childs, currently on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, named to the court in 2010. Even the Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said that she is “a fair-minded, highly gifted jurist.” She was nominated in January 2022 to be a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Judge Childs is a native of Detroit whose father, a police officer, died when she was a teen, and her mother moved her to Columbia, S.C. She graduated in 1988 cum laude from the University of South Florida. She obtained her law degree from the University of South Carolina, where she also got a master’s in business. Later she received a master’s from Duke University School of Law. Talk about qualified and diversified! While there are many other highly qualified Black women for President Biden to choose from for this high court seat, the two legislators from South Carolina, Clyburn and Graham, are dead-on right: Michelle Childs has the qualifications for the Supreme Court seat. It needs her diversity!

Veteran Georgia journalist Elliott Brack is editor and publisher of Gwinnett Forum, where this commentary first appeared. Have a comment? Send to: feedback@ charleston citypaper.com.

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After 10 years, Brackish is more than bow ties By Connelly Hardaway

en Ross first crafted bow ties out of turkey feathers for the groomsmen in his 2007 wedding. Impressed by the craftsmanship and care put into the wearable gift, groomsman Jeff Plotner pitched a business idea to Ross: Why not make more of these things? Five years after those first designs, Brackish Bow Ties was born. “I saw the potential at my dining room table,” Ross said. “But Jeff had the foresight to develop Brackish into what it is today.” The company dropped the “bow ties” from its brand this past year, after its collection evolved to offer much more than just menswear. A women’s line, launched in late 2019, features earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Brackish’s women’s line, in When you do particular, will be highlighted at this year’s Southeastern Wildlife original work, Exposition (SEWE) with two people will brand-new styles launching at the four-day fest from Thursday find you and through Sunday. According to Plotner and appreciate that.” Ross, the company’s latest collec—Jeff Plotner tion helped carry them through the pandemic when bow tie sales plummeted. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, large gatherings across the Lowcountry and worldwide came to a screeching halt. “There could not have been a thing more tailor-made to shut us down,” Plotner said. All those custom, carefully crafted bow ties had nowhere to go — no one to wear them to weddings or galas. “It’s just a blow we never saw coming,” Ross said. Fortunately, the company’s women’s line was still marketable, even in the midst of a shutdown.

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“You either press ‘panic’ or find a way through,” he said. With the help of a federal disaster recovery loan, Brackish found a way through, managing to keep all its employees despite the worldwide shutdown. And the company went beyond just existing during the pandemic — it pitched in to help, too. With access to materials and sewing machines, Brackish’s artisans decided to join the nationwide effort to make masks for frontline workers.

“There was obviously a mask shortage, so we started making masks,” Plotner said. “Our team, located all over the area, were at their homes stitching these things. I’d drive my car around every day, dropping off bags of fabric, collecting the masks when they were finished.” During the beginning of the pandemic Brackish even offered a free mask with the purchase of a product, in addition to the 2,000 free masks given to front-line workers. In May 2020, Ross and Plotner were invited to the White House to be recognized, along with other small businesses combating the coronavirus, for their mask-making efforts. Ross spoke at the visit in the Rose Garden: “We are all in this together, and if we can help support our front-line workers, that’s the least we can do right now.” Speaking about the White House visit a year and a half later, Ross and Plotner still marvel at the fact that it was actually Brackish’s second time visiting the White House; they first traveled to Pennsylvania Avenue in 2018 as part of a “Made in America” product showcase. “The accolades and recognition are something we all share and enjoy together,” Ross said. “The mask [initiative] came from our artisans’ hearts.”

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Continuing challenges and surprises

As surprising as the existence of exotic bird farms is the success of Brackish, pandemic be damned. And while 2020 brought the company its greatest challenges to date, Ross promises that every day of work features surprises, good and bad. “We navigate them the best we can,” he said. “We’re a mediumsized business … Well maybe a small-medium, medium-sized business at this point. You gotta take your licks and keep on kicking.” One of Plotner’s favorite surprises continues to be the types of customers who purchase Brackish products, especially the bow ties. “They were adopted by a lot more segments of people than we thought [would be interested],” he said. “It’s a testament to Ben

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coming up with something so original and organic. When you do things that way, good things tend to happen.” Brackish’s name first appeared in national news outlets in 2014, when Bill Murray wore a bow tie to the Oscars. “When you see Bill Murray wearing Brackish — that was a great surprise in the history of the company,” Plotner said. “That was a needle-mover.” Since then, the signature bow tie has been donned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Cam Newton, Tony Shaloub and more. You can find Brackish’s bow ties in every Neiman

Marcus store now, too, which Plotner says has opened the company up to a completely different customer base. “When you do original work, people will find you and appreciate that,” he said. And while the guys said they couldn’t have imagined a decade ago they’d be here today, they’re feeling pretty confident about the next 10 years. As Ross said: “The sky’s the limit.” Connelly Hardaway is a freelance writer and former Charleston City Paper arts editor. She lives in North Charleston with her husband, son and two dogs.

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Ross and Plotner are quick to sing the praises of Brackish’s artisans and the company’s large support staff. “We wouldn’t be anywhere without the City of Charleston,” he said. “All the magic happens in our Brackish studio. I would put our artisans working with feathers, a team that Jeff assembled, against anyone in the world.” Working out of the company’s West Ashley space, the artisans start with a simple layering technique created by Ross over a decade ago to craft bow tie designs with Lowcountry-centric names like “Chuck-town,” “Rice” and “Edisto.” Some names are a direct nod to the feathers featured, such as “Guinea” and “Pheasant.” As for where the feathers come from? Bird farms, of course. Ross laughs, remembering his first time visiting a turkey farm and asking the farmer if he could have the feathers of birds headed to market. “We develop relationships with farmers, who at first don’t believe us,” Ross said. “These guys would be skeptical about letting us onto their property, but by the end of the conversation, I’m on their front porch with the whole family, drinking sweet tea.” Ross heads out to exotic bird farms, too, where birds kept in excellent conditions usually molt twice a year. Brackish purchases those feathers, stuffed into large bags.

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Bourbon dinner with Heaven Hill Distillery The Establishment is pairing some rare and hard to acquire bourbons with food by executive chef Elliott Howells for guests’ dining enjoyment. Featuring some incredible pours from Elijah Craig, Heaven Hill and more, this four-course meal will showcase the ability of spirits to be paired perfectly with exceptional cuisine. Feb. 17. 7 p.m. $175/ticket; includes gratuity. The Establishment. 28 Broad St., Ste. 100. Downtown. establishmentchs.com

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Night Market at Ship’s Wheel Shop local at Ship’s Wheel Hard Cider and neighboring retailers for a monthly night market in Park Circle on the third Friday of every month. The Event Cooperative has partnered with Ships Wheel and others to present an awesome line-up of local vendors, acoustic music and delicious food and cider each month. At Ship’s Wheel, a family owned and operated craft cider company, cider has been their passion for a long time. Feb. 18. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Ship’s Wheel Hard Cider. 1033 E. Montague Ave. North Charleston. shipswheelhardcider.com SUNDAY

Forge Your Own Get a workout and leave with a one-of-a-kind tool made with your own two hands at Frothy Beard with the Forge Your Own event. Choose from a bottle opener, oyster shucker, steak turner or fire poker, or a horseshoe or knife for an upgrade fee, and forge it yourself with Jason Redick, a full-time blacksmith and owner of Angry Giant Force. Feb. 20. Noon to 6 p.m. $45/ticket; +$30 upgrade. Frothy Beard Brewing Company. 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley. frothybeard.com/beer SUNDAY

Fortune Feimster — 2 Sweet 2 Salty Tour When stand-up comedian, writer and actor Fortune Feimster isn’t working an acting gig, she tours the world doing standup. She most recently released a one-hour special on Netflix called Sweet & Salty, which has been met with great critical acclaim. Now, she’s bringing the laughs to the stagehere. Can’t get enough? Check out the Netflix special or her podcast, Sincerely Fortune. Feb. 20. 7 p.m. Tickets start at $30. Charleston Music Hall. 37 John St. Downtown. charlestonmusichall.com STARTS TUESDAY

