Charleston City Paper Vol. 26 Issue 16

Mel Washington (left), Keon Masters (right) Photo by Rūta Smith

NEWS

News

By Andy Brack

The immediate impact of the Nov. 8 election in Charleston County is that Republicans will control Charleston County Council for the first time in recent years. They also have more state House seats than in the past.

Currently, the council has five Democrats, including chairman Teddie Pryor of North Charleston, who was unopposed in the Nov. 8 election. Before Pryor was chair, the majority Democrats picked Republican Elliott Summey of North Charleston to lead council until he left to run the county airport authority. And well before that when Republicans had enough votes to insist on a chairman, council members picked Democratic veteran Vic Rawl to lead the county’s governing board.

In 2023, things on council will change in two ways. First, the victory by newcomer Joe Boykin with 54% of the vote in his Ravenel-James Island-Johns Island race gives the GOP a fifth of nine seats after he beat longtime Democratic member Anna Johnson. Republicans on council will be Boykin, newcomer Larry Kobrovsky of Sullivan’s Island, who was unopposed, and veterans Herb Sass of Mount Pleasant, Brantley Moody of West Ashley and Jenny Honeycutt, who got 54.6% of the vote in her James Island district.

“I’m really excited about the team we’re going to have and we’re going to work hard for Charleston County. That’s our job. That’s what we’re supposed to do.”—Herb Sass

Second, because the GOP will have control without Summey and Pryor won’t be chair, the longtime dominance of North Charleston’s influence on council is expected to diminish greatly.

Sass, who also was unopposed, says parti sanship mostly will go out the door once the new chairman is picked in early January.

“Once that vote is over, the Rs and Ds go away,” said Sass, a leading contender to be chairman. “They really do.”

He said he believed all members of council,

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including newcomers Kobrovsky and Boykin, would work collectively to govern.

“I’m really excited about the team we’re going to have and we’re going to work hard for Charleston County,” he said. “That’s our job. That’s what we’re supposed to do.”

Tuesday’s elections in Charleston County have other impacts:

Karen Hollings, a Democrat, will be the county’s new Register of Deeds, taking over for embattled Michael Miller, who she beat in a primary. On Tuesday, Hollings, who worked in the Deeds office for several years, prevailed over GOP candidate Bob McIntyre by garnering 52.6% of the vote.

Republican Probate Judge Irv Condon nabbed 52.5% of the vote to keep his job in a race against Democratic nominee Tamara Cunningham Curry.

GOP makes gains in Charleston County

In races for the state House of Representatives, two GOP newcomers — Gary Brewer of West Ashley and Mount Pleasant resident Tom Hartnett, son of former Congressman Tommy Hartnett — defeated Democrats to keep the districts in the Republican column. Brewer polled 59% of the vote over Democratic challenger Michelle Brandt, while Hartnett beat challenger Ellis Roberts by getting 54% of the vote. Also of note was the loss of Democratic state Rep. Krystle Matthews of Ladson, whose gerry mandered district includes some of Charleston County. GOP challenger Jordan Pace of Goose Creek got 64% of the vote. Matthews also lost a statewide race for U.S. Senate to incumbent Tim Scott of Charleston.

In other House races, former Mount Pleasant council member Kathy Landing nabbed 63% of the vote in a new House dis trict in a race against Democratic nominee Donna Brown Newton. And GOP new comer Matt Leber, who wouldn’t answer media questions about his political past in the week before the election, flipped a House seat to Republicans by getting 51.7% of the vote against incumbent Democratic Rep. Chardale Murray.

Most of the county’s House incum bents, however, kept their seats including

Democratic Reps. J.A. Moore, Marvin Pendarvis (unopposed), Deon Tedder, Wendell Gilliard (unopposed), Spencer Wetmore and Leon Stavrinakis. Republican incumbents who won reelection included Reps. Gil Gatch, Lee Hewitt (unopposed) and Joe Bustos.

School board candidates certified Friday — but there’s a twist

The Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration on Friday certified winners of nine school board races on Nov. 8. This year, unlike the past, all nine seats were up for grabs after changes in the law in 2018. This year’s contests were remarkable for three reasons:

Vastly different board. First, only two members of the existing board were elected in races where candidates with the most votes — regardless of whether they reached 50% — won. Current members Courtney Waters and Erika Cokley won their races. Withdrawal. Cokley said before the elec tion that she wanted out of the race. But she reportedly didn’t inform the elections board in writing until after voting day. So she was certified. If she is not sworn in on Nov. 18, the new school board likely will declare the seat vacant and forward the vacancy to the county’s legislative delegation to recommend an appointee to the governor.

Eligibility. Third is the case of the District 5 winner, Carlotte Bailey. She’s employed as a teacher’s assistant by the school district. It is the board’s policy that she would have to resign the job if she wanted to be on the board. Otherwise, that seat could become vacant, too.

Of the 32 people on ballots last week, there candidates were certified as winners:

District 1 (Mount Pleasant): Keith Grybowski.

District 2 (East Cooper): Ed Kelley.

District 3 (Charleston-Mount Pleasant): Pam McKinney.

District 4 (Charleston-North Charleston): Courtney Waters.

District 5 (West Ashley-North Charleston): Carlotte M. Bailey.

District 6 (West Ashley): Erika Cokley.

District 7 (West Ashley): Leah A. Whatley.

District 8 (Ravenel-Johns Island): Darlene Dunmeyer.

District 9 (James-Folly-Kiawah islands): Carol Tempel.

Repairs to a stormwater pipe at Rutledge Avenue and Broad Street begin Wednesday. Drivers traveling west on Broad Street will be able to pass through the area normally, but drivers traveling east on Broad Street will be redirected around Colonial Lake. Repairs are expected to be complete by November 24.

“Now [Ellen] Weaver, who apparently was perfectly content to make $92,000 a year because that was the salary when she filed to campaign for the job, gets a raise without even putting her lunch in the Education Department’s fridge.”

1st

Charleston is ranked best city for veterans after service. The city also ranked 4th best for military families and 7th best for retired veterans.

Source: Navy Federal Credit Union

ROAD REPORT: East Bay Street

This is one of the bumpiest streets in the county with a road quality index of 191 inches per mile as measured by the Carbin app (Poor-quality roads measure 122 and above). More on bad roads: chscp.co/our-roads-suck

The State newspaper’s editorial editor David Travis Bland about an approved increase in pay for two state positions: S.C. Superintendent of Education and S.C. Attorney General. The new salary for state superintendent is $214,000.

Follow–up:

Human error caused toxic gas release

Human error caused the release of a small amount of a highly toxic gas on May 24 at the Lanxess chemical plant just north of Charleton’s Rosemont community in the Neck Area, a com pany spokesman told the Charleston City Paper.

“While the incident did not neces sarily spur any changes in plant opera tions — as the proper protocols are in place for the safe handling and storage of materials — the situation did result in continued efforts to further train on-site personnel and the appropriate contrac tors,” company spokesman Mike Mackin said in an email to the City Paper.

The release of small amounts of phosphorus trichloride “did result in continued efforts to further train on-site personnel and the appropriate contrac tors,” he said. “Teams have undergone intense review of the situation and will continue to educate and train around the procedures in place.”

In Rosemont, problems at the plant raised concern among residents who recall a June 17, 1991, explosion at what was then known as the Albright & Wilson chemical plant. The massive explosion killed nine workers and injured dozens. More recently, a chemical leak and fire on Nov. 28, 2019, required Rosemont resi dents to take shelter in their homes and it shut down Interstate 26.

Lanxess manufactures phosphorus trichloride and numerous derivative products such as flame-retardant addi tives and intermediate products for the agrochemicals industry. —Herb Frazier

Eight teams to vie for Charleston Classic crown

Four Carolinas basketball teams and four others from Pennsylvania to Colorado will vie this week for the 2022 Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic crown that people across the country will view on ESPN.

College of Charleston Coach Pat Kelsey said the 12-game televised tournament is a big boon.

“It’s great for the college and great for Charleston and great for college basketball,” he told the City Paper. “We’re really excited to be part of it. Around college basketball, there’s such a respect for the tournament because it’s so well-run and there are so many high-level programs that come here. And it showcases one of the best cities in the country.”

Match-ups that start Thursday in TD Arena in Charleston include:

11:30 a.m., Nov. 17: Furman Paladins vs. Penn State Nittany Lions.

2 p.m., Nov. 17: Old Dominion Monarchs vs. Virginia Tech Hokies.

5 p.m., Nov. 17: Colorado State Rams vs. South Carolina Gamecocks.

7 p.m., Nov. 17: Davidson Wildcats vs. College of Charleston Cougars.

On Friday, winners from Nov. 17 will play at noon and 5 p.m. Losers will face each other about 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (20 minutes after the conclusion of the previous game).

The championship game is set for 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, with three other games scheduled throughout the day.

To view the City Paper ’s special guide to the Charleston Classic, go to this link: chscp.co/charleston-classic-2022. For brackets, tickets and information about the games, visit CharlestonClassic.com. —Andy Brack

Hamilton gets honor after 28-year delay

Lonnie Hamilton III’s name is finally on the Charleston County Public Service Building, 28 years after Charleston County Council voted 7-1 to name it for the former council chairman.

Time needed to pass, Hamilton said, to ensure that placing his name on the coun ty’s premiere office building on Bridgeview Drive in North Charleston would not offend White people.

Council members then, Hamilton said, weren’t certain that as the Council’s first Black member and its first Black chairman he could survive the attacks of Charleston County politics and not get caught in a scandal that would tarnish his reputation. “There are people out there [trying] to get you every day,” said Hamilton who served

24 years on Council.

During a ceremony in the Council Chambers, Council Chairman Teddie Pryor said he didn’t notice that Hamilton’s name was not physically on the building until Vice Chairwoman Anna B. Johnson brought it to his attention about two months ago. “She was right,” Pryor said. “It was not there. So we are going to right a wrong.”

Johnson said, “Finally, finally, finally we got his name on this building. I want to thank God for keeping you here this long so you can see this day,” she told Hamilton, who turned 95 on Monday. The council members who voted in November 1994 to name the building for

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Nov. 4 to Charleston police that a man paid for his soft drink with a counterfeit $50. She said he first asked whether he could pay for the $3.26 transaction with a $100 bill, but was told that was against store policy. Only after he left did the employee realize the bill wasn’t authentic, police said.

Settling for less

A man reported to Charleston police Nov. 2 that he lost his wallet at a West Ashley Food Lion. The wallet’s AirTag tracker indicated that it ended up at a Circle K store nearby, according to the report. The man’s debit account showed an authorized charge for $1 … the audacity.

Accidental criminal

A woman called the Charleston police Nov. 2 to report a fellow customer at a West Ashley car wash stole her floor mat and put it in his Kia Soul before driving off. Police said it’s possible he didn’t mean to steal it, but she insisted he did.

Weird crime

For the last several months, an unidentified man has been stealing blue dock carts from Safe Harbor Marina and spiriting them away in his truck, according to an Oct. 31 Charleston police report. Somehow he keeps evading arrest.

By Chelsea Grinstead Illustration by Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with Charleston Police Department between Oct. 31 and Nov. 7.

downtown candy store employee reported

Photo courtesy of ESPN

Six weeks of fun still left with Holiday Festival of Lights

The 33rd annual Holiday Festival of Lights returned Friday to James Island County Park with fun for the whole family. The annual tradition will run every day from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. through Dec. 31.

“This event is a one-of-a-kind light show featuring over 700 light displays, almost all of which were built in our park by our talented staff — and there is something new every year,” said Sarah Reynolds, spokesman for the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission.

“These unique light displays range in theme from holiday characters to dinosaurs to iconic Lowcountry landmarks such as the Ravenel Bridge.”

This year’s festival will include more than 2 million glimmering lights on displays that stretch three miles. They can be viewed from the comfort of a vehicle.

But there’s a lot more fun for anyone who has been naughty or nice, Reynolds reminded.

“The beautiful light displays and festive atmosphere are sure to put anyone in the holiday spirit,” she added.

Train ride. Stop in parking lot A and enjoy a leisurely 12-minute train ride for a closer view of the lights. The train costs $3 per person and runs nightly from 6 p.m to 10 p.m.

Santa’s Village. Guests can park their cars during the light show route to visit Santa’s Village where other attractions are available, including an old-fashioned car ousel, marshmallow roasting areas, shops in the Winter Wonderland and a portable

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Hamilton “lacked the guts” to place his name on the building, she said.

“Everybody knows why it took so long. I don’t need to elaborate,” said Hamilton’s daughter Dr. Kendra Hamilton, an English professor at Presbyterian College in Clinton. At that time, naming a $30 million building for her father might have been perceived as “a step too far,” she said.

Because of the rain last Thursday from Tropical Storm Nicole, Pryor narrated a video taken Nov. 9 of the unveiling of Hamilton’s name across the top of the building.

During the indoor ceremony, Hamilton was reunited with his former Council col leagues, retired anesthesiologist Dr. Charles Wallace and Charleston attorney Andy Savage. Wallace, who served as chairman after Hamilton, said, “I am honored to be here today, and I am honored when we first named this building for him.”

As Savage stepped to the microphone he asked: “Where is Lonnie?” Hamilton quipped: “Tell the truth now.” Savage replied: “It is hard for me. I am a lawyer.”

climbing wall. Children can build their own reindeer in the reindeer workshop and guests can admire giant holiday greeting cards created by local students for the festi val’s annual art competition.

Shops. The Winter Wonderland will include an assortment of different shops offering items like festive gifts, ornaments, toys, personalized items, holiday decora tions and stocking stuffers. Guests can also marvel at the holiday sand sculpture cre ated from more than 50 tons of sand.

Santa Claus. Jolly Old St. Nick will appear in Santa’s Village nightly from Nov. 21 to Dec. 23. Attendees can meet him for free, but photos can be purchased for an added fee.

