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Trump tariffs bite bottom line of local, state small businesses
By Jack O’Toole
They cost $9,000 a second. Every second of every hour of every day.
That’s what the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says Trump administration tariffs of 10% to 145% are currently costing American small businesses. Annualized, that’s almost $284 billion a year.
And according to economists and small business operators here and across the state, that’s a dagger aimed straight at the heart of a sector that employs almost half of all working South Carolinians.
“Small businesses don’t have the flexibility or financial resources that larger businesses do,” University of South Carolina economist Joseph Von Nessen told the Charleston City Paper this week. “So they’re more likely to have to pass higher costs onto consumers, which hurts demand for their products and services.”
Another difference, Von Nessen noted, is that small businesses don’t have the same ability to lobby federal officials for tariff delays, waivers and exemptions, such as those awarded to U.S. automakers in an April 29 executive order.
“They just don’t have the capacity to negotiate [with government leaders] the way that large businesses might,” Von Nessen said. “So again, you’re in a scenario where they have to absorb the changes as they come.”
In short, South Carolina small businesses are facing big tax increases in the form of
tariffs that they can’t absorb or avoid. And that means higher prices and fewer choices for Palmetto State consumers — and a harder economic road for the small business owners who serve them.
‘I
just can’t take on all that risk’
Since 2009, Charleston’s Dan Einhorn has seen his Bilda Bike business grow from a backyard hobby to a regional powerhouse, with a 10,000-square-foot headquarters and retail locations in Charleston and North Charleston.
Key to that success has been the explosion of international trade and commerce, which allowed Einhorn to design and custommanufacture his own line of affordable, corrosion-resistant bikes that can stand up to Charleston’s wet and salty environment.
While Einhorn says he supports the goal of supporting U.S. manufacturing, he told the City Paper that tariffs have already forced him to transition away from custom manufacturing and back toward selling off-the-shelf brands that are already in U.S. warehouses.
The irony? More than 90% of those major brand bikes are imported, too.
“It makes me a little sad,” Einhorn said.
“I have a history of selling these products. People like them, and I deliver them at a good price with good quality. But I just can’t take on all that risk right now.”
But even more concerning to Einhorn is the coming buying season, now just around the corner.
“We have to get things in order for next spring but what does that even look like?” Einhorn said. “What if you order something, but by the time the goods have shipped, the tariffs have changed? That would be incredibly challenging.”
How realistic is the goal?
Like Einhorn, Jon Lessans of Indigo Ink Marketing in West Ashley says he supports the goal of making sure that American manufacturers can compete and win in international markets.
But he, too, is already feeling the bite of tariffs, particularly on custom-branded swag — think everything from shirts and hats to knapsacks and more — that his clients rely on him to provide for their businesses.
In fact, he just had to eat a significant tariff cost out of his own pocket to keep a client project moving forward.
“Usually a quote is good for 30 days, sometimes even 90,” he said. “And because of the crazy up-and-down tariffs, I wound up losing quite a bit on that one.”
What’s more, he says he wonders what it would actually mean to move production of the kinds of items he sells back to the U.S., where labor costs are so much higher.
The Rundown
S.C. Aquarium celebrates 25th anniversary
For a quarter of a century, the South Carolina Aquarium has served as a hub of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education as well as being a driver of conservation action and a sanctuary of fun for the community.
“As we commemorate 25 years in the heart of Charleston, we feel immense gratitude toward the community we serve around the state of South Carolina and beyond,” said Kevin Mills, the aquarium’s president and CEO.
Since opening in 2000, the aquarium has educated millions of children through a vast slate of STEM programming. It has cared for thousands of resident animals and released 451 sea turtles (and counting!) back to the wild.
To celebrate the anniversary, the aquarium will host a block party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18. Liberty Square will transform into a lively festival ground. —Skyler Baldwin
FirstSouth Carolina’s national rank for the number of books removed or restricted in public schools. The state reached the milestone after a May 6 vote by the S.C. Board of Education that removed another 10 books, bringing the state’s total to 22. The newly banned books were challenged by one parent who previously tried to ban them in Beaufort County.
Source: ACLU of South Carolina
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April 25 – May 2, 2025
Numbers are based on weekly average costs nationwide.
Milk (half-gallon): $2.03 ( $0.08)
Cheese (8-ounce block): $3.40 ( $0.74)
Eggs (dozen, large white): $3.99 (no change)
Bananas (per pound): $0.59 ( $0.08)
Avocados (each): $1.01 ( $0.55)
Gas (per gallon, S.C. avg.): $2.789 ( $0.038)
Sources: ams.usda.gov, gasprices.aaa.com
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Bilda Bike’s Dan Einhorn worries about the impact of tariffs on the future of his business
Milestone: 90% of S.C. shelter pets saved from euthanasia, group says
By Andy Brack
Charleston animal welfare activists this week reached a milestone they’ve dreamed of for more than a decade — saving 90% of shelter animals in the state from euthanized death.
“Over the course of nine years, more than 892,000 pets were given a second chance at life, demonstrating the incredible impact of statewide collaboration” by shelters and animal organizations across South Carolina, said Abigail Appleton, chief project officer of No Kill South Carolina (NKSC). It grew out of an initiative spearheaded by the Charleston Animal Society (CAS) a dozen years ago and funded through major support by Petco Love.
In recognition of the accomplishment announced at a Thursday press conference, Gov. Henry McMaster proclaimed May 8 as “No Kill South Carolina Day.” While he and other federal leaders offered congratulatory video messages, S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson was scheduled to be at the Thursday event “to address animal cruelty in our state and how we can move up from being perennially in the bottom tier of state animal protection laws,” according to CAS President and CEO Joe Elmore.
“The pinnacle of our 150th anniversary year [at CAS] was achieving this historic mile-
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“Would most of it just become automated anyway?” he asked.
Interestingly, that’s an issue Vice President J.D. Vance may have inadvertently raised with his May 1 visit to Nucor Steel in Huger, where he promised an “industrial renaissance” thanks to the administration’s punishing tariffs on imports.
But the production and employment numbers on U.S. steel over the past generation may answer Lessans’s question. At the industry’s height in 1973, America’s steel companies needed almost 600,000 workers to produce 110 million tons of steel. Today, they produce almost 75 million tons with just 85,000 workers.
In other words, experts say, even if U.S. steel manufacturers once again reached their zenith of 110 million tons, they’d only employ about 125,000 Americans — far fewer than the number currently working in the legal cannabis business.
‘Small businesses can’t do any of that’
S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce
President Frank Knapp says his members are already feeling the effects of high
stone,” Elmore said. “As our lifesaving commitment continues for the next 150 years, we encourage every South Carolinian to continue supporting their local shelters, adopting pets in need and advocating for policies that protect animals, including adequate funding.”
In 2013, the animal society built the first “no kill” shelter in the Southeast, Elmore said. Two years later, it announced NKSC as a statewide initiative and launched it the following year.
“We set a benchmark called the NKSC Lifesaving Rate of 90% to be reached by organizations working together to collectively reach it,” Elmore recalled. “We framed this as a community-centric goal, not organization-centric, as all issues — homelessness, poverty, violence, et cetera — are community-based, not centered around organizations. We do not use the terminology of ‘no kill shelter’ for this reason.”
Animal welfare advocates said improving efforts to save animals has continuing challenges. To keep cats out of shelters, for example, communities need to expand spay-and-neuter programs. Dogs in shelters face rising veterinary costs and behavioral rehabilitation issues. There also are continuing funding issues as well as veterinary shortages in the United States, which makes a newly-funded veterinary school at Clemson University helpful in South Carolina.
