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Researchers at Charleston’s national Hollings Marine Lab on James Island normally aren’t worry-warts. But the new slash-and-burn fiscal environment from the Trump administration’s new federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leaves them with a growing sense of dread about the future of their vital work to protect coastal waters.
“It’s bad,” said one HML source who asked not to be named. “Everybody knows someone who was either fired or has resigned. It would be hard not to know half a dozen people by now.”
Several others who haven’t gotten the axe are being pushed to retire, including career civil servants with more than 20 years of experience.
“This loss of institutional knowledge — we’re not going to recover for decades,” the source said.
Ed Wirth, a career environmental scientist who has been affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 1995, said the grim mood at the research center named for the late U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings is unprecedented. Hollings, a Charleston native, is considered the father of marine research for authoring everything from the Marine Mammal Protection Act to the Coastal Zone Management Act.
“I know a lot of people who have lost sleep, myself included,” Wirth said. “You’re concerned not only about what your job is because a lot of the folks are
involved in government science, but they’re not there to be political. They’re there to ask questions in the themes that they study, that they’re experts about. Those inherently are not political, they’re just science.”
The HML building houses employees with NOAA, the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and some state marinerelated offices. While NIST hasn’t yet seen any cuts, the source said it’s likely only a matter of time.
“You just don’t know what shoe is going to drop next,” the source said. “People who are trying to look on the bright side of life are telling me to just keep my head down because I still love my job. But I’m like, ‘You can only stay and stand in tree pose for so long when they poke you every 10 minutes.’ ”
What’s at risk?
Another source who works at Hollings said it’s difficult to tell what exactly is under threat based on a federal budget that was leaked in April. Previous proposals made by the Trump administration in 2018 during his first term zeroed out funding for NCCOS, but Congress restored the agency’s funding.
“I don’t know if the political environment would be susceptible to that right now,” said another HML employee who wished not to be named. “What was leaked is just one of many steps in a budget process that is complex and long and dysfunctional. It is one of the few
“People who are trying to look on the bright side of life are telling me to just keep my head down because I still love my job. But I’m like, ‘You can only stay and stand in tree pose for so long when they poke you every 10 minutes.’ ”
constitutional jobs on the president’s side — to create a functional budget. We’re still struggling to figure out what our fiscal year 2025 dollars are, and we’re halfway through the year.”
Annual budgets for the HML are not publicly specified, but the laboratory’s funding is part of NOAA’s broader financial allocations. In 2024, NOAA’s total budget was about $6.72 billion, with $4.55 billion allocated to operations, research and facilities. A portion of this funding supports research conducted at laboratories and cooperative institutes, including those at the HML.
Some fear the lab at the end of Fort Johnson Road may close entirely.
“The Marine Resources Center has been
The Rundown
S.C. Senate votes to boot Loftis
South Carolina’s Republicandominated Senate voted 33-8 this week to kick Republican state Treasurer Curtis Loftis out of office over a $1.8 billion accounting error that threatens the state’s financial rating.
All eyes now rest on the S.C. House, but it is unclear whether the lower chamber will take up the resolution this year, leaving Loftis’s fate up in the air.
“We knew this process would be more political in nature than the serious legal hearing one would expect to overturn a statewide election,” Loftis said in a statement. “But today is just one step in this process, and we will now weigh our options on next steps.”
The error was a result of the state’s switch to a new accounting system in the early 2000s, according to reports. The error subsequently resulted in the resignations of former Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom and state auditor George Kennedy as well as an investigation by the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“When are you going to host a real town hall?”
—A Mount Pleasant man in a testy April 19 exchange with U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. It quickly turned into a heated, vulgar argument in an Ulta Beauty store. Both parties posted recordings with Mace shouting, “F**k you” and calling him “absolutely f**king insane” in response to him asking her repeatedly about future town hall meetings.
CP GROCERY TRACKER
April 18 – April 25, 2025
Numbers are based on weekly average costs nationwide.
Milk (half-gallon): $2.61 ( $0.14)
Cheese (8-ounce block): $2.61 ( $0.36)
Eggs (dozen, large white): $3.93 (p $0.94)
Bananas (per pound): $0.55 ( $0.01)
Avocados (each): $1.38 ( $0.19)
Gas (per gallon, S.C. avg.): $2.800 ( $0.041)
Sources: ams.usda.gov, gasprices.aaa.com
KEEPING COUPLES
MUSC plans for new hospital to expand cancer care
By Herb Frazier
The threat of rising cancer cases in the future statewide has prompted the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to plan for a new cancer hospital in downtown Charleston.
Before it opens by 2030, MUSC will apply to have the hospital certified as one of the nation’s top-tier comprehensive cancer-care and research facilities so that South Carolinians won’t need to seek advanced treatment elsewhere, said Dr. Patrick Cawley, CEO of MUSC Health.
MUSC’s emphasis on cancer, Cawley said in an interview, began a year ago because of a significant rise in cancer cases as new cancer therapies emerged. That has already led to a planned MUSC cancer hospital in Florence. It is expected to open in the fall of 2027.
“We are doing many of these things at MUSC, and we think more of them need to be available across the state,” he added.
But what about potential federal cuts?
The university’s focus on cancer care, research and prevention coincides, however, with possible federal government funding cuts for medical research through the National Institute of Health (NIH). In fiscal year 2024, MUSC received $137.1 million in NIH funding for research.
“We really don’t know the impacts” those cuts might pose, Cawley said. “Our state and federal legislators are strongly advocating for our research priorities to improve patient health. We remain optimistic that cancer-related grant funding will continue to come through.”
Potential funding cuts, he explained, are not expected to affect the university’s hospitals, which operate from patient revenue.
Possible cuts to Medicaid and Medicare aren’t expected to affect services in MUSC’s cancer clinics, said Dr. Raymond N.
The Medical University of South Carolina is planning to build a new cancer hospital next to the Rutledge Tower to care for an expected rise in the number of cancer patients in the state
DuBois, director of the Hollings Cancer Center. “We are the place where a lot of people in this situation would come, and we are not going to turn people away,” he said.
MUSC is expected to finish a feasibility study for the new Charleston hospital in three to six months, Cawley said. The MUSC board of trustees recently approved the new hospital that will be built on Sabin Street next to the Rutledge Tower and a short walk from the Hollings center.
Cawley was reluctant to estimate how much the new hospital will cost “because more and more cancer treatment can be done outside the hospital and that will play into how we build it and how much it will cost.”
DuBois said about 33,000 South Carolinians annually are diagnosed with cancer. The disease kills about 10,000 to 11,000 of them each year, he added.
About 13% of the new cancer patients travel to other states for cancer care, Cawley said. That means, he said, that
85%t of them will not receive cutting-edge therapies, “if we don’t make them available for the rest of the people.”
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) classifies MUSC as a clinical cancer center, one step below the top rank as a comprehensive cancer center.
In 2028, the university plans for the first time to apply for the higher ranking, Cawley said. If the state’s new budget is approved, MUSC will receive $15 million to help it prepare for a rigorous NCI inspection and potentially more agency funding.
The NCI designation would be the first for South Carolina. There are 57 NCI comprehensive cancer centers in 37 states, including North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.
DuBois said the new hospital will boost the center’s clinical space by 276,000-square-feet, the size of nearly four football fields.
The increased space brings more room for research labs and patient services, he said.
“It will put everything under one roof so we will have all the in-patient, out-patient services and imaging, pathology and all the things that cancer patients need to get done to get their treatment plan and treatments, surgical, medical and radiation therapy.”
Rising cancer cases
The top three fatal cancers in the state and in the tri-county are lung-related, prostate and female breast, according to the S.C. Department of Public Health (DPH).
While MUSC officials said the state’s cancer rate is increasing, DPH reports that fewer people are dying from it.
“Mortality rates for all cancers and the top three have mostly decreased over the past five years of data (2018 to 2022) for the state … and for Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties,” according to DPH.
MUSC is projecting, however, that cancer rates could rise because of the state’s aging population and the influx of older people moving to the state.
“This will very likely lead to increased cancer cases in the future,” he said. “We need to plan for that increase now.”
Plans for a new hospital also take into consideration that not all South Carolinians, especially residents in rural and underserved areas, are not being appropriately screened for cancer, he said.
“That will increase our cancer burden, and we have a good cancer burden already for a state of about 5 million people,” he said. But on the other end of the age spectrum, people younger than 45 are also being diagnosed with cancer due to a number of factors, DuBois said. Colorectal and other cancers are going up in younger people, he said.
“Part of it is [due] to a much higher percentage of obesity in the younger population,” DuBois explained. Exercise and other healthy behaviors, he said, “aren’t as prevalent as they were two or three decades ago. So that is increasing their risk.”
one of the East Coast’s leading hubs of marine and fisheries science for more than 50 years, and the Hollings Marine Lab contributes significantly to that distinction,” the state Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) said in a statement. “One of the most valuable benefits of the lab is the collaboration it fosters between federal, state and academic researchers.”
Wirth said the HML was a unique facility among federal research institutions due to the variety of work done there and the vast populations it serves.
“While the HML is in Charleston’s back-
yard, we have outreach and collaborations with folks that range everywhere from native communities in Alaska to the Caribbean to islands in the Pacific,” he said. “There’s an international research facility in Charleston. We don’t champion it; we don’t put gold stars on our building, but there really is. If I was somebody in Charleston or in South Carolina, I would want to keep that here.”
Uncertain futures
Wirth said that from a technical standpoint, it will be difficult to recover from the dramatic cuts that have already taken place at Hollings. But he said he has faith that the people that have been let go will continue to
do good science wherever they end up.
“The change that’s occurring is really quite sudden, but the people who are separating from service I think in large part are still around and available and would be happy to serve in that role. … Obviously we wouldn’t be federal employees anymore.
