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Planning director Christopher Morgan said development on James and Johns islands could lead to stronger infrastructure

City plan includes overlays for dense development on James, Johns islands

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Areas along Maybank HIghway on James and Johns islands are primed for “dense development” according to the city’s proposed 10-year plan.

The plan makes note of areas at higher elevation for development in an effort to better inform future projects without exacerbating negative impacts of climate change, particularly flooding. The city’s planning department’s new land-use maps based on elevation are a first for the state.

“People are concerned that development they’ve seen in lower elevation areas has contributed to some of the flooding issues they’ve seen, particularly on the islands,” said Christopher Morgan, the city planning and sustainability director.

The city planning commission held public input sessions for James and Johns islands, where Morgan said residents were in favor of prioritizing higher-elevation land for development, especially after feeling the impacts of development-exacerbated flooding elsewhere for the last decade. And advocates agree.

“It’s appropriate to recommend greater density on Maybank Highway,” said Jason Crowley, communities and transportation senior program director for Coastal Conservation League. “They appropriately stepped down density as they got lower down the corridor, where the elevation isn’t as high.”

The new zoning plans stem from an overlay based on the 2008 Johns Island

Charleston City Paper is one of 12 newspapers to host student fellows this semester as part of the Google News Initiative. Google News fellow Eric Johnson, 23, is joining the newsroom this fall.

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Estuary Beans & Barley is a large new brewery that leans into the local island feel Community Plan, which had clear requirements for elevation and densities, Crowley said. “The whole purpose of creating that rhythm was to prevent the same sort of negative development that mucked up Folly Road, Savannah Highway and Ashley River Road.”

Recent construction on James and Johns islands hasn’t contributed as much to flooding due to modern stormwater standards, Morgan said, but previous developments weren’t up to the same standard. And planners are hoping this plan informs future projects not specifically listed, such as transit.

“These are areas that are ripe for improved mass transit service,” Morgan said. “It already has some limited service on James Island, but everyone’s hopeful

to get it on Johns Island as well. Getting more density in those areas would help to encourage that.”

But not everyone is on board. Some along the corridor are worried about having to compete with bigger stores which are usually attracted to areas with robust public services and higher density.

“Food and bev, I suppose, it could only help,” said Daniel Moxley, manager of John’s Island brewery Estuary Beans & Barley. “But it would also change the entire vibe of businesses like ours — very much local, low-key and laid back. Having a lot more traffic would probably change what we’re going for here.”

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Sanford memoir to be released Aug. 24 Mark Sanford, the former governor and congressman who weathered scandal only to be undone by Trump, will release his memoir Aug. 24.

Sanford’s political career spanned four presidents and played out in three acts, from an initial election to Congress, to serving as South Carolina governor, to an improbable second stint in the U.S. House.

The memoir charts each winding phase, fittingly affixed with the 17-word title, Two Roads Diverged: A Second Chance for the Republican Party, the Conservative Movement, the Nation — and Ourselves.

The book promises Sanford’s side of “the complex story of his all-too-public personal life while making a plea for conservatives to return to the Party of Lincoln and abandoning the Cult of Trump,” according to a press release.

Sanford was once poised to lead the national conservative movement as governor during the early Obama administration, until a 2009 overseas love affair put his name in tabloid-esque headSanford lines and triggered a laborious forgiveness campaign. After finishing his term in office, Sanford mounted a comeback with a quirky 2013 congressional campaign to retake his former seat in Congress. But when Donald Trump endorsed Republican Katie Arrington, then a state representative, Sanford lost the primary and was back on the sidelines.

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Former Gov. Mark Sanford was once poised to lead national conservatives Scott English, Sanford’s longtime aide in Columbia and Washington, said despite his old boss’ continued “owning” of his misdeeds, the book still doesn’t quite connect to the reason why it might be difficult for it to find an audience.

“I don’t think he’s really put it to rest.

That continues to make him a problematic messenger,” he told the City Paper. “There was no human element to it.”

“It goes back to the Mark Sanford standard that he set for me and he should set for himself: Your ideas are only as good as your ability to get people to follow you,” he said.

“My question is: Who’s following him?”

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Filing opened Aug. 2 for candidates running for Charleston City Council and commissioner of public works for the November general election.

Incumbent Councilmen Harry Griffin, Robert Mitchell and Mike Seekings filed for reelection Aug. 2, according to a city spokesperson. Incumbents William Dudley Gregorie and Kevin Shealy filed for reelection Aug. 3. David E. Rivers also filed last week for commissioner of public works, where he’s currently vice-chairman.

Attorney Stephen Bowden filed paperwork Aug. 3 to challenge Griffin in West Ashley’s District 10, setting up what could be the year’s most hotly contested council election.

Off-year municipal elections can often

fly under the radar without a high-profile race at the top of the ballot, making for close results and runoff elections that draw even fewer voters to the polls. For example, neither Gregorie nor Griffin won the initial ballots in their 2017 election bids, but managed to hold on to win runoffs, each with less than 500 votes.

Incumbent Councilmember Carol Jackson would also be up for reelection this year, but has not filed, as of Tuesday.

Filing is open through Aug. 16 in Charleston. Candidates will also file this month to run in Mount Pleasant, Isle of Palms, Seabrook Island, Ravenel, Lincolnville, Awendaw, Summerville, McClellanville and Rockville.

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Charleston Place to be sold to billionaire Navarro The landmark Charleston Place hotel will be sold to the family office of local billionaire businessman Ben Navarro, the City Paper confirmed last week.

Beemok Capital, the company that handles Navarro family investments, said in a press release Aug. 5 it has a “definitive agreement” to acquire the hotel from international hotelier Belmond. The hotel will be run by a newly formed entity, Beemok Hospitality.

A Belmond spokesperson confirmed plans for the sale late Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The downtown complex that takes up a whole city block, flanked by Meeting, King and Market streets, will serve as the “flagship asset” of Beemok, and the company is planning “substantial investments” in the property.

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433-room hotel was on the block for up to $500 million — $1.2 million per room.

French luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton acquired Belmond’s worldwide portfolio of high-end hotels and resorts in 2019 for $3.2 billion, including Charleston Place.

Navarro said he and his wife Kelly visited the Charleston Place hotel during its 1986 opening, calling the deal “a full circle moment for our family.”

Mayor John Tecklenburg said it’s good to hear Charleston Place will be locally owned, calling Navarro “a world-class businessman, an extraordinary philanthropist, and a remarkable civic leader.”

Beemok Hospitality investments also include Hotel Domestique in Travelers Rest and tennis facilities in Mount Pleasant and Daniel Island. —Sam Spence

Draft report: 125 ways Charleston government can be ‘actively anti-racist’ The City of Charleston’s Special Commission on Equity, Inclusion and Racial Conciliation released a 545-page draft plan Aug. 4 documenting its work so far, including 125 recommendations to promote racial justice and equity in the city.

The report is the culmination of a year spent reviewing city policies, practices, budgets and other matters pertaining to racial inequities in Charleston. The recommendations were created by a group of 49 experts and volunteers representing groups who have served on seven subcommittees during the process. The group first publicly released its findings at the Tuesday meeting.

According to Charleston City Councilmen William Dudley Gregorie and Jason Sakran, who co-chair the commission, the recommendations are meant to be starting points of a process that is expected to take some

time, with the ultimate goal of transforming Charleston’s current government into an “actively anti-racist” one.

Just some of the recommendations include ensuring policing as a community service, providing Black-owned businesses better access to capital, reducing the poverty rate in Black communities, establishing a Fair Housing Assistance Program, introducing anti-racism and anti-bias training and more.

The commission voted to deliver the draft report to City Council and Mayor John Tecklenburg for acceptance at the upcoming Aug. 17 meeting, and Gregorie said he expects the council to approve moving forward with it, where as a member, he said he would ensure the recommendations would stand as they are.

The full report can be read online at charleston-sc.gov. —Skyler Baldwin

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operations Lauren Gellatly said any development should be done with local business in mind.

“Oftentimes, developers attempt to attract local businesses after a building is complete, but their spaces are often too large, too expensive and not the right vibe for local businesses,” she said.

“I think any new development is going to look generally like what is being developed out on Maybank today,” Crowley said. “It’s going to continue to build out in the town and country approach described in the overlay.”

But not everyone is resting easy, Moxley said.

“As somebody who lived downtown for six years, I’ve definitely felt the impact of it becoming overcrowded,” he said. “I moved out to James and Johns islands exactly for that reason — it being less crowded and not-so-developed. It’s something that’s kept me not just on the islands, but in Charleston as a whole.”

But Morgan assures that any construction along Maybank isn’t going to be reminiscent of the sort of development you’d see on the peninsula.

