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The Charleston County School District (CCSD) is continuing to adapt its safety protocols to keep students and faculty healthy during the COVID pandemic amid changing circumstances, tumultuous rulings from the statehouse and evolving recommendations from health care experts.

District leaders said in a statement during an Aug. 23 school board meeting, in accordance with a state budget proviso that prohibits schools from mandating masks, they cannot enforce a mask requirement despite issuing one ahead of the start of school. As of Aug. 27, the CCSD requires face masks in school buildings, but will levy no penalty for students and faculty not in compliance with the requirement.

S.C. Rep. Leon Stavrinakis, D-Charleston, said in a social media comment, the state proviso shouldn’t be used as an excuse for a lack of authority.

“They can require masks,” he wrote. “I have shown them several ways to do it and avoid violating the proviso … Requiring masks is obviously just not important enough to them, taking this step to protect the health of their students and employees is obviously not a fight a majority of the board is willing to undertake. That is a sad reflection on CCSD.”

Attempts to reach Stavrinakis for further reaction were unsuccessful.

The school board has called on state legislators to repeal the proviso and allow school leaders to enforce their mask mandate in order to “make the best local decision for the health and safety of our students and Stavrinakis employees,” according to the statement.

The districtwide requirement stands, as of now, as a “strong and visible message” about where school leaders stand on the issue, according to the statement. But not everyone on the board agrees with the idea of only sending a message.

“The proviso isn’t even a law, so to me, it can be circumvented,” said board member Erica Cokley. “I hate to say it, but this is just an excuse to not enforce what needs to be

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done right now — this is an emergency. If you’re going to mandate something and not require compliance or have any type of penalty behind it, it might as well be an option.”

And, Cokley said, some parents haven’t been known to choose the best option when it comes to pandemic safety.

Cokley “If these parents were making the right decisions, we wouldn’t be in this mess in the first place,” she said. “I understand we have the freedom of choice, but when it comes to keeping yourself and others safe, then it’s just like any other law. They gave them free will, and nobody complied. Right now, to me, that choice of freedom is done and over with — people are dying.”

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They gave them free will, and nobody complied.

Right now, to me, that choice of freedom is done and over with — people are dying.” —Erica Cokley

Make a plan to grab your pup and head to Yappy Hour as it returns to Wannamaker County Park in just a few short weeks 5-7 p.m., Sept. 16 and Sept. 30.

Pet owners will have the chance to watch their furry friends run around Wannamaker’s new off-leash dog park completed in October 2020.

During the event, live music will be provided for pet owners, with Corinne Letourneau performing Sept. 16 and David Collins on stage Sept. 30.

Yappy Hour is free with admission to Wannamaker County Park, which will run you $2 per person, or free for Gold Pass holders.

Beer and wine will be available for purchase, with proper ID. Outside alcohol and food are prohibited.

And of course, dog owners are reminded to review dog park “petiquette” (get it?) before visiting.

For more information on Yappy Hour or the dog park at Wannamaker County Park, visit ccprc.com. —Eric Johnson

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Calhoun Street project again denied by BAR A major mixed-use project proposed near the hospital district was again denied Aug. 25 when it landed back on the Board of Architectural Review (BAR) Large docket, months after having been denied in April.

Plans for the proposed eight-story, 325unit apartment development at the corner of Calhoun Street and Halsey Boulevard that included ground-level retail and a 429-space parking deck was unanimously rejected April 14 due to its massive scale.

Advocates said it would have felt out of place in the area, which includes high-rise medical facilities alongside more traditional peninsula architecture.

Representatives from both the Preservation Society of Charleston (PSC) and the Historic Charleston Foundation (HCF)

participated in the public comment period of the meeting to denounce the proposal.

“We continue to have significant concerns over the height, scale and mass of this project,” said HCF properties manager Justin Schwebler. “We thought the board and staff comments were perfectly to the point at the previous meeting … All parties seemed to be in agreement that the building was quoted as ‘inappropriately large.’ ” Schwebler said he and others believed the applicant, Davis Carter Scott and DCS Design, did not make significant enough changes to the proposal to address the board and staff comments, especially since they were primarily directed at the scale and mass of the building. —Skyler Baldwin

Disability rights groups challenge SC rule on school mask mandates Disability rights groups and parents of disabled children filed a federal lawsuit Aug. 24 challenging the South Carolina budget proviso that bans school districts from requiring masks in schools.

The groups and parents are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of South Carolina and other legal groups. The lawsuit argues that the enforcement of the proviso places students, teachers and staff, as well as their families, at risk. In addition, the suit claims, the measure particularly targets children with disabilities that put them at higher risk for severe illness, lingering disabilities, or even death due to COVID-19.

“Students with health conditions or disabilities that make them vulnerable to COVID have a right to attend school without endangering their health or safety,”

Susan Mizner, director of the ACLU’s disability rights program, said in a press release. “Schools who have children with these conditions have legal obligations under federal disability rights laws.”

The complaint lists state officials, including Gov. Henry McMaster, Attorney General Alan Wilson and Superintendent Molly Spearman, as well as school districts in Charleston, Greenville, Horry, Lexington, Oconee, Dorchester and Pickens counties.

Charleston is among the districts that have passed mask requirements, triggering legal threats from Wilson. But as protesters yelled about the mandates outside the district’s Tuesday meeting, leaders backtracked, saying no requirements will be enforced in local schools.

A full copy of the formal complaint can be read at aclusc.org. —Skyler Baldwin

The pressure is on state lawmakers to hold an emergency session and revise a law that prohibits mask mandates in schools as COVID-19 gets deadlier each day across the Palmetto State.

The state Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Thursday reported one of its deadliest days during the pandemic in the last six months. The agency reported 56 deaths, bringing the statewide death toll to 10,413. It is the most deaths for any single day in South Carolina since Feb. 19 when the agency reported 67 total deaths for the day. DHEC also reported 3,259 confirmed cases and 986 “probable” cases Thursday, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases to more than 707,000 throughout the state.

But so far, despite calls by Democratic legislators and some Republican colleagues, state GOP leaders have not made a decision to call for a special session to deal with the possibility of a school mask mandate, which was banned in the current year budget, and other pandemic-related issues. Despite challenges and attacks, Republicans, including Gov. Henry McMaster, continue to oppose mask mandates in schools.

Rep. Nathan Ballentine, R-Richland, said an emergency session is unlikely to work.

“I do not see us revisiting the budget.

That would take a two-thirds vote of both bodies, and any changes would also require that amount of support. Additionally, Gov. McMaster is likely to veto any efforts to allow districts to decide.”

Ballentine said the General Assembly voted in the budget to give control to parents about their children’s health and safety.

“Masks can still be worn to protect individuals and others. The science shows our kids are at the least risk — not no risk, but least risk. Teachers and other adults (and many kids) can be vaccinated to do their part.”

Rep. Chip Huggins, R-Lexington, held a similar view. He said the problem can be handled with the same health care measures used by families for other illnesses, such as the flu or pneumonia.

“Just stick to the basics,” he said.

Senate President Harvey Peeler, R-Cherokee, did not respond to a call requesting an interview.

‘We’ve got to do something’

Other lawmakers say urgent action is needed.

“It’s hard to admit you did something wrong,” Rep. Leon Howard, D-Richland, said of the failure to call a special session.

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Police noticed an older man on a downtown bench drinking from a large glass bottle full of what they assumed was alcohol. After making eye contact with the man, a passing vehicle blocked the officers’ view, and when next they saw the man, the bottle was completely empty. Now, that’s a magic trick.

RUNNERS UP A man whose phone was stolen described it as having a case depicting “a kilted gentleman.” This is perhaps simultaneously the most vague and specific description of a phone case we’ve ever seen.

Officers noticed a jar labeled “Party Like a Pot Star” full of what was later determined to be marijuana in the backseat of a car. Party pothead’s in the big house tonight, or whatever that band from the 2000s said.

Police described a potential suspect detailed in a police report as “balding,” which is probably accurate, but damn.

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CCSD spokesman Andrew Pruitt referred back to the Aug. 27 statement on behalf of the district when asked to comment further.

The state Department of Education announced Aug. 26 it will again enforce a mask mandate on school buses, a reversal from the sweeping ban on mandates previously issued.

“It has become apparent based on COVID-19 data being reported by schools along with increasing levels of the highly transmissible delta variant in local communities, that more protective measures are needed to lower the risk of virus transmission and keep our schools open and operating as safely as possible,” the department said in a letter to school leaders across the state.

However, the letter also states no student should be denied transportation if they do not comply with the requirement, a line drawing criticism from some for being unenforceable.

CCSD is also in line with guidance from the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) when it comes to quarantine procedures. CCSD requires a 10-day quarantine following close contact with an individual who tests positive for COVID-19.

Nearly 500 close-contact quarantines had been reported as of the board’s Aug.

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23 meeting, less than a week following the start of school. And as of Aug. 31, CCSD reported a total of 731 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in students and staff.

Dozens of parents and other community members came in person to the meeting to denounce the mask requirement and quarantine policies, saying that the measures negatively impact the learning of students. Comments ranged from the tame — demanding the decision to mask be left up to parents — to more extreme, comparing mask mandates to enslavement and reading of biblical scripture.

“Schools are monitoring attendance tightly in these first few days, reaching out to families and doing home visits so we can get more kids back in school,” chief academic officer Karolyn Belcher said during the Aug. Belcher 23 meeting. “That has been a top priority.”

Some schools across the state have already been forced to go into full virtual learning due to the high volume of COVID-19-related absences, including Early College High School (ECHS), in Charleston. Administrators with ECHS were unable to be reached for comment prior to publication.

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“But people are living in danger.”

Howard is chairman of the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee.

Howard said he couldn’t comprehend why his fellow lawmakers would oppose supporting such an important health problem.

“This is not a political issue,” he told Statehouse Report, City Paper’s sister publication, though more Democrats than Republicans appear to favor mask mandates.

Meanwhile recently, state Sens. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, Ronnie Sabb, D-Williamsburg, Luke Rankin, R-Horry, and Sandy Senn, R-Charleston, recently wrote a letter asking Peeler to call a special session as COVID-19 cases rise.