2022 Beaufort International Film Festival For the last quarter of a century, Beaufort has served as the backdrop for more than 20 major motion pictures, including Forrest Gump, The Big Chill and The Prince of Tides. Through this festival, host USCB Center for the Arts introduces a new generation of filmmakers to sweeping marsh vistas, antebellum homes and the quiet charm of the Lowcountry. Feb. 22 to Feb. 27. All day. $60/ticket. USCB Center for the Arts.805 Carteret St., Beaufort. beaufortfilmfestival.com

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Filmmaker launches crowdfunding for horror sequel By Kevin Young Filmmaker Michelle Iannantuono is blunt about the movie-making process: “There are some elements of pre-production that I kind of hate: financing and location-scouting. Begging people to shoot in their locations is exhausting, as is begging people for money ... Quite frankly, I wish I could skip it and just wake up with a fully shot film at the end of a week!” To make the process a little easier, Iannantuono has turned to Indiegogo and her loyal fanbase to help crowdfund her next feature, Livescreamers, a sequel to her found footage horror hit Livescream. Celina Odeh Ultimately, all of those aforementioned pre-production anxieties Local filmmaker Michelle Iannantuono’s (standing) Livescream and miserable production stresses that made food and sleep hard to come by proved worthwhile to Iannantuono: “I don’t like making explores the relationship between a streamer and their viewers films. I like finishing them. Hitting ‘export’ on that final render in interacting with each other.” Adobe Premiere is almost the best feeling. But really, the ultimate “Livescream was a fond musing on what it was like to be a fan of feeling is showing that finished movie to people. That’s the whole point, after all. I don’t live for an audience, but I do use film to con- an internet star, and the powerful, positive relationship between streamers and their fans,” she nect to them.” explained. “Livescreamers Livescream (2018) is comes after four years of me deceptively simple: a popliving that life for myself and ular streamer starts playing Livescream was a fond musing on what it having a much more mixed a haunted video game and on it. I used trouble hits the fan for him was like to be a fan of an internet star, and perspective to only be in the audience and his followers. Right out the powerful, positive relationship between chair, and now I’ve been in of the gate, its premiere at the streamer’s chair. While the 2018 Crimson Screen streamers and their fans” it pulls upon elements of the Horror Film Festival yielded first film, it is not a ‘direct’ the film three awards: The sequel. The entire cast is new. Throw out most of what you expect, Jury Award, Best Actor and the runner-up for Audience Choice. Iannantuono’s short film Detroit Awakening, a fan film based on the based on the first movie. The films are firmly in the same world and Sony video game Detroit: Become Human, was released on YouTube in there are Easter eggs, but you can absolutely watch Livescreamers March 2019. A year later, she released a follow-up, Detroit Evolution. without seeing Livescream, or watch them in any order.” “It’s probably a tie between winning the Jury Award at Crimson This time around, Iannantuono was dedicated to casting nine folks Screen Film Festival for Livescream, or watching the live response who would bring their own unique energy to Livescreamers: “I also to Detroit Evolution the day it came out on YouTube,” Iannantuono wanted to use this film as an opportunity to tackle some commentary said about her favorite moment as a filmmaker. “I’ve won a few on diversity and marginalization in gaming, since Livescream starred awards for Livescream, but that one was my first award ever, and a very typical white twenty-something straight dude. So, there are it was the first bit of external validation that people would actumultiple female, BIPOC and queer performers in this cast.” This time, she reunites with her long-time collaborator and CP ally like Livescream. Up until that point, I’d been in such isolation arts editor Michael Smallwood. Lukas Hassel of The Blacklist and making the film. And it was such a strange film, I didn’t know if the Shudder exclusive film Slapface is another friend Iannantuono anyone would enjoy it.” “As for Detroit Evolution, launch day was just phenomenal. I will has cast in the film. She’s also bringing Detroit filmmaker MJ Slide into the mix. never have another feeling like that again. We were the number She’s also excited to reunite with two other previous collaboraone trending topic on all of Tumblr. We were trending on Russian tors, Christopher Trindade and Jillian Geurts (Hell House LLC 2), Twitter. Something like 2,500 people were watching the premiere live. The outpouring of comments and replies and Instagram stories both of whom she directed on Detroit Evolution. Rounding out the cast are newcomers to Iannantuono’s stable of actors: New Yorker we were all tagged in was utterly overwhelming. For a while I felt Coby C. Oram, Floridian Evan Michael Pearce, and Charleston the hunger to chase another experience like that, but for now I am locals Neoma Sanchez and Anna Lin. content with my memories.” Currently, the film has racked up over 1.5 million views. To find all of Iannantuono’s films and projects, you can head to patreon. When the subject turns to her latest project, Livescreamers, she com/Octopunkmedia or the Octopunk Media Youtube channel. If you’re beams. “I knew the next step was to take Livescream’s single player interested in checking out the Indiegogo campaign for Livescreamers, it experience and make it multiplayer. So instead of having one guy interacting with his audience, you’ll have an ensemble of gamers can be found at https://igg.me/at/livescreamers.

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Artifacts Birdwatching is new immersive exhibit from Garden & Gun As hordes of wildlife enthusiasts flock into Charleston this weekend to enjoy the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, they’ll also be able to view a special immersive art exhibition by our friends at Garden & Gun, the famous local magazine celebrating its 15th anniversary as the soul of the South. Birdwatching honors the richness of the Lowcountry’s avian biodiversity in three historic Charleston locations —the Charleston Museum’s Joseph Manigault House, The Dewberry hotel and in the magazine’s offices in the Cigar Factory on East Bay Street. Each birdscape in the exhibition offers vignettes designed to “bring together avian specimens, objects, artifacts, and artworks either inspired by or pulled from the vast historic and natural history collections at The Charleston Museum,” said curator Kelly S. Turner in a release. Tickets are $12 and available at CharlestonMuseum.org. The show ends April 3. —Andy Brack

Registration open for Charleston Stage classes Charleston Stage’s summer classes are now open for registration. Pirates and Mermaids is a K5 to 5th grade class in which students will learn about theater and complete fun games. “Around the World in a …” is a camp for 6th to 8th graders focusing on traveling the globe. Both classes run June 20-24 from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration is $250 per student. Sign up at charlestonstage.com/education. —Michael Smallwood

Charleston Stage’s Murder is now open Charleston Stage’s production of Murder on the Orient Express is running now through Feb. 27 at the Dock Street Theatre. The show, directed by Julian Wiles, follows the plot of the famed Agatha Christie novel about a train journey plagued by a murder most foul. Everyone’s a suspect, and only the famed detective Hercule Poirot can solve it. For tickets, head to charlestonstage.com. —MS

Mystery Photo Here’s a new local mystery photo of a place in Charleston County that you are sure to have seen at some point. What and where is it? The 21st person who correctly guesses this week’s mystery, “Shutters,” will win some City Paper swag. To enter (one entry per person), send your guess, name and hometown in an email to: mystery@charlestoncitypaper.com. Mystery Photo is posted online every Monday at charlestoncitypaper.com. BONUS: If you want to submit a mystery photo for us to share, send it to the email address above.