Sweets. Head over to Santa’s Sweet Shoppe during the festival to warm up with hot chocolate or indulge in sweets like candy, hand-dipped ice cream and freshly baked treats.

Tickets are $20 per vehicle at the gate or $15 online. More in-demand nights — which were determined by the festival’s organizers to help manage wait times and traffic — will cost $30 per vehicle at the gate or $25 online at ccprc.com.

“We’ve identified ‘peak’ nights and ‘regular’ nights at the Holiday Festival of Lights,” Reynolds said. “Regular nights tend to be our less busy evenings, so you will experience less wait time, and you will even save $10 on your vehicle admission.”

—Staff reports

Then his tone turned serious as he thanked Hamilton for helping him and other people in county government integrate the county’s workforce so that Black people weren’t all at the bottom of the wage scale.

After the ceremony, a beaming Hamilton joined his family and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity brothers for a reception in a room near council chambers.

While Hamilton’s name was not on the building it is on a ground-level marquee along Bridgeview Drive in front of the office building. He said Wallace made that possible. In an interview with the City Paper, Hamilton thanked Wallace for that.

The interchange at I-526 and I-26 also bears Hamilton’s name.

The late Charles Wannamaker was the lone no vote against placing Hamilton’s name on the building, according to minutes from the Nov. 1, 1994, meeting. Hamilton said he con sidered Wannamaker a friend, who sup ported him. But on naming the building for him, Hamilton said, Wannamaker “was a Republican, and the Republican Party dictated how he should act.”

Herb Frazier

HOSPITALITY is COMMUNITY

The Charleston Place’s Michael Blake believes in fostering a culture of hospitality across Lowcountry communities. “The need for strong hospitality talent is in such high demand,” said Blake, a Charleston County native who oversees more than 200 employees in restaurants, bars and food operations. “There are so many great hotels that are in our community . Our industry is helping people to build great careers .”

To learn more about hospitality career opportunites in the Charleston area, visit LowcountryHired.com

Michael Blake, Director of Food and Beverage at The Charleston Place

Build greenway overpass to boost safety at South Windermere

Charleston needs to be proactive about how people on the West Ashley Greenway get across Folly Road as the city prepares for a new walk-bike bridge over the Ashley River. But if nothing is done to allow people to cross the intersection safely and get out of the way of buzzing lanes of vehicular traffic, this intersection is a tragedy waiting to happen.

Now — before the Ashley River Crossing project is completed by 2026 to link the greenway with downtown — is the time for our leaders to make sure safety at Folly Road comes first for people who will use the greenway to walk or bike to downtown.

The pedestrian-bike bridge has been a long time coming. Just last month, the city celebrated the final bureaucratic milestone in getting the project ready to go by officially meeting all of the requirements to use $18.1 million in federal funds awarded to the project. In March 2023, Charleston City Council is expected to award a construction contract and, if everything goes like it is supposed to, the new walkway-bikeway will be ready for use in about four years.

This new river crossing will finally make it safe for people to walk or bike across the Ashley River instead of the dangerous game of leapfrog that people endure to make it over the river’s current vehicle bridges.

Look, however, at where the greenway now crosses Folly Road. It’s just as unsafe. Cars race through lights in various directions. Pedestrians often wait precariously for a few minutes at a ground-level crossing with narrow sidewalks.

Once the greenway is connected to downtown, more people will use the greenway to get to the new crossing, making the Folly Road intersection even more dangerous.

Let’s not wait for a death at the intersection to take common-sense action now with something leaders know they should be doing anyway — constructing a pedestrianbike overpass on the greenway at the same time that the bridge is being built across the river.

According to a current 2019 plan by the city and Charleston Parks Conservancy, getting across the Folly Road/Wesley Drive segment of the greenway “conveniently, efficiently and safely” is the biggest crossing challenge on the project. Currently, the plan calls for shifting the current crosswalk through “the existing median direct to the other side and adding an all-red phase for a short time to allow bicyclists and pedestrians time to get across the roadway.” Projected cost for this ground-level improvement: $225,000.

But that’s just not good enough. An overpass is a better solution. Yes, there are impediments for getting this done — the state Department of Transportation oversees road improvements. The greenway is actually owned by Charleston Water System, which has sewage lines under the greenway. But we’ve got more than three years to figure out a safe, creative solution that will allow people to stay on the greenway and cross Folly Road without worrying about traffic.

Let’s make it happen and not wait for a death wake-up call to spur us to do what’s right now.

EDITOR and PUBLISHER Andy Brack

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2022 election process was huge success

By Andy Brack

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 midterm elections.

What happened Nov. 8 was what was supposed to happen: People voted in a secure balloting system. One candidate in each race won. Others lost. No one worth fooling with complained about elec tions being stolen — even here in reliably red South Carolina. They accepted the results — just like people do all of the time when one major sporting team beats another. And then they move on.

Even the so-called election deniers—the Republicans in Congress who in 2021 took a cue from one of the biggest political con men in history and claimed that Joe Biden “stole” the election — were pretty quiet. (Reminder: Biden garnered more than 7 mil lion votes to beat Donald Trump and later win the electoral college vote soon after Trump incited insurrectionists to riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.)

Did you hear any squeaks from South Carolina’s contingent of congressional deniers — Joe Wilson, Jeff Duncan, William Timmons and Ralph Norman? Did you hear there were any major problems in their races with vote counting? Of course not. They won reelection. But drill down deeper and think about what that means. By accepting election results that favored them, they again endorsed the election system and didn’t squawk about how their election was rigged. It’s still a marvel that in 2020 they claimed Trump’s election was rigged but they accepted results that favored them. (It still defies logic how results in one race on a ballot could be tainted and other races not.)

Think about this, too, as another backhanded endorsement that the post-election acceptance of results happened as it was supposed to: How often did you hear any Democratic losers complain about things being stolen from them? You didn’t. Why? Because they trusted the process.

Maybe when all is said and done, the biggest takeaway of the 2022 midterms is that America is starting to trust the election process after being periodically swayed by a shiny ball of untruth offered by a petulant former president who upset the apple cart for a while.

It’s kind of encouraging, in fact, that most folks seem to be ignoring a new spew of falsehoods emanating from Trump — that Republicans had a big wave of victories across the country. As comedian and South Carolina-raised Stephen Colbert observed, what happened at best was a “pink trickle.” So while the GOP might take control of the U.S. House, the margin will be much slimmer than most predicted. The Senate remained in Democratic hands.

Historian Heather Cox Richardson observed Nov. 10 that Republicans may be tiring of the Trump bluster: “He has led the party to defeat now for the third time. In the 2018 midterms, Republicans lost control of the House, with Democrats picking up 41 seats. In 2020, of course, he lost the election, as well as control of the Senate. And while this year’s outcome is not yet clear, the Democrats have had one of the best midterm perfor mances in recent memory. Suddenly, Trump no longer seems to have a magic formula.”

Part of being a mature democracy and the “leader of the free world” is to have elections, accept victories — and accept defeats. In the months ahead, let’s start working on relationships fractured over the last few years by the tempestuous Trump. He’s not a role model for a representative democracy. He’s an example of what our leaders — Republicans and Democrats — need to strive to be the opposite of.

Andy Brack is editor and publisher of Charleston City Paper. Have a comment? Send to: feedback@ charleston citypaper.com.

How often did you hear any Democratic losers complain about things being stolen from them? You didn’t.

WHO: Charleston, Colorado State, Davidson, Furman, Old Dominion, Penn State, South Carolina, Virginia Tech WHAT: Bracket-style college basketball tournament WHEN: November 17, 18 & 20, 2022 WHERE: TD Arena • Downtown Charleston WHY:

The Charleston Classic is one of the largest annual sporting events to come to this great city and this year it is hosting some of the best in the nation. All 12 games will be broadcast on ESPN networks sohelp pack out TD Arena and check out some quality college basketball.

Reasons Why You Should Check Out the Charleston Classic 7

The Lowcountry’s Premiere College Hoops Event

College basketball season tipped-off earlier this month and some of the nation’s best teams will be in Charleston for the 15th Annual Charleston Classic. The eight team-bracketed tournament will take place on November 17, 18 & 20 at TD Arena

Here are seven reasons why you should consider attending the lowcountry’s premiere college hoops event:

1. One Ticket Gives You Access to Two Games

Single-session tickets start at $30 for Lower Bleacher/Upper General Admission and $50 for Premium Lower Chairback General Admission. Tickets are per session, meaning you get to see two games for one price! The tournament is consisting of six sessions, a total of 12 games. At a capacity of just over 5,000 there isn’t a bad seat in the house at TD Arena. For more information visit: http://espnevents.com/charleston-classic/tickets

2. Two Teams with New Head Coaches

Come watch two teams that are being led by a new head coach. After six years as associate head coach to his dad, Bob McKillop, Matt McKillop has taken over the Davidson men’s basketball head coaching position. He has been on staff with the Wildcats for 14 years and still ranks among the school’s all-time leaders in 3-pointers made (223/7th). For South Carolina, Lamont Paris steps in as the new head coach after a five-year stint at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, which culminated in a NCAA tournament appearance last year. He makes history as the first AfricanAmerican head coach of the Gamecock men’s basketball program.

3. Three Returning Post-Season Teams

The Charleston Classic’s 2022 field is nothing short of tough competition. TD Arena will be hosting three 2022 post-season teams: NCAA Tournament teams – Colorado State, Davidson, and Virginia Tech

4. Four Teams are From Colleges and Universities in the Carolinas

This year’s Charleston Classic will offer a different flavor than past years as ESPN showcases four teams from colleges and universities in the Carolinas. For the Cougars, sophomore Australian guard Reyne Smith will provide a spark for a team with NCAA tournament hopes. The Davidson Wildcats boats Foster Loyer (16.1 PPG) who serves as a versatile weapon that will cause problems for defenses. Furman has an impressive 22-12 record last year and is looking to build on their success with returning seniors, including point guard Mike Bothwell (15.7 PPG). The Gamecock’s

are a must watch program after landing recruit G.G. Jackson, a power forward ranked 6th in ESPN’s 2022 draft class.

5. Five Perks That Come with Being in the VIP Hospitality Room

Enjoy the game in style and upgrade your experience to VIP. The VIP Hospitality room and outdoor patio is located on the top floor of TD Arena behind Section 216. The package includes:

• One (1) meal per session catered by a local Charleston restaurant partner plus tasty snacks, desserts and beverages.

• Open beer and wine bar (can be taken to the seating bowl as long as poured in a provided cup).

• Need some fresh air? Kick back and relax with your friends on the outdoor patio overlooking Ravenel Bridge decorated with string lights and comfortable furniture.

• Get your social media ready for this photo-worthy moment! The VIP room is decked out with colorful balloons and ESPN décor.

• Watch the game in one of our VIP lounge areas with couches and 84” screen TVs (Charleston Classic games will be on).

Pricing is $80 is for the afternoon sessions and $95 for the evening sessions. A separate ticket will be required to enter TD Arena. For more VIP Hospitality ticket information, visit: https://www.fevo.com/edp/Shriners-Childrens-Charleston-Classic--ESPN-VIP-Hospitality-FgwrBqnF

6. Six Different Sessions to Attend

The tournament takes place over the course of three days with two different sessions each day, so there are plenty of opportunities to attend.

• Need a break from work or want to spend some time with co-workers outside the office? Come to the second session on Thursday or Friday afternoon starting at 5 p.m.

• Have kids in school and don’t want to stay out too late on Sunday? Sunday morning is the best option for you starting at 10:30 a.m.

• Want to see the best teams in the tournament square off? Come to the championship session on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m!

7. Lowcountry Legends

Charleston Classic and TD arena have hosted notable NBA alumni. The Charleston Classic boasts with 14 alums currently playing in the NBA. This includes:

• Jalen Brunson- Dallas Mavericks (Villanova, 2016)

• Donte DiVincenzo- Milwaukee Bucks (Villanova, 2016)

• John Collins- Atlanta Hawks (Wake Forest, 2016)

• Trevor Booker- Retired - Indiana Pacers (Clemson, 2008 MVP)

• Jarrell Brantley- Utah Jazz (Charleston, 2016)

• Josh Hart- New Orleans Pelicans (Villanova, 2016 MVP)

• James Bouknight- Charlotte Hornets (UConn, 2019)

• Naji Marshall- New Orleans Pelicans (Xavier, 2019)

• Tre Mann- Oklahoma Thunder (Florida, 2019)

• Nickeil Alexander-Walker-New Orleans Pelicans (Virginia Tech, 2018 MVP)

• Mikal Bridges- Phoenix Suns (Villanova, 2016)

• Carsen Edwards- Boston Celtics (Purdue, 2018)

• Chandler Hutchison- Chicago Bulls (Boise State, 2016)

• Malcolm Brogdon- Indiana Pacers (Virginia, 2015)

• Carsen Edwards- Boston Celtics (Purdue, 2018)

• Chandler Hutchison- Chicago Bulls (Boise State, 2016)

• Malcolm Brogdon- Indiana Pacers (Virginia, 2015)

fter two years without a City Paper Music Awards show, it felt good to be back last night at the Music Farm. The epic showcase with a dozen Charleston music acts spanned genres from hardcore punk, Americana, rock and reggae to pop, hip-hop, country and experimental.

This year’s list of nominees saw some new names, such as rock musician Fo Daniels, who won Album of the Year and vocalist/ guitarist Emily Curtis, who won Female Singer-Songwriter of the Year. The 2022 CPMAs also ushered in an unusual occurrence — a tie for Singer-Songwriter of the Year between Mel Washington and Keon Masters, two prolific local musicians who have been in the scene together for over a decade.

Charleston musicians consistently collaborate on each other’s tracks and perform in each other’s shows, which keeps everyone on their toes creatively. One thing remains true for the Lowcountry music scene: It’s a labor of love.