“I’d rather have the opportunity to be a good scientist than stay and get a paycheck and not be able to do good science due to budget restrictions,” he added.
The first source said the only path forward that ends positively is congressional action to restore federal funding.
“There are so many actions that this administration has taken that are illegal, and the security risks of DOGE are enor-
mous,” the source said. “We have to take … security training every year, and when I read about insider threats — [Donald] Trump and Musk are, by definition, insider threats.
“I don’t know how we get out of this without deposing the administration,” the employee added. “It’s not about efficiency — we aren’t opposed to that. But this approach seems to be more akin to swinging the sledgehammer at as many things as possible before they are stopped.” What could be more difficult to rebuild is the trust lost in the scientific community and the structure of federal programs.
“I think there will be books written about that,” Wirth said.
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Big issues unresolved with few days left in session
By Jack O’Toole
As the 2025 legislative session barrels toward its May 8 close, people on both sides of the political aisle can point to progress, setbacks and issues where the jury is still out.
“Overall, I think we still see a lot of potential,” said Sam Aaron, research director at the conservative-leaning S.C. Policy Council. “A lot of things are still up in the air.”
On the plus side, in his view, are bills to provide private school vouchers, lower the state’s top tax rate and zero-out earmarks in this year’s budget, all of which appear to be headed toward final passage. The major remaining question, he says, is how legislators will resolve differences on the push to lower sky-high liquor liability premiums for bar and restaurant owners.
Will they settle on a narrow bill aimed squarely at the problem of liquor liability, as favored by the S.C. House — or will they opt for a broader lawsuit reform bill championed by Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey (R-Edgefield)? Or worse, will they stand by as the whole effort collapses amid finger-pointing and bitter recriminations?
(DEI) programs in the state.
“We’re concerned about the anti-DEI push that discourages teachers and businesses from doing what they should do — which is not to give someone an advantage because of their identity, but to give them an equal playing field,” Teague said.
But beyond any single bill, what she’s found especially noteworthy about the session is the impact of expanded GOP supermajorities on the culture of the institution.
“With a supermajority in both houses, some legislators who aren’t wildly supportive of some of the more extreme bills feel they’re under more pressure to put them through,” Teague said. “And that’s unfortunate.”
2025 bills, passed and pending
“That’s the one I’m most curious to see,” Aaron said. “We know that across the state, bars and restaurants are shutting down at an alarming rate. And if they don’t find a way to get something done in the final weeks, those people are just going to be left out in the cold for another year.”
With the clock ticking, legislators are set to meet three days a week through session’s end on May 8. Here’s a look at some of what they’ve accomplished — and what they’re still trying to get done.
The 2025-26 state budget (H. 4025): The House-passed $14.4 billion 2025-26 S.C. budget, stocked with popular provisions like income tax cuts, teacher pay raises and new money for roads and bridges, is now awaiting action in the Senate. The big change this year? An agreement to eliminate earmarks, which totaled about $400 million last year, in exchange for tax cuts and new spending.
With a supermajority in both houses, some legislators who aren’t wildly supportive of some of the more extreme bills feel they’re under more pressure to put them through. And that’s unfortunate.” —Lynn Teague
Less enamored of the top-rate tax cuts, school vouchers and general rightward drift of the 2025 session is Lynn Teague of the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of South Carolina.
“There have been some positive developments this session,” she said. “But the overall direction has been disturbing.”
In particular, she said in an April 21 interview, the league is concerned about the impact of a bill that would tear down any vestige of diversity, equity and inclusion
driving bill that requires motorists to put down the mobile phone and focus on the road ahead. The bill is now in the Senate, where it’s expected to pass easily. Currently, S.C. is one of only two states that allows motorists to use a cell phone with their hands while driving.
Energy (H. 3309): The S.C. House energy bill, a version of which died in the Senate last year without a vote, this year expands fossil fuel power by allowing a new natural gas plant partnership between Dominion Energy and state-owned Santee Cooper. But with removal or change to provisions limiting regulatory oversight of the state’s utilities, consumer advocates eased opposition and the bill is expected to reach the governor’s desk by the time the session ends.
DEI ban (H. 3927): With strong encouragement from the Trump administration in Washington, the House passed a broad ban on DEI initiatives in government and education. Supporters say the bill would end unfair and discriminatory racial practices. Opponents say it outlaws programs designed specifically to redress those wrongs. The bill is currently in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Hate crimes (H. 3039): Passed by the House last year only to die without a vote in the Senate, the Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act is once again up in the air as the session moves to an end. Introduced after the 2015 Emanuel AME Church murders in Charleston, the bill would stiffen penalties for crimes motivated by hate. Related bills to close the Charleston Loophole that allowed the Emanuel killer to buy the gun due to a paperwork delay are again stalled in House and Senate committees. South Carolina is one of two states without a hate crimes law.
Blotter of the Week
A West Ashley woman on April 8 reportedly attempted to steal 86 items, including several holiday cards, from an area Walmart by hiding them under a jacket in her lap while sitting in a mobility scooter. The woman reportedly paid for a single container of plastic cups and rode toward the exit door when she was confronted by store security and later arrested by Charleston police.
Stay classy, Charleston Charleston police on April 11 approached a man outside a Lockwood Drive courthouse squatting down with his pants around his ankles and “wiping his buttocks with his shirt,” and yes, he was doing what you think. He told police he couldn’t make it to the bathroom and needed to “relieve himself” before attending court that morning. He did not appear in court that day.
What is going on?
Private school vouchers (S. 62): After watching voucher initiatives get struck down twice in recent years by the S.C. Supreme Court, lawmakers say they’ve cracked the code this time. Under a House-Senate compromise announced this month, the program would provide up to 15,000 students with a $7,500 voucher for school-related expenses, including private school tuition.
Hands-free driving (H. 3276): Faced with the loss of $50 million in federal highway funds, the House passed a hands-free
Liquor liability/tort reform (H. 4087): Whether lawmakers can settle very different approaches by May 8 is one of the key questions remaining in the session. Also at stake are moves to strengthen the state’s notoriously weak DUI laws, which many argue are a major contributing factor in the liability cost crisis.
Health agency consolidation (S. 2): After dying dramatically when a small group of opponents raised a technical objection in the final moments of the 2024 session, a bill to consolidate the state’s behavioral health agencies has passed both chambers and is expected to be signed by Gov. Henry McMaster. It was written in response to numerous state behavioral health scandals and an outside study that found S.C. has the least coordinated behavioral health system in the nation.
A Mount Pleasant woman on April 12 told police her ex-boyfriend stole a painting from her North Charleston storage unit, dropped it off on her front porch and then stole it again before she could retrieve it. Officers, confused, went to her home, where she answered the door in only a towel and changed her story several times. Mount Pleasant officers told her they would hand her case off to North Charleston police.
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Make our state safer from gun violence
There’s still time for the South Carolina General Assembly to do the right things on gun violence.
After all, state lawmakers have had 10 years. But again this year, with the legislative session set to expire May 8, time is running out.
To memorialize the brutal deaths of nine people at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church 10 years ago, the legislature is morally obligated to pass two measures to make South Carolina safer.
First, it must pass a hate crimes law to stiffen penalties for hate-motivated crimes, such as the slaughter of state Sen. Clementa Pinckney and eight of his church members in June 2015. South Carolina and Wyoming remain the only two states without such a law. Last year, the S.C. House passed the measure, but it died in the state Senate without a vote. This year, bills are stuck in committees in each chamber.
The legislature wraps up in less than two weeks. So get a move on, good ol’ boys and girls.
Next is a measure to close the so-called Charleston loophole that makes it easier for people like Emanuel murderer Dylann Roof to buy guns. Roof, who had a history of drug use, was allowed to buy a pistol despite an arrest that should have blocked the gun purchase. But because his FBI background check wasn’t completed within three business days, he was allowed to buy the gun. State legislators can fix that problem with a new state law. But there’s also some hope something will be done at
the federal level (although with this Congress, who knows?).
U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., is trying to close the loophole at the federal level, noting in 2024 that there were millions of guns on the streets that were sold without a completed background check. The Charleston loophole, he said, represented “an abject failure of our current background check system to keep Americans safe.”
According to Goldman’s office, the FBI processed nearly 24 million background checks in 2020 and 2021. But about 4.5% — more than a million checks — took longer than three days, which allowed guns to be sold without completed background checks.
“While we continue to fight to close this loophole once and for all, we must also ensure that the FBI is able to track down firearms that should have never been sold in the first place. No gun sale should ever go forward on a technicality.”
He’s 100% right. South Carolina lawmakers need to get to work pronto and not let another session go by without passing a hate crimes law and closing the Charleston loophole here.
What better way to honor a colleague murdered in a hateful act of gun violence? What better way to curb the possibility of another mass slaying?
Lawmakers should be inspired by Confucius, who said, “It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”
CHARLESTON CHECKLIST
We encourage community leaders to act on these audacious priorities:
1. Deal with the water. Build a strong resiliency plan to harden infrastructure and make smart climate change decisions about development, roads and quality of life.
2. Fix roads, traffic. Repair and improve roads and reduce traffic. Speed up alternatives, including more public transportation.
3. Be smarter about education. Inject new energy into the broken Charleston County school board by focusing on kids, not national mantras.
4. Conduct public business in public. Be transparent in public business. Stop the secrecy.
5. Invest in quality of life. Build more parks. Have more festivals. Invest in infrastructure that promotes a broad sense of community.
6. Engage in real racial conciliation. If we embark on more conversations and actions on racial reconciliation, our community will strengthen and grow.
7. Develop fewer hotels, more affordable housing. Make Charleston a more affordable place to live for everyone.
8. Develop Union Pier at scale. Let’s not put ship-sized buildings on the coveted Union Pier property downtown. Instead, make what comes appropriate.