Trump tariffs — and that unlike the major corporations that have dominated the headlines, their hands are mostly tied.
“Big businesses can find new sources, make special deals and stockpile inventory before tariffs take effect,” Knapp said.
“Small businesses can’t do any of that.”
And the few options they do have, he says, are bad for consumers and businesses.
“Tariffs are a tax,” Knapp said. “They have to either pass it along or eat it.”
But what Knapp says he’s most concerned about right now is President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that small businesses aren’t being negatively impacted by his tariffs.
“They’re not going to need it,” Trump said on May 4’s Meet the Press, when asked if he would consider giving small businesses tariff relief. “They’re going to make so much money.”
Knapp said the answer “showed his feelings” about small business.
“The attitude of the president of the United States is just appalling,” Knapp said. “How hard would it have been to show a little compassion to small businesses?”
But in Knapp’s view, the president is unlikely to change course.
“Everything’s always fine — until it’s not,” Knapp said. “But by then, he’s already on to the next thing.”
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Democrats in the nation’s capital have a huge numeric advantage over Republicans in the 2026 elections that they need to push to retake the U.S. Senate. With 35 seats up for grabs next year, Democrats will defend just 13, while Republicans have to defend 22 to keep their three-vote advantage in the chamber.
But in these tumultuous political times and with an undistinguished crop of Republican do-nothing senators in Washington who you’ve probably never heard of, Democrats might actually have a chance to retake the Senate and help to restore some sanity in Washington. But they’ve got to get their mess together and be more than possums crossing roads on the way to being roadkill.
The fate of the United State Senate in 2026 runs straight through South Carolina where long-time Republican chameleon and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is running for a fifth term. Once a no-B.S. conservative who buddied around with straight-talking U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, Graham has become a slippery sycophant and lapdog of the current president. And despite an early endorsement from the MAGA leader, Graham’s opportunistic politics have irritated the hard right and the left.
So you might think that the mother’s milk of politics — money — would be enough to take Graham out of the political limelight he seems to crave. But if you buy that, you should consider Graham’s 2020 challenger. Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison, you might
remember, spent $130 million — a record at the time for a Senate race — to just under $100 million by Graham to lose by 10 points. Despite outspending Graham by 30%, Harrison fell short by more than 258,000 votes out of 2.5 million cast.
So if money isn’t the answer to defeating Graham and helping to return the Senate to its traditional role as a chamber that cools the tempestuous flamboyance of the U.S. House (which can flip three to five seats for the Dems to take control), then what can South Carolinians do besides throw up their hands?
They can be strategic. They can focus on this race. They can be smarter. And they can get a good candidate who will appeal to moderate Republicans frustrated by the incivility of the political miasma of the moment.
In short, they have to organize and be smart about how they do it. Instead of throwing money down the toilet on television ads, they can get their butts out into scores of communities throughout the state and organize. Do it early. Do it often. And build a movement.
Democrats used to excel at organizing the electorate and turning out people to the polls. Now they seem unable to organize funerals. If state Democrats can get back to the basics, they won’t have to raise $130 million to lose. They can raise expectations, build hope and move feet on election day to say no to Graham and the authoritarian disease that’s been tearing America apart.
CHARLESTON
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.
“Andar come fe,” Gilberto Gil
“I’ll Take You There,” The Staples Singers “Coming Home,” Leon Bridges “Blessings,” Chance the Rapper feat. Jamila Woods
“The Garden,” Bobby McFerrin “Yamore, ” Salif Keita, Cesaria Evora “Are You Having Any Fun?,” Elaine Stritch “Hu-ta-Nay,” Donald Harrison, Dr. John “Under African Skies,” Paul Simon
Hollie Anderson’s Perfect Playlist of Old and New Favorites
This list is made up of some old and new favorites, fun songs to sing and dance to, and good poolside listening.
—Hollie Anderson, former Charleston radio deejay and City Paper staffer who now works at Charleston Magazine
“Clouds of Camarillo,” Brazzaville “The Sound of Sunshine,” Michael Franti “Don’t you Evah,” Spoon “Naked & Alive,” Milky Chance “Super Bon Bon,” Soul Coughing “High in Low Places,” Beach Weather “Feel it Still,” Portugal the Man “I Got A Thing For You,” Jim Bianco “Along for the Ride,” Coin “Richest Man in Babylon,” Thievery Corporation
“Drop the Game,” Chet baker “Here Comes Your Man,” The Pixies “Neverender,” Justice & Tame Impala “Bad Dreams,” Teddy Swims
“Black Out Days,” Phantogram “Plastic Soul,” Mondo Cozmo “So Cold,” Balu Brigada “True Faith,” New Order “Crystallized,” The XX “Starburster,” Fontaines DC
Reggie Burgess’ Perfect Playlist
North Charleston Mayor Reggie Burgess says his favorite songs range from gospel to old school hip hop. They reflect his “faith, memories, relationships and the values that have guided his remarkable journey to becoming the mayor of North Charleston.” And here’s what he said about the song by Charleston native Darius Rucker: “Little known fact: Darius is my brother by blood. I’m proud of his success and the history he has made in country music!”
“Jesus is the Best Thing,”
James Cleveland
“Hold My Mule,” Shirley Caesar “Praise is What I Do,” Shekinah Glory Ministry
“The Lord is Able,” John P. Kee.
“That’s the Way of the World,” Earth, Wind & Fire
“I Say a Little Prayer,” Aretha Franklin
“My Girl,” The Temptations
“What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye
“Somewhere in My Lifetime,”
Phyllis Hyman
“My Adidas,” Run DMC
“The Message,” Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
“We Got Our Own Thing,” Heavy D
“Wagon Wheel,” Darius Rucker
“Tennessee Whiskey,” Chris Stapleton
“The Thunder Rolls,” Garth Brooks
“Affirmation,” George Benson
“Betcha Don’t Know,” Najee
“After Hours,” Ronnie Jordan
“Better Days Ahead,” Norman Brown
“Sacred Kind of Heart,” Grover Washington Jr.
Vincent Harris’s Perfect Pure Dopamine Playlist
Here are 20 songs that help me get out of bed in the morning. They also help me go to bed at night. They’re busy songs, OK?
—Vincent Harris, longtime City Paper music writer
“Body Count’s In The House,” Body Count
“Let Me Entertain You,” Robbie Williams
“Who Made Who,” AC/DC
“Out Of The Woods,” Taylor Swift
“Golden Hour,” Twinemen
“All The Best,” John Prine
“King For A Day,” Faith No More
“It’s Only Over When....,” Bad Religion
“Beyond Belief,” Elvis Costello & The Attractions
“Asking For A Friend,” Chvrches
“Common People,” William Shatner
“The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” The Charlie Daniels Band
“El Matador,” Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
“All Night Long,” The Mavericks
“Yachts & Wars,” Sody City Riot
“Wolves,” Wu-Tang Clan
feat. George Clinton
“Sheep,” Pink Floyd
“Here Come De Honey Man,” Miles Davis (live Montreux version)
“Desperadoes Under the Eaves,” Warren Zevon
“Maggot Brain,” Funkadelic
Marco Werman’s Perfectly Reliable Playlist
Note on why I chose these tracks for a perfect playlist: If it’s “perfect,” it’s got to be about music that makes me happy but not in a thumb-sucking way. When times are tough, I turn to these reliable tracks that feel like home.
