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DURING THE 1969 CHARLESTON HOSPITAL WORKERS’ STRIKE, BLACK WOMEN WERE AT THE CENTER OF ORGANIZING AND LEADING PROTESTS

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How Charleston’s modern protests parallel the city’s civil rights movement BY HEATH ELLISON

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 07.08.2020

Charleston’s place in the civil rights movement isn’t typically discussed with the same vigor as Montgomery, Selma or Little Rock, but the black community in the Holy City fought for equality with the same resolve as any other part of the South.

In the last month, demonstrations have been spurred by the killing of George Floyd, leading groups to protest police violence against the black community. Modern marches and rallies have several tangential similarities, but some historians believe the comparisons go deeper than the surface, even if each share their own historical fingerprint. Some local historians, like College of Charleston professor of African American studies Mari Crabtree, points to both movements heavily featuring black women in leadership. “A lot of the ground work was done by black women,” she said. One of the most CRABTREE notable examples of local black women organizing their efforts for equality is the 1969 Charleston hospital workers’ strike. Employees at the South

Carolina Medical College Hospital, now the Medical University of South Carolina, went on strike when 12 coworkers were fired for protesting their treatment. The strike lasted for over 100 days as hundreds of workers, predominantly women, demanded the reinstatement of their coworkers and recognition of their union. Thanks to the efforts of leaders like Mary Moultrie, Bill Saunders and Naomi White, the strike gained national attention, drawing Coretta Scott King to Charleston to address the hospital workers. “Many of the hospital workers throughout our nation are women, black women, many of whom are the main supporters of their families,” she told the crowd at Emanuel AME Church. “I feel that the black woman in our nation, the black working woman is perhaps the most discriminated against of all of the working women.” Crabtree added that, while both movements have focused on black women, 2020’s protests have more intersectional ways of

thinking. “We’re talking about black trans women, we’re talking about black trans men, we’re talking about people with disabilities, we’re talking about poor people, as well as middle class and wealthy people,” she said. Technology has played a role in exposing controversial police tactics over the past generation. From Rodney King in 1991 to Walter Scott in 2015 to George Floyd in 2020, video has provided the world with a look at police violence. Cell phone video and the ease with which individuals can spread information on social media is one of the most obvious differences in the modern protests and civil rights movement. But increased access to information is also something the two movements have in common. “One of the things that made the civil rights movement of the ’60s successful was also technology,” said Bernard Powers, the International African American Museum’s interim CEO and president. “Electronic mass media was much more accessible to people in that time period.” Powers points to Black Lives Matter rallies in London and Paris as further evidence of technology’s efficacy in spreading the current civil rights movement. The organization even boasts three official chapters in Canada. “The overt international identification with

“We want things to change overnight, but certainly as a historian, I know that it takes a while for change to happen.” —Bernard Powers, International African American Museum’s interim CEO and president

the mood of the demonstrators and the cause of the demonstrators” is the biggest difference, he said. “And that has everything to do with technology.” Crabtree agrees, noting social media has become a useful tool to disseminate video evidence of police officers beating and arresting protesters. In fact, long before it was a rallying cry and the name of a social movement, Black Lives Matter started as a Twitter hashtag. POWERS Charleston City Councilman Robert Mitchell, who marched in the civil rights movement in Charleston believes that nonviolent protesting was a much bigger tenet of the ’50s and ’60s. “It was a little different than today,” he said.

modern era have been heavily discussed since the George Floyd demonstrations began. In Charleston and nationally, a lot has been made of the influx of other races marching alongside the black community. “The demonstrators look like America,” Powers observed, adding that the civil rights movement’s protesters were “overwhelmingly” black. Powers also believes that this is the first political action many young demonstrators have taken part in. “They felt motivated to do something because they have seen before their very eyes the cavalier extinction of black life,” he said. The comparisons and contrasts between the two movements vary in the short term, but the real differences can only be seen over time. After all, the civil rights movement spanned from the ’50s through the ’60s. “We want things to change overnight, but certainly as a historian, I know that it takes a while for change to happen,” Powers said. “That’s the reality.”

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“We had so much discrimination going on at that time, the same as today, but it was a little more because we could not go sit into other restaurants.” “You had the white college, the black college, the white water fountain, the black water fountain,” he said. “But we changed those things by protesting, marching, but everything was nonviolent.” Mitchell hopes the current protests will change some things, but suggested MITCHELL that more work lies ahead for demonstrators. “Protests will change some things, but I think people as a whole, will have to change themselves individually inside,” he said. “As far as systemic racism is concerned, individuals will have to change that.” The racial demographics of protesters in the

ALREADY HARD-HIT BY PANDEMIC, HOMELESS PEOPLE NOW FACE SUMMER HEAT

“I wear a mask to keep not just myself safe but everyone else around me.” —Keyana Mazyck of Moncks Corner told the City Paper outside a big-box retailer that there were “too many people getting sick and dying” to not wear masks in public places.

NEW BEACH REACH APP LETS YOU CHECK BEACH TRAFFIC BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT

The Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments has launched a new beach traffic monitoring app in conjunction with the City of Isle of Palms, the Town of Sullivan’s Island, the City of Folly Beach and the Town of Mount Pleasant just in time for peak beach season. The new app, Beach Reach, available on iOS and Android, gives you easy access to live traffic camera feeds using an array of traffic cameras and links to privatesector cameras. The app was developed in partnership with local tech firm netGALAXYstudios. Beach Reach gives users the ability to see traffic heading to and from Folly Beach, Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island, as well as information about beach parking, access, policies and more. Of course, state officials are urging folks to stay away from crowded beaches over the summer to prevent the spread of COVID-19. So maybe just use busy weekends to gawk at the mobs as they move toward the waves and strategize your next beach adventure. “We want to use technology such as the Beach Reach app to help eliminate some of the hassle when it comes to traffic congestion,” said BCDCOG Executive Director Ron Mitchum. “Streamlining and simplifying this information is a great way to increase awareness about what’s happening on the roadways and at the beach before the first step out of the door, and that is more important than ever when taking social distancing into consideration.” —Skyler Baldwin

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DHEC PERMIT CLEARS WAY FOR POWER ACCESS TO GHOST ISLAND A permit issued by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will allow Dominion Energy to drill under Old Town Creek in West Ashley to provide power to an uninhabited enclave on Ghost Island, which has been the subject of scrutiny by local groups for its historical significance. Previously, discussions between the City of Charleston and the island’s owner Christopher Swain called for holding off on work installing electrical lines to the island until the city completed a review of the project, according to reporting by The Post and Courier in December. Swain told the paper the project is “simply beautifying” the area for private use. A notice dated July 1 from DHEC said the permit allows for a 1,135-foot directional bore under the creekbed starting near Mamie Street in West Ashley’s Ashleyville-Maryville neighborhood.

According to the letter, 986 feet of that run is designated as a critical area by DHEC. If no challenges are brought within 15 calendar days, the permit allowing electrical conduit to be run to the island becomes final. Local groups have said historical artifacts or burial sites may be present on the island. Charleston officials and DHEC have not responded to questions about the results of that review. Holland Williams of the Historic Charleston Foundation told the City Paper that the group has inquired with DHEC to “determine the outcome of the cultural resources review that we previously requested,” but has not taken any formal action to challenge the permit. The Coastal Conservation League said it is also reviewing the permit. —Sam Spence

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CHARLESTON’S COVID-19 SPIKE LIKELY TO CONTINUE IN COMING WEEKS, PER MUSC EXPERT

The number of COVID-19 cases is up sharply in South Carolina, and specifically in Charleston County over the past few weeks, and the situation may not improve any time soon. The Palmetto State announced a new record high for cases in a single day on Saturday, with 1,836 more people infected. As of Monday, 44,717 have been infected with COVID-19 in S.C. and 813 have died from the disease. “When the lockdown got lifted, it just right away started doubling quickly,” said Dr. Michael Sweat, the Medical University of South Carolina’s director for the center of global health. “We’ve got a pretty high growth rate. It’s about 8 percent a day and we’re getting some big numbers. It’s got us all very concerned.”

