This Wednesday, March 17, several major items are up for consideration by the Planning Commission, each posing major impacts on surrounding neighborhoods, as well as the availability of workforce housing citywide. Housing affordability is a critical issue in Charleston and we encourage you to get up to speed and weigh in on these proposals. Review the agenda package here and submit […]
View the original CHStoday article here Double Oak Avenue | Photo via Preservation Society of Charleston Enter: Jehossee Island — an uninhabited, unoccupied + undisturbed former rice plantation located on the Edisto River. The area has potential to contribute to the modern understanding of pre-Civil War rice cultivation in the Lowcountry. The Preservation Society of […]
Located on the Edisto River, Jehossee Island is an uninhabited former rice plantation where hundreds of years of undisturbed Lowcountry history form a fascinating cultural landscape. Once one of the most productive rice plantations in the American south with one of the largest enslaved populations, Jehossee has the potential to contribute significantly to the modern understanding […]
The Preservation Society of Charleston (PSC) is seeking one paid intern for summer 2021 (up to 30 hours per week for 10 weeks from Wednesday, June 2 – Friday, August 6) to work in support of the PSC’s ongoing research and mapping initiative, the Charleston Justice Journey (CJJ). Through the CJJ, the PSC seeks to […]
Map of revised plan for the Highway 41 Improvement Project Yesterday, Charleston County Council voted to advance a new preferred alternative for the Highway 41 Improvement Project as an effort to reduce impacts to the Phillips Community in Mt. Pleasant. We are encouraged by the direction of the new plan, which diverts traffic around Phillips on a […]
View the original Post and Courier article here Charleston County has unveiled a new, $187 million road plan for S.C. Highway 41 in Mount Pleasant, one aimed at balancing the need to address traffic with concerns about which community will bear the most impact. Compared to the previous plan, the new one would have a […]