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ALMOST ALL NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES HAVE COMPLIED WITH ORDERS TO CLOSE OR ADJUST, WITH RESTAURANTS SHIFTING SERVICE TO DELIVERY AND TAKE-AWAY

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Charleston police say they’ve issued hundreds of warnings on coronavirus orders

BY HEATH ELLISON

Whether these efforts will work to flatten the curve is still unknown, but in the immediate days since their announcement, Charleston police say residents are generally following direction.

The Charleston Police Department has issued “hundreds” of warnings to ordinance breakers, according to police chief Luther Reynolds, and three citations as of April 3.

The citations went to businesses, a restaurant, a REYNOLDS gym, and a salon, remaining open after the order to close. “[The restaurant was] very cooperative,” Reynolds says. “They stopped that activity, and it did

not reoccur after that citation.”

Michael Schmidt, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the Medical University of South Carolina, believes the ordinances can help, if people cooperate.

Referencing the skirmish between the state and smaller municipalities, like beach towns, over closing public spaces, he says, “It’s unfortunate that we are not speaking from one voice. That would SCHMIDT make things easier, but each town is to be commended for protecting their citizens.”

McMaster’s latest order requires officers to issue a warning before taking additional

action. If an offender willfully ignores a request to disperse from an area, police may issue a citation. In both the city and state’s emergency laws, the fine is up to $100 or up to 30 days in prison.

Schmidt says the U.S. is suffering for allowing COVID-19 to spread across the country, but he thinks the orders can be effective. “These ordinances are intended to help preserve our capacity to have health care,” he says. “People are still going to fall down the stairs and break their leg, people are still going to have heart attacks. We have to be able to treat the normal ill. The United States didn’t have an overabundance of empty hospital beds.”

The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office also says its deputies had not issued any citations as of April 1. “As situations arise, the Sheriff’s Office will make every effort to inform, educate and warn,” says public information officer Roger Antonio. “We will cite for continued noncompliance.”

McMaster said on Tuesday that traffic on South Carolina interstates is down by twothirds. The same day, McMaster ordered the closure of public waterway accesses.

Reynolds has noticed less movement on Charleston roads and waterways. “We are trending in the right direction,” with fewer

“These ordinances are intended to help preserve our capacity to have health care. People are still going to fall down the stairs and break their leg, people are still going to have heart attacks. We have to be able to treat the normal ill.”

—MUSC Professor Michael Schmidt

and smaller groups congregating outdoors in public areas, he says.

The city’s public parks can be an easy place for many people to gather at once, especially as some experts encourage outdoor exercise as long as people are mindful of social distancing protocol. Some citizens have reported seeing crowds forming in areas like Hampton Park, but Reynolds claims otherwise.

“This past weekend, there was not one single person in Marion Square,” he says. “At Brittlebank Park, you had a couple people walking their dogs, running, but basically nothing compared to what you would have had on a nice day, a weekend in Charleston.”

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Two weeks after Mayor John Tecklenburg ordered Charleston residents to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Gov. Henry McMaster had the entire state take its own step, closing non-essential businesses and issuing a “home or work” order on April 6. Combined, the two orders slowed the pace of normal life in the state and ostensibly criminalized gathering in groups, among other things.

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N “In the recovery from previous crises like the Great Depression and various recessions, parts of our great country were left behind, having not been treated equitably. We cannot allow that to happen in this pandemic.”

—Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, who represents parts of Charleston and the Midlands in Congress, was selected by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve as chairman of the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis, which will provide oversight of coronavirus relief fund disbursement. Source: Office of Congressman Jim Clyburn

CHARLESTON AND WEST ASHLEY FARMERS MARKETS’ APRIL OPENINGS POSTPONED AMID CORONAVIRUS CLOSURES

The Charleston Farmers Market in Marion Square and the West Ashley Farmers Market in Ackerman Park have been suspended. The city announced on April 2 the two popular markets will postpone their 2020 season opening, which was scheduled for this month.

The two markets specialize in local wares, food, and vendors, turning alreadybusy public spaces into packed social hubs from spring through fall along with a popular holiday market in December.

Other markets have continued with modified vendor lists and formats even with coronavirus-related closures. The Sunday Brunch Farmers Market is functioning as drive-through only, and the Sea Island Farmers Market is operating with an emphasis on its food purveyors.

The City of Charleston announced the decision in an update on its coronavirus response on Thursday. Currently, Charleston is under a citywide stay-home order. —Heath Ellison

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The S.C. House of Representatives and S.C. Senate will meet April 8 after the coronavirus pandemic interrupted the session.

Members will vote on a continuing resolution that will allow state government to operate as-is into the 2020-2021 budget that begins July 1. In other words, they’ll use this year’s budget for next year. And in case they want to change something, they will also vote on a sine die resolution, which will allow them to take up items after the scheduled end of session in May. On April 9, the state’s revenue forecasters will convene on a conference call to talk about the coronavirus pandemic’s impact to the state budget. That page will be updated the day before or day of the meeting for the call-in number.

—Lindsay Street

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MUSC PREPARING FOR LATE-APRIL COVID-19 “SURGE,” PLANNING “MASH-STYLE” FACILITY AND EXTRA ICU CAPACITY Officials at the Medical University of South Carolina are taking steps now to accommodate a late-April surge of COVID-19 patients that may require extra capacity.

With more coronavirus patients expected at Charleston-area hospitals, plans are being developed to prepare bed space at MUSC for an additional 400 COVID-19 cases including a temporary military-style facility and using empty space within the medical center.

According to an update sent Monday, “MUSC Health has begun collaborating with the Army Corps of Engineers and the National Guard to plan a MASH-style care facility on campus, should it be needed, adding approximately 270 more beds for COVID-19 patients who do not require critical care.”

MUSC will also utilize hospital space recently vacated with the opening of the new children’s hospital.

“MUSC Health has plans to use recently vacated, critical care space in the old Children’s Hospital ... as well as possible ICU space in Ashley River Tower for approximately 130 extra beds.”

MUSC is “projecting end of April for the

surge” of COVID-19 patients, says Heather Woolwine, MUSC’s director of public affairs. Those projections are consistent with increases forecasted by state health officials last week.

Initial plans to increase capacity are the “first parts of a multi-tiered, phased plan to prepare for the surge,” Woolwine says.

Subsequent phases and planning are in process, she says.

On March 25, DHEC was projecting that the state could see more than 8,000 total cases in the state by May 2, but it is unknown when the disease will peak in S.C. “At this time, we can’t anticipate the peak,” a state emergency response team spokesperson tells the City Paper.

As of Monday, 48 people have died and 2,232 people have tested positive statewide.

As of Friday, MUSC says it completed 4,389 tests for COVID-19.

In preparation for a surge, MUSC is encouraging donations of at its North Charleston warehouse (4295 Arco Lane).

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29.2 percent The percentage of Myrtle Beach’s workforce in industries like leisure and hospitality, which are at high risk of being affected by COVID-19 — more than 48,000 Grand Strand workers.

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NO ONE ASKED MARK SANFORD, BUT HE THINKS THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL IS A BAD IDEA

Like a growing contingent in the Lowcountry, Mark Sanford is unemployed.

After ending his quixotic Republican challenge to President Donald Trump, Sanford retreated to what he calls “the Farm,” family property at Coosaw Plantation an hour south of Charleston. Describing himself to the City Paper as a “random ex-governor trying to figure out what he’s going to do next,” Sanford has mostly kept to himself during the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the state and nation.

But the former governor and unapologetic libertarian still has thoughts — a lot of them — on the federal government’s ever-growing debt, especially with the recently approved $2.2 trillion aid and stimulus package.

Those $1,200 checks for taxpayers are “nonsensical and dangerous in economic terms,” in Sanford’s estimation.

“These are non-offset funds, which means we are going straight to the Chinese and other lenders around the world or to ourselves and borrowing the money,” he said.

“You’re putting in the one pocket and taking out the other … We’re digging some mighty, mighty holes.”

As governor, Sanford tried to reject the 2009 federal stimulus, passed in response to the Great Recession. A short battle ensued, leading to the state Supreme Court making a ruling and releasing the money. (A headline from the time said Sanford got “trumped.”)

For a few months in 2019, Sanford sought to create a national dialogue on fiscal responsibility mounting a GOP presidential primary challenge. He gained little traction before ending “the presidential thing.”

Trumped again.

In the current crisis, Sanford said the federal government should be doing what families in the Lowcountry are doing right now: prioritize spending. He said sending people a check that accounts for a small percentage of their personal income in a time when evictions and foreclosures are halted will likely just lead to folks hoarding cash, not spending in stores that may not even be open.

“People are not going to go on a spending binge on this when they are fearing what is going to happen next,” he said.

Unlike the 2009 stimulus, which was doled out through states, this year’s disbursements will be sent directly from the federal government. Meaning, there’s no way for any Sanfordesque governors to turn down the aid dollars.

As far as advice to current Republican Gov. Henry McMaster at this time? He offered no advice on the unfolding coronavirus crisis, which claimed 48 lives as of Monday afternoon. State officials project that about 8,000 total people could test positive for the deadly virus by the next time we tear off a calendar page.

“Children are to be seen and not heard, at least little ones, and I think ex-governors should be seen and not heard unless they are called upon,” Sanford said. “If he needs me, he knows how to track me down.”

—Lindsay Street

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BLOTTER O’ THE WEEK

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with Charleston Police Department between March 15 and March 30. No one described in this section has been found guilty, just unlucky.

An officer approached a man facing a brick wall downtown at night. When they shined their flashlights on the man, they realized he was urinating. The man was surprised, but finished anyway before apologizing to the officer.

Marijuana and gummies were seized from a vehicle during a traffic stop on James Island. The gummies were wrapped similarly to the weed, implying they might be THC gummies.

Is it really a crime to store your gummies in an old prescription pill bottle? No, but marijuana possession is.

