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SOUTH CAROLINA ROADS HAVE SEEN A DROP IN TRAFFIC IN THE LAST WEEK AS SOME REGULAR COMMUTERS STAY HOME

Making it Work

Despite the reason why we’re all isolated at home, telecommuting has potential benefits

BY HEATH ELLISON

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 03.25.2020

Workers in South Carolina have received a crash course in telecommuting over the past week, thanks to calls for social distancing to stop the spread of COVID-19. Remote work has presented itself as one of the few options for companies during the pandemic. While no one’s in favor of the scenario that got us here, traffic, environmental, and mental health experts say working from home may have some benefits to offer.

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There are approximately 375,000 workers in the Charleston area, according to Charleston County. Data compiled by the Charleston Regional Data Center shows in 2018 over 150,000 people were employed in professional business, health services, and government.

Each of these fields has used telecommuting in some capacity recently to continue functioning; the city government holds some meetings over the phone, while the Medical University of South Carolina is providing virtual COVID19 screenings. Schools have also moved to online classes while campuses are shut down for an indefinite period.

Of course, increased telecommuting means fewer traffic snarls during morning and afternoon drive times. Motorists have generally been greeted by fewer cars as the humans who drive them heed social distancing guidance. Pete Poore, director of commu-

nications for the South Carolina Department of Transportation, says statewide traffic has dropped 20-35 percent in the past week compared to the last year.

“Under normal circumstances, telecommuting is one of several tactics, such as flextime, staggered shifts, and compressed work weeks, that help improve traffic conditions,” says Daniel Brock, a representative for Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments. “Carpools, vanpools, and public transportation all can play a role in mitigating congestion.”

“The ongoing and unfortunate situation related to coronavirus is offering a unique and extreme case study in [telecommuting], but that is no one’s primary focus at the moment,” Brock concedes. “Right now, telecommuting is a needed public safety measure as opposed to a convenience.”

There is a traffic collision in South Carolina every 3.7 minutes, according to 2017 data, the latest available from the state Department of Public Safety.

But lower traffic volume has impacts that reach beyond convenience. Local environmental advocates note that telecommuting can also decrease carbon emissions and waste production. This side effect has recently been seen in China where there has been a reported decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. In Italy, which has seen some of the highest figures of coronavirus cases, waters in the Grand Canal in Venice have turned clear as the normally bustling waterways are free of boats.

MUSC professor of psychiatry Christopher Pelic says, while it may depend on the person, there may be mental health benefits to working from home, as well.

The pros, Pelic says, include better focus and less anxiety over commuting. Some people, though, may become overwhelmed by the lack of boundaries between professional and home lives and a possible sense of isolation.

Because there are potential positive and negative impacts on mental health, Pelic says there needs to be a balance. He encourages telecommuters in a normal scenario to head into the office for some time during the week if possible and to have a designated work space in their homes. “Some do really well in that

“Under normal circumstances, telecommuting is one of several tactics, such as flextime, staggered shifts and compressed work weeks, that help improve traffic conditions.”

—Daniel Brock, Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments

environment and others need a different level of structure,” he says.

Needless to say, this is a stressful time for many people and there are certain things that can help manage stress while telecommuting. Pelic recommends “getting a little bit of control back by setting up a nice, pleasant, safe, quiet environment and taking breaks, eating lunch, making sure you check in with your supervisor.”

The Centers for Disease Control has a list of ways to manage anxiety during the pandemic, including the occasional break from social media and news stories about the disease, making time for yourself, and eating well.

People with pre-existing mental health conditions are recommended to continue their treatment and stay alert to any new or worsening symptoms.

“The problem is if you test positive and if you already have a compromising health situation ... you don’t have any access to treatment.”

—Shelli Quenga, director of programs at the nonprofit Palmetto Project, says testing is available, but with more than 520,000 S.C. residents without insurance, health care is not as much of a sure thing. Source: Palmetto Project/Kaiser Family Foundation

400 percent

The increase in jobless claims for the week ending March 19, an economic side effect of the nationwide coronavirus outbreak.

Source: S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce

CANCELED BLOOD DRIVES MEAN FEWER DONATIONS FOR VITAL BLOOD CENTERS

Blood centers nationwide are seeing fewer donors and climbing numbers of blood drive cancellations due to the global coronavirus outbreak. Some local blood centers are concerned that this could lead to blood shortages, which could impact local hospitals.

In order to encourage donors to continue giving, the U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams released a statement March 19, outlining his concern over potential blood shortages. “Social distancing does not have to mean social disengagement,” Adams said.

“Since the statement last week from the U.S. Surgeon General about blood donation, people have been responding to the need for blood donations,” says Allie Van Dyke, media coordinator for The Blood Connection. “The Blood Connection is thankful to those donors who made the decision to give back in such an uncertain time.”

With some uncertainty in how long the pandemic will last, people will need to continue to donate in the weeks and months ahead.

There isn’t necessarily a higher demand for blood, but some centers are struggling because people are not donating.

“The FDA has stated that blood drives should not be considered ‘social events or mass gatherings,’” says Van Dyke. “Blood drives are essential to this community. TBC is strongly encouraging all donors to make an appointment before their donations to better control social distancing.”

Larger centers, like the Red Cross, are already experiencing shortages due to the number of blood drive cancellations, which they say could impact patients who need surgery, victims of car accidents, and patients fighting cancer.

To date, nearly 6,000 Red Cross blood drives have been canceled across the country due to COVID-19 concerns, resulting in a drop of 200,000 donations.

“Unfortunately, when people stop donating blood, it forces doctors to make hard choices about patient care, which is why we need those who are healthy and well to roll up a sleeve and give the gift of life," says Chris Hrouda, Red Cross' president of biomedical services.

In light of this, the Red Cross is urging groups to keep scheduled drives, which will include precautions: Staff and donors have temperatures checked, hand sanitizer is available, and beds are well-spaced when possible.

For info on how to donate, visit redcrossblood.org or thebloodconnection.org. —Skyler Baldwin

Sam Spence

CARNIVAL SUNSHINE REMAINING IN CHARLESTON DURING CRUISE SHUTDOWN

Downtown gained a new skyscraper last week when the American cruise industry slowly began taking on water, swamped with concern over the spread of coronavirus from the close-quarters ships sailing into South Carolina’s busiest tourism hub.

Carnival’s Sunshine cruise liner let off its final passengers before a 30-day industry stoppage over coronavirus worries last Monday, but the 900-foot ship will remain in Charleston for a few more weeks with its 1,100 crew on board.

The Sunshine is hard to miss if you travel downtown from its temporary mooring at the Columbus Street terminal, usually home to cargo ships and the occasional military vessel.

Carnival says the Sunshine’s crew are “expected” to stay on board for 14 days beginning when the last passengers lugged their bags ashore on March 16. The South Florida-based company says “that the crew is all healthy, and that they will remain on the ship for the mutual benefit and safety of both residents and crew members,” according to a South Carolina State Ports Authority communications manager. Crew members will perform ongoing maintenance and sanitation operations while on the ship, which is stocked for the duration of its stay in Charleston.

The ship will periodically sail into open waters off the coast to discharge “gray water” — non-sewage wastewater — and take on more water for their own operation. One of Sunshine’s engines will idle at times while it is in port, since ships do not connect to shore power in Charleston, according to the Ports Authority.

Many Carnival ships, including the Sunshine, run on high-sulfur diesel fuel with exhaust scrubbers at sea, but switch to low-sulfur fuel while at porto comply with international regulations that have sought to cut down sulfur emissions.

South Carolina State Ports Authority declined to disclose what Carnival would pay to tie up at the Columbus Street Terminal, calling the information “contractual.”

After the initial 30-day stoppage, cruise operators will coordinate with federal authorities to determine what’s next. —Sam Spence

Among the many unknowns about the coronavirus pandemic, one thing has become clear: The state’s budget is not going to be the $10 billion package passed by the House just 10 days ago.

“We are in new times and the only thing we know is that the financial reality of two weeks ago no longer exists,” Senate Finance Committee member Vincent Sheheen told Statehouse Report, Charleston City Paper’s sister publication, last Thursday. “Under any circumstance, the big projected ($1.8 billion) surplus is no longer here anymore.”

The Camden Democratic senator’s home county has been hard-hit by the virus in the early days of the outbreak. As of March 23, Kershaw County had 54 positive cases.

Health officials have reported 298 cases across 34 counties — a six-fold increase over a week’s time.

As uncertainty grows for public health and the economy, the state Senate gave second reading this week to a continuing budget resolution, teeing it up for a single vote in both chambers to keep government lights on after June 30.

But lawmakers want a real, responsive budget. They are grappling with the question of how hard and how long the pandemic will roil the economy and disrupt state revenues.

The S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office’s Board of Economic Advisors will meet next month to assess results of a financial stress test that will guide the Senate’s budget process.

Public health precautions have prompted calls for social distancing, working from home, and curbing gatherings of people, such as eating in restaurants and going to church.

The economic toll is unfolding.

Tourism and manufacturing, two of the state’s largest employers, are expected to be hit. Volvo announced it would temporarily shutter its Berkeley County plant until midApril, although BMW pledged to remain open for the time being.

“If the disruption in world trade continues to reduce imports and exports, manufacturing states that are more reliant on the global economy for raw materials and parts could be particularly vulnerable. If travel continues to decline … states with tourism-based economies may feel the impact especially hard,” Jeff Chapman, director of the state fiscal health project at the Pew Charitable Trusts, penned in an analysis last week.