The senators say in the letter, “experts believe the spread of COVID-19 will explode” and that more than 1,000 doctors and pediatricians in the state have asked senators to return to session to reconsider the ban on masks in schools.

While some may view mask rules as a violation of “personal liberty,” Hutto in an interview said it boils down to normal safety precautions, such as seatbelts in a car.

The legislature must reconvene as soon as possible to address an ever-worsening pandemic, he said, adding “We’ve

got to do something.”

Senn told Statehouse Report that she sees the problem as a “home rule” issue.

She said local governments, not the state, should make such decisions based on their own particular situation.

DHEC also pushing on mask mandates

Another push for masks is coming from DHEC. With COVID-19 cases spiking in schools statewide, the board of South Carolina’s health agency last Friday instructed its director and chairman to contact state lawmakers to urge them to revise the law passed earlier this year that prohibits mask mandates in schools.

During the meeting, state epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell and DHEC public health director Dr. Brannon Traxler, laid out the argument for mask mandates in schools.

The doctors noted the science shows having all people in schools wearing masks will protect students’ health and give them the best chance to succeed academically and socially.

The legislature will meet in a special session, probably in September, to discuss budget issues and redistricting. Discussion of the mask mandate ban could surface during that session. The legislature will not convene again until the 2022 session in January. —Al Dozier

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here are two basic ways to look at the score of cranes on the Holy City’s skyline: They’re solid evidence of an economic boom that continues to pump in money.

Or they’re a blight that litters the horizon and is sucking the uniqueness out of a Charleston that attracts millions of visitors a year.

Most people probably hold both views, but we worry the overdevelopment of Charleston’s peninsula is creating long-term problems that will have to be dealt with constantly: overcrowding, more traffic, increased congestion, more flooding and even crappier roads. Bottom line: All of these cranes portend so many changes to Charleston that they are upsetting the balance between having a charming place that attracts visitors and residents to becoming another concrete jungle. These cranes are developmental canaries, and we need to be wary.

Charleston City Council needs to take action and figure out some way to rein in the flock of soaring steel cranes. In a city that has seen a Black exodus of homeowners due to gentrification, it is time to stanch the flow of Charleston’s diverse peoples by doing something innovative. We’ve suggested a crane registration fee on the bigcity developers who come in with gobs of cash and zip out without experiencing the damage they do with their concrete alleyways of buildings. Then, that money could be flipped to help provide affordable housing to help Charleston’s working class live closer to their jobs. Think of the benefits of more police, firefighters, teachers, cleaners and cooks living in town, instead of spending hours in traffic.

We’re told the mayor is now briefed on the crane count by city officials, who also are gathering information to figure out how to calculate the direct and indirect costs of cranes to city taxpayers

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and tie any fees to that number, per state law. These are great first baby steps. Now, let’s demand that our city council members make something happen — sooner than later.

As you can see, there are more cranes now than there were in April when we started the crane count: Week of Aug. 30....................... 21 cranes in 11 locations (+2) Week of Aug. 23....................... 19 cranes in 10 locations (-1) Week of Aug. 16....................... 20 cranes in 10 locations (-2) Week of Aug. 9......................... 22 cranes in 10 sites (-1) Week of Aug. 2......................... 23 cranes in 10 locations (+0) Week of July 26........................ 23 cranes in 10 worksites (+0) Week of July 19........................ 23 cranes in 10 locations (+3) Week of July 12........................ 20 cranes in 10 sites (+1) Week of July 5.......................... 19 cranes in nine locations (+0) Week of June 28...................... 19 cranes in nine worksites (+1) Week of June 21....................... 18 cranes in nine locations (+0) Week of June 14....................... 18 cranes in nine sites (+0) Week of June 7......................... 18 cranes in nine locations (+1) Week of May 31....................... 17 cranes in nine worksites (+0) Week of May 24....................... 17 cranes in nine locations (-2) Week of May 17........................ 19 cranes in nine sites (+0) Week of May 10....................... 19 cranes in nine sites (+0) Week of May 3.......................... 19 cranes in nine locations (+2) Week of April 26...................... 17 cranes in eight locations Possible next project: A weekly bounce report to illustrate how Charleston’s streets are a complete mess. Want to help? Go online to become a member who supports Charleston City Paper.

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No debating, simple steps will help end this pandemic By Jason Sakran Anger and disappointment comes in many forms and washes over us for a variety of reasons. For the better part of 18 months, all of us have been wrestling with COVID in some capacity or another.

Through it all, I have been reluctant to allow anger, or even anxiety, to cloud my judgement or negatively impact how I view others in our community. I have tried to understand those who choose not to get vaccinated, and I have routinely attempted to understand the arguments of those who choose not to wear a mask. I have heard all the arguments, the mincing of words, the overly dramatic proclamations, the threats, the shouting and even the hexes. I have heard the claims that mask-wearing is unconstitutional or that the vaccine is ineffective, tainted or part of a larger government conspiracy to control us.

I’ve sat in public meeting after public meeting and listened to adults who, 18 months ago, had literally no idea what COVID even was, yet today they are infectious disease experts, conspiracy theorists, constitutional scholars and child psychologists.

Today was the day true anger and disappointment set in for me. While listening to the morning

news, I heard a 46-year-old veteran died while waiting for treatment in Bellville, Texas. He served our country honorably, fought enemies abroad, yet he lay vulnerable in a U.S. hospital with lifethreatening gallstone pancreatitis because hospitals in and around Bellville are so overwhelmed with COVID patients, there are no available beds.

After seven hours, and several calls to other hospitals in the Houston area, it was too late. Daniel Wilkinson, who served two tours in Afghanistan and was awarded a Purple Heart, died before he could get the care he needed. He should not have died the way he did in the manner in which he did. We can debate whether masks work or whether vaccines are safe, but we cannot debate the obvious — COVID numbers are increasing. We cannot debate that our frontline medical professionals are overwhelmed. We cannot debate that some who oppose mask-wearing or the vaccine have verbally abused, spit on, pushed and shoved medical professionals in our very own city.

The emergency rooms here in Charleston are not at capacity yet, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a moral and patriotic responsibility to try and keep all Americans safe regardless of where they live.

Being asked to wear a face mask during a pandemic is not having one’s rights trampled on by tyrannical politicians. Wearing a face mask during

We can debate whether masks work or whether vaccines are safe, but we cannot debate the obvious, which is that COVID numbers are increasing.

a pandemic makes you a member of a civil society.

Do you want to help keep small businesses open and operating? Do you want to protect your child’s teacher and classmates? Do you want to get back to a normal life where we don’t have to constantly worry about masks and vaccines? We can accomplish all of it by getting vaccinated and wearing a mask.

If the story about a dying veteran lying helpless in a U.S. hospital waiting for treatment doesn’t give you pause, or doesn’t stir something within you, then we ought to rethink terms like patriotism, selflessness, community and sacrifice when we describe American exceptionalism. Let’s not mince words: Daniel Wilkinson died because politicians and some in the community have chosen to ignore reality in favor of their own personal self interests. When we look back at this time in our history, how will historians judge us? Did we rise to the occasion as Americans or did we get distracted by our personal feelings about a pandemic that is clearly bigger than all of us?

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IT’S (DEFINITELY, MAYBE) TIME TO LIGHT THE LIGHTS Charleston rebuilds its arts scene in the shadow of 2020

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As 2020 turned from spring to summer to fall and the pandemic raged on, a lot of realities confronted the arts community in Charleston. Shelter-in-place orders and limitations on large gatherings essentially signaled the closing of all arts organizations for the foreseeable future last March. As American politicians argued over an avalanche of restaurant and corporate relief, arts groups suffered. Museum galleries like The Gibbes were able to remain open with reduced attendance and masks in place, but live theater needs a cast of performers and an audience.

The sudden and prolonged loss of audiences and regular patrons has financially challenged arts organizations nationwide. Some theaters, like PURE, were able to shift entirely to virtual performances for the bulk of the season, but many found digital alternatives lacking.

“Unfortunately, we were not very successful in pivoting to online,” said Brian Porter, executive director of Footlight Players.

“It’s just not what we do.”

Audiences and performers alike have found the virtual arts trend difficult to fully embrace over the past year. The success of Spoleto Festival USA earlier this year, and the relatively lukewarm reception to its virtual offerings, like The Journey, marked a clear signal people were ready to return to performing arts spaces, and CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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Charleston’s performing arts scene has been mostly dark for 18 months. Babies born the day the pandemic kicked off and theaters postponed performances are crawling right about now. The entire 2020-2021 season came and went, and as fall arrives and the community starts planning its triumphant return, the ghosts of 2020 hovers over preparations like old Hamlet.

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those spaces are ready to receive them.

Still, the pandemic remains one of the biggest questions hanging over that return.

Eighteen months after shows were initially postponed and closed, cases in South Carolina continue to rise. As the delta variant brings back debate over city mask mandates and hospitals again treat waves of patients, it looks like masks will be a part of the arts for the foreseeable future.

Some spaces, like Charleston Stage and College of Charleston, recommend audiences wear masks while in the theater. Dance Conservatory of Charleston is installing new air purification systems into its spaces. Many companies are reporting fully vaccinated staff and casts. And the city currently will allow theaters to operate at full-capacity.

It’s looking like audiences will (definitely, maybe) get to see the faces of performers, at least, when they return to the theaters.

The last year has also shaped what will be on those stages this fall. Queen Street’s Matilda, which should have opened in spring 2020, will finally bow this December.

Charleston Stage’s Bright Star closed early in March 2020 because of shelter-in-place orders and will finally reopen this month to continue its run. Village Playhouse will produce outdoor musicals starting with The Legendary Dolly P this September, but has moved its indoor, non-musical productions to 2022 because of the delta variant spike.

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until October, after the expected height of the current spike.

Dance Lab recently had to reschedule a show because a dancer tested positive for the virus on the first day of performances.

“I am hesitant to invest a bunch of time, energy and money into a season that may be hit hard again with this virus,” said owner Jenny Broe.

“Terror might be a better word,” mused Julian Wiles, founder and producing artistic director of Charleston Stage. “We have meetings every couple of days about contingency plans. What would we do if it gets worse? I Wiles mean, four weeks ago we thought we were kind of out of the woods. So yeah, we’re monitoring it all the time and trying to listen to the CDC. We want people to be safe and comfortable, and we’ll adjust as we need to, if we have to again. But we’re hoping we’ll be able to come back. And audiences seem ready.”