A man at a West Ashley gas station was accused of stealing a 24-pack of Corona from the cooler. It’s good to see some people staying informed on COVID-19, knowing that coronavirus is not caused by a canned alcoholic beverage.

While patrolling downtown, an officer noticed a bike that looked similar to one stolen earlier. His suspicions were raised further when the man riding it saw the police, jumped off the bike, pushed it over, and quickly said, “That ain’t my bike.”

A vehicle bearing a “USC Mom” bumper sticker was recently reported stolen at 4:20 p.m. No mention if she’s a “cool mom,” but we’d like to hope.

Police responded to a downtown man’s home after he called about a stolen bicycle, valued at $70. The bike was taken a month ago, but the man said he waited to report it until he was able to find the proper paperwork for officers. Despite the fact that the document investigation took 30 days, we kind of feel like maybe the guy didn’t actually care that much about the bike.

Downtown, a man began to suspect that his identity was stolen when he had trouble obtaining credit reports. The victim told police that he was trying to better his life by obtaining credit reports. Most people just try going to the gym, but this is actually a really great way to work on yourself.

A man was arrested for illegally entering a Chipotle during the pandemic. Never thought we’d type that sentence, but here we are.

A Winchester rifle was found on a man’s Johns Island property, in a wooded area between two trails. Police believe it was likely there for an extended period of time. The complainant told police he owned the property for six years and has never seen the gun before. In Charleston, sometimes we stumble on cannon balls, sometimes it’s rusty rifles.

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Officers responded to a shoplifting in progress at a West Ashley superstore.

The offender, according to loss prevention, stole an electric razor and a Mountain Dew. He escaped before police arrived, but dropped a set of car keys for a Honda and a Planet Fitness card on his key ring. To recount: Officers are looking for a hopped-up, well-groomed man with fading muscle definition who drives a sensible car.

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Police stumbled upon a yearslong grudge outside a West Ashley credit union, after a man tipped over and gutted a UPS drop box. The offender, who had a “For Sale” sign taped to his leg, told police he attacked it because his friend was struck by a delivery truck when they were younger.

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inimizing the spread of COVID-19 has presented new and unique challenges for our health care system and businesses, but our government as well.

Being able to maintain a functioning government during a crisis is a baseline requirement of our democracy, but confronting these new challenges with a steady hand guided by full disclosure for public good is just as essential.

“As people are asked to make increasing sacrifices in their daily lives for the greater good of public health, the legitimacy of government decision-making requires a renewed commitment to transparency,” the National Freedom of Information Coalition wrote in a statement last week.

No level of government is immune from these issues, but they can be most critical in cities and counties, traditionally where in-person interactions — permits, paperwork, public meetings — help keep the wheels of government turning.

Technology can help, but it’s not a perfect solution.

Charleston City Council has been conducting emergency meetings on Zoom every day at 5:30 p.m. for a couple of weeks now. With each council member relegated to a little box on screen, the meetings seem fast and efficient, but state law empowers local governments to pass emergency orders quickly after just one reading. Coupled with the format’s limited capability for public participation (emails, voicemails, and letters collected 24 hours in advance), there are lots of chances for citizens to be left behind.

But the city has seemingly done its best to adapt. On Monday, council passed a measure that will allow local

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zoning and Board of Architectural Review meetings to take place virtually. Local leaders are being forced to think creatively about how to preserve public debate of packed town meetings. However, some remain rightfully concerned the meetings could allow projects to move through the process quickly without much notice. “This plan would allow developers to move ahead while the rest of us hunker down,” the Coastal Conservation League wrote in an email to supporters last week.

Local leaders must remember their obligations to accountability when crafting a solution to allow residents a chance for public input — the meetings are just as much for residents as they are for applicants.

At the state level, questions about what our leaders are doing in response to the pandemic have led to unending criticism of Gov. Henry McMaster and others. As “smart” and “gentle” as McMaster believes South Carolinians are, they are also human and need leadership they can trust or the full knowledge of the situation at hand to allay their fears.

More data has begun to trickle from DHEC, but McMaster and others would be helped by the proactive release of all public health information. If data does not exist, the public should know that too.

There’s a temptation in times of crisis for leaders to circle the wagons and decide what to do in spite of the principles of government openness and transparency. Rather than succumb to those bad habits, our leaders should be bold in efforts to embrace the benefits of open government to save lives and truly serve the people.

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We’ll get through this coronavirus crisis. But, Lord have mercy, it’s going to be fraught with pain, suffering, fear, and sadness.

Too many people are going to die as our unprepared nation grapples with a microbial invader that is devastating lives, jobs, routines, and the stability of our social, political, and economic institutions.

Doctors, nurses, and health care workers are understandably frightened, worried they’ll bring the virus from soon-to-be-overloaded hospitals into their homes.

“In general, people are scared,” one Charleston doctor said. “We don’t know enough about it. People are working their butts off planning and trying to be ready, doing everything to be ready.

“People are working really, really hard, but people are afraid and they worry about their family, worry about their kids (and worry about) infecting other patients while trying to do the right thing.”

But there’s also a whole lot of hope, dedication, and commitment by medical professionals grappling with the enormity of what’s ahead for South Carolina, where 8,000 cases are expected in a month. As of Tuesday, more than 2,200 South Carolinians tested positive for the disease; 48 have died.

Another Charleston doctor said he was amazed at the “incredible sense of commitment to the patients and their institutions” by doctors, nurses, and staff that are putting in long hours to help patients and battle the disease.

“I’m not sugar-coating,” the doctor said. “When we Americans have a disaster, sometimes it gets the best of us and the worst of us. This time for health care workers, there is a sense of duty which is getting the best of us.

People are volunteering. It’s pretty amazing.”

That sense of duty, commitment, and responsibility as medical workers put themselves at risk seeps throughout a new pandemic edition of The Nocturnists, a 4-year-old podcast that shares medical stories.

Host Emily Silverman, an internal medical physician in San Francisco, introduces seven stories from health care workers across the country.

“The truth is, on a good day, working in medicine is hard, and there’s a lot of burnout and a lot of depression,” she says. “What’s happened to health care workers in the last few weeks is unprecedented in our lifetime.

The virus is spreading. There’s a shortage of testing. There’s a shortage of PPE and this is forcing health care workers to face impossible choices.

“We’re putting ourselves in harm’s way. We’re risking our families. We’re asking ourselves, ‘Is this what we signed up for? Going to work without appropriate protective gear? Having to choose between who lives and dies due to a scarcity of resources?’”

The virus is also unweaving the fabric of communities, particularly in poorer areas, notes state Rep. Marvin Pendarvis (D, North Charleston).

“People are being put out of temporary housing like motels, hotels, and extended stays. I speak to people who are living out of their cars and are relying on nonprofit food distribution sites for nutrition. Sadly, this virus has forced us to a point where issues like housing and food, issues we’ve long neglected, are rearing their ugly heads and manifesting itself in a way we cannot ignore.”

Communities like Camden, a viral hot spot, are learning to deal with each other in new ways community customs have changed.

“We would like to be together in times of grief and celebration but aren’t able to in our familiar ways,” said state Rep. Laurie Funderburk (D, Camden). “We are learning to be digitally connected because we know we have to stay separate for the good of the community.”

In Bluffton, GOP state Rep. Bill Herbkersman says he witnesses periodic panic, but what has impressed him most is how regular people are trying to help, just as the doctors, nurses, and hospital workers are.

“Our community is a community of volunteers, and that has not changed, even during this crisis,” he said.

Let’s remain safe. Let’s stay at home a little longer. And let’s thank goodness for everyone working to help their friends and neighbors.

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porch. A home office. A playroom. A big walk-in closet might even work.

Underappreciated spaces in your home take on a whole new meaning when paired with a yoga mat, dumbbells, and a towel. You close the door, tune out the distractions, put the phone on Do Not Disturb, and press play — it’s time to workout from home.

Almost 90 percent of the U.S. is under stay-at-home orders because of the coronavirus pandemic, including Charleston and Mt. Pleasant.

And if your Instagram feed looks anything like ours right now, it seems like 90 percent of the world is partaking in home workouts.

High-end at-home fitness companies like Peloton have live classes streamed right to the chic display on the company’s $2,000 stationary bikes — subscription not included, by the way. A modern extension of energetic, if kitschy, exercise video franchises of past generations, you can now sweat with thousands of your closest friends with a few swipes and taps.

Area fitness studios have also jumped on the trend out of necessity, pivoting quickly to offering online classes without the ability to host in-person workouts. Your favorite yoga studio or Crossfit gym may be closed, but they’re almost certainly offering classes online via services like Instagram Live and Zoom.

Workout fiends all over the Charleston area (and beyond) are grateful. And apparently, generous, too.

Trace Bonner, owner of Holy Cow Yoga, says that the studio has had a “wonderful” response to virtual classes, which they stream using Zoom. In this format, teachers and students can interact; instead of simply watching a teacher teach to a camera screen, students can say “hi” to their teacher and fellow Zoomers. People are showing up for their regular class times, recreating the feeling of seeing each other in person at the studio.

A bonus to online classes? Bonner says Holy Cow has reconnected with former students who have moved away.

The Works, owned by Sarah Frick, has adopted Zoom-streamed classes, too. “We’ve gotten really amazing feedback,” says Frick, who recently taught 100 dedicated yogis in her popular Saturday morning class. “People are missing their communities, so it’s nice to see these little squares of people that you’re used to sweating next to.”

Closing gyms and studios comes at a cost, of course.

Kelly Jean Moore, owner of Mission Yoga, says that while about 60 percent of her studio’s members are on yearly contracts and auto draft plans, the money they make from dropins and smaller classes passes “has mostly evaporated.”

