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Absentee voting is easier for June primary, thousands in Charleston already have BY SAM SPENCE

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ore South Carolina voters than ever will cast their ballots by mail in the June 9 primary. Through a twist of a public health emergency, surprisingly quick action by legislators and a little help from federal court, the number of mail-in absentee ballots for the primary will likely eclipse totals from recent presidential elections, state and local officials say. Charleston County leads the state with 20,386 mail-in absentee ballots issued as of Monday, already surpassing the total number issued by mail in the 2016 presidential election. “We expected high numbers for by-mail absentee,” said Joe Debney, the executive director of the Charleston County Board of

Elections and Voter Registration. Statewide, counties have issued more than 128,483 mail-in absentee ballots so far, and State Election Commission officials say they see a chance to eclipse the highwater mark set in 2016. “We could easily surpass the 140,000 record for by-mail ballots,” said Chris Whitmire, an agency spokesman. In May, S.C. lawmakers fast-tracked a bill that allowed a temporary “state of emergency” qualifier to allow residents to vote by mail to avoid breaking social distancing protocol to stop the spread of COVID-19. A federal court ruling on Memorial Day granted voters another reprieve by waiving requirements for witness signatures on ballots, a security measure the state’s election

director Marci Andino said was unverifiable in a March 30 letter to Gov. Henry McMaster and General Assembly leaders. Voters have until Friday, June 5, to request their absentee ballot by mail, which must be in election officials’ hands — either by mail or dropped off in person — by the end of election day, June 9. (In-person absentee voting and normal election day voting is also available.) So far more than 1,500 completed ballots are arriving at Charleston’s elections headquarters daily — a figure that will likely go up. Officials are bracing themselves for delays in counting on election night. “In 2016 when we had 17,000 ballots for the presidential election, absentee results were at two in the morning,” said

Isaac Cramer, a project manager for the Charleston board of elections. “I would hope that they would be done before then ... but we could see another 5,000-6,000 people request absentee ballots be mailed in the next seven days.” With expectations of continued COVID19 impacts and reliance on mail-in voting, Cramer said he hopes that officials will consider how to make the presidential election more manageable. “I would anticipate our mail numbers to be even more, a record, for November,” Cramer said. “Right now, we’re at over 12,000 applications returned … and it’s June.” more election news continued on page 6

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x o B e h t k c e Ch Open county, legislative seats draw competition in June primaries BY SAM SPENCE

handful of empty seats representing Charleston on County Council and in the General Assembly are up for grabs in Tuesday’s primary elections as several veteran lawmakers opt out of reelection. The June 9 election would be unique for the number of people vying for office in a normal year. But with the coronavirus pandemic upending public and private life for

months now, candidates are headed into election day without weeks of door knocking and fundraising, usually table-stakes outreach for little-known candidates. Democrats outnumber Republicans overall on the June 9 ballot, fielding more candidates in more races than their GOP counterparts. But with Republicans still holding large numbers of local seats, Democrats will be looking to make gains during a presidential election year when Republicans are

defending the White House. From Hollywood to Daniel Island, primaries in a few key districts have drawn interest from multiple challengers that could change local influence in those areas. We sent each candidate six questions to answer about their run for office. Read the responses at charlestoncitypaper.com/2020.

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Even before former Rep. Peter McCoy vacated his seat in House District 115 to become acting U.S. Attorney, Democrats were campaigning for new blood to represent Kiawah, Seabrook and James Island as well as Folly Beach in Columbia. Democrats Eileen Dougherty, Carol Tempel and Spencer Wetmore are campaigning for the chance to face Josh Stokes or Kathleen Wilson on the Republican side. Tempel is making her second run for the seat after nearly upsetting McCoy in 2018. Wetmore, the city administrator for Folly Beach, is making her first run for public office as is Dougherty, a former fisheries administrator. For state House seats, nominees must earn a majority of support to advance to the general election ballot. That means

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Open seats in two Charleston County Council districts represent one of the larger chances for a power shift on local ballots in 2020. As Vic Rawl and Elliott Summey exit, eight candidates are vying for their seats on a council that has found itself mired in controversy in recent years. To represent Democrats in District 3, a four-man race between three attorneys and a community activist, are making a run for the junior Summey’s old district, which has seen quick growth and change over the past decade. One of the four — Gordon Garrett, Eric Laquiere, Rob Wehrman or Jesse Williams — will face Joe McKeown, who looks to rejoin Council after working as senior staff for U.S. Sen. Tim Scott. Outgoing Councilman Rawl’s West Ashley district has contested primaries on both sides of the aisle. Among Democrats, Mt. Zion AME Rev. Kylon Middleton faces firefighter Christian Rainey. On the Republican side, veterinarian LaDon

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turnout. Mail-in absentee numbers are already at record levels statewide, and especially in House District 115. From the single precinct on Seabrook Island, more than 400 absentee ballots have been requested in the town of about 2,100 total registered voters. House District 99 will soon have cycled

Paige faces business executive Darryl Ray Griffin, whose son Harry serves on Charleston City Council. Charleston County residents will also have a new coroner for the first time in 20 years after Rae Wooten’s retirement. With significant influence in prosecution and estate matters, the office of coroner is a partisan race. Veteran first-responder Frank Broccolo or funeral home owner Herb Fielding will face the Republican, chief deputy coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal, in November. The polls are open on June 9 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, election officials are encouraging voters to cast absentee ballots, which can be requested until Friday, June 5. Ballots must be returned, either in-person or by mail, by election day. In-person absentee voting is also available at the Charleston County elections office at 4367 Headquarters Rd. in North Charleston.

through two Republican reps in three years through criminal plea deals (Jim Merrill) or aspiration for higher office (Nancy Mace). With two Democrats and four Republicans jockeying for the spot, along with monster mail-in absentee numbers already from Mount Pleasant, watch for a wide-open GOP runoff. One state Senate seat is open in Charleston this year, with Sen. Paul Campbell planning to retire from public office. Republicans will look to hold the district, but massive growth in the Berkeley County area of the district has changed the landscape of the electorate. One of two Democrats, Debbie Bryant or Kris DeLorme, will face either Brian Adams or Gayla McSwain in November.

