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JUST THE ACT OF LINING UP TO VOTE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC CAN BE A MAJOR STRESSOR FOR PEOPLE

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Stress and anxiety mount during election season, health professionals say

BY SKYLER BALDWIN

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 11.04.2020

More than two-thirds of American voters say the election has been a significant source of stress in their lives, a noticeable leap from rates in past elections, according to a survey published by the American Psychological Association.

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The proportion of Black adults reporting the election as a source of stress jumped from 46% in 2016 to 71% this year.

“We are facing increasing division and hostility in the presidential election,” Arthur C. Evans Jr., chief executive of the APA, said in a press release. “Add to that racial turmoil in our cities, the unsteady economy and climate change that has fueled widespread wildfires and other natural disasters.”

During the 2016 election, much of the advice given to those struggling with election anxiety involved surrounding yourself with positive folks and getting out of the house. But thanks to the pandemic, solutions aren’t as simple as before.

“A lot of what we end up talking about is being comfortable with doing as much as you can, and I guess to some degree, trusting the process,” said MUSC researcher Christopher Sege. “There’s a big anxiety around, ‘Am I doing enough?’

“There’s obviously only so much you can do, and only so much control any one person can have, and that’s difficult, because it’s obviously very important to a lot of people,” Sege said.

Sege isn’t the only Charleston profes-

sional noticing the stress surrounding the election.

Since half the population in a closely matched election is going to be upset with the outcome, mental health care providers have a lot to be prepared for.

“What I do specifically is evaluate whether or SEGE not a patient’s anxiety or depression is affecting their ability to function, whether that be by missing work, missing out on events or losing sleep,” said Dr. Sarah Coker, a psychiatrist at Roper St. Francis Hospital. “We look at multi-system approaches there.”

COKER But clinical solutions only go so far, and can seem out of reach for some or unnecessary for others, if their anxiety isn’t impacting their daily lives in a significant way. So, it’s important for people to understand the root of their stresses and know how to cope.

Coker said the lack of that knowledge has led to a potential uptick in rates of stress and anxiety surrounding the election.

“We’ve definitely noticed an increase in anxiety and depression during the election due to poor coping skills,” Coker said. “There is so much out there due to the constant media and commercials — it’s harder for people to know how to step away.”

Sege echoed the idea of constant news and media surrounding the election making things difficult for those struggling with election anxiety.

“24/7 access to news and social media makes it much harder to unplug from things,” Sege said. “That becomes a coping strategy itself, knowing when to pay attention but finding times throughout the day to unplug and be okay with that.”

There’s also the added factor of a global viral outbreak as a compounding stressor on top of the election, Coker said.

“We are also in the middle of a pandemic, so a lot of people are already out of their normal daily life and routine,” Coker said. “They have even less that they could focus on outside of the election. They’re already stressed, and now they’re even more stressed.”

Add to that the growing polarization and division between American citizens. In 1960, just 4% of Democrats and Republicans said they would be disappointed if their child married someone with differing political ideology, according to a study by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

That figure climbed over 35% by 2018, according to another survey by the Public Religion Research Institute and The Atlantic.

Fortunately, there are general ways of dealing with stress and anxiety that can work to help folks through election-induced fears as well, Coker said. Just a handful of her tips include:

• Examine your daily life and routine.

Identify sources of stress and of relief and calibrate accordingly.

• Shake things up. Make sure you aren’t stuck in a rut.

• Be sure to eat a balanced diet and exercise. Physical health and mental health often go hand in hand.

• Set times to check in on political news.

Very rarely do things that require your urgent attention come up; don’t get caught in the trap of constant attention.

• Find something uplifting to replace your stressors with. Go outside, listen to music, read a book or anything else calming that can take the place of anxietyinducing activities.

Despite the difficulties for some, Sege is hopeful that this election can be an avenue for growth.

“I view this as, hopefully, a learning experience,” he said. “Going through this process this year, hopefully people learn from it and say, ‘Okay, this is what I can do in this process, and this is kind of my limit.’ That helps you cope with the next time around.”

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MORE OUTSIDE SPENDING TARGETED DEMOCRATS IN KEY SC RACES Millions of dollars in outside money targeted Democrats seeking office in South Carolina during the 2020 election, eclipsing non-campaign spending targeting Republicans, according to one campaign finance watchdog group.

On top of the hundreds of millions of dollars raised and spent by political campaigns, outside groups have also spent heavily in close races across the country. In South Carolina, spending by outside groups in the U.S. Senate and 1st Congressional District elections spent a combined $62 million in support of candidates from both parties, according to the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP).

Major outside spending has come from party-aligned super PACs that have the ability to raise almost unlimited sums of money and do not have to disclose individual donors.

But in the race between U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison, outside groups have spent more to target Harrison, who has had a significant campaign cash advantage over the incumbent Graham.

In all, $25.5 million has been spent opposing Harrison, while $13.51 million of outside spending has targeted Graham, according to the CRP. In the 1st Congressional District, out-

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LGBTQ advocacy groups say a reported Oct. 25 incident being investigated as a hate crime

by Charleston police reiterates the need for statewide protections.

According to a press release sent by Charleston police, a man was subjected to an “anti-gay slur” as he stood by his car near Rutledge Avenue and Carolina Street. After the suspect displayed a firearm and threw a phone charger, the victim fled, police said.

“Hate has no place in the city of Charleston,” Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds said. “We’re actively proceeding under the city’s Hate Crime Ordinance and will prosecute this crime to the fullest extent of the law.”

A 2018 Charleston ordinance allows a

side spending is more evenly matched.

Roughly $7.03 million has been spent against incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham by outside groups, with $5.89 million spent against Republican challenger state Rep. Nancy Mace.

But while spending in the Senate race added up to a fraction of the total spent, outside groups have more than doubled the combined amount spent by the Mace and Cunningham campaigns, which have smaller budgets and cover a smaller goegraphic area. Mace reported $3.88 million in total spending during the election, while Cunnigham reported spending $6.11 million.—Sam Spence

The total amount state and local entities, including utilities and service districts, spent on lobbyists during the COVID-19 outbreak from Jan. 1 through May 31.

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stronger sentence — a $500 fine or 30 days in jail — for crimes of hate or intimidation.

But Charleston’s law is unique. Most local governments do not have added protections.

“Now is the time to get serious about passing a hate crime law here in South Carolina,” said Chase Glenn, the executive director of the Alliance for Full Acceptance and a leader in Stamp Out Hate, a new coalition pushing for a state hate crime law.

“This isn’t a political issue; this isn’t only about LGBTQ people,” Glenn said. “This is about creating safer communities for all South Carolinians — sending a clear message that our state is a safe and welcoming place for all people, and hate has no place here.” —Skyler Baldwin

Weeks into the resumption of in-person classes in public schools across the state, fewer than 1 in 20 coronavirus cases in South Carolina is tied to students or staff.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control began reporting positive COVID-19 cases in K-12 schools on Sept. 4. Since that time, there have been 1,956 positive cases among K-12 (public and private) students and staff who attended school face to face during their infectious period, according to the latest data released Oct. 26.

From Sept. 4 to Oct. 28, DHEC has reported 45,411 positive cases among all South Carolinians.

This means that positive cases among K-12 students who attended school and staff account for 4.3% of the state’s confirmed cases.