“Revenue is going to be declining and costs are going to be rising at the same time,” Chapman says, adding that this comes at a time where states are just beginning to return to normal spending levels following the 2008 recession.

Summerville Republican Sen. Sean Bennett, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, said he doesn’t expect state revenues to be hit like the recent Great Recession, where lawmakers had to come in mid-year and address shortfalls with cuts.

“This is a short-term thing, this whole coronavirus economic downturn is not a structural economic problem,” Bennett said.

—Lindsay Street

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STATE BUDGET REVENUE FORECASTS IN LIMBO AMID PANDEMIC

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BY HEATH ELLISON AND SKYLER BALDWIN ILLUSTRATION BY STEVE STEGELIN

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with Charleston Police Department between March 11 and March 13. No one described in this section has been found guilty, just unlucky.

During a routine traffic stop, an officer was able to smell the distinct odor of fresh marijuana coming from within the vehicle. After a quick search, he found an “extremely small nugget of green leafy plant material” which amounted to about 0.1 gram. Seems like CPD has a new drug sniffing dog, and it can apparently initiate traffic stops.

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During an arrest for disorderly conduct, police found an “unknown grayish blue brick substance” on a man at a West Ashley bar.

The brick was submitted to CPD for testing. A quick Google search identifies a similar substance as “gray death,” which is a mixture of heroin and synthetic opioids … and an average-todecent metal band name.

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Police responded to a possible burglary at a woman’s downtown apartment Wednesday. After finding the resident’s laptop still sitting near the broken window, the officer confirmed that nothing appeared to have been stolen. In fact, the glass was lying outside the apartment, on the front porch, meaning it was broken from the inside.

This sounds more like old-fashioned teenage angst than a burglary.

Police arrived at a West Ashley school, where a 10-year-old student had apparently brought a pocketknife to show his friends.

He clearly wasn’t planning on hurting anybody with it, because when another kid snitched, he was just punched in the face.

BLOTTER O’ THE WEEK

Police noted that a man was “adamant” about filing a police report when he returned to his moped parked downtown, to find it laying on its side. A bystander said he saw the car that knocked it over but couldn’t provide any details. Is this really that big of a deal, man?

The silver lining of the coronavirus outbreak is that crime seems to have slowed to a stop, as no police reports were given to reports beyond March 13. Either the person in charge of printing reports is working from home, or even the criminals are practicing social distancing now.

A West Ashley man called the police after he said someone drove up onto his property, into his yard, and started doing multiple donuts. Dope.

Three employees of a West Ashley grocery store were accused of embezzling $1,200 by a loss-prevention employee. According to the complainant, each employee had been scanning items on their shift, but leaving with more groceries than they had paid for. Do loss-prevention officers work on commission or something?

At least three motorcycles were stolen Wednesday, officers reported. We’ve known about the toilet paper and bottled water missing from shelves, but no one could have expected the motorcycle shortage.

Police responded to a report of a stolen camera in West Ashley. Upon

arrival to the victim’s home, the complainant informed police that they knew where the item was because they saw an acquaintance with it in an Instagram post.

OK, this may seem like a dumb move on the offender’s part, but have you ever stolen something? It’s hard not to brag on social media.

Police found a man downtown who seemed to be intoxicated. He had dilated pupils, slurred speech, and was extremely lethargic, according to a report. When officers found his vape pen, he told them, “That’s just my TH … vape.” He’s got a good case; if he was really drunk, he would have said, “I’m high, officer.”

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CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 03.25.2020

eed the wise words of Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg: “Stay home, stay distanced, and stay smart.”

This devil of a coronavirus pandemic is deadly. Health officials warn that the way to crush the highly contagious virus is to let it peter out by giving time for its virulence to dissipate.

So to protect the Lowcountry, we’re in a waiting game in which all of us need to participate. If you don’t isolate yourself, you are a threat to everyone.

To curb the outbreak, everyone needs to keep out of harm’s way by limiting contact with other people. Stay home.

If you have to get to the grocery store or if you must go to work, you need to keep several feet away from anyone — so you don’t take the chance of getting infected, expanding the virus. In other words, stay distanced.

Finally, stay smart by being safe. Wash your hands several times a day (take a look at television personality Alton Brown’s video on how to wash your hands). Wipe surfaces.

Don’t panic. Use common sense.

“If we follow these rules right now — if we stay home, stay distanced and stay smart — we can still avoid being a hotspot, like Italy or New York,” Tecklenburg said at a Sunday press conference. “And if we don’t follow these rules, we can spend the next few months watching funerals online — literally, thousands of funerals — because we won’t be able to gather together even to say goodbye to our loved ones.”

America survived the Great Depression and World War II because of shared sacrifices of the Greatest Generation

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to pull together for the common good. Now is the time for us to renew a commitment to making shared sacrifices for the common good.

The notion of common good is built into our country’s DNA. Our founding fathers wanted to rid themselves of an oppressive system and take control of our destiny through a democratic system powered by people. The underlying principle generally was that people, not a king, would decide how to do things, which would benefit the majority.

In challenging times for the common good, people were asked to give a little to save a lot down the road. Give some in taxes to build a road to benefit all. Give a little to provide for the common defense, education, good working conditions, and economic infrastructure.

It’s all outlined in the U.S. Constitution, the preamble of which discusses forming a more perfect union to “establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.”

“Welfare” in this case doesn’t mean handouts by the government to people who are down on their luck. It means people in towns and villages across the country working together to accomplish common goals, or goods, to make their areas better for all.

Toxic politics in recent years hurt the principle of common good, despite how it has served the nation well. Common sense dictates a refreshed commitment to shared sacrifice to get beyond the pandemic. Common good requires it.

Andy Brack

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FOCAL POINT | BY CLAY N. MIDDLETON

A Critical Vulnerability Our leaders must learn from this outbreak, and we should expect more The coronavirus has taken our country by surprise.

We were not prepared and equipped to deal with the amount of testing that is needed. If the threat were not dismissed months ago, so much time would not have been lost understanding the problem and setting up systems to address it. Having a vaccine remains a work in progress, and the supply chain to provide preventative care is fragile. This pandemic has disrupted our daily routines, societal problems have intensified, and some are profiting off people’s fears. This crisis will pass and the aftermath should not shift our behaviors like the Department of Homeland Security has and how airport security has changed over the past 20 years.

Despite this not being an intentional attack on our nation and countries around the world, a vulnerability has been exposed and we cannot afford for it to be exploited. We’ve seen what happens when that is done.

As we say in the military, the enemy has a vote. It will take true national leadership, decisive action, shared resources, and collaboration to ensure our enemies don’t act to exploit this situation with an intentional act.

I’m not paranoid, this is not a conspiracy theory, and this is not a partisan topic. It doesn’t take perfect vision to see that the initial response to this situation was slow and

insufficient. After the market took a sharp decline, massive cancellations, pictures of Americans stuck on cruise ships, and action from Democratic and Republican governors took place, only then did this administration attempt to provide a clear message, allow health care experts to speak, and work with House leaders to pass legislation.

An unclear strategy to coordinate efforts, speed up responses, and be proactive to prepare for and prevent any global or national health pandemic is unacceptable.

An office to do just that was actually created under the National Security Council after the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Our enemies are always plotting against us, and our allies always rely on us. It comes with being a superpower and having a democracy. We cannot afford to lose confidence in our government, and our elected leaders must act swiftly and responsibly during a crisis.

When bad management is mistaken for good leadership, it exacerbates other vulnerabilities.

Even without the corvonvirus, regular needs are not being met. Too many children are without balanced meals on the weekends, during the summer, and holiday seasons. The racial wealth gap remains wider than the Mississippi River. Lack of broadband infrastructure hinders rural communities from being connected to

the world. Seniors still fall into the health care donut hole. A segment of small business owners are still less than one season away from losing their business. In this economy, the middle class is often considered to be working poor. For most people, working from home is not feasible. Those who rely on tips and make minimum wage struggle to make ends meet. When you factor in COVID-19, even more people are overstretched, the hardship is deepened, and the recovery will be longer.

This is not about protecting our borders, cutting taxes, less government, another bailout, or providing every American with $1,000 checks. This is about using the instruments of power and our collective sensibility to prevent our critical vulnerabilities from being exploited.

If we don’t, we’ll find ourselves worse off than before.

The coronavirus wasn’t preventable, but it was predictable. We must acknowledge what went wrong, what should have happened, and implement the corrective actions immediately. Too much is at stake if we don’t get this right to prevent another pandemic and further burden those that have to sacrifice the most.

Clay Middleton, of Charleston, has held various seniorlevel positions in government and politics.