9. Build and follow a 50-year plan. Plan for the county’s long-term future and follow the plan.
10. Pay people more. Pay a living wage. Push South Carolina lawmakers to set a real minimum wage.
It’s time to right some big wrongs
By Andy Brack
It’s sad to say, but there’s more wrong going on than right these days in the United States. Sadder still is that these national wounds are self-inflicted — by the Trump Administration, a fearful Congress and a judiciary that needs to wake up more.
We’ve faced such turmoil before, most recently with the over-hyped “Red scare” in the early 1950s by U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Friends turned on friends. Americans lived in fear that communists were going to take over, thanks to the Republican senator’s bullying tactics to spread allegations that spies and communist sympathizers infiltrated the national government. When he went after the U.S. Army, the Senate convened weeks of hearings that exposed McCarthy as a bully. And the country turned on him, eventually closing a nasty chapter of American politics.
Now we’re living with the same kind of moment. The difference is that one branch of government — the executive — is pillorying everything. What’s happening is not just the work on one man with a bunch of files on people in the Senate. Rather, the full power of the presidency is coming down hard on just about anything not in line with the target of the day.
It’s wrong for the president and executive branch to curtail funding for dozens of vital programs that pay for medical research that can cure diseases.
It’s wrong to cut money for national parks, libraries, museums and more. It’s wrong to eliminate agencies without the consent of Congress, which is charged with setting policies and funding them to make government work.
It’s wrong to threaten Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, student loans and other programs that serve masses of Americans and make their daily lives better.
It’s wrong to wage a campaign of retribution on foreign allies who do not deserve explosive tariffs, knowing full well that the turbulence created would sink the stock market and deflate retirement savings of millions of Americans. It’s wrong to threaten institutions of higher learning with various punishments for not teaching or researching the way that the administration seeks. And it’s wrong to cultivate fear among immigrants who help to make the country strong and do the kind of work that most long-time Americans no longer want to do. Instead, Trump and company threaten green cards and send people to foreign prisons without due process. Maybe the tide is starting to turn a little, thanks to more than 100 cases filed against the administration.
Just look at the Maryland man sent to prison in El Salvador without due process. A federal appeals court recently blocked an attempt by the administration to try to stop a judge’s order to bring back the man to the United States. “The government is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process that is the foundation of our constitutional order,” wrote conservative U.S. Court of Appeals Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson. “Further, it claims in essence that because it has rid itself of custody that there is nothing that can be done. This should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear.” Wilkinson envisioned what could happen if the executive branch continued to disregard court orders and deport people without due process: “What assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home? … And what assurance shall there be that the Executive will not train its broad discretionary powers upon its political enemies? The threat, even if not the actuality, would always be present and the Executive’s obligation to ‘take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed’ would lose its meaning.”
Public service is more than showing up at press conferences and ribbon-cuttings. Sometimes it’s about standing up for what’s right and opposing what’s wrong. It’s time for Congress to stop being fearful and for judges to get Trump to stay in his lane.
Andy Brack is editor and publisher of Charleston City Paper. Have a comment? Send to: feedback@ charleston citypaper.com.
Troubled waters
A return to Lighthouse Inlet
By Ayinde Moir Waring
emories began to flood my mind, more than 30 years after that tragic day, as I trudge through the thick sand of what is now a nature preserve on Folly Island.
I can still hear the youthful laughter of excited teenagers as they filed off a bus on a warm summer day as wind blew sand in their eyes. I can still hear the faint crashing of waves and smell salt in the thick humid air from that day so many years ago. There was a teenaged innocence of life not-yet-lived. The possibilities seemed limitless.
For a moment, there in the sand more than three decades later, I couldn’t help but smile.
But the closer I walked to where I knew I needed to go, I felt a deep pain. It was a pain in my soul that I had lived with for most of my life. It was the pain that shaped me into the person I became.
When I finally broke out of the trees and into the open, I had to stop to catch my breath. To fully absorb where I was standing: Lighthouse Inlet.
Back then, it looked different — vibrant and alive, at least on that day. But now on this early weekday morning, it felt more like a graveyard. In a way it was.
In the distance, Morris Island Lighthouse stood as it always had — stoic, majestic and alone. I moved closer to the water, which appeared ominous, yet calm. But I knew better. It was a façade. Just like it was years ago.
In the summer of 1986, I was accepted into a two-week Governor’s School minisession at the College of Charleston for “academically gifted,” rising 9th grade students. It was modeled after an established month-long program for rising seniors.
I did not want to apply, but after some convincing from a pair of teachers, I relented. I was shocked when I got accepted, because I wasn’t the smartest kid at my school in Hanahan. As my daddy drove me to the college to check in, I was beyond excited. All that I could think of were the new friends I would make.
Within hours, I met Dawson, Marcus, Will, Alton, Joey, and Nick, too. Nick and Will were roommates. Erin, Tameca, and Kimmy would soon join our crew. That night we listened to Run DMC’s “Peter Piper” and talked forever.
When we weren’t in computer or STEM classes, we were always together. We spent hours in the pool, diving off of the top diving board, and more hours in the gym playing pick-up games against college students and other Governor’s School participants. We dominated everyone.
Marcus was hands-down the funniest of our crew. He and I were in the same classes, so we spent a lot of time together. At 13, he was already 6 feet tall and close to 200 pounds. He could dunk a basketball and excelled in football and basketball in Cheraw. He was destined to be a star, athletically and academically.
Alton was a runner, always cool and laid back, yet smooth. Joey was sort of the pretty boy of our group. Will was quiet and easy-going. He would quietly ease in and out of the group, but went everywhere that we went. Nick, with whom I would build a lifelong friendship, was very similar to me: loud, athletic, fun and outgoing. It wasn’t long before he would become one of South Carolina’s best basketball players.
For that first week,we were inseparable. The girls were always with us, too. We dubbed ourselves “The Soul Patrol.” We were from all over South Carolina, but in one week’s time, we grew close in a way only teenagers devoid of social media distractions and communication overload from the outside world could.
Our lives would soon change.
Marcus and I were waiting for the rest of our boys to get back from church so we could all go on the social excursion that day to Folly Beach. The day before, we had gone to Sullivan’s Island and it was a blast. We spent hours jumping waves and swimming in the warm ocean.
All of us had gone except Marcus and Curt, who couldn’t swim. I imagine their parents told them to stay away from the beach. But after hearing about all of the fun that we had, they both decided they would go with us to Folly Beach.
The bus to Folly buzzed with a thousand conversations. We got off the bus, eagerly walking to the beach. Within minutes we were in the water; innocently jumping waves. Playing games and being teenagers.
“I can’t touch the bottom,” I said, pointing out as our group felt a sort of tug pulling us into deeper water. Seconds before, we had been wading in waist-deep water. Now we were struggling to stay afloat. I don’t remember who was there other than Nick.
I just remember thinking that “I can’t die here. My family will be devastated.”
We didn’t realize we had stepped off of an underwater “cliff” in the inlet and were being swept out by a riptide and swirling currents. Even for a strong swimmer like me, it was scary. None of us spent that much time swimming at the beach, so we were naïve and inexperienced. I just remember thinking that “I can’t die here. My family will be devastated.”
At one point, I got too tired to keep swimming. I let myself sink down but there was no bottom. I quickly swam back up to the surface, and all I remember is seeing Alton, who was maybe 50 feet away, standing up near where we had been pushed into the current. He looked exhausted and traumatized. I called for him to help me, but he was frozen.
Nick seemed to appear out of nowhere. Together, we encouraged each other. In the distance on the beach, though, no one
— even a fisherman yards away — seemed to have any idea what we were going through. We literally swam until our stomachs rubbed the beach sand. Then, all we could do was lie in the sand and try to catch our breaths.
Then the sudden reality of it all hit us. Tameca, Erin and Dawson were still in the water. One of our peers, Whit from Myrtle Beach, was heroically saving them. Someone swam out to help him with a chilled cooler and eventually he brought Erin and Tameca back in. He was too tired to get Dawson, but someone else had stepped in and helped.
The next few minutes can only be described as sheer panic: Marcus and Will were missing.
In the hours that followed, we struggled to make sense of it all. We hoped that somehow Marcus and Will would be found together hanging out somewhere on the beach because they had wandered too far away. But I knew this couldn’t be true, because I had seen Marcus in the water. He was playing by himself in the shallows.
In hindsight, our young, uncomfortable bravado only helped to suppress what became years of emotional scars.
I told him to come out to chest deep water with me and he emphatically told me, “No.” Then he cracked some jokes. I swam away, not realizing I would never see him again. Alton was distraught. He had actually seen Marcus drowning, but couldn’t do anything to help him. Nick and I kept saying if we had known while we were in the water, maybe we could’ve saved him. Or Will. Or both of them.
When we got back to the college, we walked to the Battery. We cried and walked back, unsure of what we were supposed to say or do. In hindsight, our young, uncomfortable bravado only helped to suppress what became years of emotional scars.
Later that evening, we got word that the bodies of Will and Marcus had been discovered by divers not far from where we had all been swimming.
The days that followed were mostly a
blur. I’m not sure what I felt or how any of us felt. We had faced our own mortality and, in the midst of it, lost two of our friends. We were only 13 and 14.
Later that evening, Marcus’s and Will’s parents came to get their belongings. They were too emotionally distraught for us to even speak to them. For years, I could hear their painful pleas and cries. It was heartbreaking.
As I stood there on the beach six years ago in 2019, remnants of anguish echoed. That was the first traumatic death that I had dealt with, but it wouldn’t be my last. Still, I had sworn I would never come back to Lighthouse Inlet and for 33 years I hadn’t. I wasn’t afraid of the place. I just felt like I didn’t need to come back. But that was precisely the reason that I needed to return though.