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POLICE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED PROTESTERS FROM CONTINUING DOWN KING STREET ON SATURDAY

No Justice. No Peace. Hours-long peaceful protest honoring George Floyd followed by nighttime vandalism and looting Protesters gathered in Marion Square around 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 30 to rally in solidarity with the uprising in Minneapolis following the death of a man after he was restrained by police earlier this week. For hours, protesters gathered and marched through Charleston streets from Marion Square to the Battery to Market Street, hoping to send a message about racial injustice. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis was just the most recent example, but his story is similar to others who have died or been singled out at the hands of overzealous policing that victimizes communities of color. For most of the day, the protest remained peaceful, according to eyewitnesses, participants and Charleston police. At some point, counterprotesters, several of whom were antagonizing crowds throughout the day, butted heads with those marching. Police spokesman Charles Francis said, “Two men wearing MAGA hats were punched several times” before the altercation was broken up by police, though no complaints were filed or reports taken by police. One of the the counterprotesters’ MAGA hats was taken and reportedly burned after the confrontation. Floyd’s death came after he was restrained by Minneapolis police over a counterfeit $20 bill. One officer, Derek Chauvin, put his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes, according to AP reports. After protests sparked by Floyd’s death and the slow response by local officials, Chauvin was

arrested Friday and charged with manslaughter and third-degree murder. “No justice. No peace,” supporters chanted at the start of the protest in the heart of downtown Charleston. In the shadow of the monument to Confederate forefather John C. Calhoun and blocks from Emanuel AME where nine were killed at the hands of a white supremacist five years ago, a crowd gathered in a show of force against institutional racism. After speeches from community leaders and activists, participants pushed down King Street, forcing officers to close the thoroughfare. Blocked for a short time by Charleston police, supporters continued toward White Point Gardens at the southern end of King Street. A police spokesman estimated crowds to be “in the hundreds,” but organizers put the

figure close to 1,000. At the foot of the Confederate Defenders of Charleston monument standing at the tip of the Charleston Battery, the mass stopped for words from local leaders including S.C. Rep Marvin Pendarvis, D-N. Charleston, before heading back to Marion Square with a stop at the foot of Market Street. The building, Market Hall, is run by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. After stopping at King and Calhoun, protesters moved to the roadways at the foot of the Ravenel Bridge, again closing the area to traffic. S.C. Department of Transportation cameras showed the bridge shut down for much of the 7 p.m. hour, with traffic flowing along U.S. 17 South into downtown by 8 p.m. After peaceful protesters disbanded, Charleston police presence increased

along King and Market streets with reports of vandalism. Firing tear gas toward crowds of people that failed to disperse, some of whom were throwing objects through windows and looting King Street businesses, police wearing gas masks and carrying wooden batons formed a human baricade on King Street near Hotel Bennett. Restaurant owners reported the rioters breaking through windows as customers were dining inside, forcing hurried evacuations through back doors. On Sunday morning, few businesses were untouched along the commercial corridor. Some sustained only cracked windows and graffiti, minor damage in comparison to at least two fires set inside buildings. Some business owners voiced criticism of Mayor John Tecklenburg and Police Chief Luther Reynolds for not coming to the aid of businesses as destructive crowds moved in. Others lamented the loss of property, but vowed to move ahead. “Lost merchandise weighs a whole lot less than lost lives,” Blue Bicycle Books posted on Instagram. Reynolds estimated the department made about 10 arrests Saturday, but said officers would continue to work on resolving cases from the previous night. “We’re going to continue to follow up and make arrests. We’re not done,” he said. By midday Sunday, businesses were being preemptively boarded up in anticipation of additional protests.

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N “Fatalities and injuries to people walking or biking over the North Bridge are entirely preventable by providing safe and connected spaces.” .

Katie Zimmerman, executive director of Charleston Moves, reacts to the death of a cyclist on the crossing between West Ashley and North Charleston, where there is no pedestrian walkway

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COVID -19 ADDS CHALLENGES FOR RECENT COLLEGE GRADS SEARCHING FOR WORK

The impact COVID-19 has had on colleges and universities in the United States was apparent when schools began reacting to the pandemic. Classes moved online, campuses went quiet and graduation ceremonies were shelved. But seniors ready to move from college into the professional job market suddenly faced a new dilemma. What happens to the job market now that the nation is experiencing a sudden, significant increase in unemployment? Just like many of the pandemic’s impacts, the long-term effects won’t be known soon. But, for the moment, some recent grads are holding on and trying to stay positive. Raegan Whiteside, a new College of Charleston graduate majoring in Women and Gender Studies as well as English, has already experienced a difficult job search. “[It’s] been pretty difficult,” she said. “I apply to jobs everyday, but I either don’t hear back or they say they aren’t hiring right now.” Whiteside hopes to work in publishing now that she’s out of school. After writing for campus publications since 2017 and Skirt Magazine since 2018, she has more experience than some recent grads trying to break into publishing, but is still having trouble finding work. “I think part of it is just the normal struggle,” she said. “Now, I just don’t know. Some people say they aren’t hiring because of the pandemic or they’ve cut down on staffing.” Whiteside was laid off from catering and retail jobs during the pandemic, but she hopes to get them back soon as she continues trying to start a career in her field. Instead of applying for jobs, Samantha Jean Becker started her own wedding photography business after graduating from Florida State University last December. Many weddings in recent months were canceled due to the pandemic, but Becker told the City Paper her business has been able to adapt with a focus on elopements and micro-weddings. “In the creative field, a lot of it’s mostly word of mouth, but it’s kind of hard to network in this situation right now,” Becker said. “I’ve been doing a lot of blogging and keyword research and all that crazy stuff.” Just like many students passionate about their potential careers, Becker photographed weddings while attending FSU. Even though her business was prepared by the time she graduated, the pandemic did detract from some of her scheduled

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photo opportunities in 2020. Thankfully for Love, Samantha Jean, trending the smaller-scale events have kept Becker’s business afloat. Page Tisdale, director of the Citadel’s career center, said her school’s at-graduation job placement rate is down roughly 10 percent from last year, which she considers a good number, given the circumstances. “What I’m finding is a lot of our students who had offers haven’t lost their offers, but the offers have been delayed.” Jim Allison, the executive director for College of Charleston’s career center, said COVID-19 is having an “enormous” impact on students. “Whether a student had a job on hand … or the student got the job during the academic year up until March 13, even those students have had their positions either delayed ... I think there’ve been stressors for students that were ahead of the curve,” Allison said. “When you factor in all the students who perhaps hadn’t gotten an offer, or hadn’t fully begun their job searches, those students I think are especially stressed.” Historically, college graduates have had higher employment rates than others. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reported in 2018 that among

25-to-34-year-olds, 86 percent with a bachelor’s or higher degree found employment. For high school grads, the figure was closer to 72 percent. Prior to COVID-19 reaching the U.S., the national unemployment rate was below 4 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In April, the number of unemployed citizens soared to 14.7 percent — 7.2 million people. The number of people who reported being temporarily laid off increased to 18.1 million. Between 2007-2009, when the nation experienced an economic recession, the employment rate for young adults was 73 percent, slowly climbing to 79 percent by 2018. Certain industries have been hit harder than others during the pandemic. The BLS notes employment in leisure and hospitality has plummeted by 7.7 million jobs in April. Education and health services, which lost 2.5 million jobs, was the second-hardest hit industry. The rate at which unemployment will drop is unknown for now, but some are emphasizing positivity. Frequent new jobs on the career center’s job portal and graduate schools adopting virtual classes can help graduating seniors, Allison said. —Heath Ellison

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The amount of travel Charleston County residents are doing compared to before COVID-19 lockdowns restricted movements to help stop the spread of the disease. Source: Medical University of South Carolina