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hope and clarity in this muddy mess.” finding out more about their students than Like Moore, Transformation Yoga owner ever before, namely, their ability to adapt to Kennae Miller hopes to instill some calm in change. “The one interesting thing that has her students. Transformation is not currently happened is the widespread acceptance of offering regular online classes, but Miller is live online classes,” says Bonner. “Many peoactive on Instagram, offering words of comple hope we will continue the online classes fort and advice for those struggling during when we get back to ‘normal.’ We accessed this period of self-isolation. some newfound market that we didn’t even “It has certainly been a different experiknow was there.” ence for us, because the communities we As accessible as online classes are, there’s serve are revisiting real feelings of fear and still something special about going into trauma,” says Miller, whose work often a studio and learning from a teacher or focuses on working with marginalized comtrainer in-person. At the end of the day, that munities and black and brown people of in-person interaction is where most of the color. “We’re caring for ourselves in the way money comes from, too. Gray is grateful for of not doing everything, but only what is Urban Yoga’s generous students, but she is important — if it means not working out or understandably worried about her studio’s getting off the couch, then so be it.” future. “With exorbitant rent and overhead A big part of any fitness movement is the not disappearing, and the fact that all our Courtesy Urban Yoga community. Just as teachers are working teachers are independent contractors who quickly and efficiently to better serve their JI HWANG FILMS A CLASS AT only get paid when they are teaching — to students, students are showing up in big ways URBAN YOGA say that is daunting and scary is an underto support their beloved studios and gyms. statement,” she says.

Meg Gray, owner of Urban Yoga, says that Frick acknowledges those overhead she and Urban’s teachers have received “an costs too, pointing out that a Comcast bill outpouring of love and support,” with members dropping off doesn’t change just because no one’s in the studio using the gift cards and food to teachers’ homes, and donating to the internet. With two Works locations (the second opens in studio’s GoFundMe page. “It’s been quite wonderful to witMt. Pleasant later this year), she says that dealing with two ness the community at Urban and also within the wellness different landlords has been a challenge. Still, she’s helping community coming together in support,” she says. out her instructors, many of whom teach yoga full-time or Diana Dove, a personal trainer work in the food and bev industry, and Pilates instructor at Longevity as much as she can. That 100-per“People are missing their Fitness, says that she sees clients son yoga class a few Saturdays ago communities, so it’s nice to was a fundraiser for The Works’ readily adapting to online classes, grateful that in these new and strange see these little squares of instructors. “One of the most beautimes they can still be held accountthings about Charleston is its people that you’re used to tiful able for their wellness goals. “I think ability to support its local commusweating next to.” it helps to know we’re still there, nity,” says Frick. even if at a distance,” she says.

Some small businesses may not —The Works owner Sarah Frick At close-knit gyms like Park survive this pandemic. Charleston’s Circle’s Locomotion Fitness, memstudios and gyms hope to avoid bers have created new ways to connect through a Facebook that fate, but they’re working hard to give what they can to group, Stay Healthy Charleston, that features posts on free students — and take care of themselves, too. Bonner has been workouts, nutrition tips, recipes, and general positive mesusing a morning meditation to “ride this wave.” Miller is stepsages. The gym has loaned out their equipment while they ping outside and taking deep breaths. Moore is leaning into are closed for normal business so that members can really the yin (passive and reflective) elements of her yoga practice make their home workouts feel like gym workouts. They’ve to accept things as they are. got stuff for the kids, too, with “PE classes” — digestible Gray is getting outside and focusing on staying grounded 30-minute videos with 20 minutes of movement and 10 and positive. She’s got a mantra, too, one that we could all minutes of social and emotional learning. use during this time. “Inhale, exhale. Embrace community.

Holy Cow’s Bonner says that the studio’s teachers are And lean into the unknown.”

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Virtual Easter Class w/ Holy Cow Yoga T H U R S D AY

From the Archives: CJO Virtual Performance Originally performed live this February, the Charleston Jazz Orchestra’s Ellington at Newport concert will transport you to the 1950s, when big bands found themselves changed as Bebop took center stage. The CJO recreates a night in 1956, when Duke Ellington performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, a night that festival producer George Wein described as “the greatest performance of Ellington’s career.” charlestonjazz.com

Holy Cow Yoga, like many local studios, has moved all their classes online for the time being. You can sign up for virtual classes through Zoom by heading to holycowyoga.com. This Sunday, you can enjoy a special virtual Easter class with teacher Kate Hudson at 10:30 a.m.

Registration opens 48 hours in advance, and Holy Cow is currently taking donations for classes. holycowyoga.com

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CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 04.08.2020

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Explore the Gibbes You can now visit the Gibbes Museum of Art via Google Street View. That’s right — with just a click of a button you’ll be able to walk through the halls of the museum and check out the current exhibitions. Be sure to download the Gibbes’ mobile app for the full experience; the app explains each piece in the museum in detail. gibbesmuseum.org

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#MuseumFromHome Like the Gibbes, the Charleston Museum is getting in the virtual tour game using 3D models and lessons for students at home. Be sure to #MuseumFromHome while perusing collections and exhibitions that dive deep into the history of the Lowcountry. charlestonmuesum.org

Beloved Murrell’s Inlet gardens, Brookgreen, have launched a new campaign focused on educational activities that kids (and adults!) can do from the comfort of their homes.

Brookgreen’s Creative Education Department is coming up with art projects including a detailed list of materials, directions, and examples from the Brookgreen staff. Once you’ve completed your project be sure to post it on social media with the tag #BrookgreenAtHome. brookgreen.org/events/brookgreen-home

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Solo Sweep Challenge The South Carolina Aquarium presents the Solo Sweep Challenge — a litter sweep that is conducted alone or with the family members you live with. It’s a great way to get outside and help your local environment. Be sure to log your debris in the litterfree digital journal so everyone in the area can see our collective efforts. scaquarium.org/stayconnected

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Show Some Skin This summer, the Charleston Museum explores the role of beach fashion through history

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 04.08.2020

BY SAMANTHA CONNORS

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Summer’s just around the corner, and of bloomers. Until the 1930s, men were we’re all itching to get out of the house and restricted from showing their chest at all, leave the days of quarantine behind. As the instead wearing a long pair of shorts and a weather warms up, the virus dies down, and tunic-like shirt. our favorite establishments start opening The Shapes of Summer exhibit focuses their doors to the public, it’s going to be mainly on female swimsuits and how, over time to wipe those chip crumbs off your time, they began to be made with less “daytime” pajamas and start exploring the fabric, revealing more skin, but the great city of Charleston again. exhibit also features a handful of historic Although there is no specific opening men’s swimsuit styles as well. Almost date as of yet, the Charleston Museum’s all of the pieces in the exhibit were summertime exhibit Shapes of Summer: purchased across the country and donated Historic Bathing Suits is hoping to make

by Charlestonians, giving us a true its debut at the end of April and stay on glimpse into past fashions. “The best display through September, giving you aspect of this exhibit is the relatability of plenty of time to marvel at these historic the pieces to the viewer,” says Liza Holian, textiles that tell a story of both fashion the PR and events coordinator for the and culture. museum. “Residents The exhibit was and visitors alike can curated as an effort relate to the pieces, “Originally, the wealthy between the museum’s as many have several planters in this area were swimsuits of their chief of collections Jennifer McCormick, own, and that sense of the first people to start former textiles curator connection brings the going to the beach — Jan Hiester, and exhibit history to life.” designer Sean Money.

For anyone interested mainly to get rid of the Dating back to the in fashion or history, mosquitos and just get late 1800s through this exhibit has a few out of the heat.” the 1970s, these knockout historical bathing suits explore a pieces like a men’s —Jennifer McCormick, Chief of Collections transformation in the black and red cotton way that both women suit that is thought to and men dressed for be homemade, as well the beach, opening up a discussion on how as the most modern piece of the exhibit, beachgoing became a favorite pastime for goggles and a swim cap donated by James Charlestonians.

Island resident Kathleen Wilson who swam “Originally, the wealthy planters in this 21 miles across the English Channel in area were the first people to start going 2001. All other pieces range from the 1890s to the beach — mainly to get rid of the to the mid-1970s, but the exhibit also mosquitos and just get out of the heat,” touches on societal changes surrounding explains McCormick. “So, they were the these fashions and the history of swimsuit ones to start making Sullivan’s Island a advertisements. “It’s really interesting to see place to go for leisure. Part of this exhibit the evolution of less fabric, more skin over is not only seeing the evolution of the time,” says McCormick. “And, now I think bathing suits but also the evolution of it’s going back in the opposite direction transportation with bridges and ferries with modern styles like the high-waisted to allow not just the wealthy to enjoy the look — more fabric, less skin.” beaches.”

Some of the earliest swimsuits in the collection date back to the 1890s when beach gear was made from wool, occasionally cotton, and required women The Charleston Museum hopes to open to cover much more of their skin than Shapes of Summer in late April. It will be on we’re used to today. These bathing suits display through September. Learn more at had essentially a dress piece and a pair charlestonmuseum.org.

Photos Courtesy of Charleston Museum

BATHING SUITS IN THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM’S LATEST EXHIBIT SHOW NOT ONLY AN EVOLUTION OF FASHION, BUT CHANGES IN THE CULTURAL NORMS OF THE DAY

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The Art of Change Susan Perkins honors victims of mass shootings with Visual Vigil

BY MELISSA HAYES

There’s a new relief effort for artists in town — SLAY (Support Lowcountry Artists Y’all). The organization was launched by Bluffton-based artist Amiri Farris, with the hopes of encouraging collaboration among artists, engaging the community, and raising funds for artists in need.

SLAY has incorporated in the state as a 501(c)3 nonprofit and is developing a web-based platform that can be accessed through memberships. Calling itself a “virtual co-op,” SLAY is designed to offer unique content for members, created by SLAY’s roster of Lowcountry artists.

