Charleston City Paper Vol 26 Issue 23

Alexander’s new work on slavery includes nod to Charleston

By Andy Brack

Nationally acclaimed poet Kwame Alexander will bring his just-published children’s book, An American Story, next week to Charleston in a fitting stop about its subject: slavery.

As will be illustrated later this year on a global scale when the International African American Museum opens, Charleston’s port received a greater share of the transAtlantic slave trade than any other mainland North American port by accepting about 40% of all African captives forcibly brought to the continent.

The subject is difficult to talk about generations later. It makes people uncomfortable. There’s a lot of myth, misinformation, distraction and emotion that have crept into the still closeted reality of what caused and happened in slavery. Kids want to understand it better, but how they learn about it often becomes controversial, particularly when adults get involved.

A few years back when his daughter was in fourth grade, Alexander encountered a struggle by her favorite teacher in teaching about slavery. He offers the 54-page illustrated poem as a “moment to help her” and other teachers.

“The underlying issue when it comes to teaching students about slavery and Black history is in general, most teachers — black or white — are ill-prepared to do so,” said Alexander, 54, during a recent holiday interview. “From different vantage points, they’re confused or ignorant about how to do it.”

At 6 p.m. Jan. 11, Alexander will roll up to Buxton Books on King Street in a big bus as part of a 10-city book tour. He’ll conduct

a reading and sign copies.

“The majority of teachers were never taught how to teach slavery, so they are afraid, unprepared and the students suffer for it,” Alexander said. “This book is for all the teachers and parents trying to find their voices, trying to share a lesson that we all find so difficult to discuss.

“An American Story is a story for readers of all ages — a story of a people’s struggle, strength, horror and hope that needs to be told and understood by us all.”

A tip of the hat to Charleston

The name that Alexander gave to the teacher in the book is “Simmons,” which should sound familiar to people throughout the Holy City.

It’s a nod to the late blacksmith Philip Simmons (1912-2009), a world-renowned Daniel-Island artisan whose wrought iron gates fill Charleston streets and are part of a Smithsonian Museum collection.

“I am a poet first and foremost so there is this idea of rhythm and rhyme,” Alexander said. “Poetry is about choosing the right word and putting them in the right order. The name ‘Simmons’ has a certain kind of internal alliteration and rhyme I like.”

He said he’s been a longtime fan of Charleston, visiting the area since 2003.

“Certainly somewhere in my brain and my heart is my affinity for the work and recognition of the work of Philip Simmons,” said Alexander. “When we

write, we’re pulling from all sorts of experiences and knowledge and memory. Certainly having been a part of the Charleston arts community for the past 19 years, somewhere in my subconscious memory, I’m going to invoke Charleston.”

Alexander’s poem is illustrated with striking images by Dare Coulter, a North Carolina-based sculptor and illustrator trained at N.C. State University.

“To be able to tell such an important story alongside the words of a man who is objectively modifying the landscape of children’s literature to make it accessible to, and celebratory of and for Black kids and for educators, is such an honor,” she said

The Rundown

Highway deaths drop 11% in 2022

Just over 125 fewer people died on South Carolina highways in 2022 compared to the year before as fatalities dropped 11% as of Dec. 31, according to state highway data.

For 2022, some 1,056 people died in highway accidents, according to the state Department of Public Safety. During the previous year, 1,183 people died on the state’s roads in accidents involving cars, pedestrians, bikes or motorcycles.

Why the big drop? At this point, it’s unclear, although this year’s fatality numbers are more reflective of totals from past years when 1,098 died in 2021, 959 in 2020 and 924 in 2019. Officials say part of the drop in the number of deaths could be because people didn’t drive as much due to higher gas prices. —Staff reports

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Percentage of people who moved into South Carolina in 2022 versus 34% of people who moved out of states. South Carolina was the No. 1 state people moved to in the nation.

Source: North American Van Lines

—College of Charleston basketball guard Ryan Larson on the college’s first AP Top 25 team ranking in 20 years.

Source: The Post and Courier

New crane count: 7

As of Jan. 2, 2023, seven cranes on six worksites were spotted on the peninsula.

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“I think everyone was really excited and proud of this team and what we’ve accomplished so far. The hard work is paying off, and it’s such a rewarding feeling.”

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Kwame Alexander’s book tour will stop at Buxton Books downtown Jan. 11

Elected officials pinpoint big priorities as 2023 begins

By Chelsea Grinstead

Several elected officials from the Lowcountry’s three largest cities say 2023 begins with several pressing issues at the top of the list.