—Marco Werman, host and executive editor of “The World,” a radio coproduction of WGBH and PRX heard daily on South Carolina Public Radio
“If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me),” The Staple Singers
“Yes, I’m Ready,” Barbara Mason
“Hang on Sloopy,” Arsenio Rodrigues and The Afro-Cubano Sound
“Sueños de California,” Los Tijuana Five
“Blowin’ In The Wind,” Stevie Wonder
“Jiin Ma Jiin Ma,” Orchestra Baobab
“Luzolo,” Franklin Boukaka
“One Step Ahead,” Aretha Franklin
“Ain’t Misbehavin’ (I’m Savin’ My Love for You),” Leon Redbone
“Al Aseel,” Abdel Halim Hafez
“Singing the Blues,” Allen Toussaint
“Valerie (‘68 Version),” Amy Winehouse
“Voodoo Child (Slight Return),” Angelique Kidjo
“Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye,” Bettye Swann
“No Mas,” Ana Tijoux
“Grandma’s Hands,” Bill Withers
“Do You Want to Dance,” Bette Midler
“Summertime,” Billy Stewart
“High Tide or Low Tide,” Bob Marley and The Wailers
“It Never Entered My Mind,” Miles Davis Quintet
Charles Carmody’s Perfect Garden Grief Playlist
The perfect playlist can change so much for me based on my space and what I am doing. There is a perfect dinner playlist, a perfect workout, or chill vibe or Sunday afternoon or season or beach or grieving playlist.
This grouping of 20 songs is not my favorite songs of all time. I wanted to create the perfect playlist for a specific time and place. One of my peace and joy places has become my garden. … The joy that the morning and the sun and the garden bring me is immense these days. After creating the playlist, I played it for my partner whose response was, “Is this a playlist about grief?” So maybe it is that too. Life and death. Joy and grief. Picking a strawberry from the dirt. No matter how you interpret it, I hope it makes you feel the feels.
—Charles Carmody, director of the Charleston Music Hall and the Music Farm
“Flicker,” Jonsi
“Pulaski at Night,” Andrew Bird
“Hannah Sun,” Lomelda
“This must Be the Place,” Talking Heads
“Die Young,” Sylvan Esso
“Raconte-Moi Une Histoire,” M83
“Suddenly Everything Has Changed,” The Flaming Lips
“Running, Returning,” Akron/Family
“Philosophize In It! Chemicalize With It,”
Kishi Bashi
“Wedding Song,” Anais Mitchell feat. Justin Vernon
“John Taylor’s Month Away,” King Creosote and Jon Hopkins
“Mystery of Love,” Sufjan Stevens
“Sprained Ankle,” Julien Baker
“Spanish Sahara,” Foals
“Age of Consent,” New Order
“Certainty,” Big Thief
“Nobody,” Mitski
“Chinese Translation,” M. Ward
“Holocene,” Bon Iver
“Heroes,” Peter Gabriel
John Price’s Perfect Classic Rock Playlist
There’s a lot of classic rock ’n’ roll in North Charleston lawyer John Price’s perfect playlist. Which makes sense, since he jams with his band, J.P. and the Moonshine Boys.
“Hey Jude,” The Beatles
“Stealin’,” Uriah Heep
“Zombie,” The Cranberries “Every Time I Think of You,” The Babys “Like A Rolling Stone,” Bob Dylan “Man on the Moon,” REM “Keep On Smilin’,” Wet Willie “Back In The USSR/Dear Prudence,” The Beatles
“Do You Know What I Mean,” Lee Michaels
“Thunder Road,” Bruce Springsteen
“I Fought The Law,” The Clash “Love Train,” O’Jays “Baba O’Riley,” The Who “Worry About You,” Rolling Stones
“If You Don’t Know Me By Now,” Harold Melvin
“Doctor My Eyes,” Jackson Brown “Snowblind,” Black Sabbath “Day Tripper,” The Beatles “Get Off My Cloud,” Rolling Stones “Brandy,” Looking Glass
Andy Brack’s Perfect Playlist
A lot of this music is from college days. Despite being mostly fast, it brings odd comfort. —Andy Brack, editor and publisher, Charleston City Paper
“Los Angeles,” X “Ultraviolet,” The B-52’s “Bodies,” The Sex Pistols
“Talk Dirty (To Me),” RomeoVoid “I’m So Bored with the U.S.A.,” The Clash “In the Midnight Hour,” The Jam
“I’m the Man, “Joe Jackson
“Pulling Mussels (From the Shell),” Squeeze
“Precious,” The Pretenders
“When I Write the Book,” Rockpile “Burning With Optimism’s Flames,” XTC “It’s Alright For You,” The Police
“I’ve Been Everywhere,” Johnny Cash “Mrs. Robinson,” The Lemonheads
“I Will Survive,” Cake
“Her First Mistake,” Lyle Lovett “Roadrunner,” Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
“(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding,” Elvis Costello and the Attractions
“People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul,” James Brown
“Southbound,” The Allman Brothers
Cuisine
Pink Bellies is Pho King on Wednesday nights
By Gabriela Capestany
Veteran Charleston chef Thai Phi of Pink Bellies is launching a brand new pho eatery right inside of his popular King Street restaurant. Aptly named Pho King, the concept will center around a perfect bowl of the beloved soup.
For the uninitiated, the mainstay Vietnamese dish pho (pronounced “fuh”) is a complex, aromatic experience: Savory broth is complemented by chewy noodles, refreshing herbs and any combination of thinly sliced beef, tender brisket or chicken.
While Pho King (Cue teenage-like giggling) will be hosted as a pop-up within the existing Pink Bellies space, Phi explains there is a key difference between the two projects.
“Pink Bellies, for me as a chef, is kind of more just my expression [of] growing up in America and traveling. … Pho King is straight from Vietnam, more specifically Saigon,” he said. “I thought it’d be the perfect venture for one of our closed days. [The Pho King pop-up] helps our team, gives us more hours, [and] helps us build this passion project step by step.”
More specifically, Pho King directly draws from Phi’s extensive time in Vietnam and acts as a showcase for real-deal pho.
“I live in Vietnam for about two to three months out of the year. [Pho King] is an expression of the time I’m spending out there.”
While Phi emphasized there are more than 10 pho restaurants across Charleston, each bowl presents a distinct interpretation of the dish.
“This is my uncle’s recipe mixed in with some of the other chefs that have taught me their versions,” he said. “It’s the flavor and the palate that we love. With this one, it’s our recipe.”
Got to have good bones
The complex broth base is created through a step-by-step process that Phi has spent time practicing and perfecting.
“It starts with washing the bones, you want to be really thorough about it. Then we simmer the broth for about 10 hours,” he said, adding that specific kinds of bones are crucial to creating pho broth.
“We like to use a good combination of marrow bones, small femur bones, knuckle bones, and bones from the spine or the ribs. Each one has a different flavor or texture that imparts into the broth.”
“
We
use lots of local bones, brisket and tri-tip, so it’s a true expression of what’s in Vietnam for my family while using local ingredients.”
—Chef
Thai Phi
Through this process, Phi said he has found an opportunity to feature Lowcountry farmers throughout the dish.
“We use lots of local bones, brisket and tri-tip, so it’s a true expression of what’s in Vietnam for my family while using local ingredients,” he said. “We got lucky and we found a local farmer here in Charleston who doesn’t use their bones, and they’ve given us their supply of those bones.”