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Spoleto Festival USA is back to future in 2022 has previously reported, this year’s festival will feature the world premiere of Omar, a Spoleto Festival USA will have its feet in brand new opera based on the 1831 autotwo different eras when it returns May 27 biography of Omar Ibn Said. The story of for its 17-day run. this Muslim African scholar who was forced After a completely canceled 2020 season into slavery in the Carolinas comes to life and a small but safe 2021 festival, 2022’s through the musical talents of world-class slate of art, music, theater and performances composers Rhiannon Giddens and Michael is bigger, bolder and as jam-packed with Abels. Omar was originally the centerpiece productions as in pre-pandemic days. Many of the lost 2020 season, and will finally of the shows on offer, such as the festival’s cen- receive its highly anticipated premiere. terpiece opera, are making triumphant debuts “Within and beyond Omar, Spoleto’s that were originally scheduled for 2020. And program explores migration — be it the festival will once again welcome internaforced, exiled or voluntary, Hanna said. tional performers, something that was sorely “Enslavement is a forced migration, for missing from last year’s offering. example. And in looking at our country’s But while much of Spoleto 2022 feels like origin points, it’s crucial to include Africa as a return to normalcy, a new general director a key genesis of the United States. That can and a collection of exciting world premieres no longer be ignored.” speak to a festival that is reaching back Many of the offerings this year, from while keeping an eye on the future. jazz and Americana concerts to dance This year marks the first season under and theater performances, will echo and the leadership of new Festival General elaborate on these themes. Giddens will Director Mena Mark Hanna, who took join Francesco Turrisi for a show tracing over for Nigel Redden after a tenure of African and Arabic influences on Western 35 years. music. Senegalese musician and icon Hanna said he sees Spoleto and Charleston Youssou N’Dour will headline the Wells as moving in a new direction together. Fargo Jazz series, bringing West African “Charleston has seen tremendous growth insights on race and social justice. and rapid change, with nearly 60,000 Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael people relocating to the area in the last Orlandersmith will bring back her 2020 decade,” Hanna said in a recent festival offering Until the Flood, a piece that exampreview. “I see Spoleto at a unique point to ines the aftermath of the 2014 shooting not only grow with the city, but to continue of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. to be a steward of its cultural life, just as the Post-modern cabaret diva Meow Meow will festival did in its early years.” make her delayed Spoleto debut, too. This season will be the first led by But that’s not to say that everything old Hanna, but it is not the first completely is new again. There is a lot of new, original curated by the new director. As City Paper and bold programming filling up the 124

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Malpaso Dance Company scheduled for a Spoleto performance events and performances planned for 2022. Two operas will play alongside Omar this year. Unholy Wars is a new work conceived and performed by Karim Sulayman, and Yuval Sharon is directing a new production of the classic La Bohème. At a press conference Friday morning to accompany the season announcement, Hanna pointed to Unholy Wars as a part of the festival that is “truly personal to me.” Stars of the New York City Ballet and Malpaso Dance Company have shows scheduled during the festival. Choreographer Reggie Wilson’s POWER will be an exciting and informative dance show that focuses on the lives of Black Shaker communities. French-Norwegian company Plexus Polaire will astound audiences with its version of Moby Dick, starring seven actors and 50 puppets. And of course, there will be the key-

stone presentations in the Bank of America Chamber Music series. Last year, not even the threat of COVID-19 could keep audiences away from the Spoleto staple, which sold out each of its performances months in advance of the festival. The music will once again be presented on the radio as well. The First Citizens Bank Front Row series will feature shows from Allison Russell, The War and Treaty, and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. And modeled after the success of the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, this year will see the inclusion of the Spoleto Festival USA Chorus, whose members will appear in Omar, La Bohème and The Street. Spoleto Festival USA 2022 runs from May 27-June 12. Tickets are available to the public beginning 10 a.m., Feb. 22. A full schedule and more information can be found at spoletousa. org or by calling (843) 579-3100.

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After two decades of enlightening the taste buds of Charleston diners Cru Cafe has more dishes to conquer was this mix of French and Californian cuisine, and I carried that theme from Sonoma over to the cafe, and there was really nothing in town like that at all, nothing that was eclectic or bringing additional flavors to the table that I felt Charleston really needed.” With an ongoing staffing crisis in the food and beverage industry, tacked on with the COVID-19 pandemic the past two years, Cru Cafe has managed to weather the storms to reach its two-decade milestone. And it’s all thanks to the dedication of its staff, Zucker said. “I feel like if any one of my employees were to leave, it would be very difficult to replace them,” he added. “I’m fortunate that I’ve had people with me for over 10 years. I know other restaurants say this, but we truly take care of our employees because they’re the key to our success. If one were to leave, it would just change everything in a heartbeat.” With over two decades of being part of the Charleston culinary community, Zucker has witnessed the changing landscape of the city’s restaurants, consulting with some like McCrady’s and 39 Rue de Jean, and experiencing firsthand the rising increase in different international cuisines. According to Zucker, it was initially hard to educate Charlestonian diners to the new types of ethnic cuisines he brought to their tables when he first opened Cru Cafe. Nevertheless, with places like Johnson & Wales University in the early 2000s (JWU closed its Charleston campus in 2006), Zucker noticed a rising increase in chefs who were hungry for more. The desire for

education was there, just hidden amongst the young chefs. “There was a level of people who were wanting to learn, and we had a bunch of people come through that really wanted to learn to eventually open their own restaurant and that was kind of a rare scene,” he said. In the past 20 years, that population has boomed, changing the city’s once-limited culinary landscape. “Now, you’re seeing all these people that went through that process of learning and they’re all so talented. You can’t name one that’s not. Back then, it was just a handful of people trying to do things as a family. The choices were just not there. “And now, how do you even decide where to go?” Even with the city’s ever-changing scope, Cru Cafe still offers some “day one” menu items, showcasing the restaurant’s timeless meals with items like its Four Cheese Macaroni, Thai Seafood Risotto, Chicken Club and Chinese Chicken Salad. And though Zucker wishes he can make changes to the menu, Cru Cafe’s loyal customer base makes it difficult. “It’s great that we’re able to keep some dishes on there for so long,” he said. “I have a guy who comes in three times a week for that chicken club and he’s been coming for 15 years. I saw him the other day and asked, ‘Hey, what if I took this sandwich off the menu? What would you do?’ “He laughed and said, ‘Better not have been ordering that for 15 years for you to take it off.’”

Acclaimed pitmaster Pat Martin of Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint is releasing his debut cookbook Life of Fire: Mastering the Arts of Pit-Cooked Barbecue, the Grill, and the Smokehouse on March 15 from Clarkson Potter. And the book doesn’t just cover meat. Recipes from the book include Martha’s Tomato Sandwich, Open-Pit Cabbage, Pit-Cooked Pork Belly, AshRoasted Beets and Southern Country Ham. Martin even has desserts covered, with recipes like Maw-Maw Martin’s Pecan Pie. Life of Fire can be pre-ordered online or in bookstores for $35. —MP

Bodega + Share House opens on Ann Street Uptown Hospitality Group’s newest venture, Share House, opened Feb. 15 at 23 Ann St. In addition, Bodega, which first opened as a pop-up in Uptown Hospitality’s Uptown Social, will join the Share House location, serving its Manhattan-style breakfast sandwiches. Share House will offer a coastal cantina vibe with weekly live entertainment and creative cocktails. The joint location will host a grand opening Feb. 17 with small bites and cocktails starting at 7 p.m. and live music from Rad Gumbo, DJ Dollamenu, Seth G., Jerry Feels Good, Nick Hickman and DJ Boogi. Then, on Feb. 19, Bodega will offer a morning service opening celebration at 9 a.m., when it begins slinging its famous breakfast sandwiches. —MP

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Executive chef and owner of Cru Catering and Cru Cafe John Zucker came into the Charleston culinary landscape around 2000, when he opened Cru Catering, becoming one of the city’s top caterers in City Paper’s Best of Charleston awards since 2001. Then, in 2002, following the swift success of Cru Catering, Zucker opened Cru Cafe on 18 Pinckney St. Twenty years later, the cafe has become a Charleston culinary landmark, serving innovative and internationalinspired cuisine that, in its initial inception, was new to Charlestonian taste buds. Before he came to Charleston, Zucker graduated top of his class at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, followed by a career working with celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck at Spago in Las Vegas, then he became the sous chef at Canoe in Atlanta, which was nominated as Best New Restaurant by the James Beard Foundation in 1996. In honor of the cafe’s milestone, City Paper caught up with Zucker for Cru Cafe’s 20th anniversary to reflect on the two decades of being one of Charleston’s top establishments and the changes in the city’s evolving culinary scene since opening Cru. “I always felt lucky that what I like to eat is typically what a larger percentage of what the public likes to eat, so I just followed my personal likes and put those things on the menu,” Zucker said about Cru Cafe’s key to longevity. “Typically, we get a great Zucker response because what you’re really trying to do is get out there and hit as many people as you can and make as many people happy with the food you’re putting out and not limiting yourself. “And back then, [Charleston cuisine] was very limited,” he added. “I helped open up a restaurant called Sonoma … and that restaurant had a really eclectic menu. Then when we opened up [Cru Cafe], my background

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Also aged in American or European oak casks, Añejo tequila sits for at least one year but can be kept in barrels for up to three years, producing a stronger flavor than lesser aged tequilas. For this reason, tequila Añejo is recommended as a spirit to sip neat or use in cocktails that require a darker liquor, such as whiskey, because it tends to retain some of those same deeper, oaky notes.