All the precautions and preparations are in service of bringing patrons a packed fall season. Charleston Stage, PURE Theatre, Footlight Players, College of Charleston, Palmetto City Ballet and Flowertown Players are all planning multiple offerings between now and the end of the year.

The Gibbes, which has been going strong all year, still has a full slate of exhibits and films, like the exclusive theatrical showing of Rebecca Hall’s Passing.

PURE Theatre won’t actually return to its Cannon Street Arts Center home until November’s Little Gem, but the company won’t sit idle. PURE will open its season on the Dock Street stage this September with The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, as well as introducing a new series called Fall Nights that will see the returns of Constellations and Buyer and Cellar, both presented on Sullivan’s Island.

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missed. But the resolve does not seem to have been forgotten. PURE Theatre welcomed Joy Vandervort-Cobb as associate artistic South of Broadway, in preparations for a director. Queen Street Playhouse appointed change of venue next year, will close out its Kay Thorn as musical director. There are time in Park Circle with Evita, Guys and changes being made at the top of arts organiDolls and Guys and Dolls Jr. zations that may lead to better representation Village Playhouse is producing original and opportunity moving forward.

“I think we’ve worked on inclusion and musicals at Tradesman Brewing Company. those kinds of things in the past, but it’s not Annex Dance Company has a season always been on the front burner of what opening gala with performances Sept. 17 we’ve done,” Wiles admitted. “And it’s now at Firefly Distillery. Dance Conservatory going to be one of the primary pillars that of Charleston will be performing shows at we stand on.”

Sottile Theatre and The Gaillard Center.

The company seems to be trying to make Charleston Stage will debut its new CityStage community engagement program good on that. While the upcoming season may not be what some would call provocative, as well as sending its resident actors out to it has added more BIPOC representation to teach and perform at schools.

But while arts organizations were closed its board, resident acting company and even and waiting for the green light to reopen, a its directing team for this season’s shows. “It’s huge conversation was happening concerning only a start. There’s a lot we have to do, but I diversity, racism and representation — what think we will very much be a richer company experiences, voices and faces are seen and when we come back,” Wiles said.

Diversity has been a priority for some, heard. In the difficult summer of 2020, Black Lives Matter protests sparked national but certainly not all, of Charleston’s arts organizations. But it is there. Mlima’s Tale, outrage and discussion, inspiring many arts organizations to make statements addressing Black Pearl Sings, The Gibbes’ “The Negro Artist’s Dilemma” exhibit, Pipeline and the issue. Many companies acknowledged shortcomings in employing and representing Detroit ’67 are just a few of the offerings people of color and made promises to address this fall that are specifically Black-led. And that’s not including the diverse actors headthose issues moving forward. lining shows without a core racial compoIt’s been over a year now, and the 20202021 season that would have seen the imme- nent like Kinky Boots at Charleston Stage or Matilda at Queen Street Playhouse. diate push of those statements was mostly

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Artifacts Gaillard, Music Hall will require COVID-19 vaccines or proof of negative test The Gaillard Center and Charleston Music Hall announced last week patrons will be required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine or a negative test result within 72 hours of attending a show at either venue.

Both concert halls announced the new safety measures as S.C. COVID-19 case numbers reach their highest levels since the winter peak of the virus.

Charleston County, as of Monday, had the highest vaccination rate in the state, at just over 60%. Statewide, 47% of residents have been vaccinated against the virus.

The Gaillard Center will feature Bruce Hornsby, Audra McDonald and The Hip Hop Nutcracker on stage before the end of the year. The Music Hall will welcome Big Boi, Kenny G and Shakey Graves in the coming months.

Other venues may have vaccine or test requirements that vary by artist, so be sure to check show information.

—Sam Spence

Charleston Stage delays opening of Bright Star Charleston Stage will delay the opening of its 44th season. Bright Star, returning after closing early in 2020 due to the pandemic, was set to open this week, but it has been pushed back to Sept.

11 because of COVID cases amongst the production. Charleston Stage will be using the time to enhance COVID protocols for the run of the show. The company will now require audience members to provide either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test result before entering the Dock Street Theatre for performances. Masks will also be required while in attendance at the Dock Street Theatre. Arrangements have been made for audiences who would rather stream the performances at home. Those virtual performances will be made available Sept. 18-26. For more information visit charlestonstage.com/ virtual. —Michael Smallwood For daily updates from Charleston’s art world, check out the Culture section at charlestoncitypaper.com.

Tickets $25. Available at There is a lot going on in the Charleston arts scene this fall. City Paper has collected as many events as we could into our Fall Arts calendar. There are more shows that are currently in the works, and some that will be happening but don’t have specific dates in place. We will keep updating this list on our website, and if there are events that we’ve missed, feel free to let us know.

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Flowertown Players Sept. 2-5

South of Broadway Theatre Company Sept. 10-26

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Impact Creative Arts Academy James F. Dean Community Theater Sept. 11. 3 p.m., 7 p.m.

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The Evolution of Style: French Impressionism (virtual) The Gibbes Museum Sept. 9. 6-7 p.m.

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Annex Dance Company Firefly Distillery Sept. 17. 5:30 p.m.

College of Charleston Stages Chapel Theatre Sept. 24-27, 30; Oct. 1-2

The Spaces Between: Tracy Fitzpatrick and Diedra HarrisKelley on Romare Bearden: Abstraction The Gibbes Museum Oct. 15. 12-1 p.m.

Moon Over Buffalo

Constellations

Flowertown Players Oct. 8-24

The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey

PURE Theatre Battery Gadsden on Sullivan’s Island Oct. 15-16. 7 p.m.

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PURE Theatre Dock Street Theatre Sept. 29-30; Oct. 1-3, 7-8. 7:30 p.m.

Queen Street Playhouse Oct. 8-24

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Gibbes Film in Focus: Passing Strange (Devil in a Blue Dress) The Gibbes Museum Oct. 23. 3 p.m.

Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook Charleston Stage Oct. 23, 30

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South of Broadway Theatre Company Oct. 29-Nov. 14

Distinguished Lecture Series presents Steve Locke On Monuments The Gibbes Museum Nov. 3. 6 p.m.

“The Negro Artist’s Dilemma” Revisited: An Abstract Artist Summit (virtual) The Gibbes Museum Nov. 17. 6 p.m.

Little Gem

PURE Theatre Nov. 24-Dec. 18. 7:30 p.m.

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play Flowertown Players Nov. 26-Dec. 11

Elf the Musical Charleston Stage Dec. 1-19

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Holy City Vintage Market The Holy City Vintage Market is celebrating its fifth anniversary with its biggest market yet and, Fashion on the Fly, a vintage fashion show supporting We Are Family, a local nonprofit that gives support and leadership development for youth who have been marginalized for their sexual orientation or gender identity. Stylist teams will be assigned groups of volunteer models to pull off a set of looks for the runway.

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Oil Painting Techniques and Skill Building Expand your painting repertoire with this six-week class designed to introduce and expand on the basic elements of oil painting. Watch demonstrations on different painting techniques, paint handling, color mixing, studio practice and tool care, and run through guided exercises that will help familiarize students with the medium. Classes become more complex as the series continues, starting with the core lessons needed for beginners and up to advanced techniques fit for a pro. The series begins Sept. 2 and runs through Oct. 7.

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September Sweat Series Mount Pleasant Towne Centre is hosting free in-person yoga classes every Wednesday in September live and in person to celebrate National Yoga Month, so mark your calendars and head up to Mount Pleasant for an early fall sweat series. Each class features a different local yoga instructor from a variety of groups. Find your fit and keep it going once October rolls around.

Wednesdays in September. 6 p.m. Free to attend. Mount Pleasant Towne Centre. 1218 Belk Drive.

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SUSTO at The Windjammer South Carolina native songwriter Justin Osbourne reflects on his personal journey and cultural climate ahead of the release of his third record and label debut in his acclaimed musical project, SUSTO. With a rock-rooted sound, SUSTO is one of the more recognizable local bands you’ve almost surely heard on Charleston radio and your favorite Spotify playlist.

Sept. 4. Doors open at 6 p.m.; show starts at 7 p.m. $25/ticket in advance. The Windjammer. 1008 Ocean Blvd. Isle of Palms. sustoisreal.com ALL WEEKEND

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Pink Bellies stole Charleston’s heart with saucy bowls of garlic noodles and dumplings in 2013, and since announcing he would open a brick-and-mortar location in October 2019, owner Thai Phi has spent much of the last two years testing recipes before briefly opening for takeout-only inside his mysterious, plastic-wrapped King Street restaurant.

That wrapping has been removed, and the time has (almost) come for Phi to open for indoor dining in a space where the chef placed a heavy emphasis on aesthetics, working through design elements with local architect firm Thomas and Denzinger. Phi gave the City Paper the inside scoop on what to expect at Pink Bellies, which the chef said will “open soon.”

Inside the 595 King St. restaurant, which came to fruition after a successful Kickstarter campaign, you’ll find two distinct dining areas separated by a slightly raised floor. “[The left side] is about six inches higher.

The architect was like, ‘Thai, this is a raised floor. It looks down on the kitchen, so when you’re in there, you’re performing,’” Phi said.

This subtle design element is just one of several at Pink Bellies. Ceiling panels designed to muffle sound change colors —

from pink to orange or neon yellow — and bar seating facing the open kitchen is based on designs Phi found at ramen shops in Tokyo and Kyoto.

“A lot of the bars in Japan are at the perfect height where there’s some sort of a barrier between the kitchen and the diner,” Phi said. “This one provides enough of a barrier that you still Phi feel very focused on the food. When you’re sitting here, you can feel the heat of the grill, you can hear the cooks talking, you can smell the food.”

Phi and his small team will serve a few dishes from the takeout menu but most will be creations he’s been perfecting in his test kitchen.

“One thing we really want to do is showcase Vietnamese food in a way that’s really authentic to my experience,” Phi said.

“We’re really trying to hit a lot of different flavor profiles and textures.”

For an example of this, look no further than Phi’s squid ink bánh xèo — a crispy crepe stuffed with Miss Paula’s shrimp, scallops and sliced pork belly.