After slowly simmering for hours and never letting it get to a boil (an incident that would cause the broth to become cloudy), Phi removes the slow-cooked brisket to be sliced and included in the final plating and adds additional aromatics to finish cooking the broth: shallots, ginger, onions and dried worms.
“Dried worms are a very Cantonese thing,” Phi said. “We import all of ours from District Five in Vietnam. My cousin has been exporting for me and
Get your pho fix with chef Thai Phi’s carefully crafted pop-up, featuring family recipes and local ingredients
sends it over.” The delicacy is difficult to source and even harder to afford.
As Phi explained, “here in the States, [dried worms] go for about $200 a pound. It’s super expensive. It’s small details like that that I don’t think a lot of restaurants in Charleston are doing, [so] hopefully people can appreciate ours.
“Making the broth is such a big deal, but also the herbs that you serve afterwards,” said Phi. He finishes the pho with Vietnamese mint and Italian parsley.
Outside of the centerpiece pho, other standout menu items like fish sauce chicken wings and a Vietnamese Lobster Thermidor-inspired dish bring Phi’s favorite dining experiences from Vietnam directly to Charleston.
Pho King is open as a pop-up from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Wednesday in the Pink Bellies storefront at 595 King St.
by Andrew
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5 can’t-miss spring chef’s series, residencies
By Connelly Hardaway
Special chef’s series and residencies are in full bloom around Charleston. Here’s where to find tasty new food concepts now around town.
Fiddlers’ Fire at Sweatman’s Garden
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Chef Tyler Cook’s concept, Fiddlers’ Fire, lands at Sweatman’s Garden this spring, bringing its Asian-inspired street food to the West Ashley sodary Wednesdays through Sundays.
Cook said the residency will allow him to expand his menu to offer additional fare like raw oysters, gyozas and other dumplings, seasonal salads and pickle plates.
Follow Fiddlers’ Fire on Instagram, @fiddlersfire to learn more.
Cane Pazzo’s May pop-ups
May 14 at Stems & Skins, May 15 at Brew Hanahan
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 restaurants around town, giving folks a taste of what to expect soon.
Diners can look forward to what Bolchoz described as “bar, snacky” dishes that folks
can find at Cane Pazzo’s separate barroom. Follow Cane Pazzo, @canepazzochs on Instagram.
Kultura’s Guest Chef
Series,
“Sama-Sama”
May 21, June 10, July 16
Now through July, chef Nikko Cagalanan will welcome a different chef into Kultura monthly to cook a collaborative, globally inspired dinner. Sama-sama means “together” in Tagalog and is rooted in Filipino tradition. Participating chefs include:
• Chef Yia Vang, founder of Vinai (Minneapolis, Minn.), and host of Feral on the Outdoor Channel for the May 21 dinner.
• The team from Comfort Kitchen, James Beard Award finalist (Boston, Mass.) for the June 10 dinner.
• Chef Sophina Uong of Mister Mao, chefowner of Mister Mao (New Orleans, La.) for the July 16 dinner.
Guests can enjoy a five-course collaborative tasting menu ($110/per person) with two seatings at 5:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. each night of the series. Early reservations are encouraged and can be booked on Resy. Follow @kulturacharleston on Instagram.
La Cave’s monthly
Chef’s Tasting Dinner
The first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Did you know that La Cave hosts a chef’s tasting dinner on the first Tuesday of each month? Chef Teshawn Gamble offers one seating of a seasonal, five-course menu, with beverage pairings from beverage director Hailey Knight.
A la carte
What’s new
North Charleston’s Maya del Sol Kitchen recently made some changes to its hours and offerings. Owner/ chef Raul Sanchez said he has pivoted his business plan in response to customer feedback. “People wanted more last-minute options,” he said, acknowledging that Maya del Sol’s chef’s table format for dinners wasn’t as feasible for diners on the go. Now, you can swing by the Reynolds Avenue restaurant Tuesdays through Fridays for lunch (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and small bites and a rotating dinner special (3 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Customers can now order beer and wine and nosh on smaller plates like chicken sliders and charcuterie boards. Maya del Sol will be serving Saturday brunch (not Sunday) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as well as reservation-only chef’s table dinners on Saturday with seatings at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Learn more online at raulsmayadelsol.com.
Book your spot on Resy and learn more about upcoming dinners @lacavecharleston.
De Mare Raw Bar residency at The Daily Thursdays through Saturdays from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The popular concept, De Mare Raw Bar, is taking up residency at The Daily this season, bringing its oysters and raw bar offerings to the King Street cafe every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.
Owner Joey De Mare launched De Mare Raw Bar last fall and has since started his own wholesale side of the business, De Mare Raw & Co., which harvests wild oysters he’s deemed “bambinos.” You’ll find bambinos at the De Mare residency, as well as at other raw bars around town.
After months of popping up at various locations, De Mare is looking forward to the stability of a residency. “I am excited in a sense to settle in, find some clarity in the menu, and do things right,” he said.
The Daily’s team is also looking forward to the partnership.
“The Team at The Daily and Honest to Goodness Hospitality has been passionate about showcasing up and coming talent for a long time,” they said. “We think the OG Butcher & Bee hosted Charleston’s first pop ups back in 2013. … Joey’s concept is part of this continuum. In fact, we met Joey through our friends at Berkeley, who also popped up at The Daily before their brick and mortar.”
You can also find De Mare Raw Bar at Mount Pleasant’s Cramer’s Kitchen on Wednesday nights for “Italian Wednesdays.”
Follow De Mare on Instagram, @demarerawchs.
King Street’s new Italian restaurant, Legami has officially launched its weekend brunch, available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Diners can look forward to dishes that chef Andrea Conguista grew up eating, such as smoked salmon and egg yolk butter brioche bread, carbonara with pecorino cheese and avocado toast topped with scrambled eggs and salmon caviar. Learn more at legamichs.com and book your reservation on resy.com.
What’s happening
Now through June 30, Alcove Market , in collaboration with ethical skincare brand LINNÉ Botanicals, will serve a new smoothie, the Green Clean. The drink features a blend of banana, spinach, collagen, spirulina, almond milk, orange juice, fresh ginger, turmeric and dates. This is the fourth collaboration for Alcove’s Allstars Smoothie Series which features likeminded, local industries. Learn more at alcovemarket.com.
The Charleston Greek Festival returns to Charleston May 9 through May 11. Now in its 54th year, the festival welcomes more than 35,000 guests, visitors and locals alike, to enjoy Greek food, drinks and culture. Guests can look forward to taverna dining, outdoor grills, pastries and more. Learn more at charlestongreekfestival.com.
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Be the first to know. Read the Cuisine section at charlestoncitypaper.com.
Chef Tyler Cook is expanding his food offerings with Fiddlers’ Fire residency at Sweatman’s Garden
Culture
Charleston duo Gods performs from new album
By Vincent Harris
The Charleston duo Gods with guitarist Philip Ward and drummer Deslin Price will take the stage Saturday night at the Royal American to play songs from its new album, Alchemy, the group’s first release in four years.
What’s going to be fascinating at the show, which will feature opening sets from Sxvxnt and Code Echo, is how the new material mixes with songs from the band’s first album, 2020’s Honest. Despite retaining the complex math rock sound of that first release, Alchemy takes that sound in a new, more melodic direction.
For example, Honest kicked off with a thorny, stop-start beast called “Now And Then” with guitars like coiled springs and a neck-breaking rhythm that never seems to settle. Alchemy opens with “Up In The Air,” a fascinating mix of blurry psychedelic guitars and vintage college radio jangle with an irresistible melody and a pulsing, consistent rhythm.