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Aged for at least three years, Extra Añejo is more rarely used in cocktails because it possesses a much heavier flavor. This variety of tequila is usually aged in American or French oak barrels. Tequila aficionados prefer to drink Extra Añejo on the rocks because mixing it with other ingredients can dampen the complex flavor. Sources: Information for this story came from MasterClass, VinePar.com and Food & Wine.

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CHELSEA TINDAL AND RYAN GLICK, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2021. TO DEFENDANT: Chelsea Tindal YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 1, 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 Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Mary Lee Briggs, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston S.C. 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. Mary Lee Briggs SC Bar #101535, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-6041.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-10-3612 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS JANE DOE, JOHN DOE, SHAVON MILLER, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2021. TO DEFENDANT: SHAVON MILLER YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 9, 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, Mary Lee Briggs, 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. Mary Lee Briggs, SC Bar # 101535, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-9464.

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SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS HEATHER BROGDEN, CHRISTINE DOCKERY, STEVEN BUSH, KENNETH POOLE, MICHAEL GRUNDY, JUSTIN MALBACIAS AND KEVIN GOODMAN. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2004, MINOR CHILD BORN 2016, MINOR CHILD BORN 2013, MINOR CHILD BORN 2019, MINOR CHILD BORN 2020.

TO DEFENDANT: Justin Malbacias 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.

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-10-2623 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS CHRISTINA GATHERS, DENO CAMPBELL, JERONICA FRAZIER JR, AKEEM GRANT, MALIK MITCHELL, JAROD CLEVELAND, AND ABRAHAM MEDLEY, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2007, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018. TO DEFENDANT: ABRAHAM MEDLEY YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on September 2, 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, Regina Parvin, 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. Regina Parvin, SC Bar # 65393, 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: ELAINE F. CROSS 2022-ES-10-0027 DOD: 12/15/21 Pers. Rep: CLAUDE C. CROSS 704 PINCKNEY ST. MCCLELLANVILLE, SC 29458 Atty: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ Estate of: KATHRYN M. GAILLARD 2022-ES-10-0044

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 2021-CP-10-05300 Cheryl . T. Tolley, Carol T. Greene, Tracie L. Tibbs,) and Walter H. Smalls, III, Plaintiffs, vs. Roy Josef Hermann Hulbert, Rita Hulbert ) Dillinger, Carla Hulbert Dudman, Agnes Earnestine Thompson, William Carl Ashe, Kimberly Kay ) Rasmussen, Douglas Brian Ashe, and John Doe and Jane Doe, whose names are unknown and fictitious ) names designating the unknown heirs, devisees, issue, executors, successors, administrators, or assigns of the above named Defendants, if they or any of them be dead and of Clarence B. Nell, Jesse B. Nell, Sarah E. Nell, Jesse C. Nell, Mary O. Nell aka Mary O. Nell Boags, Doris H. Hulbert Smalls aka Doris H. Smalls, Caroline N.Hare aka Carrie G. Nell, William Nell, Emily R. Nell, Helen M. Nell, Helen Nell Hulbert, Inez Nell Hulbert, Samuel Roy Hulbert Jr. aka Samuel R. Hulbert Jr., Ella W. Hulbert Tibbs aka Ella H. Tibbs, Mary Adelia Hulbert, and Clarence Lewis Ashe, Betty Jean Ashe, all deceased and Mary Roe and Richard Roe, whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, persons under disability, incompetents, insane, imprisoned, or those person in the military, if any, and also all other persons, known or whose true names are unknown, claiming any right, title, interest in, or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein. Defendants. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION SECOND AMENDED SUMMONS (Quiet Title Action) (Non-Jury) TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Second Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Second Amended Complaint on the Plaintiffs or their attorney, Veronica G. Small, Esquire, 3300 W. Montague Avenue, Suite 102, North Charleston, South Carolina 29418, with in thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such Service; and, if you fail to answer the Second Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff(s) in this action will apply to the Court of the relief demanded in this Second Amended Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned attorney will seek the agreement and stipulation of all parties not in default for an Order of Reference

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-10-3535

to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, South Carolina, stipulating that the said Master in Equity shall enter a final judgment in this case. AMENDED LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina upon the Second Amended Complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendants, to determine the interests of the parties to the below described real estate: ALL THAT LOT, piece or parcel of land known in the City’s Street number as No. 188 Coming Street, situate on the East side of Coming Street between Morris and Cannon Streets in the City of Charleston and State aforesaid. BUTTING AND BOUNDING to the East on Coming Street thirtyfour (34’) feet, six (6”) inches, to the North on lands now or late of one R. White one hundred and forty-six (146’) feet, to the East on lands now or late of one Toomer thirty (40’) fee, and to the South on lands now or late of De Large Dereef and others one hundred fifty feet (150’), be the same more or less, together with the buildings thereon. BEING the same property conveyed to Clarence B. Nell by deed of J. N. Robson dated January 19, 1871 and recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County in Book P. 15 at Page 673.

NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, Finkel Law Firm LLC, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 450, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29405, or to otherwise appear and defend the action pursuant to applicable court rules, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint or otherwise appear and defend within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above-entitled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 10, 2021, at 2:32 PM. FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC James H. Leffew, Esquire 4000 Faber Place Drive | Suite 450 North Charleston, South Carolina 29405 (843) 577-5460 Attorney for Plaintiff

TMS No.: 460-12-01-047 AMENDED NOTICE OF FILING YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Amended Lis Pendens, Amended Notice of Filing, Amended Notice Nisi, Amended Notice of Intent to Refer to Master-in-Equity, Second Amended Summons and Complaint, and Amended Petition for Appointment of Guardian ad Litem, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, Court of Common Pleas, Charleston, South Carolina on January 24, 2022. The purpose of this action is to declare Plaintiffs and certain of the Defendants are the sole owner of the property which is the subject matter of this action and for an Order confirming the same pursuant to the request in Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint. AMENDED NOTICE NISI TO THE INFANT DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED, IF THEY BE OVER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS AND TO THEM AND THOSE WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE IF THEY BE UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent you in this action within thirty (30) days after the service of this Amended Summons upon you, and if you fail, application for such appointment will be made by Plaintiff(s) herein.