“I dont think it’s going to be the wholesale change you might see along Meeting and King streets downtown,” he said. “Meeting Street is on the bus rapid transit line, the most recommended project of that intensity. These are not key transit routes, the Maybank corridor, but they could be a good bus route.”

Charleston City Council is currently reviewing the Charleston City Plan after having given it first reading at a July 20 meeting, and it is expected to be adopted this September. Being a 10-year plan, it provides a zoomed-out view of local projects and plans, Morgan said. More specific and detailed information on particular areas of development may come later.

While the comprehensive plan itself doesn’t change laws or regulations, it is assumed to inform lawmakers and leaders on future decisions. The full plan can be read online at charleston-sc.gov.

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As somebody who lived downtown for six years, I’ve definitely felt the impact of it becoming overcrowded. I moved out to James and Johns islands exactly for that reason — it being less crowded and not-sodeveloped.” —Daniel Moxley

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RUNNERS UP Police approached a man and woman sitting on a downtown bench holding a large plastic cup full of what ended up being beer. The man reportedly was angry with the woman, saying she was nothing but trouble and wished she hadn’t sat on the bench with him in the first place.

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hen Charleston City Council formally apologized for its role in chattel slavery in 2018, it signed up to do the hard work of finding and eliminating the ways city government continues to reinforce institutionalized racism.

Now, it’s time for council to get to work.

Some of the 125 recommendations made by Charleston’s Commission on Equity, Inclusion and Racial Conciliation will make you uncomfortable. That’s the point. You may not agree with or completely understand all the historical and cultural underpinnings of some of the recommendations.

Again, that’s the point.

But remember: This commission was not created to coddle Charleston’s preoccupation with Southern gentility.

The group’s 545-page report represents a massive undertaking, spearheaded by dozens of people from disparate areas of expertise, working over the past year to target recommendations to make Charleston a more equitable place to live and work.

Yes, adopting some of the recommendations will cause some to be upset. But Charleston City Council committed to doing its part to eliminate the vestiges of white supremacy in its apology. The continued harm caused by doing nothing does not compare to the noise of a few who are content to do nothing but worry and whine.

Some of the ideas are big: Pushing legislative change to lift the ban on inclusionary zoning. Some are bold: A $100 million reparations fund to shrink the racial wealth gap.

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eye on environmental justice.

“This is a document that’s not centered in the white experience, and it will make you feel uncomfortable. But it’s in that uncomfortableness that I hope that we can move forward,” said commission member Kimberly Butler Willis last week. “It’s something that we finally have to recognize here in Charleston: that this is not a pleasurable, number-one location for all people that are here.”

The task of enacting these recommendations now falls to members of city council — a fact that may be tough to reconcile for some members facing reelection in November.

“We have to look at this opportunity as a learning experience for some because, you know, these words may seem harsh and hard, but at the same time, it’s real,” said member Crystal Robinson Rouse. “It’s been harsh and hard for a lot of us for a long time.”

In all, half of council districts are on the ballot this year, including three members not assigned to the commission — Robert Mitchell, Kevin Shealy and Mike Seekings — and another who was kicked off last year — Harry Griffin.

Our city leaders now need to take the next step by moving quickly to give general support to the commission’s report.

Then refer each recommendation to council committees to hash out specifics.

Now is not the time to succumb to bald emotion rooted in a race-driven past. Now is not the time to do nothing. Now is the time to move along with recommendations to make Charleston a more equitable city for all.

PUBLISHER Andy Brack

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Henhouse politics must change on redistricting

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When the fox guards the henhouse, the uncompetitive. An analysis by sister publication Statehouse Report of the 2018 House elections fox pretty much can do as it pleases.

That’s what is bothersome about state lawmakers redrawing the lines of the districts they represent.

Despite what’s ahead — months of tedious meetings, court challenges and complicated processes — the results are already rigged to favor the very people who are managing the whole shooting match. They don’t want the chickens in control.

What really needs to happen is the opposite of incumbency protection. To produce a fair reapportionment as envisioned by the U.S. Constitution every 10 years, the chickens need to be in charge through a redistricting commission that is independent of the legislature. But if you believe that’s going to happen anytime soon, let me sell you a seat on a rocketship.

So with a nod to the state’s past three cozy efforts on legislative redistricting, let’s just say we’re wary of what’s surely coming — backroom deals, nods and winks among incumbents to protect what they’ve got so they can win re-election.

It’s understandable — who wants to give up power? But it’s not really completely democratic or fair, particularly when you realize how elections for seats in the state Senate and House are mostly

showed, for example, that two thirds of races had no competitive general election as 42 Republicans, mostly from the Upstate, and 28 Democrats faced no challengers that November.

“Of the 44 remaining November races, only 10 had margins of victory of fewer than 20 points, meaning they were somewhat competitive,” we wrote in 2018.

In other words, in 2018, the selection of the House winner wasn’t preordained in just 10 of 124 elections. Why? Because of the way the lines are drawn to keep Republicans or Democrats in control in each particular district. These kinds of shenanigans have been going on for years.

“The state has deteriorated to the point that the Republicans can pretty much get away with what they want to do,” said longtime civil rights activist Joe Darby of Charleston. “They aren’t being held accountable. All they want to do is stay in power and throw out some red meat legislation to their base sometimes. It’s pitiful.”

But Darby, a pastor who is a former officer with the state NAACP, noted the GOP isn’t acting much differently than when Democrats controlled the Statehouse before a redistricting around 1994

“The state has deteriorated to the point that the Republicans can pretty much get away with what they want to do.”

—Civil rights activist Joe Darby

that led to the Republican ascendancy to power.

“At one time, the Democratic Party was doing the things the Republican Party is now doing,” he said. “They managed to maintain their majority in South Carolina by gerrymandering” the lines.

There’s no real incentive for the foxes to change the process.

“Nothing in South Carolina has ever changed by the goodness or decency of the people who have led the state willingly,” he said, noting it took federal intervention to end slavery, force Reconstruction and push states to make voting and civil rights changes.

“Anything that has brought balance and equity to this state has come from federal intervention,” Darby said.

So as new Census numbers come out soon and legislators tour the state to listen to citizen concerns about new lines, ask them to take out their earplugs and do the right thing. And demand changes to the process to provide for an independent redistricting commission.

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Andy Brack is publisher of Charleston City Paper. Have a comment? Send to: feedback@charlestoncitypaper.com.

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You might plan a gathering for a single day with a big meal and plenty of time for chatting with relatives, or it may be a multi-day affair filled with activities that get all ages involved.

Pick the place. The location of your reunion depends on many factors. In some cases, families plan for a location that’s easily accessible for the majority, like a midway point or a city where a large branch of the family tree is rooted.

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Family reunions are sure to take on special meaning as families reunite after months apart. Organizing such a momentous event may feel like a lot of work, but thinking of it in smaller pieces can make it easier to manage.

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the rest of the resort or hotel guests.

Plan activities. Depending on your family’s style, planning how everyone will pass the time may be a scheduled itinerary or a loose list of potential things to do. Either way, leave time for casual conversation and simply enjoying a few moments together, as well as lots of entertainment to keep kids occupied while the adults catch up.

Create a menu. From potluck to catering, there are numerous options when it comes to feeding a reunion crowd.

You might have everyone bring their own food, ask each family to take turns serving meals or plan easy bar-style meals, such as

tacos or nachos. It’s a good idea to coordinate your menu plans so you don’t waste food or have duplicate ingredients in the refrigerator. Remember to plan for extra snacks and desserts, too.

Incorporate your heritage. What sets a family reunion apart from other types of gatherings is the focus on family. Make your reunion special by incorporating special aspects of your heritage, whether it’s a monogrammed centerpiece for the dining table or photos of multiple generations that you scatter around or put in a slideshow.

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Hagerty takes a swipe at Charleston’s patriarchy

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Gervais Hagerty believes there are two kinds of novelists — the plotters, who plot out story lines before they really get going on writing, and the “pants-ers.”

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“I’m apparently a pants-er, writing by the seat of my pants,” said the 40-year-old, whose first novel is just days away from publication. “I’m just making this up as I go along — that’s what I do.”

But she’s done it well enough to get the attention of prominent publisher HarperCollins. In Polite Company, which comes out Aug. 17, is the story of a young Charleston debutante who grows while working at a local television station. She tilts at the blueblood society in which she was raised, struggling between what is expected of her and trying to find the courage to do what is best for her. Along the way, readers meet an aging grandmother whose backstory pushes along the narrative and blends the past into the present. Interspersed is a little sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. (Readers will also find the main character enjoys reading the Charleston City Paper!)

Hagerty, who grew up in Charleston society as a student at Charleston Day School and Porter Gaud followed by a stint at a school in New Hampshire, admits she’s a little anxious about her book’s reception, which is getting a lot of early press attention.

“I’m definitely nervous — it’s the other side of excited,” she said during an interview in the Hampton Park home. “I don’t know how people will take it.”