Things get more complex as the song progresses, but the song remains centered on the melody, not the playing. That’s a theme
that Ward and Price return to throughout Alchemy, taking the spiraling riffs and layered rhythms of the first album and giving everything a bit more polish.
That’s not to say that Honest is a lesser album by Gods. It’s just leaner and more focused on the basics many have come to expect from math rock. The title track is one of the band’s finest moments so far, featuring a massive riff that twists like burning metal around a collapsing mountain of drums.
It’s like most of the songs on Honest, a complex composition that demands the listener’s full attention. It’s music that the band’s forebears, groups like Slint or Battles or Hella, nod in appreciation.
But what’s encouraging about Alchemy is that Gods is beginning to turn that sound into its own. Songs like “The Sweet Spot (Tiko)” and “Snake Oil” take those same spiraling riffs and slippery rhythms and somehow make them sparkle, lifting some of the heaviness of Honest.
That’s why it should be interesting to
hear the songs from both albums smashed up against each other Saturday at the Royal American. How will the straightforward thrust of the epic “Lucid Dream” from Alchemy mix with the creeping, sinister “Art of War” from Honest?
Sometimes in the world of indie rock, one can miss an entire phase of a band’s evolution because it didn’t have the money or time to record. In the nearly five years since Honest, Price and Deslin have lost a member (guitarist Chris Perot), but they have filled out the sound, which makes the live show an interesting challenge. Can they sound as big onstage as they do on Alchemy?
If “Azelea,” the last track on Alchemy, is any indication, it’s anyone’s guess what Gods will sound like this Saturday. It’s a whirring gadget of a song with a vast, icy synth melody and programmed percussion. It’s unlike anything Deslin and Price have done before, which bodes well for their musical future.
Gods, with Sxvxnt and Code Echo. Doors open at 9 p.m., May 10, The Royal American, 970 Morrison Drive, downtown. Tickets are $10: theroyalamerican.com.
Arts+Music
Burns to speak here ahead of docuseries on American Revolution
Celebrated American documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will speak at an 11 a.m. May 14 press conference at the College of Charleston ahead of a preview of a November six-part PBS docuseries, The American Revolution, which probes how the war impacted the world in the late 1700s.
Later that day at 7 p.m. is an exclusive sold-out preview of the new series. The preview will include excerpts from the documentary, followed by a discussion moderated by SCETV President and CEO Adrienne Fairwell with Burns, South Carolina historian Walter Edgar and colleague Kathleen DuVal of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 7 p.m., Sottile Theatre, 44 George St., Charleston. —Andy Brack
ARTS
• May 17, 2 p.m. : Artist talk with Black image-maker Joshua Parks, whose work analyzes Afro-descendant communities of the Atlantic world. It is his first solo museum exhibition, Born in We: African Descendants of the Atlantic World. Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, 161 Calhoun St., Charleston. halsey.cofc.edu
• May 23 to June 8: Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston.
MUSIC
• May 9, 6 p.m.: Everclear, Windjammer, Isle of Palms.
• May 10, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.: AWEfest , Awendaw Municipal Park, 7900 Doar Road, Awendaw.
• May 15, 8 p.m.: Matt Kearney, Charleston Music Hall.
• May 16, 9 p.m.: 2 Slices + Rotoglow, The Royal American, downtown. The second band recently released its EP, We are today.
• May 16, 6 p.m.: Andrew Scotchie , Pour House.
• May 22 & 23, 8 p.m.: Umphrey’s McGee , The Windjammer.
• May 23, 8 p.m.: Sturgill Simpson, Credit One Stadium. New album just released.
Provided
Drummer Dreslin Price (left) and guitarist Philip Ward comprise Gods, which has a new album and performs Saturday
Charleston, let’s home in on home
By Maura Hogan
It was 1973, my first summer in Charleston.
Slipping into a steamy town in our overloaded Country Squire, we had pulled up stakes in Chapel Hill for my father’s new job at MUSC. Our rented historic home on Tradd Street. It had an oral history that claimed a Civil War cannonball pierced its roof and a storage-room find of a schoolboy wartime scrapbook populated with Confederacy-friendly political cartoons.
There I met my first friend, Shelly, who lived across the street on the property of First (Scots) Presbyterian Church. In a still-starchy, insular Charleston, her folks’ full-on embrace of the 1970s brought to South of Broad a rare one-two punch of a waterbed and VW Microbus.
One day while riding in the backseat of said bus, I moaned about missing Chapel Hill. Her father reached for a laminated button affixed to the wind shield, handing it back to me.
“Bloom where you’re planted” it read, the words ballooning out in a flower-power font. That adage pops into my head a lot lately. And it’s an ideal guiding mantra for this new arts column in this newspaper.
With Charleston’s surge of new residents, shifts in cultural leadership and mounting funding threats, there has never been a more important moment to reach inward and stay rooted — to mine what truly defines and distinguishes our arts scene.
In a world lousy with vagaries, many are in a state of free-floating anxiety about life’s necessities such as health, wealth and even its deeper meaning. For decades, I’ve preached and gleaned about how amplifying the arts is one of the most effective well-being checks for a community.
We can and we should rely on our local artists to make sense of the frenetic forces at play today. From years of practice, the creative class is savvy in navigating complex dynamics and equally scrappy in having remained inspired, at times with little more than spit and paper.
With the current offensive directed at suppressing authentic stories, many of which have just come to the surface, it also falls to our storytellers to step in where silence is increasingly, fiercely exacted.
So I’ve accepted Charleston City Paper’s invitation to fire up a frequent column. The aim is to fully mine the nexus of arts and community in this city. I believe this publication is uniquely primed and positioned to do so.
It is one that hits home. As the world reels, I encounter accelerated urgings from thought leaders to look out for one another. That’s a backyard and front-porch proposition. It is time for our artists and practitioners to home in on, well, home.
Let me start with some examples of those that, from where I sit, are getting it right.
• Extra credit: Charleston Gaillard Center continues to dovetail its programming with extensive educational outreach, something that may prove invaluable in the months and years to come. In its 2025-26 season, look for an adapted take on their self-produced Finding Freedom: The Journey of Robert Smalls.
• Cross pollination: The Gaillard is also joining forces with Charleston Symphony to cross-pollinate visiting and local artists. Among the highlights is the world premiere of the ballet Dark Water by New York City-based Complexions Contemporary Ballet that features music by Charleston composer Edward Hart, co-commissioned by the Charleston Symphony.
• Lab results: This spring, Pure Theatre mounted Pleasure Never Lies, a full-scale musical created by Marshall Hagins and Brad Moranz ingeniously exploring themes of female agency. Cooked up in Pure Lab, the new work is essential to ensuring our local work resonates right here and right now.
• Radio Free Charleston: There are other homegrown initiatives going the distance, a sign of their ongoing role in exploring topics and visionaries. Ohm Radio, for instance, celebrates its10th anniversary, having logged a decade on 96.3 FM as a non-commercial, nonprofit outlet regularly sharing the voices and vision of standout community members.