Album of the Year

Imitation Roses by Fo Daniels

Imitation Roses was voted Album of the Year in this year’s CPMAs. The debut album from Charleston musician Fo Daniels delivers high energy with instrumental integrity.

“I want my music to be representative,” Daniels said. “I under stand what my music is. It’s not for everybody, and I don’t expect everybody to like it. But what I have noticed and what makes me really proud is that the people that do tend to respond well to my music are people that I find are like-minded to myself — people that I would want to come to my shows, people that have a lot of heart.”

Daniels’ childhood daydreams cen tered around becoming a musician. While learning to play the guitar in middle school, a classmate nicknamed him “Four Chords Forrest” due to his limited range. “I wasn’t bitter about it, because it actually just made me so much better,” he said.

Eager to master his skill set, Daniels continued playing and performing throughout middle and high school, and went on to major in music at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. After graduating, he spent a stint in a California band before moving to Charleston. He found inspiration in his travels that would lead to his creation of Imitation Roses.

The 10-song album, which was released in April, embraces a pure rock ‘n’ roll sound, cranking up the volume of Daniels’ singer-songwriter impulses. He sings lyrics wrenched from memories and experiences with emotive intensity that mingle with brazen guitar riffs and fre netic drums for a healthy dose of dance able levity.

“It’s meant to sound like a concert,” he said. “And the way that the songs are ordered is the way that I would order a setlist if I were playing it live.”

Darby McGlone, Selby Austin and Charlie Holt of local indie-rock group Easy Honey played guitar, bass and drums on the album, respectively, a choice Daniels made due to their ability to supply the raucous noise and precise instrumen tation the album required. The songs were cut live and recorded in a single day at Coast Records.

There’s a rawness to Imitation Roses balanced by lyrics permeated with sunbaked nostalgia and catharsis that leads listeners to their own release.

“I wanted to just have something that would be kind of like in your face — rugged and raw.” —Kate Bryan

Emily Curtis

Female Singer-Songwriter of the Year is a well-deserved title for Charleston native Emily Curtis, who released three new singles this year, including “The Background,” a pop laden duet with Carson Hoy that showcases her strong vocal command.

“I released my first EP almost five years ago in November 2017, so it’s kind of cool timing,” Curtis said. “I turn 30 in February — and in my head, I thought, ‘You're sup posed to be in a certain place. And if you're not, you're in trouble and your career is in trouble.’ And that's not true.”

She says it’s about being present during the process of developing her career instead of always looking at what else could be accomplished.

“I understand that and take that with me into the next chapter of my life. I'm calling it my golden age. I’ve got a song called “Golden Age” coming out next year. The time clock is not against me, unless I pit it against me. I can choose not to play that game.”

In helping to start a community group for female musicians called Sisters in Song, Curtis is building the network of support she needed back when she was younger and stepping into the Charleston music scene.

“This is home and it should be a building ground. That’s what I want to cultivate.”

Curtis will perform at the Charleston Gaillard Center on Dec. 3 with acclaimed musi cians Quiana Parler and Charlton Singleton of Ranky Tanky. —Chelsea Grinstead

Paul Who Is Lost

Keyboardist Paul Chelmis is most well-known for his work with Charleston alt-rock band Human Resources, but his electro-pop solo project Paul Who Is Lost is what put him in the CPMA spotlight this year as Up-and-Coming Act of the Year. He released a three-song EP, CYCLE, in February.

“It's the first time I've ever just done something that was fully, truly mine,” Chelmis told City Paper. “It's been a mixed bag of feelings — really rewarding and nerve-racking — put ting a deeper part of myself out there.”

Chelmis switched gears to videography as director for local synthwave ensemble Doom Flamingo’s music video “Happy Boi,” which won Music Video of the Year this year.

“It’s cool having my toes in both worlds and putting myself in someone else’s shoes to help them with their flow and understand their music on a deep enough level to properly orchestrate a powerful story to tell in a music video.”

He’s been playing keys as part of the four-piece Human Resources for over 10 years, and has ended up with a decent amount of material that didn’t necessarily fit in with the group’s direction.

“In the past two years or so I finally decided to start writing for myself,” Chelmis said. “And that was kind of like a wake up — an ‘ah ha’ moment. It's been really fun to figure out exactly what my own individual sound is from my own individual influences.” — Chelsea Grinstead

City Paper Music Awards 2022 Winners

Music Video of the Year

“ Happy Boi” by Doom Flamingo

Screamo/Metal Band of the Year Guardian’s Warlock

Reggae Band of the Year Dubplates

Up-And-Coming Music Act of the Year Paul Who Is Lost

Hip-Hop Act of the Year Tyrie Young

Song of the Year “Excuse” by Lauren Hall

Country/Americana Band of the Year She Returns From War

Indie/Alternative/Rock Band of the Year Stop Light Observations

Female Singer-Songwriter of the Year Emily Curtis

Male Singer-Songwriters of the Year Keon Masters & Mel Washington

DJ of the Year DJ Moldybrain

Jazz Artist of the Year Charlton Singleton

Soul/R&B Act of the Year Black Diamond Band

Studio/Producer of the Year Wolfgang Zimmerman of The Space

Electronic/Experimental Act of the Year Doom Flamingo Album of the Year Imitation Roses by Fo Daniels

Jam Band of the Year Runaway Gin

Thank you to all the winners that performed at our CPMAs concert at the Music Farm on Nov. 15. Check out pictures from the show on our website.

Voting took place Oct. 6-27.

This is the 12th year the CPMAs have been awarded. Find out more on our website, charlestoncitypaper.com.

Female Singer-Songwriter of the Year

Up-and-Coming Act of the Year

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Country/Americana Band of the Year

She Returns From War

Singer-songwriter Hunter Park of local Americana act She Returns From War is no stranger to winning City Paper Music Awards — this is the second year in a row she nabbed one for Best Country/Americana Band. Her most recent single, “Snakeskin Boots,” was also runner-up for Song of the Year.

The musician, whose twangy grooves are laden with gorgeous lyrics that hit like a gut-punch, celebrates her accolades as a chance to bring broader awareness to Charleston’s music scene.

“I feel like we do have a thriving music scene that I fight every day to get it recog nized on a national level,” she said. Park also believes it is an important

DJ of the Year

DJ Moldybrain

Jared Aaronson, aka DJ Moldybrain, won this year’s DJ of the Year. He started deejaying back in 2012 after attending the College of Charleston, and since then, he’s played many of the city’s bars and music venues. He said he’s gotten pretty good at reading the energy of the crowd and usually goes off the cuff when he’s spinning his sets.

“I’m constantly listening to new music and adding to my library,” Moldybrain told the City Paper. “I never really know what or when I’m going to play certain stuff. While there’s definitely a bunch of tracks that are staples in my repertoire, they constantly get mixed with different songs so that the experience tends to pull it out a little differ ently every time.”

He remembers getting a bunch of cassette tapes from his older brothers when he was really young, and it sparked an obsession with downloading music. Early on he was

moment for trans visibility in the com munity at large. “There are a lot of trans artists out there working really diligently to create culture and context that makes Charleston what it is,” she said. “I’m not the first and I will not be the last.”

Her next album, the songs of which she’s slowly been leaking into her live act, will be called Ruthless, an homage to the way she has decided to show up in the world and in her music.

“I wanted to take that frustration and turn it into an album. I want people to understand that the hard work that trans people do is validated,” she said. “And I’m not going anywhere.” —Kate Bryan

Song of the Year:

“Excuse” by Lauren Hall

For country music artist Lauren Hall — who was voted Best Vocalist in City Paper ’s Best Of Charleston 2022 awards and has won multiple CMPAs for Country/Americana — this year’s accolade, Song of the Year for her single “Excuse,” is especially rewarding.

“As a songwriter, being acknowledged in that way and seeing that something you created is connecting with other people and healing them from whatever thing they’re going through, that’s really special,” Hall said of being recognized for her songwriting ability.

“Excuse” is a classic country ballad through and through. Hall’s heartwrenching vocals lament the crumbling of a relationship, the rendering of her lyrics at

once soulful and sharp with emotion.

Hall’s talent has attracted support throughout the Lowcountry and beyond — her most recent feat was opening for country all-star Lee Brice at Credit One Stadium, where he pulled her on stage for a duet. She acknowledges that as a female, it’s more difficult to prove yourself to some in the male-dominated music industry.

“In certain cases, there are the people that you have to work a little harder and earn their respect,” she said. “They’ll give you a bunch of nos until they finally give you a yes, and they realize that maybe they should have given you a yes a long time ago.”

Kate Bryan

exposed to a wide genre of music and devel oped a taste for big beat electronic music.

His natural knack for putting his own spin on songs has steered his path over the past 10 years.

“At the end of the day, my job as a DJ is to help people to enjoy themselves. I really try to pay attention to my crowd and put myself in that mindset.” —Chelsea Grinstead

Studio/Producer of the Year

The Space/ Wolfgang Zimmerman

Charleston producer Wolfgang Zimmerman’s recording studio The Space is synonymous with the indie music scene in the Lowcountry, and this year he was voted Studio/Producer of the Year.

Over the last decade, he has worked with numerous musical acts in the area, including fellow CPMA winners She Returns From War and Mel Washington. He also plays the drums in alt-rock outfit Brave Baby, which recently released three new singles.

Zimmerman gained some recognition in the region for his work with big time rock bands Susto and Band of Horses. Lately he’s been recording with bands from Alabama, Wisconsin and California.

“I just recorded these dudes from Mexico, so that’s been kind of fun, like

spreading my wings, so to speak, and meeting new people. People ask me why don’t you move to Los Angeles or Nashville — I’ve always had this dream about Charleston, and I’m like, wouldn’t it be cool if they came to us?”

These days Zimmerman embraces dele gating within his process of producing music.

“That’s been a fun thing to learn: You don’t have to do everything,” he said.

He said he’s recently reached a point of ease in his music career, not only by letting go of expectations for live shows and just having more fun on stage, but also in reconnecting with old friends in the studio, like Susto.

“Things feel right and everybody’s coming together. It’s just been wholesome, you know, not a lot of drama.” —Chelsea Grinstead

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Tie: Keon Masters and Mel Washington

Although longtime friends and fellow musicians Mel Washington and Keon Masters have vastly different styles, they tied for Male Singer-Songwriter of the Year in this year’s CPMAs.

While Washington puts out broody Southern rock, Masters’ lives in the realm of upbeat indie rock, whether he’s singing and playing guitar with Charleston outfit Brave Baby or releasing solo music, like his EP No Problem that dropped in August of this year. Washington is aiming to release a new album, Feast or Famine, next year.

Masters and Washington crossed paths for the first time back around 2008 and have shared the same musical circle ever since.

Masters continues to play shows with Brave Baby when he can, but he said that for him, playing the guitar is reserved for songwriting and pro cessing his thoughts, not necessarily practicing. Even if the songs never see a studio, he instilled in himself a long time ago that playing the guitar

can be a form of release.

“A lot of times songs never make it anywhere, but I think writing them must be my catharsis — maybe that is how I cope. I definitely struggle with the world and things that happen to me. My music is often kind of pissed off, so maybe that’s my trick, I leave it there. It’s what I like to do. Nothing like telling people when you’re 35, ‘Yeah, I like to sit in my bedroom and write songs.’”

As a full-time gigging musician, Washington often feels drained after being in bar settings all the time. The studio is his retreat.

“Imagine life without music,” Washington said. “Have you ever been

to a party and there wasn’t music on and everything just felt stale? It’s not that you’re actually listening to the tunes word for word. But you love the energy behind it. Music is a communal thing that brings people together.”

For Washington, part of music’s beauty is that listeners can yield themselves to it.

“I think the reason music is so pow erful is, if you think about the things that we go to for what we call pleasure, what we’re really running to is sur render,” he said.

Washington said he feels like a better singer-songwriter today than he was when he wrote the songs for Feast or Famine, but the album is a great snap shot of the last eight years of his life.

“It’s almost like the songs are like my journal glorified,” he said. “The album certainly doesn’t feel conjured. From a sonic standpoint, from a performance standpoint, I do feel like I made a very honest recording. And it’s something I’m proud of.” —Chelsea Grinstead

“A lot of times songs never make it anywhere, but I think writing them must be my catharsis — maybe that is how I cope.”

—Keon Masters

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Keon Masters

Mel Washington

What To Do

1FRIDAY

Opening Night: Aquarium Aglow

South Carolina Aquarium hosts season two of its mes merizing holiday experience, Aquarium Aglow, Nov. 18-Dec. 31. Guests can explore the aquarium decorated with tens of thousands of lights and discover the beauty of nature illuminated. Aquarium Aglow promises an even “bigger and brighter” adventure this year, with diverse installations that evoke wonder. While admiring the displays, guests can also purchase food, wine and beer. The Aquarium Aglow series will also host a neighborhood New Year’s Eve celebration this year with face painting, a live DJ and a special ball drop celebration. Nov. 18. 5:30-9:30 p.m. $22.95-$26.95. South Carolina Aquarium. 100 Aquarium Wharf. Downtown. scaquarium.org

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SATURDAY-SUNDAY

Black Food Truck Festival

The Black Food Truck Festival drew more than 11,000 people to its grounds in 2021, and it’s back again this year to bring communities together who want to support delicious local food and live music. Festivalgoers can enjoy diverse fare from 50 food trucks, music from eight regional funk, rock and pop acts, plus a video game truck and a mobile cigar and hookah lounge. Admission is free for kids and there will be an entertainment zone. Nov. 19-20. 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. $27.33-$64.73. Exchange Park Fairgrounds. 9850 Highway 78. Ladson. Blackfoodtruckfestival.com

THURSDAY

Third Thursday at Public Works Art Center

This week the Public Works Art Center hosts Third Thursday, which means art lovers get a chance to meet featured artists and enjoy a reception with refreshments. This month’s recep tion celebrates New York-based visual artist Pam Shanley’s textile exhibit, Life is a Party, and Charleston mixed-media artist Taylor Faulkner’s exhibit, Let’s all Be Weird About It. Nov. 17. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Public Works Art Center. 135 West Richardson Ave. Summerville. publicworksartcenter.org

SATURDAY

King BBQ pop-up at PURE Theatre

King BBQ will host a pop-up at PURE Theatre before the final 7:30 p.m. performance of Clyde’s, an evocative play that tells the story of a rough-around-the-edges staff that runs a truck stop sandwich shop. Arrive early and enjoy a make-your-own-sandwich station from Jackrabbit Filly owners Shuai and Corrie Wang’s new barbecue fusion concept, King BBQ, which will open spring 2023 in North Charleston. Nov. 19. Time varies. $45. PURE Theatre. 134 Cannon St. Downtown. puretheatre.org

SUNDAY

Oyster Roast and BBQ benefiting Warrior Surf Foundation

Fam’s Brewing Co. and Crazy Dutchman Catering offer all-you-can-eat oysters, pork BBQ and sides all day at this annual neighborhood event. The fundraiser benefits Folly Beach non profit Warrior Surf Foundation, which provides free surf and wellness programs to veterans. Ticket holders can also enjoy local vendor pop-ups and live music, plus a free pint of beer. Nov. 20. 1-5 p.m. $45-$55. Fam’s Brewing Co. 1291 Folly Road. Folly. famsbrewingco.com

New theater company makes space for queer artists

By Chloe Hogan

Actors Shannon Vogt and Teresa Elj wanted to create more space for the LGBTQ com munity in Charleston’s theater scene when they established The Void.