Among the most urgent are wastewater management, dealing with flooding and infrastructure, upgrading mobility, managing tourism, creating affordable housing and preserving natural resources, they said in interviews with the Charleston City Paper

“People who were born and raised here, they cannot afford to stay in the city of Charleston,” said longtime Charleston city councilman Robert Mitchell. “And that’s one thing that we need to look at very seriously.”

City of Charleston: Minimizing barriers to living on the peninsula

Mitchell said dealing with affordable housing is at the top of his list, because prices and availability make it nearly impossible for families and individuals to rent on the peninsula. People who must commute downtown to work are also exacerbating the already rampant traffic congestion, he said.

He added that creating affordable housing is a monumental task for local governments considering land prices have gone up significantly.

“We need to find a mechanism,” he added. To him, that means working closely with the state government to create solutions to lower the costs of building and implementing affordable housing.

Charleston city council member Mike Seekings said he thinks it’s time the city reworks its economic model to create attainable housing so that Charleston is no longer a place where people who work in the city can’t afford to live in it. As chairman of the CARTA bus network, Seekings said improving mobility for residents by updating the current transit system and upgrading buses is something to focus on as the new year unfolds.

Mitchell also said the city of Charleston needs to work closely with the state government to allocate money for flooding mitigation.

“We need to have more money to be able to deal with the flooding — the city just can’t do it alone,” Mitchell said.

Seekings added a practical solution to storm surge is a top priority as the city approaches flooding management in 2023. He said it’s important to keep current water management projects moving smoothly, such as the year-end completion of the South Battery seawall.

“We also need to be prepared to begin construction of the Calhoun West drainage basin project, which focuses on the western side of the peninsula for water management,” Seekings said.

“It’s a project that we’ve been talking about for a long time, we’ve got to get it moving.”

The government must take a “Charlestonfirst” approach to all matters of policy as it approaches post-pandemic life and the growth of tourism, Seekings said.

“We need to begin the process of rethinking tourism management and look at it from the lens of residents: from inside-out instead of from outside-in,” he said. “We have a population of 150,000 people in the city and only about 25,000 on the peninsula. We get 8 million-plus visitors a year. When it comes to tourism management, all policies that we enact and pursue have got to be from the lens of the eye of residents.”

Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg said he is optimistic about the city of Charleston’s progress with drainage projects in West Ashley, the islands and the peninsula. He added he was pleased with thousands of affordable housing units under construction or in the pipeline as well as new parks and traffic improvements threaded from downtown through to Johns and Daniel islands.

“In 2023, we intend to stay focused on the critical quality-of-life issues that are most important to our citizens: fixing flooding, fighting crime, building affordable housing and protecting neighborhood livability,” the mayor said.

Charleston city council member Caroline Parker, who lives on James Island, said

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she will continue to focus in 2023 on the issues most important to her constituents, including upgrading facilities like the James Island Recreation Center and core government services.

“I will continue to vote to improve public safety, trash pickup, culvert and ditch maintenance and traffic safety,” Parker said.

Other 2023 priorities for Parker include larger-scale infrastructure improvements in relation to street maintenance, flooding issues and water quality standards.

“James Island is a complex, multi-jurisdictional district — my goal in the new year is to continue working together with all involved government agencies to streamline the red tape and deliver results, not pass it down the line.”

She said her district has confirmed that cleaning up the creeks and rivers and protecting the island’s beauty is a top priority, which is why she will continue to advocate for oyster shell recycling and natural resource restoration projects.

Town of Mount Pleasant: Striking a balance

Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie said in addition to creating an affordable housing strategy, it’s necessary for the town’s council to refine other legislation that affects quality of life, such as short-term rental and sound ordinances.

applaud the [Charleston] Metro Chamber of Commerce for its efforts to meld regional approaches. We should be hopeful that all locally elected officials will sooner rather than later embrace the realities of regional governance.”

Brinson said gun violence is the most immediate challenge for North Charleston.

“North Charleston is trying new ways to address this deadly crime pattern,” Brinson said.

“A real time monitoring system is being installed, featuring state-of-the-art camera surveillance of major roadways, and attention to crime prone areas. We are also giving grants to 12 nonprofits to work with the police force on neighborhood policing.”