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Charleston County Public Library Storytime W E D N E S D AY - T H U R S D AY

Charleston Museum Discussions Join the Charleston Museum online for two special virtual tours and discussions. On Wed. March 25 at 2 p.m., senior curator of history Grahame Long will be updating the museum’s Loeblein Gallery of Charleston Silver during the time the Museum is closed. Grahame will be open for questions on the objects, Charleston Silver, and more. On Thurs. March 26, the museum’s executive director Carl Borick will be discussing the American Revolution and how items in the museum’s collection related to this critical time in Charleston, and the country’s, history. This virtual content may be available via Facebook Live or as a pre-recorded video. charlestonmuseum.org

Every day at 10 a.m. the Charleston County Public Library will be sharing a storytime with a craft or project on their Facebook page. They’ve also added to their online offerings and resources, including adding Storyline Online, which is available 24 hours a day. There are hundreds of books available and each comes with an activity guide. ccpl.org

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Head online to peruse the Gibbes Museum of Art’s collections, including crowd favorites like the miniature collection and Patrick Dougherty’s permanent installation, Betwixt and Between. Not only is each collection eye-catching, they both offer educational opportunities for kids — you can explain the importance of miniatures during the 18th and 19th centuries, and note the math that goes into creating a work like Dougherty’s. Home school home run, eh? gibbesmuseum.org

Shop local goods From the handmade bags at J. Stark to beloved local bow tie company Brackish to downtown jewelry store Croghan’s, there are plenty of homegrown Charleston companies you can shop from the comfort of your home.

Is shopping online our usual idea of a City Pick — a cool and interesting event happening in town this week?

No. But during these trying times we’ve got to get creative and be safe while doing so. If you’ve got dollars to spare, we hope you’ll use them to support small businesses.

Find our roundup of stores offering deals, free delivery, and new items online at charlestoncitypaper.com/coronavirus

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At-home workouts You can support local businesses by working out from home and streaming their online services. Most local spots are offering free trials, so you can dip your toes into that new yoga or barre class you’ve been wanting to try. Give Barre Where You Are a try, a Charleston-based workout studio that’s meant to be used virtually.

Find our roundup of Charleston-based studios with virtual offerings online at charlestoncitypaper.com/coronavirus

Virtual Aquarium Visits The South Carolina Aquarium is now offering virtual visits and nature challenges for everyone stuck at home during this time. An educator trained in STEM-based learning will guide participants through the aquarium and through outdoor activities every weekday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. You can find past virtual visits on the aquarium’s Facebook page.

Learn more online at scaquarium.org.

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Here for the Pipe Reasons Bagpipe player Mark Elliott shares his experience with learning this complex and unique instrument

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Bellowing an impassioned sound, the bagpipes often evoke an emotional response from listeners, which is why this instrument has historically been played at both celebrations as well as solemn gatherings like funerals. Though the bagpipes are often associated with Scotland and Ireland, it’s difficult to trace the exact origin of the instrument, particularly because so many different varieties still exist. Some believe that the ancient Egyptians were actually the first to play this woodwind instrument, while others argue that its beginnings can be traced even further.

Before bagpiping became a national symbol of Scotland, other countries integrated the instrument into their cultures. Historians are often split between the belief that the bagpipes arrived in Scotland via Roman or Irish influence. After the Middle Ages, the bagpipes’ global popularity began to wane, but Scottish bagpipers continued to incorporate its music into aspects of their culture and life. Today, the bagpipes still reign in the world of Scottish and Celtic music with players practicing the art throughout the globe.

Over thousands of years, the bagpipes have been modified and developed to make use of modern materials like drone reeds made from fiberglass and carbon fiber, though there’s a myriad of different types of bagpipes. The Highland bagpipes are the instrument that most people may recognize from parades and festivals, but the Uillean, Lowland, and

Scottish Border versions are also commonly played. The scope of different bagpipes is impressive; varieties of this instrument can be found from the British Isles through the Mediterranean and into Scandinavia.

“I don’t play because I’m eccentric, I play because I love the sound of this instrument and the music it creates.”

Mark Elliott, an engineer living in Clemmons, N.C., and the pipe major of the Clan Lindsay Pipe Band, has played for 32 years and uses a Great Highland bagpipe in both solo and band competitions.

“The bagpipe has been around for a very long time,” says Elliott. “And, the reason it came about was to create a continuous sound. That’s one of the things that strikes people most about the bagpipe is that once you start playing, there’s no break in the sound when you stop to take a breath.”

Elliott first became interested in piping after returning from a backpacking trip through Western Europe in 1987. “While I was over there, I heard a lone piper playing on the street in Switzerland and again in Paris, and I just thought, ‘Wow, that’s a really neat sound,’” he explains.

Once back in North Carolina, he sought out lessons from a bagpiper in Boone and has played ever since. Last year, Elliott

was invited to compete in the Sandy Jones Invitational hosted at the Citadel and was the overall winner, receiving top marks in two of the three events. Although the event will not be taking place this year due to the coronavirus, Elliott still plans on performing in other competitions and events. “I try to look at these opportunities as performances.

It doesn’t matter if I’m playing in front of a judge, on a street corner, or with a band on a stage, it’s a performance. And, ultimately, what we do should be about the music. The competition aspect should be secondary.”

Since Elliott began playing, he’s performed nearly every year at the Boone Hall Scottish Games & Highland Gathering, which highlights much of the culture surrounding bagpiping. This year, on May 2, he also plans on performing at the International Festival in Lexington, N.C., where he played last year with his 14-year-old daughter, a budding young piper herself.

Elliott has noticed that people who are unfamiliar with piping tend to draw conclusions about his personality and interests.

“When I tell people that I play the bagpipe, they think that I’m eccentric,” Elliot says.

“Or, they think, ‘he must wish he lived back in the 1500s when there was all this Romantic stuff.’ That is not the case. I would much rather live in the modern world. I don’t play because I’m eccentric, I play because I love the sound of this instrument and the music it creates.”

Charleston’s poet laureate and talented graphic designer Marcus Amaker has created a temporary website, We Still Create, for Charleston’s creatives to utilize during their current isolation. With the CDC recommending social distancing, many artists who usually create in group settings or perform in public places are stuck at home.

“I want this website to be an online gallery of work created during our collective isolation,” says Amaker. “With everything that’s happening, the world can seem claustrophobic and shadowed. That’s where art comes in — to open us up and remind us that there’s still room for endless amounts of reflection and creativity.”

Interested artists simply need to fill out an easy online form with their social media info, links for payment (because artists should always be compensated for their work), and their poetry/visual art/music — you name it.

We Still Create will publish this work, offering one platform for all of Charleston’s artists to have their work on display. As Amaker says, “Social media controls too much of our narrative. Let’s look elsewhere for content.”

Amaker also notes that this website is temporary, because this health scare is temporary.

Let’s hope supporting local artists, though, becomes a permanent fixture in our everyday lives. —Connelly Hardaway

CHARLESTON-AREA ORGANIZATIONS EXPAND ONLINE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AT HOME

Through ccpl.org you can set your kids up with daily story time and art classes. CCPL is purchasing more e-books and audio books to decrease wait time for patrons, too.

The Charleston Gaillard Center’s Education and Community Program offers performance videos and prepared lesson plans, which are available for free online at gaillardcenter.org.

The Charleston Museum will also be releasing a variety of videos from all of their collections, and lessons for kids, on Instagram and Facebook as well as a learning guide to access the information available through their research section.

The public can send any requests, help with homework, and questions for curators to any of the museum’s social media outlets.

Blackbaud has tools for parents (and teachers) in need of at-home teaching ideas. From tips for guiding lower school kids through arts and crafts and puzzles to resources for teachers, there is a lot of useful info here.

Stay tuned for what the South Carolina State Museum promises is “engaging content,” available soon through their social media outlets. —CH

BYE SOCIAL LIFE, HELLO MOVIES | BY KEVIN YOUNG

Films to Get Us Through These on-demand selections will make your quarantine more enjoyable To put it very mildly, the past couple weeks have been a bummer. Everyone has had a moment where they realized that on a surface level, things have changed.

My personal realization was seeing a movie with my girlfriend at the Citadel Mall a few days before they temporarily closed. The reserved seating asked that audience members sit with a chair between them. Watching the movie with a quiet, respectful audience of four was kinda nice. It was like having your own movie screening.

Pretty kickass until you remember the context.

As of this moment, The Terrace, the only local theater currently open, is having private screenings of films like Burden, The Way Back, Onward, Wendy, Emma, The Invisible Man, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire at $10 per ticket (price includes popcorn and a small drink). For those preferring to keep the social distance thing, there’s always the VOD option.

Here are but a few recent releases of note:

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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A LOT OF FOLKS HATED CATS, BUT, WELL … ANY PORT IN A STORM?

My cat, Hank, wrote about this movie a couple months back.

From what I ascertain, he didn’t particularly care for this big screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. He was supposed to go to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center to see the Broadway play to form a more-complete opinion this month but that got postponed. He said that while he hated the movie, he could see some hipster douches that love bad movies liking it. I’m looking forward to watching it.

The Hunt

It’s a shame this satirical thriller flew under the radar and then, in the midst of it all, it came out two weeks ago when we got more bad announcements. It’s a movie that President Trump used as a scapegoat to showcase how the leftist liberal looney elites were making movies about hurling “deplorables’’ into a most dangerous game.

It has since become glaringly apparent that he never actually watched the movie or never picked up on any nuance since said “deplorables” (particularly one) were the protagonists, fleeing liberals hunting them for sport.

It makes its point about divisive political views quite violently at times — lampooning both parties to great effect. Seeing this film from the director of the equally undervalued Compliance was a nice subversive treat.

Frank Masi/Sony Pictures

JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL IS SOME GOOD OLD-FASHIONED POPCORN FLICK VIEWING

Technically, it’s still in theaters but since all but one is closed for the time being, Universal decided to make Craig Zobel’s film as well as two other films currently on the big screen, available for rental online.