The artists at SLAY think now is as good a time as any to create art: “We believe artists are uniquely equipped to respond to the Covid19 crisis. History demonstrates that some of our greatest art has emerged from tragedy.”

As membership grows, SLAY will look to offer financial support to artists who are experiencing hardship during this time. If you’re an artist interested in relief funds, you can find out more online and email SLAYrelief@gmail.com for assistance.

Those looking to donate to this cause can donate through PayPal. —Connelly Hardaway

MARCUS AMAKER RELEASES NEW BOOK

“2018 Pompano Beach, FL” (detail) by Susan Perkins/courtesy City Gallery

PERKINS’ ART DEPICTS INCIDENTS OF MASS SHOOTINGS; THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY FOR HER TO CREATE WORKS BASED ON EVERY ACT OF GUN VIOLENCE

40-feet long with more than 4,600 beads on it. They serve as a startling visualization of the increase of gun violence over time.

She’s made a piece for every mass shooting event since America’s first recognized event in 1903, when a man named Gilbert Twigg opened fire during a concert in Winfield, Kan., killing nine and injuring dozens. 2019 required the largest number of pieces to date with 34 individual works. Each piece is based on the FBI’s original definition of a mass shooting — four or more fatalities, one shooting, one location. “If I made them for every act of gun violence, I would never be able to eat or sleep there’s so many. It’s eyeopening,” she says.

Ultimately, Perkins hopes these visualizations inspire thoughtful conversation and, consequently, promote change. An artist talk planned for later this year will also involve MUSC pediatrician Dr. Anne Andrews;

co-founder of We are Their Voices Tisa Whack; and mental health specialist Tenelle Jones who worked with families of Mother Emanuel victims.

“I’m going to talk briefly about the process and the mission, but they’re going to talk more about the effects of mass shootings, not only for those that are directly traumatized like families and friends, but also for all of us that are indirectly traumatized. Our society is starting to carry a collective trauma,” says Perkins. “I hope we can have a lot of conversation on why this is happening, what’s going on, what we can do. I think the whole purpose of the art is to invite in a conversation for change.”

Visual Vigil will open at the City Gallery as soon as it is safe to do so. Until then, you can see some of Perkins’ work online at susanperkinsart.com.

Last week, Charleston’s poet laureate, Marcus Amaker, announced his latest project, The Birth of All Things, a 104-page poetry book about everything from battle droids to the black experience.

You can preorder a pay-what-you-want copy of the book now through June 2 at newpoetrybook.com. (The book is $12 otherwise).

In a press release, Amaker describes the book: “The Birth of All Things is about creative freedom. These poems take chances — in form and subject matter. This collection is my most personal and professional work, and the reader will come away with a more complete view of who I am after experiencing the book.”

Amaker started creating new poems during his wife Jordan’s pregnancy last year; the pair welcomed a baby girl, Rei, in November.

The Birth of All Things is the first release for Free Verse Press imprint, an offshoot of his company which also produces the Free Verse Poetry Festival. Amaker plans to publish works from local authors and students under Free Verse Press.

Amaker also recently launched a website for local creatives, WeStillCreate.com, designed for artists to submit their work (and their preferred form of payment) during the current coronavirus-mandated quarantine. Amaker says he uses his own art, writing poetry, as a way to “slow down and stay focused during a fearful time.”

Learn more about Amaker and all of his projects online at marcusamaker.com.

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On June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof opened fire during Bible study at Mother Emanuel. We know the horrors of this day. The impact of the tragedy rippled from Charleston, felt throughout the country.

Artist Susan Perkins was shaken to her core. The shooting happened only blocks from where she’d once lived in Charleston before moving to Dallas. Almost exactly a year later, the 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers claimed five lives just blocks away from her high-rise apartment. “It really woke me up,” she says. “I thought, ‘Wow, what is going on? How many communities are feeling this — not just my communities?’”

Visual Vigil became her meditation — a way to process the violence, cope with its effects, and honor the victims. Each piece in the collection appears as a repetitive, minimalist grid pattern. It started with a piece for Charleston — a woven grid with nine beads attached, made from a meditative drawing, torn into strips and tightly rolled. For other works, she painted over a grid, creating the same pattern in two dimensions. In these, the beads representing the victims are flat strips of her former drawings collaged directly into the windows of the grid. Perkins calls them “bedes,” an archaic term for prayer, because she considers her drawings that are torn to become a part of these work’s meditative devotions for every victim.

“They’re my prayer time. I tear them up, and that’s impermanence and a process of letting go. It also ties into concepts of loss and transformation,” she says. By ripping apart her drawings and reconstructing them into a new work, her visualizations offer a reflection on how society reshapes and reconstructs itself following these events.

“My belief is that we’re all interconnected in the same way that these grids are connected. We have a kind of mutual independence as a society. The grid also reminds me of a building, and I was asking myself, ‘What kind of society are we building here that we allow this to continue to go on and nothing can be done about it?’”

For Perkins, the project is the answer to a spiritual calling as much as it is informative and therapeutic. In 2010, she joined a threeyear spiritual education program that would forever shape her work. She studied world religions, prayer, meditation, and the art of listening to her inner voice. “That’s when my art really changed,” she says. “That’s when I began weaving and took the color out of my art to create more space. I started the art of less. I felt like these weavings were already inside me.

They were already living there my whole life, but I didn’t get quiet enough to hear them.”

The project now contains over 200 individual works. She’s working on one now that no one has seen yet that’s nearly

LOWCOUNTRY ARTISTS BAND TOGETHER TO CREATE NEW ORGANIZATION, SLAY

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BYE SOCIAL LIFE, HELLO MOVIES | BY KEVIN YOUNG

Stuck-Inside Cinema Theaters may be closed but you can still catch these current flicks on demand As of this writing, Charleston cinemas, like everywhere else, have temporarily shuttered. Some movie nerds would take umbrage with The Man labeling movie theaters “non-essential.” At this point, we may as well take advantage of this cabin fever by binge watching that one engrossing series everyone is excitedly yakking about. When the nation comes down from its collective Tiger King/latest Ozark-induced euphoria, there are a few films that recently dominated the theaters that are now available on demand.

Dolittle

If you are one of the few folks out there clamoring for someone to release the fabled “butthole cut” of Tom Hooper’s movie adaptation of Cats, this film may strike your fancy. Do you like CGI animals making jokes referencing such current things as Rush Hour? How about ostriches with daddy issues?

Love animal puns? Does the idea of animals that won’t shut the hell up sound like a nightmarishly obnoxious good time? Then this piece of what-thefuckery starring Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Dolittle, the man who could talk to animals, is for you.

Naturally, every animal is voiced by folks like Craig Robinson, Octavia Spencer, John Cena, and Kumail Nanjiani. Ralph Fiennes voices a vicious tiger. Tigers can’t catch a break.

Courtesy Columbia Pictures

BAD BOYS LOOKIN’ YOUNG AS EVER … WELL, SORTA

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Bloodshot

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Cinematic comfort food comes in all shapes and sizes. For some folks out there, a movie like Bloodshot is one of those movies. If your comfort food involves a big lunkhead wasting baddies with Steve Jablonsky’s intimidating soundtrack constantly reminding you how much of a B.A. the main character is, then you are truly in luck. Whether Courtesy Columbia Pictures fairly or unfairly, Vin Diesel SOMEBODY PLEASE GET VIN DIESEL has always been a punching SOME EYE DROPS bag for critics but, personally, I always liked the guy.

Have you ever seen MultiFacial, the short film he wrote, directed, and starred in that launched his career? I liked it. His action movies are the big, blustery stuff that brings solace in an odd way. Here, Diesel plays Ray Garrison, a soldier killed in action and brought back to life as our titular hero based on the Valiant comics character. With the help of a few friends, some wellintentioned chaos ensues.

Bad Boys for Life

For some reason, there was a contingent of folks surprised that this sequel to two very successful films would be a box office hit. Why? It’s an action-packed comedy that is also a sequel to two very successful films. Martin Lawrence and (checks notes) a guy named Will Smith play the two guys from those two

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very successful films in Bad Boys for Life. This time, it’s their turn to say, “We’re not too old for this shit!”

There’s a plot but does anyone really care?

Much like Bloodshot, it’s a nostalgic, bombastic diversion and that’s all one can ask for.

Trolls World Tour

Speaking of sequels, there’s a new Trolls movie. I know they use Daft Punk’s “One More Time” in the trailer.

That’s pretty neat. I know they look cute. I know I have nieces and nephews that may like it. I know their parents may tolerate it. Then again maybe the parents will love it? This time around, Poppy (Anna Kendrick) and Branch (Justin Timberlake) set out to unify the six troll tribes across six lands devoted to six musical styles in harmony against bratty, self-centered hard rocker Queen Barb (Rachel Bloom).

Impractical Jokers: The Movie

Right as COVID became a word that emanated from everyone’s lips, this film was coming into theaters making more-than modest waves thanks to a limited release strategy that helped spread word of mouth. It was on the cusp of being a big theatrical success when cinema doors began closing. That sucks, if anything because the era of an underestimated flick becoming a sleeper hit has become fewer and farther between.

While I find the show amusing, I have friends who absolutely adore Sal, Jo, Murr, and Q’s shenanigans and their film. According to the press release, the film’s loose-thread plot involves: “The story of a humiliating high school mishap from 1992 that sends the Impractical Jokers on the road competing in hidden camera challenges for the chance to turn back the clock and find redemption.”

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State of the Suppliers Local food suppliers and purveyors forge ahead as more restaurants close due to the coronavirus

BY PARKER MILNER Like the Charleston restaurants they supply, farmers and purveyors are feeling the same pinch from coronavirus-related closures.

From produce at GrowFood Carolina to the fresh catch at Tarvin Seafood, the people who supply local kitchens are trying to find a way forward for their businesses and the communities they sustain.