DOZENS OF PEACEFUL PROTESTERS ARRESTED SUNDAY

Police wearing body armor shot gas and handcuffed peaceful protesters in downtown Charleston Sunday afternoon, steps from King Street where rioters broke windows and looted businesses less than 24 hours earlier. “What I witnessed was a police response to nonviolent protest with pure violence,” said Frank Knaack, leader of the American Civil Liberties Union of SC. “It was deeply disturbing.” One person arrested described rough treatment by officers as they attempted to gather in Marion Square. In all, 42 people were arrested and charged with disobeying a lawful order between Friday and Sunday, according to Charleston Police Department spokesman. Of those, jail records show at least 35 were booked on Sunday afternoon after law enforcement was seen detaining peaceful protesters near Marion Square. Charleston protesters first gathered during the day Saturday to call for an end to racial injustice at the hands of police. The most recent high-profile victim, George Floyd, died on May 25 after a Minneapolis officer kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes, ignoring his pleas for help. Protesters marched downtown for hours with only “minor” incidents, according to Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds. But as night fell Saturday, after initial gatherings broke up, some turned destructive. On King Street, rioters broke dozens of windows, looted store shelves and set fires inside at least two businesses. Reynolds said Saturday’s events resulted in about 10 arrests. Police responded with an increased presence Sunday, including armored vehicles and reinforcements from a half-dozen other law enforcement agencies ahead of a countywide 6 p.m. curfew. The National Guard was on call. With a group of marchers flushed into Marion Square by officers with time to spare before the curfew, armored police were assembled, armed and flanked by a government surplus combat vehicle. “Police showing up in full riot gear to a nonviolent protest with armored vehicles … was troubling from the get-go,” Knaack said. “Nonviolent protesters were met with tear gas and other projectiles being launched at them,” Knaack said. Charleston police have not responded to requests for information about whether nonlethal rounds were fired at protesters on Sunday. —Sam Spence

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The Blotter is taken from reports filed with Charleston Police Department between May 18 and May 25. No one described in this section has been found guilty, just unlucky. A woman informed police she found a slightly damaged bike chained to a post behind her downtown home and she wanted it removed. According to the complainant, neighborhood kids have hidden stolen bikes behind her house in the past. Sounds like she just blew up their safe house. Five juveniles were caught on camera breaking the skylight on top of their middle school’s roof in West Ashley. No description of the juveniles was given, but if we imagine they’re all young women, it’s pretty inspiring that they shattered their school’s glass ceiling. Some use guns, some use knives, but only the most monstrous individuals throw Cheez-Its at their enemies. One such deviant was found walking into a Johns Island garage. When he was confronted by the homeowner, this disturbed man threw an entire box of snacks at the victim. Somehow he got out of it without medical attention.

Police responded to a downtown home May 18 in reference to a bicycle theft. When police arrived, the victim provided video footage of the theft, but told officers that he was more worried that someone was trespassing. He could be a bicycle mogul, swimming in two-wheeled vehicles, or he could just be a bigpicture kinda guy. A Swagtron hoverboard was stolen from a downtown residence between May 17-18. We would joke about how the offender has the sickest form of getaway vehicle imaginable, but it belonged to a kid, so we just feel bad. Give that Swagtron back. Imagine: You see a shirtless, blood-covered man on a bike around 5:30 p.m. Are you curious about his story? We are too, but all police wrote about the mystery man is that he was in an altercation at a Mexican restaurant and he “was determined to be the victim.”

While patrolling downtown, an officer noticed two individuals staring at him as he drove by. He pulled over and engaged the individuals in “consensual conversation.” We hope it was an enthusiastic conversation, as well as consensual. A downtown theater employee informed police their Rug Doctor carpet cleaner (worth about $750) had gone missing several days earlier. The complainant advised an ex-employee has taken the carpet cleaner home to his personal residence on several occasions when he was employed. Good thing they aren’t running any rock operas about the importance of a clean house and doctorates, otherwise their star would be missing. At a West Ashley hotel, a man informed police that he believed someone was pumping “acidic gas” into the vents in his room. Trying to cover the vents with various materials, including “plastic from a cheese bag,” he decided the only logical way to protect himself was to wash his mouth with hot sauce. Officers quickly determined he was hallucinating and it was likely drug-induced.

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f you don’t participate in democracy, you shouldn’t complain about government. So if you haven’t already voted absentee, make sure to head to the polls June 9 for the Democratic or Republican primary elections. We asked local candidates to fill out a six-question survey. If they did, we considered their qualifications and now offer these primary endorsements: FEDERAL SEATS In the race for the Palmetto State’s important U.S. Senate seat, we wish we could go ahead now and vote for Orangeburg’s Jaime Harrison, a Democrat. He’s the best man for the job. But if you’re voting Republican, despite his pandering and support for President Donald Trump, the incumbent Lindsey Graham has continued to deliver for South Carolina. In the GOP primary for the 1st Congressional District, you should pick Mount Pleasant Council member Kathy Landing, who has mostly focused on local issues like fixing flooding, instead of trying to cozy up to a deplorable president.

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STATE RACES In Democratic House contests, incumbents Wendell Gilliard (District 111) and Marvin Pendarvis (District 113) continue to be progressive leaders with eyes toward righting long-term wrongs. Pendarvis is an up-and-comer who needs to continue his service in Columbia. East Cooper voters should pick conservationist David Quick as the nominee in District 112. Folly Beach and James Island voters would do well with Folly Beach administrator Spencer Wetmore as the area’s new state representative. We also support Millicent Middleton in District 116 to build communities in the southern part of the county. In District 99 we believe Jen Gibson’s commitment to education reform makes her the best candidate. Deon Tedder is our pick in District 109.

Democrats in West Ashley and James Island would do well to pick Sam Skardon, a former aide and protege of legendary Georgia Congressman John Lewis, as their candidate for the District 41 S.C. Senate seat. In District 44, we encourage voters to back Debbie Chatman Bryant for her passion for protecting public health. Republican voters should back experienced leaders in four area S.C. House races: Incumbent William Cogswell (District 110) for Charleston and part of Mount Pleasant; current Isle of Palms Council member Ryan Buckhannon (District 112); former Charleston City Council member Kathleen Wilson (District 115) for James Island; and former state Rep. Bill Crosby (District 117) for the North Area. Each knows local issues and will put them at the forefront of their focus. In two open seats, we endorse two lawyers: Gil Gatch in House District 94, which mostly is in Dorchester County, and Chris Staubes for District 99, which covers Daniel Island and Mount Pleasant. In the open state Senate District 44 seat, Republicans should tap Goose Creek Council member Gayla McSwain for her focus on investing in infrastructure. COUNTY RACES Charleston County Council is dysfunctional, hampered by years of coziness and ineffective leadership. That’s why it’s important for voters to pick new faces committed to change. In District 3, we endorse Democratic candidate Rob Wehrman, a North Charleston public defender, for his commitment to practical politics to help people. In District 6, the Rev. Kylon Middleton, a Democrat, will deliver much-needed strong, moral leadership for West Ashley and North Charleston. We are not endorsing in other County Council races. In the Democratic race for coroner, we suggest voting for first responder Frank Broccolo.