The Invisible Man / Emma

While The Hunt is slightly cheaper to rent for a 48-hour period, these other two films being released while still in theaters are about double the price. Leigh Whannell’s film, The Invisible Man, turns the H.G. Wells’ tale into a paranoid thriller that takes gaslighting to the -nth degree thanks in no small part to Elizabeth Moss’ manic performance.

Meanwhile music video director Autumn de Wilde’s feature film debut is the latest to tackle Jane Austen’s novel Emma. The wicked humor pointedly sends up social class and interpersonal relationships with a little help from Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Johnny Flynn, and Anya Taylor-Joy as the title character.

Jumanji: The Next Level

I haven’t seen this movie but I hear if you like the last Jumanji movie, Welcome to the Jungle, there’s a good chance you’ll like this one. Welcome to the Jungle was definitely a fun movie. I hear director Jake Kasdan takes what made his last film awesome — the humor and the overall light-hearted nature — and makes it super-awesome. Besides, you can never go wrong with a little Dwayne Johnson.

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One thing that has become apparent in the past couple of weeks is the need to support the local infrastructure

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MICHELLE IANNANTUONO’S LIVESCREAM SHOWS US THAT STREAMING CAN DEFINITELY BE A SCARY PROSPECT

as much as possible. Personally that’s where local horror filmmakers come into play. This is one of those fun little films that spoke my language. It’d be nice if more folks knew of it. About two years ago, Charleston’s own Michelle Iannantuono debuted her gaming horror film to festivals, including Charleston’s Crimson Horror Festival. Playing out like a found footage film, Livescream unfolds through a live-streaming interface where a guy named Scott (Gunner Willis) plays a horror game sent to him by an anonymous fan. Before too long, his followers/viewers start biting the bullet.

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Remember when everyone was whining about how soand-so ruined their childhood by making sub-par films based on a trilogy that became a marketing juggernaut over the past few decades? Those were much simpler times. Revisit a time when hot takes of JJ Abrams’ conclusion to the Skywalker saga were extreme and divisive hyperbole. Love it, hate it, or “eh” it, it’s a hyperdrive diversion. “A hyperdrive diversion” would have been a great pull-quote for the TV spots.

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Behind the Scenes Artist Greg Hart loves to watch artistic processes — and show his to the world

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BY GABRIELA CAPESTANY

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Greg Hart is an artist who is always pushing to see what he can create next. “I keep a journal of how things are progressing with my work, and a quote that I have on the notebook is from Yoko Ono: ‘Art is Action.’

I have really found that is a central theme for me: always keep moving, always just keep progressing with the artwork,” he says.

Through both his own work and his involvement on social media, Hart pushes the progress of his art by exploring the idea of artistic technique and broadcasting his own process as he creates new pieces. “[Progress photos are] the thing that I like to see the most, I try to post the kind of things that I like to see,” he explains.

For more of this content, Hart turns to the internet. “If I want to see a video of painting, I can find that on YouTube, I can listen to podcasts where artists talk about their art, or I can go on Instagram. The behind-thescenes thing really excites me. I take those photographs to kind of see how my paintings progress. On an Instagram story folks can see how the process is done. I like the community aspect of it.” Originally from Greenville, Hart credits social media as one of the main ways he makes connections with other artists in the local Charleston art scene.

Hart’s technique combines photographybased portraiture with painting. He lists “three elements” that influence much of his work: historical photographs, live action painting and color, and street art (taking influence from techniques such as graffiti stencils and tagging). Together they combine and form the color-forward abstract portraits that make up much of Hart’s work.

In 2020 Hart has set a goal for himself: finish 100 pieces by the end of the year. To keep himself accountable he has turned to social media to share his work and process. “In the past I would tell my wife or tell a friend ‘I’m going to do 100 paintings’ and they’d be like ‘Alright, go for it.’ But if I go out on social media, I can kind of broadcast it, I find that element really exciting. Over time, if I keep saying this, folks are going to notice and be a part of this.”

To keep his followers updated, Hart posts photos of his pieces to social media and sends out a monthly newsletter full of sources that he finds inspiring. Films, interviews, people, supplies, and specific art processes are just some of the subjects he talks about.

The end of each newsletter contains photos of his completed pieces from that month along with 100 dots that slowly get filled in each time he completes a new piece. “I’m at

16 right now and two are almost done, I’ve gotta do 10 [pieces] a month for the next few months,” he explains.

His motivation to start the project came out of a desire to simply produce more work.

“I always found in my work that if I could shut off the part of my brain that was trying to kind of inject logic into my artwork and if I could just crank through a lot of work, that I learn more, and then I can edit down after the fact,” Hart says, adding, “I’ve found that having limitations on my work can keep me focused and makes the work better when going really deep with a particular subject.”

While his current work is wide-ranging, Hart finds himself drawn to Victorian cabinet cards at the moment. “They’re like old forms of social media from 100 years ago,” he says. The cards are thick with a photograph mounted on them, often acting as a yearbook photo or baseball card. Many subjects depicted are posed formally, dressed up, and have interesting hair or facial hair.

“I always found in my work that if I could shut off the part of my brain that was trying to kind of inject logic into my artwork and if I could just crank through a lot of work, that I learn more...”

“One of the reasons I love using those is there’s absolutely no color information whatsoever and I love the idea of inventing color, it opens your imagination up completely because you’re not restricted by a specific palate.” In his own renditions of the cabinet cards Hart uses color in place of black and white shading to create an entirely new interpretation of the image.

Beyond sharing his own work Hart likes to use social media to connect with other artists whose art he enjoys. Last year he collaborated with Kate Singleton, the founder of the online gallery “BUY SOME DAMN ART” (buysomedamnart.com). Hart created portraits of several Charleston-based artists and featured their work alongside his portraits.

“The series was about finding people in the Charleston area whose work I really liked and then physically connecting with them, having them come into the studio.”

Much of Hart’s work and his newsletter can be found online at greg-hart.com. Followers can keep up with his progress toward 100 pieces this year on his instagram @gregh.art.

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GREG HARTS LOVES SHARING HIS WORKSIN-PROGRESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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he devastation from the coronavirus pandemic is being felt by people all over the world. Loved ones are frightened of becoming ill, stock markets are plummeting, and thousands of people in Charleston and nationwide now find themselves jobless. The hospitality industry is in an especially precarious position — hourly employees are being laid off and restaurants are attempting to make ends meet with only take-out and delivery services. Some supplies are difficult to come by, margins are razor thin, and kitchens are empty. Yes, the kitchens of many of Charleston’s beloved restaurants are void of the food and people that make them whole. With burners unlit and prep stations spotless, we stopped by a few favorite local restaurants to see these places empty, without the people and activity that have come to define Charleston.

Travis Grimes Executive chef, Husk “The amount of employees interacting inside Husk on a normal service day is easily 50 or more. The sense of activity that goes on in that kitchen is incredible. For it to be quiet and empty is a really strange feeling. We’ve experienced shutting down for hurricanes before, hustling around the kitchen to get everything in the freezer.

But this is a different feeling. We don’t know when this ends. Walking out of the restaurant last week, I was just thinking about how big of my identity this place is. A couple days ago I was the executive chef at Husk. Today, I’m unemployed. We’re a resilient industry, but the real question is who will be there for us when all this is over?

The landscape of restaurants has completely changed.”

Brooke Warren Owner, Pink Cactus “When you start a mom-and-pop restaurant, you’re already in survival mode. Right now, I’m trying to figure out how my concept can work through this. My chef comes in the morning, and I help her prep until 2 o’clock when I let her go. For the rest of the day, I’m in here by myself. As an employer, I’m the person who’s supposed to be taking care of my staff, but I don’t know how to do that because I don’t know how to take care of myself. It’s heartbreaking.”

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Lynda Prado Co-owner, Spanglish “We always tell our servers and staff to have fun. I mean, the place is pink for goodness sake. If you don’t come in here with a smile on your face then just forget it. We aren’t the type of restaurant owners that take a step back when things go downhill. This moment in time is a great test to see what we are made of. It’s not just us, it’s everybody.”

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Co-owner, Renzo “When the dining room is open for service and really busy, the kitchen can feel that energy a little more. Without anyone in the dining room, we’re making up for that by playing music even louder. There has definitely been a lot more chatting between the front-of-the-house and the kitchen crew than we would normally have. In some ways, this has brought us a little closer together.”

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Bob Cook Executive chef and managing partner, Edmund’s Oast “On a normal day pre-coronavirus, it would be myself and 10 other people working separate stations in the kitchen. Now, it’s two people. We never really considered this reality.

It’s such uncharted territory, and we are just doing what we can to come through it on the other side.”

Aaron Siegel Owner, Home Team BBQ “Our ‘Rock the Block’ party at the end of February was one of the greatest achievements Home Team has ever had. It’s a day that’s resonated with me this week because all of our employees who were so empowered that day are now in a position where they need help. We laid off 390 workers Wednesday. Every time I’ve stood in this kitchen when it was empty before, I knew it would be full again. This time, you don’t know when you’re going to be back or if you’re going to be back.”

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Executive chef, Estadio “The motivation for us is making sure this place stays open in the long run so we still have jobs for our staff when all of this is over.