According to Cindy Tarvin, the coronavirus actually hasn’t changed day-to-day work on the water yet, since the shrimping season has not begun. “In the off-season, our supply is mostly frozen shrimps that we sell to restaurants and retail stores,” explains Tarvin. “Usually, 70 percent of our business is to restaurants, but right now we aren’t even doing 10 percent of what we were pre-coronavirus.” Tarvin notes that although the majority of their restaurant clients are closed or scaling back, they are still supplying to Edmund’s Oast, The Grocery, Le Farfalle, Chubby Fish, Babas on Cannon, The Wreck, and Little Miss Ha. In addition, Tarvin is selling to a number of Lowcountry grocery stores, a part of the business that has picked up as customers look to purchase in bulk and store items in the freezer.

GrowFood GM Anthony Mirisciotta has also seen an uptick in GrowFood Carolina retail sales in the past couple of weeks. “We have increased our presence in retail as they have experienced growth in demand,” explains Mirisciotta, who sells to small-scale grocery stores like the Veggie Bin on Spring Street in addition to Harris Teeter and Whole Foods locations.

Mirisciotta, a champion of small-scale agriculture, has been impressed with consumer response to the pandemic. “More people are showing up to the farms and contacting them directly. It’s been a natural progression, and our farmers have been adapting. They understand that we need a little less product at GrowFood right now, so their ability to do direct-to-consumer sales has enabled us to avoid having excess product.”

At a time when many have reason to feel down, Mirisciotta feels proud. “It’s really great to hear that from the farmers because it shows the value of our local producers. Everything we have worked for at GrowFood is about this local Charleston food scene, and it seems like it took a catastrophic event to bring all this to light,” Mirisciotta concludes. The Pittsburgh native has even been impressed by small efforts of businesses like Charles Towne Fermentory, which is offering a dozen local eggs with their six packs of craft beer.

LOCAL SHRIMPERS LIKE CINDY TARVIN, (ABOVE) DON’T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THIS YEAR’S SEASON WILL BEGIN OR HOW COVID-19 WILL AFFECT BUSINESS

Still, GrowFood Carolina faces similar challenges as other storefronts in Charleston.

“We are staying open but in a more limited capacity,” concedes Mirisciotta. “We have most of our staff working from home, but we do want to stay open for the restaurants who are still offering take out and delivery.

We have limited pick-up hours which have decreased but are consistent.”

But for Tarvin, COVID-19 will affect the start of shrimp season. The state Department of Natural Resources usually tests local waters around this time each year, a process that is currently delayed because of the coronavirus. Tarvin says she hasn’t heard any updates from DNR but predicts that South Carolina’s season will open soon after Georgia’s in midApril. “DNR is obligated to advise shrimpers five days before opening, but typically there is a lot of talk before that opening,” shares Tarvin. “I would guess that our shrimping season will start at the end of April or the beginning of May. If we are still in this lockdown, it would present some additional challenges.”

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GROWFOOD GM ANTHONY MIRISCIOTTA (ABOVE) HAS SEEN A RECENT UPTICK IN GROWFOOD CAROLINA RETAIL SALES

Those challenges include making time for the extra work associated with implementing their new sanitation practices on the boats and shrimping in waters with less DNR intel than they normally receive. continued on page 16

FEED THE NEED TEAMS UP WITH LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO SUPPLY DISPLACED F&B WORKERS

Michael Shemtov and a team of volunteers from Butcher & Bee set up the “Pay It Forward” campaign weeks ago as a way to supply displaced F&B employees with gift bags featuring essentials like eggs, milk, bread, and fresh produce. After receiving over 1,000 requests for these provision bags continued on page 16

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Thurston Southern Catering is rolling out a new service that aims to assist individuals and families in need of healthy, wholesome meals while they try to stay safe at home. Rosebay, which launched earlier this month, offers prepared meals along with grocery items like Geechie Boy grits and Storey Farm eggs.

“About six months ago, we identified a need for more restaurant-style catering,” says chef Nathan Thurston. “I saw a shift in the market where demand was becoming heavier on restaurants for smaller events.” Although the idea for Rosebay was established before the coronavirus, Thurston says that the intricate parts were developed post-outbreak. “I saw the writing on the wall that social events and gatherings were going to be put on pause for awhile. We needed to find a way to pivot our business, and we are lucky we have the equipment and team to do so.”

Rosebay offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner, providing a one-stop-shop for those looking to stay safe at home. Family meals that feed four include entrees like roasted chicken pot pie, steakhouse chili, and makeat-home taco kits.

The name Rosebay is often given to the first plant to grow after a forest fire, making it a fitting title at a time when many hope that something great can be born out of this difficult period in history. Thurston hopes to do the moniker justice by giving back to the Charleston community. “For every transaction, a portion of the proceeds goes to feeding people in need,” explains Thurston.

“We just dropped off three meals for a North Charleston family stranded in a hotel.”

Thurston also plans to use local purveyors like Geechie Boy Mill, Rosebank Farms, Limehouse Produce, and Tarvin Seafood who are receiving fewer orders following several recent restaurant closures.

Although this concept is starting in the midst of a pandemic, Thurston says he plans to keep it around moving forward. “We have positioned this portion of the catering company to still offer meals for purchase once this thing is over. We will also still give back to the community in the future.”

Rosebay orders can be made online by 2 p.m. the day before pick up and deliveries, which are made between 12 and 6 p.m.

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in the first week, Shemtov decided to enlist the help of Charleston Grill general manager and Feed the Need director Mickey Bakst.

Shemtov was in constant contact with Bakst about how to fold their initial initiative into something bigger. After realizing the scale, the two decided that Feed the Need should step in to take over the fundraising efforts.

The new expanded program will utilize local farms who are seeing less business as a result of restaurant closures. Any donations made to “Pay It Forward” will go to these farmers, enabling them to sell deeply discounted produce to restaurants who will then donate to F&B workers in the form of weekly supplemental provision boxes.

“Over the past 10 years, Feed the Need has served well over 500,000 meals and raised millions of dollars to help our community feed the hungry,” says Bakst. The organization’s $10,000 donation and other funds raised to date will be combined to extend the program indefinitely.

Other establishments like Taco Boy, FIG, Cru Catering, and Mercantile & Mash are also joining the cause. Each restaurant will source from their existing purveyors with a goal of making a maximum of 50 bags per day in order to keep up with social distancing standards. Shemtov feels that this collaboration will enable the initiative to truly make a difference. “Joining together to embrace a larger effort focused on nourishing others makes me proud to live and work here,” says Shemtov.

To donate a provision bag, head to payitforwardcharleston.org, and food and beverage employees in need of the essentials can sign up to receive a bag here. —PM

The founder of Charleston’s newest kombucha company has big plans for her new company

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BY PARKER MILNER

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Ever wonder what it’s like to start a business in the midst of a global pandemic? Joy-ist founder LeeAnn Neumann is learning exactly what that’s like, as she attempts to manage the difficulties associated with building a brand while we’re all forced to stay at home.

Like so many, Neumann eventually discovered that her true passion didn’t quite match up with her studies at Ball State University, where she graduated with concentrations in advertising and marketing.

Neumann, the founder of Charleston’s new kombucha company Joy-ist, says she started brewing the fermented tea for her friends last year after learning the ropes from Sara Gail at RD Naturals, who gave her the SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) she used to make her very first batch.

“I was getting really excited about the different flavor combinations I was coming up with,” shares Neumann. “My lemon, her own. “Three of my kombucha flavors ginger, honey kombucha was one of the early involve fresh herbs. I steep them with the favorites.” After over a year of fine-tuning sweet tea up front before adding the juice her base recipe at her West Ashley home, component later on. I’m essentially creatthe mother of two decided she wasn’t going ing a tea blend with these herbs,” reveals to let the coronavirus stop her from turning Neumann. This process not only provides her vision into a reality. “I launched Joy-ist depth of flavor, but it also allows the komon Fri. March 27. I had this goal to launch bucha to actually taste like the ingredients

by April, but obviously none of this had in the name. Her Pear Basil, Hibiscus Ginger happened yet when I set that target,” says Rose, and Lavender Lemonade kombuchas Neumann. “It’s been hard and some people all utilize the herb-infusion technique. might call me crazy, but I just decided that Neumann says that her top seller so far this thing wasn’t going to stop me.” has been the Cayenne Carrot kombucha, Rather than and she plans to use debuting her six the sale of it and all “It’s been hard and some original kombucha her products to give people might call me crazy, but back to the commuflavors at a Women Entrepreneurs of nity supporting her.

I just decided that this thing Charleston event on Joy-ist donates 10 wasn’t going to stop me.”

April 2 like she had percent of all profits planned, Neumann to local charities, now finds herself attempting to introduce and this money is currently benefiting The the Lowcountry to her new creation by Lowcountry Blessing Box Project, a group offering no-contact pick ups and deliveries that strives to help those who are unable to all over Charleston. Neumann, who was put enough food on their tables. According first introduced to kombucha by a friend to Neumann, she will add more beneficiain Minnesota, feels that she’s developed a ries as profits increase. process that sets her product apart.

The Joy-ist brand isn’t solely focused on “To make kombucha, you brew sweet selling kombucha — the Indiana native also tea, let it cool, and then add it in with your hopes to provide guidance for other foodstarter tea and SCOBY,” Neumann explains. driven moms with her lifestyle blog, which “After letting it sit for 5 to 10 days, it’s ready offers tips and do-it-yourself activities for to drink, but I go into a second fermentation the kids. “Especially right now, there are when I add organic juices.” Neumann only moms out there looking for resources with uses products that are 100 percent juice, activities to do with their kids while they are allowing her to control sweetness and purity. stuck at home,” says Neumann. “I’m going to These juices are also infused with fresh keep coming up with ideas to give people a herbs, a process Neumann came up with on break from what’s going on around us.” In a

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recent post, Neumann offers guidelines for parents who want to take professional-style photographs of their newborn babies while they are at home practicing social distancing.