Classifieds 02.16.22

/s/Veronica G. Small, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiffs 3300 W. Montague Avenue Ste 102 North Charleston, SC 29418

Dated: February 4, 2022

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2021-CP-10-05580 Frank Antonio Nicola and Terence Mazyck, Plaintiffs, v. Raven Samone Heyward, Defendant. SUMMONS AND NOTICES TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2021-CP-10-03717 PERNESSA SEELE, Plaintiff, v. WESLEY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH; EDNA POLK; CHARLES POLK; JERRY POLK; RUTH ANN POLK; AUGUSTINE POLK; CECELIA “CeeCee” SEELE O’BRIEN; THEODOSIA SEELE JONES; ALBERTHA SEELE JENKINS; RUTH PAULINE SEELE JACOBS; BEULAH “BeBe” SEELE SMITH; WILHELMINA SEELE ADAMS; MATTIE SEELE PENN; EDWARD SEELE; JOHN HENRY SEELE; MARY SEELE; JOHANNE SEELE; and MARTHA SEELE, if they be alive; any unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, issue, personal representatives, administrators, successors, or assigns of the above-named Defendants, if they or any of them may be deceased, including JOHN DOE and JANE DOE, fictitious names representing a class of unknown defendants who may be adults in the Military Service of the United States of America, if any, and RICHARD ROE and MARY ROE, fictitious names representing a class of unknown defendants who may be minors or persons under legal disability, if any; and any other unknown person or entity claiming any right, title, or interest in the subject real property as described in the Complaint herein, Defendant(s). NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT a hearing has been scheduled on Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment, filed on January 20, 2022, in relation to the above captioned matter. Said hearing will be held before The Honorable Mikell Scarborough, Master-inEquity for Charleston County, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. at the Charleston County Judicial Center, Courtroom 2A, located at 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401. Should any further information be needed, the telephone number for the Master-in-Equity’s office is

(843) 958-5073. Respectfully Submitted, FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC s\ Malena A. Dinwoodie Malena A. Dinwoodie, Esq. (SC Bar No.: 103978) 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 450 North Charleston, South Carolina 29405 T: (843) 577-5460 mdinwoodie@finkellaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff January 31, 2022

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 2021-DR-10-3304 HERLINDA GABRIEL VAZQUEZ, Plaintiff, v. RUBEN PEREZ VAZQUEZ, Defendant. SUMMONS TO: RUBEN PEREZ VAZQUEZ, DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve your Answer to said Complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff, at his offices located at 2 Cavalier Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, 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 will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the Complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of service, Judgment by Default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. G. EDWARD HAWKINS, III HAWKINS LAW FIRM, P.A. 2 Cavalier Avenue Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 225-7565 (843) 225-7585 fax ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Charleston, South Carolina February 16, 2021

Master’s Sale Case No. 2019-CP-10-05999 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs Eric Collins; Oak Bluff Homeowners Association, Inc.; Portrait Homes - South Carolina, LLC Upon authority of a Decree dated the 13th day of March, 2020, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 1st day of March 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of North Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 4704, Block 4700, Oak Bluff Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Harold B. Nielson, Jr., PE & PLS, of Nielson & Associates, entitled “FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT OF OAK BLUFF, BLOCKS 4700, 7955 CROSSROADS DRIVE, OWNED BY PORTRAIT HOMES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH

CAROLINA” which plat is dated July 9, 2005 and recorded in Plat Book EJ at Pages 122-124 in the RMC Office for Charleston County. BEING the same property conveyed to Eric Collins by Deed of Frederick Jeffers dated February 2, 2019 and recorded February 27, 2019 in Book 0779 at Page 873, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. TMS # 484-00-00-497 Current Property Address: 8008 Shadow Oak Drive, Charleston, SC, 29406 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 February 9, 2022 February 16, 2022 February 23, 2022 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2017-CP-10-04109 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

across and through a New Twenty-two (22’) foot IngressEgress Easement from Hamlin Road (S-10-540) to the subject property as shown on said plat. AND INCLUDED HEREWITH: 2003 Cavalier #LSC3254 Manufactured Home, 76’ x 32’, Serial # HMOGA0117209A/B being permanently affixed to the property. THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Vanessa Richardson by virtue of a Deed from Sipio Johnson dated August 14, 2003 and recorded September 2, 2003 in Book A 465 at Page 066 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. TMS # 578-00-00-350 Current Property Address: 1143 Hamlin Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 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 the 31st day of March, 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. PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John S. Kay, Esquire Telephone: 803-726-2700 FOR INSERTION February 9, 2022 February 16, 2022 February 23, 2022 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

LoanCare, LLC vs Vanessa S. Richardson aka Vanessa Richardson; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

Master’s Sale Case No. 2021-CP-10-02811

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 29th day of December, 2017, 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 March, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee of Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2019-E vs Florence G Jenkins; South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority as administrator of the South Carolina Housing Trust Fund

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, known and designated as Lot “B-1B”, containing 0.3677 of an acre, more or less, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated on a plat entitled “A SURVEY AND SUBDIVISION OF LOT B-1 OF THE LANDS OF SIPIO JOHNSON, LOCATED IN CHRIST CHURCH PARISH, CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C.” prepared by Robert L. Frank, RLS #4177, of Robert Frank Surveying, dated November 20, 2002, revised December 8, 2002 and recorded January 17, 2003 in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County in Plat Book DD at Page 530; said lot having such metes and bounds as reference to said plat will show, all measurements being a little more or less. TOGETHER with a perpetual right of ingress and egress in and to said tract of land, over,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 11th day of December, 2021, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 1st day of March, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL those certain pieces, parcels or lots of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, S.C., known and designated as Lot 29 and Lot 30, Block F-X, on a plat of the subdivision known as Dorchester Terrace #6, which plat is recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book H, Page 160, the said lots having such size, shape and dimensions, more or less, and being bounded as shown on said plat. BEING the same property conveyed to Florence G. Jenkins by Deed of Eric Urowsky and

Sidney Lederman, dated March 24, 2006 and recorded March 27, 2006 in Book R577 at Page 485, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. TMS # 469-13-00-016 Current Property Address: 3124 Terry Drive, Charleston, SC 29405 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 February 9, 2022 February 16, 2022 February 23, 2022 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE #: 2021-CP-10-5306 JCTS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. JEANETTE JAMES A/K/A JEANETTE E. JAMES, IRISH GENTILE, WADE JAMES, REGINALD JAMES, KENNETH JAMES, SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, AND JOHN DOE: fictitious name representing unknown minors, incompetents, persons in the military service with the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as The Service Member Civil Relief Act of 2003, persons imprisoned, and persons under any other legal disability, and RICHARD ROE: fictitious name representing unknown heirs, devisees, distributes, or personal representatives of the following deceased person: JEANETTE E. JAMES, Defendants. AMENDED SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or its attorney, Kerry W. Koon, at his office, 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 203, Charleston, South Carolina 294l2, 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, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference to the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, South Carolina, pursuant to Rule 53, S.C.R.C.P. AMENDED LIS PENDENS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an

action has been commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina affecting title to the real property hereinafter described. The purpose of an action is to quiet title after tax sale: All that certain lot, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in Town of Ravenel School District 84, Charleston County, State aforesaid, consisting of one (1) lot, Ravenel Acres, Lt 5, Block D of the subdivision known as Ravenel Acres, as more fully shown and designated on Plat of Ravenel Acres Subdivision recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County, SC in Plat Book K, at Page 155; Said lot having the shape, size, dimensions and boundings as more fully shown on said plat, which is hereby made a part and parcel of the conveyance and being conveyed subject to the restrictions thereon, recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County, SC in Book R-62, Page 169. TMS #: 187-15-00-083 NOTICE OF FILING AMENDED COMPLAINT Notice is hereby given that the Amended Complaint in the above captioned action, case number 2021-CP-10- 5306, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 24th day of November, 2021, a copy of the Amended Complaint is available for review and inspection by all interested parties. NOTICE NISI TO: SUCH OF THE DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ACTION WHO MAY BE INFANTS, INSANE PERSONS AND INCOMPETENTS, PERSONS IN MILITARY SERVICE, OR UNKNOWN: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Charleston County, South Carolina, an Order appointing for you as Guardian-ad-Litem, Nisi, Michael H. Ellis, Jr, Esq., who maintains his office at 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Ste. 202, Charleston, South Carolina 29412. The appointment shall become absolute upon the expiration of thirty (30) days following the last publication of the Summons herein, unless you or someone on your behalf, on or before the last mentioned date, shall procure someone to be appointed as Guardian-adLitem to represent you in the above action. NOTICE OF INTENT TO REFER TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that upon the expiration of thirty days (30) following the service of a copy of the within Notice of Intent to Refer upon you, the Plaintiff intends to and Will appear before the Honorable Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, at the usual place of judicature, and will move for an Order referring the above entitled action to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, for the purpose of holding a hearing into the merits of said cause, together with the authority to enter final judgment therein, and to provide that should any appeal be taken from the final judgment of the Master in Equity, that such appeal shall be made directly to the Supreme Court of South Carolina or alternatively to the South Carolina Court of Appeals. S/Kerry W. Koon, Esq. KERRY W. KOON 147 Wappoo Creek Drive Ste. 203 Charleston, SC 29412 843.795.7000 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 9TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2021-CP-10-05082 NORTHWOODS BLVD EXPRESS, INC., Plaintiff, v. WATTS POWER SYSTEMS, INC. f/k/a “WATTS ELECTRICAL, LLC,” and KENNETH WATTS, Defendants. SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this Complaint upon the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. CAMERON L. MARSHALL, LLC Cameron L. Marshall SC Bar No.: 64192 7 Gamecock Avenue, Ste 707 Charleston, SC 29407 [P]: (843) 795 – 2298 [F]: (843) 795 – 5081 Attorney for Plaintiff January 28, 2022 Charleston, SC