It won’t be long before we are lavished with an arts festival in Spoleto Festival USA, all manner of musical happenings, from chamber music concerts to an encouraging uptick of independent bookstores and literary festivals. I’ll continue to shine light on those who are lending their time and talent to pose questions and to foster exchange. At the same time, I’ll question choices that run counter to the vitality of our arts scene. Case in point: I have recently observed an arts sector trend to train sights on other places, diverting energy and dollars in ways that may not stack up on a cost-analysis. Charleston should not be leveraged as a stepping stone for greener pastures or glitzier concert halls. When it comes to Charleston arts, I’m all for risk-taking and failing up. But fair warning: I have a good nose for cynical acts, and at the first whiff of one, I will sing like a canary.
DANCE BEST
CLUB
a Guardian ad Litem be appointed to appear in this action and represent the interest of such of the Defendants as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under any disability, it is
ORDERED, that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esq., Post Office Box 30266, Charleston, South Carolina 29417, be and he is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem for such of the Defendants herein as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under disability, to appear herein and represent their interest; it is further
ORDERED, that such appointments shall become absolute unless within thirty (30) days after the last publication of the Notice of the Appointment of Guardian ad Litem herein, exclusive of such last day of publication, such Defendants, as may be infants, incompetents; or otherwise under any disability appear herein or someone appears in their behalf to procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem; it is further ORDERED, that a Notice of Appointment and of the name and address of the person so appointed shall be sufficient publication of this Order. AND IT IS SO ORDERED!
s/ Julie J. Armstrong, Charleston County Clerk of Court Dated April 22, 2025 Charleston, South Carolina
RDC File No.: 21-13273
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-2473
Tycoon Property 2, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. The Estate of Maybelle Green, The Estate of William Carreras, John Doe and Mary Roe, fictitious Names used to designate persons in the military service within the meaning of Title 50 U.S. Code, commonly referred to as the Service Members Civil Relief Act of 2003, as amended, if any of the unknown heirs at law, devisees, widows, widowers, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors, and assigns, firms or corporations of THE ESTATE OF MAYBELLE GREEN, THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM CARRERAS, and all other persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien up on the real estate described in the complaint or any part thereof. Defendants.
Lis Pendens
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced pursuant to the provisions of 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws §12-61-10, et. seq., and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, upon a complaint of the Plaintiff abovenamed, against the Defendants above-named, for the purpose of obtaining a Decree establishing that the Plaintiff is the sole owner in fee simple of the title to the property described in the Plaintiff’s Complaint, and that the Defendants do not have any right, title, interest, claim, estate in or lien upon the said property; that the premises affected by the said Complaint in the action hereby commenced were at the time of filing of this Lis Pendens described as follows, to-wit:
All that lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina and known as Lot No. 8 in the subdivision of Sunrise Heights, on a Plat of the same by Hilliard B. Good entitled “Plat of subdivision of Sunrise
Heights, situate on the South Side of Burton’s Lane, in Charleston Heights, Charleston County, SC, formerly on parts of Lots 8 and 10 of the ‘Stromboli Tract”, dated November 16, 1954, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, SC in Plat Book J, Page 148.
TMS No.: 466-03-00-065
Address: 2007 Burton Lane, North Charleston, SC 29405
Summons and Notice
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned at his office, 2050 Spaulding Drive, Suite 2, North Charleston, South Carolina 29406, 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, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity or Special Referee for this County, which order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.
Notice of Filing
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons and Complaint, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on September 5, 2023.
Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem
UPON READING AND FILING the Petition of the Plaintiff for the appointment of Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem for any unknown defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability or incompetent, including those persons who might be in the military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a Class designated as “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” and it appearing that the names and addresses of such persons, if any, whether residents or non-residents of the State of South Carolina, are unknown to Plaintiff and cannot, with reasonable diligence be ascertained, and that the said Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, whose office is located at 6296 Rivers Avenue, Suite 102, North Charleston, South Carolina, is a suitable and competent person to understand and protect the rights and interests of said Defendants and has no interest therein adverse to the interest of said Defendants, if any, and is not connected in business with the Plaintiff, in this action or with its counsel.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that said Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, be and he is hereby designated and appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for said unknown Defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability of incompetent, including those persons who might be in the military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a class designated as “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” and he is hereby authorized to appear and defend the said action on behalf of said Defendants, unless Defendants, if any, or any of them shall within thirty (30) days after the service of a copy of this
Order upon them, exclusive of the day of service, as herein provided, procure to be appointed, procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for said Defendants, if any, for the purposes of this action.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall be served upon said unknown Defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability or incompetent, including those persons who might be in the Military Service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a Class designated “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” by publication of a notice of this Order as required by law in a newspaper published in Berkeley County, South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.
s/ R. David Chard S.C. Bar No.: 1190 Attorney for the Plaintiff 2050 Spaulding Drive, Suite 2 N. Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 554-6984
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., in the Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, S.C. regarding an ordinance to amend the 2024-2025 County Budget Ordinance No. 2295, to provide for the increase of Charleston County’s General Fund Budget by appropriating an additional $9,460,702 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, to provide for budgetary control of said appropriations by the County Council and the County Administrator and other matters related thereto.
Public comments, written and oral, are invited. Submission of written public comments is encouraged and those wishing to provide written public comments for the public hearing should email comments to public-comments@ charlestoncounty.org by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Kristen L. Salisbury Clerk of Council
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.
YOU BEEN SERVED?
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON
IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0025
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Antonia Alston and Murad Alquzaa DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2016
TO DEFENDANT: Murad Alquzaa
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with theClerk of Court for Charleston County on January 6, 2025 at 10:41 am. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of 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, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0052
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.
Estate of: JANICE RAY BOZART SMITH
2025-ES-10-0304
DOD: 2/14/25
Pers. Rep: KIMBERLY E. SMITH 2532 RUTHERFORD WAY, CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ***********
Estate of: VALENTINE JOSEPH LINDSAY AKA VAL J. LINDSAY 2025-ES-10-0352
Charleston County Department of Social Services, Legal Office: Attorney W. Tracy Brown, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.
ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or one year from the date of death, whichever date is earlier, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.
Estate of: WYNEMA L. ATKINS 2024-ES-10-2083
DOD: 4/28/24
Pers. Rep: VAN DUANE ATKINS 2040 CHURCH CREEK DR., CHARLESTON, SC 29414
Atty: DONALD J. BUDMAN, ESQ. PO BOX 30280, CHARLESTON, SC 29417 ***********
Estate of: JOSHUA ANDREW RICHMOND 2025-ES-10-0305
DOD: 11/7/24
ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or one year from the date of death, whichever date is earlier, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.
Estate of:
PRISCILLA ALDEN MINKEL
2025-ES-10-0161
DOD: 1/8/25
Pers. Rep: LEWIS CHRISTOPHER MINKEL 1549 FT. PALMETTO CIR., MT. PLEASANT, SC 29466
Pers. Rep: CARTER PUTNAM MINKEL 3 ALDEN CAMPS RD., OAKLAND, ME 04963
Atty: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401
2025-ES-10-0627
DOD: 3/16/25
Pers. Rep: JOHN E. ROMANOSKY, JR. ONE COOL BLOW ST., #201, CHARLESTON, SC 29401
ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or one year from the date of death, whichever date is earlier, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.