‘Family meal’ is a big thing at Estadio right now. We send out a message every day, and each staff member comes to pick it up at a certain time. We’ve created a much more elaborate, extravagant family meal than would be standard. Lobster croquettes, shrimp, rotisserie chicken.

We’re doing as much as we can and trying to show as much respect as possible.”

Mike Lata Chef and partner, The Ordinary “We laid off our hourly workers and shortly thereafter we had to let go of several salary employees too. We’ve been preparing food for them, and they are picking it up every other day.

Hopefully this will help offset costs at home. Now that some of the dust has settled, we are more focused on health. The kitchen is tidy, clean, and the inventory is low, but I’m not going to get too profound about that. Right now, it’s time for us to hunker down and fight this thing at home.”

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Stay Awhile 167 Raw’s fresh seafood, served up in its new King Street home, is worth the wait

BY VANESSA WOLF The confusion set in immediately.

“So it’s 167 King?”

“No, 193.”

“I thought you said 167?”

“That’s the name of the restaurant, 167 Raw. But the address is 193.”

167, 193, 289. Potato, Potahto, East Bay Street.

At 167 Raw, the menu lets you know it’s all “space potatoes” ($13) in the end. As for the eponymous 167, it’s in reference to the address of the original Nantucket location, but could also be an indicator of how many minutes you’ll wait for a table in Charleston. Recently expanded and relocated from East Bay to King Street, 167 Raw continues its first come, first served policy that strikes at the very heart of my controlling, Type-A ways. In other words, if you come, expect to stay awhile.

The waiting, however, is the hardest part.

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Well, that and everything that’s unfolded since I first wrote those words a week and a half ago.

Greetings the fellow quarantined, health care worker (thank you), and/or first responder (thank you).

At the time of this writing, 167 Raw is offering curbside “brown bag on the corner with your name on it” service, and if you are in a position to avail yourself of such delights, you are in for a treat. If not, please consider this exuberant encouragement to shelter in place, work if you have any (I don’t), and live through these strange times so you can soon enjoy what I’m about to describe.

As much as possible, please keep your cool, teach your kids, and tell the people that you love how much you love them and why.

Regularly Scheduled Program

To start, 167 Raw’s new home is dropdead gorgeous. It’s as if someone handed over a blank check with the memo “Make it really, really, really ridiculously good looking,” and then the interior designer did that and then some.

Inside, the space isn’t laid out much differently than Il Cortile Del Re, its preceding Italian tenant. There’s a bar on the right, tables to the left, and an additional section in the back. The most significant stylistic upgrade is to the former outdoor patio, now a glorious glass atrium. Both there and behind the bar, you’ll find a chalkboard displaying the day’s seafood offerings.

During my visits, the ceviche was prepared with halibut ($14). Surrounded by plenty of crisp, freshly fried tortilla chips, the ample bowl comes full of tender fish resembling mini marshmallows. Cured in a citrusforward base, the texture is balanced with slices of pickled red onions and, in a nod to your likely tears of joy, a handful of bright, teardrop-shaped cherry tomatoes.

At first, I overlooked the French oysters ($5 each) thinking it meant they were oysters from France, but no. Ooh la la! These babies are served on the half shell, ice-cold, and garnished with a whollop of both creme fraiche and caviar. But it’s the garnish, a single stem of chive that elevates the combined flavors in

this mouthful from raw to awe.

In contrast, the crudo ($14) missed the mark a little. While visually beautiful, the five slices of hamachi were served warm and tasted a little bit fishy. Served with brined cabbage as well as fried cabbage, tarragon mayo sauce, and a ponzu soy sauce, the Asian-forward flavors — albeit a little bit underwhelming that day — were otherwise on point.

Never fear, as the pork carnitas taco ($5) is fire. Served in a corn tortilla and topped with shredded carrots and spicy mayo sauce, the star is the decadent pulled pork, which all signs indicate has spent a little time crisping up into ultra-deliciousness in a deep fryer.

Meaty, juicy, yes. This is reason enough to persevere through our epoch’s Great Plague.

The vibe at 167 Raw is pretty casual, so if you’re looking for perfectly staged, “present but invisible” service, they’re not quite there. However, in less social distancy times, expect friendly approaches from pretty much everyone that works there. “Who’s our waiter again?” Who cares, as plenty of people will pop over to see how you’re livin’.

Meanwhile, the soundtrack is dedicated to a moment and securely anchored in Indie Hits of 2010-2011 Land. “All the other kids with the pumped-up kicks,” etc. It may or may not be the Modest Mouse channel, but it’s definitely a quasi-time machine to whoever you were 10 years ago.

The oyster po boy ($14), while containing exactly zero bananas, is bananas. More of a “banh mi meets lobster roll, meets chicken and waffles” ... well, that description speaks

for itself. Expect a crisp, buttered split-top bun filled with six plump, crisp oysters.

From there, it’s topped with arugula, beet vinaigrette, and a whole lot of honey. It’s a hot, sweet, crispy, greasy fusion fever. I’m not telling you what to do, but get a po boy.

My dining companion loves ahi tuna and pretty much lost his mind over the tuna burger ($20). OK, yes, he told the waiter — potentially three times — that grinding up sashimi-grade tuna was “sacrilegious,” but there’s good news, as he also loved it.

Thick, bun-sized and super fresh, the patty is lightly seared and topped with butter lettuce, pickled red onions, and arugula. Add to that avocado sauce, a slice of the world’s juiciest yellow tomato and the char of a grill, and this is a very meaty-tasting pescatarian delight.

Taking Stock

As an eternal optimist, perhaps this virus and even no-reservations seating policies can serve as a reminder to go with the flow and be here now. Hang out. Hang out some more.

When all this is over, go to 167 Raw with a plan to flex your house-bound muscles a bit more, enjoy being anywhere but your home and get ready for some deliciousness.

These are strange, scary times, and it feels a little bit ridiculous writing a food review in the midst of them. However, if you’re reading this, you’re still here amongst us, and that makes me happy. Stay cool, text a friend, and help a neighbor as you’re able. To quote Carl Sagan, “Even through your hardest days, remember we are all made of stardust.”

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Tastes Like Home Host Kardea Brown chats about showcasing Gullah cuisine on the Food Network City Paper: You’ve been bouncing around all over the place. How does it feel to be back in the Lowcountry?

Kardea Brown: Charleston will always be home. I still have a house here, and it’s always great to come back after being gone for months at a time. No matter where I’m at, when people find out I’m from Charleston, they always talk about how beautiful it is.

CP: What’s your first stop when you get home?

KB: If I have time, I hit up Ella & Ollie’s in Edisto Island.

I’ve been going there for a while and everything on the menu is amazing. In Charleston, it’s definitely Boxcar Betty’s; those chicken sandwiches are so delicious.

CP: You can’t forget the red rice, right?

KB: Absolutely. I have to say that I make the best red rice I know of, without a shadow of a doubt. People typically use sausage or another kind of meat, but I make mine without any meat. The combination of herbs and spices I use helps to achieve that perfect flavor profile.

CP: Is that your favorite one pot dish?

KB: Definitely. But then you have okra stew, which is also a popular one pot dish in my family along with the rest of the Gullah-Geechee community. You can build on it by adding seafood or other meat like beef, which I’m doing on the “Carolina Comfort” episode of my show, Delicious Miss Brown.

CP: You mentioned that Gullah-Geechee is the foundation of Southern food. What dish in contemporary Southern cuisine has the biggest Gullah-Geechee influence?

KB: The most influential dish would have to be shrimp and grits. My ancestors have this saying, “We eat by the land and we eat by the sea.” My grandfather and grandmother ate that dish more so out of necessity. My grandfather even made his shrimping nets himself.

CP: Is modern-day shrimp and grits too fancy for your taste?

KB: There are so many ways to make it so it’s hard to say.

I’ve seen cream-based sauces, sausage, bacon … all types of variations. In New Orleans, they like to do their shrimp and grits with andouille sausage and a darker pan gravy. I can say this; I’ve never ordered shrimp and grits in a restaurant and said “Oh my gosh, this is delicious!” There’s nothing better than the way my grandmother cooks it at home.

CP: I have to ask, what were you cooking for your boyfriend that prompted him to contact the Food Network on your behalf?

KB: It was more than what I cooked for him. I think he saw how genuinely happy cooking was making me; how it lit me up. There are a lot of people who can cook, but not everybody can multitask while making it look graceful. The way you move in the kitchen should be like seeing ballerinas in a recital.

CP: How does your prior experience as a social worker help you host a Food Network TV show?

KB: It helps out tremendously in the sense that I’m able to relate to people and be sociable. Having a grasp on psychology and an understanding of the human mind is

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CP: Do you still keep in touch with the Food Network’s Bobby Deen?

KB: Yes, Bobby and his wife Claudia reach out from time to time. I will always give him credit for getting me started on the Food Network. He always tells me that there’s nobody like me and it’s important to “stay true to you.”

Sunny Anderson and Nancy Fuller have also been great mentors for me.

CP: How many of the recipes you use are passed down from your family and how many do you actually conceive yourself?

KB: I would say it’s 50/50. My grandmother passed down so many recipes, like those shrimp and grits, and there’s a good bit that I come up with just by freestyling in the kitchen.

One of my favorites is my surf and turf cheesesteak with shaved angus and fresh local shrimp. It’s like Philly meets Chucktown!

CP: What would a Kardea Brown restaurant in Charleston be like?