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2019CP1004036 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS John Henry Brown, III; Eman Mubarak Brown; South Carolina Department of Revenue; Sylvan Shores Neighborhood Association, Inc; American Express Centurion Bank; , DEFENDANTS. Upon authority of a Decree dated the 15th day of November, 2019, 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 March, 2022 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter. ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known as Lot 70, Sylvan Shores Subdivision; said lot being shown on a plat prepared by John Martin Saboe, P.E. & L.S., dated August 1, 1983, entitled “Plat of Lots 57-88, Sylvan Shores Subdivision”; said plat being duly recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AY, page 85. Reference to said plat is hereby craved for a more complete description as to distances, courses, mates and bounds. 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 John Henry Brown, 111 and Eman Mubarak Brown by Deed of Leemon Lawyer and Rosemarie Lawyer, dated April 18, 2018 and recorded May 3, 2018 in Book 0716 at Page 143 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County. TMS # 310-05-00-086 Case#: 2019CP1004036 Current Property Address: 2426 Pristine View Rd

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 016487-00713 2019CP1004036 FOR INSERTION 2/9/22, 2/16/22, 2/23/22 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2018CP1002861 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF15 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF15, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Sylvia C. Chapman; Thaddeus M. Chapman; DEFENDANTS. Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of January, 2022, 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 March, 2022 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter. All that lot of land, with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on the East side of Piedmont Avenue, between Sans Souci and Peachtree Streets in the City of Charleston and State of South Carolina and known as Lot #98 in Block “G” as shown on a plat of Riverside Park made by J. H. Dingle, Engineer, dated October 5, 1920, and duly recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Plat Book “C”, page 155, and being the same lot as shown on resurvey thereof by Joseph Needle, Assistant City Engineer, dated May 22, 1920. 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 subject property conveyed to Sylvia C. Chapman by deed of Audrey Young Ferguson dated October 4, 1995, and recorded October 9, 1995, in Deed Book T260 at Page 801 in the Office of the Register Deeds for Charleston

County. Subsequently, Sylvia C. Chapman conveyed a one-half interest in the property to Thaddeus M. Chapman, as joint tenants with the right of survivorship, by deed dated April 21, 2004, and recorded April 27, 2004, in Deed Book C492 at Page 815. TMS # 463-11-01-060 Case#: 2018CP1002861 Current Property Address: 40 Piedmont Ave Charleston, SC 29403

senior encumbrances. This being the same property conveyed to Charles Michael Feeley and Christine A. Pilarski by deed of John Henry Steenken and Annie S. Shier dated June 1, 2006, and recorded June 2, 2006, in Book Z585 at Page 344 in the Office of the Register Deeds for Charleston County. TMS # 421-01-00-125 Case#: 2020CP1000758 Current Property Address: 3 Colleton Dr Charleston, SC 29407

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 011847-04426 2018CP1002861 FOR INSERTION 2/9/22, 2/16/22 and 2/23/22 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John J. Hearn (803) 744-4444 FM 011847-04692 2020CP1000758 FOR INSERTION 2/9/22, 2/16/22, 2/23/22 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2020CP1000758

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2019CP1004633

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Charles Michael Feeley a/k/a Charles M. Feeley; Christine A. Pilarski; SC Housing Corp.; DEFENDANTS.

Reverse Mortgage Funding, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Ellen Bowick Torres; Carol Bowick Molony; Walter Kenneth Bowick, Jr.; George D. Bowick; Any Heirsat-Law or Devisees of Florence Bowick, 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; The United States of America acting by and through its agency The Department of Housing and Urban Development; City of Charleston; Alexander Stephen Brakefield; Trevor Christian Brakefield; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Rachel Renee Bowick, 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

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 March, 2022 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter. ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 4, Block R, on a plat of the Subdivision known as Byrnes Downs which plat was made by W.A. Clark, L.S., dated January 1944, and is duly recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Plat Book F, Page 178; the said lot having such size, shape and dimensions as will by reference to said plat more fully appear and being bounded as will be shown on said plat. SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, easements, covenants and rightsof-way of record, and any other

designated as Richard Roe; DEFENDANTS. Upon authority of a Decree dated the 20th day of March, 2020, 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 March, 2022 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter. ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina being known and designated as Lot 21 on a plat entitled, “final Plat showing Hemmingwood Subdivision Community, a 14.681 acre tract of land, property of Squire Homes Inc., located in Pierpont on the Ashley St. Andrews Parish Charleston County, South Carolina”, prepared by Andrews C. Gillette, SC, RLS dated May 23, 1989 revised August 22, 1989 recorded in the RMC office for Charleston County in Book BX, page 58. for a more complete description of said lot reference may be had to the aforesaid plat of record. 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 Florence K. Bowick by deed of Joseph Dawson III and Claudette Denise Dawson dated July 8, 2005 and recorded July 11, 2005 in the Deed Book N544 at page 811 in the office of the Charleston County Register of Deeds. Subsequently, Florence K. Bowick died intestate on March 18, 2019, leaving the subject property to her heirs or devisees, namely, George D. Bowick, Ellen Bowick Torres, Carol Bowick Molony, Walter Kenneth Bowick,Jr., Trevor Christian Brakefield, and Alexander Stephen Brakefield TMS # 3530200131 Case#: 2019CP1004633 Current Property Address: 1728 Leith Lane Charleston, SC 29414 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 017108-00274 2019CP1004633 FOR INSERTION 2/9/22, 2/16/22, 2/23/22 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-00429 Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, PLAINTIFF, VS. Richard Eugene Hunt Individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Virginia Mae Hunt a/k/a Virginia Koger Hunt; any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Virginia Mae Hunt a/k/a Virginia Koger Hunt, 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 The United States of America by and through its agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development a/k/a Secretary of Housing and Urban Development , DEFENDANT(S). SUMMONS AND NOTICES (211145.00022) TO ALL THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, Post Office Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-2065, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, 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 or Special Referee 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 or Special Master 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 within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Kelley Yarborough Woody, made absolute. NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on January 28, 2022.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the order appointing Kelley Yarborough Woody, whose address is PO Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe, defendants herein whose names and addresses are unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, incapacitated, or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina; for all named Defendants, addresses unknown, who may be infants, incapacitated, or under a legal disability; for any unknown heirs-at-law of Virginia Mae Hunt a/k/a Virginia Koger Hunt, including their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; and for all other unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in and to the real estate that is the subject of this foreclosure action, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 3rd day of February, 2022. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said Defendants, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian Ad Litem to represent them or any of them for the purposes of this action, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making the appointment of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi absolute. LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff above named against the Defendant(s) above named for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage given by Richard Eugene Hunt and Virginia Mae Hunt to Generation Mortgage Company, dated February 4, 2009, recorded February 11, 2009, in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County, in Book 0034 at Page 744; thereafter, said Mortgage was assigned to Champion Mortgage Company by assignment instrument dated December 1, 2013 and recorded February 14, 2014 in Book 0388 at Page 550; thereafter, assigned to Champion Mortgage Company by duplicate assignment instrument dated July 7, 2016 and recorded July 20, 2016 in Book 0569 at Page 809. The description of the premises is as follows: ALL THAT LOT, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being on James Island, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 15, Block K, Section 4, Lynwood Subdivision, as shown on a plat made by J. O`Hear Sanders, Jr., Surveyor, dated July 23, 1971, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book O, Page 121; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear. This being the same property conveyed to Richard Eugene Hunt and Virginia Mae Hunt by Deed of McAdams Construction Corp. dated January 8, 1972 and recorded January 8, 1972 in Book H98 at Page 219 in the ROD Office for Charleston County. TMS No. 4251000250 Property address: 1112 Kentwood Circle Charleston, SC 29412 SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. By: _/s/Angelia J. Grant 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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-00204 Quicken Loans Inc., PLAINTIFF, VS. D. John Bernard LeBoeuf a/k/a D. John LeBoeuf a/k/a Donald John Bernard LeBoeuf a/k/a Bernie LeBoeuf a/k/a DJ Bernard LeBoeuf, as Personal Representative, Individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Matthew Leboeuf a/k/a Matthew LeBoeuf a/k/a Matthew Craig LeBoeuf, Deceased; Faye LeBoeuf a/k/a Faye Louise LeBoeuf a/k/a Faye Jenkins LeBoeuf a/k/a Faye L. LeBoeuf f/k/a Faye Louise Jenkins, as Personal Representative, Individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Matthew Leboeuf a/k/a Matthew LeBoeuf a/k/a Matthew Craig LeBoeuf, Deceased; Brinton Feaster, Individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Matthew Leboeuf a/k/a Matthew LeBoeuf a/k/a Matthew Craig LeBoeuf, Deceased; and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Matthew Leboeuf a/k/a Matthew LeBoeuf a/k/a Matthew Craig LeBoeuf, 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,, DEFENDANT(S). SUMMONS AND NOTICES (201103.00024) TO ALL THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, Post Office Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-2065, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, 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 or Special Referee 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 or Special Master 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 within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Kelley Yarborough Woody, made absolute. NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on January 13, 2022. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the order appointing Kelley Yarborough Woody, whose address is PO Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe, defendants herein whose names and addresses are unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, incapacitated, or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina; for all named Defendants, addresses unknown, who may be infants, incapacitated, or under a legal disability; for any unknown heirs-at-law of Matthew Leboeuf a/k/a Matthew LeBoeuf a/k/a Matthew Craig LeBoeuf, Deceased, including their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; and for all other unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in and to the real estate that is the subject of this foreclosure action, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 25th day of January, 2022. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said Defendants, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian Ad Litem to represent them or any of them for the purposes of this action, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making the appointment of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi absolute. LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff above named against the Defendant(s) above named for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage given by Matthew Leboeuf to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., dated April 12, 2018, recorded April 17, 2018, in the office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County, in Book 0712 at Page 010; thereafter, said Mortgage was assigned to Quicken Loans Inc. by assignment instrument dated March 23, 2020 and recorded April 9, 2020 in Book 0873 at Page 490.