North Charleston city councilmember Virginia Jamison added, “As we go into the new year, we have got to do something with the gun control law. We need to make it more difficult for a person to walk into a store off the street and buy a gun.”

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Haynie said when Mount Pleasant Town Council members complete the second reading of the town’s noise ordinance, the motive will be to “strike a balance between quiet enjoyment for residents and outdoor music and entertainment at popular venues.”

“We will also find space for an arts incubator as approved unanimously by the town council in 2022,” Haynie said.

He highlighted other topics such as financing and implementing the details of the property tax increase referendum passed by voters last November to fund a new park and establishing a citizens commission to address flood resilience, green space and environmental stewardship.

City of North Charleston: Reducing gun violence and addressing growth

North Charleston city council member Ron Brinson said nearly all of North Charleston’s problems are regional.

“Acting regionally is not something we do well,” Brinson told the City Paper. “I

Brinson said that the twin challenge of addressing the lack of affordable housing and the growing homeless population is another top priority. Additionally, diminished public school capacities and gridlock traffic patterns demonstrate the city’s need to get a handle on its growth.

“We’ve got to look at growth and development,” Jamison said. “If you grow the tricounty area with every possible business, and you do not enhance the infrastructure — meaning traffic, schools and daily livability — then you have done a disservice to the masses.”

Charleston County: Transparency and accountability

Charleston County’s elected officials didn’t respond with detail about the county’s major plans in 2023. A new chair, however, is expected to be selected this week following the 2022 election of a Republican majority.

Longtime council member Herb Sass of Mount Pleasant, a leading candidate for chair, said Charleston County must continue to provide core services.

“We must be transparent and accountable,” he said. “Our core service of public safety must be properly performed [and] financial planning that does not raise taxes yet can provide services with experience and competence.”

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Dunleavy’s Pub Polar Plunge celebrates 20 years

By Chelsea Grinstead

Families and friends gathered en masse on the beach at 2 p.m. Sunday to greet the new year with a chilling dive into the Atlantic Ocean during the 20th annual Dunleavy’s Pub Polar Plunge on Sullivan’s Island. A similar event occurred Sunday at Folly Beach.

“It’s a good way to start the new year and ring it in with good feelings and vibrations,” said Jamie Maher, owner of Dunleavy’s Pub, which started the event 20 years ago.

Pub founder Bill Dunleavy jumped in the ocean on New Year’s Day with a group of friends two decades ago, Maher said, and since then it’s grown into a time-honored tradition. This year’s event garnered about 1,000 people.

Dunleavy’s opened bright and early for the pre-party. After a glacial dip into the 52-degree ocean, participants funneled back to Middle Street to keep the block party going with the pub’s neighboring restaurants.

“Years ago, we connected with the Special Olympics South Carolina, so that’s been a big draw,” Maher said. “We call it

‘freezing for a reason.’ People come down and donate money, and we’ve raised more than $500,000 over the past few years. All the restaurants out here also donate a percentage of sales to the Special Olympics.”

Tom Lawrence of Mount Pleasant has been doing the polar plunge with his family for the past three years after relocating from Boston.

“It’s a great way to start a new year and start off on a positive foot,” Lawrence told the City Paper while standing on the beach in a Grinch costume with a Santa beard. It’s the second year he’s dressed as the Grinch to take an icy dip in the Atlantic with his family.

“My daughter Bella loves doing this,” he said. “She loves the ocean and loves the celebration.”

While most people were dressed in regular swimsuits or bikinis, some of the costumes included plungers dressed as hot dogs, the Grim Reaper and Santa.

“People were seriously into it,” one observer said.

Maher said his favorite part of the celebration is the assortment of costumes worn by participants.

On becoming better people

“When I was down on the beach earlier, I saw some kids who are now grown adults who I’ve known since they were little doing the plunge,” he said. “I love seeing that over the years, the tradition is continuing on.”

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in a release. “I want there to be these big assemblies of beautiful, hopeful kid faces reading this book, to whom we can say, ‘Yes, this did happen, yes it is terrible; but the way forward is in acknowledgement and understanding.’ I don’t want it to be that people leave from experiencing this book and they feel bad — I want them to walk away feeling resilient.”

During the Jan. 11 visit to Charleston, Alexander said he likely will make some surprise visits at local schools — something he’s been doing for years when he parachutes into a community.

His message? “The mind of an adult begins in the imagination of a child and let’s do the best we can do to fill the imaginations of our children with as much appreciation of the world they live in as possible.