KB: It would be like my show, very homey and centered around family. A place that pays homage to the food I grew up eating.

CP: Any plans for a cookbook?

KB: I’m actually working on one right now. It will be a combination of recipes and family stories that will hopefully be out by early 2021.

After giving Charleston restaurants and bars a chance to adjust to orders closing dining rooms statewide to stop the spread of the coronavirus as the number of cases continues to rise, police in Charleston are now cracking down on businesses skirting Gov. Henry McMaster’s public health mandate.

Restaurant operators were frustrated earlier this week after seeing several local establishments that seemed to be trying to avoid an executive order by McMaster on Tuesday stopping dine-in service in restaurants statewide.

In a group text message this week, Recovery Room and Bangkok Lounge owner Chris “Boston” DiMattia says he counted more than 40 Charleston businesses accused of allowing guests to dine in.

Restaurants and bars are only able to serve patrons via take out and delivery, with dine-in service strictly forbidden under McMaster’s order, which remains in effect until March 31. Throughout the area, many restaurants have attempted to retain what business they can by setting up temporary take-away counters outside their restaurants.

“When the order came down from the Governor’s Office, we began with an educational approach when violations were observed by our officers or when we received complaints,” Charles Francis, public information officer for the Charleston Police Department told the City Paper on Friday.

Members of Charleston City Council also reiterated the rules in a new emergency ordinance passed Thursday night that limit gatherings to 10 people and specifically ban dine-in service both inside and out.

Councilmember Jason Sakran, who represents parts of downtown and West Ashley, has also heard about the accused scofflaws.

“I’ve instructed folks to contact the police if they see this activity,” says Sakran, who is the co-owner of Bon Banh Mi. “The ordinance is regulated by the law, so there are consequences.”

The problem for the city in upholding McMaster’s mandate is the sheer number of restaurants in Charleston. “The police are doing a great job regulating this, but we have hundreds of restaurants in Charleston,” says Sakran. “I will say that the large majority of them are following the rules.”

For DiMattia, the actions of the small percentage who aren’t is a disservice to the countless restaurant employees who now find themselves jobless. “I feel annoyed that some businesses don’t feel the need to close,” says DiMattia. “I hope these places realize how short-sighted they are being.”

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2020-CP-10-01244

apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Kelley Yarborough Woody, made absolute.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper, PLAINTIFF, VS. Marvetta Polgreen; Earl Sparkman, Jr. a/k/a Earl Sparkman, individually; Earl Sparkman, Jr. a/k/a Earl Sparkman, individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Alice Sparkman a/k/a Alice M. Sparkman, Deceased; Nathaniel Mozzee a/k/a Nathaniel Samuel Mozee a/k/a Nathaniel S. Mozzee, individually; Nathaniel Mozzee a/k/a Nathaniel Samuel Mozee a/k/a Nathaniel S. Mozzee, individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Alice Sparkman a/k/a Alice M. Sparkman, Deceased; Denise White a/k/a Denise Sparkman a/k/a Denise S. White a/k/a Denise Sparkman White, individually; Denise White a/k/a Denise Sparkman a/k/a Denise S. White a/k/a Denise Sparkman White, individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Alice Sparkman a/k/a Alice M. Sparkman, Deceased; Corey L. Sparkman a/k/a Corey Sparkman, individually; Corey L. Sparkman a/k/a Corey Sparkman, individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Alice Sparkman a/k/a Alice M. Sparkman, Deceased; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Alice Sparkman a/k/a Alice M. Sparkman, Deceased, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe and Sara Lacavera, DEFENDANT(S).

NOTICE

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (201070.00043) TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, Post Office Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-2065, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-In-Equity or Special Referee for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 (e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedures, specifically provide that the said Master-In-Equity or Special Master is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

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

If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will

TO THE DEFENDANTS: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on March 5, 2020.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the order appointing Kelley Yarborough Woody, whose address is PO Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe, defendants herein whose names and addresses are unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, incapacitated, or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina; for all named Defendants, addresses unknown, who may be infants, incapacitated, or under a legal disability; for any unknown heirs-at-law of Alice Sparkman a/k/a Alice M. Sparkman, including their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; and for all other unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in and to the real estate that is the subject of this foreclosure action, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 11th day of March, 2020.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said Defendants, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian Ad Litem to represent them or any of them for the purposes of this action, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making the appointment of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi absolute.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff above named against the Defendant(s) above named for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage given by Earl Sparkman and Alice M. Sparkman to CitiMortgage, Inc., dated January 24, 2003, recorded February 7, 2003, in the office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County, in Book A436 at Page 805; thereafter, said Mortgage was assigned to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Federal National Mortgage Association by assignment instrument dated November 23, 2010 and recorded December 9, 2010 in Book 0159 at Page 891; thereafter, said Mortgage was assigned to Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper by assignment instrument dated February 18, 2020 and attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.

The description of the premises is as follows: ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in North Charleston Consolidated Public Service District, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as LOT 18, BLOCK D, Covington Hills, as shown on a plat of “COVINGTON HILLS” made by John Martin Saboe, dated December 13, 1971, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AA, Page 199, which plat is made a part thereof by reference thereto.

Plaintiff has contemporaneously filed a Complaint herein, which includes a cause of action to reform the legal description of the mortgage to be as follows:

ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in North Charleston Consolidated Public Service District, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as LOT 18, BLOCK D, Covington Hills, as shown on a plat of “COVINGTON HILLS” made by John Martin Saboe, dated December 13, 1971, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AA, Page 119, which plat is made a part thereof by reference thereto.

This being the same property conveyed to Earl Sparkman and Alice M. Sparkman by deed of Offie L. Strickland and Sarah H. Strickland, dated January 24, 2003 and recorded February 7, 2003 in Book Z435 at Page 44 in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance.

Thereafter, Earl Sparkman a/k/a Earl Sparkman, Sr. died intestate on September 3, 2007, leaving the subject property to his heirs, namely, Alice Sparkman, Marvetta Polgreen, Earl Sparkman, Jr., Nathaniel Mozzee, Denise White and Corey L. Sparkman, as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Charleston County in Case No. 2008-ES10-01278; also by that Deed of Distribution dated October 2, 2009 and recorded November 18, 2009 in Book 0092 at Page 565.

TMS No. 4061400018 Property address: 5819 Saint Angela Drive North Charleston, SC 29418 SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996 Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453 Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334 Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530 Matthew E. Rupert (matthewr@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #100740 Louise M. Johnson (ceasiej@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #16586 H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134 Craig T. Smith (craigs@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #102831 Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2020-CP-10-01012 U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for GSAA Home Equity Trust 2007-1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, PLAINTIFF, VS. Frank L. Brigman, III; Deborah M. Brigman; South State Bank; and Dunes West Property Owners Association, Inc., DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (201070.00044) TO THE DEFENDANT(S) FRANK L. BRIGMAN, III AND DEBORAH M. BRIGMAN ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 25, 2020.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGOR’S RIGHT TO FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION TO THE DEFENDANT(S) DEBORAH M. BRIGMAN AND FRANK L. BRIGMAN, III: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for foreclosure intervention programs for the purpose of resolving the abovereferenced foreclosure action.

If you wish to be considered for a foreclosure intervention program, you must contact Scott and Corley, P.A., 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, South Carolina 29204 or call (803) 252-3340 within thirty (30) days after being served with this notice.

Scott and Corley, P.A. represents the Plaintiff in this action. We do not represent you. The South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit our firm from giving you any legal advice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. NOTICE: THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996

Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453 Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334 Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530 Matthew E. Rupert (matthewr@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #100740 Louise M. Johnson (ceasiej@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #16586 H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134 Craig T. Smith (craigs@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #102831 Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS IN THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2019-CP-10-06346 EAST ATLANTIC TRUST, LLC, Plaintiff, v.

Henry Aiken, Mary Alice Norwood a/k/a Mae Alice Norwood, Henry J. Aiken, Jr., and Moses Norwood, all being deceased persons and their Heirs, Personal Representatives, Successors and Assigns and Spouses, if any they have and all other persons entitled to claim under them or through them and any and all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint and commonly known as: 42 Poinsett Street, Charleston, SC TMS # 463-12-03-040 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 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 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 December 9, 2019, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on December 30, 2019 and the Order of Publication was filed on February 18, 2020 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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 buildings, thereon situate, lying and being on the North side of Poinsette Street is the City of Charleston, State aforesaid, and known on a plat made by McCrady Bros. & Cheves in August 1919, as Lot 8, said plat being of record in the Office aforesaid in Plat Book C, Page100.

Butting and Bounding and Measuring and Containing as follows, to wit: North on lands now or formerly of ________ thirty-eight and 9/10ths (feet 38.9), East by Lot No. 9 on said Plat ninety (90) feet, South on Poinsette Street forty-eight and 6/10ths (48.6) feet and West on lands now or formerly of _____ eighty-eight and 4/10ths (88.4) feet.

Being the property conveyed to the said Henry Aiken by Naomi P. McGill, by Deed dated the 28th day of April, 1944 and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Book P-44, Page 309.

TMS # 463-12-03-040 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: March 16, 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: 472-16-00-275 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 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 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.

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

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Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your oracle comes from Aries poet Octavio Paz: “The path the ancestors cleared is overgrown, unused. The other path, smooth and broad, is crowded with travelers. It goes nowhere. There’s a third path: mine. Before me, no one. Behind me, no one. Alone, I find my way.”