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Dear racists, You may think you’re winning the battle with a killing here or a hate rally there, but you’re losing the war. Americans are getting increasingly sick, tired and repelled by your vitriolic, creepy, abhorrent prejudices. Your days are as numbered as the president you glorify. You smirked at the story of the enraged woman with the frenzied dog in New York’s Central Park. She called the police on a bird-watcher — yes, a bird-watcher, that most malicious of creatures — when the man asked her to control the dog. As he videotaped, she snarled. The man asked her to back away and encouraged her to call the cops. She lied, telling them an African American was threatening her and the dog. Fortunately, the film was seen around the world. The woman later apologized, but it was too late. The investment management firm where she worked fired her. The company said it didn’t tolerate racist behavior. You also surely got all warm and fuzzy after a white Minneapolis police officer on Monday killed a black man in broad daylight by kneeling on his neck. People watched as George Floyd sputtered he couldn’t breathe, but the officer did not relent. Again, fortunately, a bystander recorded what happened. The world recoiled. The officer and three coworkers were fired. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said charges should be brought. “He’d be alive today if he were white,” Frey told reporters. “I’m not a prosecutor, but let me be clear, the arresting officer killed someone.” Two sad cases just hours apart. At least they were not in the South. But the ghosts of racial injustice continue to haunt and burden, from the Brunswick, Ga., man gunned down three months ago as he was running to the nine worshippers at Emanuel AME Church murdered by a homegrown white terrorist almost five years ago. Racists, be warned: Your pestilence of hate, fueled by fear, gullibility, disinformation and the need to feel superior, won’t win. It will rot your souls and corrode the joy that almost all people find in life. You’ll fail because decency will prevail. A congregational pastor fed up with America’s current cauldron of hate shared he believes President Donald Trump has actually done a big favor to Americans. Through continuing inappropriate tweets and indecent behavior, Trump actually lifted the lid on hate that’s been bubbling below the surface and is unknowingly forcing Americans to confront what has lurked in the shadows too long. “To me, now, all I can do being a white male is not ignore it and to listen for further instructions,” the pastor observed. And he shared a story that illustrates the lengths that non-white Americans too often have to go to keep out of old Jim Crow’s way. The pastor was working in his yard one evening in rural New York when a driver showed up with a package. “‘I hate to ask this,’ the man said. ‘But I have my little girl with me and she really needs to go to the bathroom.’ “The man wasn’t from this area. Had no idea at all about me aside from my being white and rural, but he saw a peace flag on the side of our garage. He was a dad, too, and his child had to do what children often suddenly have to do right now. “My wife showed the two of them into the house while I stayed out on the lawn and scooped up and held in my arms my far-from-vicious little tail-wagger. The girl popped out the door a few minutes later, clutching the simple gift of a cold can of Pepsi, followed by her father. He stopped in the driveway, turned to me and simply said, ‘Hey, thanks, man.’ The pastor paused and reflected, “The ordinary things. We must all rise together to make them just that, everywhere. Everyday. Everyone.” People will continue to be awful to each other, but it will wane. Evil and hate will lose, just as it did in Nazi Germany. Justice and decency will prevail because Americans will demand it. So racists, fair warning: You’d better get on the right side of the ledger, sooner than later.

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This June Robert Lange Studios presents a special collaborative show, By Our Powers Combined, which features the work of oil painters Robert Lange and Nathan Durfee. The duo have worked together before (RLS represents Durfee’s work), but this is the first time in a decade that they have worked on the very same panels. The show opens on June 5 and runs throughout the month. Viewers can check out a wide variety of Lange and Durfee’s works; Lange began each painting, sending it to Durfee to complete. Pandemic pending, the gallery will host both artists and guests for an all-day celebration and viewing on June 5. Durfee described the collaborative process: “These collaborations act as a call-and-response. Rob creates precise compositions, that frankly hold up nicely on their own, and my job is to add to the conversation. The magic is in finding a response that’s equal parts belonging and unexpected. The blend elevates each of our parts.” Opens June 5. Robert Lange Studios, 2 Queen St. Downtown. robertlangestudios.com

Practice yoga under the stars with Charleston County Parks this Thursday. With the sand beneath your toes and the ocean lapping at the shore you’ll immediately feel the kind of zen that you can only get with open air yoga. Join instructor Ji Hwang for an all-levels class. June 4, 7:30 p.m. $10/day of, $8/ adv. Folly Beach County Park, 1100 West Ashley Ave. Folly Beach

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Gibbes Reopens

The Gibbes Museum of Art has reopened to the public after temporarily closing its doors on March 18 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The museum has enacted new safety precautions including requiring visitors to wear face masks, limiting museum occupancy to 50 percent and offering hand sanitizer stations throughout the exhibitions. In a press release, the Gibbes’ executive director, Angela Mack, said: “While safety is our number one concern, we recognize the healing power that art has for so many in our community, and we are thrilled to be able to open the museum as a respite for those struggling during these uncertain times.” The Gibbes’ has extended three of their current exhibitions: Central to Their Lives, A Return to the Grand Tour and Charleston Collects. Daily. Gibbes Museum, 135 Meeting St. Downtown. gibbesmuseum.org

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Charleston Museum Reopens The Charleston Museum has reopened to the public following its temporary closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Like most businesses and organizations reopening during this time, the museum has implemented new safety protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The museum’s new safety measures include enhanced cleaning procedures, signage to promote social distancing and handwashing stations throughout the museum. While you’re at the museum be sure to check out two new exhibits: From Etchings to Pastels: An Artistic Renewal of the Charleston Renaissance and Shapes of Summer: Historic Bathing Suits. Daily. Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting St. Downtown. charlestonmuseum.org

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Tickets are now on sale for the North Charleston Performing Arts Center’s 20202021 season. The season is stacked with fun productions from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Anastasia and season ticket packages start at just $245. You can buy season tickets online now.

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Tales From the Grave An ongoing cemetery preservation project hopes to digitize Charleston’s dead

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BY CONNELLY HARDAWAY

Last year cathedral trained mason, stone carver and conservator Simeon A. Warren led a group of members of the Circular Church in a weekend project that involved cleaning their church’s gravestones. The efforts were part of a greater movement to preserve the city’s monuments and memorials. The project took place in the weeks after the devastating fire at Notre Dame in Paris. Warren asked: If we don’t share and preserve this knowledge now, how can we rebuild when disaster strikes? A year later that question seems more urgent than ever. Warren and Circular Church have enlisted the help of others — fresh blood, if you will — including preservationist Wesley Painter, who moved back to Charleston last fall and offered to take part in the cemetery’s preservation project. Painter has worked in conservation restoration in New York City, doing archival work in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, which was founded in 1838 and described as Brooklyn’s first public park. His career took a turn when he worked briefly in menswear production — and then the 2016 election happened and like many millennials he questioned his real purpose in life. He restarted his career in historic preservation and now he’s here in Charleston to help tell the stories of the dead. Painter says that when he was working in NYC, he was often one of the youngest people interested in the preservation of cemeteries. He hopes to change that reality in Charleston. “Especially in a college town, we need to get younger people involved,” he said.

Attending house tours during the 50th anniversary of the Greenwich Preservation Society, Painter noted that everyone around him was much older. Perhaps a morbid question, but certainly a realistic one, Painter asked: “When they die, who’s in line to back them up?” Part of the work involving younger generations is putting this preservation work online, especially on social media (you can find Painter’s posts @blvcklodges on Instagram). And now, with the help of developer Will Bullock, the preservation of Circular Church’s graveyard will be accessible via an app. While the app is still in the development phases, you can get a pretty good sense of what to expect. As Painter describes it, the app will serve as “a museum in your hand.” Users can simply download the app, stand in front of gravestones in the Circular Church, and learn about the history of the interred. Painter has ambitious visions for the app’s capabilities, suggesting special ghost icons for Halloween tours of cemeteries around town.