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Art, bikes, activism

Hagerty, daughter of poet Barbara G.S. Hagerty and retired surgeon and modern artist Richard Hagerty, shares her Huger Street home with her husband, two daughters and dog. It’s a comfortable twostory, 2,700-square-foot brick built house in 1915 from a Sears, Roebuck & Co. kit. It’s got wide hallways and sturdy wood floors with a rich, brown patina. The kitchen, as with many homes, offers

Hagerty built the cabinets in her comfortable writing room.

a gathering place around a huge island. On the walls are bright bursts of yellows, reds and greens from surrealist paintings by her father.

Toward the back of the house is a utilitarian room where husband Anthony Del Porto, CEO of a local financial human resources technology company, brews beer. Behind that is a more elegant office where Hagerty works. She’s proud of cabinets she built during the pandemic to modernize the space.

In the front yard is a bike with a cart attached.

Hagerty is an avid cyclist who doesn’t own a car — she really didn’t need one during the six years she coached Citadel students on being effective public speakers.

She’s forever filling up the cart with stuff or kids and scooting around town. She’s so passionate about biking that she’s on the city’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.

The lowdown on Gervais Hagerty Birthplace: My parents met when their families were both living on Legare Street. They first kissed behind the Catholic Church on Broad Street. I was born in Atlanta, but they moved back to Charleston when I was 2.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Vanderbilt; Master’s degree in business administration from The Citadel.

Current profession: Novelist.

Past professions of interest: Communications professor at The Citadel; news producer and reporter; bartender; educator at Sea World.

Family: Husband, Anthony. Two kids, ages 4 and 6.

The new book … and the next one

Previous coverage: Gervais Hagerty lifts the veil on Charleston society in debut novel (June 30, 2021). Check it out at charlestoncitypaper.com.

Pets: Ludo, rescue mutt, 7.

Something that you have too much of at home: My husband would say potted plants.

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Hagerty’s warm, welcoming home is filled with interesting objets d’art.

Something people would be surprised to learn about you: I can hear like a bat. Before each yoga class, I shove toilet paper in my ears. It’s a trick I learned as a kid when Hurricane Hugo thundered overhead.

Favorite family tradition: Our annual Holiday Holler. The party starts off as a somewhat civilized sing-along and then devolves into a kid-friendly shit-show.

Books on bedside table: Nine Perfect Strangers, Embassy Wife, The Islanders, What a Plant Knows (+ stacks of Astronomy magazine).

Favorite writer and why: Sue Monk Kidd. Through her stories, she is changing the way women see their place in the physical and spiritual world.

Your hero now: Mary Alice Monroe. She has been an incredible mentor to me.

Charitable work, causes: As an environmentalist and bicyclist, I am very interested in changing the way people in Charleston move. That’s why I’m on Charleston’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. I’m also on the board of Charleston Council for International Visitors. And finally, with my novel, I’m trying to do my part to knock down the patriarchy.

Pet peeve: Idling cars.

Three people (alive or dead) you’d like to dine with: Lil Nas X, Liane Moriarty and Stephen Hawking.

Favorite cocktail or beverage: My husband’s homebrews. And the Bells of Jalisco from The Belmont, 511 King St. (though it should be served in a pitcher).

Favorite food: I realize this might sound lame, but I love a giant salad.

Five things you MUST always have in your refrigerator: Nothing comes to mind — I’m not very food-motivated. This is great, because nobody expects me to cook.

Hobbies: Getting my own oysters. Poking around the garden.

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Hagerty started In Polite Company in 2016 when her grandmother was in hospice care. Agnes Louise Mengedoht Street, 88, died that July. Writing the novel was cathartic. It also pays homage to her grandmother, who inspired the grandmother in the novel, a ballet dancer named Laudie.

Hagerty worked on the book during summers and holidays while working at The Citadel. Along the way, her mother, the poet, read pages and made suggestions, helping Hagerty to grow as a writer.

By 2019, she learned another writer leaned on local bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe for help and encouragement. Hagerty thought, “I know Mary Alice.”

So she reached out.

“When she read my book, she invited me over for coffee and gave me an hour and a half of her time and gave me the strengths and weaknesses of the book,” Hagerty recalled.

“I needed to get to the heart of a character,” she said. “I wanted to create a character that had a spirit that was crushed because of the social circumstances” of the time.

The meeting was a huge help. Monroe became Hagerty’s literary hero. The criticism helped her to focus the work and more fully develop Laudie into an inspirational character that’s vital to the book.

Today, as Hagerty waits on pins and needles to see what Charleston readers think of the book — it’s already gotten good reviews from a summer-long media blitz — she’s hard at work on a second novel. It’s set on Wadmalaw Island and focuses on three characters.

Her goal is to write about 1,000 words each weekday — about four double-spaced pages. It may not sound tough, but penning 5,000 original words per week is demanding. Hagerty says if she doesn’t make the goal

by Friday because of family stuff, marketing stuff, community stuff or other stuff, she works weekends to keep things moving.

What’s great about writing, she says, is that she’s still learning. An editor at the publishing company is helpful because she makes helpful suggestions before Hagerty — remember that she’s a “pants-er” who is writing by the seat of her pants — goes too far in a direction that might not be optimal.

“Writing is so capricious,” she said. “Like many a character, sometimes I really think about it and sometimes I am trying to get my 1,000 words in.”

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Be sensitive to light levels to keep your plants healthy.

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Whether you are going to the grocery store or to a plant shop, a little pre-planning will go a long way to ensure you don’t over-buy or purchase things that just aren’t going to work in your space.

Before heading out, take note of the spaces where you’d like to introduce plant life. Do you envision a plant that grows upright, trails or branches? Do you want to place it on the floor, a shelf, a patio or a table? Does it have enough room to grow?

Many guides and online resources suggest plant placement based on the direction that your windows face. While it is useful to know whether you have buildings next to you or other structures interfering with the amount of light that comes through your windows, choosing a spot for your plants based on window orientation is often moot. Instead, we suggest observing the type and amount of light that comes through your windows throughout the day.

Do the spaces where you’d like to place plants get direct or indirect light? The difference between direct or indirect light is simple.

Bright light means the sun shines directly onto the leaves of your plant, whereas indirect light would bounce off the floor, wall or something else before reaching the leaves.

Determining if your indirect light is bright, medium or low can be a little more tricky. Bright indirect means your plant could get five or more hours of bright light a day, but that light appears diffused as if your plant is separated from the sun by a sheer curtain.

Low light describes a space where you wouldn’t easily be able to read the words in your textbook. Medium indirect light would be somewhere in between. It should be noted that low light does not mean no light. All plants photosynthesize and require some amount of light to survive and thrive.

Take note of the placement of air vents in regards to where you’d like to place your plants. All indoor plants thrive in warmer tem-

peratures and most thrive in more humid conditions, so avoid placing plants directly below any vents. Taking the time to study your environment before purchasing plants will help ensure that any plants you bring home have a place to go where they will thrive.

Great starter plants

Based on the observations of the places where you’d like to introduce plants, consider these types of beginner plants: Sansevieria, or snake plant, is an excellent choice for the new plant parent with low light conditions. These upright-growing, die-hard plants thrive with very little care. In fact, one of the only ways to really kill this plant is by overwatering, so be sure to plant it in a pot with drainage. Water only when the soil has nearly dried out.

There are over 70 different species of sansevieria to choose from, so your choice can come down to style and what would look best in your space.

Another perk about having a snake plant in your room is that they are exceptional air purifiers. They produce clean oxygen at night while most plants release carbon dioxide during this time. Best placement, if possible, would be near your bed so that you can maximize this air-purifying benefit.

Pothos. If you’re looking for a trailing plant whose tendrils can cascade down a bookshelf or hang from the ceiling, try a pothos. These hard-to-kill plants can last for generations with minimal care. They can survive in bright- to low-light conditions but thrive in medium- to bright-lighting. There are many species to choose from, but shop favorites include silver satin pothos and marble queen. Both have unique

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leaf coloring and make a statement. Stick your index finger into its soil and if the top 2 inches are dry, then your plant can use a watering. They are better at handling drying out between waterings than being overwatered. Try cutting a piece of the vine below a node (the part of the stem where there is a bump and a new stem grows out of it) and sticking it in water.

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Ponytail palm. A fun and unique plant for the brightest indirect spot in your space is the ponytail palm. It thrives in bright, dry conditions making it an easy-to-care-for plant. They have bulb-like trunks that store water and can typically go weeks without watering. The leaves grow out of the top of the trunk, and they have a short root system. Although they are slower-growing than the pothos or snake plant, they will bring a smile to your face all year long.

Communication is key

If your dorm or suite mates want to be involved in plant care, be sure everyone is aware of what each plant requires. Consider making a care chart of sorts so that no one over or under waters the plants. Make a plan on who or how the plants get cared for over school breaks.