Prior to starting their new theater company, Vogt and Elj were training and working as actors in Chicago when they lost their jobs due to the pandemic. Both moved to the windy city to study theater, but ultimately planned to return home to Charleston.

Before moving to Chicago, the two actors worked in Charleston theaters and music venues — on and off stage. Vogt saw Elj performing at Queen Street Playhouse one night and realized she was the right person to help with her lifelong dream of opening a theater company in Charleston.

“To my surprise, Teresa was like, ‘Let’s do it!’” Vogt said. “There’s not a lot of space for women on stage, and there’s not a lot of queer representation, or shows that feature queer characters without centering just their trauma. If there’s a gay character, it’s always [about how] they’re struggling with being gay,” Vogt said.

Vogt is thoughtful in the way she frames the mission of The Void.

“I don’t want it to come off like we’re doing something that isn’t being done,” she said. “We are just trying to make more space for the queer community.”

After deciding to take the leap, Elj and Vogt brought in technical director, AP Hart, and production manager, Brianna Morgan. Vogt said she is grateful to have a team she can trust.

“I know these people have a great grasp on what kind of theater I want to build,” she said.“We rotate how much everyone works artistically on projects, because to create really good, truthful work is exhausting and all encompassing. That’s why it’s so important that we can all sort of rotate. It’s a dance! We all work in different aspects of production.”

The goal from The Void’s infancy was

to highlight underserved voices of queer, female and gender nonconforming art ists, and the team at The Void reflects this sentiment.

“Our inaugural show is a really badass team of all women, one trans man and one gender nonconforming individual,” Vogt said.

The team of four decided to perform a series of three “pop-up plays” for the the ater company’s first season. The goal is to acquire a black box space down the road that will enable them to produce a full season and host enriching events for local actors and the arts community at large.

This month, The Void held its first open audition at the Charleston Gaillard Center.

“We were really moved not only by the amount of folks that came out, but how excited they were to be there,” Vogt said.

“I saw a lot of new faces who told me what this means to them. It felt really good to know that we were making the space for people that don’t really know where to find other queer people, other queer artists, creating a space where those folks can find each other.”

The Void’s first production Succulents: The Art of Adulting will premiere Feb. 3 and run through Feb. 5 at Queen Street Playhouse in its black box theater upstairs, once a rehearsal space.

Written by Leath Roth Barsanti, the show tackles topics like productivity, hustle-

culture, addiction, climate change and navi gating queer relationships.

Maari Suorsa of local comedy duo Nameless Numberhead came on to direct the show. “Maari is a dear friend. She is so funny with a huge heart,” Vogt said. “She is the perfect person to direct this show. There is comedy built into serious moments, and Maari is really good at finding the truth in comedy.”

The intimate nature of the black box space guarantees that you will be up close and personal from any seat in the house.

“The goal is to produce living room drama, plays that are really intimate, which works as a tiny nonprofit start up, because most of the spaces we will be renting are really intimate,” she said. “We will have shows where you can literally see the actors sweat — you know, they’re right there in front of you.”

Making space for underserved voices is a mission that goes beyond who is on stage. Vogt is focusing on emerging playwrights, especially those who are from Charleston.

“I’m really considering how we can use this company for young, emerging artists, playwrights, actors, directors, creatives of all kinds. We want to grow the scene for them and for us.”

For more information or to buy tickets for Succulents: The Art of Adulting , visit TheVoidTheatre.org.

Artifacts

Pop in to support the Halsey

The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art is fundraising through a new initiative called Percent Pop-ins. A percentage of money spent at various shops, restaurants and attractions in Charleston will be donated to the Halsey Institute. Visit High Wire Distilling Co., Ted’s Butcherblock or House of Nomad Nov. 19 to support the fundraising effort. For more info, visit halsey.cofc.edu.

Join the Chill Art Critique at Redux

Are you a local artist looking for feedback on your artwork in a fun and welcoming environment? Join Redux studio artist Kate Ritchie from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 21 for this monthly gathering where artists offer each other constructive criticism on works in progress. Participants must register online in advance and agree to a Code of Conduct to attend. Each person participating is required to bring a piece of their art to be critiqued. The work can be 2D or 3D. For more info and to register for the event, visit reduxstudios.org.

Family friendly show returns to Theatre 99

Head to Theatre 99 at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 for a kid-friendly improv show. The show is all improvised and based on audience suggestions. Run time is one hour. For tickets and more info, visit theatre99.com.

Daniel Island hosts first Waterfront Art Show

Visit Daniel Island’s Waterfront Park , 101 River Landing Drive, 12-5 p.m. Nov. 19 for a showcase of more than 15 local artists displayed outdoors. There will be live painting demonstrations, including a dog painting demo. The rain date for the event is Nov. 20. Enjoy live music by Groove Kitty. For more info, visit dicommunity.org. —Chloe Hogan

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The Void’s first production Succulents: The Art of Adulting will premiere at Queen Street Playhouse in February

Be Weird About It at Taylor Faulkner’s upcoming art show

By Chloe Hogan

Taylor Faulkner’s whimsical pieces focusing on human form and movement are on display at the Public Works Art Center in Summerville until Dec. 30.

“The show at Public Works is about imag ination,” Faulkner said “It’s about how fun it is to be able to get out anything that just pops into the ol’ noggin ... I really wanted to just go for it, with lots of color and the best weirdo imaginary friends.”

Faulkner’s art features playful charac ters drawn in her signature style. Faulkner, who works with different mediums, often depicts anthropomorphic animals with elongated limbs and mischievous expres sions seen skating or surfing. Other figures move off the paper and into the threedimensional. In her last solo show, Animal Shred III, she featured sculptural elements including a giant shark head, as well as hydrocal sculptures of tentacles, fins, flip pers and more.

“I’m thankful that I get inspiration from all over the place,” Faulkner said. “I love drawing people, and animals, so they are the ones that I pay attention to the most. Seeing little random things people do, or how they move or react to things ... I should probably hang out at the airport more.”

Faulkner describes her practice as simul taneously “precise and scattered.”

“I like having my studio organized before I start, having all the materials in their place. Then I put some paper on the wall and get to it,” she said. “Because I work in a lot of different mediums, I hop around the studio a good bit, spending a couple hours on drawing, jumping over to sculpture, then heading on over to the print lab and pulling a couple screens.”

The artist started out working with dry media, including pencils, charcoal and soft pastels, but in recent years moved into sculptural work.

“I worked in plaster for the past year as part of a construction company,” she said.

“And I’ve been taking what I learned and pushing myself with the sculptural process. I’ve always been curious and so I will always be putting my foot in other mediums.”

Last year, Faulkner received the GriffithReyburn Lowcountry Artist of the Year Grant. This $6,000 award is given to one visual artist each year to support the cre ation of a new work that represents unique aspects of the Lowcountry lifestyle, culture or environment.

“My statement for the grant was on showcasing surfing in the Lowcountry,” she said. “So I was able to travel a bit with some surf friends. I went to Wilmington, North Carolina, and Pawleys Island, South Carolina, but primarily focused on the Folly surf scene. I focused on large scale

work, 38” x 50,” and highlighted the colors and style that only the Lowcountry has to offer. I spoke to Tim McManus, who owns Hed Hi, and he was down to let me have my show, Small Breaks Vol.2 there. That was a great time.”

You can follow Faulkner on Instagram @t.faulkner_art or visit her website tfaulknerart.com. Be Weird About It is on display Nov. 12-Dec. 30 at the Public Works Art Center in Summerville. An opening reception will be held from 5:30 to 8: 30 p.m. Nov. 17.

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Charleston artist Taylor Faulkner said she hopes to create artwork that is “beautiful and also a little strange”

Pisco Mar brings Peruvian food to Charleston

By Elise DeVoe

Chef Esteban Diaz opened an authentic Peruvian restaurant, Pisco Mar, in Port of Call Food & Brew Hall downtown Nov. 11 to offer an intimate dining experience.

Diaz grew up in Chiclayo, Peru, a small coastal town about 500 miles north of Lima. He spent his childhood in the kitchen with his mother and grandmother before formally studying Peruvian cuisine when he was 22. Soon after, he opened his own restaurant in Chiclayo. It was a suc cessful bar and lounge-style restaurant for 14 years until Peru’s strict Covid-19 regulations left him with no choice but to shut it down.

Port of Call owners Ryan Kaufmann and Thomas Berry met Diaz during a trip to Peru.

“[Our friends] kept stressing how many Peruvians were in Charleston and [they] found it mind-boggling that there was no authentic Peruvian cuisine [here],” Kaufmann said. “So they kept bringing it up to us and educating us on what real Peruvian cuisine is.”

Kaufmann and Berry immersed them selves in the flavors of the region when

friends arranged a culinary tour for them in Lima earlier this year and connected them with Diaz. The chef led Kaufmann and Berry on a whirlwind culinary journey, introducing them to as much Peruvian food as possible, dining at five restau rants per day, Kaufmann said.

The tour showcased Diaz’s vision and passion for Peruvian cuisine so the pair sealed the deal on the partnership, and the chef promptly packed his bags to move to the U.S.

“I grew up in a beautiful country with cultural diversity, and it inspired me to do the best for my family and people I love — all the people I left in my country,” Diaz said. “Now I’m a representative of Peru and I want to show the people of Charleston how delicious Peruvian food is.”

When you dine at Pisco Mar, Diaz wants you to feel as if you are eating in his home, he said.

Pisco Mar will showcase the diversity

of Peruvian cuisine with a prix fixe eightcourse menu. The opening menu may be subject to change, Diaz said, but when he spoke to the City Paper, the first course was slated to be a stuffed avocado dish called palta rellena.

Ceviche, the national dish of Peru, will be a staple menu item. Traditional ceviche is raw fish “cooked” in lime juice, but Diaz said Pisco Mar’s rendition may feature shrimp for a Lowcountry twist.

Another raw fish dish on the menu is tiraditos, a thinly sliced fish coated in an aji amarillo sauce. Aji amarillo is a yellow chili pepper native to Peru and has a slightly fruity flavor that balances the heat.

Skewered, marinated beef hearts called anticuchos will be on the menu. Diaz said he and Kaufmann went to great lengths to source this Peruvian ingredient.

Kaufmann said, “I know Charleston

A la carte

What’s new?

Chef Vivian Howard announced new dates for her monthly book club at Lenoir. Authors Brian Noyes of Red Truck Bakery and Natalie Chanin of Alabama Chanin will host the January and February book club meetings. James Beard Award-winning chef Vishwesh Bhatt will join Howard for the book club 2 - 4 p.m. Nov. 20.

OddFellows is offering one free scoop of ice cream 2-10 p.m. Nov. 17, celebrating a line of five new holiday flavors inspired by holiday movie classics.

Rancho Lewis launched happy hour from 4 - 6 p.m. on weekdays, offering half-price drinks and appetizers from pitmaster John Lewis’ border-foodmeets-cowboy establishment. Large party reservations are also available for parties of 14-25 guests.

What to look out for

Sippin’ Santa returns Nov. 21 at Bonny’s Hideaway. The tiki-inspired Christmas pop-up bar from “tiki culture expert” Jeff “Beachbum” Berry is back for another season of drinking and holiday cheer.

Jalisco Taqueria on James Island is hosting a pet food drive now through Nov. 26 in collaboration with Patrick Veterinary Clinic’s annual food drive. Guests are encouraged to bring unopened bags and cans of dog or cat food to donate to shelters in need.

Holy Smokes BBQ Festival will be held at Riverfront Park 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 19. The festival features more than two dozen pitmasters from the Southeast to celebrate Southern barbecue. Tickets on sale now at holysmokeschs.com.

Mex 1 Coastal Cantina in West Ashley is hosting a Food + Bev Olympics Night 6-9 p.m. Dec. 4. Competitors will test their skills in silverware rolling, drink carrying competitions, timed drink pours and a flip cup tournament. Drink specials will be available all night.

The Old Village Holiday Street Fest returns to Pitt Street 2-9 p.m. Dec. 2. The holiday street market will consist of more than 40 regional artisans and purveyors, as well as food and libations from Basic Kitchen, Post House and Sullivan’s Fish Camp. Santa Claus will also make an appearance.