The high growth rate, Sweat said, mixed with the high numbers of positive COVID19 cases has created concern that the current spike will continue in the next few weeks in Charleston County. “My best guess is we’re going to probably continue to see relatively high growth in these numbers at least for a couple of weeks,” he said. Charleston County has seen 5,650 cases of novel coronavirus as of Monday and has a relatively high rate of infections, 1,373.34 per 100,000 people. City leaders have taken some steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including a face mask ordinance which went into effect on July 1, the county followed on July 3. Sweat believes the mask ordinances will

help lower the infection rate. Charleston and Dorchester counties, along with many local municipalities, are requiring masks be worn in many public places. The data, according to Sweat, also indicates that younger people are part of the reason the current spike is occurring. “The people who are less likely to die from this or get seriously ill are the ones getting infected right now, but a bad part of that is younger people tend to have milder symptoms. Because of that, many people misinterpret it.” The current daily growth rate of cases for the region has floated between 8 and 9 percent, meaning COVID-19 infections could increase dramatically in the next month if the number is not lowered. —Heath Ellison

It’s another unexpected consequence of the coronavirus pandemic: Charleston’s infamous, sweltering heat is now nearly inescapable for those relying on public spaces for air conditioning access. “It’s a concern that needs to be talked about,” Uplift Charleston organizer Aaron Comstock said. “I’m praying every day (homeless people and those without air conditioning) have a breeze where they’re at, that they can go somewhere in the air conditioning.” A rise in evictions nationwide is expected in the coming months as pandemic-related layoffs continue and unemployment insurance is set to decrease July 31, and federal protections against some evictions have expired. And that could mean more homeless people who are unable to access cooled spaces. “You’re going to see a rise in homelessness,” Comstock said, adding that Charleston’s homeless population is already increasing in number. “Once these protections start dwindling, people are going to be evicted more. People will lose their housing.” Public libraries have been a place of refuge for homeless people or people without air conditioning in the South. Charleston County Public Library Deputy Director of Innovation Natalie Hauf said libraries are known to be unofficial cooling spots for the homeless. “Generally, we know we do serve a population and that speaks to our accessibility. We always promote that we are open to everyone,” Hauf said. “Libraries are such an open space and we are all about accessibility so it pains us that we can’t have the entire community inside (right now during the pandemic).” Charleston County libraries began allowing some people into libraries beginning June 8 on a limited basis to pick up books. “It could be awhile before we could be open like we used to be,” Hauf said. “As far as public space and that kind of relief from the heat, unfortunately, the library isn’t going to be a place we can have that (right now).” One80 Place Director of Development Marco Corona said homeless people also find unofficial cooling centers at fast food diners, big box retailers and others. “We know that individuals have a way to figure it out, but we understand the pandemic has restricted access to a lot of those buildings,” Corona said. At One80 Place, the focus remains on finding housing for those without. “Our best effort, what we feel is the best solution, is getting people rehoused with temporary financial assistance,” Corona said. Comstock said now is the time for Charleston’s churches to open their doors to help people stay cool this summer, and for nonprofits to offer air conditioning units for low-income households. Already, homeless people have been identified as vulnerable for contracting COVID-19 given their communal living, limited access to hand washing, and potential for underlying health conditions. “The most vulnerable are the homeless people,” Comstock said. —Lindsay Street

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OPEN HOUSE The Blotter is taken from reports filed with Charleston Police Department between June 23 and June 29. No one described in this section has been found guilty, just unlucky. If you’re curious what radar system CPD uses to track vehicle speed, one officer was using a Stalker DSR 2X to catch one downtown motorist who was breaking the speed limit. The name alone suggests a dystopian future android that hunts dissenters, but nope. It’s just a radar. At a downtown gas station, a man flashed a firearm at an employee before leaving with an unpaid-for soda. The report doesn’t mention if he yelled, “Put the Sprite in the bag.” We think he was a quiet armed robber. An officer chased a man accused of disorderly conduct into a West Ashley restaurant. After detaining the man, who was “passively resisting” and “acting as if he wanted to fight” simultaneously, the officer put him in the police car. The man began screaming and banging his head against the cage in the vehicle. Gotta admit, that’s kind of disorderly.

One patrolling officer found a man seemingly passed out at the wheel of his car at a stop sign and went to check on the driver. The officer noticed that the car was still in gear, and that the man still had his foot on the brake. But upon waking him up, the man attempted to drive away, then shifted into neutral, then into reverse, stepped on the gas and nearly backed into the officer’s cruiser. As you’ve probably guessed, the dude drank a few beers. While officers were writing up a couple of reprobates for their open containers of Edge beer in downtown Charleston, one officer made what had to have been very awkward eye contact with a man across the way, noting a “strong, arched stream from a male’s groin area onto a tree trunk.” Either this officer is naturally observant, or he was far too interested in this man’s strong, arched stream.

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“Stab the eyes out of the state” was scrawled in spray paint on a West Ashley building alongside two anarchy symbols. This is a new slogan we haven’t heard, but no one’s denying it has energy.

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Like tragic celebrity deaths, public urinations happen in clusters. This time, a man with his back to officers facing some shrubbery said he was just admiring the bushes. But when officers later checked, the leaves were “wet with a liquid.” The way these reports are worded make for great punchlines on their own. One man’s .22-caliber handgun was stolen from the center console of his parked car in West Ashley. Why do people keep leaving guns in their unlocked cars? Don’t they know we make fun of them in the Blotter?

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harleston County Council members will consider one way to make it safer for people relying on their feet to get across the Ashley River via the World War II Memorial Bridge, often called the North Bridge. Long past time for action, when the county meets Thursday, it should demand the S.C. Department of Transportation to fast track the project to prevent additional deaths and make the roadway more usable. The U.S. Department of Transportation set aside $18 million last year to ensure that cyclists and pedestrians can safely cross from West Ashley into downtown with a new dedicated bridge over the Ashley River. Combined with the city’s contribution, that’s $22 million that serves as an acknowledgement of the importance of making sure people can get safely from place to place. Well, the North Bridge poses a bigger risk. Not only does it carry more cars daily than the downtown Ashley River bridges, but it has even less ability to handle pedestrians and cyclists safely. It is easy to ignore the grave danger posed by the North Bridge’s lack of pedestrian access, but the people who travel it regularly have no choice but to risk their own lives if they want to get from one side to the other. Without even a sidewalk or shoulder to walk on, pedestrians are often seen walking along the narrow middle barrier, weaving around cones and crossing their fingers as people speed by just a few inches away. Furthermore, even residents who rely on CARTA are left stranded once the buses stop running.

One of the system’s busiest stops, at the corner of Cosgrove and Rivers avenues, sits less than a mile from the bridge, making the North Bridge critical for transit connectivity. Aside from saving lives, more complete cycling and pedestrian networks can pump economic activity into nearby areas, taking advantage of increased foot traffic and transit connectivity. Right now, the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments is hard at work fine-tuning elements of the coming Lowcountry Rapid Transit system that will transform the Rivers Avenue corridor into one of the state’s first major transit projects. The North Bridge is not equipped to handle pedestrians today, but with LCRT it will become even more of a death trap as people try to make use of the new system. Bike and pedestrian infrastructure can sometimes be a polarizing issue. But not on the North Bridge. State and local elected officials, nonprofits, civil liberties advocates, law enforcement and even a brewery have joined Charleston Moves’ North Bridge Coalition. The most recent pedestrian fatality on the bridge occurred May 27. “The deadly conditions on the North Bridge can and must be remedied to provide equitable and safe access for all modes of transportation,” members of the coalition wrote in a group letter to council this week. “Your vote as to whether to fund the updated study has come at a dire time.” Charleston County Council should support the project, too, and start the ball rolling on a feasibility study this month.

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A More Resilient Charleston Sea level rise proposals deserve wider cultural input Like many coastal areas across the country, the city of Charleston continues to bear the brunt of an increasingly volatile and changing climate. Last year saw a record number of “sunny day” floods and this year marks the sixth consecutive year where tropical storms have formed before hurricane season has officially started. The City of Charleston is to be commended for its continued commitment to studying the effects of climate change and implementing projects to not only address current problems but also mitigate future impacts. The Charleston Peninsula Study conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers represents the latest in a series of studies and offers a thorough analysis of a single issue that threatens the peninsula of Charleston: storm surge. The potential economic and cultural impacts of a severe hazard event are well presented and the concept of a barrier to address this issue has been discussed previously. However, the Peninsula Study’s limitation to this one topic ignores the reality of additional documented hazards that represent a growing economic and environmental threat to our community. As noted in the report materials online, this proposal needs to be considered as part of a comprehensive strategy to address flooding, sea level rise and the impacts of storm events.