“The South Carolina Department of Education has worked with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to ensure that schools and districts have the most up-to-date guidance and data surrounding COVID-19 and school operations,” agency spokesman Ryan Brown said in a statement to Statehouse Report, City Paper’s sister publication.

He said the agency has implemented five mitigation strategies put forth by the Centers for Disease Control: Consistent and correct use of masks; social distancing to the largest extent possible; hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette; cleaning and disinfection; and contact tracing in collaboration with the local health department.

Brown said the agency has purchased and delivered more than $50 million in protection devices and supplies, and distributed $194.7 million in federal funds to schools to address pandemic expenses. “(The agency) is in the process of supplying an additional $80 million to districts that can be used to hire school nurses, purchase safety materials and technology for remote learning, as well as provide students with interventions and supports to ensure they are successful during the pandemic and beyond,” he wrote.

But while the agency recommends levels of percent positive — with a percent positive of more than 5% leading to a school labeled as “moderate risk” of transmission — there is no state data on how many are being tested within staff and student populations.

The state’s percent positive level as of Sunday is 12.2%, while the national percent positive rate is 7%.

South Carolina has experienced 3,687 confirmed deaths associated with the virus since March.

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CofC REMOVES SLAVEHOLDERS’ NAMES FROM HONORS, DONOR FUND College of Charleston President Andrew Hsu has ordered a move away from using the names of slaveholders within the school’s honors college, a donor society and a student award.

“Embracing diversity, equity and inclusion and making progress toward racial reconciliation needs to be more than just talk; it needs to be about action,” Hsu said on Oct. 28.

The announcement was related to campus institutions bearing the name of William Aiken Jr. and Robert Smith.

Hsu ordered Aiken’s name removed as the designation for top scholars in the school’s honors college, a request that originated among its faculty and students, Hsu said.

Smith’s name will be removed from the award for the highest-graduating student and

the school’s top donor group.

Aiken owned one of the South’s largest plantations. Smith oversaw the use of slave labor on campus during his tenure as president in the 1790s, according to Hsu. Rénard Harris, the College’s chief diversity officer said he was “excited” about the order.

Harris said the work to examine the campus community is important to being an inclusive place that provides equal opportunities.

“This work is highly significant because we want all faculty, staff, and students to be proud of this institution. And if that troubled history at that moment in time intentionally blocked the path of someone or some group, then we should use our time to reopen that path,” Harris said. —Sam Spence

BLOTTER O’ THE WEEK Police responded to a downtown college campus after receiving reports about a suspicious paper bag. Police found the bag, but the report abruptly ended without mention of what was found inside.

So, it was either an unspeakable Lovecraftian horror, or some sort of printer error. We like to think it’s the former. Stay weird, Charleston.

BY SKYLER BALDWIN ILLUSTRATION BY STEVE STEGELIN

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with Charleston Police Department between Oct. 21 and Oct. 27. No one described in this section has been found guilty, just unlucky.

An officer approached a man he believed to be intoxicated on a downtown park bench and identified himself by name and rank.

The man, who up until this point had a reasonable claim to sobriety, answered, “Well, I’m General George Fucking Washington.” So much for that.

A man pocketed a candy bar from a West Ashley convenience store and went to leave the store.

When the cashier asked if he was going to pay for the candy, the man reportedly said he hadn’t taken anything. Sound defense — keep that one in your back pocket, right next to the candy bar.

Police put out an alert for a white four-wheeler after the driver was caught doing wheelies down King Street and dodged police by cutting across a field, giving officers in pursuit a “come here” gesture. Five minutes later, the driver was in the back of a police cruiser.

Police stopped a car downtown for not using its headlights after dark and caught a whiff of marijuana from inside. The officer found a small amount of marijuana on the driver, but issued no citation, and only a warning for the headlights. Progress!

A woman’s boyfriend dropped her off at home after a night of clubbing, and she was met by her child’s father slashing the tires on her car. The things some men will do out of jealousy.

Try to follow this one: A West Ashley man reported his Acura stolen. While he was speaking to officers, a second man arrived and said he sold three other people a Honda. Earlier that day, police responded to a call about a brokendown Honda that matched the description of the newly sold car. Police pieced together that the men who bought the Honda were upset about the car breaking down and returned to steal the Acura instead.

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While being questioned by officers, a “known drug addict” admitted that he was holding some weed. He then retrieved roughly 70 Xanax pills from his pockets. He’s a little confused, but he’s got the spirit.

One man tried to drop his glass pipe over the side of a concrete barrier while police were questioning him about suspicious behaviors in a downtown parking garage. Guess he forgot the sound of glass breaking is pretty noticeable.

A woman was convinced by some strangers over the phone to get her vehicle wrapped with a Mt. Dew/ Pepsi logo, but she would have to wire them just shy of $3,000 to pay for the expenses. Let’s hope these oddly specific scammers dew time.

A woman and a child entered a West Ashley department store and the woman was seen using some sort of “cutting device” to remove the locks on several purses before running out of the store with the kid. Ah, motherdaughter bonding.

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ore than 1.3 million South Carolinians cast their ballots before election day this year, driving record turnout in the midst of a pandemic in a state that does not technically have no-excuse early voting. It’s time for South Carolina to remedy that by joining the 44 other states that have statewide support for early voting.

South Carolina lawmakers have never been proactive on policies that increase equity and democracy. That’s no secret.

But, this year has been an especially embarrassing charade to watch. Right-wing partisans and their bureaucratic cronies’ voter-suppression crusade saw proposals to expand absentee voting rejected and a voter protection lawsuit appealed all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States. In the end, their efforts likely did more to discourage legitimate voters than election fraudsters. Indeed, SLED said Monday that only one voter fraud complaint related to a local election is currently under investigation.

Charleston County led the state in early absentee voting this year, surpassing the county’s entire 2018 midterm elections with more than 159,000 ballots cast. With four satellite voting locations for expanded in-person absentee voting, the county tallied nearly 35,000 ballots during the final week alone. In Richland County, which had six satellite voting locations, more than 132,000 absentee votes had been cast as of Monday, 92.6% of their 2018 midterm total.

Unfortunately, support in-person absentee voting is not actually the law of the land in South Carolina. County election offices are on their own to devise plans to increase voter turnout in their areas, and some, like Charleston, even

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Serving Charleston, North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, and every place in between.

apply for outside grant funding to meet demand. Even then, voters waited at North Charleston Coliseum nearly three hours to vote on Oct. 31, one of two Saturdays when satellite locations were open. In Berkeley County, where there was only one location open on Saturday, voters waited five hours.

Long lines are no surprise, since South Carolina is one of just six U.S. states with no official early voting, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

South Carolina’s 3.49 million registered voters depend on an efficient, reliable process to make sure their votes count.

Our democracy demands it too. An engaged electorate with a truly representative state government should be a goal for our state — a point of pride. But, people need to be able to cast their votes. With more ways to do that, the closer we get to that goal of democracy.

The fact is: The easier it is to vote, the more people will vote. The more people who vote, the better. That should be something Republicans and Democrats agree upon as a fundamental of democracy.

Every American’s most basic civic responsibility is to cast their vote. During times of crisis — the past seven months included — human instincts bring us together in support of a common purpose.

Our republic deserves to be taken seriously. When our system of voting routinely makes it more difficult to participate in American democracy, it’s time to change the laws.

When the state legislature returns to Columbia in January, we the people demand that our elected leaders finally get serious about enacting real early voting in South Carolina.

Our votes, and their reelections, depend on it.

