Read the original Live 5 news story here. MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) – The Phillips Community in Mount Pleasant is now designated as a historic district. Charleston County Council voted on the ordinance last night and the designation provides protection to the historic black settlement communities. People in the community have said the area is […]
Read the original Charleston City Paper article here. Artist’s rendering of the front of a proposed mixed-use development at 295 Calhoun St. | Provided A major mixed-use project proposed near the hospital district was again denied Wednesday when it landed back on the Board of Architectural Review (BAR) Large docket, months after having been denied […]
The 8-story, mixed-use building proposed for 295 Calhoun Street, across from Roper Hospital, is back for BAR-L review this Wednesday. As you may recall, this project was denied in April after an incredible outpouring of community opposition and agreement by the Board that the building was overly massive and unrelated to Charleston’s unique character. Left: […]
Earlier this week, City Council met on Daniel Island to address a number of important issues on a packed agenda. As you may have read or seen, it was a long (five and a half hours) and raucous meeting, marred by levels of invective and public vitriol that were completely out of character for Charleston […]
Read the original Post and Courier article here Dr. Ade Ofunniyin, founder and director of The Gullah Society, visiting a cemetery at the end of Monrovia Street on Feb. 27, 2018. File/Brad Nettles/Staff /Brad Nettles bnettles@postandcourier.com The Gullah Society, a nonprofit founded by the late Ade Ofunniyin that sought to document and protect Black cemeteries […]
JAM-PACKED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TO ADDRESS PSC PRIORITY ISSUES This evening, City Council will meet on Daniel Island to consider a number of pressing issues, including several key agenda items outlined below. The meeting will be live-streamed via the City’s YouTube channel, beginning at 5:00 PM. View the agenda here. Image courtesy of Post and Courier Added Protections for Charleston’s […]