Naturally, Painter and crew would love to see this project expand to the rest of the peninsula’s 13 cemeteries and graveyards; the number of stories under each gravestone (and often, in spots where no gravestone was ever laid) is almost overwhelming. Painter estimates that Circular Church’s graveyard alone is the final resting place for over 1,500 bodies. What stories do those long dead people tell? There are the famous memorials: medical pioneer Josiah Flagg, U.S. Congressman Isaac Edward Holmes, politician Richard Hutson. There are the expected Charleston names — a slew of Lockwoods and one Henry Laurens Pinckney. The stories of the more recent dead are just as important; Painter says that he’s been in communication with Mother Emanuel, hoping to preserve the incredibly important history of the church. “My grandfather died seven years ago and I just didn’t have the questions to ask him,” said Painter. A recent visit from his girlfriend’s mother prompted a Q&A session, inspired by Painter’s hindsight. “That sort of mentality is so important,” he said. Circular Congregational Church is a prime example of living history, offering a constant reminder of the city’s trials and tribulations as it stands proudly on Meeting Street, a rainbow flag adorning its front gate. “Right now we’re hearing about death everyday,” said Painter. “I was just staring at gravestones where the people died from the Spanish flu. We’re going through the same thing.”

HERE’S THE UPCOMING SEASON LINEUP: • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Jan. 8-10, 2021) Described by Entertainment Weekly as a “delectable concoction,” Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory comes alive on the NPAC stage next January. Hear songs like “Pure Imagination,” “The Candy Man” and “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket,” from a score brought to you by the songwriters of acclaimed musical Hairspray. • Oklahoma! (Jan. 29-31, 2021) The New York Times asks: “How is it that the coolest new show on Broadway is a 1943 musical?” The answer, of course, lies in the “funny and sexy, dark and jolting” Oklahoma! As a community confronts an outsider, viewers get an intimate look at the frontier life that shaped America. • Fiddler on the Roof (March 19-21, 2021) Perhaps best known for its hit songs like “If I Were A Rich Man” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” Fiddler on the Roof is a heartwarming tale of family — fathers and daughters and husbands and wives. • Anastasia (May 14-16, 2021) Inspired by the film of the same name, Anastasia transports audiences to another world, from the twilight of the Russian Empire to 1920s Paris, following a young woman determined to discover the mystery of her past. Variety calls it “An irresistible and sumptuous fairy tale.” • Hairspray (July 9-11, 2021) The Tony Award-winning musical Hairspray heads to the Lowcountry next July. Follow Tracy Turnblad as she navigates her way through 1960s Baltimore to make it onto TV’s most popular show. This year the Best of Broadway series includes a “special bonus” show from the Blue Man Group, performing at NPAC April 9-11, 2021. Earlier this year the Best of Broadway series announced that the national tour of Hamilton will make its way to North Charleston during the 2021-2022 season. While tickets for the uber popular Broadway show are not for sale yet, the NPAC says that purchasing 2020-2021 season tickets and renewing your season tickets for 20212022 will guarantee you both access to tickets and seat locations before tickets go on sale to the general public. Learn more about the North Charleston Performing Arts Center and all upcoming performances online.

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Daps brings local restaurants together with collaborative plates initiative BY PARKER MILNER With options limited by increased takeout orders, many Charleston restaurants have tightened their focus to get quality food out the door. But one spot is expanding their options by reaching out to other popular local chefs. After connecting with other chefs and restaurant owners, Daps Breakfast & Imbibe owners Jeremiah Schenzel and Nick Dowling developed a collaborative project they’re calling U.S.S. Friendship Plates. Each week, the fun-loving Westside all-day breakfast spot works with a new restaurant to offer a dish or drink that blends their specialities. One week: breakfast enchiladas smothered in Semilla’s rojo sauce. Another, it was a breakfast sandwich with Chubby Fish’s lamb and romesco sauce. “We want to help each other move product at a time when it’s harder to do that,” said Schenzel. “It starts out very simple. We usually have an idea and then we see who could fit into that idea. A lot of it depends on how the chef from the other restaurant works. It’s a good creative process because not all the pieces are there until the week of.” Schenzel said the initiative gained traction at the end of April following a successful smoked salmon sandwich using a Tavern & Table everything bagel. “We basically reached

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out to all of our other friends and it just kept steamrolling. All of a sudden we had all these restaurants that wanted to join.” One of their early collaborations was with Spanglish chef Tomas Prado. “Jeremiah had reached out to me saying he wanted to do a breakfast Cuban, and he asked me which items we could offer to help make it a great sandwich,” said Prado. “He said they had some nice smoked pork and bacon from Tank [Holy City Hogs], and I offered our Cuban bread that we get in from Tampa and our housemade mustard and pickles.” The sandwiches were a huge hit, selling out in just two days, Schenzel said. Chubby Fish executive chef James London was also interested soon after Daps announced the initiative. After discussing ideas, London brought over lamb shoulder, an ingredient that rarely finds its way onto the breakfast menu at Daps. “They wanted us to give them something that was representative of Chubby Fish but play with their concept,” said London. “I threw out the braised lamb with romesco and that’s what they wanted to do. We pulled in some really nice lamb shoulder, braised it and gave them the romesco and they took it from there.” Chubby Fish loyalists may recognize the romesco sauce from London’s staple charred lamb rib dish. The exchange with London was exactly the type of off-the-cuff cooking Dowling said they hoped for. “The whole theme is about pivot, staying creative and having fun dishes that people can come get,” he said. “To me, everybody’s got their heads in the sand buried in our own little restaurants right now,” London said. “To be offered the opportunity to do something a little different was refreshing.”

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Friendship Plates isn’t solely focused on food. With the folks behind Second State Coffee, Schenzel and Dowling came up with the strawberry, rhubarb, rosé and red vermouth “Way Better Than Flowers” cocktail for Mother’s Day. Two weeks later, they canned a mango and cava cocktail with Sightsee. And the menu mashups have been a hit. “We’ve seen a lot of cross pollination and it’s allowing people to try new places,” Schenzel said. What the regulars want, they may very well get. Daps has received commitments from 10 more restaurants. Kwei Fei’s David Schuttenberg, Lewis Barbecue’s John Lewis, Xiao Bao Biscuit’s Josh Walker and Estadio’s Alex Lira are all slated to contribute. Follow Daps on Instagram @dapschs for Friday announcements revealing the plate or drink of the week, which will be available in limited quantities over the weekend.