“Let’s give kids access to books as mirrors where they can see themselves and as windows where they can see each other. Let’s make sure books are in the classroom and in the library and watch our kids become better human beings than we are.”

Alexander is the author of 36 books, including his Newbery medal-winning middle grade novel, The Crossover. A resident of northern Virginia, he is a regular contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition.

A mother reported to North Charleston police Dec. 19 that her 12-year-old daughter tried to light her furniture on fire with a lighter and hand sanitizer. When police arrived at her North Charleston home, the daughter refused to talk to the officers and was reportedly throwing random objects into the hallway. Sounds like quite the meltdown.

Candid camera?

A man was found Dec. 17 sleeping with a pillow and a blanket on a checkout counter at a Rivers Avenue Walmart, according to a North Charleston police report. The reporting officer noticed a small bulge at the man’s shirt collar. He reportedly told the officer that he was wearing a microphone and revealed one taped to his chest. Turns out he was filming a series of pranks in Walmart for his YouTube channel. He was issued a citation for disturbing the peace and released at the scene.

Parched criminal

Charleston police officers arrested a man Dec. 19 who reportedly stole a Coca Cola from Oaks Service Station on King Street. He was arrested and booked for shoplifting and awaits a court date. He must have been really thirsty.

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Roughly 1,000 people took to the waves at Sullivan’s Island Jan. 1 for Dunleavy’s Pub Polar Plunge

Mount Pleasant resident Tom Lawrence wearing a quirky getup for the Polar Plunge

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hen you gaze at the ocean from any of South Carolina’s beaches, you witness an undulating calm that seeps into your body and relaxes. But as a fall report by the Pew Charitable Trusts offers, that calm is deceiving. Under the seas is a chaotic blender of humaninduced plastic and waste that’s wreaking havoc on the ocean that feeds millions and provides half of our oxygen.

“The ocean is in trouble,” Pew President and CEO Susan K. Urahn writes in the fall issue of Trend, “stressed by overfishing, pollution and a warming climate that is altering its very chemistry.” But she adds meaningful solutions are available now that can mitigate damage: “Marine protected areas show that the ocean can replenish itself. Science-based fisheries management proves that depleted stocks can be restored. As altered as the ocean has been by climate change, coastal wetlands remain the planet’s best carbon dioxide storehouses.”

Perhaps the most alarming part of the Trend issue is how plastic is choking our ocean. “Some 11 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean every year, the equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastic every minute,” Pew staffer Winnie Lau writes.

Part of it is what we see on our beaches — plastic caps, straws, bags, bottles. But there are also microplastics from the breakdown of vehicle tires, textiles and other ocean litter. Then there’s pesky plastic micropellets, or nurdles, which Charleston Waterkeeper finds every time

it sifts through sand on our beaches. What’s particularly dangerous about these pellets is that they mimic fish eggs and other organisms, which means they’re eaten by sea life and get into our food supply. And while there’s state legislation to thwart nurdle spills, more needs to be done to curb use of plastic altogether.

Not only does it mean local governments need to work with local manufacturers and businesses to encourage reduction in the use of plastic, but it means national governments need to cooperate to get big companies to change packaging practices to make them more sustainable and green.

The 3Rs of conservation — reduce, reuse and recycle — can make a big difference for our oceans. Only 9% of plastic makes it to recycling plants, Pew reports, obviously suggesting that more vigorous recycling programs at local levels could easily cut the plastic trash filling the ocean. What’s recycled can be reused. And if packagers start using more sustainable materials — like the computer industry has done with an abundance of cardboard replacing plastic — then we’ll cut what’s wasted and sinks below the ocean’s surface.

There are myriad strategies that can keep waste streams out of the ocean and help it to recover. But here in our backyard, let’s do everything we can to curb use of plastic waste so it doesn’t end up in places we want to remain as clean as possible.

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Think broader, act bigger to achieve Palmetto Priorities

By Andy Brack

Part of the promise of living in a first-world government is for it to help to make life a little better for everyone.

So when we read that state leaders are focusing in 2023 on improving economic development after attracting $10 billion in investment in 2022, we say “hurrah.” But we also encourage them to use the power of state government more broadly.

Instead of incentives for big businesses, adopt more incentives for teachers, small businesses and first responders. Instead of investments in workforce training, show a deeper commitment to public education, access to quality health care and strategies to end poverty for all.