Andy Brack

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Jobs and Schools Corporate tax breaks and the cost for South Carolina’s public schools Not many years ago, while in graduate school, I worked for an economic development group that recruited companies to the Atlanta metro area.

Time and again, when executives visited, among their first questions was: “How good are the schools?” It was very clear to me that the quality of schools matters a great deal when it comes to attracting investment and jobs.

Back now in my native South Carolina, I am an educator and advocate for public education, and I am concerned about the subpar and uneven quality of our state’s public schools. U.S. News and World Report ranks our schools at No. 43.

The state’s so-called Corridor of Shame, a nickname given to a string of rural, impoverished, and poor-performing school districts along South Carolina’s I-95 corridor, serves as a stark reminder that there is much work to be done to improve the state’s standing nationally in education.

This region of the state, with flat farmland and remnants of industries that have relocated overseas, needs to attract jobs — and it also needs employers who want to invest in our futures. But by disinvesting in their school systems, many South Carolina counties are undermining their abilities to compete. To revitalize these economies, we need to invest in traditional public schools, yet this need to improve the quality of its public education system is too often ignored by state political leadership.

We have growth in some areas, and when jobs grow, people move in, and that means more families with school-age children. But then, we abate the companies’ taxes, stressing the tax base we need to keep schools modern and healthy.

Until now, we did not know how severe this disinvestment had become.

Under state law, counties award massive economic subsidies and tax incentives-even though school districts lose the most revenue. Last year, these corporate tax breaks cost South Carolina public schools $423 million, an astonishing increase of $99 million from fiscal year 2017.

This news, released recently by Good Jobs First, a non-profit think tank along with the South Carolina Education Association (SCEA), found millions in property tax abatements granted to companies like Boeing, BMW, Volvo, Amazon and dozens of other businesses operating in the state.

The biggest aggregate losers were Berkeley County ($54 million) and Greenville County ($41 million) while poorer counties including Orangeburg, Dorchester, Calhoun, Greenwood and Barnwell lost more than $2,000 per pupil.

For a state with obvious examples of school districts that are underfunded, such as those within its Corridor of Shame, this loss of public school revenue is jarring. As a result, groups in the state that are committed to advocating for and supporting public education in South Carolina such as The SCEA and the Lowcountry’s Quality Education Project (QEP), a state member of Diane Ravitch’s Network for Public Education, will be working with allies to develop a legislative strategy and public awareness campaign to change the way economic development is executed in South Carolina.

Legislative leadership can successfully move our state forward by recognizing this vital link between a quality public education system and economic growth. Simply put: We need to change the rules concerning tax abatements for major companies operating in South Carolina.

The legislature can act by taking the school portion of tax abatements off the table; it can give school boards a say in whether their money is given away (a power state law now delegates to county elected officials); and it can require counties to disclose costs and benefits of every company’s taxbreak deal, including actual jobs created and actual wages paid.

South Carolina cannot grow and grow fairly if we let newly arriving companies impoverish our schools. Great schools and good jobs go hand in hand.

Kendall Deas is a political science professor specializing in education policy at the College of Charleston and a director of the Quality Education Project.

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TAKING O   RDERS Delivery dominates, but can complicate business for local restaurants

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Restaurants’ experiences with platforms like Uber Eats, Postmates, Grubhub, DoorDash and others have not all been the same in Charleston. Some were using them pre-COVID-19, but for others that relied on multi-course meals, attentive service and juicy-margin booze sales, switching to takeout was a desperate venture into new territory.

The past seven months have been a juggling act. Restaurants have upended their models and menus to control the chaos, all while forking over 30% of order sales to their newfound delivery partners.

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Food delivery services have taken over since the onset of the pandemic as restaurants have gotten creative.

Sometimes, the takeover has been quite literal.

Surprise, surprise Uber Eats launched in Charleston in 2017 with just 70 local restaurants. Today, the app and others like it are flooded with everything from fast-food cheeseburgers to slow-food barbecue.

A handwritten sign at Park Pizza Company’s register tells visitors they don’t work with Uber or other delivery services.

“We don’t use Uber Eats, DoorDash or Grubhub and frankly don’t want to ever use them if we can help it,” said co-owner Adam Pavao, who owns the Park Circle shop with Leigh-Ann Gobel. “Those sites have added our restaurant without our permission in the first place with incorrect pricing, wrong wait times and partial menu items.”

Acme Lowcountry Kitchen on Isle of Palms had the same problem, owner Bobby Simons said.

“In late July, Uber Eats added [my] restaurant to their platform without notifying in any way,” he said.

At both restaurants, customers unknowingly ordered food through the app, and drivers showed up to grab the orders.

“We first found out we were added by one of our own customers calling us and wondering where their food was. They said they had placed it with Uber Eats 40 minutes ago, but we never received any order for them nor any order from Uber Eats. It was the first we heard of it, so we were kind of stunned,” said Pavao. On weekend nights, Park Pizza sells around 100 pizzas, and wait times can tick upwards of an hour.

At Acme, Simons said incorrect price listings led to frustrated customers and staff working overtime.

Getting their businesses removed from the delivery platforms was even a challenge for

Delivery services have helped local restaurants attract more business since March, but logistics can be challenging.

Edmund’s Oast added takeout for the first time early in the pandemic with a simplified menu. It still became a double-edged sword — as locals flocked to support restaurants, some were still trying to find their head in the new systems.

“It was cartoonishly hard in those first few days,” said owner Scott Shor, who added that it took Edmund’s Oast a month to go live on Uber Eats due to an influx of new restaurants signing up.

Pink Cactus owner Brooke Warden was on SHOR and off the app during that same time frame.

“We [used Uber Eats] briefly, but you literally make no money,” Warden said. “We are already competitive with pricing and adding the to-go containers then the 30 percent cut Uber Eats got — there was not much WARDEN left over from a sale.”

Specializing in takeout has always been a priority for Eastside Soul Food owner Brooks Harrison, who said he saw a huge spike in Uber Eats orders at the start of the shutdown.

“Most of our customers for the last five years come in and then leave,” said Harrison, who’s been on the app since 2018. “Very seldom do we have people actually come in and sit down.”

Order volume has returned to what Harrison described as normal, but even now, it’s challenging for spots like his that charge $4.99 for a fried pork chop plate with rice.

With Uber’s 30% cut, Harrison makes about $3.50 for that chop.

Why not just raise your prices on the app?

A move like that would break your contract

with Uber and could result in the restaurant’s expulsion from the platform — not to mention sticker shock from previous customers.

Warden pulled Pink Cactus from delivery platforms in April, but she still needed to find a way to offer takeout. Luckily, she found a solution.

“The POS (point-of-sale) company I use offered their online ordering platform which integrated with our already established point-

of-sales system,” she said. “It allows us to easily manage, and the best part is they offered it to us for free until the end of the year.”

One drawback is Pink Cactus and other restaurants with lean operations are unable to offer delivery, leading many establishments to stick it out with courier services. Locals can still order food from Edmund’s Oast, Xiao Bao Biscuit, Spanglish and several other independent restaurants that weren’t on the platforms prior to the pandemic.

What happens now?

There’s an untold advantage to being on apps so many of us scroll through when we’re hungry and bored, but is it worth the price of admission? And for drivers, at what point do you shut off the delivery portion of the app and just start picking up folks for trips to the airport or King Street?