“Bánh means anything made with

For opening updates and more information, follow Pink Bellies on Instagram @pinkbellies.

A la carte Tattooed Moose closing downtown, opening in Park Circle The Tattooed Moose owners Mike and Jen Kulick will close their downtown location this fall, but fear not, duck club and porkstrami Reuben fans: The restaurant will open in Park Circle two weeks after the Kulicks say farewell to 1137 Morrison Drive. Known for dive bar-style sandwiches, duck fat fries and a long list of craft beers, Tattooed Moose Park Circle will be located at 4845 Chateau Ave. in the North Charleston space that previously served as King of Pops’ headquarters and the studio of local artist Patch Whisky.

Tattooed Moose has been a downtown mainstay since opening in 2010. The Kulicks later added a Johns Island location in 2015 and a Citadel Mall location in 2018, which closed in 2020.

Tattooed Moose Park Circle is targeting a mid-November opening.

For more information, visit tattooedmoose.com. —Parker Milner

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Bistro Toulouse announces permanent closure Mount Pleasant classic French eatery Bistro Toulouse has permanently closed after more than seven years at 1220 Ben Sawyer Blvd. in Mount Pleasant. The restaurant made the announcement on social media without citing a specific reason for the decision.

“We are so honored to have been a go-to spot for so many wonderful people in our community,” the restaurant wrote on social media. —PM

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wheat that you have in your hands,” said Phi, explaining that you place a torn piece of the crepe inside a lettuce wrap and eat with your hands. “Xèo is the sound the wok makes when it sizzles.”

Phi was born in a Thailand refugee camp during his parents’ immigration to the United States from Vietnam. His family landed in San Francisco, later moving to Columbia where Phi attended the University of South Carolina. After earning a master’s degree in business from the College of Charleston, Phi launched Pink Bellies — first as a food truck, then later as a pop-up and stall at Workshop.

Phi’s latest menu mock-up features 12 dinner dishes, including duck congee, pho xiao long bao, spicy lamb dumplings, snow crabs and his famed garlic noodles — “a Bay-area thing that we’ve adapted to Charleston,” Phi said.

“Other dishes are inspired by my aunt’s kitchen and my grandma’s kitchen in Vietnam. Dishes that really you don’t see on any other menus — dishes that are only really present at someone’s house in Vietnam,” Phi said. “So our menu is kind of everywhere, but it’s based on my life.”

His take on bun cha gio, a Vietnamese noodle dish, is directly influenced by his childhood.

“That one is really important to me because growing up, my mom always had a garden growing. She would always roll egg rolls, keep them in the freezer and after a long day of work, she would come home and prepare this vermicelli noodle. [Then she would] grab herbs from the backyard, take the egg rolls, cut them up and you would just eat them together.”

Pink Bellies’ cuisine is a mix of these classics and American interpretations of Vietnamese dishes, with many menu items based on bites Phi had while traveling.

“Pink Bellies for me, it’s extremely friendly, inviting, unintimidating, and it’s almost vague to a point where you don’t know its Vietnamese food,” Phi said. “But once you get to eat our food, you’re like, ‘Man, I love the food, I didn’t know it was Vietnamese.’ The juxtaposition is kind of the theme of this entire story. I’m an immigrant, but I also grew up in America.”

Once open, Pink Bellies will serve dinner Thursday-Sunday. Phi eventually plans to expand hours to include more days, lunch and a late-night service that extends past midnight Friday and Saturday.

The chef says he’s excited for the next step in his journey, a milestone he knows wouldn’t be possible without the loyal fans who are awaiting the restaurant’s opening.

“When we started [the Kickstarter], we didn’t know if it was going to be successful or not,” he said. “When people spend their hard-earned money to support something ... I’m not sure how to express how grateful I am for that.”

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LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.01682244733133270, 0.01243674632681650% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0213-15 Year, 98-0518-13 Year, Deed Book 0849, Page 920, Mortgage Book 0849, Page 973.

Total amount presently delinquent $150,407.50, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90.

You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

Pursuant to SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, you are hereby advised of the following: If you fail to cure the default or take other appropriate action with regard to this matter within thirty calendar days after RECEIPT of this Notice, you will risk losing your interest in this timeshare estate through a nonjudicial foreclosure procedure.

However, under the nonjudicial procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment or personal liability for the lien being foreclosed even if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the nonjudicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. You may object to the sale of your timeshare estate through the nonjudicial foreclosure procedure and require foreclosure of your timeshare interest to proceed through the judicial process. An objection must be made in writing and received by the trustee before the end of the thirty-day time period. You must state the reason for your objection and include your address on the written objection. In a judicial foreclosure proceeding that results from your objection, you may be subject to a deficiency judgment and personal liability for the lien being foreclosed if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the judicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. Furthermore, you also may be subject to a personal money judgment for the costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the lienholder in the judicial foreclosure proceeding if the court finds that there is complete absence of a justifiable issue of either law or fact raised by your objections or defenses.

You have the right to cure your default at any time before the sale of your timeshare ESTATE,

BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, late fees, taxes, and all fees and costs incurred by the lienholder and trustee, including attorney’s fees and costs, in connection with the default.

Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the

following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: NICOLA KAREN PETROVANI, 11795 NW 2ND STREET, PLANTATION,FL 33325.

LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.00621837316340825% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0206-1 Odd Year, Deed Book 0839, Page 524, Mortgage Book 0839, Page 604. Total amount presently delinquent $16,982.63, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90.

You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

Pursuant to SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, you are hereby advised of the following: If you fail to cure the default or take other appropriate action with regard to this matter within thirty calendar days after RECEIPT of this Notice, you will risk losing your interest in this timeshare estate through a nonjudicial foreclosure procedure.

However, under the nonjudicial procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment or personal liability for the lien being foreclosed even if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the nonjudicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. You may object to the sale of your timeshare estate through the nonjudicial foreclosure procedure and require foreclosure of your timeshare interest to proceed through the judicial process. An objection must be made in writing and received by the trustee before the end of the thirty-day time period. You must state the reason for your objection and include your address on the written objection. In a judicial foreclosure proceeding that results from your objection, you may be subject to a deficiency judgment and personal liability for the lien being foreclosed if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the judicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. Furthermore, you also may be subject to a personal money judgment for the costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the lienholder in the judicial foreclosure proceeding if the court finds that there is complete absence of a justifiable issue of either law or fact raised by your objections or defenses.

You have the right to cure your default at any time before the sale of your timeshare ESTATE,

BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, late fees, taxes, and all fees and costs incurred by the lienholder and trustee, including attorney’s fees and costs, in connection with the default.

Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as

Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: LATERA ORLANDO WOODS, 70 HERITAGE PARKWAY, BLUFFTON,SC 29910.

LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.00841122366566636% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0301 -1 Even Year, Deed Book 0856, Page 645, Mortgage Book 0856, Page 646. Total amount presently delinquent $26,037.80, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90.

You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

Pursuant to SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, you are hereby advised of the following: If you fail to cure the default or take other appropriate action with regard to this matter within thirty calendar days after RECEIPT of this Notice, you will risk losing your interest in this timeshare estate through a nonjudicial foreclosure procedure.

However, under the nonjudicial procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment or personal liability for the lien being foreclosed even if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the nonjudicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. You may object to the sale of your timeshare estate through the nonjudicial foreclosure procedure and require foreclosure of your timeshare interest to proceed through the judicial process. An objection must be made in writing and received by the trustee before the end of the thirty-day time period. You must state the reason for your objection and include your address on the written objection. In a judicial foreclosure proceeding that results from your objection, you may be subject to a deficiency judgment and personal liability for the lien being foreclosed if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the judicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. Furthermore, you also may be subject to a personal money judgment for the costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the lienholder in the judicial foreclosure proceeding if the court finds that there is complete absence of a justifiable issue of either law or fact raised by your objections or defenses.

You have the right to cure your default at any time before the sale of your timeshare ESTATE,

BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, late fees, taxes, and all fees and costs incurred by the lienholder and trustee, including attorney’s fees and costs, in connection with the default.

Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey

W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: MIAN SEEMAB YOUSUF, 194 TEXAS AVE, BAY SHORE,NY 11706.

LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.00399374221908844% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0316 -3 Even Year, Deed Book 0849, Page 898, Mortgage Book 0849, Page 902. Total amount presently delinquent $11,606.84, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90.

You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

Pursuant to SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, you are hereby advised of the following: If you fail to cure the default or take other appropriate action with regard to this matter within thirty calendar days after RECEIPT of this Notice, you will risk losing your interest in this timeshare estate through a nonjudicial foreclosure procedure.

However, under the nonjudicial procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment or personal liability for the lien being foreclosed even if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the nonjudicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. You may object to the sale of your timeshare estate through the nonjudicial foreclosure procedure and require foreclosure of your timeshare interest to proceed through the judicial process. An objection must be made in writing and received by the trustee before the end of the thirty-day time period. You must state the reason for your objection and include your address on the written objection. In a judicial foreclosure proceeding that results from your objection, you may be subject to a deficiency judgment and personal liability for the lien being foreclosed if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the judicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. Furthermore, you also may be subject to a personal money judgment for the costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the lienholder in the judicial foreclosure proceeding if the court finds that there is complete absence of a justifiable issue of either law or fact raised by your objections or defenses.

You have the right to cure your default at any time before the sale of your timeshare ESTATE,

BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, late fees, taxes, and all fees and costs incurred by the lienholder and trustee, including attorney’s fees and costs, in connection with the default.

Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King

Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: NICOLE BROWN & NATHALIEANN BROWN, 3404 DAVIE RD APT 304, DAVIE,FL 33314-1628.

LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.01682244733133270% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 980301-39 Year, Deed Book 0839, Page 585, Mortgage Book 0839, Page 586. Total amount presently delinquent $54,408.68, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90.

You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

Pursuant to SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, you are hereby advised of the following: If you fail to cure the default or take other appropriate action with regard to this matter within thirty calendar days after RECEIPT of this Notice, you will risk losing your interest in this timeshare estate through a nonjudicial foreclosure procedure.