Bottom line: Think broader and act bigger. So for another year, we offer an annual list of statewide Palmetto Priorities. These updated policy objectives encourage policymakers to meet or exceed 10 definable goals that have been on the table too long. As we first wrote in 2009:

“If you don’t have a policy map for where you want to be headed, you will flounder in proposal after proposal. Therefore, today we highlight broad continuing objectives for state legislators to consider and use as a bipartisan guide to creating a better South Carolina.”

This year’s updated Palmetto Priorities offer a bipartisan menu of ways for lawmakers to work together to lift up South Carolina:

GUN REFORM. Close the “Charleston loophole” in 2023 to extend the waiting period for purchasing a gun to at least five days to allow federal examiners more time for background checks. This has been on the state’s to-do list since the 2015 Emanuel AME Church massacre. It’s time to get this job done as well as consider other reasonable reforms to reduce gun violence in South Carolina.

POVERTY. Develop a broad-based anti-poverty agenda by 2025 that includes the jobs, education and health care components listed below to help lift the almost one in five South Carolinians in poverty into better conditions.

JOBS. Approve a Cabinet-level post by 2025 to add and retain 10,000 small business jobs per year. Politicians talk about helping small businesses. This would force them to.

EDUCATION. Cut the state’s public school dropout rate in half by 2030. If you believe in public education and workforce training, you need to invest more now to learn how to better teach our children early so they’re ready to work.

HEALTH CARE. Ensure affordable and accessible health care that optimizes preventive care for every South Carolinian by 2024. Expand Medicaid. More people need to be on health insurance, not fewer.

ENVIRONMENT. Adopt a real state energy policy that requires energy producers to generate 20% of their energy from renewable sources by 2025.

TAXES. Overhaul and stabilize the state’s antiquated tax structure by 2025 through reforms that broaden the tax base and lower rates. This should include reimplementation of reasonable property taxes and removal of hundreds of millions of dollars of sales tax exemptions that go to special interests.

CORRECTIONS. Cut the prison population by 25% by 2025 through creative alternative sentencing programs for non-violent offenders.

ROADS. Develop and implement a plan that creatively taps several sources to generate more millions of dollars every year for investment in the state’s crumbling system of roads and bridges, and start pigeonholing money for significant investments in public transit.

POLITICS. One party rule doesn’t foster innovation. So let’s have a vigorous two- or multi-party political system of governance that abandons partisan gerrymandering of election districts. Appoint an independent state redistricting commission as implemented in several other states to take much of the politics out of electioneering.

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

Ways to avoid alcohol consumption this January and beyond

By Michael Pham

Looking to kick off 2023 with a fresh slate? Try going dry this January.

Dry January is a month-long challenge to abstain from drinking alcohol after a season of indulgence. It’s a way to kick the habit of heavy drinking, save money, lose a bit of weight and try something new. Participating in Dry January can also encourage long-term healthy lifestyle habits, according to The Washington Post, such as improving your sleep, mood and energy. Participating for the month also helps create new habits, including lowering the amount of alcohol consumption and having more control over your urges.

Although many Charleston restaurants and bars offer deliciously tempting cocktails, there are many alternatives to stay sober (or sober-ish) this January, and possibly beyond.

King Street shop Sèchey offers nonalcoholic alternatives for at-home drinks, so you still feel like you’re sipping a tasty cocktail or wine without the effects of alcohol.

Sèchey initially launched last year as a spirit-free alternative retail store before finding a permanent home at 540 King St. in December.

Owner Emily Heintz started her spirit-free venture during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when she said she wanted to “stay present.”

“If you’re looking to drink less or deliberately take a break,” she said, “have a few things in your refrigerator to just easily make a drink that tastes great or has great flavor, but doesn’t require a lot of energy or effort. So one thing I always keep is sparkling water and nice stemware.”

Emily Heintz’s Sèchey opened at 540 King St., offering many spirit-free alternatives and tastings

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Sometimes just the act of pouring a drink into a glass is a nice thing. Even if it’s just as simple as pouring sparkling water in a wine glass with a lime or lemon. You feel like you’re drinking a glass of wine and you’re not.” —Sèchey owner Emily Heintz

She said mixing sparkling water with a nonalcoholic mixer, like Wilfred’s Aperitif, and a little bit of lime is an easy way to trick your brain into thinking you’re drinking a riff on an Aperol Spritz.