Neumann knows it’s going to be an uphill battle in the coming weeks, but she’s still excited to see her dream become a reality.

“There are ways you can still do what you love right now and share that with others — you just have to pivot. The future is uncertain but making kombucha is something I love doing.”

For more information on Neumann’s new business or to place an order for delivery or pick up, visit joy-ist.com.

For now, both Tarvin and Mirisciotta have increased their sanitation practices to help mitigate the risks of staying in operation. “We have sanitation tools everywhere for customers and employees, and we spray everything down multiple times per day,” says Tarvin. Mirisciotta is taking similar precautions at GrowFood. “We created new and COVID-specific protocols to follow during these times to ensure the safety of our staff, farmers, and communities.”

In a time filled with uncertainty, both Tarvin and Mirisciotta remain optimistic. Tarvin is forging ahead with plans to improve the Wando Dock while still keeping all of her employees on the full-time payroll. Likewise, Mirisciotta is steadfast in his faith in GrowFood’s mission. “The coronavirus has highlighted the power of local food and having farms in our community. This scare is showing the significance of having a farm down the road. It’s a really important time for all of us to get out and support local producers, businesses, and restaurants.”

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Moses did forty years’ worth of hard work in behalf of his people, delivering them out of slavery in Egypt. Yet God didn’t allow him to enter into the Promised Land.

Why? At the end of his travails, he made a minor mistake that angered God beyond reason. Petty?

Harsh? Very much so. I’m happy to say that your fate will be very different from Moses’. Some months from now, when your labors bring you to the brink of your own personal version of the Promised Land, not even a small error will prevent you from entering and enjoying it. And what you do in the coming weeks will help ensure that later success.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Built in the third century B.C., the Colossus of Rhodes was a monumental statue of the Greek sun god. It stood in the harbor of the island of Rhodes, and was called one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Alas: An earthquake struck the area 54 years after it was finished, knocking it over and smashing it into fragments. Three centuries later, many of the chunks still lay scattered around the harbor. I offer this as a teaching story, Taurus. If there are any old psychological ruins lying around in your psyche, I encourage you to conduct an imaginary ritual in which you visualize throwing those ruins into a big bonfire. Clear the slate for the new beginnings that will be available once the COVID-19 crisis has settled down.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Argue with anything else,” writes author Philip Pullman, “but don’t argue with your own nature.” Amen! That’s always good advice for you Geminis, and it will be especially crucial in the coming weeks. A certain amount of disputation and challenging dialogue with other people will be healthy for you, even an effective way to get clarity and advance your aims. (Don’t overdo it, of course.) But you must promise never to quarrel with or criticize your own nature. You should aim at being a radiant bastion of inner harmony and a powerhouse of self-love. Do whatever’s necessary to coax all your different aspects to work together in sweet unity.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Like many Cancerians, painter Marc Chagall cultivated an intimate relationship with his dreams and fantasies. His fellow artist Pablo Picasso remarked, “When Chagall paints, you do not know if he is asleep or awake.

Somewhere or other inside his head there must be an angel.” Being a Crab myself, I know how essential it is for us to be in close connection with reverie and the imagination. Every now and then, though, there come occasions when the demands of the material world need our extra, focused attention — when our dreamy tendencies need to be rigorously harnessed in behalf of pragmatism. Now is one of those times.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Is there an influence you’re ready to outgrow, Leo? Are there teachers who have given you all they have to offer, and now you need to go in search of new founts of inspiration and education? Have you squeezed all possible value out of certain bright ideas and clever theories that no longer serve you? Are you finished with old sources of excitement that have lost their excitement? These are the kinds of questions I encourage you to ask yourself in the coming weeks. It’ll be a favorable time to celebrate the joyful art of liberation — to graduate from what might have been true once upon a time, and prepare for the wide-open future after the COVID-19 crisis has mellowed.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your words of power in the coming days are simple: deep, low, down, below, dig, dive, and descend. I invite you to meditate on all the ways you can make them work for you as metaphors and use them to activate interesting, nourishing feelings. There’ll be very little worth exploring on the surface of life in the coming weeks, Virgo. All the hottest action and most valuable lessons will be blooming in the fertile darkness.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Before the COVID-19 crisis arrived, were you ensconced in roles that were good fits for your specific temperament and set of talents? Did you occupy niches that brought out the best in you and enabled you to offer your best gifts?

Were there places that you experienced as power spots — where you felt at home in the world and

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at peace with your destiny? Once you’ve meditated on those questions for a while, Libra, I’ll ask you to shift gears: Meditate on how you’d like to answer similar questions about your life in the future. Once this crazy time has passed, what roles will be good fits for you? What niches will bring out the best in you? What will be your power spots?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Fen” is a word that’s not used much these days. It means a marsh or a boggy lowland. Decades ago, Scorpio poet Marianne Moore used it in a short poem. She wrote, “If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I will tell you why I think that I can cross it if I try.” In my opinion, that’s an apt battle cry for you right now.

You shouldn’t be upset if people tell you that certain things are impossible for you to do. You should be grateful! Their discouragement will rile up your deep intelligence and inspire you to figure out how you can indeed do those things.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Goodness alone is never enough,” wrote author Robert A. Heinlein. “A hard, cold wisdom is required for goodness to accomplish good. Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil.” I think that’s an interesting thought for you to consider during the coming weeks, Sagittarius. If you want your care and compassion to be effective, you’ll have to synergize them with tough intelligence. You may even need to be a bit ferocious as you strive to ensure that your worthy intentions succeed and the people you love get what they need.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Are there any ways in which you have been wishy-washy in standing up for what you believe in? Have you shied away from declaring your true thoughts and feelings about important issues that affect you and the people you care about? Have you compromised your commitment to authenticity and integrity for the sake of your ambition or financial gain? In asking you these questions, I am not implying that the answers are yes. But if in fact you have engaged in even a small amount of any of those behaviors, now is an excellent time to make corrections. As much as possible, Capricorn, focus on being trustworthy and transparent.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Physicist Edward Teller believed there is no such thing as “exact science.” And in his view, that’s a good thing. “Science has always been full of mistakes,” he said. But he added that they’re mostly “good mistakes,” motivating scientists to push closer toward the truth. Each new mistake is a better mistake than the last, and explains the available evidence with more accuracy.

I suspect that you’ve been going through a similar process in your personal life, Aquarius. And I predict that the good mistakes you’ve recently made will prove to be useful in the long run.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Few astrologers would say that you Pisceans are masters of the obvious or connoisseurs of simplicity. You’re not typically renowned for efficiency or celebrated for directness.

Your strength is more likely to be rooted in your emotional riches, your ability to create and appreciate beauty, your power to generate big dreams, and your lyrical perspective on life. So my oracle for you this time may be a bit surprising. I predict that in the coming weeks, your classic attributes will be very useful when applied to well-grounded, down-to-earth activities. Your deep feelings and robust imagination can be indispensable assets in your hard work on the nuts and bolts.

Homework: Rilke said, “If the Angel comes, it will be because you have convinced her, not by tears, but by your humble resolve to always be a beginner.”

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Robert L. Hosey, Defendant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default.

In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

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TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 14, 2020. A Notice of Foreclosure Intervention was also filed in the Clerk of Court’s Office.

Brock & Scott PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 844-856-6646 Fax 803-454-3451 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2020-CP-10-00286 The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee for NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2005-1, NovaStar Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-1, Plaintiff, v.

Flossie Elmore a/k/a Flossie L. Elmore; Theresa M. Matthews; Westchester Civic Association; Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Edith A. Matthews, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe.; Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Johnson J. Matthews, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe., Defendant(s).

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TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is per-

fected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default.

In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the abovenamed Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Flossie Elmore and Theresa M. Matthews to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for NovaStar Mortgage, Inc. dated January 18, 2005 and recorded on January 20, 2005 in Book C523 at Page 785, in the Charleston County Registry (hereinafter, “Mortgage”).

Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger.

The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: All that lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, in Charleston County, South Carolina, and known and designated as Lot No. 5, Block 4, as shown on a Plat of Westchester III, recorded in Plat Book Z, page 89, in the RMC Office for Charleston County.

This being the same property conveyed to Flossie L. Elmore and Theresa M. Matthews by Deed of Edith A. Matthews dated April 24, 2003 and recorded April 28, 2003 in Book B446 at Page 888 in the records for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 427-05-00-185 Property Address: 1445 Westwood Drive Charleston, SC 29412 NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 15, 2020. A Notice of Foreclosure Intervention was also filed in the Clerk of Court’s Office.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for unknown minors, and persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to said appointment.

FURTHER upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Attorney for any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act, and any amendments thereto, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to act for and represent said

Defendants, it is ORDERED that Kelley Woody, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 1445 Westwood Drive, Charleston, SC 29412; that he is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Kelley Woody, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Attorney for any unknown Defendants who are, or may be, in the Military Service of the United States of America and as such are entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act aka Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, to represent and protect the interest of said Defendants, AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in Charleston City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 844-856-6646 Fax 803-454-3451 Attorneys for Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2019-CP-10-06642 BGE 2014, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

VERONICA L. STEPHENS, ALBERT HENDERSON AND FRED J. POWELL, and if any of them be deceased, then JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of VERONICA L. STEPHENS, ALBERT HENDERSON AND/ OR FRED J. POWELL, if any of them be deceased, and LUCILLE KINLOCH, ALETHIA HENDERSON AND ALFONZA KINLOCH, also known as Alphonso Kinloch, all deceased, any and all other persons or entities entitled to claim under any of them or through them, 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 herein filed, Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required

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

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the certificate of Exemption, Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 27, 2019.

infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of JACOB H.SHIVELER, 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 Amended Lis Pendens and Amended Complaint herein filed, Defendants.