Some drivers and businesses continue to utilize these services, while others have decided they are better off handling deliveries in-house.

“Those kinds of companies aren’t people I want representing my business,” Pavao said.

“They don’t take the same care and pride that we do. We offer our own delivery and just prefer it be done our way, so we always know the customer is getting the right level of service.”

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“We are already competitive with pricing and adding the to-go containers then the 30% cut Uber Eats got — there was not much left over from a sale.” —Brooke Warden

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Acme and Park Pizza, Simons and Pavao said.

“We had to fight just to get taken off of those platforms with multiple calls and emails dragged out over days,” Pavao said.

When asked about these involuntary enrollments, an Uber spokesperson responded with a statement via email: “We have launched this program in some cities in order to increase restaurant selection on our platform, which also drives new business to these restaurants. Using feedback from the industry, we designed a system that’s restaurant friendly and have also established processes to easily remove restaurants from the platform if they wish.”

Acme and Park Pizza’s experiences with Uber Eats strained the businesses during an already difficult time, but Pavao recognizes its value in the midst of a pandemic.

“I can see how those platforms can be useful, especially these days, for restaurants that don’t have delivery options,” he said. “We’re lucky to be able to have a delivery system in place. I know some of my favorite restaurants do not, so I wouldn’t ever blame them for using it.”

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Wednesdays Sept. 9-Nov. 11. 1 p.m. Free with garden admission. Wall Lowcountry Center. 1931 Brookgreen Drive. Murrells Inlet. brookgreen.org

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Gibbes Distinguished Lecture Series The Gibbes Museum of Art is happy to present Martin Margulies as this year’s Distinguished Lecture Speaker. Margulies is among the top 200 art collectors in the world and has built one of the world’s major collections of contemporary art. Gibbes is offering a limited number of tickets for a social-distanced, in-person event and a virtual streaming ticket option.

Nov. 11. 6-7:30 p.m. $50/in-person ticket, $10/virtual livestream. Gibbes Museum of Art. 135 Meeting Street. Downtown. gibbesmuseum.org T H U R S D AY

Artist Conversation Series Hop on Facebook Live for a conversation with filmmaker and graphic artist Hamid Rahmanian and Mark Sloan as a part of the Halsey Institute’s Virtual Conversation Series. Rahmanian has worked with the United Nations and GQ, and his films have been shown to audiences at Sundance and Toronto film festivals. Viewers can ask questions through Facebook comments, and the video will be archived on the exhibition website.

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, one of the most accomplished bands in American roots music, will be in the Charleston Music Hall with a refreshed lineup and newfound energy. After their extended 50th anniversary tour, the ensemble has become a six-piece for the first time since their early jug-band days. With more than 50 years of material to shuffle through, their set list is sure to be a vast mix you won’t want to miss.

Nov. 5. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. $35-$55. Charleston Music Hall. 37 John Street. Downtown. charlestonmusichall.com

Drive through Johns Island County Park for a full afternoon of live bluegrass from the comfort and safety of your vehicle. Live performances include Gravel Road, Southern Flavor Bluegrass Band and Pluff Mud String Band. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets, tables and more to use at their parking space, so long as items don’t block others’ views of the concert.

Nov. 7. 1-4 p.m. $40/vehicle, up to four passengers. Johns Island County Park. 2662 Mullet Hall Road. Johns Island. charlestoncountyparks.com

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YALLFest, the Lowcountry’s annual festival dedicated to written works for young adults, is at it again with a new approach. Just like its sister festival, YALLWest, YALLFest is moving onto the internet this year. And along with the new format, YALLFest organizers are referring to 2020’s festivities as YALLWrite.

“We realized that [moving online] presented a unique opportunity to do something totally different and to focus on craft, and to bring some of the most acclaimed and bestselling writings for young adults together to actually teach the nuts and bolts of craft,” said festival co-chair Alex London.

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“Each writer is an expert on their own writing and each person we’ve invited brings some unique perspective to the table on creating stories and on this particular moment in American life” — Alex London, co-chair of YALLFest

YALLWrite is all about the process of creating stories, building worlds and everything that goes into putting the pen to paper. “It’s an exploration and a celebration and a chance to learn about the art and craft of creating literature for young people,” London explained.

This year’s panels and classes will cover a wide mix of conversations that can help

aspiring and established artists better understand their craft. Some of the topics up for discussion are broad and heady, like writing as a political act or creating queer inclusive worlds on the page. Others will study the nitty-gritty of creative writing: how to plan a series, how to write realistic dialogue, how to write graphic novels.

London is particularly excited about a panel on story structure, which he is moderating. “I’m obsessed with story structure,” he said. “There’s a lot to explore from different writers about how they structure their stories, how Western conceptions of stories are structured versus non-Western conceptions.”

Plenty of genres will also be represented, thanks to the swath of writers YALLWrite pulled, including Brandon Mull, Brandy Colbert, Renee Ahdieh and Soman Chainani.

In all, over 70 authors will participate in YALLWrite. Each individual, London said, brings their own experiences.

“Each writer is an expert on their own writing and each person we’ve invited brings some unique perspective to the table on creating stories and on this particular moment in American life,” he said. “We designed the topics to be interesting and engaging and inclusive, but we’re certainly not going to dictate what the authors talk about or should be concerned with.”

YALLWrite’s online format is one factor that could impact the festival in a few ways, including its spontaneity.

“Part of YALLFest’s fun is that it’s one of the wackier book festivals you’ll ever attend, and I hope that wackiness is preserved,” London said. “That could change the nature of it, but this is all very new, so I’m not sure

North Charleston’s Cultural Arts Department will showcase artwork by members of the Pastel Society of South Carolina from Nov. 3-25. The Park Circle Gallery will hold the city’s annual art showcase with free admission to the general public. This year’s showcase, Pastel Passion, will display 30 dry pastel works including Mary Brigman’s Blazing Sunset to Dance of Light by Rita Ginsberg.

The Pastel Society of South Carolina is a nonprofit organization that works to promote public awareness of pastels as a fine art medium. Their organization offers education programs for all of its members and outside artists. Pastel Passion at the Park Circle Gallery offers an opportunity for pastel artists to be recognized for their work.

The Park Circle Gallery is open at 4820 Jenkins Ave. Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and on Saturday from 12-4 p.m. Gallery capacity is currently limited to 10 people at a time due to the pandemic.

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how it changes the nature of it.”

But, not every aspect of YALLWrite could be done away with next year. London’s excited about this year’s focus on young creatives gaining a foothold in the craft of writing. “I like the idea, especially with the students that we’re reaching out to, that there will be a lot of opportunities for their creation to be emphasized, for them to be celebrated as writers,” he said.

Thanks to some outreach by YALLWrite and book donations to local schools, London hopes to continue to put the attention on young writers. “It’s not just about the authors and their expertise, but it’s really about readers as writers and the students as writers, and decentering the author as this wise force of all expertise, and really uplifting the young writers and readers as a part of that writing community.”

The annual Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival will be hosted virtually Nov. 6 – 15. This year will feature a wide array of authors, including former National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Call Me

By Your Name author Andre Aciman.

The festival offers opportunities to view conversations between authors, historians, journalists and professors.

With two sessions a day airing from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., participants have plenty of chances to see timely concepts discussed and analyzed. The full schedule can be found online.

The festival will hold discussions regarding Emma Donoghue’s The Pull on the Stars, different interpretations of the American South and the power of race and identity.