However, this analysis does not address these other hazards or offer analysis of how this plan could support existing infrastructure projects and planning proposals. The study’s current focus offers two structural options for a barrier wall, both of which neglect the rich history of Charleston’s relationship with water. While these responses offer an engineered response to the question of storm surge, this problem requires a more integrated design solution that addresses the specific context in which it is located. A combination of “rigid” infrastructure and “soft” landscape solutions could mitigate the impact to cultural and natural resources and offer amenities for residents. Complex problems like climate change and the design of resilient cities are not linear in nature and cannot be treated as an equation to solve. These wicked problems involve multivariable, interconnected systems that include not only environmental and economic issues, but social impacts as well. Charleston’s rich history of preservation may be best known for its emphasis on the protection of the built environment, but it is the people who live and work in those buildings that define our community. It is the people of our community who actively (and vocally) participate in a robust public discourse that informs stakeholders and civic

leaders and collectively shapes the future of our city. Projects such as The BIG U, a post-Hurricane Sandy project to create a storm surge barrier along a continuous 10-mile stretch of Lower Manhattan, offer a model for civic engagement and public participation. The design and development team met with neighborhoods throughout the study area to understand their concerns and then developed contextually appropriate design strategies to address those concerns and maintain or improve their relationship to the water. The Charleston Peninsula Study represents an important step forward in the City of Charleston’s efforts to address the climate hazards that are facing our community. As the study continues to develop, a comprehensive public engagement strategy and a broader understanding of economic, environmental and social impacts of this proposal will be necessary to truly judge its success. The architects of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Charleston and the AIA South Carolina Resilience Committee look forward to continuing the conversation and working collaboratively to design a more resilient Charleston. Aaron Bowman is an architect at Liollio Architecture and the founding chair of AIA South Carolina’s Resilience Committee.

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CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 07.08.2020

ven as well-heeled professional breweries have popped up in Charleston, a grassroots community of local homebrewers have kept fine tuning their hand at converting grains and water into hoppy alcoholic beverages. Coronavirus closures have meant more spare time for many of these at-home brewmasters to experiment, paving the way for even more folks to get into the homebrewing game.

Mike Rousseau admitted his beer palate was limited when he retired from his post as president of Mt. Holly Aluminum in 2017. Looking to stay busy, Rousseau joined Lowcountry Libations, a monthly gathering of men and women dedicated to homebrewing. After a few meetings, he was hooked. “They’ve got members in there that are so helpful and we had tastings for about four months,” he said. “Lowcountry Libations really gave me a platform to open up my palate and knowledge.” Three years later, Rousseau’s homebrewing project Beresford Beersmith is one of the most successful in the area, taking top honors in last year’s Chucktown Brewdown at Fam’s Brewing Co. He’s even a certified beer judge. Homebrewing must be easy, right? Well, no, not really. “My setup is all manual,” Rousseau said. “You’re basically coming up with a recipe with grains, hops, temperatures and yeasts and then you run it through your manual process. Depending on the style it can be ready in anywhere from three weeks to six months.” Rousseau’s homebrewing rig includes a propane burner, 15-gallon pot and 72-quart ice chest. He adds the grains, then the water to form what he describes as an “oatmeal mixture.” He then drains the liquid, puts it in a pot and boils it for an hour. “After some boiling, cool it quickly and

then put it into a fermentation vessel,” he said. “You add the yeast and oxygen with a wand and then I put it in a little mini fridge to let the yeast start to chew up the sugars and make alcohol. It will do that for a couple of weeks. It then goes into a keg and then a converted freezer where I have six taps.” Homebrewer Scott Laforge of Great Scott Brewing compares allgrain brewing to baking a cake from scratch. Extract brewing, the other method commonly used by homebrewers, skips a few early steps by using a “malt extract” to start the brewing process. LAFORGE “I use two big 10-gallon coolers, two brew kettles and an electric pump to move liquids from container to container,” Laforge said. “Absolutely no automation. I have two freezers with temperature controllers so I can control the fermentation. That led me to start making lagers.” Normally, homebrewers might steer clear of labor-intensive lagers, which can take months to brew. And then COVID-19 happened. “It’s allowed me to make some slowerfermenting beers,” said Rousseau. “A lager for example takes a while. I’ve made some beers that I wouldn’t normally make because I’m usually turning them over so quickly.”

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Of course, these creations pretty much name themselves. A New England-style IPA called “Quarantine,” a Vienna lager named “The Cure” and the “Wuhan Lab” lager are some of the brews Rousseau’s cooked up since the start of the pandemic. Military serviceman Scott Salamone, whose homebrewing operation is codenamed Hangar 16, has also been testing out new beers during the pandemic. Take the aptly named “Keep Your Distance” black IPA, an older-style recipe that Salamone said hit the market in the early ’90s but never really stuck. He puts a twist on it by combining medusa hops with a yetto-be-named experimental hop out of Washington’s Yakima Valley. “This is probably one of the most citrusy IPAs, and it will be one I continue to do if they keep making those hops,” he said.

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“We waited a week or two weeks so we wouldn’t get each other sick and then we continued our process,” said Bates, who homebrews with a work colleague. “Not only have we been able to do more batches, but we’ve been able to read more source material on it.” Bates said his full-time job normally requires him to work on weekends, but he was able to attend a virtual BATES homebrewing convention because of his decreased hours. He hopes their accelerated learning curve will allow them to transition from the beginner-friendly extract brewing to the more involved all-grain brewing by the end of the year. Some homebrewers want to keep their work a hobby. Others like Bryan Campbell from Coffin Island Brewing have bigger plans. “The whole reason I moved down here to Charleston was to hopefully start a brewery with my father,” Campbell said. As he continues to build a business plan and look at potential brewery sites, Campbell welcomes the extra time at home to fine tune his setup by adding tools like a density meter, which accurately measures the alcohol by volume (ABV) throughout the brewing process. He said this and other tweaks will hopefully help get their estimated results for ABV and flavor profile closer to their actual finished product. Currently, the Campbells have an American wheat infused with dehydrated Meyer lemons on tap in their home brewery.

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Indigo Reef Brewing Company owner and head brewer Christopher Ranere knows a little bit about making the jump from homebrewing to large scale production. After starting to homebrew with wife Nicole in 2014, Ranere said the Lowcountry Libations crew paved the way for the 2019 opening of his Daniel Island brewery. RANERE “Somebody told us about Lowcountry Libations, and Nicole and I went to a meeting,” he said. “We really wanted feedback on our beer and how to improve it, and Lowcountry Libations was really

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able to do that for us. So many of the members in the club are very articulate and have been brewing for a really long time. That was one of the biggest stepping stones for us to open Indigo Reef.” Ranere said the upstart brewery’s early principles still guide his days. “It’s basically just homebrewing on a bigger scale,” he said. “I use a software that gives me recommended scale-up options. It gets me close but there’s certain grains and hops that I need to adjust.” Salamone’s American Kolsch won a homebrewing competition held at Indigo Reef on Feb. 29 and is currently available in the taproom. “The breweries that are exceptional in town in my mind are the brewer-owner type places because the beer is always at the front of their mind,” Ranere said. “The homebrewing community here was monumental in us opening Indigo Reef.”

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Esse Elskamp, the owner of Beer Engineer Supply in North Charleston, said the quarantine has drawn some homebrewing newcomers. “We offer beginner kits in both one-and five-gallon sizes, and two or three weeks ago I basically ran out of kits for people,” he said. His store sells everything homebrewers need, from glass carboys where beer is fermented to priming sugars that help with carbonation. Elskamp said customers have also been coming by to purchase more recipes since the start of the pandemic. Rousseau has seen a similar trend. “Another thing I’ve noticed in our neighborhood is an uptick in people starting to homebrew,” he said. “I’ve got two recently in my neighborhood that just did their first batch.” One of those neighbors is William Taylor Bates, who started homebrewing in February. He said the quarantine gave him time to learn about the process.