However, under the nonjudicial procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment or personal liability for the lien being foreclosed even if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the nonjudicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. You may object to the sale of your timeshare estate through the nonjudicial foreclosure procedure and require foreclosure of your timeshare interest to proceed through the judicial process. An objection must be made in writing and received by the trustee before the end of the thirty-day time period. You must state the reason for your objection and include your address on the written objection. In a judicial foreclosure proceeding that results from your objection, you may be subject to a deficiency judgment and personal liability for the lien being foreclosed if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the judicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. Furthermore, you also may be subject to a personal money judgment for the costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the lienholder in the judicial foreclosure proceeding if the court finds that there is complete absence of a justifiable issue of either law or fact raised by your objections or defenses.

You have the right to cure your default at any time before the sale of your timeshare ESTATE,

BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, late fees, taxes, and all fees and costs incurred by the lienholder and trustee, including attorney’s fees and costs, in connection with the default.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: JOHANNA HANSEN ROSS, 9 ALBION PL, NEWTON CENTRE, MA 02459-2121.

LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.02601758856785460% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 980407-25 Year, Deed Book 0888, Page 342, Mortgage Book 888, Page 345. Total amount presently delinquent $68,422.50, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90.

You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

Pursuant to SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, you are hereby advised of the following: If you fail to cure the default or take other appropriate action with regard to this matter within thirty calendar days after RECEIPT of this Notice, you will risk losing your interest in this timeshare estate through a nonjudicial foreclosure procedure.

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Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

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Name and address of Purchaser: KAREN MARTIN SIMMONS, 14 MUIRFIELD VILLAGE CT, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483.

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LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.01682244733133270% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 980213-31 Year, Deed Book 0911, Page 883, Mortgage Book 0911, Page 885. Total amount presently delinquent $90,494.26, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.96.

You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

Pursuant to SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, you are hereby advised of the following: If you fail to cure the default or take other appropriate action with regard to this matter within thirty calendar days after RECEIPT of this Notice, you will risk losing your interest in this timeshare estate through a nonjudicial foreclosure procedure.

However, under the nonjudicial procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment or personal liability for the lien being foreclosed even if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the nonjudicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. You may object to the sale of your timeshare estate through the nonjudicial foreclosure procedure and require foreclosure of your timeshare interest to proceed through the judicial process. An objection must be made in writing and received by the trustee before the end of the thirty-day time period. You must state the reason for your objection and include your address on the written objection. In a judicial foreclosure proceeding that results from your objection, you may be subject to a deficiency judgment and personal liability for the lien being foreclosed if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the judicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. Furthermore, you also may be subject to a personal money judgment for the costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the lienholder in the judicial foreclosure proceeding if the court finds that there is complete absence of a justifiable issue of either law or fact raised by your objections or defenses.

You have the right to cure your default at any time before the sale of your timeshare ESTATE,

BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, late fees, taxes, and all fees and costs incurred by the lienholder and trustee, including attorney’s fees and costs, in connection with

the default.

Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: LISA K KALOUS & GENE P. KALOUS, 1001 HORIZON DR, MARION, IL 62959.

LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.01682244733133270% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 980302-40 Year, Deed Book 0893, Page 466, Mortgage Book 0893, Page 467. Total amount presently delinquent $38,928.28, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.96.

You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

Pursuant to SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, you are hereby advised of the following: If you fail to cure the default or take other appropriate action with regard to this matter within thirty calendar days after RECEIPT of this Notice, you will risk losing your interest in this timeshare estate through a nonjudicial foreclosure procedure.

However, under the nonjudicial procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment or personal liability for the lien being foreclosed even if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the nonjudicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. You may object to the sale of your timeshare estate through the nonjudicial foreclosure procedure and require foreclosure of your timeshare interest to proceed through the judicial process. An objection must be made in writing and received by the trustee before the end of the thirty-day time period. You must state the reason for your objection and include your address on the written objection. In a judicial foreclosure proceeding that results from your objection, you may be subject to a deficiency judgment and personal liability for the lien being foreclosed if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the judicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. Furthermore, you also may be subject to a personal money judgment for the costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the lienholder in the judicial foreclosure proceeding if the court finds that there is complete absence of a justifiable issue of either law or fact raised by your objections or defenses.

You have the right to cure your default at any time before the sale of your timeshare ESTATE,

BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, late fees, taxes, and all fees and costs incurred by the lienholder and trustee, including attorney’s

fees and costs, in connection with the default.

Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

THE ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND FOR PUBLICATION WAS DULY FILED IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN CHARLESTON COUNTY ON AUGUST 13, 2021 AT 12:39 P.M. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2021-CP-10-2437 OAK BLUFF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

PAULETTE ANDRE; ANNA MARIE CAVALEA; KIMBERLY CLAER; JOHN RUBINO, JR.; JOHN DOE, a fictitious name representing all unknown persons, heirs, devisees, distributees, legatees, widows or widowers, executors, administrators, successors, assigns, personal representatives, issue and alienees of the deceased person Paula Rubino, and all persons or entities entitled to claim under or through any of them; and RICHARD ROE, a fictitious name representing all unknown adults, unknown minors, incompetents, persons in military service, persons imprisoned, persons under any legal disability, and all other unknown persons or entities claiming any right, title or interest in the real property described herein, Defendants.

AMENDED SUMMONS and NOTICE TO: ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Amended Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604, Charleston, South Carolina 29412, or to otherwise appear and defend the action pursuant to applicable court rules, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of such service; and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint or otherwise appear and defend within the time aforesaid, Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Amended Summons and Notice upon you.

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made

by Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended effective September 1, 2002, Plaintiff may move for a general Order of Reference to the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the SCRCP, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity is authorized and empowered

to enter a final judgment in this action. s/Derek F. Dean S.C. Bar No. 65279 Attorney for Plaintiff Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412 843-762-9132 dfdean@charlestonattorneys.net June 18, 2021 Charleston, South Carolina THE ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND FOR PUBLICATION WAS DULY FILED IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN CHARLESTON COUNTY ON AUGUST 13, 2021 AT 12:39 P.M. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2021-CP-10-2437 OAK BLUFF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

PAULETTE ANDRE; ANNA MARIE CAVALEA; KIMBERLY CLAER; JOHN RUBINO, JR.; JOHN DOE, a fictitious name representing all unknown persons, heirs, devisees, distributees, legatees, widows or widowers, executors, administrators, successors, assigns, personal representatives, issue and alienees of the deceased person Paula Rubino, and all persons or entities entitled to claim under or through any of them; and RICHARD ROE, a fictitious name representing all unknown adults, unknown minors, incompetents, persons in military service, persons imprisoned, persons under any legal disability, and all other unknown persons or entities claiming any right, title or interest in the real property described herein, Defendants.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND FOR PUBLICATION It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading Plaintiff’s Ex Parte Petition for Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem Nisi and for Order of Publication, for the appointment of Kelley Yarborough Woody, Esquire, to represent “John Doe” (all unknown persons, heirs, devisees, distributees, legatees, widows or widowers, executors, administrators, successors, assigns, personal representatives, issue and alienees of the deceased person Paula Rubino, and all persons or entities entitled, or who may be entitled, to claim under or through any of them),“Richard Roe” (all unknown adults, unknown minors, incompetents, persons in military service, persons imprisoned, persons under any legal disability, and all other unknown persons or entities claiming, or who may claim, any right, title or interest in the real property described herein ), and It further appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading Plaintiff’s Affidavit for Order of Publication and from the Amended Complaint herein that a cause of action exists in favor of Plaintiff against Defendant(s); that the action is to quiet title for real property located in Charleston County, South Carolina; that the following named and/or designated Defendant(s) on whom service of the Amended Summons and Amended Complaint is to be made cannot be found, after reasonable due diligence, within the jurisdiction of the courts of this state; and that these named and/ or designated Defendant(s) are necessary parties to this action.

These Defendant(s) named and/ or designated Defendant(s) are as follows: “John Doe”, a fictitious name representing all unknown persons, heirs, devisees, distributees, legatees, widows or widowers,

executors, administrators, successors, assigns, personal representatives, issue and alienees of the deceased person Paula Rubino, and all persons or entities entitled, or who may be entitled, to claim under or through any of them, and “Richard Roe”, a fictitious name representing all unknown adults, unknown minors, incompetents, persons in military service, persons imprisoned, persons under any legal disability, and all other unknown persons or entities claiming, or who may claim, any right, title or interest in the real property described herein.

NOW THEREFORE, on motion of Plaintiff, IT IS ORDERED that Kelley Yarborough Woody, Attorney at Law, LLC, of PO Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260, 803-7879678, kwoody@sc.rr.com, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all such unknown persons, heirs, devisees, distributees, legatees, widows or widowers, executors, administrators, successors, assigns, personal representatives, issue and alienees of the deceased person Paula Rubino, and all persons or entities entitled, or who may be entitled, to claim under or through any of them, if any, being a class designated as “John Doe”, and on behalf of all such unknown adults, unknown minors, incompetents, persons in military service, persons imprisoned, persons under any legal disability, and all other unknown persons or entities claiming, or who may claim, any right, title or interest in the real property described herein being a class designated as “Richard Roe”, who have, or may claim to have, some right, title or interest in or to that real property commonly known as 8059 Shadow Oak Drive, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 29406, TMS No. 484-00-00-197; that Kelley Yarborough Woody is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s) unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf shall, within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for the said Defendant(s), and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that should said Defendant(s) fail to procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days from the last day of service by publication, the appointment of Kelley Yarborough Woody as Guardian ad Litem shall be made automatically absolute, without further action

by Plaintiff, and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem Nisi and for Publication be served upon said Defendant(s) John Doe and Richard Roe by publication in the The Charleston City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation in Charleston County, South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above titled action.