The festival events are free to attend, but viewers must register online at charlestontocharleston.com for a spot to view the discussion. —LP

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Save Yourselves! begins with a millennial Brooklynite couple arguing about open browser tabs — and ends in the outer reaches of space.

I walked into Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson’s film Save Yourselves! pretty much blind, and I came away pleasantly surprised.

It joins the pantheon of films like Night of the Comet, The World’s End, This Is the End and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World that explore human relationships while the world around them goes to hell in a handbasket. But, Save Yourselves! offers less extravagance in execution.

That opening disagreement over Jack (John Paul Reynolds) closing the tabs on Su’s (Sunita Mani) laptop subsides quickly. We meet their friends and learn their future plans. (Plans that totally won’t be interrupted, of course.)

One friend has plans for a wedding involving a mariachi band but worries it may be too much like appropriation.

There are concerns voiced about making the world a better place and being better people in it. When they run across their friend, Raph (Ben Sinclair), he offers to lend his grandfather’s cabin for the weekend. It seems like just the thing they need to break away from the shackles of the modern world and, as Jack pines, a chance to get dirt under his fingernails.

They agree to turn off their devices and steer clear of social media and communication with anyone other than each other.

As they start their vacation, there are little cues that things around them are amiss. What are those popping sounds? Ah, who cares. Let’s talk about Su’s book, How To Be a Better We and leftover quinoa, and make bad Sean Connery jokes.

And so the intention to leave behind their little Brooklynite bubble to experience nature puts them into another bubble under the guise of getting to know each other even better. Su confesses to eating her contact lenses while Jack expresses regret over not being good at doing “manstuff” like plumbing and gutting a fish.

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thing. They gradually realize things may be amiss and eventually break their own self-imposed rules and find themselves facing off with these little “poofs.” But even then, in a moment of crisis, they still find time to rattle off gun stats at each other and voice fears of becoming “gun people.”

This premise is fun enough but the film’s greatest strength is its main characters. They’re cute. I wish I knew of a better adjective to call them. Maybe endearing? That sounds better. They’re also lovable, in spite of obnoxious flaws and self-absorbed idealism, which makes them even more endearing.

It’s a testament to Mani’s and Reynold’s talent and the screenplay by Fischer and Wilson. It would’ve been really easy to just create one-dimensional millennial stereotypes but they went beyond that: imbuing Su and Jack with charm while they bumble their way through an apocalypse and into yet another bubble of sorts. It was fun watching a goofy apocalypse movie to forget the apocalypse.

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Handcraft Kitchen and Cocktails is bringing back Christmas-themed Miracle bar popup for the second straight year. Starting on Monday, Nov. 23, the Mount Pleasant cocktail bar will be decked out with festive decor and will feature a new holiday-themed menu.

Look for twinkling lights, vintage garlands, reindeer figurines and more. Drinks will be holiday-themed, with options like the snowball old fashioned, Christmapolitan and the Parrot in a Pear Tree, a combination of tequila, pear liqueur, applejack, lime juice, “parrot mix” and black walnut bitters.

“We are thrilled to bring Miracle back to Handcraft Kitchen and Cocktails for its second year,” said Handcraft general manager Daniel Farrell. “Our customers and staff had so much fun celebrating the holidays last year with Miracle, and we are hoping to bring the same kind of joy to a year that has been a bit rough for many.”

The franchised Miracle bar concept started in New York City six years ago and has since popped up with bright lights and over-the-top decor in 38 states and eight countries.

This year, a portion of the proceeds from all Miracle pop-ups will be donated to the James Beard Foundation’s Open for Good campaign to aid the relief efforts of independent restaurants. —Parker Milner

Blackout Burger brings smashed burgers to the latenight food scene

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Industry veteran Cameron Wetzler found a void in Charleston’s late night food scene, leading him to launch Blackout Burger, a socalled ghost kitchen pop-up serving burgers until 2 a.m. on the weekends.

Wetzler started his career in professional kitchens such as The Ordinary and Oak Steakhouse, later transitioning to a management role at popular local food truck Roti Rolls. While working on the truck, he researched ghost kitchen concepts that were popping up on the west coast.

“A ghost kitchen set up is being on a digital platform of delivering food through Uber Eats, Grubhub, Postmates, things like that and connecting with people on Instagram via direct message for curbside pick-up,” he said.

Wetzler liked the idea, and with 21 years of food and beverage experience under his belt, he launched Blackout Burger, a concept built on serving crispy smashed burgers with creative topping combinations.

The burgers themselves are mashups of ones he enjoyed growing up in Charlotte and others he discovered on travels to the west coast.

“They’re old school burger joints that have stayed true to one style, they’re not trying to get crazy,” he said. “They offer something that’s consistent and has been consistent over the years. I figured I would put my own spin on a burger like that.”

Local ingredients are the star of the Blackout Burger toppings. Find house-made curry dill pickles or chili smashed inside a Brown’s Court Bakery Hawaiian bun with the burger. But it’s each burger’s preparation that sets them apart.

“The flavor all around is unique, and [so is] the way the burger is smashed,” he said.

“I don’t think anyone is doing them as crispy and as thin as we are doing them right now.

I knew that would be unique in itself.”

Wetzler’s signature preparation — called “Blackout-style” — features that house-made chili and coleslaw. For sides, his most popular item is Frito pie.

“My dad worked for Frito Lay for a long time, and I kind of adopted a great recipe for Frito pie from them,” Wetzler said. “It was a

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staple at Panthers games on Sunday mornings. It’s very nostalgic to me, and it’s always been something I wanted to put on a menu.”

Frito pie replaces French fries as a side option, which Wetzler said can get soggy in transit.

“You don’t want to sacrifice quality for the sake of having it.”

It turns out Wetzler’s lean, takeout-only operation, which he runs out of a kitchen at 119 Spring Street, happened to be the right concept for 2020.

“It’s a no-contact service, which is great for the time we’re living in right now.” Low overhead and minimal staff also keep business costs down, Wetzler said.

Blackout Burger stays open until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays to serve the latenight crowd, specifically chefs finishing up their shifts.

“We’re all chefs. We don’t get off until 12 a.m. and then you want to go have drinks and what’s open when you get home? There’s not a lot of options for good quality food late

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night,” Wetzler said.

Lately, Wetzler has left the ghost kitchen to pop-up at local breweries like Munkle, Two Blokes and Ghost Monkey. No matter where he’s at, the mission remains the same.

“I’m really focusing on how to make the best burger possible.”

Blackout Burger is open Tuesday through Thursday from 5-10 p.m. and Friday through Saturday from 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Orders can be placed via Uber Eats or by sending Blackout Burger a direct message on Instagram @black_out_burger.

Three-time James Beard Award winning author Nathalie Dupree will prepare recipes from celebrated cookbook Charleston Receipts during a virtual class on Friday, Nov. 13.

The Junior League of Charleston (JLC) is hosting the event in honor of the cookbook’s 70th anniversary. Charleston Receipts, which was first published in 1950 and is the oldest Junior League cookbook still in print, has generated over $1,000,000 in revenue since its release.

Dupree is a best-selling author with 15 cookbooks. Her most recent James Beard Foundation Award was for her latest cookbook, Nathalie Dupree’s Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking.

“We are excited to host an event that not only provides an evening of fun with one of Charleston’s premier culinary experts but supports the JLC’s mission as we empower women to be the heart of our community’s leadership. All proceeds help us answer our community’s needs with creative and collaborative solutions,” said JLC president Beth Meredith in a press release.