APRIL FOOL! Although the passage by Octavio Paz is mostly accurate for your destiny during the rest of 2020, it’s off-kilter in one way: It’s too ponderously serious and melodramatic. You should find a way to carry out its advice with meditative grace and effervescent calm.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A century ago, fiery writer Maxim Gorky and hard-ass Taurus politician Vladimir Lenin were listening to a Beethoven sonata together. “I can’t listen to music too often,” Lenin told his companion. “It affects your nerves, makes you want to say stupid, nice things.” This is crucial advice for you to heed in the coming weeks, Taurus.

You need to be as smart and tough as possible, so don’t you dare listen to music. APRIL FOOL! Lenin was half-mistaken, and I half-lied. The fact is, music makes you smarter and nicer, and those will be key assets for you to cultivate in the coming weeks. So yes, do listen to a lot of music.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): By the time he was 55 years old, Gemini author Thomas Hardy had written 18 novels and many poems. His stuff was good enough to win him two separate nominations for a Nobel Prize in Literature. But during the last 32+ years of his life, he never wrote another novel.

According to one theory, it was because he was discouraged by the negative reviews he got for his last novel. I suspect you may be at a similar juncture in your life, Gemini. Maybe it’s time to give up on a beloved activity that hasn’t garnered the level of success you’d hoped for. APRIL FOOL! The truth is, it is most definitely NOT time to lose hope and faith.

Don’t be like Hardy. Rededicate yourself to your passionate quests.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian theologian John Wesley (1703–1791) was a Christian who embodied the liberal values that Christ actually taught. He advocated for the abolition of slavery, prison reform, the ordination of women priests, and a vegetarian diet. He gave away a lot of his money and administered many charities. To accomplish his life’s work, he traveled 250,000 miles on horseback and preached 40,000 sermons. Let’s make him your role model for the coming weeks. Be inspired by his life as you vividly express your care and compassion. APRIL FOOL! I lied a little bit. Although most of what I just recommended is a good idea, the part about traveling long distances, either on horseback or by other means, is not.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The neurotic but talented French novelist Marcel Proust observed, “Everything vital in the world comes from neurotics. They alone have founded religions and composed our masterpieces.” With that in mind, and in accordance with current astrological omens, I urge you to cultivate your own neurotic qualities in their extreme forms of expression during the coming weeks. You’re due for some major creative breakthroughs. APRIL FOOL! I was kidding. The fact is, you can generate creative breakthroughs in the coming weeks by being poised and composed — not extra neurotic.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo author Leon Edel wrote a five-volume biography of renowned author Henry James. In the course of his research, he read 15,000 letters that were written by James.

He came to have a profound familiarity with the great man. In accordance with current astrological omens, I recommend that you choose a worthy character about whom you will become equally knowledgeable.

APRIL FOOL! I half-lied. It’s true that now is an excellent time to deepen your understanding of people you care about. But don’t get as obsessed as Edel!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): About 2,000 years ago, a Roman woman named Sulpicia wrote six short love poems — a total of 40 lines — that are still being analyzed and discussed by literary scholars today. I bring her to your attention because I think that in the next four weeks you, too, could generate a small burst of beauty that will still be

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appreciated 2,000 years from now. APRIL FOOL! I lied about the “small” part. The burst of beauty you create in the immediate future could actually be quite large, as well as enduring.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): French poet Louis Aragon (1897–1982) was an influential novelist and a pioneer of surrealistic poetry. Much of his writing had a lyrical quality, and many of his poems were set to music. He also had a belligerent streak.

Before the publication of one of his books, he announced that he would thrash any writer who dared to review it in print. Success! There were no critical reviews at all. I recommend his approach to you in the coming weeks. Make it impossible for anyone to criticize you. APRIL FOOL! I lied. I would never suggest that you use violence to accomplish your aims. And besides that, the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to solicit feedback of all varieties, even the critical kind.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I hesitate to be so blunt, but it’s my duty to report the facts.

According to my reading of the astrological omens, you should have as many orgasms as possible in the next 15 days. You need to tap into the transformative psychological power that’s available through monumental eruptions of pleasure and releases of tension. (P.S. Spiritual orgasms will be just as effective as physical orgasms.) APRIL FOOL! What I just said is true, but I left out an important component of your assignment: Be loving and responsible as you pursue your joyous climaxes, never manipulative or exploitative or insensitive.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Ancient Greek orator Demosthenes was renowned for his skill at delivering powerful, charismatic speeches. While he was still learning his craft, he resorted to extreme measures to improve. For example, there was a time when he shaved just half of his head. It made him ashamed to go out in public, forcing him to spend all his time indoors practicing his speeches. Would you consider a similar strategy right now? APRIL FOOL! I was just messing with you. It’s true that the coming weeks will be a good time to minimize your socializing and devote yourself to hard work in behalf of a beloved dream. But shaving half your head isn’t the best way to accomplish that.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to tell as many lies as possible if doing so helps you get what you want.

I hereby authorize you to engage in massive deceptions, misrepresentations, and manipulative messages as you seek to impose your will on every flow of events. APRIL FOOL! I lied. In fact, everything I just said was the exact opposite of your actual horoscope, which is as follows: You have a sacred duty to tell more of the truth than you have ever been able to tell before. As you dig deeper to discover more and more of what’s essential for you to understand and express, dedicate your efforts to the goal of gliding along with the most beautiful and interesting flow you can find.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Fifteen minutes before the Big Bang occurred, where was the matter that now constitutes your body and my body?

And if, as seems to be true, the Big Bang was the beginning of time, what time was it 15 minutes earlier? Questions like these are crucial for you to ponder in the next two weeks. APRIL FOOL! I lied. The questions I articulated should in fact be very low priority for you. In the immediate future, you’ll be wise to be as concrete and specific and pragmatic as you can possibly be. Focus on up-close personal questions that you can actually solve, not abstract, unsolvable riddles.

Homework: Tell jokes to humorists. Be extra kind to kind people. Sing songs to the birds. Change the way you change. FreeWillAstrology.com

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thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

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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 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 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.

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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-10-04785 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 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 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 C/A NO.: 2019-CP-10-03790 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, v.

Marvin T. Green; Republic Finance, LLC, 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 at-

torneys 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.

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 July 17, 2019. 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

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 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.

Rules of Court or bylaw.

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.

D. ALLEN BADGER 2129 Dorchester Road Charleston, SC 29405 Office: (843) 554-8881 Fax: (843)554-6126 badgerlaw@hotmail.com ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF August 19, 2019

SUMMONS

August 1, 2017 Charleston, S.C.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION NO. 2019-CP-10-3514

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.

RONALD P. DEMPSEY AND TERESA F. DEMPSEY, Plaintiffs, vs.

OHLUND CUSTOM BUILDERS, LLC; BUILT RIGHT CONSTRUCTION, LLC; FOGEL SERVICES, INC.; ERIC C’S ELECTRIC CO., LLC; C&B ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.; A+ PLUMBING SERVICES, LLC; DURDEN PLUMBING F/K/A DURDEN PLUMBING COMPANY; ALLURA USA LLC; PLYCEM USA LLC D/B/A ALLURA, PLYCEM USA, INC.; ELEMENTIA USA, INC.; AND ELEMENTIA, S.A. DE C.V. Defendants.

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.

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUT CASE NO.: 2019-DR-10-2917 FEI DONG, Plaintiff, vs.

AIYENG CHEN, Defendant SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: 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

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and are 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 234 Seven Farms Drive, Ste. 111-A, Charleston, South Carolina 29492, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

BLUNDY LAW FIRM, LLC Amanda M. Blundy, Esq. Bar No. 73069 234 Seven Farms Dr., Ste. 111-A Charleston, SC 29492 ablundy@blundylawfirm.com 843.867.6050

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON Court of Common Pleas Ninth Judicial Circuit Case No.: 2019-CP-10-6597 South Carolina Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, versus David Tristan Balfour a/k/a David T. Balfour a/k/a David Balfour, Defendant.

SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANT NAMED ABOVE: YOU ARE SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in the foregoing action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your said Answer on the undersigned attorney within thirty (30) days of the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF FILING Please take notice that the Summons and Complaint in the foregoing action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court

for Charleston, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC on December 22, 2019.

KATHLEEN M. FERRI Attorney for Plaintiff, SCFCU P.O. Box 31776 Charleston, SC 29417-1776 (843) 557-9775 kmferri@ferrilaw.net

NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Mobile Attic located at 143 Royle Rd Ladson, SC 29456 will hold a public sale to enforce a lien imposed on units, described below, pursuant the South Carolina Self-Service Storage Facility Act, S.C. Code 39-20-10 to 39-20-50.

The sale will occur at Mobile Attic on 4.23.20 at 3pm. CASH ONLY. Management reserves the right to withdraw any unit from sale. Livey #H91234 hshld and Steerman #161420 hshld.

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

Estate of: THEO KEITH HOLTON 2019-ES-10-1973 DOD: 07/10/19 Pers. Rep: IVA JO HOLTON 9654 LEHIGH AVE. SAVANNAH, GA 31406

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FILE NO: 2019-DR-08-1528

South Carolina Department of Social Services, Plaintiff, vs.

Gabariel A. Weathers Anthony LaClay Marshall Lavaghetto Sepulveda Derrick Lattimore Defendants.