Presiding Judge / Clerk of Court August 25, 2021 Charleston, South Carolina

RDC File No.: 16-12597 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 18-CP-10-3912 CHS 2014, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Ernestine Green, John Green, Jr., Nathaniel F. Green, Elizabeth Green Zeigler, and Viola G. Switzer, if they be alive, John Doe and Jane Doe, whose names designated the unknown heirs, devisees, distributes, issue, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns of the above-named Defendants, if they or any of them be dead, and of Tammy Carter, Mary Roe and Richard Roe, whose true names are

unknown and fictitious names designating infants, persons under disability, incompetents, imprisoned, or those persons in the military, if any; and all other persons known or whose true names are unknown, claiming any right, title, interest in, or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Defendants.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced pursuant to the provisions of 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws §12-61-10, et. seq., and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, upon a complaint of the Plaintiff above-named, against the Defendants abovenamed, for the purpose of obtaining a Decree establishing that the Plaintiff is the sole owner in fee simple of the title to the property described in the Plaintiff’s Complaint, and that the Defendants do not have any right, title, interest, claim, estate in or lien upon the said property; that the premises affected by the said Complaint in the action hereby commenced were at the time of filing of this Lis Pendens described as follows, to-wit: All that certain lot, piece or parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in North Charleston School District 4, City and County aforesaid, consisting of two lots, and located on the Old Meeting Street Road, about 6 ½ miles north of the City of Charleston in what is known as the Iron Dog section of said County.

Said two lots being located at the northwest corner of Old Meeting Street Road and Grady or McGrady Street approximately one block north of the Pinehaven Shopping Center TMS No.: 469-02-00-204 AMENDED SUMMONS AND NOTICE TO: THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned at his office, 2050 Spaulding Drive, Suite 2, North Charleston, South Carolina 29406, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

NOTICE OF FILING TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Amended Summons and Notice and Complaint, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on October 21, 2019.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM UPON READING AND FILING the Petition of the Plaintiff for

the appointment of Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem for any unknown defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability or incompetent, including those persons who might be in the military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a Class designated as “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” and it appearing that the names and addresses of such persons, if any, whether residents or non-residents of the State of South Carolina, are unknown to Plaintiff and cannot, with reasonable diligence be ascertained, and that the said Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, whose office is located at 6296 Rivers Avenue, Suite 102, North Charleston, South Carolina, is a suitable and competent person to understand and protect the rights and interests of said Defendants and has no interest therein adverse to the interest of said Defendants, if any, and is not connected in business with the Plaintiff, in this action or with its counsel.

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that said Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, be and he is hereby designated and appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for said unknown Defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability of incompetent, including those persons who might be in the military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a class designated as “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” and he is hereby authorized to appear and defend the said action on behalf of said Defendants, unless Defendants, if any, or any of them shall within thirty (30) days after the service of a copy of this Order upon them, exclusive of the day of service, as herein provided, procure to be appointed, procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for said Defendants, if any, for the purposes of this action.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall be served upon said unknown Defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability or incompetent, including those persons who might be in the Military Service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a Class designated “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” by publication of a notice of this Order as required by law in a newspaper published in Charleston County, South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. s/ R. David Chard S.C. Bar No.: 1190 Attorney for the Plaintiff 2050 Spaulding Drive, Suite 2 N. Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 554-6984

MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE 2019-CP-10-06621

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Rabin Real Estate, Inc. against Marvin G. Wilson, et al., I, the undersigned Master in Equity for CHARLESTON County, will sell on September 7, 2021 at 11:00 AM, CHARLESTON County Counsel Chambers, Public Services Building at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, to the highest bidder: ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on the West side of Alexander Street, in the City of Charleston, State of South Carolina, measuring and containing on front on Alexander Street thirty-five feet (35’), the same on the back line, and in depth eighty and ten/ hundredths feet (80.10’) on the South Line, more particularly set out on a plat of property situate

on the West side of Alexander Street, between Charlotte and Chapel Streets, surveyed at the request of Mr. A. C. Kaufman and subdivided into lots as shown made 15 June 1912 by G. M. Howe, Surveyor, and recorded 18 June 1912 in Plat Book D, Page 94 in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. BUTTING and bounding East on Alexander Street, North on Lot designated in plat above recited, West on the lot now or late of _____ Heyward, and South on lot designated on the plage above recided by the letters “C, D, E and F”; the lot being part f the lot of land conveyed to Marcia C. Fater by Deed of Master M. J. Keith dated 16 june 1829 and recorded in Book V13, Page 205 in the R.M.C. Office aforesaid. ALSO ALL of those lots, pieces or parcels of land, with the buildings and improvements thereone, situate, lying and being south of Chapel Street and North of Charlotte Street, between Alexander and Elizabeth Streets, in the City of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known and designated as Lots #5 and #6 on a plat showing the subdivision of Lots #24 and #26 Charlotte Street into eleven (11) lots made

by G. M. Howe, Surveyor, dated November 7, 1917, and recorded in Plat Book C, Page 72, in the R. M. C. Office aforesaid. SAID lots together measuring and containing sixty-seven and five/tenths feet (67.5’) on the East line, the same on the West line, an in depth on the North line eighty-one and forty-five/hundredths feet (81.45’) and on the South line seventynine and nine/tenths feet (79.9’), be all of the said dimensions a little more or less; said lots together butting and bounding North on Lot No. 7 on the aforesaid plat, to the East on the Property known as 107 alexander Street, (being herein conveyed) and on property now or late of I. P. Welch, Trustee, to the South on Lot No. 4 on the aforesaid plat, and to the West on a portion of the lot designated as No. 40 on the Plat of Mazycksboro made by Joseph Purcell in February 1786. All of said properties as combined being shown on that certain plat entitled “PLAT OF NO 107 ALEXANDER STREET CITY OF CHARLESTON CHARLESTON COUNTY, S C OWNER JAMES M STALLWORTH” prepared by George A. Z. Johnson, Jr. P.E. & L.S., dated June 15, 1981, and recorded August 12 1981, in Plat Book AT, Page 137 in the R. M. C. Office Aforesaid. BEING the same property conveyed to the mortgagor herein by deed of Rabin Real Estate, Inc. dated October 6, 2014 and recorded October 7, 2014 in Book 0433 at Page 739 in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Charleston. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at risk of the said highest bidder). A personal or deficiency judgment being expressly WAIVED by the Plaintiff, the bidding be final on the date of the sale. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the legal judgment rate. SAVE AND EXCEPT ANY RELEASES, DEEDS OF RELEASE, OR PRIOR CONVEYANCES OF RECORD. SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CHARLESTON COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within

The French Law Firm, LLC 1476 Ben Sawyer Blvd Ste. 3 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 843-606-6440 Attorney for Plaintiff

the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.

compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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.

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.

NOTICE Master’s Sale Case No.: 2016CP1004720 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Brian N. Davis; Beth B Davis; 2708 Meeting Street Road, LLC; South Carolina Federal Credit Union; Citibank (South Dakota) N.A. aka Citibank, National Association; Barclays Bank Delaware; Comenity Bank; Carolina Bay Property Owners Association, Inc.; Robert A. Christensen; Debbie B. Christensen; DEFENDANTS. Upon authority of a Decree dated the 17th day of April, 2018, 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 certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 9, Saltgrass at Carolina Bay Subdivision on that certain plat entitled “SHOWING PHASE 3A (SALTGRASS) OF CAROLINA BAY (41.592 AC.), A PORTION OF AREA 5, PROPERTY OF CENTEX HOMES, A NEVADA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, LOCATED IN ST. ANDREWS PARISH, CITY OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” dated February 12, 2007 by Trico Engineering Consultants, Inc., recorded in Plat Book EK, at Pages 495-498; said lot having such size, shape, location, buttings, and boundings as more particularly shown on said plat.

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 Beth B. Davis and Brian N. Davis by deed of Centex Homes, a Nevada General Partnership by deed dated September 25, 2007 and recorded September 26, 2007 in Book P639 at Page 633 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.

TMS # 307-05-00-392 Case#: 2016CP1004720 Current Property Address: 3012 Shiloh Lane Charleston, SC 29414 As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be re-opened for final bidding at 11 a.m. on the 7th day of October, 2021.

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 foreclosure deed is 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.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John J. Hearn (803) 744-4444 FM 011847-04673 2016CP1004720 FOR INSERTION 8/18/21, 8/25/21, 9/1/21 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2019CP1006076 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Servis One, Inc. d/b/a/ BSI Financial Services, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Nicole Marie Lafaive; Paramount Equity Mortgage, LLC d/b/d Loanpal; DEFENDANTS. Upon authority of a Decree dated the 9th day of June, 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 lot, piece, or parcel of land, with the improvements, thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 20, Block G, Forest Hills Subdivision, as shown on a plat made by E. M. Seabrook, Jr. Inc., dated August 5, 1971, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book 0, Page 126. Said lot having such, size, shape, dimensions, buttings, location, and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

SAID property is subject to all applicable covenants, conditions, restrictions, limitations, obligations and easements of record.

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

BEING the same property conveyed to Nicole Marie Lafaive by deed of Troy Lucas King and Jerilyn Woods dated September 18, 2017 and recorded October 5, 2017 in Book 0670 at Page 651 in the ROD Office for Charleston County.

TMS # 404-08-00-201 Case#: 2019CP1006076 Current Property Address: 7714 Knollwood Dr N Charleston, SC 29418 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, and

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 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.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John J. Hearn (803) 744-4444 FN 016427-00111 2019CP1006076 FOR INSERTION 8/18/2021, 8/25/2021, 9/1/2021 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STEP PARENT ADOPTION “NOTICE OF PUBLICATION TO: Robert N. Gary You are hereby put on notice that on or about the 6th day of May 2021 the Petitioner, Ivan E. Williams III, herein filed suit against you for a PETITION FOR ADOPTION for the Minor Children known as T.P.D. G. and C.P.D. G. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Barrow County, and to serve upon the Petitioner’s Attorney, Carolyn S. DeWindt, whose address is 4160 Logan Drive, Suite 1665, Loganville GA 30052 an answer and/or objection in writing within sixty (60) days of the publication. 8794” dewindtlegalnfinancialservices@gmail.com

NOTICE TO CURRENT AND FORMER CLIENTS OF PHILIP G. CLARKE, III:

By Order of the S.C. Supreme Court, the law office of Philip G. Clarke, III of Charleston, SC, has been closed. The S.C. Supreme Court appointed Peyre T. Lumpkin as Receiver to protect the interests of the clients of Philip G. Clarke, III. Personnel from the Receiver’s Office are available to assist you in obtaining your file(s). Please contact the Receiver’s Office at 803-7341186 to make arrangements to receive your file(s).