CISA & DODDS, LLP By: s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 (F) (843) 881-5433 SC Bar No.: 1707 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Boulevard, Suite 101, Mount 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 Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for judgment by default for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. Your Answer must be in writing and signed by you or your attorney and must state your address or the address of your attorney, if signed by your attorney.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Amended Summons and Amended Complaint, Amended Lis Pendens, Amended Notice and Amended Certificate of Exemption were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on October 1, 2019.

March 25, 2020.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT NINTH TIJDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2020-DR-10-801 KATHLEEN DOLLOFF, Plaintiff, vs.

MOLLY DOLLOFF, JOSHUA HASELDEN and JOHN DOE, Defendants.

SUMMONS 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, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscribers, Bleecker Law Firm, LLC, at their offices at 561 Savannah Highway, Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, within thirty (30) days of the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service.

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

By order of the Chief Justice of the SC Supreme Court, all domestic relations cases shall be disposed of within 365 days of their filing. Failure to request a final hearing within this time may result in administrative dismissal of this case.

Melissa E. Simondi ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS The Bleecker Law Firm 561 Savannah Highway Charleston, SC 29407 843-571-2725 (telephone) 843-571-2750 (fax) msimondi@bleeckerlawfirm.com March 9, 2020 Charleston South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2018-CP-10-3121

YACHT HARBOR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

GREG A. SWINDELL, GLORIA A. SHIVELER, JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE,

NOTICE OF FILING AND AMENDED SUMMONS

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

Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 (F) (843) 881-5433 SC Bar No.: 1707 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina March 24, 2020.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2019-CP-10-04785 782A RUTLEDGE, LLC, Plaintiff, v.

Andrew Ewanus, Jr., and if the be deceased, his heirs, Personal Representatives, Successors, and Assigns and Spouses if any they have and all other Persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: Lot 17, Block N Glyn Terrace 5302 McRoy Street North Charleston, South Carolina TMS Number: 408-08-00-155 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class Designated as Richard Roe, and CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE To the Defendants abovenamed: 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 at: 1721 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if 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 Plaintiffs will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Masterin-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Masterin-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

NOTICE OF FILING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Notice, and Complaint, were filed on September 17, 2019, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on December 30, 2019 and the Order of Publication was filed on March 18, 2020 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated December 30, 2019 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows: ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 17, Block N, Glyn Terrace Subdivision, as shown on a plat made by W. H, Matheny, Surveyor, dated August 2, 1965 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book T at Page 88; said lot having size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

TMS#: 408-08-00-155 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: March 18, 2020

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2019-CP-10-04784 782A RUTLEDGE, LLC, Plaintiff, v.

Shawn D. King and Elke B. King, and if they be deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Successors, and Assigns and Spouses if any they have and all other Persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: Lot 9, Block F Woodside Manor 4435 Donwood Drive Ladson, South Carolina TMS Number: 388-06-00-024 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class Designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE To the Defendants abovenamed: 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 at: 1721 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if 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 Plaintiffs will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-inEquity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule 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 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Notice, and Complaint, were filed on September 17, 2019, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on December 30, 2019 and the Order of Publication was filed on March 18, 2020 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated December 30, 2019 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject

real property described as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 9, Block F, in Woodside Manor Subdivision, as shown on a plat made by E.M. Seabrook, Jr., Inc., dated January 26, 1970 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book Z at Page 74; said lot having size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

TMS#: 388-06-00-024 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: March 18, 2020

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2019-CP-10-1835 VOX USA, LLC, Plaintiff, v.

Ruth Fludd, a deceased person, her heirs and assigns, if any they have and all Personal Representatives, Successors, and Spouses, if any; Eddie Smith, Michael Smith, Reggie Smith, Sherry Collins and Eloise Blair and any other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: Lot 6 & 7 in Block 22 1918 Harper Street Charleston County North Charleston, South Carolina TMS Number: 472-16-00275 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class Designated as Richard Roe, and Carolina National Mortgage Investment Co., Inc. its Successors and/or assigns, Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

To the Defendants above-named: 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 at: 1721 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if 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 Plaintiffs 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 Rule 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 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated April 24, 2019 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows: ALL THOSE CERTAIN PIECES, parcels or lots of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Subdivision of Ferndale County of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, and designated as Lot Numbers Six (6) and Seven (7) in Block Twenty Two (22) on a Plat made by W.L. Gaillard, Surveyor, dated October 1941, and recorded in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat Book F at Page 98 on October 30, 1941, and having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings, and boundings as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description thereof.

TMS#: 472-16-00-275 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: March 18, 2020

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT 9TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Docket No. 2017-DR-10-2786 Anthony Rivers, Plaintiff Vs. Sharon L. Rivers, Defendant.

--------------------------SUMMONS FOR DIVORCE (One Year Continuous Separation) To the DEFENDANT Above-Named: YOU ARE HERBY NOTIFIED that you have been sued by the Plaintiff for DIVORCE in the Court indicated above. You must respond in writing to the attached Complain for Divorce and serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff at the address below within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you, not counting the day of service, or thirty-five (35) days if you were served by certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested.

If you wish to retain an attorney to represent you in this matter, it is advisable to do so before submitting your Answer to the Plaintiff.

If you do not answer the Complaint within the required thirty (30) days, the Court may grant a DIVORCE and grant the Plaintiff the relief requested in the Complaint.

August 1, 2017 Charleston, S.C.

Estate of: RAY WARD AYDLETT 2020-ES-10-0217 DOD: 12/07/19 Pers. Rep: STEVEN E. TARKINGTON 9460 HIGHWOOD HILL RD. BRENTWOOD, TN 37027 ************ Estate of: ELLEN LYNCH HAYNES 2020-ES-10-0291 DOD: 12/19/19 Pers. Rep: THERESE H. ORLANDO 1517 GATOR TRAK CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ************ Estate of: PATRICIA WARREN RISER 2020-ES-10-0347 DOD: 01/28/20 Pers. Rep: GEORGE PETTIS RISER 160 POPLAR WOODS DR. CONCORD, NC 28027 ************ Estate of: KATHLEEN O. SLATER 2020-ES-10-0361 DOD: 01/20/20 Pers. Rep: REBECCA G. MCCAULEY 1809 ORIOLE DR. MUNSTER, IN 46321 Atty: SHIRRESE B. BROCKINGTON, ESQ. PO BOX 31312 CHARLESTON, SC 29417

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2020-CP-10-108

MOISES GONZALEZ RIVERA, Plaintiff, v.

ANTOINE DARNELLE MAXWELL, Defendant.

TO: THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint, herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said complaint upon the subscriber, Keith Robinson, Esquire, at his office located at 3511 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29415, within thirty (30) days of the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service.

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on January 14, 2020.

Green Law Firm, LLC. s/ Keith Robinson Keith Robinson Attorney for Plaintiff 3511 Rivers Avenue P.O. Box 70306 Charleston, SC 29415 (843) 747-2455 North Charleston, South Carolina March 23, 2020

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2019-DR-10-3506

TONI ELIZABETH PRESIDENT, Plaintiff, vs.

CHARLES LINWOOD BRITT, Defendant.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO.: 2019-DR-18-1563

SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber, D. Allen Badger, at the address below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. That Defendant may be served by law enforcement, by private process server and/or by any other means permitted by Rules of Court or by law.

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

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County on November 7, 2019. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Dorchester, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Dorchester County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, The Legal Department of the Dorchester County Department of Social Service, 216 Orangeburg Road, Summerville, South Carolina 29483, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

D. ALLEN BADGER 2129 DORCHESTER ROAD CHARLESTON, SC 29405 (843) 554-8881 F(843) 554-6126 October 11, 2019

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

Estate of: JONATHAN MARSHALL 2020-ES-10-0337 DOD: 12/12/19 Pers. Rep: WALLACE W. MARSHALL, JR. 102 JASMINE CT. MOREHEAD, NC 28557 Pers. Rep: GABRIELE R. MARSHALL 102 JASMINE CT. MOREHEAD, NC 28557 ************ Estate of: ELLA BELL BLOCKER ROBINSON 2020-ES-10-0416 DOD: 02/16/20 Pers. Rep: ALFRED ROBINSON 6768 ROYAL LEAF LN. JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244 Atty: JONATHAN S. ALTMAN, ESQ. 575 KING ST., #B CHARLESTON, SC 29403 ************ Estate of: ISAAC MAYO READ, JR. 2020-ES-10-0446 DOD: 02/17/20 Pers. Rep: ELLEN PRINGLE READ 1 BISHOP GADSDEN WAY, C47 CHARLESTON, SC 29412 Atty: T. HEYWARD CARTER, JR., ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ Estate of: DERO JOSEPHINE IRWIN 2020-ES-10-0447 DOD: 10/18/19 Pers. Rep: BERNADETTE WATSON 1734 MOHAWK AVE. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 Atty: ROGER S. DIXON, ESQ. 105 WAPPOO CREEK DR. #3B, CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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14 Japanese dish meaning “pulled noodles” 15 You can smell it from a dumpster fire 16 ‘80s “This Old House” host Bob 17 Friend who helps with homework 19 Computer operating system developed by Bell Labs 20 Aptly named Quaker cereal 21 Measure for weighing boats 22 Tirane’s land, for short 24 506, in Roman numerals 25 Word before chimes or chill 26 Gave the go-ahead 28 Powerful giant 32 Chicago daily, briefly 33 Chopin technical piece 34 Australian actress in “Damages” and “Bridesmaids” 38 Lapse 39 Edmonton hockey player 40 Leo/Virgo mo.

41 Flakes in a pizzeria packet 44 “In-A-___-Da-Vida” 46 Christmas season 47 Shown again 49 Identifying, on Facebook 52 Nautical zookeeper 53 Relative of .org 54 Language seen at some gubernatorial press conferences 55 “So what else?”