Atty: JAMES E. REEVES, ESQ. 400 N. CEDAR ST., SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483
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Estate of:
ADRIENNE KIM CHILDS AKA
ADRIENNE KIM CHILDS SEAY 2025-ES-10-0585
DOD: 12/27/24
Pers. Rep: DAVID CHILDS 3859 CHISOLM RD., JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455
Atty:
ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401
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Estate of: GERALDINE M. PICKERING 2025-ES-10-0619
DOD: 3/1/25
Pers. Rep: BENJAMIN CHARLES PICKERING, II 937 GIACOMO DR., WAXHAW, NC 28173
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Estate of: MARY LEE BROOKS
Estate of:
CHERYL ANN FLEMING
2025-ES-10-0455
DOD: 12/26/24
Pers. Rep: SANDRA D. FLEMING 13750 173RD ST., JAMAICA, NY 11434
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Estate of:
LINDA JEAN CONNOLLY
2025-ES-10-0652
DOD: 2/25/25
Pers. Rep: JOHN V. CONNOLLY 1020 SCAUP CT., KIAWAH ISLAND, SC 29455
Pers. Rep: ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401
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Estate of: HARRIETTE V. REEVES
2025-ES-10-0668
DOD: 2/9/25
Pers. Rep: MELVIN M. REEVES, JR. 12 LUDWELL LN., STAFFORD, VA 22554
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Estate of: ASHLEY OLIVA CRANK
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-00368 Ashleytowne Recreational Development, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Diane Isabelle Judith Briquet Puyo, Defendant(s). )
SUMMONS AND NOTICES TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or 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 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.
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
5/20/2025 11:00 AM
Lamar Davis Garage items
Carlos Lazo Household items and furniture
Tommy Creenshaw Household items
Kimberly Harper Bed set, misc. items, small furniture
Zee Walker TBD
Stephon Johnson Furniture, electronics, household items, holiday decor
Ryan Norris Household items and furniture
Rosemary Cummings Photos, boxes
Facility 2: 609 Old Trolley Road Summerville, SC 29485
5/20/2025 10:30 AM
Tyshawn Hargrove 2 couches, bed frame, 2 dressers
Aubrey Sharpton Furniture
Facility 3: 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406
5/20/2025 10:45 AM
Lavonne Lawrence Household Furniture
Brittany Cox Clothes/Suitcase Elizabeth Loeblich Household Items
Ronald Reid Household Items
Enique Gathers Household Items
Michael Greco 5th Wheel Camper
Facility 4: 208 St. James Ave, Ste C Goose Creek, SC 29445
5/20/2025 11:00 AM
Koko Brown living room, 3 bedrooms, 5 big boxes.
Lisa Thomas Household Goods
Facility 5: 3781 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418 5/20/2025 11:00 AM
Daniel Jones Furniture
Inita Rivers
Living room Set Dining Set King Bedroom Set Queen Bedroom Set Full Bedroom Set
Queen bed, frame, couch, dining set, 50” and 40” tv’s, clothes, 4 crates, kitchen supplies, air fryer
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.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-00849
SANDRA E. SCOTT, EMILY D. BOWMAN, ROSA B. SMITH, LEONA C. SCOTT And CHRISTOPHER SCOTT, JR., Plaintiffs, vs. PAMELA J. MIDDLETON, GEORGE O. WASHINGTON, KANDREA S. WASHINGTON, DENISE ANCRUM, NICHOLAS W. WASHINGTON, 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 or legal entity of any kind who may be an heir, distributee, legatee, widower, widow, assign administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of JOE ETHEL MOORE aka Joe Ethel Middleton Moore, CHRISTOPHER L. SCOTT SR., ELIZABETH M. SCOTT, MALVERSE A. MIDDLETON, KESLEY P. SCOTT, CYNTHIA T. WASHINGTON and DEMETRA LEFTER, all of whom are deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants.
SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon John J. Dodds III at his office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE OF FILING
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint in the above action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 14, 2025.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiffs against the Defendants to clear title to the parcel of real property hereinafter described and to establish ownership of the said parcel in the names of the lawful owners free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances whatsoever, saving and excepting outstanding real property taxes and to effect a Partition By Sale of the said parcel. The parcel which is the subject of this action was at the commencement of this action and is now situate in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is more fully described as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on the south side of Morris Street in the City and County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and known under the present numbering system as No. 39 Morris Street and having such size, shape and dimensions as are shown on a plat thereof made by W. L. Gaillard, Surveyor, dated October 23, 1942, which plat is made a part hereof and is recorded in the Register’s office for Charleston County, South Carolina (“ROD”) in Book ____, Page ____. MEASURING AND CONTAINING in front on Morris Street thirty-seven feet, five inches (37’, 5”), by sixty-nine feet, five inches (69’,5”) on the East and West lines and forty-five feet, six inches (45’, 6”) on the back line, be the said dimensions more or less. BEING the same property conveyed to Ethel G. Middleton by deed of Demetra Lefter, dated November 9, 1942, and recorded in the ROD in Book V-43, at Page 103.
TMS#: 460-12-03-001. Street Address: 39 Morris Street, Charleston, SC 29403
NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on April 2, 2025, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-0459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military of The United State of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown persons or legal entities of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor,
successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Joe Ethel Moore aka Joe Ethel Middleton Moore, Christopher L. Scott Sr., Elizabeth M. Scott, Malverse A. Middleton, Kesley P. Scott, Cynthia T. Washington and Demetra Lefter, all deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein; such appointment to become absolute unless the said Defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.
John J. Dodds III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 john@cisadodds.com
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CIVIL CASE NUMBER: 2025-CP10-02187
SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. TYREIK JEROME FAULKS and JASEMIN FAULKS, Defendants.
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscribers at their offices, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, 78 Wentworth Street, Post Office Box 22828, Charleston, South Carolina 294132828, or to otherwise appear and defend, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint, or otherwise to appear and defend, within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will obtain a judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Civil Action No. 2023CP1000718
PAUL LOPEZ, AS TRUSTEE OF BIRMINGHAM PLKL TRUST; PAUL LOPEZ, INDIVIDUALLY; AND KATHERINE LOPEZ, INDIVIDUALLY, Plaintiffs, vs. DALY & SAWYER CONSTRUCTION, INC., Defendant. and DALY & SAWYER CONSTRUCTION, INC., Third-Party Plaintiff, vs. A.B. EVANS CONCRETE & HAULING, AC HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE, INC., ENERGY ONE AMERICA, LLC, AND CILCHRST MASONRY, INC., Third-Party Defendants.
SECOND AMENDED THIRDPARTY SUMMONS AND THIRDPARTY COMPLAINT
TO THE DEFENDANT(S): St. Pierre Construction LLC; Skyline Roofing, Inc., and A.B. Evans Concrete & Hauling, Inc.