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“ We want you to feel like you’ve stepped out of the Lowcountry and into Peru for the evening.” —Ryan Kaufmann

Photo by Rūta Smith

Esteban Diaz (left) took restaurateur Ryan Kaufmann on a culinary journey throughout Lima, Peru, earlier this year

Dream Dinner

Sharing a pizza with athletes and an actor

Trevor Witcher of West Ashley wants to share his dream dinner with American actor and musician Donald Glover and two Philadelphia pro-athletes: 76ers center Joel Embiid and Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper. Together they’ll enjoy a caffeinated cocktail, pizza and a creamy dessert.

DREAM DINNER GUESTS: Glover, Embiid and Harper.

DRINK: Mexican Cold Brew from Last Saint. “Last Saint makes absolutely gor geous cocktails, and I need to have my caffeine still!”

APPETIZER: Whipped Fenugreek Feta Dip from Jack of Cups Saloon. “You can never go wrong with veggies, hot pita bread dipped in feta, tomato jam and honey.”

ENTREE: Margherita Pizza from Baker & Brewer. “There is absolutely nothing better than pizza. Baker & Brewer is also the first place I’ve ever dined on my own and loved it!”

DESSERT: Cranberry Crumble Ice Cream from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. “When it comes to dessert, ice cream is my passion and Jeni’s cranberry crumble hits the spot.”

Weekly winners receive a $50 gift coupon for use at any of Indigo Road Hospitality Group’s locations. Enter once a week at charlestoncitypaper.com/dream-dinner

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really weighs heavily on eating local, but with this concept, we have gone extremely out of our way to procure all of these items from Peru. For example, all the different variations of peppers and a few other items are not available in Charleston. We want you to feel like you’ve stepped out of the Lowcountry and into Peru for the evening.”

As the menu progresses to heartier dishes, diners will likely encounter arroz con pato, an oven-roasted duck leg quarter on a bed of seasoned rice, or “causa”, which literally translates to casserole, but not the kind you’re picturing.

“Usually a casserole dish is hot,” Kaufmann said, “but this is actually a cold potato dish that’s shaped with a mold and served in a tower, often with layers of avocado, tomato and a protein filling of crab, shrimp or chicken.” Imagine a per fectly cylindrical tuna tower at a seafood restaurant rather than your mom’s green bean casserole.

The dessert course features suspiro a la lemiña, a deep caramel pudding topped with Port-flavored meringue and a sprinkle of cinnamon. But if you prefer a liquid des sert, Pisco Mar will have plenty of Peruvian cocktails to wash down this decadent meal. A lot of Diaz’s input went into the cocktail menu to ensure authenticity.

A majority of the cocktails feature pisco, a spirit distilled from wine or fermented

fruit juice with notes of grape and is slightly herbal and earthy.

The Pisco Sour, which is made with lime juice, egg whites and simple syrup, is the national drink of Peru, according to Diaz. The Market Street restaurant will serve a classic version as well as a Maracuya Sour with passionfruit.

The real finale, however, is a musical performance by Diaz, who used to be in a rock band in Peru. When the last course is served, the chef will trade his kitchen tools for an acoustic guitar and play traditional Peruvian music to close out an unforget table experience.

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SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

JAMIE SANCHEZ, SHEILA BENJAMIN, GORDAN BENJAMIN AND PRESTON PROCHASKA DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN IN 2016, 2017, AND 2019.

TO DEFENDANT: JAMIE SANCHEZ, YOU ARE HEREBY

SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on August 5, 2022 at 11:35 am. 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, S.C. 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 Dr. Moncks Corner, SC 29461, (843) 719-1095.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-08-1654

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL

SERVICES VERSUS

KARI LYONS, DEFENDANT. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2022.

TO DEFENDANT: KARI LYONS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on September 27, 2022. Upon proof of inter est, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon re quest 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 Berke ley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, S.C. 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 CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2022-CP-10-04033

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, v. Calvin L. Miles; Midland Funding LLC; Northpointe Community Association, Defendant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury)

FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM

MONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclu sive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUM MONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guard ian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is per fected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned at torneys from the date of default.

In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after ser vice hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NO TICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 30, 2022. A Notice of Foreclosure Interven tion was also filed in the Clerk of Court’s Office.

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone (803) 454-3540 Fax (803) 454-3541

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Rep resentative 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: JUANITA ANN HENDERSON

2022-ES-10-1416

DOD: 05/30/22

Pers. Rep: LINDA K. BRESNAHAN PO BOX 1113 FOLLY BEACH, SC 29439 ************

Estate of: SHIRLEY HUBBARD SEAY 2022-ES-10-1574 DOD: 05/15/22

Pers. Rep: ROBERT A. SEAY 1117 PARKWAY DR. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ************

Estate of: WILLIAM GREGORY NIEMEYER 2022-ES-10-1711 DOD: 09/13/22

Pers. Rep: ALICE NORTON 100 BOYIE WAY SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485 ************

Estate of: BETTY MAE WASHINGTON 2022-ES-10-1721 DOD: 09/22/22

Pers. Rep: KENNETH BERNARD WHALEY 8608 WORMAN DR. KING GEORGE, VA 22485

Atty: F. RENEE GATERS, ESQ. PO BOX 1015 CHARLESTON, SC 29402 ************

Estate of: BARBARA PHARIS BURNS 2022-ES-10-1742 DOD: 09/11/22

Pers. Rep: LESLIE R. BURNS 4505 S. RHETT AVE. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405

Atty: ALLISON FARINA, ESQ. 217 FAIRCHILD ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29492 ************

Estate of: CHARLES DAVID TAYLOR 2022-ES-10-1743 DOD: 09/21/22

Pers. Rep: LLOYD ADAM TAYLOR 206 CYNTHIA LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29407

Atty: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************

Estate of: JULIUS PETTIGREW, SR. 2022-ES-10-1756 DOD: 03/19/22

Pers. Rep: CAROLYN TROUPE 1596 FT. JOHNSON RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Pers. Rep: DENISE PETTIGREW 1427 DICK SINGLETON RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: GEORGE E. COUNTS, ESQ. 27 GAMECOCK AVE., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407

premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, on December 6, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

All that certain lot, piece or par cel of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Town of Meggett, St, Paul’s Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, known and des ignated as LOT FIVE (5) on a plat prepared by H. Exo Hilton, R.L,S., entitled “Plat of 6 Lots Property Of W.C. Geraty, Meggett, St. Paul’s Parish, Charleston County, S.C.” dated April, 1985 and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County on April 2, 1986 in Book BH at Page 13.

Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, metes and bounds as will more fully appear by reference to said plat.

AND INCLUDED HEREWITH: A 2005 Southern Homes Manufac tured Home, 32 x 76, Serial No. DSD4AL44547AB, permanently affixed to the property.

Said easement consisting of a drain field and sewer lines, easements being more particu larly described as follows:

All that rectangular area of land situated within the boundaries of Lot 6 (bearing T-MS: 126--0000-173) and contiguous to Lot 5 above described. Being 25 feet wide by 51 feet deep, setback 50 feet from the front property line on the western boundary of Lot 6 (said western boundary line runs parallel to and abuts on Storage Road); Lot 5 and 6 shown on a plat entitled “PLAT OF 6 LOTS PROPERTY OF W.C. GERATY, M.EGGETT, ST. PAULS PARISH, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” prepared by Exo Hilton, RLS 2552, dated April 1985 and recorded in Book BH at Page 13 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.

BEING the same property con veyed to Jamie Lanard Brown and Latresta Shamell Ward Brown by deed of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. dated July 22, 2015 and re corded August 10, 2015 in Book 0496 at Page 539 in the ROD Office for Charleston County.

TMS #: 126-00-00-172

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the prop erty at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out.

SOCIALLY DISTANCE.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY B. Lindsay Crawford, IV, Esquire Telephone : (803) 790-2626

FOR INSERTION 11/16/22, 11/23/22, 11/30/22

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-04419

NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing. Plaintiff, -vsJohn J. Venturella; Dove Run Phase II Horizontal Property Re gime Homeowners Association Defendants

SUMMONS

(Deficiency Judgment Demanded) (Mortgage Foreclosure) Non-Jury

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), John J. Venturella

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their office, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, SC 29204, within (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day o such service; exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer to Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOME THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AN/OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABLILITY, INCOMPLETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED AND PEERSON IN THE MILITARY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUM MONED AND NOTIFED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within (30) days after service of this Sum mons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Summons and Complaint in the abovecaptioned action were filed on September 21, 2022, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO FORE CLOSURE INTERVENTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administra tive Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

SERVED WITH THIS NOTICE, THEN THE PLAINTIFF WILL CONSIDER SUCH FAILURE AN ELECTION NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVEN TION AND WILL PROCEED WITH THE FORECLOSURE ACTION.

Crawford & von Keller, LLC PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-790-2626 Email: court@crawfordvk.com Attorneys for Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2022-DR-10-788

AMENDED SUMMONS

MICHELLE RAMBERT, Plaintiff versus STEPHEN RAMBERT, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to An swer the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Amended Complaint on the subscriber, D. Allen Badger, at the address below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. That Defendant may be served by law enforcement, by private process server and/or by any other means permitted by Rules of Court or by law.

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

D. Allen Badger, Attorney at Law 2129 Dorchester Rd. N. Charleston, SC 29405

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s/ Patrick T. Napolski

Robert E. Treacy, Jr. SC Bar#12102

Patrick T. Napolski SC Bar#100966

Attorneys for the Plaintiff 7011 Rivers Avenue, Suite 105 North Charleston, SC 29460

P: (843) 569-1700

E: RTreacy@Sinklaw.com

E: PNapolski@Sinklaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: August 30, 2022 North Charleston, South Carolina

Master’s Sale Case No. 2019-CP-10-06489

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Freedom Mortgage Corporation, vs. Lois Y Oden; Brookdale at Forest Hills Homeowners Association, Inc.; LVNV Funding LLC; Midland Funding LLC; Barclays Bank Delaware; Low Country Restoration Services, LLC; South Carolina Department of Revenue

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of October 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at pub lic auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 6th day of December, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improve ments thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina and being known and designated as Lot 4004, Brook dale Subdivision, Phase 4-A, as shown on that plat entitled “PLAT SHOWING LOTS 4001 THROUGH 4027 BROOKDALE PHASE 4A PROPERTY OF D.R. HORTON, INC. LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC” by Joseph O. Eelman, SCRLS No. 16492-B, dated June 11, 2014, and recorded on June 18, 2014, in the RMC Office for Charles ton County in Plat Book L14 at Page 0263. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, butting and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

PLAINTIFF’S

John S. Kay, Esquire Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION November 13, 2022; November 23, 2022; November 30, 2022

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 2022-CP-10-04614

PHH Mortgage Corporation, PLAINTIFF, vs. William R Morris a/k/a W Reaves Morris, and if William R Morris a/k/a W Reaves Morris be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of William R Morris a/k/a W Reaves Morris, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of William R Morris a/k/a W Reaves Morris, and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Mary Turnbach Morris; DM, a minor; KM, a minor, DEFENDANT(S)

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)

DEFICIENCY WAIVED TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. -vs-

Jamie Lanard Brown, Latresta Shamell Ward Brown, Midland Credit Management, Inc. and Cascade Capital Funding, LLC,

Upon authority of a Decree dated March 14, 2022, I will of fer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the

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 them selves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date.

NOTICE: ANYONE THAT AT TENDS WILL BE EXPECTED TO

To be considered for any avail able Foreclosure Intervention, you must communicate with an otherwise deal with Plaintiff through its law firm, Crawford & von Keller, LLC. You must communicate any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration to Crawford & von Keller, LLC. within thirty (30) days from your receipt of this Notice by writing to the undersigned attorney P.O. Box 4216, Columbia, SC 29240 or calling 803-592-3863.

IF YOU FAIL TO COMMUNICATE AN INTEREST IN BEING EVALU ATED FOR FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION TO THE PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER BEING

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2022-CP-10-04046

LATASHA M. ELLIOTT, and JANA J. BROWN, Plaintiffs, vs. SANDERS LIEBER, Defendant.

SUMMONS

TO: THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT AND DEFENDANT’S ATTORNEY(S):

ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this complaint upon the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, excluding the date of such service. IF YOU FAIL TO ANSWER THE COMPLAINT WITHIN THE TIME AFORESAID, PLAINTIFF WILL APPLY TO THE COURT FOR A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT AND ANY OTHER RELIEF DEEMED APPROPRIATE.

GEORGE SINK, P.A. INJURY LAWYERS

BEING the same property conveyed to Lois Y. Oden by Deed of D.R. Horton, Inc. dated February 25, 2015 and recorded March 30, 2015 in Book 465 at Page 926, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charles ton County, South Carolina.

TMS# 397-05-00-782

7717 Kinston Street North Charleston, SC 29418

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at their office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:

YOU ARE FURTHER SUM MONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, ap plication for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee in/for this County, which Order

shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with ap peal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCACR, effective June 1, 1999.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUM MONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on October 4, 2022.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

To be considered for any avail able Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call (803) 726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm LLP represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethi cal rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention con sideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/ AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE

TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL BEING A CLASS DESIG NATED AS RICHARD ROE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUM MONED AND NOTIFIED that Plaintiff’s attorney has applied for the appointment of an attorney to represent you. If you fail to apply for the appointment of an attorney to represent you within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you Plaintiff’s appointment will be made absolute with no further action from Plaintiff.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COM MUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANK RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, AS SESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

Hutchens Law Firm LLP

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC, vs.