The local craft beer and brewing community is mourning the death of Matty Symons, co-founder, owner and head brewer of Two Blokes Brewing Co. A post by Two Blokes on social media last week said that Symons’ death was sudden, from a “severe stroke.” “While we are still coming to terms with this overwhelming loss, please be respectful of his family and staff’s grieving period,” the post from the brewery read. “We are taking on the challenging task of carrying on at Two Blokes without him.” Symons grew up in Melbourne, Australia before moving to Charleston in 2007 to work for Blackbaud, according to a Gofundme set up to raise money for his family. He founded Two Blokes in 2016 with Sean Geddis, a co-worker who shared his love of beer. After studying at the Siebel Institute of Technology, America’s oldest brewing school, Symons brought 20 years of experience to the Mount Pleasant brewery. The South Carolina Brewers Guild is raising money for Symons’ family, with over $27,000 raised by the end of last week. On Friday May 29, every brewery in the greater Charleston area joined the fundraising efforts by donating $1 for every pint sold that day. The trade group said on social media that, “The Guild is saddened to learn of the passing of Matty Symons, co-founder, owner, and head brewer of Two Blokes Brewing in Mount Pleasant. Matty was a valued member of the South Carolina brewing community, and is survived by his wife and daughter ... We’ll miss you, Matty. Hooroo, good friend.” Two Blokes remains open, serving to-go beer orders placed online at twoblokesbrewing.com —Parker Milner

SHRIMP SEASON IS OPEN

The commercial shrimp trawling season is open in all legal South Carolina waters, according to a press release from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. In the release, the SCDNR reported that this start date is in line with the average year and they expect there to be a healthy supply of roe white shrimp, which are typically plentiful in the spring shrimping season. “Provisional areas” were open to local boats on April 15 when the provisional trawling season began. This period allows local shrimpers to take advantage of the offshore harvest while still protecting the larger population that have yet to spawn. While the coronavirus pandemic disrupted local shrimpers’ ability to sell to restaurants, it also gave them the opportunity to add more retail grocery stores as customers. This coupled with the reopening of many Charleston-area restaurants should lead to a high demand for local shrimp during the spring season. —PM

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries poet Paul Verlaine wrote “Autumn Song” in 1866. It became a well-known French poem, and eventually played a role in a historical turning point. In June 1944, a top-secret British spy organization used the poem as a code to communicate crucial information to the French Resistance, via BBC radio, about the allies’ upcoming D-Day invasion of Normandy. In the spirit of poetry being used to accomplish practical actions, I’m now sending out a burst of code to you, Aries. It’s adapted from another poem by Verlaine: “Delight in good-omened fortune, baptized by the bristling scents of mint, thyme, and clover on the wind of dawn.” Regard this as a signal for you to acquire a necessary resource, strengthen connections with key allies, and intensify your current quest. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus philosopher Bertrand Russell observed, “The best life is the one in which the creative impulses play the largest part and the possessive impulses the smallest.” That is always an important principle for everyone to embrace, in my opinion. But it will be an especially essential truth for you in the coming weeks. Your creative powers will thrive, even soar and generate blessings, to the degree that you downplay and outwit your possessive inclinations. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “It’s OK to live a life others don’t understand,” writes author Jenna Woginrich. That’s a healthy attitude for an eccentric person like her, who taught herself by trial and error how to run a small farm with a meager budget while all alone in the middle of nowhere. But does her advice apply to everyone? I say yes, it does. All of us have quirky behaviors and idiosyncratic ideas and odd feelings that other people find hard to understand, let alone appreciate. I bring this to your attention, Gemini, because the coming weeks will be a time when it’s best for you to emancipate yourself as much as possible from the need to be perfectly understood as you express your raw, pure, unique self. CANCER (June 21-July 22): I’m one of the lucky people who has never been addicted to alcohol or drugs. What’s the source of my great fortune? Two kinds of grace are key: I suffered no abuse and trauma when I was growing up, and my genetic make-up doesn’t predispose me to self-medicate with intoxicants. But I am indeed a bit addicted to other things, like fearful fantasies, sexual feelings, and the urge to win arguments. So I’m blessed in some ways, cursed in others — just like all of us! In honor of our season of introspection, my fellow Cancerian, I invite you to do what I just did: Count your blessings and curses. Doing so will bring you just the right kind of healing. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Jacquemus Mini Le Chiquito” is the name of a tiny purse you can buy for $522. It fits into the palm of your hand, and won’t hold much — maybe a single-use strand of dental floss, a shoe from a Barbie doll, a snippet of a loved one’s hair, an aspirin, maybe a few crumbs from a potato chip. In any case, I don’t recommend it for you. You should be surrounding yourself with symbols of capaciousness and roominess. You need influences that inspire you to be a spacious container. It’s time for you to welcome and receive an abundance of blessings, inquiries, and invitations. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Worry is a way to pretend that you have knowledge or control over what you don’t,” writes author Rebecca Solnit. “And it surprises me, even in myself, how much we prefer ugly scenarios to the pure unknown.” Your assignment in the coming weeks is to thoroughly incorporate Solnit’s wisdom — and then wield it with tender ferocity as you reshape your relationship with the future. See if you can manage, if only for ten days, to fight off and dissolve the reflex to worry. Here’s a tip: Any time the agitated fantasy of an ugly scenario rises up in your imagination, remind yourself that it’s not objectively true and immediately replace it with a fantasy of a desirable scenario. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Nobel Prize-winning Libran author William Faulkner was asked by a cousin if he was drunk when he dreamed up the imaginative stories and characters in his novels. The truth was that on occasion Faulkner did indeed

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RDC File No.: 19-13020 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 20-CP-10-1014 Duffers Court Horizontal Property Regime, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Olive Beckette Veber a/k/a, O. Beckette Veber, Defendant. LIS PENDENS Notice is hereby given that Plaintiff will, within twenty (20) days from the date hereof, commence foreclosure proceedings against the above named Defendant for the foreclosure of the Notice of Lien: Lien Holder: Duffers Court Horizontal Property Regime, Inc. Homeowner: Olive Beckette Veber a/k/a O. Beckette Veber Date Signed: January 3, 2020 Book and Page: Book 0851 Page 868 Date Recorded: January 9, 2020 The premises covered by said Notice of Lien are fully described as follows and incorporated herein by reference: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the City of Charleston, Charleston County, SC and known and designated as “UNIT 1” in Duffers Court Horizontal Property Regime established by the Grantor pursuant to the S.C. Horizontal Property Act, Section 27-31-10 et. seq. of the S.C. Code of Laws, 1976, as amended, and submitted by Master deed dated August 22, 2003 and filed on September 16, 2003 in the ROD Office for Charleston County in Book N467 at Page 288. TMS No.: 358-03-00-237 Address: 9 Duffers Court. Unit E, Charleston, SC 29414 SUMMONS & NOTICE 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 a copy of your answer up on the undersigned at his office, 2050 Spaulding Drive, Suite 2, North Charleston, South Carolina 29406, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity or Special Referee for the aforesaid County, which order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case. ORDER FOR PUBLICATION It appearing to my satisfaction from the attached Affidavit of R. David Chard, attorney for Plaintiff, and the verified Complaint herein, that a cause of action exists in favor of the Plaintiff against the Defendant herein; that the action is to foreclose a mortgage with regards to real property located in the County and State aforesaid; and that the Defendant, Olive Beckette Veber a/k/a O. Beckette Veber, is not a resident of the State of South Carolina,

or, if so, the present whereabouts of said Defendant are unknown and that said Defendant is a necessary party to the within action, now, therefore, on motion of R. David Chard, attorney for Plaintiff, IT IS ORDERED that the Summons herein, together with the notice of the filing thereof in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, be served upon the said Defendant by publication of the same in the Charleston City Paper, a newspaper published in the County and State aforesaid, which newspaper is designated most likely to give notice to said Defendant, once a week for three consecutive weeks, and that a copy of the Summons and Complaint be forwarded to said Defendant by depositing the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the last known address of said Defendant. NOTICE OF FILING TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons and Complaint, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on February 25, 2020. S/R R. David Chard S.C. Bar No.: 1190 Attorney for the Plaintiff 2050 Spaulding Drive, Suite 2 N. Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 554-6984