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Laura Bragg: Librarian, Educator and Director of The Charleston Museum Now on display in Charleston Museum’s lobby, this exhibit focuses on the life and work of former Charleston Museum director Laura Bragg, the first woman to ever lead a publicly funded museum in the country. During her tenure, Bragg made the museum’s educational programs available to all area schools and convinced the Board of Trustees to overturn a policy that had previously excluded African Americans from attending the museum. When visting the Charleston Museum, be sure to wear a mask and maintain proper social distance from others. Mondays-Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, 12-5 p.m. $12/adult, $10/youth, $5/child. Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting St. Downtown. charlestonmuseum.org

The Gibbes partners with Charleston County Public Library for a virtual book club discussion this Friday. The discussion is inspired by a photo, “Deep South, Untitled (Tree with Two Streaks)” from the Gibbes’ permanent collection. Taken by Sally Mann in 1998, the photo is currently on display in the museum’s modern and contemporary gallery. The discussion will focus on this work as well as Mann’s 2005 book Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs. You can digitally access the book through Overdrive and CCPL. July 10 at 1 p.m. Free to attend gibbesmuseum.org

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This summer head to Brookgreen Gardens for a special Gullah Geechee Program series, Gullah Geechee SaloneMania. Presented every Wednesday through August 26, the 50-minute interactive program is free with admission to the gardens. The “cultural game show” informs attendees about the rice culture lived and passed down by Gullah Geechee people of the southeastern coastal United States and its connections to Salone (Sierra Leone, West Africa). Wednesdays at 1 p.m. $18/adults, $10/kids, Free/under three. Brookgreen Gardens, 1931 Brookgreen Drive. Murrells Inlet. brookgreen.org

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West Ashley Essentials Farmers Market Head to West Ashley’s Ackerman Park for a sanitized and socially distant “essentials” farmers market. Be sure to wear your face mask as you peruse local produce and goods from area farmers and vendors. Stay tuned to social media for future market dates this summer. July 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free to attend. Ackerman Park, 55 Sycamore Avenue. West Ashley. charlestonfarmersmarket. com/westashley

Digital Beer Fest Beer lovers are likley bemoaning the fact that they can’t attend beer festivals this summer, and Frothy Beard Brewing Co. is here to help. Frothy presents their first ever Digital Beer Festival which allows attendees to enjoy the fun of a beer festival from the comfort of their own homes. Just buy a ticket package (good for four people) and enjoy 11 different beers among your friends. The package includes two cans of each Frothy brew (from a pale ale to an Irish Red ale), a T-shirt and a bag of pretzels and twine to make your own pretzel necklaces. July 11. $80/ticket package for four. facebook.com/frothybeardbrewing

A Summer with Southern Authors: Jeff Upshaw & Bob Deans The Charleston Library Society partners with Evening Post Books and Buxton Books for a series of virtual programs that take place every other Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The series highlights the works of Southern authors and the influence of the South in their books and their lives. This Thursday tune into to chat with Polly Buxton and authors Jeff Upshaw and Bob Deans. You’ll hear about Upshaw and Deans’ experiences growing up in the 1960s South. Be sure to RSVP to this event online. July 9 at 4:30 p.m. Free to attend. charlestonlibrarysociety.org

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A New Type of Medium

Charleston’s improv theater, Theatre 99, cannot reopen to the public because of the current coronavirus pandemic. But, like so many arts organizations and businesses in town, they want to keep producing content for their audience. Now, they’ve got an easy way for everyone to access live comedy. Twice a week, Theatre 99 livestreams improv shows. Similar to their regular, inperson shows, Theatre 99 picks the topics for these shows based on suggestions from online viewers. Theatre 99 asks viewers to donate any amount at theatre99.com. All shows are accessible on Theatre 99’s Facebook after they’re streamed. Stay tuned to Facebook for Theatre 99’s next shows (including the occasional pop-up show, announced 24 hours in advance). —Connelly Hardaway

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PURE Theatre may not be able to hold full-scale productions at the moment due to COVID-19, but that’s not stopping the local company from delivering quality entertainment to Charleston. PURE, which paused theatrical productions March 14 in response to the pandemic, will host the first of a three-part virtual reading series titled “Bearing Witness” on July 17. The series is a partnership between PURE, the Charleston Arts Festival and Buxton Books, and while some of the details are still being ironed out, like whether the participating actors will be gathered in the same space or reading virtually, the audience will be able to tune in online. “We’re still determining if we can put all the actors in one place, safely socially distanced,” PURE artistic director Sharon Graci said. “Producing during the pandemic isn’t like producing under normal circumstances: Things fall into place, then change the next day. But we’re confident that everything will work out.” Part one of “Bearing Witness” was originally slated to be Father Comes Home from the Wars, a Civil War-era drama that follows an enslaved person named Hero from his home in West Texas to the Confederate battlefield. In a last minute change (the OFUNNIYIN nature of producing during the time of COVID, according to Graci), though, the first reading will now come from Dr. Ade Ofunniyin, the founder and CEO of the Gullah Society. Ofunniyin’s play is titled Denmark Vesey: Every Man Has a Story. Ofunniyin says that Every Man Has a Story, “chronicles what might have been Denmark Vesey and his lieutenant Gullah Jack’s stories leading up to the planned Rise

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of 1822 in Charleston”. All three plays in the “Bearing Witness” series were selected in response to the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent anti-racism protests that erupted worldwide. “It’s a continuation of PURE’s activism,” Graci said. “This is a conversation that we need to be having.” To Graci, the most important aspect of this reading series is how each play touches on the roots of racial inequity in the United States, and how America’s Original Sin of slavery continues to have repercussions in contemporary times. “It asks us to take a look at why these issues of inequity are so deeply rooted,” she said. “It forces us to grapple with how the U.S. economy began to flourish thanks to the institution of slavery, and how some of us have benefited, and still benefit, from that institution, while others continue to be oppressed.” “When you start 300 yards behind in the race, there’s no equity there,” she added. While the content of these plays directly address this distinct American moment, the medium by which PURE will deliver it — virtually, that is — is also a reaction to current events. For some theaters, this interruption may have felt like a gut punch. But for PURE, it was an opportunity. “The pandemic has taken away our most vital element, live performance, but I believe that our voices are more urgently needed now than perhaps ever before,” PURE co-founder Rodney Rogers said. “It’s incumbent upon us to identify new platforms to remain active and engaged.” The theater has tried to do just that with PURE Institute, a branch of the organization responsible for education and outreach. COVID-19 didn’t spawn these new plat-

forms, but it did quicken their development. The virtual reading series, which PURE plans to continue for the foreseeable future, may be the best example of what Rogers called “a new type of medium that’s in between live theater and filmed entertainment.” “It gives the audience access to the heart and brain of PURE,” Graci said. There’s also a virtual book club, born out of a partnership with Buxton Books, that will be available to PURE subscribers and feature readings by core ensemble members, and its end goal is to “enhance what we’re producing on stage,” Rogers said. Lastly, the PURE podcast hosted by core ensemble member Michael Smallwood will focus on creativity, art-making and provocative ideas within the theatrical realm. All of these options serve the same purpose: to maintain interaction between PURE and its audience during a time without inperson productions. “Ultimately everything we’re trying to do with [these] offerings is to bring our audiences closer to our work and to make the experience of PURE even more meaningful,” Rogers said. Nobody knows for sure when in-person productions will return. Some theaters, as Graci noted, have suspended operations until spring of 2021 at the earliest. But PURE, which has been buoyed by donations during the pandemic, isn’t ready to throw in the towel on 2020 just yet. “I think what’s going to happen is that we’re going to have to produce outside the theater: literally [an] outside [play,]” Graci said. “Everything is still very much up in the air, but we’re hopeful that we’ll be able to do something between now and then [2021].”

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Now through July 16 you can shop online art for a good cause at millergallerychs. com. Online exhibit Art For Change features the work of 19 of Miller Gallery’s artists, with pieces priced from $125 to $2,200. All proceeds from this group exhibit benefit R3 Inc, a local nonprofit that works to “empower all youth, regardless of their background, to become healthy, productive, and active members of their communities” as well as the Rick Watkins Memorial Scholarship at CofC and free art classes for underserved Charleston kids at Miller Gallery. Miller Gallery represents contemporary local and international artists, with a focus on emerging artists working in a variety of mediums. The gallery is currently open TuesdaySaturday, 12-4 p.m. —CH

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Reinventing the Rock Doc Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be? looks at a lesser-known actor and musician

Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be? is a zippy documentary about, well, Michael Des Barres. Everyone knows Michael Des Barres. Right? He’s that guy from that show you like so much. That guy who was in that movie you liked so much. A quick look at his IMDB page says it all: 112 credits in all kinds of TV shows and movies. He had a role in the teacher-saves-students drama, To Sir, with Love. Des Barres was known to yell “MacGyverrrrr!” as his character, Murdoc, plummeted over a cliff or was yet again bested by the titular secret agent in the TV show MacGyver. I’m sure you remember that time he played the satanic cult leader, Malcolm Graves, who influenced his son to give rise to the ghoulies in Ghoulies. No? What about the time he was in CSI, NCIS, Seinfeld or The New WKRP in Cincinnati? What about the time he was Eddie, the potential love interest of Lynn Tanner in the “Promises, Promises” episode of ALF? It was a great one. Oh yeah, he also had a music career. At one point he used his androgynous look and bawdy demeanor to front bands like Silverhead, which was signed to Deep Purple’s label, Purple Records, and the band Detective, which was signed to Jimmy Page’s label, Swan Song. He had a solo album or two. He was part of another group that was Honestly, one can’t be bubbling just under the surface called blamed if they’re having Chequered Past. There was that time he fronted the rock supergroup a hard time placing the Station, for its Live Aid name Michael Des Barres. Power appearance after Robert Palmer left He’s always existed just the band. Even Des Barres’ most on the periphery of main- notable contribution to the music pop culture is somewhat behind the attraction status. scenes in its own way. No doubt you’ve heard the new wave classic, “My Obsession” by Animotion. To this day, the early ’80s pop culture staple is still used in movies like Ingrid Goes West, Stuber and Hot Tub Time Machine to name a few. The song, originally written and performed by Holly Knight and Des Barres, headlined the soundtrack to A Night in Heaven, an erotic disco drama about a torrid affair between Faye, a speech class teacher, and Rick, who was a speech class student by day/crotch-thrusting male dancer by night. Honestly, one can’t be blamed if they’re having a hard time placing the name Michael Des Barres. He’s always existed just on the periphery of main-attraction status. A good chunk of Who Do You Want Me to Be? is a tribute to having an unvanquishable drive and a flair for reinvention. We’ve seen this rock documentary before: the youthful days, the ascent, the years filled in a haze of pills and blow, the affairs, the ruined marriages, the fall and the re-ascent. It’s well-worn territory of talking heads, pithy edits and archival footage made more interesting because the savvy Des Barres is an engaging storyteller (particularly of his more hedonistic days) and his many bittersweet brushes with fame are relatable. One small section of the film recalls Des Barres’ more party-hardy days with the likes of Don Johnson and Ed Begley Jr. interspersed with nights playing Trivial Pursuit with former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones. At a fleeting 79 minutes, the film flies by. No wheels are

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reinvented by any means, but at the same time it sidesteps the whole rise-fall-rise thing since, at first glance, it’s more about an inspiringly persistent fellow who always seemed to miss fame by that much and became quietly content with that. Come to think of it, like its subject, that’s kind of a reinvention itself. Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be? premieres on demand July 10.

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Classic and Pizzazz

Geechie Boy Mill owners Betsy and Greg Johnsman announced the company would change its name last week, joining national brands that are addressing racial connotations associated with their names. “We have taken the first steps in the process to make this change. What will not change is our commitment to providing the highest quality products to our customers,” said the Johnsmans in a press release. Geechie Boy Mill supplies grits, cornmeal and other grains to restaurants in Charleston and around the country. The Johnsmans decided to keep the name intact when they acquired the business in 2003, but moving forward, they will choose a new identity for the brand without “causing harm or discomfort to anyone.” In the Lowcountry, Gullah Geechee refers to the people and culture of those descended from formerly enslaved Africans who settled in tight-knit communities along the coast of the Carolinas and into Florida. During Jim Crow segregation in America, the term “boy” was a dismissive reference used by white people. “We appreciate all of the concern we have received recently, and we have taken it to heart. Once all the legal requirements are met and the paperwork is complete, we will announce our new name. Thank you for your patience as we make this transition,” the press release read. Geechie Boy Mill isn’t the only company coming to terms with the racial connotations of its name. Recently, the parent companies of Uncle Ben’s and Aunt Jemima announced that those brands would be retired over their reliance on racial stereotypes. —Parker Milner

Park Circle Creamery and Holy Sticks scoop success together despite pandemic slowdown BY PARKER MILNER

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MAURICE RAY (LEFT) AND JESSICA TENBERGE COMBINED CONCEPTS IN FEBRUARY AT RAY’S PARK CIRCLE SCOOP SHOP

mel or we’re making brownies or we’re doing something special to our ice cream. But it’s all done by two people.” For Ray and Tenberge, the turning point came at Easter when the duo had the idea to sell do-it-yourself ice cream baskets. “You could get four bars and two pints of ice cream or whatever combination you wanted,” said Ray. The baskets, which also included ice cream toppings and Easter eggs, showcased both brands in a family-friendly format. “It caught like wildfire. That was the lifesaver,” he said. Ray and Tenberge sold over 200 baskets and from that point on, those driving down East Montague Avenue between 3 and 8 p.m. would see a crowd outside the shop — appropriately spaced, of course. With the in-store experience revamped, they’re adding a catering component to their business model. According to Tenberge, they’ve brought bars and scoops to corporate events and a few weddings. Their recent purchase of a catering truck will streamline the operation. “We’re offering a lot of fun options that have not been seen as far as ice cream and catering go,” she said. Ray and Tenberge — “the ebony and ivory of ice cream,” as they said — aren’t sure

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where this new partnership will take them. For now, their love of ice cream and mutual respect keeps them going. “We’ve found that there’s so much more that unifies us than divides us,” said Tenberge. “Our passion for ice cream is kind of our common denominator in this equation. Mo actually went to this high school right across the street. I mean talk about a guy who’s keeping it as local as you can. Before Park Circle was Park Circle, Mo was here.” “Adversity produces creativity, creativity produces opportunity,” said Ray. “The last two months, we had some interesting days, and the fun part about it is we came out of it better than we went into it.”

Charleston’s own Red Clay Hot Sauce was recognized by Forbes last week for shifting to more direct-to-consumer sales during the coronavirus pandemic. According to the magazine, “Red Clay Hot Sauce closed April 2020 with more than 3.5 times the gross revenue from April 2019. Founded in 2014, the brand, which in before times primarily sold to restaurants, has focused on direct-to-consumer sales in recent months, launching on Amazon at around the same time many shelter-in-place orders went into effect.” Asked about the Amazon launch, Red Clay CEO Molly Fienning said, “Amazon is an important sales channel for us, and we’re learning how to optimize it more and more every day. It’s not our largest wholesale partner yet, but there’s a good chance it will be soon as a growing number of people want groceries delivered to their front doors.” “Charleston, both its community and its restaurants, has been so supportive of Red Clay for years, and we’re most grateful for that.” —PM

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Park Circle Creamery owner Maurice “Mo” Ray faced the dilemma of operating during a pandemic like many other local businesses, but a partnership with Jessica Tenberge of fancy ice cream bar company Holy Sticks led to the expansion of his classic offering. Ray, who opened the Park Circle ice cream parlor at 1044 East Montague Ave. in 2016, said business was slow at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’d have Saturdays where it would look like an old Western town.” A Second Sunday collaboration in February paved the way for a more permanent partnership with Tenberge who owns Holy Sticks, an ice cream bar concept that previously served the College of Charleston crowd out of a King Street storefront. Their new business model was simple: Park Circle Creamery would transition to curbside pick-up and offer Holy Sticks’ colorful ice cream bars to pair with their classic scoopable ice cream. Ray changed the layout of the store, setting up the register in the doorway and listing flavors wherever there was space. Still, it was a struggle at first. “We tried the sandwich board, and we got little whiteboards,” said Ray. “It was rough, but we just dug in our heels and made it work.” As restrictions eased, more people came out for ice cream to-go with the family. From there, Ray and Tenberge began adding creative touches to their collaborative menu. New flavors included chocolate chip cookie dough, “Death By Chocolate” and “Holy No Cow” vegan ice cream. Later, Tenberge created a strawberry, vanilla and blueberry BRAVO bar in honor of Ray, who spent 13 years in the U.S. Navy. Then came the customizable ice cream sandwiches, which Tenberge said exemplifies their work together. “He brought classic, I brought pizzazz,” she said. The ideas are met with a handson approach featuring high-quality ingredients like cream sourced from a small Georgia co-op. “Every part of the ice cream is touched by us,” Tenberge said. “We’re hand-making cara-

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an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff, R. Wayne Wiggins, complaining of Defendants Sharon E. Howard, Monika V. Coker, Sadye Logan, ADEM, LLC, and if any of the above-named Defendants be deceased, then their respective heirs-at-law, distributees, personal representatives, assigns, administrators, creditors, successors, assigns, children and/or spouses, John and Jane Does, adults, and Richard Roe, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, being fictitious names designated as a class of any unknown person or entity who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Sharon E. Howard, Monika V. Coker, or Sadye Logan, as well as any of the other Defendants abovenamed who may be deceased and any other persons or legal entities, known or unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Defendants”), to quiet title on the property described more thoroughly herein. The following is a description of the premises subject of said foreclosure action:

Daniel Island, South Carolina STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FILE NO. 2019-CP-10-0514 R. Wayne Wiggins, Plaintiff, vs. Sharon E. Howard, Monika V. Coker, Sadye Logan, and if any of the above-named Defendants be deceased, then their respective heirs-at-law, distributees, personal representatives, assigns, administrators, creditors, successors, assigns, children and/ or spouses, John and Jane Does, adults, and Richard Roe, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military Service of the Unites States of America, being fictitious names designated as a class of any unknown person or entity who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Sharon E. Howard, Monika V. Coker, or Sadye Logan, as well as any of the other Defendants above-named who may be deceased and any other persons or legal entities, known or unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein. Defendant(s).