Anthony Pilgrim; Ashleytowne Recreational Development, Inc.,

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of October, 2022. I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at pub lic auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 6th day of December, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN Unit situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and desig nated as Unit Number 1107 in Ashleytowne Village Horizontal Property Regime (A) as shown on the plans and specifications attached to the Master Deed of Ashleytowne Village Horizontal Property Regime (A), dated October 28, 1982 and recorded November 5, 1982, in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book V129, Page 325, and the amendments thereto. Together with the undivided percentage interest in the General Com mon Elements of the property described in Section 1 of Article 4 of said Master Deed appurte nant thereto.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Anthony Pilgrim by virtue of a Deed from James Douglas Thompson, Trustee of the James Douglas Thompson Trust Under Section 11.03 of Agreement Dated July 13, 1998, dated August 22, 2019 and recorded October 2, 2019 in Book 0826 at Page 148 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS # 358-16-00-158 2757 Jobee Drive, Unit 7 Charleston, SC 29414 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John S. Kay, Esquire Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION

November 13, 2022; November 23, 2022; November 30, 2022

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-03549

STANLEY BUNCOMB AND FRANCENA J. BUNCOMB, Plaintiffs, VS. DORIS HOGAN-WRIGHT, WIL HEMINA SMALLS, ELEANORA W. SNIPE, ANITA R. MONTEIRO, LONNAIZE C. MONTEIRO, ALONZO E. WRIGHT, JR., KEVIN WRIGHT, KEITH WRIGHT, KENNETH WRIGHT, AUTHURINE BELL INGER, BERNARD BELLINGER, CHARLES BELLINGER, HERBERT BELLINGER, JR., JOHNATHAN BELLINGER, SHERRY GAL LASHAW, BRENDA RANDOLPH, PAULA WARING, MARY HOLMES, ANNETTE JOHNSON, ERNEST BELLINGER, JR., QUENTIN BELLINGER, JULIAN S. BELLINGER, EVELYN PINCKNEY BROWN, ROSA JANE PINCKNEY, CARLETTA MUSTAFAA, TUMIKO RUCKER, SAMANTHA BROWN, ALMA PINCKNEY, ROOSEVELT PINCKNEY, JR., EVELYN PINCKNEY, ANTHONY PINCKNEY, RONALD PINCKNEY, JR., ANTHONY HEYWARD, JR., SHANNON HEYWARD, LaSAUNNA HEYWARD, CARL WILLIAMS, JR., SAMANTHA WARREN, ALLEN SMALLS, LaQUAN SMALLS CURPEW, WILLIAM SAUNDERS, BARBARA ANN LEGARE, MADLYN SMITH, FRED LEGARE, NATHANIEL LEGARE, RASHAWN LEGARE, LANARD LEGARE, RYAN LEGARE, IJA WATSON, TAMMIE NELSON, EUGENE NELSON, GABRIEL SMITH, CHARLENE DREHER, FELICIA LEGARE, CO REY WASHINGTON, DESMOND WASHING TON, RASHARD LEGARE, BRIAN LEGARE, VER MELL LOWRY LEGARE, MAU RICE K. LEGARE, SHERMAINE LEGARE, VERNALISA R. LEGARE MACK, SHONTA D. NELSON, MARCILA NELSON, LEVON DORIAN NELSON, JR., ALAYNA NELSON, JAMES TILLMON, SR., JAMES TILLMON, JR., JASMINE TILLMON, JAMARRA TILLMON, WILBUR LAROCHE, MILDRED WAITES LAROCHE, VICTOR RIVERS, GARY LEROY CLEMENT, MARYETTE CLEMENT, YVONNE CLEMENT, DARLENA CLEMENT, ANDREA CLEMENT, MARY ELLA CLEMENT, ROZINA FRAZIER, ERNESTINE HARRIS, AMBER PINCKNEY, TONI PINCKNEY, MALCOLM PINCKNEY, WAY MOND PINCKNEY, DARNELL PINCKNEY, JEREMY PINCKNEY, BREANN PINCKNEY, BRANDON PINCKNEY, DANAE. ROGERS, JEROME PINCKNEY, BECKY PINCKNEY, OLLI JEAN PINCK NEY, BARBARA PINCKNEY, ROB ERT ALLEN PINCKNEY, RANISHA MACKEY, ELIZABETH MACKEY, RONALD R. MACKEY, JR., NIA SIA MACKEY, KYSEAN MACKEY, JOSE LEON, NISEIM LEON, and JOHN DOE and MARY ROE, being fictitious names used to designate the unknown heirs at law, devisees, widows, widow ers, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, if any, of William Campbell, deceased, Lucinda Singleton Campbell Gibbs Stewart, deceased, Louisa Marchena Campbell Nunn, deceased, Rosena Campbell Wright, deceased, Edward Wright, deceased, Alonzo Edward Wright, deceased, Sarah Smalls Bellinger, deceased, George Bellinger, Sr., deceased, Herbert Bellinger, Sr., deceased, Herbert Bellinger, Jr., deceased, Willie Bellinger, deceased, George Bellinger, Jr., deceased, Elouise Anna Bellinger, deceased, Arthur Bellinger, deceased, Anna Middleton Bellinger, deceased, Ernest Bellinger, deceased, Catherine Bellinger, deceased, James Freddie Pinckney, deceased, Roosevelt Pinckney, deceased, Gwendolyn Pinckney, deceased, Ronald Pinckney, Sr., deceased, Bernice Bellinger Williams,

deceased, Joseph Williams, deceased, Reynard Williams, deceased, Anthony Heyward, Sr., deceased, Sheryl Heyward, deceased, Carl Williams, Sr., deceased, Carolyn Williams, deceased, Allen Smalls, de ceased, Patsy Smalls, deceased, Samuel Smalls, deceased, Amos Smalls, II, deceased, Bertha Smalls, deceased, Elizabeth Smalls, deceased, Allen Smalls, Jr., deceased, Martha Smalls Bright, deceased, Jessie Bright, deceased, Mary Julia Smalls Deas, deceased, Edna Smalls, deceased, Frances Smalls, de ceased, Edie Renee Smalls, de ceased, Henry Smalls, deceased, Amos Smalls, Jr., deceased, Lucinda Smalls, deceased, Julia Smalls Pinckney, deceased, Emily Pinckney, deceased, Mad eline Pinckney, deceased, Levy Pinckney, deceased, William Pinckney, Jr., deceased, Sarah Pinckney Clement, deceased, Sarah Lease Clement Legare, deceased, Luther Oscar Legare, Sr., deceased, Raymond Henry Legare, deceased, Mattie Le gare, deceased, Eugene Joseph Legare, deceased, Marion Allen Legare, deceased, Luther Oscar Legare, Jr., deceased, Levon Nelson, deceased, JoAnn Mona Lisa Nelson-Tillmon, deceased, Mary Lease Clement LaRoche, deceased, Leroy Bruce LaRoche, deceased, Vernerd Bruce LaRoche, deceased, Herbert Leroy Clement, deceased, Mary Lease Hammond Clement, deceased, Juliette Theresa Clement, deceased, Herbert Leroy Clement, Jr., deceased, Reubin Jack Pinckney, deceased, Rena Pinckney, deceased, Jessie Pinckney, deceased, Donovan Pinckney, deceased, Rufus Pinckney, deceased, Samuel Pinckney, deceased, Bruce L. Pinckney, deceased, Rosemary C. Pinckney, deceased, Bryan Keith Smith, deceased, Reubin Pinckney, deceased, Izetta Blake Pinckney, deceased, Alonzo Pinckney, deceased, Ervin Vincent Gilliard, deceased, Ronald Mackey, Sr., deceased, Rasheeka Mackey, deceased, and any of the abovenamed Defendants who may be deceased, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint, or any portion thereof, including such as may be infants, incompetents, insane persons, persons in the military service of the United States of America, or otherwise under any disability, Defendants.

LIS PENDENS (Suit to Quiet Title) (Non-Jury)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, Charleston County, State of South Carolina, upon the Complaint of the Plain tiffs, above-named, against the Defendants above named for the purpose of determining the interests of the Plaintiffs and the interests of the Defendants in the tract of land hereinafter de scribed; and is brought pursuant to the provisions of the South Carolina Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act, Section 15-53-10, et seq., Code of Laws for South Carolina, 1976, as amended, to obtain a declaration of the rights, status, and other legal relations of the parties hereto with respect to the real property hereinafter described; and is brought pursuant to the provisions of Section 15-67-10, et seq. Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, to determine any and all adverse claims to the said real property and the rights thereabouts to the parties, respectively; and for the further purpose of obtaining a decree adjudging that the Plaintiffs are the sole owners of

the real property hereinafter de scribed and that the Defendants have no estate, rights, title, or interests whatsoever in and to the said real property, or any part thereof; and in the alterna tive, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 15-61-310, et seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, to partition said real property in kind.

That the premises affected by the said Complaint and the action hereby commenced was, at the time of the commence ment of this action and at the time of the filing of this Notice, described as follows: ALL that certain piece or parcel of land, with the building and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on Johns Island, in the County of Charleston and State aforesaid, measuring and containing fourteen and onehalf (14.5) acres, more or less.

BUTTING AND BOUNDING as follows: North by lands now or formerly of lsabella B. Walpole; South by lands now or formerly of J.P. and A. E. Wine; East by lands now or formerly of Alexander Wine and a plantation road; and West by the former Blacklock Plantation; the said land being a part of the plantation known as the “Hut” and formerly the property of Kinsey Burden, Esquire.

BEING a portion of the same property conveyed to William Campbell by Isabella B. Walpole by deed dated March 1, 1910, and recorded January 1, 1911, in the R. 0. D. Office for Charleston County in Book W-25, page 173.

ALSO BEING a portion of the same property conveyed to Mary Buncum, Mary Deas, Bernice Williams, Jacob Bellinger, and Alonzo Wright by the Estate of Louisa Nunn by deed dated December 17, 1984 and recorded on the same said date in the R. 0. D. Office for Charleston County in Book A-142, page 505.

TMS#: 318-00-00-112

SUMMONS (Suit to Quiet Title) (Non-Jury)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscriber at her office located at P. 0. Box 364, Johns Island, SC, 294570364, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for judgment by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Your Answer must be in writing and signed by you or your attor ney and must state your address or the address of your attorney if signed by your attorney.

NOTICE OF FILING

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Certificate of Exemption from Mediation, Lis Pendens, Summons, Complaint, and Notice Nisi of Appointment of Guardian ad Litem were filed in the above-captioned action in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, located at 100 Broad Street, Suite 106, Charleston, SC, 29401.

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Kelvin M. Huger, Esquire, who maintains offices at 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all known and unknown Defendants in the above-captioned matter

who may be incompetent, under age, insane, or laboring under any other legal disability., by Order of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County dated August 8, 2022. This appoint ment shall become absolute upon the expiration of thirty (30) days following the last publication of the Notice Nisi of Appointment of Guardian ad Litem unless those Defendants who are incompetent, under age, insane, or laboring under any other legal disability shall, in person or through someone on their behalf, procure to be appointed some other suitable person as Guardian ad Litem in the place and stead of Kelvin M. Huger, Esquire.

NOTICE NISI TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed in the Of fice of the Clerk of Court, Court of Common Pleas for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, Charleston, South Carolina, an Order appointing Kelvin M. Huger, Esquire, who maintains offices at 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, Guardian ad Litem for all unknown Defendants in the above-captioned matter who may be deceased, incompetent, under age, insane, or under any other legal disability.

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the appointment shall become absolute upon expiration of thirty (30) days following the last publication of the Notice of the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem unless those unknown Defendants who are deceased, incompetent, under age, insane, or under any other legal disabil ity shall, in person or through someone in their behalf, procure to be appointed some other suitable person as Guardian ad Litem in the place and stead of Kelvin M. Huger, Esquire. s/Elaine Jenkins Elaine Jenkins S. C. Bar #2976

Attorney for the Plaintiffs P. 0. Box 364 Johns Island, SC, 29457-0364 eljenisland@gmail.com

Dated: August 8, 2022 Johns Island, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2022-CP-10-03569

Tonia Manzie and Dennis Manzie, Plaintiffs, vs. Benjamin Drayton, Estate of Mary Lee Drayton, Charleston County Estate Case No. 1994ES-10-00439, and also Jane Doe and John Doe, fictitious names representing unknown heirs and distributees or devi sees of any of the Defendants who may be deceased, and also representing any unknown persons claiming any rights, title or interest in or lien upon the real estate the subject hereof, Richard Roe and Sarah Roe, fictitious names represent ing unknown persons who may claim an interest therein as may be infants, incompetents, in the military service and persons entitled to protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940, Defendants.

SUMMONS: Quiet Title YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer

to said Complaint on the Plaintiff or its attorney, Jennifer S. Smith, Esquire, P.C., at the below-indicated address, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded in the Complaint and a judgment by default shall be demanded.

NOTICE NISI

This is Notice nisi regarding this case. Court Appointed Guard ian Ad Litem for unknown parties is Rebecca Epstein, Esq., Epstein Law Firm, LLC, 843-628-9411.

Respectfully Submitted, s/ Jennifer S Smith Esquire

Jennifer S. Smith, Esquire South Carolina Bar No. 69599

Jennifer S. Smith, Esq., P.C. 260 West Coleman Boulevard, Suite B Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464 Office: 843-819-6581 Fax: 866-526-5211

Email: jennifer@jennifer smithesq.com

Dated: August 08, 2022

COMPLAINT AND PRESENT ANY APPROPRIATE COUNTER CLAIMS/CROSSCLAIMS TO THE ATTACHED COMPLAINT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE FIRST DAY AFTER RECEIPT OHHIS SUMMONS. YOUR ANSWER MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE: SMALL CLAIMS - NORTH 4045 BRIDGE VIEW DRIVE P. 0. BOX 70235

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405 PHONE: (843) 202-6650 FAX: (843) 202-6652

IF YOU FAIL TO ANSWER WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE RENDERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE AMOUNT OR OTHER REMEDY REQUESTED IN THE ATTACHED COMPLAINT, PLUS INTEREST AND COSTS. IF YOU DESIRE A JURY TRIAL, YOU MUST REQUEST ONE IN WRIT ING AT LEAST FIVE (5) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE SET FOR TRIAL. IF NO JURY TRIAL IS TIMELY REQUESTED, THE MATTER WILL BE HEARD AND DECIDED BY THE JUDGE.