To register, visit jlcharleston.org and select one of two packages, one of which comes with recipe ingredients provided by Duvall Catering. All participants will receive a Zoom link for access to the cooking class prior to Nov. 13. —PM

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Abarca’s menu is personalized for each dinner but expect salads, appetizers like locally made Rio Bertolini fettuccine with heirloom tomato sauce and main dishes ranging from green chile marinated steak to swordfish with charred cauliflower. The chef also offers vegetarian and vegan options.

“I like to add an Italian twist if I can,” Abarca said.

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and tips on recreating his dishes at your next dinner party. Pair the food with beer or wine from a curated list selected by the Kramers.

“We’ve been trying to get into more catering stuff,” said Paula, who added that they hope to eventually get into brunch catering.

“We have this incredible tool and we want to showcase what [Abarca] is capable of. It’s a fun offering that we can offer at a really reasonable price point.”

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Baguette Magic owners Paula and Sam Kramer have shown their creativity since the start of the pandemic with new signs, “Bagette” weekly deliveries and beach-friendly grab-and-go lunches.

The sisters’ next move is the launch of a private dinner experience with personalized meals from new executive chef Jullian Abarca. Priced between $70-80 per person, each dinner comes with a curated four-course menu, beer and wine.

“We had this vision to do this when we bought the restaurant,” said Paula, who hopes to attract couples opting for scaled down rehearsal dinners and locals hosting small parties or family gatherings. “So many people get married on Folly, and this would be the closest option for them. It’s a cool option to do with a group.”

Paula and Sam purchased Baguette Magic on James Island at the end of 2019, and they’ve continued to serve the specialty breads and baked goods locals have been hooked on since founder Mathieu Richard opened the cafe in 2013.

They’ve recently added several menu items thanks to Abarca, who used to run Jewish/ Mexican pop-up Matzo Y Masa with Sam. The private family-style dinners are another place where the chef can shine using experience from previous jobs at Trattoria Lucca and Coda del Pesce, where he met Sam. “Working at Trattoria Lucca, every one of our Mondays was a family-style meal, so I definitely have a good repertoire for feeding the masses,” he said. “That job definitely opened

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2020-CP-10-02265 Saint Johns, LLC, Plaintiffs, v.

Richard Gregory, Benjamin Gregory, Carl Gregory, Hilda Gregory, Joseph Gregory, Harold Solomon Gregory, Darrell Gregory, Terry Johnson, Lillian Simmons, Johnetta Gregory, Jaqueline Johnson, Hilda Simmons, Leonard Gregory, William Gregory, all being deceased persons, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Successors and Assigns and Spouses, if any they have and all other persons entitled to claim under them or through them, and all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: 48 Simons Street City of Charleston Charleston County, South Carolina

TMS No.: 463-12-01-140 and also, any unknown heirs, devisees or Distributes of the Deceased Defendants, and any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class Designated as Richard Roe, and South Carolina Federal Credit Union, County of Charleston, Terry Pinckney, Charles Towne Veterinary Clinic, Christopher Mungin,

SUMMONS AND NOTICE To the Defendants above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 1721 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

NOTICE OF FILING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Notice, and Complaint, were filed on May 20, 2020, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on October 15, 2020 and the Order of Publication was filed on October 7, 2020 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated October 15, 2020 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows: ALL those lots of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on the northern side of Simmons Street between King and Tracey Streets in the City of Charleston, State of South Carolina now known as 48 Simmons Street in the present street numbering system of the City of Charleston, and known as Lots 11, 12, and 13 on a plat by Gedney M. Howe, dated June 30, 1921, recorded in Plat Book C at page 15, R.M.C. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.

MEASURING AND CONTAINING on Simmons Street sixty-six (66’) feet by Sixty-three (63’) feet in depth, being the said dimensions more or less.

BEING the same property

conveyed to Richard Gregory

by Deed of Distribution, in the Matter of Joe L. Gregory, Charleston County Probate Case No.: 98-ES-10-0788 dated December 31st, 1998 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book Y317 at Page 142.

TMS # 463-12-01-140 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: October 19, 2020

SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2020-CP-10-03393

contact the Law Office of Arthur C. McFarland at the below telephone number or email address or James Ward, IV, Esquire, Law Clerk of the Charleston County Probate Court at 843-958-5012 or jward@charlestoncounty.org, prior to the hearing to receive the virtual link information.

Please be present at said hearing if you are an heir or interested party in the aforementioned Estate of Carla Y. Breach, if so minded.

Arthur C. McFarland Attorney for Petitioner 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200 Charleston, S.C. 29407 (843) 763-3900 (843) 763-5347-fax cecilesq@aol.com Charleston, S.C. October 14, 2020

Sabrina Burrell, Plaintiff vs.

Darryl Dewayne Williams, Jr., Defendant.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO.: 2020-ES-10-1544

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

WANDA BREACH, Petitioner,

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1704 Main Street, Post Office Box 58, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof.

Your answer must be in writing and signed by you or by your attorney and must state your address or the address of your attorney, if signed by your attorney.

IN RE: ESTATE OF ANTONIO DEANGELO BREACH

McDONALD, McKENZIE, RUBIN, MILLER AND LYBRAND, L.L.P. Post Office Box 58 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 (803) 252-0500 John F. McKenzie Attorney for the Plaintiff August 5, 2020 NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT DARRYL DEWAYNE WILLIAMS, JR.: Notice is hereby given that the Complaint in the foregoing action, together with the Summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 5th day of August, 2020.

McDONALD, McKENZIE, RUBIN, MILLER AND LYBRAND, L.L.P. Post Office Box 58 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 (803) 252-0500 John F. McKenzie Attorney for the Plaintiff October 29, 2020

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO.: 2020-ES-10-1549 WANDA BREACH, Petitioner, IN RE: ESTATE OF CARLA Y. BREACH NOTICE OF HEARING-VIRTUAL HEARING TO: ALL HEIRS AND INTERESTED PARTIES: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above-captioned action was filed on September 29, 2020 in the Probate Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina. This action seeks the determination of the heirs of the Estate of Carla Y. Breach who died on March 3, 1991.

A virtual hearing has been scheduled in connection with this matter on the 1st day of December 2020 at 11:30 a.m.

If you plan to participate in the virtual hearing, you must

NOTICE OF HEARING-VIRTUAL HEARING TO: ALL HEIRS AND INTERESTED PARTIES: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above-captioned action was filed on September 29, 2020 in the Probate Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina. This action seeks the determination of the heirs of the Estate of Antonio DeAngelo Breach who died on May 11, 1993.

A virtual hearing has been scheduled in connection with this matter on the 1st day of December 2020 at 11:30 a.m.

If you plan to participate in the virtual hearing, you must contact the Law Office of Arthur C. McFarland at the below telephone number or email address or James Ward, IV, Esquire, Law Clerk of the Charleston County Probate Court at 843-958-5012 or jward@charlestoncounty.org, prior to the hearing to receive the virtual link information.

Please be present at said hearing if you are an heir or interested party in the aforementioned Estate Antonio DeAngelo Breach, if so minded.

Arthur C. McFarland Attorney for Petitioner 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200 Charleston, S.C. 29407 (843) 763-3900 (843) 763-5347-fax Charleston, S.C. October 14, 2020

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 2019-DR-10-2693

DAVID BONILLA and ANDREA MALDONADO, Plaintiffs, vs.