My wife watched me from the dunes. She knew that I needed my moment.
I didn’t know what I would feel. I stared across the water’s surface and watched as two fishermen cast lines. Though this place looked desolate and abandoned, it was still a gem for some. I thought about our group and wondered what they all might be up to.
Nick and I had managed to reconnect on social media after losing contact. Erin and I had also recently reconnected. The rest of our group had disappeared. I wondered if they too had lingering thoughts of that day and whether it still affected them.
As I stood there, I thought about Marcus and Will. Then I did what I was unable to do so many years ago: I said goodbye.
No magical rainbow appeared and the water didn’t ripple or show me some sort of heavenly sign, but I knew their souls heard me. I took one last look at the place that had changed my life forever, and then quietly turned back and walked towards my wife. There were tears, but my soul was at peace.
“We can go now,” I said. I would never need to return.
Author’s note: Dedicated to the memories of W.W. and C.B.
Editor’s Note: All names have been changed.
Ayinde Moir Waring is a writer who lives in Los Angeles, Calif., with his wife and three sons.
Don’t turn your back on the power of the ocean
While it’s important at the beach to be careful about sunburns, jellyfish, bruises and more, experts say you need to respect the power of the ocean and be extra cautious when near it. In a 2022 guide to Lowcountry beach safety, former City Paper staffer Chris Dixon implored beachgoers to never turn their backs on the ocean because of multiple dangers. He noted how dangerous rip currents can pull you away from the beach. From his report:
• Rip currents are created either by wave energy or longshore currents (that run parallel to the beach) pushing up against piers and jetties. Rips are likely to be much stronger right alongside piers or jetties. In wave-spawned rips, water is pushed ashore by waves then funneled back out to sea. Look for a stream of choppy, more turbid water.
• Flip on your back. If you’re pushed out in a rip, relax, flip on your back face-up and float or swim to ride the current out while swimming parallel to shore. Angle for the beach when it’s safe — anywhere safe will do. Rips cannot exist everywhere. Eventually the current will release its grip and you can swim in.
• Ride the current. If you’re amidst waves, dive beneath them and swim, riding the current until outside of breakers, then rest and regroup and swim in, or float outside and wave for help.
• Avoid tidal channels. The calmlooking waters at the ends of our barrier island beaches can look inviting. But these are the spots where tidal currents can be far stronger than you can swim. Avoid them.
• Keep a close eye on children near the water. A child can drown in the time it takes to reply to a text, according to the American Red Cross. Suggestion: Have a designated adult “water watcher” to focus on children and weak swimmers in the water. The Red Cross advises that children take swimming lessons and always wear lifejackets.
Ocean/courtesy Chronicle Books
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS & VENUES
SaTurDay May 3, 2025
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Farmers Market: Opening Day with live music by The Taylor Boys
Colleton Museum & Farmers Market
506 East Washington Street
9 a.m. Start
History Hunt: Tracking Down
Colleton’s Notable Sites
Follow CCHAPS Facebook and Instagram pages for clues to play
10 a.m.
Nature Walk with Dr. Eran Kilpatrick
Walterboro Wildlife Center
100 South Jefferies Boulevard
10 a.m.
Sweetgrass Basket Workshop
Colleton Museum & Farmers Market
506 East Washington Street
11 a.m.
Mother’ Day Craft with Cathy
Colleton Museum & Farmers Market
506 East Washington Street
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Bedon- Lucas House Tours
Bedon-Lucas House | 205 Church Street
12 p.m.
Drumming Circle with Jeff Vaughn of SCGSA
Colleton Museum & Farmers Market
506 East Washington Street
2 p.m.
Steam Team: How Does Your Garden Grow?
Colleton County Memorial Library
600 Hampton Street
SunDay May 4, 2025
3 p.m.
Summerville Orchestra’s Jazz Ensemble at WHAM!
Colleton Civic Center | 494 Hampton Street
MonDay May 5, 2025
6 p.m.
Nacho Average Art Gallery Crawl with Taco Bar and Margaritas
Colleton Civic Center | 494 Hampton Street
TuEsDay May 6, 2025
4 p.m.- 7 p.m.
Farmers Market
Colleton Museum & Farmers Market
506 East Washington Street
6 p.m.
Canvases with Cathy WHAM! Edition
Colleton Museum & Farmers Market
506 East Washington Street
6 p.m.
Waterfall Sessions with David Nay
Waterfall Plaza
245 E Washington Street
6:30 p.m.
Music Bingo with the WHAM! Girls
Main Street Grille
256 E Washington Street
WEdNEsDay May 7, 2025
6 p.m.
Waterfall Sessions with CCHS Jazz Ensemble
Waterfall Plaza
245 E Washington Street
6:30 p.m.
Poetry Slam with the WHAM! Girls
Bear Cafe and Lounge
204 E Washington Street
ThurSday May 8, 2025
6 p.m.
Colonial Dancing with Captain Dent
Colleton Coffee
252 E Washington Street
6 p.m.
Waterfall Session: Bruce Standiford
Waterfall Plaza
245 E Washington Street
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Splat! Messy art (Ages 8-12)
Colleton County Memorial Library
600 Hampton Street
6:30 p.m.
WHAM! Trivia with CCHAPS
Main Street Grille
256 E Washington Street
Friday May 9, 2025
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Teen Night Paint & Sip
Colleton County Memorial Library
600 Hampton Street
6:30 p.m.
Colleton Children’s Theatre Open House featuring: Shipwrecked Adventures and CCT Encore’s
Complaint Department and Lemonade Colleton Civic Center | 494 Hampton Street
SaTurDay May 10, 2025
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Farmers Market with live music by W. Robbins
Colleton Museum & Farmers Market
506 East Washington Street
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Palmetto Bricks Expo 2025
Ace Basin Sports Complex
280 Recreation Lane
11 a.m.
Indigo Workshop
Colleton Museum & Farmers Market
506 East Washington Street
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Bedon-Lucas House Tours
Bedon-Lucas House
205 Church Street
5 p.m.
WHAM! Festival Finale and artists awards featuring Colleton Elementary Honors Chorus, Three Easy Pieces, and the Kevn Kinney Band (of Drivin’ n Cryin’)
Walterboro Wildlife Center
100 South Jefferies Boulevard
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What To Do
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SATURDAY
Annual dolphin count
Learn more about Charleston’s other “locals,” the dolphins, and their behaviors and home ranges at this annual event to raise awareness of the ways the community can responsibly view a local ecological treasure. Collect valuable data as a citizen scientist and help educate future generations of marine stewards alongside other participants and experts. Pick one of 11 land-based sites.
April 26. 9 a.m. to noon. Free. Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network. Various locations. lmmn.org
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ALL WEEK
North Charleston Arts Fest
This annual five-day celebration of arts and culture highlights regional and local artists and performers in the areas of dance, music, theatre, visual arts and literature. The event has matured into one of the most comprehensive arts festivals in the state, including concerts, theatre presentations, children’s programs, workshops and demonstrations, public art installations and more. April 30 through May 4. Event times vary. Event locations vary. North Charleston. northcharlestonartsfest.com
SATURDAY
Culinary bazaar
Don’t miss out on the ultimate shop-ortunity for cooks and home entertainers. Visit a culinary marketplace featuring gently used, vintage and new culinary delights including namebrand serving pieces, counter-top appliances, crystal, china, cookbooks, gift baskets and more. This one-day sale offers treasures from the private collections of some of Charleston’s most influential foodies, chefs and kitchens.
April 26. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. $10/10 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Free after 11 a.m. High Wire Distilling Barrel Room. 311 Huger St. Downtown. ldeicharleston.com
SUNDAY
Picnic for the parks
Welcome in the spring season with family, friends, fresh air and a fun-filled day at Hampton Park in support of the Charleston Parks Conservancy. This year marks the 18th annual Picnic for the Parks celebration. The event includes an open bar for parents and face-painting, field games and a petting zoo for the kids. Plus, enjoy live music and delicious food from local vendors. Go online for a full list of vendors and activities. Tickets are all-inclusive.
April 27. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. $125/adults; $50/kids. Hampton Park. 30 Mary Murray Drive. Downtown. charlestonparksconservancy.org
NEXT FRIDAY
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Discover the Cat behind the hat
For more than 60 years, Dr. Seuss’ colorful illustrations have brought a visual realization to his fantastic and imaginary worlds. Explore and acquire works from Dr. Seuss’ best-known children’s books as well as The Art of Dr. Seuss, a mind-expanding collection based on decades of his artwork, which he created at night for his own personal pleasure.
May 2 through May 4. Gallery times vary. Free. Simpatico Gallery. 63 Broad St. Downtown. simpaticogalleries.com
“NOW I GET IT” —making you say the letter.