Plants bring people together. Creating an environment where everyone feels empowered to take care of them could be a positive and bonding experience.

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Holy City Magic Grand Re-Opening Holy City Magic, Charleston’s only magic theater and bar, closed a year ago this month, but like all great disappearing acts, it’s coming back. The venue is celebrating its grand reopening with three evening shows this weekend. Resident magician Howard Blackwell will perform some new material, including some mind-reading and comedy. Tickets for sale online.

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Local filmmaker Robert Hopkins said Charleston could be the next Hollywood with a few changes

Local filmmaker’s series chronicles cartel conspiracy many different hats.” That’s needed on local film projects where crews are often much “Charleston could be like a mini Hollywood smaller than L.A. or Atlanta sets, he said. if we could just get over a couple of hurdles.”

Tax Season was made on a shoestring That’s what Robert Hopkins said to me as budget and the pilot was shot all over the we’re discussing his latest Charleston TV Charleston area. There’s a cartel party that project. A pilot for Tax Season, which took takes place in a beautiful beach house on over a year to film, thanks to the pandemic. Isle of Palms. The dedication of the crew It’s a gritty, but also comical show about an was so great that Hopkins said they “were entrepreneurial nephew and his mishapable to make Charleston look like Miami.” prone uncle, whose success in the legal marAs we talked about the show, our conijuana industry lands them in the middle of versation about Tax Season turned into a a cartel murder conspiracy. bigger discussion about how the television Hopkins has been in the local film and industry in Charleston is being held back by TV scene for over nine years and has had to economic limitations. It’s a subject Hopkins wear many different hats during his time in is keen to discuss. Georgia is quickly the industry. becoming its own not-so-mini-Hollywood, “As an African-American man in a prewith over 400 shows and films being prodominately white industry,” he said, “it has duced there and in the surrounding areas in not been easy to build this career. But now 2019. That’s what Charleston could begin to is the time to be telling more diverse stories.” see, with billions of dollars of revenue that The idea for Tax Season came from come along with it, if the area offered more Trident Tech student Khari Davis. K-Dee, as tax incentives and rebates for film and telehe’s known, is the owner of Shadetree Visuals, vision production companies. a local photo and video production company.

For Hopkins, the frustration over South Hopkins praised the instructors and alumni Carolina’s lack of robust state-level film of the Trident Tech film department program. incentives is also met with his passion to “People who come from Trident Tech see Charleston become a new hub of film are the best,” he said. “They get hands-on and TV. He has a vision of starting up his experience, and they’re taught to wear own production company based directly

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from Charleston, run by homegrown locals who know the culture of the community, and really create a modern mecca for local talent. He said major companies like HBO can continue to produce content out of Charleston, if only the legislature could get out of the way.

“This is a way for Charleston to pull in a lot of revenue that pumps right back into the infrastructure of your state,” Hopkins said. “The weather, the cost of living, and the beauty of the landscapes makes it easy to produce material in Charleston, but the bigger productions can’t come to us because of their need for tax incentives.”

The 2021 GenreBlast Film Festival recently announced its official selections, and some local names were on the lists.

Director C. Michael Whaley has two short films, On the Road Again and Death Note, that were selected for official competition in this year’s festival. City Paper contributing arts editor Michael Smallwood has two feature film scripts that made the semifinals of the writing competition, The Blood of All and Tonight and Maybe Tomorrow, which also made the finals.

GenreBlast takes place Sept. 2-5 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Winchester, Virginia. GenreBlast is in its sixth year, and is recognized as one of the best genre film festivals in the Southeast. —Staff

Big changes at South of Broadway South of Broadway Theatre Company, the venerable Park Circle performing arts organization, will be officially leaving its North Charleston home this December. The company will be opening at a new space in early 2022, with no further details currently available.

The final season in Park Circle will be home to the new partnership between South of Broadway and BareStage Company, which will see three full productions this year: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita, Frank Loesser’s Guys and Dolls, as well as a production of Guys and Dolls Jr. with the SOBTC junior company.

South of Broadway intends to continue its BareStage and Citadel collaborations in the new year. Evita recently finished casting and is slated to open Sept. 10.

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What started as a bottle of handcrafted hot sauce is now so much more for Red Clay Hot Sauce owners Geoff Ryhne and Molly Fienning, whose company is expanding into new stores and product lines. In addition to its four hot sauces, Red Clay now offers hot honey, spices and a hot pepper jelly bringing enough heat to flag FDA naming officials.

“It’s a story for us of how I think our team really stays true to our values,” said Fienning, describing Red Clay’s newest product, a Hot Pepper Conserve, given the somewhat arbitrary name after the Food and Drug Administration said its sugar content wasn’t high enough for it to be called a jelly. “We said [to ourselves], ‘No, we’re not sacrificing this to call it a hot pepper jelly.’”

Yes, remaining authentic is still a priority at Red Clay, even after the company raked in $1.1 million in revenue in 2020.

Rhyne founded Red Clay seven years ago while working as a Rhyne chef at The Ordinary, debuting the brand with just one product, a cold-pressed, fermented Fresno pepperbased hot sauce that quickly hooked in-theknow Charlestonians.

But according to Rhyne, the company’s shift occurred when Fienning stepped in as Fienning co-CEO. “It grew organically and had a great base support in the Charleston market, but Red Clay did not become the Red Clay it is today until Molly stepped in a couple years ago,” Rhynne said. “No longer were we just this cult favorite — we were able to bring this to the people.”

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Taylor has been stationed at The Pour House since January for a Monday and Tuesday evening residency, while Micho operated the other five nights of the week. Micho, owned

by David and Tina Schuttenberg of Kwei Fei, located next door to The Pour House, made the decision to close due to “labor challenges looming” and “to focus on our next project a bit more,” David told Eater. The Schuttenbergs previously hinted at opening a Cantonese restaurant called Lady Xian with a menu based on dishes served during parts of the pandemic year.

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Leftover pepper “mash” from the fermenting process is used to make Red Clay’s hot honey and seasonings

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Fienning’s ability to position the products, engage with customers and build relationships has grown Red Clay’s reach, allowing Rhyne to maintain its current sauce portfolio and add new products to the mix.

“Most hot sauces buy peppers, boil it and 24 hours later they have their sauce. Ours is a 6-8 week process where we’re purchasing, fermenting and then taking it over to the bottling line to add those other elements,” Fienning said. “It is a labor of love, but we think that’s where we get the uniqueness because it is fermented and cold pressed.”

The fermenting process Red Clay uses to make its hot sauces leaves what’s called a fermented pepper mash. Rhyne adds the mash from Red Clay’s habanero sauce to local Georgia honey to make Red Clay’s line of hot honeys: Hot, Hot-Hot and Spicy Peach.

And, that extra pepper mash led to the creation of five new seasonings: Spicy Margarita Salt, Spicy Bloody Mary Salt, Spicy Everything Salt, Charleston Harbor and Spicy Red Mash.

“In the same vein with the extra mash that we had, Geoff dehydrated it and turned it into a series of drink salts and seasonings,” Fienning said.

The salts and seasonings are more versatile than their names suggest. Charleston Harbor is a great addition to something like shrimp skewers, and Rhyne said the tomato-based

Brooklyn-based OddFellows Ice Cream Co. will open a 1,400-square-foot King Street shop this fall. The shop will “offer a revolving menu of 30 flavors, including a large selection of vegan options … various soft-serve flavors, milkshakes and ice cream floats,” a press release said.

Chef Sam Mason and husbandand-wife duo Mohan and Holiday Kumar opened the first OddFellows storefront in 2013 and have since expanded, adding five more locations, including one in Seoul, South Korea, with four more on the way. The company prides itself on “weird and wacky flavors” of small-batch ice cream — the team has made over 500 in the eight years since opening.

Charleston residents can get a taste of OddFellows Aug. 12 at Leon’s Oyster Shop, when ownership will serve a “King St. Counter Crunch Sundae” made with housemade sorghum dulce de leche, benne seed wafers and OddFellows’ “Bodega Counter Crunch” ice cream from 5-10 p.m. OddFellows will also offer free scoops at Graft Wine Shop Saturday.

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Bloody Mary Salt or Red Mash can be used to season meat or vegetables.

“That’s like the all-purpose seasoning that you can use anywhere,” he said.

As for that hot pepper jelly that’s not really a jelly, Rhyne suggests serving it with grilled pork.

“This is so versatile, where you could use it in other applications besides a hunk of cheese. That’s part of what our strategy is here — this isn’t just a red pepper jelly, or conserve, that you just pull out for the holidays,” Rhyne said. “You could put it with all sorts of savory components.”