In the Interest of:

Minor Born In 2009 Minor Born In 2010 Minor Born In 2012 Minor Born In 2013 Minors Under the Age of 18 Years.

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby Summoned and required to answer the Summons and Complaint for abuse and/or neglect filed August 13, 2019. Upon proof of interest copy of the Summons and Complaints will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Berkeley and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Attorney Johnnie J. Burgess of the Legal Department of Berkeley County Department of Social Service at 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, within thirty (30) days of the publication. If you fail to answer within the time set for the above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the court.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO.: 2019-DR-18-1563 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSES Marietta Simmons; Jonathan Simmons 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.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2018-DR-10-3851 DOCKET NO. 2019-DR-10-2981 DOCKET NO. 2019-DR-10-4352 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Brent C Wright, Kaili Smith and Octavius Thornton NOTICE TO BRENT C. WRIGHT: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint associated with Docket Number 2018-DR-10-3851 in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on November 8, 2018. As well as you are summoned and required to answer the Complaint associated with Docket Number 2019-DR-10-2981, in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 26, 2019. You are also, summoned and required to answer the Complaint associated with Docket Number 2019-DR-10-4352, in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 31, 2019. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, Kenneth L. Murphy, II, at the Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, 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.

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The 2020 High Water Festival has been canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Tickets will be refunded beginning March 23.

“We are saddened to announce that High Water Festival will no longer be taking place this year,” representatives said in a public statement. “While we are disappointed to share this news, the health and safety of our fans, artists, staff, and community are always our top priority.”

High Water 2020 is not being postponed to a later date. The popular festival, curated by local Americana duo Shovels & Rope, is expected to return to Riverfront Park in 2021. —Heath Ellison

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DYLAN SWINSON GAINED POPULARITY THROUGH HIS SINGLE “PLAYING FOR KEEPS” FROM THE 2017 EP PROVE ‘EM WRONG KID

Not-so Newcomer Dylan Swinson continues his pop-rock ascent on Self-Titled

BY ALEX PEEPLES Dylan Swinson knows the importance of keeping your head up and trying to stay positive, even in bleak times.

Granted, when Swinson wrote and recorded his cheekily named debut, SelfTitled, he wasn’t aware it would be released in the midst of a global health crisis. But here he is, ready to send as much positive energy into Charlestonians’ speakers and headphones as he possibly can.

“I sing a lot about going for what you want,” he says. “You know things like, ‘Don’t be with that person that treats you horribly’ and, ‘Know that somebody is there for you.’

If you want there to be someone in the world who represents what you believe in, you can be that person. It’s a poppy record so there’s some feel-good songs and some that are about

“It’s the kind of music that I grew up listening to, and I want people to look back to a time when things felt much simpler.”

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making a change in your life.”

Swinson specializes in making radio-ready pop-rock songs. While he hasn’t played many shows around Charleston, the songs on Self-Titled are produced for stadiums. His previous EPs, 2015’s Freedom & Solitude and 2017’s Prove ’em Wrong Kid, were full of solid acoustic rock songs, but were small budget coffee shop-type releases. You can tell

from the start of Self-Titled, amidst the thunderous full band sound of “Run With Me,” that Swinson’s ready for the spotlight.

“I hope it will take people my age back to the early 2000s,” Swinson says when describing his album. “It’s the kind of music that I grew up listening to, and I want people to look back to a time when things felt much simpler.” Listeners can hear an early 2000s pop-punk influence in the song compositions and Swinson’s energy, though Self-Titled does swing far more pop than punk.

Swinson has lived in Summerville and the Charleston area his entire life, except for an excursion to Delaware as a teenager. “If you’re continued on page 30

It really wasn’t that long ago that COVID-19 was a distant threat to the Lowcountry, something that we could write-off and push to the back of our minds. But, this week’s string of canceled shows, postponed album releases, and closed venues forced the music community to wake up.

COVID-19 is here for the time being and social distancing is the most effective way to stop it. Luckily, the music community is full of creative and determined individuals.

Some are using their ingenuity to practice social distancing while still providing a much needed outlet during this time.

Forte Jazz Lounge, King Street’s primary jazz music venue, began live-streaming all of their shows roughly two weeks ago.

“It just seemed like a good way to keep the musicians I already booked employed.

I didn’t want to cancel anyone,” says Forte co-owner Joe Clarke.

According to the club operator and jazz bandleader, many of Forte’s regular customers are well into their 60s and beyond.

“Now that everybody is shut inside for a while, I thought we could do our part to entertain people and keep their spirits up,” he says. “We are selling virtual tickets in hopes of easing the strain of zero income until this hopefully blows over soon.”

Indie rock band Whitehall is also hopping online for a livestreamed concert on March 26, the date of a canceled Tin Roof show. “Our lives don’t stop because of this,” says vocalist/guitarist Paddy McKiernan. “We still need to play music for people. People still need to hear and see music. That’s the biggest and most important thing: We can’t not play these shows.”

The group is still ironing out the details of the livestream, but they hope it will be on Twitch. continued on page 30

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on the highway going towards Dover, there’s a blue ‘attractions’ sign, like you see all over the interstate, and that one is completely blank,” Swinson says. Needless to say, he didn’t see a future for himself in the First State, moving back to the Charleston area the day after he graduated high school in 2012. “There weren’t nearly as many opportunities for things like open mics that I could go to or that were all-ages,” Swinson says.

Self-Titled may be Swinson’s first proper album debut, but he has played shows in Charleston and released music since 2015. “My first big step into this big Charleston music scene was when Tabbuli had all ages ‘emerging artists’ nights where I met people like Tyler Boone and the band South Street. And I finally had a place to craft and try out new songs. It was a different world where I felt like I belonged.”

His last EP, Prove ’em Wrong Kid, was built around the single “Playing for Keeps” which was something of a turning point for Swinson’s musical career. “It was my first song to get played on 105.5 [The Bridge] and it was my first song to break 1,000 listens on Spotify, so we constructed this whole EP around it. That EP then led to me playing the Charleston Music Confab in 2017 and through that I met DJ Edwards who has now put me on Real South Records.”

Swinson’s story from the past few years spent in Charleston is pretty emblematic of how tightknit the city’s music community is. Swinson’s

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DYLAN SWINSON’S SELF-TITLED IS HIS FIRST PROPER ALBUM DEBUT EVEN THOUGH HE’S BEEN ON THE CHARLESTON MUSIC SCENE SINCE 2015

truly a believer in the potential of the arts here and is undoubtedly grateful for what Charleston has given him. In fact, the very first words he sings on Self-Titled are, “The Holy City is sinning tonight.”

“I would just like people to enjoy the music and connect with it, even if it’s just one song,” he says. “I want people to remember that there is positivity in the world.”

Dylan Swinson’s Self-Titled is available now on Spotify and Apple Music.

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White Key Studios, a West Ashley music school and recording studio, will offer virtual lessons to enrolled students and a weekly livestreamed lesson to all Charleston County School District students during the outbreak.

“Ryan [White, co-owner] and I were talking about what home school plans we had for our own kids,” says co-owner Kristan White. “One of the saddest things, at least to me, was that they’re going to send all this work home with kids, but phys. ed. and the arts and music are going to get lost to the wayside.”

The first weekly lesson was on March 18 at 3 p.m. and the team at White Key hopes that giving music lessons to kids will ease some concern over the uncertainty of the current situation. “It is a little bit of comfort and a little bit of normalcy,” says White. “Music is comfort, at least it is for me. You get lost in it, and I’d like to focus on songs that lyrically have really positive messages. Even if it’s for a 30-minute lesson, your mind’s off everything going on in the world.”

Several local artists, such as Daddy’s Beemer and Contour, have had to cancel tours and even more have been

forced to cancel Lowcountry shows.

Many local musicians are encouraging fans to help by purchasing merchandise and streaming their music.

West Ashley record store Monster Music and Movies is providing free shipping on all online orders while social distancing is recommended. “We’re willing to take a hit on shipping if it means making up for lost in-store sales,” says owner Galen Hudson. “We’re trying to do everything we can think of to preserve our business.”

Hudson believes many stores are not going to survive being closed for a prolonged period of time. “In-store traffic has really dropped, not surprisingly,” he adds. “The more biz I can make up for online, the less I have to cut payroll hours. The staff has to eat, and we don’t want to send them home.” —HE

If you or your band is doing something noteworthy during this COVID-19 outbreak, contact Heath Ellison at heath@charlestoncitypaper.com.

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This five-piece band, born out of Myrtle Beach, is just as honest in their music as they are outside of it. Defining themselves as a “punk/emo/whatever” band, Windley’s vibe doesn’t conform to one genre, and their Facebook page doesn’t conform to a typical band’s, either.

“Want us to play a show? Want to send us hate mail?” the band jokes. Their transparency and realness is what attracts fans to their songs. After releasing their first single, “Billy Shears,” in 2018, Windley has continued to produce an eclectic stream of songs. Their debut EP For Sure solidified their unique way of breaking the rules. If you are looking for a distraction during this strange and stressful time, check them out on all streaming services. They are bound to give you something different than your typical punk band: A relatability that will make you think the world isn’t so unstable if we can all still connect through outlets like music. Look, Windley lists “hard seltzers” as the band’s interest, and if that isn’t relatable, then we don’t know what is. Listen to them at windley.bandcamp.com —Abrie Richison

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