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The description of the premises is as follows:

(jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

ALL that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 160 of a subdivision of The Park at River`s Edge, recorded in Plat Book EJ at Page 714 (Book A-580, at Page 773) and having, according to said plat, metes and bounds as shown thereon.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (201103.00024) TO THE DEFENDANTS BRINTON FEASTER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS LEGAL HEIR OR DEVISEE OF THE ESTATE OF MATTHEW LEBOEUF A/K/A MATTHEW LEBOEUF A/K/A MATTHEW CRAIG LEBOEUF, DECEASED 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.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-00204

This being the same property conveyed to Matthew LeBoeuf by Deed of Joseph M. Wallace, dated April 10, 2018 and recorded April 17, 2018 in Book 712 at Page 8, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

Quicken Loans Inc., PLAINTIFF, VS. D. John Bernard LeBoeuf a/k/a D. John LeBoeuf a/k/a Donald John Bernard LeBoeuf a/k/a Bernie LeBoeuf a/k/a DJ Bernard LeBoeuf, as Personal Representative, Individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Matthew Leboeuf a/k/a Matthew LeBoeuf a/k/a Matthew Craig LeBoeuf, Deceased; Faye LeBoeuf a/k/a Faye Louise LeBoeuf a/k/a Faye Jenkins LeBoeuf a/k/a Faye L. LeBoeuf f/k/a Faye Louise Jenkins, as Personal Representative, Individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Matthew Leboeuf a/k/a Matthew LeBoeuf a/k/a Matthew Craig LeBoeuf, Deceased; Brinton Feaster, Individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Matthew Leboeuf a/k/a Matthew LeBoeuf a/k/a Matthew Craig LeBoeuf, Deceased; and any other Heirsat-Law or Devisees of Matthew Leboeuf a/k/a Matthew LeBoeuf a/k/a Matthew Craig LeBoeuf, 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

TMS No. 404-02-00-220 Property address: 7882 Montview Road North Charleston, SC 29418 SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. By: _/s/Angelia J. Grant 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

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 January 13, 2022.

Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, DEFENDANT(S).

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. By: _/s/Angelia J. Grant 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

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Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’re slipping into a phase when stuff that has been invisible will become visible, at least to you. You will have extra power to peer beneath the surfaces and discern the hidden agendas and study the deeper workings. Your interest in trivia and distractions will dissipate, and you’ll feel intensified yearnings to home in on core truths. Here’s your guiding principle during this time: Favor the interests of the soul over those of the ego. And for inspiration, have fun with this quote by religious scholar Huston Smith: “The Transcendent was my morning meal, we had the Eternal at lunch, and I ate a slice of the Infinite at dinner.” TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “You cannot have fun with anything that you don’t love or admire or respect,” declared comedian Mel Brooks. I agree! The joyous release that comes through playful amusement is most likely to unfold when you’re in the presence of influences you are fond of. The good news, Taurus, is that in the coming weeks, you will have a special inclination and knack for hanging around people and influences like that. Therefore, you will have an enhanced capacity for mirth and delight and pleasure. Take full advantage, please! As much as possible, gravitate toward what you love and admire and respect. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else,” says Gemini author Vikram Seth. I bring this truth to your attention because I believe you will soon be the beneficiary of steady, strong waves of inspiration. I also predict that these waves will transport you away from minor irritations that are best left alone for now. Be alert and ever-ready to spring into action, my dear, so that as the inspirational surges flow, you will harvest the maximum rewards from their gifts. CANCER (June 21-July 22): The advice that Reb Nachman of Breslov offered two centuries ago is just right for you now: “Never ask directions from someone who knows the way, or you will never be able to get lost.” In the coming weeks, you will attract tricky but palpable blessings from meandering around without knowing exactly where you are. It’s time for you to find out what you don’t even realize you need to know; to stumble upon quiet little wonders and marvels that will ultimately prove to be guideposts for your holy quests in the future. Yes, I understand that being in unknown territory without a reliable map isn’t usually a pleasure, but I believe it will be for you. PS: Our fellow Cancerian, author Rebecca Solnit, wrote a book entitled A Field Guide to Getting Lost. It might be helpful during your wanderings. Read a summary of it here: tinyurl.com/GuideToGettingLost LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “You face your greatest opposition when you’re closest to your biggest miracle,” wrote author and filmmaker T. D. Jakes. According to my analysis of upcoming astrological omens, that’s good advice for you. I suspect that the problems you encounter will be among your best and most useful ever. With the right attitude, you will harness the challenges to generate magnificent breakthroughs. And what’s the right attitude? Proceed with the hypothesis that life is now conspiring to bring your soul exactly what your soul needs to express its ripest beauty. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Always remember this,” said actor Hattie McDaniel (1893–1952). “There are only 18 inches between a pat on the back and a kick in the rump.” Metaphorically speaking, I believe her advice will be useful for you in the coming days. Lately, you’ve had to deal with too many experiences and influences akin to kicks in the rump. But now that will change. Soon there’ll be a surge of experiences and influences that resemble pats on the back. In my estimation, you have finished paying your dues and making course corrections. Now it’s time for you to receive meaningful appreciation and constructive approval. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Author Gayle Forman offers a set of truths that I suspect will be useful for you in the coming weeks. They may even be inspirational and motivational. Forman writes, “Sometimes fate or life or whatever you want to call it, leaves a door a little open, and you walk through it. But