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2019-CP-10-06642 BGE 2014, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. VERONICA L. STEPHENS, ALBERT HENDERSON AND FRED J. POWELL, and if any of them be deceased, then JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of VERONICA L. STEPHENS, ALBERT HENDERSON AND/ OR FRED J. POWELL, if any of them be deceased, and LUCILLE KINLOCH, ALETHIA HENDERSON AND ALFONZA KINLOCH, also known as Alphonso Kinloch, all deceased, any and all other persons or entities entitled to claim under any of them or through them, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, Defendants. SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the

Complaint. LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff, above-named, against the Defendants, above-named, to quiet title and to confirm a tax title relative to the following described real property, together with improvements, located in Charleston County, South Carolina, to-wit:ALL that piece, parcel, lot or tract of land, situate, lying and being near the Village of McClellanville, St. James Santee Parish, Charleston County and State of South Carolina. The same being known as the Thos Kinloch estate and containing Twelve and one-half (12 ½) acres, the same being the southern portion of Lot “No. 11” as will appear on a plat made May 1873 - by T.A. Huguenin, surveyor and recorded July, 1882 - and having the following boundaries to-wit: North west by lands of Hat White, North east by part of same lot “No. 11” South east by lands of Phillis Black and Southwest by lands of East T.W. Graham. LESS AND EXCEPTING A ONE ACRE PIECE, BEING IN THE Southeast corner of the original tract, conveyed out by deed recorded in Book S40, Page 536, in 1938, leaving the total acreage being 11.5 acres. Being the same property conveyed to BGE 2014, LLC by Tax Deed from the Charleston County Tax Collector, dated May 5, 2016, and recorded May 19, 2016, in Book 0555, Page 009. TMS #: 764-00-00-087 NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI You will please take notice that by an Order dated the 4th day of May, 2020, and on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, whose mailing address is PO Box 1173, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, persons under disability, incompetents, imprisoned, or those persons in the military, if any; such appointment to become absolute unless the said defendants or someone in their shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein. CISA & DODDS, LLP s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd. Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 (F) (843) 881-5433 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF May 12, 2020.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2020-DR-10-801 KATHLEEN DOLLOFF, FRED DOLLOFF, Plaintiffs, vs. JOSHUA HASELDEN, JOHN DOE, Defendants. AMENDED SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint herein, a copy

of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Amended 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 Amended 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 Amended Complaint. 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 April 30, 2020 Charleston South Carolina

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: NANCY FORBES HUDSON 2020-ES-10-0574 DOD: 04/05/20 Pers. Rep: ASHLYN ELIZABETH CLARY 3619 S FOUNTAIN VIEW DR. STILLWATER, OK 74074 ************ Estate of: ANTHONY EDWARD JOSEPH MCMANUS 2020-ES-10-0588 DOD: 02/11/20 Pers. Rep: LEE C. MCMANUS 507 STINSON DR. #F7 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 Atty: R. CHILTON STONE, ESQ. 973 HOUSTON NORTHCUTT BLVD., #101 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ************ Estate of: ANITA LAZAR 2020-ES-10-0617 DOD: 04/10/20 Pers. Rep: HOWARD A. LAZAR 2781 SEAFARER LOOP ANCHORAGE, AK 99516 ************ Estate of: BOBBIE ANN WILSON 2020-ES-10-0624 DOD: 04/02/20 Pers. Rep: CHERYL W. MCKELVIN 2132 ROOKERY LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ************ Estate of: EDNA E. RICHARDSON AKA EDNA EARLE RICHARDSON 2020-ES-10-0626 DOD: 03/14/20 Pers. Rep: JAMES A. STROHM 9204 CREEDMORE RD. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485

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24 Invention of new words 25 “House Hunters” cable channel 26 Did a Cuban ballroom dance 27 Cassowary’s cousin 28 Kennel noises 29 Chef Matsuhisa who co-owns a restaurant with Robert De Niro 33 Be really mad 34 Comm. from some translators 36 Characteristic of Schonberg’s music 37 “Boys for Pele” singer Amos 38 “It’s either hunt ___ hunted” 40 “Just joking around” 41 Publisher’s multi-digit ID 46 Macaroni shapes 48 “Mr. Mojo ___” (repeated words in The Doors’ “L.A. Woman”) 49 Nick of “Cape Fear” 50 Dasani rival 51 Handle with skill 52 Fancy way of saying “feet”? 53 Covered with green creepers 57 “Lost ___ Mancha” (2002 documentary) 58 It’s seen near the hyphen 60 Traffic sign warning 61 Pull along 63 It may come after long 64 Blanc behind Bugs

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Across 1 “Interstate Love Song” band, briefly 4 “Fiddler on the Roof” dance 8 Frenzied 14 Some old Chryslers 16 Former Georgian president Shevardnadze 17 *Pioneering video game company founded in 1972 18 Egyptian goddess of love 19 Like almost all restaurant orders these days 20 Plate 22 Lennon’s second wife 23 *Japanese variation on a frozen dessert 28 Like old wristwatches 30 “I know! Pick me!” 31 Turn bad 32 “Where ___” (song by Beck) 35 “Wow, cool!” 39 *Redundant-sounding title for an “X-Files” agent 42 “I’m Gonna Git You ___” (Keenen Ivory Wayans film) 43 “Clueless” actress Donovan 44 Powerful sphere 45 “___ a Kick Out of You” (Cole Porter song) 47 First name in the 2020 campaign 49 *Home of Indira Gandhi International Airport 54 Prefix meaning “egg” 55 Nickname of a ‘50s-’60s sitcom kid 56 Freudian error 59 Is untruthful with 62 *Former TLC reality show about tattooists 65 Candle material 66 “Go easy on me” 67 Bequeaths 68 Show that moved from Fox to ABC, familiarly 69 “I just finished the puzzle!” exclamation

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DADDY’S BEEMER RECORDED THEIR LATEST ALBUM IN DENMARK, SOUTH CAROLINA

Something’s Right in Denmark Daddy’s Beemer crafts new album over two years and three cities