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: THOMAS FLUDD, SR. 2021-ES-10-1305

DOD: 03/13/21 PERS. REP: RONAIL FLUDD DOWLING 9387 S. HEYWARD CT. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485 ATTY: ARTHUR C. MCFARLAND, ESQ. 1847 ASHLEY RIVER RD., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 *********** ESTATE OF: JOHN R. SHEPPARD, IV 2021-ES-10-1332 DOD: 07/19/21 PERS. REP: ROBERT J. SHEPPARD 345 SCENIC VIEW DR. ALEDO, TX 76008 ATTY: ROBERT W. HAINES, ESQ. 1092 JOHNNIE DODDS BLVD., #112 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ************ ESTATE OF: DIANNE RAUCH KARIG 2021-ES-10-1381 DOD: 07/19/21 PERS. REP: ARNOLD WALTER KARIG 5102 PALM BLVD. ISLE OF PALMS, SC 29451 ATTY: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ ESTATE OF: LINDA R. GROGGEL 2021-ES10-1398 DOD: 07/20/21 PERS. REP: EMILY G. SHEPHERD 14116 SPRINGWATER DR. MATTHEWS, NC 28105 PERS. REP: RICHARD S. GROGGEL 3523 ARBORHILL RD. CHARLOTTE, NC 28270 ATTY: JONATHAN C. SULLIVAN, ESQ. PO BOX 1349 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29465 ************ ESTATE OF: NORA E. ZAMARRIPA 2021-ES10-1439 DOD: 04/16/21 PERS. REP: CHARLES R. CADIEU 1726 AFTON AVE. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ATTY: JEFFREY C. MOORE, ESQ. 1 CARRIAGE LN., BLDG H, 2ND FLR., CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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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.320 ESTATE OF: BOWEN ASSERSON, JR. 2021-ES-10-1262 DOD: 05/25/21 PERS. REP: AMELIA H. ASSERSON PO BOX 135 FOLLY BEACH, SC 29439 ATTY: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 *********** ESTATE OF: BENITA BROOKS SMALLS AKA BENITA GWENDOLYN SMALLS 2021-ES-10-1265 DOD: 01/10/21 PERS. REP: KIMBERLY S. RIVERS 2894 BEAUT CT. SNELLVILLE, GA 30039 ATTY: F. RENEE GATERS, ESQ. PO BOX 1015 CHARLESTON, SC 29402 ************ ESTATE OF: ROBERT LONNIE SMALLS, SR. 2021-ES-10-1270 DOD: 01/28/21 PERS. REP: KIMBERLY S. RIVERS 2894 BEAUT CT. SNELLVILLE, GA 30039 ATTY: F. RENEE GATERS, ESQ. PO BOX 1015 CHARLESTON, SC 29402 ************

ESTATE OF: LURETHA FULTON 2021-ES-10-1289 DOD: 12/11/20 PERS. REP: SAMANTHA L. FULTON 2031 RIVERVIEW AVE. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ATTY: KELVIN M. HUGER, ESQ. 27 GAMECOCK AVE., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ ESTATE OF: ROBERT EDWARD CRISWELL 2021-ES-10-1295 DOD: 06/28/21 PERS. REP: ROBERT EDWARD CRISWELL, JR. 13 HERITAGE PARK HUNTINGTON, WV 25704 ************ ESTATE OF: JOHN DAVID TERMINE 2021-ES-10-1303 DOD: 06/03/21 PERS. REP: ANNE MARIE TERMINE 6906 MURRAY LN. ANNANDALE, VA 22003 ATTY: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ ESTATE OF: ALBERT FELDER 2021-ES-10-1304 DOD: 07/17/21 PERS. REP: EDDY FELDER 6898 WARD AVE. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ATTY: ANTHONY B. O’NEILL, ESQ. 1847 ASHLEY RIVER RD., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ ESTATE OF: SUSIE WEBSTER HUDSON 2021-ES-10-1331 DOD: 06/13/21 PERS. REP: CHARLES L. HUDSON 2893 MAYBANK HWY. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455 PERS. REP: META W. WHITLOCK 271 MAGENTA DR. NORTH, SC 29112 ATTY: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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 CHARLESTON IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2020-CP-10-3668 JASON T. SMITH AND MARY C. SMITH Plaintiffs, vs.

BUILDING SOLUTIONS OF CHARLESTON, LLC, JOSEPH W. BEASLEY, SR., KENNETH E. DAVIS D/B/A BIRD DOG CONSTRUCTION, SOUTH CAROLINA EXTERIORS, LLC, SMARTROOF, LLC, BEASLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC, JAMES ISLAND HEATING & AIR, LLC, MCCRAY’S SERVICES, LLC, PORT CITY HOMES, LLP, AND JOSE DIAS RODRIGUES, Defendants.

TO DEFENDANTS Raquel D Ray, YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on 19 February 2021. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley 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, Jason D. Pockrus, Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 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. Jason D. Pockrus, SC Bar # 101333, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, 843-719-1080.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-08-1321 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS

AMENDED SUMMONS (Jury Trial Demanded)

KRISTIN SMITH, JOSEPH STACEY, AND JOHN DOE, DEFENDANTS.

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN IN 2021.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Amended Complaint in the above action was filed with the Charleston County Clerk of Court on July 1, 2021.

TO DEFENDANTS: KRISTIN SMITH AND JOSEPH STACEY YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on August 20, 2021. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley 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, Esquire, Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, 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, Esquire, SC Bar #101817, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, (843) 719-1007.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and are required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers, at Chakeris Law Firm, 231 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC, 29401, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.

THE CHAKERIS LAW FIRM By: s/ Alicia D. Pullano John T. Chakeris S.C. Bar No.: 7060 Alicia D. Pullano S.C. Bar No.: 102801 231 Calhoun Street Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 853-5678 john@chakerislawfirm.com alicia@chakerislawfirm.com AND JEFFERSON LEATH, ESQ. LLC W. Jefferson Leath, Jr. S.C. Bar No.: 3244 231 Calhoun Street Charleston, SC 29401 jeff@leathesq.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs Charleston, South Carolina Dated: July 1, 2021

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-08-0233 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS HONESTE DAVIS, RAQUEL D. RAY, DONNELL DAVIS, DARRYL JOHNSON AND ANN DAVIS, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2009 and 2011

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-18-0242 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS JEANNINE POLITE, CHRISTOPHER CLARK, and MISTY HAMILTON, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2006 and 2014.

TO DEFENDANT: CHRISTOPHER CLARK YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County on March 3, 2021. 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.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-10-2262 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Desmond Green, Jennifer Brown, and Kasmere T. Sutter DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2021.

TO DEFENDANT: Desmond Green and Kasmere T. Sutter YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on July 28, 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, Regina Parvin, 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. Regina Parvin, SC Bar #65393, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR- 10-1576 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS RODRIQUEZ WADE AND LANEISHA JOHNSON, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2007.

TO DEFENDANT: RODRIQUEZ WADE YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for CHARLESTON County on MAY 24, 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, Dawn M. Berry, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, S.C. 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. Dawn M. Berry, SC Bar #101675, 3366 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405, Telephone # 843-953-9229.

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Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries poet Anna Kamienska wrote, “I’ve learned to value failed conversations, missed connections, confusions.

What remains is what’s unsaid, what’s underneath.

Understanding on another level of being.” In the coming weeks, I suggest you adopt her perspective as you evaluate both past and present experiences. You’re likely to find small treasures in what you’d assumed were wastelands. You may uncover inspiring clues in plot twists that initially frustrated you. Upon further examination, interludes you dismissed as unimportant or uninteresting could reveal valuable wrinkles.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): After studying your astrological omens, I’ve decided to offer you inspiration from the ancient Roman poet Catullus. I hope the extravagant spirit of his words will free you to be greedy for the delights of love and affection.

Catullus wrote, “Give me a thousand kisses, then a hundred; then another thousand, then a second hundred; then yet another thousand.” I’ll add the following to Catullus’s appeal: Seek an abundance of endearing words, sweet favors and gifts, caresses and massages, help with your work, and fabulous orgasms. If there’s no one in your life to provide you with such blessings, give them to yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini author Elif Batuman writes that the Old Uzbek language was rich in expressions about crying. There were “words for wanting to cry and not being able to, for loudly crying like thunder in the clouds, for crying in gasps, for weeping inwardly or secretly, for crying ceaselessly in a high voice, for crying in hiccups, and for crying while uttering the sound ‘hay hay.’” I recommend all of these to you in the coming days, as well as others you might dream up. Why? It’s prime time to seek the invigorating release and renewal that come from shedding tears generated by deep and mysterious feelings.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A blogger named MythWoven imagines an “alternate universe where I literally go to school forever (for free) so I can learn about art and literature and history and languages for 100 years. No job skills. No credit requirements.

No student loans. Just learning.” I have longings like hers. There’s an eternal student within me that wants to be endlessly surprised with exciting information about interesting subjects. I would love to be continually adding fresh skills and aptitudes to my repertoire. In the coming weeks, I will give free rein to that part of me. I recommend you do the same, my fellow Cancerian.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 2016, the International Garden Photograph of the Year depicted lush lupine flowers in New Zealand. The sea of tall purple, pink, and blue blooms was praised as “an elegant symphony” and “a joy to behold.” What the judges didn’t mention is that lupine is an invasive species in New Zealand. It forces native plant species out of their habitat, which in turn drives away native animal species, including birds like the wrybill, black stilt, and banded dotterel. Is there a metaphorically comparable phenomenon in your life, Leo? Problematic beauty? Some influence that’s both attractive and prickly? A wonderful thing that can also be troublesome? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to try to heal the predicament.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I often wonder who I am and where is my country and where do I belong and why was I ever born at all,” wrote Virgo author Jean Rhys (1890–1979). I don’t think you will be agitated by those questions during the next eight weeks, Virgo. In fact, I suspect you will feel as secure in your identity as you have in a long time. You will enjoy prolonged clarity about your role in the world, the nature of your desires, and how you should plan your life for the next two years. If for some inexplicable reason you’re not already enjoying these developments, stop what you’re doing and meditate on the probability that I am telling you the bold truth.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Several states in the U.S. have statutes prohibiting blasphemy. Saying “God damn it” could theoretically get you fined in Massachusetts, South Carolina and Wyoming. In the

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coming days, it’s best to proceed carefully in places like those, since you’ve been authorized by cosmic forces to curse more often and more forcefully than usual. Why? Because you need to summon vivid and intense protests in the face of influences that may be inhibiting and infringing on your soul’s style. You have a poetic license to rebel against conventions that oppress you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Everyone dreams at least three dreams per night. In a year, your subconscious mind generates over 1,100 dreams. About this remarkable fact, novelist Mila Kundera writes, “Dreaming is not merely an act of coded communication. It is also an aesthetic activity, a game that is a value in itself. To dream about things that have not happened is among humanity’s deepest needs.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because September is Honor Your Dreams Month. To celebrate, I suggest the following experiments. 1. Every night before sleep, write down a question you’d like your dreams to respond to.