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sometimes it locks the door and you have to find the key, or pick the lock, or knock the damn thing down. And sometimes, it doesn’t even show you the door, and you have to build it yourself.” Are you ready for the challenge, Libra? I think you are. Do whatever you must do to go through the doorways you want and need to go through. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash described her process. “I dream of songs,” she began. “I dream they fall down through the centuries, from my distant ancestors, and come to me. I dream of lullabies and sea shanties and keening cries and rhythms and stories and backbeats.” Scorpio, I would love for you to explore comparable approaches to getting the creative ideas you need to live your best life possible. I would love for you to draw freely from sources beyond your conscious ego — including your ancestors, the people you were in previous incarnations, gods and spirits, heroes and allies, the intelligence of animals, and the wisdom of nature. The coming months will be a favorable time to expand your access. Start boosting the signals now! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author Madeleine Thien has lived in Vancouver, Montreal, and Iowa City, and has taught at schools in Hong Kong and Brooklyn. Her father was born and raised in Malaysia and her mother in Hong Kong. She has a rich array of different roots. Not surprisingly, then, she has said, “I like to think of home as a verb, something we keep recreating.” That’s an excellent meditation for you right now, Sagittarius. And it will continue to be worthy of your ruminations for another four months. What’s the next step you could take to feel comfortable and secure and at peace? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The fastest animal on earth is the peregrine falcon, which can reach speeds of 200 miles per hour when it dives from a great height. The seventh-fastest creature is the humble pigeon. Having been clocked at 92.5 miles per hour, the bird outpaces the cheetah, which is the fastest land animal. I propose we make the pigeon your spirit creature for the coming weeks. On the one hand, you may seem mild and modest to casual observers. On the other hand, you will in fact be sleek, quick and agile. Like the pigeon, you will also be highly adaptable, able to thrive in a variety of situations. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Self-control might be as passionate and as active as the surrender to passion,” wrote Aquarian author W. Somerset Maugham. Yes! I agree! And that’s the perfect message for you to hear right now. If you choose to take advantage of the potentials that life is offering you, you will explore and experiment with the mysteries of self-discipline and self-command. You’ll be a trailblazer of discernment and poise. You will indulge in and enjoy the pleasures of self-regulation. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In 1961, Piscean cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human to orbit the Earth in a spacecraft. As his feat neared its end, Gagarin left the capsule at 20,000 feet above the ground and parachuted the rest of the way. He arrived in a turnip field where a girl and her grandmother were working. They provided him with a horse and cart so he could travel to the nearest telephone and make a call to get picked up and brought back to headquarters. I foresee a metaphorically comparable series of events transpiring in your life, Pisces. Be flexible and adaptable as you adjust to changing conditions with changing strategies. Your exceptional and illustrious activities may require the assistance of humble influences. Homework: Name the three things most worthy of celebrating right now. Then celebrate them! Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

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The acoustics of Rose Ganache

Tom Mackell retraces material with Unplugged EP Alt-country artist Tom Mackell brings stripped-down acoustic versions of previously released songs on his new EP, Unplugged. Unplugged captures the vulnerability that can be heard during his solo sets, he said. The simplistic tracks feature backing vocals and keys by Steven Mullan and string instrumentation by Tim Galloway to bring balanced intricacy to the easy listening Americana experience. —Chelsea Grinstead

By Kate Bryan Rose Ganache, the indie-rock outfit crafted by local musicians MeShell Wolf and James Coburn, was born of a special type of opposites-attract musical fusion. Wolf and Coburn are a study in contrasts, at least in terms of their individual musical upbringings. “James and I have such different backgrounds that, with our styles combined, you get this unique flavor,” said Wolf, who grew up in South Dakota writing folk-centric solo acoustic tunes. Coburn went to the College of Charleston, soaking in all that live music had to offer with a special appreciation for the improvisational nature of the jam-band scene. The two met about four years ago at an open jam in downtown Charleston. What attracted Coburn was Wolf’s neatly written compositions and the emotion behind what she created. “When I heard her songs, I could literally hear and see just this great band around them … her songs had this feeling … I just got really excited to bring that sort of live element, the electric element, to it,” Coburn said. Wolf was drawn toward Coburn’s fluidity and the unpredictability of a looser live show. “It was really good for me to open up to that,” she said. The two joined forces and created an acoustic act. After a few years of playing together as a duo, the pandemic hit. The isolation and lack of live gigs forced Wolf and Coburn to look inward, reevaluating their musical ambitions. Through this reflection, they formed the current iteration of their sonic partnership, Rose Ganache. “We decided to take a new direction with it,” Coburn said. The two consider Rose Ganache to be an ever-evolving songwriting project. During lockdown, they had the opportunity to virtually collaborate with Ryan Stasik and Kris Myers of renowned jam group Umphrees McGhee. The result was Madness From Two, Rose Ganache’s first

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Rose Ganache, the musical brainchild of MeShell Wolf and James Coburn, emerges as an innovative songwriting project EP. Marc Brownstein of the Disco Biscuits is an executive producer on the album, and he and bandmate Jon Gutwillig served as creative consultants. Wolf and Coburn had the chance to head to Los Angeles to record Madness From Two at Wyman Studios. “To say it was a surreal experience would be an understatement from my perspective,” Coburn said. The recording process was made all the more memorable by the fact that the two artists got engaged the day after they finished the album, cementing their partnership in more ways than one. Madness From Two melds the alt-rock attitude of the ’90s and early aughts with a folk spin that feels of-the-moment. Coburn’s robust guitar sound is mirrored by the strength of Wolf’s voice, which shines on every track. The bass and drum lines, contributed by Stasik and Myers, keep a deep and steady pace. The EP is lyrically pensive, exuding emotions dredged up by the isolation and turmoil of the early days of the pandemic. “I do believe that our EP holds a lot of experience from self reflection during the difficult time

that everybody went through and just the huge life changes that we all experienced. There’s a lot of internal reflection that I feel like can be looked at from a variety of angles,” Wolf said. Rose Ganache is in the process of writing new music, and the artists have plans to record a second album with producers Tip Wyman and Ray Bardani at Wyman Studios in Los Angeles this summer. Listeners will get the chance to hear the tunes live too — Wolf and Coburn have been booking shows and festivals across the country, including an intimate coming-out show of sorts on March 13 at the Boom Room in Philadelphia. The performance will feature drummer Mike Greenfield of Lotus and bassist Tim Khayat of Runaway Gin. Rose Ganache will keep entertaining an evolving roster of co-creators in the rhythm section during their shows and in recordings, furthering the idea of their project as a moving, collaborative experiment. “We’re definitely going to be doing some acoustic, intimate stuff out there as well, but a rotating cast is where we’re really excited,” Wolf said. “We’re just excited for the future,” Coburn agreed.

Local indie rock outfit Secret Guest will reassemble for a Feb. 19 performance at The Royal American downtown after taking a hiatus and switching up its lineup. “We’ve been dipping the proverbial toe back in,” said frontman Brett Nash of resuming live shows. The Feb. 19 performance will feature guitarist Drew McQuiston, keyboardist Camille Rhoden, bassist Dr. Dence and drummer Michael Milam, with Asheville-based grunge rock band Powder Horns and Columbia-based post pop outfit Melon In. Right now, Secret Guest is working on wrangling new recordings of the group’s brand of “adult punk contemporary,” and plan to reveal a new single at the upcoming show. Doors open at 9 p.m. —CG

CofC, Charleston Symphony collaborate on Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’

College of Charleston School of the Arts and the Charleston Symphony will present a collaborative production of Mozart’s classic opera, Die Zauberflöte, or Magic Flute, with two performances at the Sottile Theater downtown at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 25, and 2 p.m., Feb. 27. This collaboration is the first of its kind for CofC, which has never produced a full scale opera before, plus the performances take place at the newly renovated Sottile theater complete with an orchestra pit, said CofC opera director Sandy DeAthosMeers. Tickets range from $15 to $50. —CG

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