OCTOBER 19, 2022

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-04015

loanDepot.com, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. Mary Catherine Becker Engle a/k/a Mary C. Engle; et. al. DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (222315.00009)

TO THE DEFENDANT CHAR LOTTE BECKER, INDIVIDUALLY, AS HEIR OR DEVISEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN GEORGE BECKER, DECEASED ABOVE NAMED:

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No: 2022-CP-10-1938

DELORIS J WILLIAMS, as Personal Representative of The Estate of William Harris Johnson, Plaintiff, vs. Rosenia Blackwell and Richard A. Milton, Defendants.

NOTICE OF HEARING

TO DEFENDANT RICHARD A MILTON:

A hearing will be held to quiet title to the subject property on December 12, 2022 at 11:30am before the Master in Equity for Charleston County located at 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC s/ Sabrina C. Call, Attorney for Plaintiff, The Law Firm of Sabrina Call, LLC, 201 Sigma Drive, Suite 300, Summerville, SC 29486

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON 2021CV1011501835

CIVIL CASE NUMBER IN THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT PATRICK W NISBET 403 ANTIETAM CT. LADSON, SC 29486 (662) 617-2744

PLAINTIFF(S) VS SHELLY AKSOMITAS AND ALLYN AKSOMITAS 257 BAYVIEW DR. MOUNT PLEASANT, SC 29464

DEFENDANT(S)

SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE: YOU ARE SUMMONED AND REQUIRED TO ANSWER THE AL LEGATIONS OF THE ATTACHED

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such ser vice, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and 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 gen eral Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, spe cifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:

YOU ARE FURTHER SUM MONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, ap plication for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was

2022.

SCOTT AND CORLEY,

By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996

Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453

Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334

Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530

H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley. com), SC Bar #64134

Kevin T. Brown (kevinb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64236

Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

September 23, 2022.

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.

By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996

Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453

Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334

Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530

H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley. com), SC Bar #64134

Kevin T. Brown (kevinb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64236

Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF

2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-04477

Land Home Financial Services, Inc., PLAINTIFF, VS. Jimmy Manigault; et. al. DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (222258.00125)

TO THE DEFENDANT NORMAN MANIGAULT, INDIVIDUALLY, AS LEGAL HEIR OR DEVISEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN PRIMUS MANIGAULT A/K/A JOHN MANIGAULT, SR., DECEASED ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middle burg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such ser vice, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and 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 gen eral Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, spe cifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUM MONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on

Master’s Sale

2019-CP-10-01546

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, PLAINTIFF VERSUS Errol S. Critchlow a/k/a Errol Stanton Critchlow, as Personal Representative, individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Mattie Critchlow, Deceased; et al., DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the August 12, 2021, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auc tion, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, Public Services Build ing (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 6th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2022 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that certain piece, parcel, and lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on the southern side of See Wee Road in St. James-Santee Parish, Awendaw Township Charleston County, State of South Carolina, delineated as Lot C, containing 2.310 acres, as shown on Plat of J. O`Hear Sanders, Jr., Registered Land Surveyor, dated September 24, 1980, Titled “Subdivision of 3.802 acres on the southside of See Wee Road, in St. JamesSantee Parish, owned by Samuel Jenkins”, and being of record in Plat Book AR at Page 93, in the Charleston County R.M.C. Office. The contents thereof being made a part of the within deed

by reference. Measuring and containing the measurements, courses, distances, buttings, boundings, which will more fully and at large appear when refer ence is made to the aforemen tioned plat, and being bounded on the Northern side by See Wee Road, on the Eastern side by lands now or formerly of Sonyo and Yonkosky; on the Southern side by lands now or formerly of the heirs of Santo Sottile; and on the Western side by Lot B as shown on the plat herein referred to.

Please note that the above description has been modified to correct a minor, immaterial cleri cal error in the legal regarding the surveyor name (correcting from “J. O`Hear Sanders” to “J. O`Hear Sanders, Jr.”).

This being the same property conveyed to Samuel Jenkins by Deed from the Estate of John Jenkins dated September 22, 1978 and recorded September 22, 1978 in Book A117 at Page 406; thereafter, conveyed to Mattie Critchlow by Quit Claim Deed from the Estate of Samuel Jenkins (2001-ES-10-01767) dated January 11, 2002 and recorded January 28, 2002 in Book B395 at Page 457; also by Deed of Janie Campbell, Henry Jenkins, Marcie Jenkins, David Jenkins, Eric Jenkins, Stephanie Jenkins, Mark Jenkins, Hillary Jenkins, Jerome Jenkins, Joseph Jenkins, Fitzgerald Jenkins and Kevin Jenkins dated November 16, 2005 and recorded Decem ber 14, 2005 in Book W565 at Page 262; and re-recorded March 8, 2006 in Book R575 at Page 80 in the Register of Mesne Conveyance Office for Charleston County. Subse quently, Mattie Critchlow died testate on or about 01/11/2019, leaving the subject property to his/her devisees, namely Errol S. Critchlow a/k/a Errol Stanton Critchlow, as shown in Probate Estate Matter Number 2019ES-10-00496. Thereafter, Errol S. Critchlow a/k/a Errol Stanton Critchlow was appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mattie Critchlow (Probate Estate Matter Number 2019-ES-10-00496.

TMS No. 6290000132

Property address: 5209 Seewee Road Awendaw, SC 29429

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.

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

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy them selves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-03211

Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust 2021-NMR1, PLAINTIFF, VS. Desmond Allen Gilliard, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mary Pettigrew a/k/a Mary LeePettigrew a/k/a Mary Lee Vennings Pet tigrew, Deceased; Karen Pettigrew-Anderson, as Personal Representative, individually, and as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Mary Pettigrew a/k/a Mary Lee Pettigrew a/k/a Mary Lee Vennings Pettigrew, Deceased; Evanglina Denise Hewitt, indi vidually, and as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Mary Pettigrew a/k/a Mary Lee Pettigrew a/k/a Mary Lee Vennings Pettigrew, Deceased; Levone Jerome Pettigrew, Jr.; individually, and as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Mary Pettigrew a/k/a Mary Lee Pettigrew a/k/a Mary Lee Vennings Pettigrew, Deceased; Regional Finance Corporation of South; any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Levone Ezekel Pettigrew a/k/a Levone Pettigrew a/k/a Levone Ezekiel Pettigrew, Deceased, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (221136.00033)

TO ALL THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and de fend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, Post Office Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-2065, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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 Charleston 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 Master is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PER SON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Kelley Yarborough Woody, made absolute.

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED

DEFENDANTS:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE

NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the forego ing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on July 15, 2022.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the order appointing Kelley Yarborough Woody, whose ad dress is PO Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe, defendants herein whose names and addresses are unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, incapacitated, or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Caro lina; for all named Defendants, addresses unknown, who may be infants, incapacitated, or under a legal disability; for any unknown heirs-at-law of Levone Ezekel Pettigrew a/k/a Levone Pettigrew a/k/a Levone Ezekiel Pettigrew, including their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; and for all other unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in and to the real estate that is the subject of this foreclosure action, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 19th day of October, 2022.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said Defendants, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such ser vice, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian Ad Litem to represent them or any of them for the purposes of this action, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making the appointment of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi absolute.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff above named against the Defendant(s) above named for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage given by Levone Pettigrew and Mary Lee Pettigrew to Commercial Credit Corporation, dated December 23, 1998, recorded December 30, 1998, in the office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County, in Book N317 at Page 541; thereafter, said Mortgage was assigned to Citifinancial Servicing, LLC by as signment instrument dated No vember 11, 2015 and recorded November 30, 2015 in Book 520 at Page 14; thereafter, assigned to Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC by assignment instrument dated November 22, 2016 and recorded December 6, 2016 in Book 601 at Page 511; thereafter, assigned to Bayview Dispositions IVB, LLC by assignment instru ment dated October 11, 2018 and recorded December 10, 2018 in Book 765 at Page 209; there after, assigned to Atlantica, LLC by assignment instrument dated October 11, 2018 and recorded December 10, 2018 in Book 765 at Page 213; thereafter, assigned to Anthium, LLC by assignment instrument dated March 21, 2019 and recorded April 5, 2019 in Book 788 at Page 45; thereafter, assigned to U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee for CVI LCF Mortgage Loan Trust I by assignment instru ment dated December 18, 2019 and recorded June 15, 2020 in Book 890 at Page 44; thereafter, assigned to Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust 2021-NMR1 by assignment instrument dated March 8, 2021 and recorded May 25, 2021 in Book 994 at Page 831. The Note and Mortgage were subsequently modified by a Deferment Agreement dated September 28, 2009, and

by a subsequent Deferment Agreement dated June 01, 2020, and by a subsequent Deferment Agreement dated September 03, 2020, and by a subsequent Deferment Agreement dated October 01, 2020, and by a sub sequent Deferment Agreement dated November 02, 2020.

The description of the premises is as follows:

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and be ing on James Island, Charleston County, S.C., and containing 0.68 of an acre as shown on a plat by W.L. Gaillard, Surv., and made a part and parcel of this deed and recorded herewith. Plat recorded in Plat Book O at Page 130.

This being the same property conveyed to Levone Pettigrew and Mary Lee Pettigrew by deed of John Pettigrew and Eva Pettigrew dated August 20, 1971 and recorded August 20, 1971 in Book J97 at Page 39 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

Subsequently, Levone Ezekiel Pettigrew a/k/a Levone Pettigrew died testate on September 29, 2004, leaving the subject property to his devisee, namely Mary Pettirgrew a/k/a Mary L. Pettigrew, as shown in Probate Estate Matter Number 2007-ES10-01170.

Subsequently, Mary Pettigrew a/k/a Mary Lee Pettigrew a/k/a Mary Lee Vennings Pettigrew died testate on December 17, 2016, leaving the subject property to her devisees, namely Evanglina Denise Hewitt, Karen Pettigrew-Anderson, and Levone Jerome Pettigrew, Jr., as shown in Probate Estate Matter Number 2018-ES-10-01231.Thereafter, Desmond Allen Gilliard and Karen Pettigrew-Anderson were appointed as Personal Repre sentatives of the Estate of Mary Pettigrew a/k/a Mary Lee Pet tigrew a/k/a Mary Lee Vennings Pettigrew (Probate Estate Matter Number 2018-ES-10-01231).

TMS No. 3341200026

Property address: 1518 Scott Hill Road Charleston, SC 29412 SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.

By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996

Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453

Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334

Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530

H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134

Kevin T. Brown (kevinb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64236

Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

LUCAS A/K/A MARGIE LUCAS, DECEASED ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middle burg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such ser vice, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and 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 gen eral Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, spe cifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 29, 2022.

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.

By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996

Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453

Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334

Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530

H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134

Kevin T. Brown (kevinb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64236

Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

dated the 14th day of June, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 6th day of December, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that certain piece, parcel, tract, or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements located thereon, or to be built thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 20, Block F, Carolina Terrace Subdivision, as shown on a plat thereof made by George LaBruce, dated June of 1930 and duly recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Plat Book E at Page 119; Said property having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings, as will by refer ence to said plat more fully and at large appear. Subject to any and all Restrictions, Covenants, Conditions, Easements, Rights of Way, and any and all other mat ters affecting subject property, of record in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina. Being the same prop erty conveyed unto Owen James by deed from Larry N. Ward, dated November 14, 2000 and recorded November 29, 2000 in Deed Book H359 at Page 756 in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. TMS No. 4181300213 Property Address: 623 Maylen Road, Charleston, SC 29407 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-01454

Chase Mortgage Holdings, Inc. s/b/m to JPMC Specialty Mortgage LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS.

Joyce Jenkins, Individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Margie J. Lucas a/k/a Margie Lucas, Deceased; et. al., DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (220268.00021)

TO THE DEFENDANT JOYCE JENKINS, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS LEGAL HEIR OR DEVISEE

Master’s Sale 2021-CP-10-02672

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

US Bank Trust National Associa tion, Not In Its Individual Capacity But Solely As Owner Trustee For VRMTG Asset Trust, PLAINTIFF versus William O. James aka William Owen James aka Owen James, Truist Bank, Thomas Warren, Absolute Resolutions Invest ments, LLC, South Carolina Federal Credit Union, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree

TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRIC TIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. 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, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compli ance with the bid at the rate of 6.5000%. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will re sell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the pur chaser. 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 well before the foreclosure sale date.

ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE LINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC

(803)

4812

Master’s Sale 2022-CP-10-02180

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, PLAINTIFF versus Kaimath Tracy, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 13th day of October, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 6th day of December, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the Village of Pine Grove, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being rectangular in shape, measuring Fifty (50) feet on East Richardson Avenue and measuring Fifty and eighteen hundredths (50.18’) feet on the rear property line, and on the side property lines a distance of One Hundred Eighty Six and four-tenths (186.40’) feet; butting and bounding as follows, to wit: Northeast by Richardson Avenue, Southeast on Lot “G”; Southwest on lands now or formerly of the SCDOT; and Northwest, by Lot “E”. The above described lot of land will more fully appear as Lot “F” on a plat dated January 8, 2020 by Atlantic Surveying, Inc., a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and is specifically incorporated herein by reference. Further, said lot butting and bounding as follows to wit: Commencing at a 5/8” rebar located +/- 249’ feet from the right of way of Butler Street, thence running S37°34’04”W for a distance of One Hundred Eighty Six and four-tenths (186.40’) feet; thence turning and running S52°32’38”E for a distance of Fifty and eighteen hundredths (50.18’) feet; thence turning and running S37°30’45”W for a distance of One Hundred Eighty Six and four-tenths (186.40’) feet; thence turning and running N52°20’01”W for a distance of Fifty (50’) feet to said point of beginning. Being the same property conveyed to Kaimath Tracy by deed of Lina Elizondo and Francisco Elizondo, dated November 20, 2020 and recorded January 29, 2021 in Deed Book 0955 at Page 896.