You can now find Red Clay in Fresh Market and more than 1,500 Publix locations, and the company will soon land in another popular grocery store chain. According to Fienning, who projects the company will bring in $2.5-3 million in revenue in 2021, 25% of Red Clay’s sales are direct-to-consumer via Amazon or its website.

All this for hot sauce? You betcha.

“It’s gaining momentum, and what’s cool about this business is you get that return customer,” Fienning said. “We care a lot about yes the branding being beautiful because that gets it off the shelf, but then you only will come back a second time or third time or tenth time if the product’s delicious.”

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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 July 21st, 2021 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 AND SINGULAR, all that certain lot, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being near Adams Run Village, St. Paul’s Township, Charleston County, State aforesaid and containing ONE AND ONE-FOURTH (1 ¼) ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: viz: North by land now or formerly owned by Herbert Linder- center of ditch the line on North side; East by land now or formerly owned by Wm. H Paden and Henry Barnwell – ditch the line of South side; West by land now or formerly owned by Leroy Dent.

This lot a portion of Five-acre Tract conveyed to Wm. H. Paden by Lucy Rembert by deed recorded in RMC Office in Book E-36, page 202, Charleston Country, SC. Said lot conveyed measures 2.20 chains on West end, Three chains and eight links (3.08) on East and 4.75 chains depth.

TMS # 098-00-00-067 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: July 27th, 2021

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2021-CP-10-03166 Sandra C. Loy, Plaintiff, v.

Samuel Perry, a deceased person, his heirs, Personal Representatives, Successors, and Assigns and Spouses if any they have and all other Persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: Two and one-half (2.5) acres on Old Military Rd. Adams Run, Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 098-00-00-040 and also 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, Defendants.

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 July 13th, 2021, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on July 13th, 2021 and the Order of Publication was filed on July 20th, 2021 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 July 20th, 2021 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 that certain lot, piece or parcel of land containing Two (2) and one-half (1/2) acres of land situated at Adams Run lying in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and bounded on the North by lands of Mel and on South by lands of late Rev. Nichols and East by lands of Rev. Nichols and West by lands of Pinckney and Brown.

BEING the same property conveyed Samuel P. Perry by deed of G. Henry Barnwell and William A. Marshall dated August 9, 1912 and recorded August 23, 1915 in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County on Deed Book U-27 at page 227.

TMS#: 098-00-00-040 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: July 20th, 2021

NOTICE OF SALE Docket No. 2020-CP-10-01782 By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of Mariner’s Cay Marina Council of Co-Owners, Inc., Plaintiff v. TL Contracting, LLC, Defendant; I, the undersigned Master-inEquity for Charleston County, will sell on September 7, 2021 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: DOCK UNIT B-21, Mariner’s Cay Marina Horizontal Property Regime, a Horizontal Property Regime established pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Regime Act, 27-32-10, et seq., and submitted by Master Deed of Mariner’s Cay Marina Horizontal Property Regime dated May 11, 2006, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book V583 at page 584 on May 18, 2006, as shown and delineated on that certain plat entitled: “EXHIBIT B” TO THE MASTER DEED OF MARINER’S CAY MARINA HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME SURVEY SHOWING SHIPS STORE, EASEMENT AND MARINA FACILITIES MARINER’S CAY MARINA AT MARINER’S CAY, CITY OF FOLLY BEACH, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA”, prepared by Arcadis G & M, Inc., dated December 27, 2005, revised April 28, 2006, and

recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County as Exhibit “B”, to the aforementioned Master Deed. Said Master Deed many thereafter be amended from time to time (hereinafter described as “Master Deed”), together with an undivided interest in the appurtenant common elements, all as described more fully in the Master Deed.

Subject to any and all restrictions and easements of record.

BEING the same property conveyed to TL Contracting, LLC by deed of Keith Kelly and Leslie Kelly dated May 25, 2017 and recorded May 26, 2017 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book 0640, at Page 748.

TMS #: 328-00-00-485 Property Address: 2 McDonough Drive Dock Unit B-21 Folly Beach, SC 29439 a/k/a 2 McDonough Road Unit B-21 Folly Beach, SC 29439 TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH: The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of Five (5%) Percent 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 (30) 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 Keith Kelly and Leslie Kelly in the original amount of $11,333.34, dated May 25, 2017, and recorded May 26, 2017, in Book 0640 at Page 751 with the Charleston County Register of Deeds.

Any sale pursuant to this order is without warranty of any kind.

Neither Plaintiffs nor 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.E.2d 424 (Ct. App. 2008) 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

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2021CP1000633 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Aviator Properties, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Patricia Comfort Capers, Individually; Patricia Comfort Capers, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Peter L. Capers, Sr.; Patrice Comfort;

Peter L. Capers, Jr.; Any HeirsAt-Law or Devisees of Peter L. Capers, Sr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe;, DEFENDANTS.

not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 30th day of July, 2021, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of CHARLESTON COUNTY CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 7th day of September, 2021 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK B151, PAGE 563, ID# 463-11-03-041, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS:

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ALL THAT PIECE, PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING ON THE WEST SIDE OF ASHLEY AVENUE AND THE NORTH SIDE OF SIMONE STREET BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 25 AND A PORTION OF LOT 35 ON A PLAT OF LANDS OF THERESA B. STOKIEN BY RICHARD C. RHETT, DATED JULY 21, 1939 AND RECORDED IN THE R.M.C. OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK F, PAGE 29.

SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, easements, covenants and rightsof-way of record, and any other senior encumbrances.

This being the same property conveyed to Peter L. Capers by deed of Kerry J. Murray, Michael Earl Murray, Mark Wendell Murray, and Elijah Murray, Jr., dated January 10, 1986, and recorded January 14, 1986, in Book B151 at Page 563 in the Register of Deeds’ Office for Charleston County. Subsequently, Peter Leroy Capers, Sr., died intestate on December 5, 2013, leaving the subject property to his heirs, namely, Patricia Comfort Capers, Patrice Comfort, and Peter L. Capers, Jr., as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Charleston County in Case No.2014-ES-10-00110.

TMS # 463-11-03-041 Case#: 2021CP1000633 Current Property Address: 871 Ashley Avenue Charleston, SC 29403 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder.

The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, certified funds in the amount of five per cent (5%) of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John J. Hearn (803) 744-4444 023200-00010 2021CP1000633 FOR INSERTION 8/11/21, 8/18/21, 8/25/21 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A: 2021-CP-10-02916 Non-Jury - Foreclosure Bank of the Lowcountry, Plaintiff, vs.

Brabham Construction LLC; Marlon D. Brabham; GFRS Equipment Leasing Fund II, LLC; Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC dba AT&T South Carolina; Conserv Equipment Leasing, LLC; and Blanchard Machinery Company, Defendants.

SUMMONS Non-Jury TO THE DEFENDANT, MARLON D. BRABHAM: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscribed at their office, 111 East Washington Street or P.O. Box 230, Walterboro, S.C., within thirty (30) days after the service thereof; 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 the relief demanded in the Complaint, and/or judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF FILING TAKE NOTICE that the Summons to the Amended Complaint and Amended Complaint were filed on July 6, 2021 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina. Notice of Pendency of Action, Proof of ADR or Exemption, and Certificate of Compliance with CARES Act were filed on June 23, 2021, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION NOTICE IS GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending upon the Complaint of the above named plaintiff against the above named defendants for the foreclosure of a purchase money mortgage. The premises affected by said suit are situate in Charleston County, South Carolina and is described thusly: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, containing twenty-five (25) acres, more or less, together with buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in St. Pauls Parish, in Charleston County, South Carolina, designated as Parcel A on that certain plat entitled, “PLAT SHOWING THE SUBDIVISION OF TMS # 175-00-00-056, A 55.973 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, INTO PARCEL “A”, A 25.000 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, AND PARCEL “B” A 30.973 ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING PROPERTY OF JOHN R. WALKER INC. LOCATED IN ST. PAULS PARISH CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA”, prepared by Parker Land Survey-

ing, LLC (Andrew C. Gillette, PLS # 5933-B) dated August 8, 2018, revised February 14, 2019 and recorded March 22, 2019 in Book L19, at Page 0116 the ROD Office for Charleston County, SC. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat will more fully and at large appear.

BEING the same property conveyed to Brabham Construction, LLC by deed of John R. Walker, Inc. dated February 13, 2019 and recorded February 26, 2019 in Book 0779 at pages 295 in the Office of the ROD for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS # 175-00-00-056.000 /s/ George W. Cone George W. Cone, SC Bar No. 1354 McLeod Fraser & Cone LLC 111 East Washington Street P.O. Box 230 Walterboro, S.C. 29488 (843) 549-2516 Attorney for Plaintiff 28th day of July 2021.

Walterboro, S.C.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2021 DR 10-0882 MIRNA ALICIA SORIANO, Petitioner, v.