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING ON JOHNS ISLAND, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CONTAINING 11.74 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS TRACT A ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT ENTITLED “BOUNDARY SURVEY OF 281-00-00-244 11.74 ACRES ON BENJAMIN ROAD OWNED BY WAYNE WIGGINS LOCATED ON JOHNS ISLAND CHARLESTON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA,” BY JERROLD ANDERSON, P.L.S. # 16123, DATED MARCH 21, 2011, REVISED APRIL 23, 2011, AND ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT B. SAME PLAT BEING RECORDED IN BOOK S11 AT PAGE 0087 ON APRIL 29, 2011 IN THE RMC OFFICE OF CHARLESTON COUNTY.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO R. WAYNE WIGGINS BY DEED OF RICHARD W. WIGGINS DATED JANUARY 8, 2008, AND RECORDED IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN BOOK H648 AT PAGE 805 ON JANUARY 8, 2008. TMS No. 281-00-00-244 LESS AND EXCEPT THAT PORTION KNOWN AS TMS. NO. 281-00-00-005 MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED AS: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING ON THE BENJAMIN ROAD EXTENSION ON JOHNS ISLAND IN THE COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS CONTAINING ONE-ACRE OF LAND ON A PLAT PREPARED BY ASHLEY LAND SURVEYING, INC., DATED MARCH 26, 2010 AND RECORDED IN THE R.M.C. OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK L 11 AT PAGE 0037; SAID LOTS HAVING SUCH BUTTINGS BOUNDINGS, SIZE, SHAPE, AND DIMENSIONS AS WILL BY REFERENCE APPEARED TO THE SAID PLAT MORE FULLY APPEAR AND SAID PLAT IS MADE IMPORTANT PARCEL OF THIS DESCRIPTION BY REFERENCE THERETO. Respectfully Submitted, Victoria N. Smith (101864) Payne Law Firm, LLC 280 Seven Farms Drive, Suite A Daniel Island, SC 29492 May 7, 2019

This Matter comes before the Court on the Motion of the Plaintiff, represented by his counsel of record, Victoria N. Smith, Esq. It is appearing that there may be unknown persons who have or may claim an interest in the subject matter who are either minors, incompetents, imprisoned, or subject to the protections of the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Civil Relief Act and in need of a guardian. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Edward Merritt Farmer of Charleston, SC is hereby appointed as guardian ad litem for all such Defendants who are or may be minors, incompetent, imprisoned, or subject to the protections of the Soldiers and Sailor’s Civil Relief Act; AND IT IS SO ORDERED this 17th day of February in the Year of Our Lord 2019, in Charleston County, State of South Carolina. s/The Honorable Roger Young Charleston, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2020-CP-10-01848 SANDRA C. LOY, Plaintiff, vs. FREDERICK L. COAXUM, FRED SINGLETON, MATTIE SINGLETON, BESSIE WASHINGTON, ISABELLE HOLMES, 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 FREDERICK L. COAXUM, FRED SINGLETON, MATTIE SINGLETON, BESSIE WASHINGTON, ISABELLE HOLMES, if any of them be deceased, and TONY SINGLETON AND FLOSSIE COAXUM, both deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants.

SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

property conveyed to Plaintiff by Deed of Distribution recorded 9/17/19, in Book 0822, Page 260.

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.

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LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff, above-named, against the Defendants, abovenamed, 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 tract of land in St. Pauls School District No. 19, and more particularly described as follows: Bounded on the north by the lands of the grantor now conveyed to Flossie Coaxum, on the east by the S.C. Highway No. 174, on the south by the lands of Ella Simmons, and on the west by the lands of the grantor now conveyed to James Seabrook and Charlotte Singleton, and containing three acres, more or less. LESS AND ACCEPTING: All that tract of land in St Pauls School District and more particularly described as follows: Bounded on the north by the lands of Tony Singleton, on the east by S.C. Highway 174, on the south by the lands of Ella Simmons, and on the west by the lands of James Seabrook, and containing one (1) acre, more or less. Being property conveyed to Robert Holmes by deed from Tony Singleton, dated 2/4/1943, and recorded 2/26/1943, at V43-491. LESS AND ACCEPTING: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land measuring and containing one (1) acre, more or less, situate, lying and being in St. Paul’s School District, No. 19, Charleston County, South Carolina and being more fully described as follows: Beginning at an iron stake on paved S.S. Highway No. 174 which said iron stake is the Southeast corner of the lands hereby conveyed and is located Two Hundred Ten (210) feet North of a County maintained dirt road and running thence in a Westerly Direction along lands of the Estate of Tony Singleton for a distance of Four Hundred Eight (408) feet to an iron stake and thence running in a Northerly direction along lands of James Seabrook for a distance of One Hundred Five (105) feet to an iron stake and thence running in an Easterly direction along the lands of Flossie Coaxum for a distance of Four Hundred Six (406) feet to an iron stake on S.C. Highway No. 174 and thence running in a Southerly direction along S.C. Highway 174 for a distance of One Hundred Five (105) feet to an iron stake being the point of beginning. Being property inherited by Fred Singleton, Mattie Singleton, Bessie Washington, Isabelle Holmes and Flossie Coaxum as heirs of Tony Singleton, as evidenced by deed to Christopher Singleton, dated 3/10/1966, and recorded 3/21/1966, at E85-187. BEING a portion of the property conveyed to Tony Singleton by deed from Sallie M. Witsell, dated 2/16/1943, and recorded 3/11/1943, in Book C44, Page 35. Being the same property transferred to William Coker by Tax Deed, dated 3/10/16, recorded 3/29/16, in Book 0543, Page 523. ALSO, being the same

You will please take notice that by an Order dated the 1st day of July, 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 459, 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 behalf 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 July 1, 2020.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2020-CP-10-02440 GALINA S. BOGATKEVICH, Plaintiff, vs. NANCY C. BENNETT, and if she be deceased, 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 Nancy C. Bennett, if she be deceased, FRIDAY BENNETT, CHRISTIE BENNETT, ABNER Y. BENNETT, PHILIP BENNETT, RICHARD BENNETT, EDWARD BENNETT, NELLIE MARTIN, WIFE OF PHILIP BENNETT WHOSE NAME IS UNKNOWN AND WIFE OF RICHARD BENNETT WHOSE NAME IS UNKNOWN, all deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the 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, abovenamed, 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 certain piece, parcel or tract of land with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in St. Paul’s Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina being designated as Lot 1 (174,663 sq.ft., 4.010 acres) as shown on a plat entitled “Plat Showing the Subdivision of T.M.S. No. 245-00-00-030, a 30.205 Acre tract to Create Lot 1, a 4.002 Acre Tract and Lot 2, a 1.009 Acre Tract Owned by Nancy J. Bennett Located in the Town of Ravenel, St. Paul’s Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina” prepared by F. Steven Johnson, R.L.S. SC No. 10038 dated August 30, 2006, revised July 27, 2007, and recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina on August 8, 2007, in Book EK at Page 932 said lots having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear. BEING the same property conveyed to Nancy C. Bennett by deed from Sam C. Bennett, dated May 28, 2015, and recorded June 8, 2015, in Book 0481, Page 349 at the Charleston County Register of Deed’s Office. Also, being the same property conveyed to Galina S. Bogatkevich by Tax Deed, dated March 2, 2020, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County on March 31, 2020, in Book 0870, at Page 511. T.M.S. No. 245-00-00-222 NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI You will please take notice that by an Order dated the 25th day of June, 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 459, 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 behalf 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 June 25, 2020. Mount Pleasant, SC.