TMS No. 3790000028 Property Address: 516 East Richardson Avenue, Summerville, SC 29485 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASE MENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bid der, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documen tary stamps on the Deed and

interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.9900%. 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. Should the Plain tiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automati cally withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the pur chaser. 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 well before the foreclosure sale date.

ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDE LINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC (803) 799-9993

FOR INSERTION November 16, 2022, November 23, 2022, November 30, 2022

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 4834

named, 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 Defendant does 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 fol lows, to-wit:

All those certain pieces, parcels or lots of land, together with the buildings and improve ments thereon, if any, situate, lying and being on Forest Avenue, in the City of North Charleston, county of Charles ton, State of South Carolina, and comprising Lot Numbers Fifty-One (51) and Fifty-Three (53) Forest Avenue on a map of the Westerly part of Union Heights prepared for the KoppIsenhour Realty Company by J.E. Thomas, C.E., dated 1919, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book C at Page 137; said plat being incorporated herein by reference thereto.

TMS No.: 466-12-00-264

Address: 1995 Forest Avenue North Charleston, SC 29405 Summons and Notice

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscriber at his office, 2050 Spaulding Drive, Suite 2, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, except that the United States of America, if named, shall have thirty (30) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YAERS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) SRESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:

Order appointing Richard A. Steadman, Jr., Esquire, whose address is 6296 Rivers Avenue, Suite 102, North Charleston, South Carolina, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi. This appointment becomes absolute thirty (30) days after the service of the Notice and publication of the Summons herein, unless you or someone on your behalf shall, before the expiration of the thirty (30) days after the service hereof, procure to be appointed for you a Guardian ad Litem to represent your interests in this action.

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 ascer tained, and that the said Rich ard 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.

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Virginia Woolf wrote a passage that I suspect will apply to you in the com ing weeks. She said, “There is no denying the wild horse in us. To gallop intemperately; fall on the sand tired out; to feel the earth spin; to have — positively — a rush of friendship for stones and grasses — there is no getting over the fact that this desire seiz es us.” Here’s my question for you, Aries: How will you harness your wild horse energy? I’m hoping that the self-possessed human in you will take command of the horse and direct it to serve you and yours with constructive actions. It’s fine to indulge in some intemperate galloping, too. But I’ll be rooting for a lot of temperate and disciplined galloping.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “The failure of love might account for most of the suffering in the world,” writes poet Marie Howe. I agree with that statement. Many of us have had painful episodes revolving around people who no longer love us and people whose lack of love for us makes us feel hurt. That’s the bad news, Taurus. The good news is that you now have more power than usual to heal the fail ures of love you have endured in the past. You also have an expanded capacity to heal others who have suffered from the failures of love. I hope you will be generous in your ministrations!

next two weeks, Libra, I invite you to cultivate a focus like mine. It’s high time for a phase of minimal anger and loathing — and maximum reverence and awe.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio author Sylvia Plath had a disturbing, melodramatic relation ship with romance. In one of her short stories, for example, she has a woman character say, “His love is the twenty-story leap, the rope at the throat, the knife at the heart.” I urge you to avoid contact with people who think and feel like that — as glamor ous as they might seem. In my view, your romantic destiny in the coming months can and should be uplifting, exciting in healthy ways, and conducive to your well-being. There’s no need to link yourself with shadowy renegades when there will be plenty of radi ant helpers available.

RDC File No.: 21-13205

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 21-CP-10-3719

Bridge Charleston Investments F, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Francis Nelson, Janet Cleveland, Minnie Nelson, and if they are deceased, then any and all other persons entitled to claim under or through them and all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real property subject to this action, those who are adults being as a class designated as John Doe and any unknown infants or Persons under any disability or person in the military service of the United States of America being as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.

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 Defendant above-

YOU ARE FURTHER SUM MONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, ap plication for such appointment will be made by Plaintiff.

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

Notice of Filing

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons and Complaint, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on August 15, 2022.

Notice of Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem Nisi

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County an

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 ap pear and defend the said action on behalf of said Defendants, unless Defendants, if any, or any of them shall within thirty (30) days after the service of a copy of this Order upon them, exclusive of the day of service, as herein provided, procure to be appointed, procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for said Defendants, if any, for the purposes of this action.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall be served upon said unknown Defendants who may be minors, infants, persons under disability or incompetent, including those persons who might be in the Military Service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, being as a Class designated “John Doe,” and “Richard Roe,” by publication of a notice of this Order as required by law in a newspaper published in Berkeley County, South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.

s/ R. David Chard S.C. Bar No.: 1190 Attorney for the Plaintiff 2050 Spaulding Drive, Suite 2 N. Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 554-6984

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Many Geminis tell me they are often partly awake as they sleep. In their dreams, they might work overtime trying to solve waking-life problems. Or they may lie in bed in the dark contemplating intricate ideas that fascinate them, or perhaps ruminating on the plot develop ments unfolding in a book they’ve been reading or a TV show they’ve been bingeing. If you are prone to such behavior, I will ask you to minimize it for a while. In my view, you need to relax your mind extra deeply and allow it to play luxuriously with nonutilitarian fantasies and dreams. You have a sacred duty to yourself to explore mysterious and stirring feelings that bypass rational thought.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Here are my two key messages for you. 1. Remember where you hide important stuff. 2. Remember that you have indeed hidden some important stuff. Got that? Please note that I am not questioning your urge to lock away a secret or two. I am not criticizing you for wanting to store a treasure that you are not yet ready to use or reveal. It’s completely understandable if you want to keep a part of your inner world off-limits to certain people for the time being. But as you engage in any or all of these actions, make sure you don’t lose touch with your valuables. And don’t forget why you are stashing them.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I know I don’t have to give you lessons in expressing your sensuality. Nor do you need prods and encouragement to do so. As a Leo, you most likely have abundant talent in the epicurean arts. But as you prepare to glide into the lush and lusty heart of the Sensuality Season, it can’t hurt to offer you a pep talk from your fellow Leo bon vivant, James Baldwin. He said, “To be sensual is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the breaking of bread.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Many Virgos are on a lifelong quest to cultivate a knack described by Sigmund Freud: “In the small matters, trust the mind. In the large ones, the heart.” And I suspect you are now at a pivotal point in your efforts to mas ter that wisdom. Important decisions are looming in regards to both small and large matters. I believe you will do the right things as long as you empower your mind to do what it does best and your heart to do what it does best.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Social media like Facebook and Twitter feed on our outrage. Their algo rithms are designed to stir up our disgust and indigna tion. I confess that I get semi-caught in their trap. I am sometimes seduced by the temptation to feel lots of umbrage and wrath, even though those feelings comprise a small minority of my total emotional range. As an antidote, I proactively seek experiences that rouse my wonder and sublimity and holiness. In the

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I like Sagittarian healer and author Caroline Myss because she’s both spiritual and practical, compassionate and fierce. Here’s a passage from her work that I think will be helpful for you in the coming weeks: “Get bored with your past. It’s over! Forgive yourself for what you think you did or didn’t do, and focus on what you will do, starting now.” To ensure you make the most of her counsel, I’ll add a further insight from author Augusten Burroughs: “You cannot be a prisoner of your past against your will — because you can only live in the past inside your mind.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): How would you respond if you learned that the $55 T-shirt you’re wearing was made by a Haitian kid who earned 10 cents for her work? Would you stop wearing the shirt? Donate it to a thrift store? Send money to the United Nations agency UNICEF, which works to protect Haitian child laborers? I recommend the lat ter option. I also suggest you use this as a prompt to engage in leisurely meditations on what you might do to reduce the world’s suffering. It’s an excel lent time to stretch your imagination to understand how your personal life is interwoven with the lives of countless others, many of whom you don’t even know. And I hope you will think about how to offer extra healings and blessings not just to your allies, but also to strangers. What’s in it for you? Would this bring any selfish benefits your way? You may be amazed at how it leads you to interesting connec tions that expand your world.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian phi losopher Alfred North Whitehead wrote, “The silly question is the first intimation of some totally new development.” He also said, “Every really new idea looks crazy at first.” With these thoughts in mind, Aquarius, I will tell you that you are now in the Season of the Silly Question. I invite you to enjoy dreaming up such queries. And as you indulge in that fertile pleasure, include another: Celebrate the Season of Crazy Ideas.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): We all love to follow stories: the stories we live, the stories that unfold for people we know, and the stories told in mov ies, TV shows and books. A disproportionately high percentage of the entertainment industry’s stories are sad or tormented or horrendously painful. They influence us to think such stories are the norm. They tend to darken our view of life. While I would never try to coax you to avoid all those stories, Pisces, I will encourage you to question whether maybe it’s wise to limit how many you absorb. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to explore this pos sibility. Be willing to say, “These sad, tormented, painful stories are not ones I want to invite into my imagination.” Try this experiment: For the next three weeks, seek out mostly uplifting tales.

Homework: Is there something sad that you could ultimately become grateful for? Newsletter. FreeWillAstrology.com

Marcus Amaker is full of melodies

By Chelsea Grinstead

Charleston poet Marcus Amaker says he is a bit of a music junkie, which is why in addition to his books of poetry, he’s created dozens of electronic music albums.

“I bought a drum machine in 2005 — in the stone ages — with the intention of just doing instrumental stuff,” Amaker told the City Paper. “Then I realized just how much music brings out the musicality of my words — a deeper meaning for my words that wasn’t happening just on paper. So if I’m not going to get you on paper, I’ll get you in your ear.”

His two most recent EPs released in April, Kept and Let Go Of and Electropoems, demonstrate the poet’s fear less artistic experimentation.

“The biggest factor in my art right now is being authentic — not taking myself seriously with it, getting back to the reason why I first started making music when I was 10 and it was just cool to have a tape of my voice. It was a moment in time that I was capturing on tape, and it was a lot more fun,” he said.

Amaker dropped the EP Kept and Let Go Of under the moniker Tape Loop. The heavily sampled easy listening experience is the result of his dive into chillhop, a sub genre of down tempo music.

“Praise Warm Energy,” the first track on the EP, is filled with supple beats and plucking keys layered into bedroom pop, which is an excellent lead into the rest of the album’s instrumental landscape.

“I’m cool with things being authentically me,” Amaker said, “which is messy and strange and fun, and hip and depressing all at the same time. So the music is a complete reflection of who I am.”

He plays drum machines and keys in the beat-heavy EP Electropoems. He said he drew inspiration from the rock band Low and how the music could feel uncomfort able at times to the listener. “You’re like, ‘What is going on?’” he said. “I was really empowered by how wild they are with their sound.”

The suspenseful theme orchestrated in the song “The Creepy Crawlies” is drawn out with vocal distortions and macabre word choices as Amaker zeros in on a gritty stream of consciousness: “Thou shall not kill / I guess / unless it is a mosquito on your baby’s forehead.” The word choice and

repetitive sounds are fun to listen to, yet the song itself is a pretty dark social commen tary, displaying how Amaker can package conflicting concepts with adeptness.

The two vastly different EPs are followups to Muscle Memory, the collaborative record he released in November last year that features acclaimed Ranky Tanky drummer Quentin E. Baxter.

Baxter drums throughout the moody and meditative tracks that comprise Muscle Memory, his brooding patterns enlivened by Amaker’s fierce delivery. The spoken word moves like a wood rudder through a lolling sea of percussive energy as sounds flirt with each other like they do in jazz songs.

The first song, “The United States of Anxiety,” opens with a vengeance: “Welcome to the United States of addic tion / In this country your smartphone holds more meaningful moments than your memory / Here social media is social justice / and history is a hashtag.”

These days, Amaker said the most effec tive way he keeps his creative storerooms full is by napping, which takes quite a feat of engineering as a “full-time dad to a pow erful toddler.”

“Self care is fantastic,” he said. When he gives himself the space to rest, the art sounds more genuine to him, he said. And it’s that focus on unfeigned expression that brings him back and forth between writing poetry, performing spoken word and crafting songs.

“Charleston could use more experimental music. The weirder, the better, for me. There’s less rules to making art.”

Catch local music at Rebel Taqueria and The Washout

North Charleston cantina Rebel Taqueria’s stage offers free local concerts every Friday and Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Tom & Jerry Band will cover Grateful Dead and Tom Crowley tunes Nov. 18; Mike Martin & the Beautiful Mess will bring roots music Nov. 19; catch a lineup of local hip-hop artists Nov. 25; and hear eclectic tunes from Gavin Hamilton & Friends Nov. 26.

Folly Beach restaurant The Washout also hosts live music 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays. Don’t miss performances from longtime Charleston music acts Dan’s Tramp Stamp (Nov. 18), John Paris Trio (Nov. 19) and Bender Funk Nov. 26.

The Sophia Institute celebrates 21 years

Social justice and education nonprofit The Sophia Institute is hosting a fundraising party with a silent auction, live music and Lowcountry cuisine at Union Station downtown 6:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 17. The local music lineup features vocalists Leah Edwards and Dimitri Pittas of Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera; and acclaimed local trumpeter Charlton Singleton and his band Contemporary Flow. Tickets are $125 and available through thesophiainstitute.org.

Runaway Gin takes over Pour House

Charleston’s popular Phish tribute group, Runaway Gin, is switching gears to present “ Maxwell’s Silver Jammer ” in honor of The Beatles at Pour House 10 p.m. Nov. 23. The “Silver Jammer” show will feature a supergroup ensemble with Charleston musicians Andy Greenberg , Jeff Kozelski, Paul Joliet , Stuart White and Adam Coyne . Tickets are $12-$15 and available through charlestonpourhouse.com.

Chelsea Grinstead

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Rūta Smith file photo

Marcus Amaker published 41 albums on his Bandcamp, starting with an 1989 recording entitled Big Butt