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 1320 Main Street, 10th Floor, Columbia, SC 29201 or P.O. Box 12519, Columbia, SC 29211 within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Third-Party Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint
April 21, 2025 CHARLESTON, SC
NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
TO DEFENDANTS TYREIK JEROME FAULKS and JASEMIN FAULKS:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint in the above-entitled action, together with the Civil Action Coversheet, Summons, Exhibits and Verification, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on April 21, 2025, at 12:55 p.m., the object and prayer of which is the recovery of a sum certain due Plaintiff by Defendants, TYREIK JEROME FAULKS and JASEMIN FAULKS, and for such other and further relief as set forth in the Complaint.
s/Cynthia Jordan Lowery Cynthia Jordan Lowery #12499
MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC 78 Wentworth Street Post Office Box 22828 Charleston, SC 29413-2828
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Just for now, you might benefit from moderating your intensity. I am pleased to see how much good stuff you have generated lately, but it may be time to scale back a bit. At least consider the possibility of pursuing modest, sustainable production rather than daring to indulge in spectacular bursts of energy. In conclusion, dear Aries, the coming days will be a favorable time for finding the sweet spot between driving ambition and practical self-care. Your natural radiance won’t have to burn at maximum brightness to be effective.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Classical ballet dancers often seek to convey the illusion of weightlessness through highly stylized movements. Innovative Taurus choreographer Martha Graham had a different aim, emphasizing groundedness. Emotional depth and rooted physicality were crucial to her art of movement. “The body never lies” is a motto attributed to her, along with “Don’t be nice, be real.” I recommend you make those themes your guides for now, Taurus. Ask your body to reveal truths unavailable to your rational mind. Value raw honesty and unembellished authenticity over mere decorum.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini photographer Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971) was a trailblazer. She was the first American woman war photojournalist, the first professional photographer permitted into the Soviet Union, and among the first to photograph a Nazi concentration camp. She was consistently at the right place at the right time to record key historical moments. She’s your role model in the coming months. You, too, will have a knack for being in the right place and time to experience weighty turning points. Be vigilant for such opportunities. Be alert and ready to gracefully pounce.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Each negative word in a news headline increases click-through rates,” writes Joan Westenberg. “Negative political posts on social media get twice the engagement. The system rewards pessimism.” She wants to be clear: “Doomsayers aren’t necessarily wrong. Many concerns are valid. But they’ve built an attention economy that profits from perpetual panic. It’s a challenge to distinguish between actionable information and algorithmic amplification, genuine concern and manufactured outrage.” Westenberg’s excellent points are true for all of us. But it’s especially important that you Cancerians take measures to protect yourself now. For the sake of your mental and physical health, you need extra high doses of optimism, hope, and compassion. Seek out tales of triumph, liberation, pleasure, and ingenuity far more than tales of affliction, mayhem, and corruption.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Bees are smart. The robust and lightweight honeycombs they create for their homes are designed with high efficiency, maximizing storage space while using the least amount of resources. Let’s make the bees’ genius your inspirational role model for the coming weeks, Leo. It will be a favorable time to optimize your own routines and systems. Where can you reduce unnecessary effort and create more efficiency? Whether it’s refining your schedule, streamlining a project, or organizing your workspace, small adjustments will yield pleasing rewards.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1971, Virgo poet Kay Ryan began teaching English at a small community college. Though she wrote steadily, working hard to improve her craft and publish books, she never promoted herself. For years, she was virtually unknown. Finally, in 2008, she flamed into prominence. In quick succession, she served as the US Poet Laureate, won a Pulitzer Prize, and received a $500,000 “genius grant” as a MacArthur Fellow. Why am I telling you about her long toil before getting her rightful honors? Because I believe that if you are ever going to receive the acclaim, recognition, appreciation, and full respect you deserve, it will happen in the coming months.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran author Diane Ackerman combines an elegant poetic sensibility and a deft skill at scientific observation. She is lyri-
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cal and precise, imaginative and logical, inventive and factual. I would love for you to be inspired by her example in the coming weeks. Your greatest success and pleasure will arise as you blend creativity with pragmatism. You will make good decisions as you focus on both the big picture and the intimate details. PS: If you immerse yourself in the natural world and seek out sensory-rich experiences, I bet you will inspire a smart solution to an achy dilemma.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio-born Sabina Spielrein (1885–1942) was one of the earliest woman psychoanalysts. In the 21st century, she is increasingly recognized as a great thinker who got marginalized because of her feminist approach to psychology. Several of her big contributions were Scorpionic to the core: She observed how breakdown can lead to breakthrough, how most transformations require the death of an old form, and how dissolution often serves creation. These will be useful themes for you to ruminate about in the coming weeks. For best results, be your deep, true, Scorpio self.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In the middle of his art career, Sagittarian painter Paul Klee (1879–1940) was drafted into the German army as a soldier in World War I. Rather than fighting on the front lines, he managed to get a job painting camouflage on military airplanes. This enabled him to conduct artistic explorations and experiments. The metal hulls became his canvases. I am predicting a comparable opportunity disguised as an obstacle for you, Sagittarius. Just as the apparent constraint on Klee actually advanced his artistic development, you will discover luck in unexpected places.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else,” wrote poet Emily Dickinson. I often feel that truth. As much as I would love to devote 70+ hours a week to creative writing and making music, I am continually diverted by the endless surprises of the daily rhythm. One of these weeks, maybe I’ll be brave enough to simply give myself unconditionally to ordinary life’s startling flow and forget about trying to accomplish anything great. If you have ever felt a similar pull, Capricorn, the coming days will be prime time to indulge. There will be no karmic cost incurred.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): David Bowie was a brilliant musical composer and performer. His artistry extended to how he crafted his persona. He was constantly revising and reshaping his identity, his appearance, and his style. The Ziggy Stardust character he portrayed on stage, for example, had little in common with his later phase as the Thin White Duke. “I’ve always collected personalities,” he quipped. If you have ever felt an inclination to experiment with your image and identity, Aquarius, the coming weeks will be an excellent time. Shapeshifting could be fun and productive. Transforming your outer style may generate interesting inner growth. What would be interesting ways to play with your self-expression?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The Voynich manuscript is a famous text written in an unfamiliar script filled with bizarre illustrations. Carbondated to the early 15th century, it has resisted all attempts at deciphering its content. Even Artificial Intelligence has not penetrated its meaning. I propose we make this enigmatic document an iconic metaphor for your life in the coming weeks. It will symbolize the power you can generate by celebrating and honoring mystery. It will affirm the fact that you don’t necessarily require logical explanations, but can instead appreciate the beauty of the unknown. Your natural comfort with ambiguity will be a potent asset, enabling you to work effectively with situations others find too uncertain.
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10. Speak with a gravelly voice
11. “Bad ___ Wanna Be” (Dennis Rodman book)
Across
1. House broadcaster
6. Letter after pi
9. Origami bird
14. Area well beyond the coast
16. Pointer’s beam
17. Eyeglass prescription effect times 4?
19. Curved paths
20. He wrote “The Raven”
21. Piece of sound equipment
22. Partake of
23. Barry Bonds and Willie Stargell, for short
24. Baby leopard
25. Soup with sprouts and slices of beef
28. 2002 NBA Rookie of the Year ___ Gasol
29. Late actor Kilmer
30. Percolate slowly
31. Saying that has about 8 different meanings, some of them dirty?
36. English university town
37. Salonga of Broadway
38. Cut down
39. Con game run 16 different ways?
42. Maker of Regenerist skin care products
43. You may pay less to get more of them
44. Biden, familiarly
45. The “N” of NDA
46. “George of the Jungle” creature
47. “Top Gun” flier
48. Proper
51. Knight’s title
52. Chest muscle, for short
53. Pageant garment
54. Hybrid letter with 32 peaks that just looks like a long zigzag?
59. Photographer Leibovitz
60. Gadget used after hard-boiling, perhaps
61. Piece of lumber
62. Airport presence 63. British formal jackets Down
___ vin (chicken dish) 2. San Antonio team
Nobel Prize category
Partners of “ifs” or “buts”
It goes with “neither”
Auto takebacks
Revolutionary War spy Nathan
Number under the ! on a keyboard
Go higher
12. Prefix for classicist
13. Ending for north, west, or northwest
15. Dry ingredient recipe measurement
18. Bank’s storage room
23. Expire, like a subscription
24. Panama divider
25. “The Last of Us” star Pascal
26. “___ Johnny!”
27. Columnists’ pieces
28. “Seinfeld” character played by Patrick Warburton