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59 Goes on the radio 61 Buffalo Bob Smith’s puppet 64 Health plan prefix 65 Dramatic honor 66 Jim Henson character 67 Accepts as true 68 Battleship markers 69 Leases an apartment Down 1 ___ it seems 2 Sum work?

3 Birds with green eggs 4 Diploma alternative 5 “Whenever you want” 6 Like some plane tickets 7 Hall formerly of “The Tonight Show” 8 Vending machine contents, maybe 9 Attempt to contact again

--aka DY, another DY.

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36 Modigliani work, often 37 “By jove!”

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49 Second squad in a game, perhaps 50 “Au revoir!”

51 Classroom sphere 56 Onetime capital on the Rhine 57 Work on Wikipedia, e.g.

58 Does some hair coloring 60 Bro’s sib 62 Accessory on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” 63 Hematite, for one

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ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

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Notice, and Complaint, were filed on April 10, 2019, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on April 24, 2019 and the Order of Publication was filed on March 18, 2020 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

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Ruta Smith

SALIS IS OFTEN COMPARED TO HIS COUNTRY-RAP INFLUENCES, LIKE UGK AND OUTKAST

You Want Anything?

SALIS makes a Store Run on his long-awaited new EP

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 04.08.2020

BY ALEX PEEPLES

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During the latter half of the 2010s, Charleston rapper Marcellus McCloud, better known as SALIS, released a steady stream of southern hip-hop songs to a devout fanbase on Soundcloud. He set himself apart by referring to his music as “country-rap tunes” and emphasizing characteristics of Southern hip-hop. After the release of his 2017 mixtape Sip N Swerve, and promising more of his signature Southern stylings, SALIS just kind of vanished.

Granted, he stepped out of the spotlight for a good reason: the birth of his daughter. “I had music that I was working on then but it took a back seat to everything else,” he says. “My creative will was still running but I had to make sure that she had my undivided attention and that nothing was taking away from her and my wife.”

After the time off, SALIS proudly returned March 20 with a new EP titled Store Run, a compilation of four songs, some of which were recorded in 2017.

SALIS’ fans and devotees of Southern hip-hop acts like Three 6 Mafia and the Dungeon Family are in for a treat. No matter the mood of the beat, SALIS’ flow always has the rough tenacity that’s characteristic of southern hip-hop. The “country-rap tune” vigor perhaps comes across the best on closing track “TTN,” which contains the energy of a block party condensed into two minutes, accentuated by a stellar sample of ’90s R&B hit “Freak Like Me.” Store Run is actually something of a concept album. SALIS intentionally kept the runtime short so it can be listened to in its entirety on the average round trip from home to the grocery store and back.

In a musical world where genre distinction is so tightly defined and emphasized, the term “country-rap tunes” can conjure up a lot of different sounds.

But in SALIS’ case, it’s not a crossover of country and rap a la “Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line and Nelly or “Old Town Road.”

And it’s not a stylistic hybrid like Gangstagrass or Hugo’s

“It’s really just me staying true to myself, that’s what’s important. I see people always coming to the South and taking things back with them and saying ‘we came up with this.’ ” —SALIS

famous cover of “99 Problems.”

In fact, the term “country-rap tunes” was coined by 1990s and 2000s hip-hop duo UGK to describe the type of hip-hop born out of southern culture. For SALIS, the “country-rap tunes” concept is all about being from the South. It’s all of the qualities of southern hip-hop from the rapping style, the lyrical content, and the execution. It’s “Ain’t No Thang” by Outkast with a little extra time spent in the deep fryer. “[It’s] everything that’s influential around you growing up in the South. It’s the cars, it’s sweet tea, lemonade, pork chops, blues, church, organs, being around your family, riding bikes on a dirt road — that’s country-rap tunes,” he says. “It’s that southern drawl, all that compiled together.”

If you grew up in a working class southern household, it’s easy to identify with a lot of that. SALIS cites D$, Jah Jr., and Ray DeeZy as other Charleston-area rappers who he thinks embody the cultural mentality that UGK formulated.

“It’s really just me staying true to myself, that’s what’s important,” he says. “I see people always coming to the South and taking things back with them and saying, ‘We came up with this.’ I’m Geechee and I always see people taking our culture. People come down here and see people making sweetgrass baskets and Palmetto roses and then you see that stuff everywhere else.”

He takes a real pride in UGK’s concept, and has taken it upon himself to carry on the representation of the culture that made him. It may be the dirty South but it’s beautiful to SALIS. It isn’t just music that he grew up on, it’s everything he knows, like a preservationist for the stories of working class, African Americans from the South. In the 2020s, when the Lowcountry is changing exponentially and those stories are being covered with new buildings and restaurant signs, we need more voices like his. Store Run might bring more than you expected during your next trip to the grocery, which is about all we can do these days.

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ONE AT A TIME: New tunes Every week, local artists release a bevy of tracks online. Sometimes they’re teasing a new album, sometimes they’re dropping an old B-side, but most of the time they’re just having fun. To keep up with it all, we’ve got a list of singles released over the last couple weeks from artists new and old. Check them out at charlestoncitypaper.com.

“CAN’T COMPLAIN,” Jah Jr. “KNIFE,” Daddy’s Beemer “SOLID GOLD” and “TERRACE,” Fake Fever “032020,” Native Son “KNOW YOURSELF,” 87 Nights “3:33,” Kween Katt “CARELESS,” Emily Curtis “ARE WE THERE YET,” Ray DeeZy “HUNG THE MOON,” Grace Joyner “HIGH KILLAH/KILLAH HIGH,” Keep it Gullah “COINCIDENCE OR FATE,” John Brewster Ruta Smith file photo

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INDIE | Keon Masters In an age where the volume of creative output sometimes trumps quality, it’s good to see an artist getting as much mileage out of their music as possible. Keon Masters once again dug into the trove of killer tracks from his 2019 solo debut, Many Thanks, to release a video for “Limbo” last week. The music video, created by local ambient songwriter Persona la Ave, relies on simplicity. Masters wanders through some empty downtown streets and businesses, while lyrics pop up to follow the music’s soft lows and quasi-orchestral highs. Thanks to the subtitles printed onto the picture, the listener feels the ennui in Masters’ lyrics as he ruminates on his daily life. The visuals have a purposefully gritty flare, recalling old home movies saved on a well-worn VHS. It makes Masters seem more like an old family friend than a local music veteran who’s seen all the ups and downs the Lowcountry scene can offer. Plus, it’ll remind listeners of all the other high points on Many Thanks. Head to YouTube or charlestoncitypaper.com to see the full video. —Heath Ellison

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ALTERNATIVE POP | Estee Gabay At the risk of sounding redundant, Estee Gabay’s latest LP In the Dream is, well, dreamy.

The album, awash with a synthwave aesthetic and punchy pop hooks, earns its title every step of the way, giving listeners a mix of ’80s nostalgia and modern indie creativity. “We started work on this album in 2015 and wrapped mastering in late 2019 so it’s been with me for quite a long time and it’s really grown and changed with me,” Gabay says. “I curated the song order so that if you listen to the album in order, front to back, it flows up and down in terms of energy.” Gabay’s control of the record’s dynamics is one of the biggest assets throughout the LP. “Forever,” one of the songwriters’ favorites, smartly brings the volume down on the chorus, shifting into a moody quiet that perfectly compliments the rest of the track. Whether it’s Gabay’s sultry, whispered vocals or the lush production accompanying her, there’s a lot to swoon over on In the Dream. Listeners can keep up with Gabay’s latest at facebook.com/esteegabaymusic. —Heath Ellison

HERMIT’S VICTORY RELEASES SURPRISE ALBUM, RAIN AT THE BOARDWALK, ON FRIDAY

Indie project Hermit’s Victory released a surprise LP, Rain at the Boardwalk, on April 3. According to songwriter Tyler Bertges, the album was a little bit of a surprise to him, too. “I wasn’t planning on putting anything out,” he says. “Then everything happened and we’re all stuck at home, so it seemed like a good time to throw some new music out there.”

The album takes Bertges’ signature ethereal approach to music and production, but injects a little extra rhythm to the formula. Tracks like “Poz” and “Key West” settle into the pocket with an emphasis on drums above melody. “I went through a period where I was feeling good and writing more up-tempo songs somewhere along the way,” he says.

Given the current situation, Bertges embraced the isolation through minimalist songs that did way more with less. “Flower” and “Song Eight,” for example don’t have too many moving parts, but they have enough scope to feel like a journey.

Three tracks — “Rain at the Boardwalk,” “Good Times,” and “Rookie Shit” — were recorded with Wolfgang Zimmerman at Rialto Row. The other tracks were mastered 2PM - 8PM / NO COVER

by Contour songwriter Khari Lucas.

“I think it’s a little more lo-fi and less refined than the previous albums just because of the rushed process,” Bertges says.

Bertges has laid low in recent years, quietly staying active in the music scene since he found himself the focus of criticism over his “slave baby” caricature, which he says came as “a life lesson from the universe.” The questions surfaced by the controversy kicked off years of frank discussions of racism, inclusiveness, and ignorance within the Charleston music scene. —Heath Ellison

AMETHYST, A COLLAB ALBUM FEATURING SC RAPPERS, HOSTS FIRST LISTENING PARTY Amethyst,

a collaborative album featuring roughly 50 rappers, singers, and producers from South Carolina, had its first livestreamed listening party Sunday at 8 p.m. on Instagram.

Totaling 90 minutes, co-organizer Black Dave decided to divide Amethyst between two 45-minute listening sessions. The second listening party will take place on April 12 at 8 p.m., featuring the album’s second half.

“It became super hard to cut songs,” Dave says. “Thankfully a couple files got corrupted to make things easy.”

There is still no official release date for Amethyst, but the project’s already moved at a vigorous pace. Recorded over two days in December, the album involved dozens of S.C.’s most popular rappers and producers mixing their styles to show the variation around the state’s rap scene. —HE

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