RDC File No.: 19-13003 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF CHARLESTON CASE NO.: 20-CP-10-0778 Burton Street Properties, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. The Estate of Hezekiah Bryant, deceased, his Heirs at Law, or Distributees, Personal Representatives, Successors, Assigns, or Spouses, if any, and all other persons entitled to claim under or through them and all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real property subject to this action, those who are adults being as a class designated as John Doe and any unknown infants or Persons under any disability or person in the military service of the United States of America being as a class designated as Richard Roe, and the City of North Charleston, Defendants. LIS PENDENS

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Notice is hereby given that Plaintiff will, within twenty (20) days from the date hereof, commence foreclosure proceedings against the above named Defendants for the foreclosure of the below described mortgage: Mortgagee: Palmetto Mortgage Corporation Mortgagor: Hezekiah Bryant Date Signed: October 4, 2006 Book and Page: Book Z600 Page 128 Date Recorded: October 5, 2006 Assignment From: Palmetto Mortgage Corporation Assignment To: Ginger Renee Rink, Trustee for the Ginger Renee Rink Revocable Trust U/A 12/4/2012 Date Signed: May 1, 2018 Book and Page: Book 0723 Page 889 Recorded: June 6, 2018 Assignment From: Ginger Renee Rink, Trustee for the Ginger Renee Rink Revocable Trust U/A 12/4/2012 Assignment To: Burton Street Properties, LLC Date Signed: November 5, 2019 Book and Page: Book 0845 Page 978 Recorded: December 11, 2019 The premises covered by said Mortgage are fully described as follows and incorporated herein by reference. All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with all improvements thereon, or hereafter constructed thereon situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Charleston, and comprising lot No. 62 Delaware Avenue on a map of the Westerly part of Union Heights prepared for the Kopp-Isenhour Realty Company by J.E. Thomas, dated 1919 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book “C”, Page 137 and having such size, shape, location, dimensions and bounds as may be seen by reference to the aforesaid plat on record. TMS No.: 466-12-00-064 Address: 1996 Delaware Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405

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SUMMONS AND NOTICE 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 subscriber at his office, 2050 Spaulding Drive, Suite 2, North Charleston, South Carolina 29406, within thirty (30) days after 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 Plaintiff. 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. 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 12, 2020. ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM UPON READING AND FILING the Petition of the Plaintiff for the appointment of Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem for any unknown defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability or incompetent, including those persons who might be in the military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a Class designated as “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” and it appearing that the names and addresses of such persons, if any, whether residents or non-residents of the State of South Carolina, are unknown to Plaintiff and cannot, with reasonable diligence be ascertained, and that the said Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, whose office is located at 6296 Rivers Avenue, Suite 102, North Charleston, South Carolina, is a suitable and competent person to understand and protect the rights and interests of said Defendants and has no interest therein adverse to the interest of said Defendants, if any, and is not connected in business with the Plaintiff, in this action or with its counsel. IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that said Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, be and he is hereby designated and appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for said unknown Defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability of incompetent, including those persons who might be in the military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a class designated as “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” and he is hereby authorized to appear and defend the said action on behalf of said Defendants, unless Defendants, if any, or any of them shall within thirty (30) days after the service of a copy of this Order upon them, exclusive of the day of service, as herein provided, procure to be appointed, procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for said Defendants, if any, for the purposes of this action. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall be served upon said unknown Defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability or incompetent, including those persons who might be in the Military Service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a Class designated “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” by publication of a notice of this Order as required by law in a newspaper published in Berkeley County, South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. 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

NOTICE OF SALE Docket No. 2018-CP-10-5995 By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of The Lakes Master Association, Inc., Plaintiff v. Priscilla L. Johnson a/k/a Priscilla Lois Johnson, Defendant. I, the undersigned Master-inEquity for Charleston County, will sell on August 4, 2020 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Summerville, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as “Lot 216” of The Lakes of Summerville as shown on that certain plat of Associated E & S, Inc. entitled, “REVISED FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT PREPARED OF THE LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE - PHASE III-A, SITE LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF SUMMERVILLE, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA PROPERTY OWNED BY LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE, LLC,” dated April 10, 2007 and recorded April 30, 2007 in Plat Book EK at Pages 656, 657 and 658 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear. SUBJECT to any and all applicable easements, restrictions, conditions, right-of-ways and setbacks of record and as may be shown on the above-referenced plat. BEING the same property conveyed to Priscilla L. Johnson by deed of Lakes of Summerville, LLC dated October 30, 2008 and recorded November 3, 2008 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book 0018, Page 653. SUBJECT, to any and all applicable easements, restrictions and reservations of record as set forth in Exhibit A of said deed recorded on November 3, 2008 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book 0018, at Page 653. TMS No.: 388-13-00-573 Property Address: 507 Savannah River Drive, Summerville, SC 29485 TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH: The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of five (5%) per cent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent), same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within thirty (3) days after the date of the sale, same to be forfeited and applied to costs and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. The sale shall be subject to taxes, to existing easements and restrictions of record, and to homeowners association assessments accruing subsequent to the date of the deed issued to the purchaser [Purchaser to pay interest on his bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance at the rate of 6.875% per annum]. The sale shall be subject to that certain mortgage lien held by Chase Home Finance, LLC, by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Freedom Mortgage Corporation. In the original amount of $125,419.00, dated October 31, 2008, and recorded November 3, 2008, in Book 0018 at Page 654 with the Charleston County Register of Deeds. Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed. Any sale pursuant to this order, is without warranty of any kind. Neither Plaintiff nor the Court warrant title to any third-party purchaser. All third-party purchasers are

made parties to this action and are deemed to have notice of all matters disclosed by the public record, including the status of title. See Ex parte Keller, 185 S.C. 283, 194 S.E. 15 (1937); Wells Fargo Bank, NA v. Turner, 378 S.C. 147, 662 S.E2d 424 (Ct. App. 2008) No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of the sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity for Charleston County Attorney for the Plaintiff Derek F. Dean Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412

NOTICE OF SALE Docket No. 2018-CP-10-5992 By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of The Lakes Master Association, Inc., Plaintiff v. Yvonne Singleton, Defendant. I, the undersigned Master-inEquity for Charleston County, will sell on August 4, 2020 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Summerville, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as LOT 456, PHASE 111-D, LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE, as shown on that certain plat of Southeastern Surveying of Charleston, Inc., entitled, “A FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT A PORTION OF PHASE III-D, THE LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE, OWNED BY LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE, LLC, LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF SUMMERVILLE, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” dated April 21, 2010 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book L10, at Page 0165 on June 15, 2010. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear. SUBJECT to any and all applicable easements, restrictions, conditions, right-of-ways and setbacks of record and as may be shown on the above-referenced plat. BEING a portion of the property conveyed to Yvonne Singleton by deed of Lakes of Summerville, LLC dated April 25, 2011 and recorded April 28, 2011 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book 0184 at Page 464. SUBJECT, to any and all applicable easements, restrictions and reservations of record as set forth in Exhibit A of said deed recorded on April 28, 2011 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book 0184, at Page 464. TMS No.: 388-13-00-721 Property Address: 209 Salkahatchie Street, Summerville, SC 29485 TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH: The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of five (5%) per cent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent), same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within thirty (3) days after the date of the sale, same to be forfeited and applied to costs and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. The sale shall be subject to taxes, to existing easements and restrictions of record, and to homeowners association

assessments accruing subsequent to the date of the deed issued to the purchaser [Purchaser to pay interest on his bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance at the rate of 6.875% per annum]. Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of the sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity for Charleston County Attorney for the Plaintiff Derek F. Dean Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412

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: EDWARD LEO HOGAN 2020-ES-10-0773 DOD: 05/03/19 Pers. Rep: PATRICK FRANCIS HOGAN 430 OAKMONT LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 Pers. Rep: MARYELLEN MARGARET HOGAN GIBSON 19 ELIZABETH ST., #403 CHARLESTON, SC 29403 Atty: SUSAN A. TESCHNER, ESQ. 3 LOCKWOOD DR., #204 CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ Estate of: MARY CATHERINE CAMPBELL 2020-ES-10-0798 DOD: 05/06/20 Pers. Rep: CAROL A. WEBB 3121 ION AVE. SULLIVANS ISLAND, SC 29482 ************ Estate of: BILL LEVON DEMPSEY AKA B. L. DEMPSEY 2020-ES-10-0804 DOD: 05/19/20 Pers. Rep: PAMELA D. TURNER 5435 HWY 162 HOLLYWOOD, SC 29449 Pers. Rep: KIMBERLY D. VENDRICK 1625 OCEAN NEIGHBORS BLVD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 Atty: SHIRRESE B. BROCKINGTON, ESQ. PO BOX 31312 CHARLESTON, SC 29417 ************ Estate of: MAURICE B. DUMAS 2020-ES-10-0807 DOD: 06/02/20 Pers. Rep: SHIRRESE B. BROCKINGTON PO BOX 31312 CHARLESTON, SC 29417 ************ Estate of: DONALD EDSON SNELL 2020-ES-10-0820 DOD: 06/21/19 Pers. Rep: KIM R. SNELL 23 HUNTERS FOREST DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ************ Estate of: CLINTON EUGENE WALLS 2020-ES-10-0843 DOD: 05/13/20 Pers. Rep: BRADLEY CHRISTOPHER WALLS 627 COX DAIRY RD. MOULTRIE, GA 31768 ************ Estate of: SHERRYLL JOSEPHINE COOK 2020-ES-10-0844 DOD: 04/02/20 Pers. Rep: KRISTAN J. MATOSKA 13 WATSON LN. MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709 Atty: CHRISTOPHER PAUL BECKER, ESQ. 2828 WATERPINTE CIR. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29466