Across
1. Prepare potatoes
5. Con game
9. Brainy org.
14. Say it again
15. Ballet bend
16. Movie excerpts
17. Not-quite-Olympic sport that takes forever to go downhill?
19. Bean eaten as “nibs”
20. Former “Bake-Off” cohost Perkins who’s somehow presenting “Chess Masters: The Endgame”
21. Hosp. workers
22. Absorbed the entirety of
24. Not-quite-Olympic sport to get telephone poles and trees airborne?
27. Visit
29. Jon of “Napoleon Dynamite”
30. What it could be
31. Mani-___ (salon offering)
32. Car rental name
36. Wilson of Heart
37. Not-quite-Olympic sport that still involves beams?
40. Campers
41. #1
43. Spirited energy
44. Vital part?
46. Portrayals
48. Knights’ suits
49. Not-quite-Olympic sport with lines like “That’s an oval” and “It’s a hexagon”?
53. Secret group in “The Da Vinci Code”
54. “Packed house” initials
55. Wildebeest
58. Social division
59. Not-quite-Olympic sport where you can sample a bunch of events? 62. Uber alternative?
6. Don’t go together
7. Tank contents
8. Got involved with, without being asked
9. Source for a fast pick-me-up
10. Hyundai model since the ‘90s
11. “Anaconda” performer Minaj
12. Where tapas originate
13. “___ of Ice and Fire”
18. Unethical payments
23. 2006 Chamillionaire hit
25. Pre-album releases, sometimes
26. Item 100 of 100, e.g.
27. Cotton-tipped cleaner
28. Synthesizer output
31. Overdoes the workload
33. Gaming headset
34. Lord ___ Mountbatten (openly gay British royal on season 3 of “The Traitors”)
35. Tax day IDs
38. Skirmish
39. Balzac’s “Le Pere ___”
42. Board member, perhaps
45. ‘70s pres. monogram
47. Restaurant requests
48. Vanish without ___
49. Concentrate
50. Old toothpaste brand featured in “Grease”
51. Blasts of wind
52. At this point
56. Oasis lead guitarist Gallagher
57. “Do ___ others ...”
60. Tech sch. in Troy, NY
61. “The White Lotus” airer
OPENING RECEPTION
Wednesday, April 30, 6-8pm
Charleston Area Convention Center
ARTY BLOCK PARTY (street market with live music)
Saturday, May 3, 5-8:30pm
Olde Village of North Charleston East Montague Avenue
EXHIBITION ENCORE
Sunday, May 4, 2-5pm
Charleston Area Convention Center
Cuisine
Forthcoming Cane Pazzo pops up around town
By Connelly Hardaway
Chef Mark Bolchoz will open Cane Pazzo, a neighborhood osteria, in Hanahan later this spring.
Until then, the former Culinary Director of Italian concepts at The Indigo Road Hospitality Group will offer pop-ups of the new venture at four restaurants around town, giving folks a taste of what to expect soon.
The first pop-up takes place April 23 at babas on meeting. Diners can look forward to what Bolchoz described as “bar, snacky” dishes that folks can find at Cane Pazzo’s separate barroom.
Then the Cane Pazzo pop-ups slowly move up the peninsula, closer to Hanahan. Find Cane Pazzo at The Tippling House May 7 and Stems & Skins May 14. The final pop-up will take place May 16 at Brew Coffee, Wine and Craft Beer.
Bolchoz said the pop-up locations share similar “energy and vibes” with Cane Pazzo, ones that are European-inspired and focus on really good wine and small plates that pack a big punch.
Cane Pazzo’s Hanahan location is purposeful, not just because Bolchoz lives in the area, but because his grandfather owned a screenprinting business in
years. He’s got roots in the town and he sees a lot of growth in its future, too.
“I think it [Hanahan] got leapfrogged more than for Nexton and Summerville,” Bolchoz said. Now, though, people are realizing that Hanahan (situated just north of Park Circle) is somewhat of a not-so-hidden gem.
“We’re kind of at a point where people are realizing there’s an untapped area here with a ton of great housing and a super tight, small community right here — close to Charleston, but still with the old, smalltown feel,” he said.
Cane Pazzo is located in Yeaman’s Hall Plaza next to Piggly Wiggly and near the popular new brunch spot, Kooben Café Mexicano. Bolchoz said Hanahan city planners hope to turn the old plaza into a new kind of mini city center.
“To be at the forefront of that, I was definitely excited,” he said.
A place for the people
“I’ve always loved cooking Italian food,” Bolchoz said. “I grew up eating Italian food. I love making Italian food for people. I’m a huge pasta guy and I’m a huge hometown guy … I was born and raised here. My family’s been here for generations and generations.”
The name Cane Pazzo is actually Bolchoz’s childhood nickname, “Mad Dog,” which was given to him by his grandfather.
Bolchoz said he plans on capitalizing on freshly fished, farmed and grown ingre-
What’s new
Charleston–based Bittermilk Bottling Co. recently launched coffee syrups made with golden cane sugar. The collection includes seven classic flavors such as vanilla, hazelnut, caramel and mocha. You can buy 750 ml bottles online at bittermilk.com.
The Loutrel, a downtown boutique hotel, recently launched its Moonlight Martini Trail, which highlights martinis at six destinations: Bar167, Bar Vaute, Hank’s Seafood, The Establishment, The Bar at The Spectator and its own Veranda Lounge. Here’s how it works: Drinkers pick up their passport at the Veranda Lounge and collect stamps from each participating location. Those who visit all six (and order each bar’s signature martini) will be eligible for prizes, including half-off Fine Brine Pickle Martinis at the Veranda Lounge for the rest of the year, plus the chance to win a staycation at The Loutrel. Learn more at theloutrel.com.
dients from local purveyors at Cane Pazzo, where “refined yet approachable” small plates will also highlight Bolchoz’s love of handmade pastas.
The wine program will be Italian-focused, but with plenty of flexibility to include wines from Portugal, Spain and America, too.
“For the most part, it will be an enjoyable, approachable list that kind of makes sense to have a couple of different glasses and not really sweat it,” Bolchoz said.
The space will be approachable, too. Bolchoz hopes to marry Hanahan’s small, neighborhood vibe with the restaurant’s literal location as a cornerstone in both the plaza and the community.
“What’s a cornerstone restaurant for a community?” Bolchoz said. “I feel like you go Italian — it’s the old Italian restaurant with the big leather booths … I picture everybody just kind of hanging out, eating and chilling, drinking amaros, drinking some wine by the carafe.”
Bolchoz said he’s spent a lot of time in Italy and that he admired the more relaxed environment you find in bars and restaurants in Europe.
In that same relaxed vein, Bolchoz wants Cane Pazzo to be affordable for people, too.
“I would like for people to stop by on a Tuesday and have some snacks or maybe have a quick after work pasta and go home and not even think twice about coming back on Friday with the family,” he said. “The outright and upfront and on-purpose community restaurant is definitely the energy.”
The Select on Meeting Street recently launched new spring menus that focus on local produce and seafood. Culinary Director Julian Parker said: “We’ve woven those ingredients into both the brunch and dinner menus in a way that is sure to excite the palate.” Guests can look forward to dishes like Caribbean ceviche, berry and bleu salad, risotto al verde and burrata du jardin. There will also be new craft cocktails on the bar menu, including the Amber & Oak, made with butterwashed Old Forester, walnut bitters, apricot liqueur and maple syrup, as well as the San Juan Sour, made with Havana Club Anejo Rum, angostura bitters, orgeat, lemon and egg white. Learn more at theselectcharleston.com.
What’s happening
Get your tickets now for La Cave’s next chef’s tasting dinner, to be held at 6:30 p.m. May 6. Part of the restaurant’s monthly dinner series, which is held on the first Tuesday of each month, this event features one seating for a seasonal, five-course menu. The menu is curated by Chef Teshawn Gamble and paired with beverages selected by Beverage Director Hailey Knight. This month, check out dishes like lobster ceviche and Chilean sea bass with a mango reduction, paired with tequila-based cocktails made with Patrón. Book your reservation on resy.com.— Connelly Hardaway
Bolchoz has always loved making Italian food — now he’s ready to share his craft with Hanahan and beyond
Chef Mark Bolchoz is passionate about handmade pasta, which you’ll find in dishes like his ravioli
Photos by Andrew Cebulka
With more than 60 speakers covering a wide range of topics, the FAB workshop helps women evaluate their business acumen and take home vital skills
Snag tickets now for this June’s FAB Workshop
By Connelly Hardaway
The FAB Workshop, a business workshop that welcomes women at every stage of their food and beverage career, will return to the Holy City June 8 through June 10. There are still a few tickets left for the popular event; find them at thisisfab.com.
Founded by Randi Weinstein, FAB is now in its ninth year and shows no signs of slowing down. Weinstein has a lot of experience in Charleston’s food and bev scene: She served as director of events and logistics for the Charleston Wine + Food Festival for seven years, ran operations for a local restaurant group and helped launch a series called Bad Bitches, which raised money for scholarships to help women in the food and bev industry. With more than 60 speakers covering topics ranging from human resources to P&Ls (profit and loss, FYI), the workshop helps women evaluate their business acumen and take home vital skills.
“FAB is really about having every single cog in the wheel that makes up this industry,” Weinstein said. “We find people in each of these sectors that really know what they’re doing.”
This year’s speakers include heavy hitters in the food and beverage industry, from Charleston’s own Bethany Heinze (co-owner and Operations/Beverage Director at Vern’s) and Corrie Wang (co-owner of Jackrabbit Filly and King BBQ) to Elizabeth Vakil, CPO at Resy, and Aretah Ettarh, the chef de cuisine at New York City’s Gramercy Tavern.
“When I built FAB, I built it to service people at any stage in this industry,” Weinstein said in an exclusive with the Charleston City Paper. “They could be at the beginning stages and either looking to eventually have ownership or kind of grow
“FAB is really about having every single cog in the wheel that makes up this industry. We find people in each of these sectors that really know what they’re doing.” —Randi Weinstein
up the ranks of a company.”
She said plenty of attendees also work in upper levels of management, or are business owners looking to sharpen their skills. FAB works to demystify all aspects of the food and beverage industry from media training to acquiring funding.
Weinstein said one of the most refreshing aspects of the workshop is how eager participants are to share their knowledge with one another. “People are genuinely excited to meet other people and to find out what their needs are and how they can connect and help them,” she said.
By women, for women
Weinstein said she still sees a disparity between the way men and women are treated in the F&B industry. But she said she’s always impressed by male business owners who send their female employees to the workshop.
She mentioned Kelly Whitaker, a Denver chef and restaurateur who has sent his team to FAB. “He wasn’t thinking about the ROI on his end,” she said. “He was thinking about giving them the tools to be successful.”