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 06.03.2020

BY VINCENT HARRIS

Longtime fans of Daddy’s Beemer, a group of indie-rockers who made Charleston their home in 2019, will immediately recognize some of the sounds on their new album, Denmark. Singer and guitarist Brady Sklar’s choppy riffs and nakedly emotional vocals are still a central part of the band’s sound. And the tightlywound rhythm section of Wesley Heaton (bass) and Dan Fetterolf (drums) still have a way with nervous-energy-infused propulsion. In fact, the first couple of tracks on Denmark sound like they could’ve been on the band’s 2018 EP, Pucker, a collection of blurry guitars, dreamlike melodies and insistent rhythms. But there’s a polish on this album that Daddy’s Beemer has never had before, a warm glow around the songs that envelops the listener. And there are a lot more synths in the mix, as well. When Sklar sings swooning lines on “Flowers,” the keyboards and guitars merge and lift his emotive croon skyward. “Let me breathe in your ear/ Let me die to live again,” he sings. As a whole, the album is a cohesive statement full of longing, uncertainty and exhilaration, which is fitting for a band that has spent much of the last three years on the move. Daddy’s Beemer began at Clemson University, where the members ran a beloved house-show venue called Pablo. After graduating, they moved to Charlotte, looking for a new challenge. “We had a tough time breaking into the Charlotte scene,” Sklar said. “We initially moved to Charlotte to kind of expand our horizons because we already knew so much

about the South Carolina scene. We wanted to see what we could do there.” The band knew a lot of musicians in Charleston from their days running house shows, so it seemed almost too easy to move to the Lowcountry. “And then when we moved [to Charlotte], we realized that that was a good thing that we had all those connections. It felt more like home, and we had a good community [in Charleston] that we could grow in better than a place where we didn’t know as many people.” Denmark is certainly a testament to that sentiment. Without the move to Charleston, Daddy’s Beemer wouldn’t have been able to bring in singer/songwriter Jamie Gray to sing on the soulful, synth-soaked ballad “Amethyst.” And they wouldn’t have been able to work as closely with producer/ engineer Preston Dunnavant as they did. Dunnavant, a longtime friend of the band, was crucial in creating the album’s core sound, no easy task since it was written and recorded over a two-year period. “It was definitely a challenge to keep everything cohesive,” Dunnavant said. “But since these guys are like some of my closest friends, I kind of feel like an extension of the band. My role was facilitating the flow of things, making sure we stayed on track and got things done, and tried to keep people focused while trying to help with the arrangements. And they give me a little bit of space for my creative ideas.” “We owe a lot of it to our producer,” Heaton added. “Just having someone else to work with and someone to help us with software and mixing led us to be able to focus more on our own individual aspects of the band. It

definitely led us to create a better product.” Lyrically, the album deals a lot with themes of change and growth, which is fitting for a group of recent college graduates who have lived in three different cities in the last few years. “A lot of it was about transitioning, because we were all doing a lot of transitioning,” Sklar says. “I was getting out of college, and we were moving to Charlotte, and then we were on the road for a long time, and then we were technically homeless for a minute, and then we were headed to Charleston. And I had a girlfriend of four years, and that was a weird transition going into a long-term relationship instead of a ‘college fling’ thing. So it’s about specific perspectives on the different changes that were going on.” The album reaches a musical and lyrical resolution with the closing track, “Poisonous Mind,” a finale that moves from a fuzz-bass and drums opening to a wide-screen, nearpsychedelic epic. The song ends with a massive flourish: Drums, guitars and pianos crash triumphantly, creating a gorgeous cacophony to close Sklar’s lament. “I’ve got a poisonous mind/ It’s always wastin’ my time,” he sings. The band knew “Poisonous Mind” was the perfect exclamation point for Denmark as soon as they wrote it. “It just sounds like a final piece,” Fetterolf said, “and when we worked out the arrangement for the harmonies on the last chorus, it just sounded like a very good ending. We weren’t sure if we wanted to have that last chord resolved, or if we just wanted to leave it hanging on Brady’s last note as the focal point, but we ended up just having it resolved and that actually loops around to the beginning of the album.”

Hip-hop duo Little Stranger’s latest venture, Little Stranger Television, returned with another episode on May 28. The web series is a variety show hosted by alt-rappers Kevin and John Shields. It’s more bizarre than you could ever hope, but in the best way possible. “When we were touring full-time, we always talked about wanting to make a TV show, combining music and comedy, but we just didn’t have the time,” John said. “So we decided pretty quickly during all this that we should dive in and go for it.” New live performances filmed in quarantine mixed with the band’s sense of humor and occasional weirdo sketch comedy, showcases the strange personality of Little Stranger. Damn Skippy and Aggie Flores pitched in to make the dream come true. “We always say that we take our music very seriously, but we don’t take ourselves very seriously,” John added. The first episode of the series focused largely on musical performances, while the second episode added in tons of absurd (in a good way) skits, depicting a slice of crazy life. The third in the series is “stacked on the music side of things with a few sketches throughout,” according to John. The episode begins with the duo dressed as bugs and pretty much goes uphill from there. It continues to feature all the absurdity Little Stranger fans want, including an old-school hip-hop show in a green-screen wrestling ring. In the middle of the episode, Extra Chill founder Chris Huber even makes a guest appearance to interview Charleston natives Heyrocco. They couldn’t make their flight from Los Angeles, so Huber just had a beer instead. All episodes of Little Stranger Television are on YouTube, and the band hopes to release an episode every other Thursday. —Heath Ellison

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Thanks to the internet, artists are releasing new music at a higher rate than ever before and it can be tough to keep up with it all. We’ve got you covered, though, with our regular rundown of new singles local artists have released. Check out the list below, then head over to charlestoncitypaper.com to get links to the songs and to read more on the local music scene.

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POP | Ian Gwinnup Songwriter Ian Gwinnup took a slow burn approach to the release of his latest album Resurrection - 2018. Instead of putting it all out at once, he gave fans eight days of Ian, releasing a track a day starting on May 19. The album was completed on May 26 with the release of the final song in the project, “Turns Out I Was Enough the Whole Time.” The full LP is more of what fans love about the songwriter: pop hooks, some feel-good tunes and a hip-hop delivery, but Gwinnup goes deeper than the glitz may suggest. According to the singer, Resurrection - 2018 tells the story of how he fell into drug addiction, survived it and was left “wondering what’s next.” Things “start light-hearted, get darker, lead to a climax and then a resolution,” Gwinnup said. “It’s ultimately a story about letting the past die and moving forward toward a new life.” Like many artists around the world, Gwinnup leveraged a lot of his quarantine free-time to make his latest album. “I just got taken on a ride and started revising all these places in my heart and memory and before I knew it, I had all these tracks that all kind of felt like one thing,” he said. Each song from Resurrection - 2018 is available on Spotify and YouTube. —Heath Ellison

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Human Stranger, a collaboration between electro-pop quartet Human Resources and hip-hop duo Little Stranger, released a new self-titled EP on May 29. Taking Human Resources’ electric soundscapes and Little Stranger’s ability to put fun above all else, this collection creates three lush, hard-hitting, down-beat party tunes. “HEYBOY” opens the EP with a mellow and ear-catching tune with too many hooks to count. “Cast Away” throws down a dance track that’s as moody as it is celebratory. “Later Love” caps the project off with a flashy electro-pop-rap tune. Human Stranger’s bright production shines through the EP, and both bands’ proclivity for catchy beats and melodies keeps the whole thing rolling from track to track. The short song list almost guarantees a couple listens. Human Stranger’s debut EP can be heard on charlestoncitypaper.com and soundcloud. com. —Heath Ellison

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