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2020-CP-10-01557 Wading Heron, LLC, Plaintiff vs. John R. Mungin, and also Jane Doe and John Doe, fictitious names representing unknown heirs and distributees or devisees of any of the Defendants who may be deceased, and also representing any unknown persons claiming any rights, title or interest in or lien upon the real estate the subject hereof, Richard Roe and Sarah Roe, fictitious names representing unknown persons who may claim an interest therein as may be infants, incompetents, in the military service and persons entitled to protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940, Defendants. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the Plaintiff or its attorney, Jennifer S. Smith, Esquire, P.C., at the below-indicated address, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, 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 relief demanded in the Complaint and a judgment by default shall be demanded. Plaintiff’s Counsel Jennifer S Smith, Esq 843-819-6581 Bar 69599 Guardian Ad Litem Edward A Bertele 843-471-2082.

of Court for Charleston County on February 12, 2020. 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, Sally R. Young 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.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2020-DR-10-0590 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Baptista Eason, Edward N Conyers, et al. 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 Charleston County on February 20, 2020. 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, 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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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2020-DR-10-1096 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Michael Russell Sr., et al. 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 Charleston County on April 30, 2020. 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, Sally R. Young 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.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2020-DR-10-0489 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Ruth McAdams, et al. NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk

RDC File No.: 19-12986 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2020-CP-10-1284 Ronald Wilson, Plaintiff, vs. John Doe and Jane Doe, whose names are unknown and fictitious names designating the unknown heirs, devisees, distributes, issue, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns of Marion Wilson, deceased, if they or any of them be dead; and Mary Roe and Richard Roe, whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, persons under disability, incompetents, imprisoned, or those person in the military, if any; and also all other persons known or whose true names are unknown, claiming any right, title, interest in, or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Defendants. SUMMONS AND NOTICE TO: THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: 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, 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 this 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. 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 March 9, 2020. ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM UPON READING AND FILING the Petition of the Plaintiff for the appointment of Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem for any unknown defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability or incompetent, including those persons who might be in the military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a Class designated as “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” and it appearing that the names and addresses of such persons, if any, whether residents or non-residents of the State of South Carolina, are unknown to Plaintiff and cannot, with reasonable diligence be ascertained, and that the said Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, whose office is located at 6296 Rivers Avenue, Suite 102, North Charleston, South Carolina, is a suitable and competent person to understand and protect the rights and interests of said Defendants and has no interest therein adverse to the interest of said Defendants, if any, and is not connected in business with the Plaintiff, in this action or with its counsel. IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that said Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, be and he is hereby designated and appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for said unknown Defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability of incompetent, including those persons who might be in the military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a class designated as “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” and he is hereby authorized to appear and defend the said action on behalf of said Defendants, unless Defendants, if any, or any of them shall within thirty (30) days after the service of a copy of this Order upon them, exclusive of the day of service, as herein provided, procure to be appointed, procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for said Defendants, if any, for the purposes of this action. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall be served upon said unknown Defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability or incompetent, including those persons who might be in the Military Service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a Class designated “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” by publication of a notice of this Order as required by law in a newspaper published in Berkeley County, South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. 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

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Charlton Singleton was in a good mood, and he had a good reason to be. About 10 minutes before we spoke, he received the Grammy trophy he and Gullah band Ranky Tanky earned back in January for Best Regional Album in American Roots Music. “It’s a little bit of a relief,” Singleton said, “because it was supposed to be here in March. But I’m actually saving it to open when my wife gets here. So the box is sitting on the table.” If you became familiar with Singleton through Ranky Tanky, his new release might surprise you. Instead of the Gullah, jazz and gospel mixture he performs with the band, the trumpeter, singer, songwriter and bandleader went in an entirely different direction with his solo album Date Night, released July 3. The album is split evenly between vocal and instrumental tracks, and the style is a mix of jazz and R&B. It’s laid-back, polished and lightly funky music that one might call “smooth jazz,” though “contemporary jazz” is probably closer to the mark. That may shock new fans, but the fluid grooves and deft solos on tracks like “Sea Breeze” and “Sunrise” shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s followed Singleton. Whether performing on his own, with a band or as the artistic director of the Charleston Jazz Orchestra, one constant in his work has been change. “If people have seen me doing shows either under the name of Charlton Singleton and Contemporary Flow or the Charlton Singleton Quartet or Quintet, or even the big tribute shows I’ve done at the Music Hall for Prince, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston, I think those people might know my versatility,” he said. Date Night is Singleton’s fourth solo album, and his first foray into smooth jazz. “The first two were more straight-ahead jazz,” he said. “They were like listening to Dizzy Gillespie or Lee Morgan. So this is definitely a curveball.” The smooth jazz approach is something Singleton had in mind for a decade or so. Local DJ Jazzy J suggested the trumpeter do a cover of “Mister Magic” by Grover Washington, Jr. Despite some protests from Singleton, he did a take of the tune and sent it to the DJ. “He immediately played it on the radio and I started to get some buzz from some people in contemporary jazz,” he said. “That struck a nerve, and then I met a lot of other people and they were like, ‘You should try it.’” And with Ranky Tanky’s latest tour behind

Alt rock band Baby Yaga released a music video June 29 for “Going to Hell,” the lead single for their debut EP Fuck, which dropped on June 30. The video’s got all of the punk energy of the album, particularly in the catchy chorus. Throughout the video, the band takes part in some light-hearted sacrilege: they smoke pot in church, play sinful tunes in the sanctuary, guitarist Avery Greeson dresses up as a nun and vocalist Presley Randall licks a priest’s face. Presley summons the devil, played by producer Matt Tuton, and hangs out with him. It’s a good time. Fuck is full of comic rebellion like “Going to Hell.” The opening track, “I’m Going Back,” kicks the door down, opening the floor for big tunes like “One of a Million,” “Right Love” and “Needed You.” For the entire EP, they just keep the energy and angst rolling, bringing out the grunge kid in all of us. —Heath Ellison

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him, Singleton finally had time to try it, about a decade after the fact. But it took a little convincing to get his band on board for Date Night. Drummer/producer Calvin Baxter II, keyboardist Demetrius Doctor, guitarists Dave Grimm and Greg Loney and bassist LaVonta Green “didn’t want to touch anything in the smooth jazz world,” Singleton said. “They could do it, but they wanted to stick with gospel and jazz; that was their thing,” he added. “We went into the studio and started working on the tracks, but it basically sat for a while because a lot of people had other things that were going on. But luckily towards the end of last year, we hunkered down and got it done.” Four of the songs on Date Night are new, and four have been in Singleton’s repertoire for years. “The older songs are from 1997 and 1998,” he said. “When I wrote those songs, my wife and I were just dating at the time and now it’s come full circle with some of these new songs.” Singleton is well aware that there’s a certain stigma to the term “smooth jazz,” particularly among straight-ahead jazz fans and musicians. There’s not much improvisation or exploration in smooth jazz, and Singleton actually used to be one of the people that looked down his nose at it for that reason.

“I used to be a purist,” he said. “A lot of people used to think that smooth jazz was only one person: Kenny G. But if you look at the history of it and where contemporary jazz started, you can point to people like Miles Davis and Grover Washington and Marcus Miller. It had a groove.” And if there are people who dismiss Date Night, Singleton is fine with that. “I’m not worried about any of those folks,” he said, “Especially with my track record of trying to be as versatile as I can.”

R&B artist Contour released two covers Friday, “Sweet Tears” by Roy Ayers and “Go Away” by Strawberry Switchblade. According to songwriter Khari Lucas, the cover of “Go Away” is more soulful to contrast the post-punk flare of the original tune. Contour’s cover has a bounce to it in the drums, but is a pretty relaxed affair in the instrumentation. “Sweet Tears” is an electronic and programmed cover, Lucas said, countering the jazz and soul sound of the original Roy Ayers tune. Lucas’ voice shines in this track, partially because of the subtle music, but mostly it’s just because he’s a good vocalist. Lucas lets quiet emotion flow as he sings every word. Friday, all proceeds from bandcamp.com went to The Black School, an experimental school that teaches radical black history and the arts. All curriculum is based around black love, self determination and wellness. Lucas also encourages fans to donate to them directly. —HE

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