And while there are more women in kitchens and owning restaurants than ever before, there is less investment in women from venture capitalists, according to the World Economic forum.
At FAB, women are investing in themselves — in an open and honest way, no less.
“FAB is total transparency and zero bullshit,” Weinstein said. As honest as the speakers are, Weinstein expects the same kind of open dialogue with the attendees, too. Every year, FAB sends a post-event survey to attendees.
“Last year, when I was reading the commentary, the concurrent theme was really about how FAB has built such an incredible community and how they [the attendees] have never been able to have these open conversations with others like that [but now] they’ve been given the space,” she said. “And how those conversations have led to collaborations.”
Some of those conversations center around a different kind of disparity — not gender gaps, but generational differences. Weinstein said that older generations can learn from younger ones about work/life balance.
“I think that this industry just burned out so many people — that it does have to tear up the manual, and it does have to actually, really restart and rethink and reframe what and how to treat people,” she said. Past FAB workshops have featured a wide range of talks on something many female industry workers need help with: relaxation.
FAB offers scholarships every year, giving even more women the opportunity to learn and grow at the workshop. Ultimately, Weinstein said that the connections at the workshop are what you make them.
“It’s a ripple effect,” she said. “You get as much out of it, like anything, as what you put into it.”
Reese Moore Photography
Culture
New literary magazine champions female voices
By Jessica Mischner
Mise En Place Publishing of Charleston is launching the debut issue of a new literary journal, Revisionist, on April 30. The imprint, established in 2025 by Kate Connor Boyette in partnership with local graphic designer F. Scott Long and Philip Rhodes, formerly of Garden & Gun, began as a cookbook publishing outfit.
The launch of Revisionist, an annual anthology–slash–magazine adds a new spin to the creative portfolio.
“This is a platform for female voices — artists, writers, culinarians, emerging authors and poets — to share meaningful stories that speak to the specific experience of being a woman,” Boyette said.
In an exclusive with the Charleston City Paper, Boyette shared her thoughts on everything from boutique publishing and the power of storytelling to the economics of attracting and incentivizing contributors.
City Paper: Tell us about the inaugural issue. How did it come together?
Kate Boyette: It’s pretty personal for me. Finding my voice again and coming back to myself — first after Covid-19, which first propelled me into writing, and, later while dealing with situations in my home life — opened up this whole other world for me. I got my Master’s of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), developed friendships with amazing female writers and found myself so moved by stories that were both unique and happened to intersect with these major moments in my life, as well.
CP: Give us a snapshot of what readers can expect.
KB: Sure! Here’s sort of a bulleted list of some of the pieces in the Table of Contents.
Artist Heather Jones uses fabric as a feminist nod to explore domestic space. Artist Allison Gildersleeve showcases landscapes of home through nature and household objects.
Friendship is a proxy for a coveted home in “Burn,” by writer Beneth Goldschmidt-Sauer.
Arts, etc.
Experience where art and inner peace intersect
Christine Johnson’s new solo art exhibit, Art Journey to Authenticity at Park Circle Gallery in North Charleston, is a captivating blend of mixedmedia paintings, collages and poetry that explore the path to personal authenticity. This multi-sensory experience encourages gallery-goers to reflect on their own journeys toward individual empowerment and inner peace. Johnson even suggests bringing a journal to further maximize the guided walk-through — think less observation, more meditation. The exhibit is free and open through April 27. Follow @parkcirclegallery for more.
Celebrate poetry month with writer Mark Nepo
Memories of childhood residences and the figures feature prominently in Jessica Cuello’s poetry.
Artist Magnolia Laurie reflects on her childhood in Puerto Rico.
Writer Meg LeDuc’s “A Different Kind of Home” transports the reader into a young woman’s institutionalized experiences following a psychotic break.
Chef and co-owner of Harken Café and Harbinger, Greer Gilchrist, conjures nostalgia through a shared love of sweets with her grandmother.
CP: The theme of the first issue is “home,” but not just Charleston. You envision this as a platform for voices and readers from around the country (and the world, for that matter), right?
KB: The idea of home was a prescient thread in the world, and definitely present and foremost in my mind when I first had this idea. It still is, maybe even more so, today. I went through a divorce, broke a bone that rendered me immobile in a way that challenged my identity as a mother and suffered some mental health challenges that felt really existential.
On a global level, with the pace of life and major events happening all around us, all of the time, I think we’re all searching, reconstructing, revisioning what constitutes a home, both within our personal spaces and our communities.
Revisionist was about me initially, as selfish as that sounds. But it became something so much bigger quickly. Now, it’s
about all of us, wherever we are.
CP: What did you identify as missing in the existing landscape of literary journals that drove this project?
KB: I’ve found the publishing industry not only daunting, but unrepresentative of women and female voices. It’s missing stories that speak to motherhood, women, our specific struggles. It’s also incredibly hard to access, to break into. Revisionist was created out of a desire to disrupt these trends and promote a more equitable model.
We operate as a platform for new voices, the people who get passed over by agents, publishers, the business-end of the publishing industry.
And the business model is more akin to that of a collective — paying contributors above what you might find at other literary journals and offering each artist the option to sell and profit off the magazine directly.
CP: What quote or excerpt stands out among the pieces published in the first issue?
KB: Well, the magazine is named after the famous Margaret Atwood quote, “We were all revisionists; what we were revising is ourselves.” The idea of celebrating visionary voices pretty much sums it up.
Revisionist ($25) can be purchased online at miseenplacepr.com/store/revisionist, and locally at Buxton Books, Harken Café, The Harbinger Café and The George Gallery.
The Sophia Institute welcomes poet and bestselling author Mark Nepo to Charleston April 25 through April 27 for a weekend retreat entitled “You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: The Power of Friendship.” The event, which also coincides with National Poetry Month, is based on Nepo’s new book, and will explore the meaning of kinship and the role friendship plays in personal and spiritual development. Tickets are $225/virtual, $295/in-person; $30–40/Friday only. Learn more at thesophiainstitute.org.
Author hosts book launch ‘Wine and Sign’ event
Join New York Times-bestselling author Marie Bostwick on May 1 for a Wine and Sign book launch at Buxton Books. Bostwick’s latest title, The Book Club for Troublesome Women, hit shelves April 22 and centers around a group of Southern women in the 1960s as they navigate a tumultuous year in American history. Humorous and serious in equal measure, the novel explores themes of self-discovery, resilience and the power of sisterhood. Bostwick’s Charleston stop is just one in a series of statewide launch events that spans from Spartanburg to Pawley’s Island. The event is free. Learn more at buxtonbooks.com. —Jessica Mischner
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Revisionist creator Kate Boyette speaks to a crowd of readers at the Charleston Library Society
Bashi may be best musician you’ve never heard of
By Vincent Harris
Composer, violinist and bandleader Kishi
Bashi may be the most famous multiinstrumentalist you’ve never heard of. Since releasing his debut album 151a in 2021, he’s made a career out of unexpected musical fusion.
See for yourself May 1, when Bashi takes the stage at the Music Farm to perform a retrospective set — his version of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, if you will. The show features selections from his recording career, which consists of five studio albums, two live albums, four EPs and two soundtracks.
“It’s very intimate,” Bashi said in an interview. “We’re all plugged in and we all sing, so we have these three-part harmonies, and it’s just very intimate. It gets exciting, obviously, but it’s also very beautiful. When you don’t have drums, you can hear the acoustics of the instruments and it makes for a chamber-like sound.”
Bashi has spent nearly 15 years blending his soaring classical violin with electronic dance beats that are in deep funk grooves, massive, overdubbed vocal harmonies and, above all else, epic, cinematic melodies that seem as big as the horizon. Maybe that cinematic feel is why his music has been used extensively in films and on TV shows, most notably Rick & Morty, Banana Split, The Babysitter’s Club and Into The Dark, as well as in ads for Microsoft and Sony.
And since he’s always been a fan of changing up things, Bashi’s ensemble for this tour features just three musicians: him on violin, a banjo player and a cellist rather than a full band.
The show will be as informal as its setup is unusual, Bashi said.
“We’ll do a few songs from each album and then talk about where I was at the time,” he said. “I’ll do some bantering with my bandmates about our adventures and how we felt when we were developing the songs.”
In fact, Bashi specifically mentioned being excited about the Charleston show because he hasn’t performed here in a while.
“I have to do the fan favorites because people get mad sometimes if you don’t,” he laughed, “but it’s been a long time since we’ve been to Charleston, so we’ll probably throw in some songs that I have never performed or deep cuts that we don’t normally do.”
Multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi will perform at the Music Farm on May 1. He has been a part of bands including Of Montreal and toured with Regina Spektor.
In addition to his long solo career, Bashi has also been part of several bands, including Of Montreal and Jupiter One, and he’s toured as a violinist with artists like Regina Spektor. But he said that being on his own is what’s allowed him to flourish.
“As a solo artist, I feel like I have the benefit of not being pigeon-holed into anything,” he said. “I can just pivot and do whatever I want because I am an artist. I can decide I don’t want too much drumming in the next song, or I want to be more orchestral, or I want to use electronics.”
“In a band setting, you really can’t do that,” he added. “Your bass player and your drummer are going, ‘What am I going to play?’ This is not music by committee, and so I think as a solo artist, you can be eclectic.”
And eclecticism is exactly what Bashi’s fans respond to, streaming his music millions of times since 2012.
“I think they feel the humanity in my
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As a solo artist, I feel like I have the benefit of not being pigeon-holed into anything. I can just pivot and do whatever I want because I am an artist. —Kishi Bashi
music,” he said of his fans. “I think they like how eclectic I am, how I change things and how I’m always inspired by new things. And I think they feel that inspiration in the music.”