ROSALBA ESTUDIANTE-BAUTISTA and MARCOS URDUNA, Respondents.

SUMMONS TO: ROSALBA ESTUDIANTEBAUTISTA AND MARCOS URDUNA, RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve your Answer to said Petition upon the undersigned attorney for the Petitioner, at his offices located at 800 Wappoo Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service and, if you fail to answer the Petition within the time aforesaid, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Petition.

YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the Petition as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of service, Judgment by Default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

G. EDWARD HAWKINS, III HAWKINS LAW FIRM, P.A. 2 Cavalier Avenue Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 225-7565 (843) 225-7585 fax ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER Charleston, South Carolina August 11, 2021

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL CASE NO: 2021-CP-10-02285 SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs.

BARBARA M. LUHRS AKA BARBARA MARIE LUHRS A/K/A BARBARA D. LUHRS, Defendant.

SUMMONS (COLLECTION – NONJURY) TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscribers at their offices, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, 78 Wentworth Street, Post Office Box 22828, Charleston, South Carolina 29413-2828, or to otherwise appear and defend, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint, or otherwise to appear and defend, within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will obtain a judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. s/Cynthia Jordan Lowery Cynthia Jordan Lowery #12499 Reid E. Dyer #79155 MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC 78 Wentworth Street Post Office Box 22828 Charleston, SC 29413-2828 Telephone: (843) 579-7000 Facsimile: (843) 579-8714 Email: cynthialowery@mvalaw.com Email: reiddyer@mvalaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF May 18, 2021 CHARLESTON, SC NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO DEFENDANT BARBARA M. LUHRS AKA BARBARA MARIE LUHRS A/K/A BARBARA D. LUHRS: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint in the above-entitled action, together with the Summons, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on May 18, 2021, at 1:15 p.m., the object and prayer of which is the recovery a sum certain due Plaintiff by Defendant, BARBARA M. LUHRS AKA BARBARA MARIE LUHRS A/K/A BARBARA D. LUHRS, and for such other and further relief as set forth in the Complaint. s/Cynthia Jordan Lowery Cynthia Jordan Lowery #12499 Reid E. Dyer #79155 MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC 78 Wentworth Street Post Office Box 22828 Charleston, SC 29413-2828 Telephone: (843) 579-7000 Facsimile: (843) 579-8714 Email: cynthialowery@mvalaw.com Email: reiddyer@mvalaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

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State of South Carolina COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE MATTER OF: CYNTHIA MAXINE BOYD GARLINGTON IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO: 2021-ES-10-00309 SALLY ANN BOYD, Petitioner, vs.

DONALD GARLINGTON, Respondent.

SUMMONS TO THE RESPONDENT(S) LISTED ABOVE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the

Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the Petitioner(s) listed above at the following address{es):Seth A. Levy (Name of Petitioner/Attorney for Petitioner) 21 Gamecock Avenue, Suite A {Street Address or Mailing Address) Charleston, South Carolina 29407 {City, State, and Zip Code)Your Answer must be served on the Petitioner at the above address within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Petition upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Petition within that time, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS PETITIONER: SALLY ANN BOYD; DECEDENT: CYNTHIA MAXINE BOYD GARLINGTON; DATE OF BIRTH: April 22, 1950; DATE OF DEATH: July 23, 2010; NAMES OF POSSIBLE KNOWN HEIRS: DONALD GARLINGTON, ALBERAT STROBLE, and JULIUS FIELDS. REASON FOR PETITION: To determine the heirs of Cynthia Maxine Boyd Garlington. NOTICE OF HEARING (VIRTUAL) IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENTS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing on this Petition for Determination of Heirs has been scheduled in this matter September 27, 2021 at 10 A.M. at Virtual Hearing for the Charleston County Probate Court, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401.Notification of invitation for virtual attendance of the hearing shall be provided

by Charleston County Probate Court to Petitioner’s counsel one week prior to commencement of the scheduled hearing. Any and all parties may request attendance of the hearing by phone or email communication to Alison Atwood, Clerk of Probate Court, 843-958-4099, or aatwood@charlestoncounty. org. The Law Office of Seth A. Levy, LLC, 21 Gamecock Avenue, Suite A, Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 400-4510, ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER.

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: ELIE MACARON, JR. 2021-ES-10-0556 DOD: 02/20/21 PERS. REP: KATHLEEN JOSEPH MACARON 208 HAMPTON BLUFF DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ATTY: RYAN D. BLUESTEIN, ESQ. 1024 E. WALL ST., #101 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ************ ESTATE OF: WAYNE REESE TALLENT 2021-ES-10-0624 DOD: 09/28/20 PERS. REP: NANCY C. TALLENT 8077 NEW ENGLAND DR. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29420 ATTY: CHRISTOPHER D. LIZZI, ESQ. 2170 ASHLEY PHOSPHATE RD. #402 CHARLESTON, SC 29406 ************ ESTATE OF:

BILLY TERRANCE CAULDER 2021-ES-10-0740 DOD: 10/29/20 PERS. REP: PORSHERLIND G. CAULDER PO BOX 1391 HOLLYWOOD, SC 29449 ************ ESTATE OF: EMILY TERRI WALLACE 2021-ES-10-1141 DOD: 05/09/21 PERS. REP: KATHRYN B. TOLLEY 1886 BOONE HALL DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ATTY: THOMAS BRUSH, ESQ. 12 A CARRIAGE LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ ESTATE OF: MYRNA MATHIS ROWLAND 2021-ES-10-1189 DOD: 12/02/20 PERS. REP: WILLIAM MATHIS ROWLAND 2633 MORNING DOVE LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 PERS. REP: ELEANOR PRICE WRIGHT 2106 PINEHURST AVE. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ************ ESTATE OF: LEONORA M. SPIVEY AKA LEONORA D. SPIVEY 2021-ES-10-1203 DOD: 05/27/21 PERS. REP: JOYCE L. JONES 800 AFFIRMATION BLVD., #M2 CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ATTY: KERRY W. KOON, ESQ. 147 WAPPOO CREEK DR., #203 CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ************ ESTATE OF: EVELYN REISS PERRY 2021-ES-10-1210 DOD: 06/18/21 PERS. REP: CHARLES G. PERRY, IV 7630 SOUTHRAIL RD., BLDG. G NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29420 PERS. REP: DAVID R. PERRY 7630 SOUTHRAIL RD., BLDG. G NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29420 ATTY: ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ ESTATE OF: CHARLES PARNELLE 2021-ES-10-1212 DOD: 06/26/21 PERS. REP: ANTONIO DIZ 419 ELISTON ST. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29486 ************ ESTATE OF: GENEVIEVE M. NOE 2021-ES-10-1220 DOD: 06/22/21 PERS. REP: MICHELLE M. GAETA 20-26TH AVE. ISLE OF PALMS, SC 29451 ATTY: NICHOLAS C. SOTTILE, ESQ. RAYMOND W. BURROUGHS, ESQ. 176 CROGHAN SPUR RD., #400 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ ESTATE OF: JAMES EZEKIEL TOLBERT 2021-ES-10-1221 DOD: 05/22/21 PERS. REP: AVIS TOLBERT ALEXANDER 427 RACE ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29403 ATTY: GEORGE E. COUNTS, ESQ. 27 GAMECOCK AVE., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ ESTATE OF: WILLIAM JAY LAZENBY, JR. AKA WILLIAM JAY LAZENBY AKA WILLIAM JAY LAZENBY, III 2021-ES-10-1243 DOD: 07/04/21 PERS. REP: WAVELAND LAZENBY 2061 CHILHOWEE DR. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

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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: JAMES GATTUSO, JR. 2021-ES-10-0601 DOD: 12/08/20 PERS. REP: VICKI GATTUSO 6976 MAYBANK HWY. WADMALAW ISLAND, SC 29487 ATTY: DAVID K. HALLER, ESQ. 604 SAVANNAH HWY. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ ESTATE OF: DONNA JERISHA JAKES 2021-ES-10-0987 DOD: 03/10/21 PERS. REP: GARY ANTHONY JAKES 5302 HOLDEN ST. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29418 ATTY: CHARLIE L. WHIRL, ESQ. 2112 COMMANDER RD. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ************ ESTATE OF: HARRY G. S. SPELL 2021-ES-10-1058 DOD: 02/11/21 PERS. REP: LUCY S. SPELL 307 STONO DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ATTY: SUSAN A. TESCHNER, ESQ. 3 LOCKWOOD DR., #204 CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ ESTATE OF: ESTHER S. ROUND 2021-ES-10-1065 DOD: 12/17/20 PERS. REP: JAMES G. ROUND 11504 GLEN RD. POTOMAC, MD 20854 ************ ESTATE OF: JERROLD WATSON BEACH 2021-ES-10-1097 DOD: 05/15/21 PERS. REP: RUTH BEACH MILLS 2654 HANFORD MILLS LN., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406 ATTY: JEFFREY C. MOORE, ESQ. 1 CARRIAGE LN. BLDG. H, 2ND FLOOR CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ ESTATE OF: VALERIA NIKOLAEVNA ORR 2021-ES-10-1106 DOD: 04/23/21 PERS. REP: THOMAS W. ORR 387 TWELVE OAK DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ATTY: KATHRYN M. COCKRILL, ESQ. PO BOX 12367 CHARLESTON, SC 29422 ************ ESTATE OF: PAULINE EDWARDS BUCK 2021-ES-10-1129 DOD: 05/27/21 PERS. REP: COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY 101 E. WASHINGTON ST., #200 GREENVILLE, SC 29601 ATTY: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ ESTATE OF: GEORGE MARSHALL MARTIN, JR. 2021-ES-10-1153 DOD: 04/06/21 PERS. REP: LINDA MARTIN STEVENS 3020 WHITE HERON LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