KARI LYONS, Defendant.

NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS TO: KARI LYONS, Defendant above named: YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE that the Plaintiffs herein intend to proceed upon the adoption of the minor child named in their Complaint, to-wit: E.L., born 2017.

You have thirty (30) days after the receipt of this Notice to respond in writing by filing with the Charleston County Family Court your notice and reasons to contest, intervene, or otherwise

respond. In doing so, you shall inform said Court of your current address and any change in address during the adoption proceedings. Failure to file a response within thirty (30) days of receiving this Notice constitutes consent to the adoption of the child and forfeiture of all rights and obligations with respect to the child.

ESTADO DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONDADO DE CHARLESTON EN EL TRIBUNAL DE FAMILIA DEL NOVENO CIRCUITO JUDICIAL N.° DE EXPEDIENTE: 2020-Dr10-0824 DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS SOCIALES DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONTRA Cristobal Escarcega

AVISO A TODAS LAS PARTES INTERESADAS: Por la presente, se los cita y se les exige que contesten la Demanda en esta acción presentada con el Secretario del Tribunal del condado de Charleston el6 de julio de 2020.

Una vez acreditado el interés, se les entregará una copia de la Demanda a solicitud del Secretario del Tribunal en Charleston, y ustedes deben entregar una copia de su Contestación a la Demanda al Demandante, el Departamento de Servicios Sociales del condado de Charleston, en la oficina de su abogada, Dawn Berry, a The Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, dentro de treinta días de esta publicación. Si no contestan dentro del tiempo que se expone más arriba, el Demandante pasará a solicitar la reparación del Tribunal.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2020-DR-10-0824 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Cristobal Escarcega

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 July 6, 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, Dawn Berry, at The Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, within thirty days of this publication.

If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

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Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries poet Charles Baudelaire championed the privilege and luxury of changing one’s mind. He thought it was natural and healthy to always keep evolving beyond one’s previous beliefs and attitudes, even if that meant one might seem inconsistent or irrational. “It is lamentable,” he once proclaimed, “that, among the Rights of Human Beings, the right to contradict oneself has been disregarded.” I bring these thoughts to your attention, dear Aries, so that you will feel at peace with the prospect of outgrowing rules, strategies, and approaches that have worked well for you up until now — but that have outlived their usefulness.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The horoscopes I write are my love letters to you. As I compose them, my goal is to celebrate your beauty and strength even as I discern what’s lacking in your life and what confusions might be undermining you. In my philosophy of life, that’s how love works at its best: remaining keenly aware of the good qualities in the beloved while helping them deal with their problems and heal their wounds. I suggest that in the coming weeks you adopt my approach for use with your own close relationships. Your allies are in special need of both your praise and your rectifications.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When Charles de Gaulle was 15 years old, he wrote “General de Gaulle,” a short story in which he envisioned himself, many years in the future, as a general in the French army. Thirty-five years later, his imaginary tale came true, as he became a general of the free French army fighting against Germany in World War II. In the spirit of de Gaulle’s prophecy, and in accordance with current astrological omens, I encourage you to compose a comparable tale about your own destiny. Have fun as you visualize in great detail a successful role you will play months or even years from now.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In 1903, archaeologists digging in a cave in Cheddar Gorge, England found the fossilized remains of “Cheddar Man,” a person who had lived there 9,000 years earlier. In 1997, DNA tests revealed that a teacher named Adrian Targett, who was living a half-mile from the cave, was a direct descendant of Cheddar Man. I propose that we invoke this scenario to serve as a metaphor for you in the coming months. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, your ancestors are likely to play a bigger role in your life than usual. Connections between you and them will be more vivid and influential and worthy of your meditations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): According to the film Amadeus, composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) and Antonio Salieri (1750–1825) were adversaries who disliked and undermined each other. But there’s evidence that this was not entirely true. In fact, they collaborated on creating a cantata that was performed by Nancy Storace, a famous singer they both admired. It’s unlikely they would have cooperated in such a way unless they had a working relationship. I suspect that a comparable correction is due in your world, Leo. It’s time to dissolve a misunderstanding or restore a lost truth or fix an old story that got some of the facts wrong.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to ask for help and seek support. I urge you to be forthright in doing so! Resources that have been inaccessible before may be more available now. I suspect you will be able to capitalize on the luck and skill of allies who have benefited from your favors in the past. Their successes could bring you blessings and their breakthroughs should inspire you to instigate breakthroughs in your own life. Be straightforward: Ask them to lend their influence in your behalf.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the 1970s, an Englishman named Stephen Pile founded the Not Terribly Good Club. It was designed to be a gathering place for mediocre people whose lives were marked by inadequacy and incompetence.

To organize his thoughts about the club’s themes, Pile eventually published a book entitled The Book of Heroic Fallures. Unfortunately, it sold so many copies that he got expelled from his own club. He

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had become too successful! I suspect that in the coming months, you may have an experience akin to his. The odds are good that you’ll find interesting success in an area of your life where you have previously been just average.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “At every crossroad, be prepared to bump into wonder,” wrote Scorpio poet James Broughton. I believe that’s stirring advice for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks. Broughton’s words inspired me to come up with a corollary for you to heed, as well: “At every turning point, be ready to stumble into an opportunity disguised as a problem.” I’ve got one more clue for you. Last night in my dream, my Scorpio poetry teacher offered a thought that’s well-suited for you right now: “Whenever you want to take a magic twisty leap into the big fresh future, be willing to engage in one last wrestling match with the past.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Actor Gary Busey is quirky and kooky, but his peculiar rants sometimes make good sense. Here’s one that I suspect might be useful for you to consider during the next two weeks: “It’s good for everyone to understand that they are to love their enemies, simply because your enemies show you things about yourself you need to change. So in actuality enemies are friends in reverse.” I don’t mean to imply that your adversaries and nemeses are totally accurate in their critiques of you. But there may be a thing or two you can learn from them right now that would truly improve your life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Musician John Coltrane described one of his life goals as follows: “There are forces out here that bring suffering to others and misery to the world,” he said. “But I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good.” Even if that’s not an intention at the core of your long-term plans, Capricorn, I recommend you consider adopting it during the next few weeks. Being a vigorous and rigorous force for good will be especially needed by the people with whom you associate — and will also result in you attracting interesting benefits.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Known as “the bad boy of bridge,” Aquarian-born Geir Helgemo is a champion in the card game of bridge. At times he has been the top-rated player among Open World Grand Masters. But in 2019, he was suspended from the World Bridge Federation for a year because he tested positive for taking testosterone supplements that are banned. Why did he do it? He hasn’t said. There is some scientific research suggesting that testosterone may boost cognitive function, but other evidence says it doesn’t. I’d like to use Helgemo’s foolishness as a teaching story for your use, Aquarius. According to my astrological analysis, you’re approaching the peak of your competence and confidence. There’s no need for you to cheat or sneak or misbehave in a misplaced effort to seek an even greater advantage. In fact, righteous integrity will enhance your intelligence.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I might really have gone round the bend,” confessed Botswana author Bessie Head. “I mean people who get visions and see a gigantic light descend on them from the sky can’t be all there, but if so I feel mighty happy. If one is happy and cracked it’s much better than being unhappy and sane.” Although I don’t expect your state of mind in the coming weeks will be as extreme as Bessie Head’s, Pisces, I do suspect it will have resemblances to her dreamy cheerfulness. If I had to give a title to this upcoming phase, it might be “Wise Folly.” And yes, I do think your “craziness” will generate useful insights and fertile revelations.