2. Keep a notebook by your bed and transcribe at least one dream each time you sleep. 3. In the morning, have fun imagining what the previous night’s dreams might be trying to communicate to you. 4. Say prayers of gratitude to your dreams, thanking them for their provocative, entertaining stories.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In her autobiography Changing, Sagittarian actor Liv Ullmann expresses grief about how she and a loved one failed to communicate essential truths to each other. I propose we regard her as your anti-role model for the rest of 2021. Use her error as your inspiration. Make emotionally intelligent efforts to talk about unsaid things that linger like ghostly puzzles between you and those you care about.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “I could do with a bit more excess,” writes author Joanne Harris.

“From now on I’m going to be immoderate—and volatile,” she vows. “I shall enjoy loud music and lurid poetry. I shall be rampant.” Let me be clear, Capricorn: I’m not urging you to be immoderate, volatile, excessive, and rampant every day for the rest of your long life. But I think you will generate health benefits and good fortune if you experiment with that approach in the coming weeks. Can you think of relatively sane, sensible ways to give yourself this salubrious luxury?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): While wading through the internet’s wilder terrain, I found a provocative quote alleged to have been uttered by the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. He supposedly said, “My ultimate goal is to look totally hot, but not be unapproachable.” I confess that in the past I have sometimes been fooled by fake quotes, and I suspect this is one. Still, it’s amusing to entertain the possibility that such an august personage as Socrates, a major influencer of Western culture, might say something so cute and colloquial. Even if he didn’t actually say it, I like the idea of blending ancient wisdom with modern insights, seriousness with silliness, thoughtful analysis with good fun. In accordance with astrological omens, I recommend you experiment with comparable hybrids in the coming weeks. (PS: One of your goals should be to look totally hot, but not be unapproachable.)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “If you don’t know what you want,” writes Piscean novelist Chuck Palahniuk, “you end up with a lot you don’t.” Very true! And right now, it’s extra important to keep that in mind. During the coming weeks, you’ll be at the peak of your ability to attract what you want and need. Wouldn’t you prefer to gather influences you really desire — as opposed to those for which you have mild or zero interest? Define your wants and needs very precisely.

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Greg Keys & Company’s Greg Keys views pop as a transformational entity dependent entirely on the audience

Greg Keys & Company make up for a lost year

By Chelsea Grinstead “For a lot of people, especially musicians and food-and-bev people, the new normal seems like double the amount of work that it used to be,” said local indie musician Greg Keys. “We had that whole year off. We were stressed out, wondering if we had to switch careers. We have to be on the scene, so this new normal is a little bit crazy.”

Keys was playing gigs last year when people were still afraid to leave their houses. It’s not that he wasn’t worried, but he needed income. “I wanted to save for a home, save for a car,” he said.

Nowadays, for Charleston-based synthpop rock group Greg Keys & Company, it’s gone from zero shows a week to 10 between private events and making up all the weddings that were cancelled last year. “This year you have to get two years of work done in one year. Yet you’ve had one less year to accomplish everything for your dreams.

Your timeline has been pushed back and now you want to push it forward.”

Keys’ musical adventure began with practicing piano in college, which he bought using the $1,000 he won after placing first in a male pageant a sorority put on.

He ended up working a 9-to-5 job, and he thought he would play shows to get his mind off of things, which resulted in the assembly of the Charleston-based alternative band City On Down and multiple tours.

Then, he switched gears.

Keys & Company started taking shape three years ago when bassist Grayson

Lentz reached out to Keys on Facebook and they began to steadily perform together, which led to the formation of the crew that includes drummer Wyatt Mazyck, guitarists Casey Schenkel and David George Sink, saxophonists Jamal Hall and Davis Lentz and vocalist Faith Schueler.

With people unsure if it’s all closing down again, everyone is trying to get in as much life as possible these days.

“You have to make the most of everything quickly, seize a lot of opportunities quickly,” Keys said. “We normally take three months to promote a show, and we’re saying, ‘OK we have one month let’s see what happens.’”

Saturday, Sept. 11 is the band’s big pop show at Windjammer with eight musicians and two dancers on stage. Fifteen percent of the proceeds go to the New York Fire Department nonprofit FDNY Foundation. The production on the Windjammer outdoor stage will feature intricate arrangements of the group’s easy listening pop songs. “We’ve spent hours tracking out and recording in the studio.

It’s not so much a jam session as a synchronized performance.”

Keys views pop as a transformational entity by nature. “Pop is simply what is being seen and heard and enjoyed by a lot of people. That’s why we are keeping it open and allowing songs to be pulled in different directions. We’re always going to have guitar and sax and some sort of catchy riff or melody that will put us in the pop genre.

For now, we want to make songs people can dance to and identify with.”

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You have to make the most of everything quickly, seize a lot of opportunities quickly.”

—Greg Keys

Then, Grayson, Lentz, Mazyck and Keys are planning a tour as a four-piece in the East in the fall and out to California in the spring. Uncertainty remains not just because the last tour that took six months to plan was cancelled, but also because of varying COVID regulations at venues.

“Our political spectrum throughout the group is diverse. In our band we are individuals first, and we like being that way.”

If the gig economy can withstand the present tentativeness of the local music industry, Keys believes that Charleston is an ideal place to be for an up-and-coming artist.

“Being from New York, I think this is an easier city to become an artist and be self-sustainable. You can play seven nights a week here. There’s of course spaces that are going to book bigger bands, but there are tons of places with a smaller budget who give the guys starting out a chance.”

“Everyone kind of lost themselves during COVID,” Keys said.

Right now, live music feels like a waiting game, similar to the premise behind the band’s new single “Bonfire” about unknown outcomes.

Memorial concert for local music enthusiast returns Drifter Fest returns for its second year in honor of the late Bert Griggs, who founded the music-inspired apparel company Drifter Merch in 2016 with his wife Lorrie Dixson Griggs.

The pre-show will feature Atlanta’s Last Waltz Ensemble at Home Team BBQ downtown Sept. 10 and the main event will feature jam band Indecision and local cover band Junco Partner at The Refinery Sept. 11.

A portion of the festival proceeds will benefit the Lowcountry’s Carolina Studios, a nonprofit that provides students the opportunity to learn about music, technology and media arts.

—Chelsea Grinstead

Blue Ricky back on the Tin Roof stage Sept. 6 After a small break, Blue Ricky is returning Sept. 6 to its old stomping grounds, Tin Roof, to play with iconic punk band The Queers. The trio consists of guitarist Ben Somewhere, drummer Roger Mindwater and bassist Scott Brawner.

“We draw off the classic punk sound of the Ramones,” Somewhere said.

“And The Queers are a huge influence.

I started listening to them when I was 14 years old.”

Soda City Riot, anthemic punk from Columbia, and Don’t Panic, power pop punk from Pennsylvania, will also share the bill at Tin Roof.

Tickets for the 8 p.m. are $15 and available at citypapertickets.com. —CG

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Charleston-based hip-hop artist Mister Davey Jones released a new single, “Let it Breathe,” Aug. 27. The track exemplifies Jones’ skill for combining elements of both hip-hop and jazz in a fresh, compelling way.

“Let it Breathe” feels like an exhale.

It’s an arrangement composed of electric piano, a smooth bass line and finger-tapping percussion.

Listeners can expect more singles from the up-and-coming artist, as well as a 10-song project with all new tracks that will be released later this year.

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Known these days for her antics with experimental ensemble Sexbruise?, musician Julie Slonecki has a solo discography dating back to 2012. She just released “Something to Love,” a quarantine-era introspection that has resonated with her recently as she grapples with the possibility of another music industry shut down due to the COVID spike.

“Whether or not we are still going to have gigs, and the uncertainty that goes along with that — I found myself being a little down about the prospects of all that again,” Slonecki said. “The new tune is me coming to a reckoning with being OK with feeling down and longing for something positive to grasp onto. More than anything it was kind of a frustration that influenced the sound and the vibe of it — it’s a protest song.”

The lyrics delve into what “should” be despite the fact that “the world is in a fist fight” — should we be happy or should we let it burn? The song encapsulates the back and forth society can’t seem to stop. Slonecki’s vocals, bass and guitar are accompanied by her Sexbruise? bandmates, John Pope on the drums and a shredding guitar solo by Will Evans.

“I’m protesting the general state of the world,” she said. “The news and media, the negativity, is amplified all the time around me. It’s so easy to get dragged down by that.”

Slonecki’s solo work springs from an internal review of what’s going on in her head. It’s more personal and more meaningful than the humorous improvisation behind Sexbruise? songwriting.

“It’s a strange time to be a songwriter. I think everyone is feeling down, and it’s hard to tell if people want to hear songs about that. Sexbruise? doesn’t have anything to do with our personal lives, especially in this timeline that we’re living in. It’s easy to forget to be jovial with all the stuff that’s

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Julie Slonecki, known for her work with Sexbruise?, has a collection of introspective solo work going on. Trying not to take it as seriously— that’s what we give to audiences.”

For her, staying creative isn’t quite as poetic as it seems. She likes having projects with deadlines, and setting aside time consistently. “If you just wait for the lightning bolt of inspiration, I feel like you will be waiting a long time. Allot yourself a specific time to sit with an instrument or sit with whatever recording program you like and try to write something.”

As far as what’s on the horizon for Slonecki, besides another Sexbruise? single Sept. 15, the band also just started a cult.

“The sky’s the limit. That’s been my whole career — genre-fluid and all over the place.”

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