ATTY: M. LEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ ESTATE OF: NATHANIEL G. RIVERS 2021-ES-10-1163 DOD: 09/23/20 PERS. REP: JACQUELINE C. RIVERS 11 ENDO DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ATTY: ANTHONY B. O’NEILL, SR., ESQ. 1847 ASHLEY RIVER RD., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ ESTATE OF: DANIEL MARK TROTTIER 2021-ES-10-1172 DOD: 05/15/21 PERS. REP: HOPE TROTTIER 3766 BACK PEN RD. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455 ATTY: JOHN F. PERRY, ESQ. 3021 RUSHLAND MEWS JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

SUMMONS (Domestic Violence Restraining Order) FILED AUG 2, 2021 BRANDON E. RILEY, CLERK SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN 180 E WEBER AVE, STE 413 STOCKTON, CA 95202 CASE NO: FL-2021-0134 (1) Person asking for protection: Stefanie Lee Arp (2) Notice to David Raymond Reyher The person in (1) is asking for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order against you.

You have a court date: Date: OCT O7 2021 Time: 8:15 AM Dept.: 4B What if I don’t go to my court date?

If you do not go to your court date, the judge can grant a restraining order that limits your contact with the person in (1).

If you have a child with the person in (1), the court could make orders that limit your time with your child. Having a restraining order against you may impact your life in other ways, including preventing you from having guns and ammunition. If you do not go to your court date, the judge could grant everything that the person in (1) asked the judge to order.

How do I find out what the person in (1) is asking for?

To find out what the person in (1) is asking the judge to order, go to the courthouse listed at the top of page 1. Ask the court clerk to let you see your case file. You will need to give the court clerk your case number, which is listed above and on page 1. The request for restraining order will be on form DV-100, Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order.

Where can I get help?

Free legal information is available at your local court’s self-help center. Go to www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp to find your local center.

Do I need a lawyer?

You are not required to have a lawyer, but you may want legal advice before your court hearing. For help finding a lawyer, you can visit www.lawhelpca. org or contact your local bar association.

BRANDON E. RILEY, CLERK SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA Date: AUG, 2 2021

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 2021-CP-08-00914

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Roger Wheeler Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of A. W., a minor child under the age of fourteen (14), Plaintiffs, vs.

Daniel R. Mixson Defendant.

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SUMMONS Tort: Auto Collision (Jury Trial Demanded) TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: 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 to the said Complaint on the subscriber at his office, 3045 Ashley Phosphate Road, N. Charleston, South Carolina 29418, 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 the relief demanded in the Complaint.

JOHN PRICE LAW FIRM, LLC By: s/ Mark A. Redmond Mark A. Redmond (17268) 3045 Ashley Phosphate Road N. Charleston, SC 29418 843-552-6011 markredmond@johnpricelawfirm.com Attorney for the Plaintiff North Charleston, SC Date: 4-27-2021

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NOTICE OF REFERENCE HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing will be held on August 23, 2021, at 11:15 o’clock a.m., before the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough, Master-InEquity for Charleston County, Charleston County Judicial Center, 100 Broad Street, Courtroom 2A, Second Floor, Charleston, South Carolina.

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TO DEFENDANT: GEORGE WASHINGTON, III YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County on January 10, 2020. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Dorchester County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on Plaintiff, South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Deanne M. Gray, Legal Department of the Dorchester County Department of Social Services, 216 Orangeburg Road, Summerville, SC 29483, within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Deanne M. Gray, SC Bar #17221, 216 Orangeburg Road, Summerville, SC 29483, 843-486-1863.

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TO DEFENDANT: JANE DOE AND JOHN DOE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: That an infant was born June 11, 2021 and placed under the protection of Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act or “Daniels Law” within 60 days of his birth with Trident Medical Center. Baby Boy Doe is an African American male weighing 6.6 pounds and 19.7 inches in length at birth. The infant is now in DSS custody. Under the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, a Permanency Planning hearing is scheduled to be held at 3:00 p.m. on August 12, 2021, at the Charleston County Family Court, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29403 (via WebEx). Any person wishing to assert parental rights regarding the infant must personally appear at this hearing. SCDSS, 3366 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405, Telephone: 843-953-9625

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Essence Timmons, John Nelson and David Jackson DEFENDANTS.

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IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020.

TO DEFENDANT: Shevetta Johnson YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on May 14, 2021. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Newton Howle, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave. N. Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Newton Howle, 3366 Rivers Ave. N. Charleston, SC 29405, SC Bar # 2729. 843-953-9625

TO DEFENDANT: David Jackson YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on May 3, 2021. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Kenneth L Murphy II, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, S.C. 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Kenneth L Murphy II, SC Bar # 101817, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.

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Sing Along

Charleston’s newest karaoke star is born each night

By Chelsea Grinstead

Hanging around a crowded bar is one way to meet a few friends, but that same bar on karaoke night is something else — there’s just something about singing the first few bars of a song that quickly creates a bond, even between strangers.

Karaoke nights are coming back all over Charleston, so it’s time again to pick your favorite spot and familiar tune and wait for your cue.

Underrated karaoke songs

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Karaoke hosts Walker Trull (top), DJ Wild Bill (middle) and Karaoke Chris (left) offer people the chance to get up and sing — and even offer a harmony now and then

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Tucked into the tiny barroom above Gilroy’s on King Street, Bangkok Lounge is downtown Charleston’s go-to karaoke bar — and with karaoke seven nights a week, there’s no shortage of entertainment.

“Usually, something hilarious happens every night,” said bartender and musician Walker Trull, who hosts country night According to our local on Wednesdays. “We have karaoke hosts: been collecting these paper slips that are absurd as far as • “Possum Kingdom” song names and artist pairings

by The Toadies that people [incorrectly] write • “Jump Around” down. Someone wanted to sing

by House of Pain “Dancing Queen” by Usher — I • “Coal Miner’s Daughter” don’t know how they landed on

by Loretta Lynn that. We are saving the slips up • “Grandpa (Tell me ’Bout for a collage we are going to put the Good Old Days)” in the place.”

by The Judds Bangkok Lounge has revolving nightly themes, whether it’s through-the-decades Sundays, rock ’n’ roll Tuesdays or wild card Fridays, when fellow host/bartender/musician Rebekah Riley snaps people with a pink riding crop when they get out of line.

The bar’s karaoke championship has been going this summer, with the final round taking place Wednesday, when final

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Karaoke the night away at these locations Back 9 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday 2457 Ashley River Road, Ste. B West Ashley Bangkok Lounge 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Daily 353 King St., 2nd Floor. Downtown Burns Alley Tavern 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Wednesday 354B King St. Downtown Down the Road Pub 7-11 p.m. Tuesdays 920 College Park Road. Summerville Garage 75 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Second Saturday 1175 Folly Road, Ste. G. James Island Hunley’s 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Wednesday 1750 Savannah Hwy., Unit J West Ashley Ireland's Own / Jagerhaus Pub 8-11 p.m. Thursday 3025 Ashley Town Center Drive West Ashley North Park Grill 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Wednesday 8780A Rivers Ave., Ste. 126 North Charleston R PUB 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Thursdays and Saturday 1836 Ashley River Road, Ste. H West Ashley Silver Dollar 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Monday 478 King St. Downtown Sultan’s Restaurant & Lounge 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Monday 541 King St. Downtown The Basement 8 p.m.-10 p.m. Sunday 1055 SC-41. Mount Pleasant

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Tin Roof 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Sunday 1117 Magnolia Road. West Ashley

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Tru Blue’s House of Wings 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Saturday 1039 Johnnie Dodds Blvd.

Mount Pleasant Uptown Social 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Tuesday 587 King St. Downtown

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ists will compete for the belt and “a glorious reputation” said Riley, who also hosts hiphop Thursdays.