Homework: At what moment in your past were you happiest about the person you were? Can you recreate it? FreeWillAstrology.com

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Better Together Babe Club’s debut EP pulls from the songwriting duo’s strengths

BY VINCENT HARRIS The songs on Remember This Feeling, the new EP by Charleston’s Babe Club, have been around for a while. Years, in fact. It’s just that Jenna Desmond and Corey Campbell, the duo behind the band, were a little busy.

“A lot of those songs were written four years ago,” Campbell said. “We loved them and wanted them to have their moment. But we were playing in another band for a long time, and we were really unable to put in the time that we needed to record and release and tour the material.”

The other band was SUSTO, Justin Osborne’s project that became a cult favorite in the last few years. Campbell played guitar and keys, and Desmond played bass in the band, but they left amicably in 2018 to start their own project. They also started dating right before their touring time with SUSTO began, which leads us to the inevitable relationship question: What’s it like being in a band on the road with your significant other?

“There are definitely some moments where it’s overwhelming,” Campbell said with a laugh. “We’ll just be hanging out trying to watch a nature documentary and Jenna will have this idea, like ‘What if we did this?

We’ve gotta call our manager,’ and it’s 11 p.m., and I’m just trying to wind down, and I don’t want to talk about business right now.”

Despite the delays, the five songs on Remember This Feeling don’t show any signs of wear and tear. The EP is a melodic feast: Explosive guitars, shimmering keyboards, pulsing basslines and beguiling vocals are found throughout.

The opening track, “Future Talks,” is a

catchy sonic piledriver, with Desmond’s vocals soaring over Campbell’s grungy guitars. The surging ballad “Together” kicks off with waves of warm synths and a provocative opening line. “Do you remember/ We were lying in the naked woods,” Desmond sings.

“Automatic Love,” conjures prime-period Blondie, and “Need a Girl” is a funky ode to female friendship. The eerie, sparse ballad “Expectation” closes things out on a melancholy note, shining the spotlight squarely on Desmond’s airy, heartfelt vocals.

Because of the gap between writing and recording the songs, Remember This Feeling has become a jumping-off point for what Babe Club actually sounds like now.

“It’s more of testing the waters and seeing what people are into, and seeing how Babe Club can make its own place in the world,” Campbell said.

Desmond and Campbell intended Remember This Feeling to be an introduc-

tion to and a sampler of what Babe Club does, rather than a definitive statement.

“All of the songs sound different,” Desmond said. “For me, personally, being a singer-songwriter, it’s hard to grab people if you don’t have a portfolio.”

Campbell described it as an evolution, not a dramatic shift.

“I won’t say we’ve totally moved on stylistically, but we’ve definitely grown a lot since writing these songs,” he said. “The stuff we’re working on now is more oriented to our tastes currently. But it’s equally satisfying to have something to point to that’s out in the world.”

“We definitely feel relieved to have it out finally,” Desmond added. “Whatever we do next, people are going to be like, ‘Oh, that makes sense.’”

Whatever direction Babe Club goes after this EP, the songs on Remember This Feeling are great examples of the duo’s musical telepathy.

“I think at this point me and Corey have really worked out our communication and the language,” Desmond said.

Campbell added that he sees their pairing as a best-of-both-worlds situation.

“When Jenna’s around, I get to focus on what I’m good at and what I’m passionate about, which means focusing on production and mixing and just the technical side of the music,” he said. “Whereas Jenna is the main songwriter, and I don’t have to worry about lyrics that much. Jenna has a lot of the main imagination, and I pride myself on being able to take those ideas and make them real, but all of those things are necessary together.”

MARCUS AMAKER, CHARLTON SINGLETON TALK JUSTICE IN MUSIC IN NEW SERIES

Charleston poet laureate Marcus Amaker and Charlton Singleton of Gullah band Ranky Tanky are releasing the first three episodes of their new series “Raising the Volume.”

The program will include 30-45 minutes of open dialogue between the two artists regarding music, race, art and activism. The first episode features Amaker and Singleton speaking about experiencing racism as musicians.

After the first episode, Black leaders, educators, business owners and artists will share their knowledge and experiences with these topics. Seven episodes will be released after the first three.

Some of the first guests will include LaVanda Brown, the executive director of the YWCA, Dr. Thaddeus J. Bell, founder of Closing the Gap in Healthcare, and former Municipal Court Judge Arthur McFarland.

Each episode will include a lesson plan for middle and high school students, and the Gaillard’s on-staff educator will offer virtual meetings to help explain the content of each episode.

Episodes will be available on Facebook, YouTube and the Gaillard’s website.

—Holly Malnati

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COREY CAMPBELL AND JENNA DESMOND WROTE THE SONGS ON REMEMBER THIS FEELING FOUR YEARS AGO

Psychedelic country band Futurebirds and Band of Horses vocalist Ben Bridwell will perform at Firefly Distillery as a part of its concert series Safe Sounds. Futurebirds takes the stage Nov. 12 and Bridwell will hop on the mic Nov. 21. The shows on both nights start at 7 p.m.

Safe Sounds is a social-distanced series of outdoor shows where up to four guests share a 10-by-10 foot square during the show.

Tickets are $125 per square and can be purchased at citypapertickets.com. Tickets are on sale now.

(Disclosure: City Paper Tickets is a City Paper business.) —Heath Ellison

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JAZZ | Lee Barbour Jazz guitarist Lee Barbour is kicking off a big November with a free outdoor performance at the Cannon Street Arts Center Nov. 6. The guitarist will take a local star studded band into Truphonic studio later this month to record a new LP titled Influencers Vol. 1. Quentin Baxter, Jonathan Lovett, Demetrius Doctor and Ron Wiltrout are just a few of the names appearing on the album. Influencers Vol. 1 will see these local musicians paying tribute to some of the most important composers in jazz: Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock and (of course) John Coltrane. “‘Influencers’ has become a buzz word recently, but I wanted to refocus that word on the jazz legends that have inspired me and influenced thousands with their music,” Barbour said in a press release. “Jazz is a living art form that continues to grow because of the solid roots laid by its originators.” Jazz fans who want a taste of the album early will hear the band perform some of the music live at the concert Nov. 6. The show starts at 5:30 p.m. —Heath Ellison

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We haven’t heard from rapper Sunny Malin in a minute, but he’s got a set of four new songs on his recently released EP Haint. On his latest album, Malin embraces old-school tones and vibes, while rapping like its 2020. His flow is relentless for most of the EP’s short run-time.

“I’m on to something/ like mounted a mountain or something/ I build ‘cus I ain’t bound to you/ you trying to collect my bounty or something,” Malin raps on “Things.” Afterward on “Never,” Malin mixes raunchy bars with some genuinely sweet lyrics. “Sum” and “Die” begin and end the EP with energetic rhymes and beats based on subtle key strokes. The production lives by dusty drums, piano licks, swelling sounds and the occasional trippy electronic hiding in there. Haint is Malin’s first album of 2020, and it’s something of a pallet cleanser for people stuck on the tunes that are repeated on the radio. Malin’s not rebelling against the form on this one, but he definitely doesn’t sound like anyone except himself. Check out Haint on spotify.com. —Heath Ellison

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