Kishi Bashi performs with Elizabeth & the Catapult at Music Farm on May 1 at 8 p.m. $22+. For tickets, visit musicfarm.com.
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thirty (30) days after the service hereof exclusive of the day of such Service; and, if you fail to answer the Compliant within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in the Action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL PLEASE 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/Special Referee for the aforesaid County which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53, South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter final judgment in this case. An appeal from the final judgment entered by the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee shall be made directly to the Supreme Court.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 24, 2025.
Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on February 24, 2025.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, State of South Carolina, upon the Complaint of Plaintiff above-named against Defendants above-named for the purpose of seeking to quiet title, to obtain a declaration of the rights, status and other legal relations of the parties hereto with respect to the real estate hereinafter described and for a partition by sale of the real estate hereinafter described.
That said property affected by said Complaint in this Action hereby commenced was, at the time of the commencement of this Action, and at the time of the filing of this Notice is described as follows:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-01029
Bernard Gillins, Plaintiff, v. Douglas Hopkins, Kewsi Cunningham, Angela Cunningham and Antoinette Cunningham, and John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all heirs and devisees of Leroy Gillins, Emma Gillins, Barbara Gillins Hopkins, Karen Hopkins Terry Gillins, Earl Gillins, Clarence Gillins, Johnny Gillins and Janette Gillins Cunningham, deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons, corporations or entities unknown claiming any right, title interest in or lien upon the subject real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or person in the Military Service of the United States of America whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as Richard Roe. Defendants.
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the 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, through his Attorney, J. Chris Lanning, at his office, 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT
CASE NUMBER: 2024-CP10-04141
Joanne W. Porcher, Plaintiff, -versusDavida Y. Breshers, Edna J. Breshers, Daniel M. Edwards, Sr., Letiesha Edwards, Dana L. Edwards, Daniel M. Edwards, Jr. and JOHN DOE, adults, RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military service of the United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distribute, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Edna D. Washington, Jestine D. Washington and Letty W. Edwards, all of whom are deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, Defendants.
TMS #411-15-00-191
NOTICE OF HEARING
It appearing that this matter has been referred to the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough, Master In Equity for Charleston County, South Carolina, to make appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law with authority to enter a final judgment;
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing in this matter has been scheduled and will be held on May 21, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., at the Charleston County Courthouse, Courtroom 2A, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina. BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.
s/ Thomas H. Brush
Thomas H. Brush tbrush@brushlawfirm.com
ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land together with the buildings thereon situate, in Charleston Neck, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being the approximate northwest one-fourth (1/4) of Lot C on a plat drawn by Frederick J. Smith, dated November 1879.
MEASURING AND CONTAINING on the North and South lines 52.5’ on the East and West lines 105’, be the same a little more or less.
Part Lot C TMS No.: 406-03-00-041
ADDRESS: 2056 Jacksonville Road, North Charleston, SC
GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esquire, P.O. Box 30266 Charleston, South Carolina, 29417, by Order of this Court Common Pleas dated April 11, 2025 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina has been appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the Defendants herein as may be unknown infants, persons insane, or otherwise incompetent or under legal disability, claiming any right, title, estate claim, interest in, or lien upon the property described in the Complaint herein, such appointment to become absolute unless they or someone on their behalf shall procure an Order appointing a Guardian ad Litem for such persons within (30) days after past publications of the Summons herein.
BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.
s/ J. Chris Lanning
J. Chris Lanning 12-A Carriage Lane Charleston, SC 29407
Phone – 843-766-5576
above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
Angelica Gonzalez, SC Bar # 106325, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29401, (843) 953-9637.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0371
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS LACOLE BUTLER AKA LACOLE SESSIONS AKA LACOLE ADAMS, HENRY BUTLER AKA HENRY BUTLER, JR., TERRY MALONE, AND ANTHONY ADAMS IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2013 AND 2015.
TO DEFENDANT: ANTHONY ADAMS
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 11, 2025,at 3:08 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights will be delivered to you upon request, 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, Steven Corley, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North 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.
J. Chris Lanning clanning@brushlawfirm.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 766-5576 - Phone (843) 766-9152 - Fax
Charleston, South Carolina April 18, 2025
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0162
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Krystal Stepp, Daniel Stepp, Tyler Gehman, & Jessica Swain, DEFENDANT. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2024.
TO DEFENDANT: Daniel Stepp
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Summons in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 17, 2025, at 3:40 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Summons 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 Summons on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Angelica Gonzalez, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29401 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth
ESTADO DE CAROLINA DEL SUR
CONDADO DE CHARLESTON EN EL TRIBUNAL DE FAMILIA DEL DECIMOCUARTO CIRCUITO
JUDICIAL
N.º DE EXPEDIENTE 2024-DR10-3470
DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS SOCIALES DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONTRA
Diego Hernandez-Hernandez, DEMANDADO. EN BENEFICIO DE: MENOR DE EDAD NACIDO EN 2008.
PARA EL DEMANDADO: Diego Hernandez-Hernandez POR LA PRESENTE SE LO CITA y se le exige que responda a la Citación en esta acción presentada ante el Secretario del Tribunal del condado de Charleston el 6 de diciembre de 2024 a las 3:12 p. m. Tras demostración de interés, se le entregará una copia de la Citación a solicitud suya ante la Secretaría del Tribunal del Condado de Charleston y deberá entregar una copia de su Respuesta a la Citación a la parte Demandante, el Departamento de Servicios Sociales del Estado de Carolina del Sur, en la oficina de su Abogada, Angelica Gonzalez, Departamento Legal del Departamento de Servicios Sociales del Condado de Charleston, ubicado en 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, Carolina del Sur 29401, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la fecha de esta publicación, excluyendo la fecha de notificación. En caso de no presentar una contestación dentro del plazo mencionado previamente, el Demandante procederá a solicitar una reparación ante el Tribunal. Angelica Gonzalez, Licencia de Carolina del Sur N.° 106325, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29401, (843) 953-9637.
Steven Corley, SC Bar #103431, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-9464.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-10-3470
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Diego Hernandez-Hernandez, DEFENDANT. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2008.
TO DEFENDANT: Diego Hernandez-Hernandez
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Summons in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 6, 2024, at 3:12 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Summons 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 Summons on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Angelica Gonzalez, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29401 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. Angelica Gonzalez, SC Bar # 106325, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29401, (843) 953-9637.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0930
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
VERSUS Krystal Buford and William Lepley, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2013.
TO DEFENDANT: Krystal Buford and William Lepley
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Summons in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 3, 2025, at 2:57 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Summons 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 Summons on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Angelica Gonzalez, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29401 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.
Angelica Gonzalez, SC Bar # 106325, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, (843) 953-9637.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0052
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0422
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS HALEY KOCAK AKA HALEY COLLINS, STEPHEN SCIARRINO, AND JOHN KOCAK IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2024.
TO DEFENDANTS: HALEY KOCAK AKA HALEY COLLINS AND STEPHEN SCIARRINO
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 14, 2025, at 4:54 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights will be delivered to you upon request, 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, Sally R. Young, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North 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.
Sally R. Young, SC Bar #4686, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-9521.
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 one year from the date of death, whichever date is earlier, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.
Estate of: WILLIAM TAFT ATKINS, JR. 2025-ES-10-0136
Pers. Rep: H. LOUIS ESLER, JR. 63 MEETING ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 Atty: ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ. 115 CHURCH
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Delona Jenkins, Frederick Jenkins, Rodney Gary & Anthony Green aka Antonio Green DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2010, 2014, 2016, 2019, & 2024 TO DEFENDANTS: Frederick Jenkins, Rodney Gary and Anthony Green akaAntonio Green
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with theClerk of Court for Charleston County on January 8, 2025 at 2:09 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of theComplaint 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 SocialServices, at the office of its Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services,3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, thePlaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
Charleston County Department of Social Services, Legal Office, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.
the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended effective September 1, 2002, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) SCRCP, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action. If there are counterclaims requiring a jury trial, any party may file a demand under Rule 38, SCRCP and the case will be returned to the Circuit Court.
NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the aboveentitled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 22, 2025.
CLARKSON MCALONIS & O’CONNOR, P.C.
Sean A. O’Connor 753 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 100 Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina 29464 (843) 885-8005 Attorney for Plaintiff
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2025-CP-10-00540
Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vs Sherika Rorelle Washington, Defendant(s)
SUMMONS (Claim and Delivery) Non-Jury
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-00368
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, Clarkson McAlonis & O’Connor, P.C., 753 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 100, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, 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.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b) of
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:
Facility 3: 1117 Bowman Rd. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
05/06/2025 10:25 AM
Joel Smith Household goods
Facility 4: 1471 Center St Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
05/06/2025 10:30 AM
TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Sherika Rorelle Washington
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after 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 answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED AND PERSON IN THE MILITARY: YOUR ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.
NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint in the above captioned action were filed on January 29, 2025, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina.
Crawford & von Keller, LLC.