“One of the best parts about it to me is the look of validation on people’s faces,” Riley said. “You’re dealing with people who don’t get applause in real life. They get their nerve up to sing, and everybody cheers for them. It’s giving people their moment who normally don’t get the spotlight on them.”

Karaoke finalist Abigail Fitzpatrick is a Pittsburgh transplant with an affinity for dive bars. She ended up enamored with Bangkok’s welcoming atmosphere as she sang there more consistently. Fitzpatrick “There’s no judgment there,” she said. “Nobody even bats an eye if someone gets up and butchers a song. Everyone is there to have a good time. Recently I met two girls there, and they’ve ended up becoming my closest friends in Charleston.”

“Singing with someone helps with the nerves and with moral support,” Fitzpatrick added. “My mom always said when it comes to karaoke, ‘You’ll never be the worst person there.’ It’s hard to be the best, but it’s hard to be the worst.”

William Covington has been hosting karaoke for over 10 years as DJ Wild Bill. “It just gets better and better each year,” he said.

“You have your normal crowd that’s been singing since the ’70s — when karaoke came out — and now, the younger crowd is taking over. We have digital apps to sign up with, so now it’s a young man’s game. Technology is advancing how people get up and sing.”

Some of Covington’s first gigs as a host were at California Dreaming and Wet Willie’s, and he’s been hooked ever since. Nowadays, you can catch him at Burns Alley, Uptown Social and Tin Roof. He’s also aiming to host at additional locations, like Sultan’s Restaurant & Lounge on King Street.

“When people get up there and become entertainers and get the crowd going, those are the most memorable nights,” Covington said. “We had one guy who was not the best singer in the world, but he was an entertainer. Even if he couldn’t carry a tune, he could carry a crowd.”

He is grateful to have things turn around after COVID. “I almost had to swap professions. I see that people are now

Over a dozen joints offer places to get on stage, including Burns Alley Tavern (above) and Bangkok Lounge (right) showing up and showing out a little bit more. I feel karaoke is coming back full force. One of our singers always says when he’s performing, ‘If you’re sexy, then you must be vaccinated.’ ” Covington, who also does the paper slip system, is quite familiar with misnamed titles and mismatched artists. “They get up there to sing and see the title and say, ‘This isn’t my song.’ Then when it starts playing, they realize it is. ‘Love Shack’ by Olivia Newton John and John Travolta was one of those — they obviously meant ‘Summer Nights.’ ” Brendan Patman, aka Pat Double B, has been doing karaoke since it first came to the United States, circa 1992.

“It’s almost the same thing as when you were a kid and you wanted to shoot off your own Roman candle or your own sparkler — somehow that ends up giving you more excitement than watching professional ones from pyrotechnicians.”

He frequents karaoke at Tru Blue’s, singing classics like “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” “Tainted Love” and “I Melt With You.” “I’m like the karaoke anti-hero — I know I suck, and I don’t care. I have the stage presence. I get up there, and I act like a rockstar. Even if I’m off pitch, I’m always on melody.”

Veteran host Chris Gould, aka Karaoke Chris, started hosting karaoke back in 2003. He held multiple residencies in the

Common tune mix-ups According to our local karaoke hosts: • “Colt 45” is actually “Crazy Rap” by Afroman • “Just a Small Town Girl” is actually “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” by Journey • “The Piña Colada Song” by Jimmy Buffett is actually “Escape” by Rupert Holmes • “In Da Club” by 50 Cent is not a birthday song

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downtown area up until the pandemic at places like Tin Roof, Big Gun, Mynt, Burns Alley and Local 616.

Gould doesn’t think karaoke culture has changed much. “Everybody in the room is holding a drink and singing along,” he said.

But the medium has altered with the times.

He still brings books of song titles even though he has a digital list for people to choose from, and he remembers when CDs were the only option for compiling popular songs.

He even did a stint of DIY karaoke in the past, in which his band recorded songs without the lead vocals and used software to create the graphics for the sing-a-long.

“It’s gotten to the point where I can buy any song anyone asks for, but I still use some of the ones I made myself,” Gould said.

Nowadays, he’s hosting every second Saturday at Garage 75 on James Island and every Monday at Silver Dollar downtown.

“It’s a social thing — sharing music with people,” Gould said. “Karaoke is like putting something on the jukebox, but standing up there saying, ‘I’m the one that put the song on.’ It’s equalizing. There’s no barrier to entry. Everyone is allowed to do it and find out who they are up there on stage.”

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High Fidelity: Your Top 5

Kozelski to throw release party at the Pour House

Vickery’s Bar & Grill has been on Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant since 1999, fusing boat days and bar days with its public dock for customers. These days, social media manager and talent hire Jacob Robertson is always creating playlists to meld the eclectic moods of patrons to provide a universal playlist everyone can enjoy, going from Phish to The Weeknd to Lynyrd Skynyrd to Tim McGraw.

Here’s the top five songs guests have been enjoying: “Barstools and Dreamers” - Widespread Panic “This Must be the Place” - Talking Heads “India” - BoomBox “Ghost” - Phish “Clint Eastwood” - Gorillaz

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The making of Starr Queen Local singer Starquasha Admore grew up on Strawberry Lane downtown, and started singing in church at age 7. She branched off around 16 to start performing open mics, which were her schooling for the next two years when she received feedback on her stage presence. By 18, she was singing hooks and covers for local rap artists.

After taking a break from the scene to have her daughter and son, in 2018 she created the persona, Starr Queen.

“I’ve always been attracted to sexy R&B music,” Admore said. “The sensuality I felt in the music, I give on stage when I’m performing.”

Her first original music as Starr Queen will be the EP, Contradiction, to be released late 2021.

“It’s gonna be a love EP, because Starr Queen is a neo-soul R&B artist,” she said.

“Love can be so contradicting. One day you want to be loved and one day you don’t.”

When it comes to composing, she doesn’t consider herself a writer. “I just want to get on stage and sing it. But I had to understand that as far as original music is concerned, you need to broadcast what you feel.

The people need to feel what you feel. And in order for that to happen, your feelings have to get into your music.”

Singing with Emerald Empire Band connected her with The Commodore family as a vocalist for The Funktastics ensemble regularly. “I meet people from so many places at The Commodore. When I go on stage there, I am performing for the world. I am everywhere in one little building.”

She doesn’t want to be forgotten in the process of doing original music. “I want people to be intrigued by my album based on what I do live.” She will go from country to pop to funk to rhythm and blues in a single set.

Her stage presence comes from reading the energy she sees.

“If I see couples at tables drinking wine,

Kozelski, the supergroup put together by frontman and producer Jeff Kozelski, will celebrate the vinyl release of its latest LP, Collector, Friday at the Charleston Pour House. The live performance will feature drummer Wes Powers of Sol Driven Train, bassist Jon Moore of Shonuff, keyboardist Alan Brisendine of The Outervention, and guitarist Will Evans of Sexbruise?.

The night will be a celebration of songs featured on Collector — grooveheavy, lyrical tracks brimming with scrappy guitar riffs. “I had so many leftover songs and ideas from other bands, and I wanted to see what we could do. I just wanted to take control.”

—Kate Bryan

The Monsters from Outer Space return to rock the Tin Roof

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Singer Starquasha Ardmore spent years on the stage, and this fall, she’ll release original music as Starr Queen that’s gonna be soulful vibes. If I come into an establishment and everything is jumping off the walls, I get those funky vibes. My thing is pleasing the crowd.”

As a single mom getting everything done, she’s stepped back from vocal lessons to train herself.

“I listen to certain artists that have certain ranges and tones and different personalities to help build my vocal range and tone and personality,” she said.

—Chelsea Grinstead Catch Starr Queen at the Commodore on Saturdays in August and Vibez Restaurant & Lounge on Ashley Phosphate Road on Fridays.

action at Tin Roof Friday, in honor of the release of the new album, Stench of Death. The band will be supported by fellow Charleston-based punk rockers Guardians’ Warlock and Coffin Slide.

Monsters is ready to deliver its signature face-melting sounds.

According to vocalist/bassist Dr. Frankfurter, the new songs off Stench of Death are “fast-paced and driving.” Listeners can expect to hear elements of metal. “We’re including a hidden track from a forthcoming album, where we’re planning on switching up our roles in the band and coming up with different music from there.” —KB

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Hip-hop duo SKIP’LO to unveil unreleased material Charleston-based hip-hop duo SKIP’LO will perform at The Royal American for the first time Aug. 21, supported

by Cleveland-based hip-hop artist Tobyraps, as well as locals Loser Chris and DJ Fl!p.

The artists behind SKIP’LO, rappers Damn Skippy, aka Alex Veazey, and Appollo Valdez, share an admiration for the lyric-driven, break-beat playfulness of ’90s hip-hop and pay homage to the era’s greats with boom-bap sample-style beats, while maintaining a fresh approach. —KB

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