PO Box 4216
1640 St. Julian Place (29204)
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone: 803-790-2626
Email: court@crawfordvk.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Facility 8: 1951 Maybank Hwy
Charleston, SC 29412
05/06/2025
11:30 AM
Sarah Reber Chair and personal goods
Facility 9: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407
05/06/2025
12:45 PM
Michael Hotz Tools, Saw, Pressure Washer
Facility 10: 1861 Ashley River Rd. Charleston, SC 29407
05/06/2025
1:15 PM
Chris Chandler Bag and bike
Vincent Gathers Bags of personal items
Harold Jordan Household Items
Facility 11: 2118 Heriot Street Charleston, SC 29403
05/06/2025
12:15 PM
Pakesta Long Ten boxes/ 8 Bags
Facility 12: 1540 Meeting Street Road Charleston, SC 29405
Facility 3: 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406
5/06/2025 10:45 AM
Shane Ferguson Household Items
Brian Soto
Appliance Tools Levon Ravenell Household Items
Kimberly Melo Home Items
Elite Realty Group of SC Household and Office
Facility 4:
208 St. James Ave, Ste C Goose Creek, SC 29445 5/06/2025 11:00 AM
Hunter Wanamaker Boxes
Marina Frazier
3-bedroom apartment
WilliamM Ford Household Goods/Furniture, Acct. Records/Sales Samples
The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:
Facility 1: 427 St. James Ave Goose Creek, SC 29445
Bronnie Crosby Furniture, Bed Frame, Dressers, Clothes
Jessica Lilly
Multiple mattresses, boxes, clothes, TVs
Lois Wright Dresser and small furniture and knick-knacks
Hannah Robertson Clothes shoes
Harvey Nelson Boxes of Household Goods
Facility 7:
422 Old Trolley Rd Summerville, SC 29485
5/06/2025 10:45 AM
Dionne Conley Bed frame, headboard, dresser,
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY CASE NUMBER: 2025-ES-10-00142
IN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF: CHARLIE BROWN
Mae Elizabeth Brown, Petitioner(s) VS. Mae Elizabeth Brown, Carter Brown, Richard Brown, Brennda B. Grant, Estate of Annie J. Brown, and JOHN DOE and JANE DOE, fictitious names to designate minors, infants, persons of unsound mind, under disability or incompetent, or persons in the Military Services within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as The Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940, if any, and RICHARD ROE and MARY ROE, fictitious names to designate the unknown heirs, devisees, distributes, issue, executors, administrators, successors or assigns of Charlie Brown, deceased, Respondents.
PUBLICATION (Summons and Notice of Hearing)
SUMMONS
TO THE RESPONDENTS LISTED ABOVE:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the Petitioner(s) listed above at the following address(es):
Troy Perkins Appliances, furniture, beds, mattress and box springs
Allison Gunnells Household goods
Victoria Toscano Household furniture, tools
John Taber
Household goods
Jamare Sessions Inventory, shoes
Lucas Baggett Couch, recliner, bed/bed frame
Sharina Region 3 beds, 10 bins, 3 dressers, TV
The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, PLAINTIFF, VS. John Randall Lupton a/k/a John Lupton; Carla C. Lupton a/k/a Carla Covar Lupton a/k/a Carla Lupton; CLTBuyers, LLC; Family Owned Property Management, LLC; Kim Reynolds; Directed Trust Company FBO Pedro Munoz IRA; and Shadowmoss Plantation Homeowners` Association, Inc., DEFENDANT(S).
(251136.00092)
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANT KIM REYNOLDS 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, 1800 St. Julian Place, Suite 407, Columbia, SC 29204 or P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, SC 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.
Adam W. Howell, Esq. — Attorney for Petitioner Howell Law, LLC 4 Carriage Lane, Ste. 406 Charleston, SC 29407
Your Answer must be served on the Petitioner at the above address within thirty (30) days of after the service of this Summons and Petition upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to Answer the Petition within that time, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: ALL HEIRS AND INTERESTED PARTIES:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above captioned action was filed on February 28, 2025 in the Probate Court for Charleston County, South Carolina. This action seeks the determination of the heirs of the Estate of Charlie Brown, who died on February 13, 2000.
A Virtual Hearing has been scheduled in connection with this matter on the 29th day of May, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in the Probate Court for Charleston County located at 84 Broad Street, Historic Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina, 29401. Please be present at said hearing if you are an heir or interested party in the aforementioned Estate of Charlie Brown, if so minded.
At Charleston, South Carolina
This 2 day of April, 2025.
Howell Law, LLC Adam W. Howell, Esq. SC Bar #: 79876
4 Carriage Lane, Suite 406 Charleston, SC 29407
P: (843) 735-8423
F: (866) 521 - 0574
E: adam@howelllawsc.com Attorney for Petitioner
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 24, 2025.
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 H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134
Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074
ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF
1800 St. Julian Place, Suite 407 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340 March 28, 2025
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries filmmaker Akira Kurosawa devoted meticulous attention to weather conditions. He would postpone shooting a particular scene for days, waiting for the influx of the exact right blend of wind, clouds, or precipitation to create the ideal ambiance. I recommend you adopt his patient sense of timing in the coming weeks, Aries. While you typically prefer direct action, now is a favorable phase to coordinate your desire to get what you need with life’s changing conditions. What advantages might you gain by waiting for the ripest moments to arrive?
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You can’t see or hold the wind, though you can feel its force and observe its effects. It scatters some seeds far and wide, dispersing them to grow in unexpected places. When harnessed by turbines, the wind is a renewable energy source. It can be utilized to pump water and fuel telecommunications equipment. Winds influence daily weather by transporting water and heat. I have summarized wind’s qualities because I see this upcoming phase of your cycle as being wind-like, Taurus. You won’t necessarily have to be obvious to spread your influence. You will be able to work behind the scenes in potent ways. Who knows where your seeds will land and germinate? There will be surprises.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Earth’s first big ecological crisis happened 2.5 billion years ago. Ancient bacteria became a successful life form. They proliferated. The only problem was, they produced an abundance of oxygen, which was toxic to all the other existing life forms at that time. And yet that bump in evolution was ultimately essential in the rise of complex organisms that thrive on oxygen, like us. We wouldn’t be here today without bacteria’s initially problematic intervention. Nothing as monumentally major or epic will occur for you in the coming weeks, Gemini. But I do suspect that what may initially seem disruptive could ultimately generate positive outcomes. I hope you prime yourself to transform challenging situations into opportunities for growth. For best results, set aside your fixed beliefs about what’s necessary for maximum progress.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): From the 17th through the 19th centuries, Paris was famous for its salons. There, artists, writers, and big thinkers assembled to exchange ideas and inspire each other. The salons were often orchestrated by illustrious, educated women in their private homes. They were hotbeds of networking and cultural innovation. Listening and learning were key elements. Now would be an excellent time for you to organize, host, or encourage similar gatherings, Cancerian. You have extra power to facilitate the stellar socializing that generates zesty connections and spreads invigorating influences.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Harriet Tubman (1822–1913) was one of the bravest Americans who ever lived. After escaping enslavement, she heroically returned to other southern plantations many times to help free enslaved people. To accomplish her miraculous rescues, she relied in part on her dreams and visions—what she called divine guidance—to navigate through challenging situations. I suspect you will soon have access to similar assets: extraordinary courage and help from unusual or even supernatural sources. Use these gifts wisely, Leo!
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The nations of planet Earth launched 263 space flights in 2024 and are on track for over 300 in 2025. Most of the satellites and spacecraft are devoted to scientific research. A relatively small proportion is dedicated to communication, navigation, and military uses. I would love for you to have an equally high level of exploratory and experimental energy in the coming weeks, Virgo. You will align yourself with cosmic rhythms if you spend more time than usual investigating the frontiers. It’s time to expand and extend yourself!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): What’s the oldest living organism on Earth? It’s a bristlecone pine tree nicknamed “Methuselah.” Almost 4,800 years old, it resides somewhere in California’s White
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Mountains, though its precise location is kept secret to protect it. In the spirit of shielding and nurturing valuable things, I urge you to consider maintaining similar safeguards in the coming weeks. Like Methuselah, your precious processes and creations might thrive best when allowed to grow free from undue attention. You may benefit from maintaining privacy and silence about certain matters as they develop.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I love to gaze out my office window at Gallinas Creek during high tide. At certain interludes, the water is perfectly still. It almost perfectly reflects the sky in every detail, with all its clouds, birds, and hues of blue. My conscious mind knows the difference between the real sky and reflected sky, but my eyes can’t discern. That’s a helpful metaphor for all of us all the time, and especially for you in the coming weeks. It will be crucial for you to maintain an acute awareness of what’s genuine and what’s illusory.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) revolutionized her field. She didn’t study other cultures from a distance with a detached perspective. Instead, she learned their languages and immersed herself in their daily lives. So she earned the intimate understanding to conclude, “What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things.” This is a crucial principle for you right now. You must directly observe people’s actions rather than simply believing what they say about themselves—or what others say about them. You must look beyond surface declarations to understand the deeper rhythms and patterns. For best results, be a devoted participant, not an uninvolved judge.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn mystic Alan Watts wrote The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. He proposed that each of us is far more glorious than our separate, isolated egos. It’s difficult to come to this understanding, however, since our culture conspires to hide it from us. That’s the bad news. The good news, Capricorn, is that you will have an unprecedented chance to partly shatter this taboo in the coming weeks. I have high hopes that you will discover deep truths about yourself that have previously been unavailable.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Beginning in 1946, Bedouins exploring caves near the Dead Sea discovered an immense trove of ancient documents written on parchment. These manuscripts provided many new revelations into early Christianity, Biblical texts, and the history and culture of Judaism. I suspect that in the coming weeks, you may experience a metaphorical equivalent of this breakthrough and unveiling. To prepare, meditate on these questions: 1. What mysterious parts of your life story would you like to have illuminated? 2. About which aspects of your past would you like to receive new truths? 3. Is there anything missing in your understanding of who you really are?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): White light enters a glass prism and is translated on the other side into a rainbow of colors. That’s because each color rides its own wavelength, even while seamlessly blended in the white light, and then gets bent differently by the prism. The magic of the prism is that it reveals the hidden spectrum within, the latent diversity contained within the apparently monolithic beam of white light. In the coming weeks, Pisces, I predict that you will be like a prism, bringing out vibrancy in situations or relationships that may seem nondescript or mundane at first glance. Your ability to discern and appreciate multiple perspectives will enable you to create an intriguing kind of harmony. You will have the power to notice and reveal beauty that has been veiled or unnoticed.