But if you really want to trick yourself into thinking you’re drinking a cocktail, stemware is key. “Sometimes just the act of pouring a drink into a glass is a nice thing. Even if it’s just as simple as pouring sparkling water in a wine glass with a lime or lemon. You feel like you’re drinking a glass of wine and you’re not.”

Joel Sadler, co-owner of Line Street coffee shop Sightsee agrees: “If you think about your morning coffee or your evening drink, sure there is the chemical impact of caffeine or alcohol on the brain, but we often underestimate the tremendous value we receive from just the ritual itself.”

Dry…ish?

If you want to give Dry January a go but still feel like you’re drinking, Heintz said, there are functional spirits you can try.

Alternative spirits or adaptogens include Delta 8 or CBD-infused seltzers, ashwagandha and some strains of mushrooms.

“[Adaptogens or functional spirits] are best for people who are used to drinking alcohol because it’s going to give you some of the functions that you may look for in alcohol, like to help you sleep,” Heintz added.

Coffee alternatives like Huskwell cascara (shell of the coffee fruit) or Chitta Latte (mushroom-based coffee enhancer) feature many of the same ingredients used in functional and nonalcoholic beverages.

According to Heintz, several products offered at Sèchey have adaptogens like Rasāsvāda, a nonalcoholic line of restorative spirits using plant-based adaptogenic ingredients like black ginger and ginseng.

“I keep the black ginger Rasāsvāda in my refrigerator with my stemware because I’ll drink that at night,” Heintz said. “The black ginger has reishi and meshima mushrooms, which have adaptogenic qualities that increases blood flow to your muscles and cleanses your liver.”

Sèchey isn’t the only place in town to sell alcohol alternatives, either. Sightsee also offers a handful of alternatives to stay dry this month.

“We have canned drinks we’re obsessed with from Recess and DRAM with adaptogens and hemp extract that genuinely do ease you into a calmer mind and brighter mood,” Sadler said. “They are perfect in the afternoon or evening when you want that satisfying experience of popping open a cold one without the common mood-depressing experience of beer.”

Mocktails galore

Huskwell’s website recommends a recipe similar to Heintz’s simple cocktail alternative — sparkling water and something flavorful. Using Huskwell cascara, you can make what it calls a Cascara Fizz with sparkling water, Huskwell simple syrup and lemon juice.

Other local products, like The Other Mary Bloody Mary Mix, offer up different ways to enjoy a cocktail without the spirits.

“Our main goal for [The Other Mary] is to be kind of nonalcoholic,” co-owner Gina Moore told the City Paper in October. “Mocktails are big now, so you can have a Bloody Mary mocktail using the mix and be part of the social connection [of] having a

Where to get mocktails in Charleston

drink and not feeling like an outsider or the peer pressure.”

Many restaurants and bars, such as downtown establishments Felix Cocktails et Cuisine and Little Palm, offer mocktails or spirit-free alternatives to cocktails.

“When crafting a cocktail, we try to pick ingredients that are in the current season and pick spirits that we think would complement those flavors,” said Rachel Arnett, general manager at Little Palm. “It’s the same with mocktails. There are lots of options on the market now for no ABV beverages. We are big fans of Seedlip, which

is a nonalcoholic distilled product that has a few different flavors.”

And some places that don’t normally sell alcohol, like Sightsee, offer alcohol-substitute items on the menu, like the Dark & Stormy espresso tonic.

“It is the exact recipe for one of our favorite cocktails except we use espresso instead of dark rum,” Sadler said. “Bonus points if you get it decaf.”

Lifestyle change

If you realize you may have a problem and are looking to change your lifestyle for the better, and aren’t just trying to stay sober for the month of January, there are many support groups in town to help — most notably, Ben’s Friends, started by local restaurateurs Mickey Bakst and Steve Palmer. Ben’s Friends is a community of food and beverage workers who come together to help each other fight addiction and alcoholism.

“There are those that are social drinkers who just are thinking they need to cut back for good health and things, but then there are those with problems,” Bakst said. “The alcoholic is someone who’s saying, ‘I’ve got a problem with alcohol, and I cannot drink or it will totally destroy me, eventually or right away.’ ”

Bakst offered three ways to help stay sober and change the lifestyle:

“My first suggestion would be to connect with other people. It is so important to have a support system that helps you when you feel a desire to drink.

“Number two, make sure you always take your own form of transportation. There’s nothing worse than getting stuck at a party where you think you can’t get out of there and all the people around you are drinking.

“And the next thing is to know why you don’t want to drink, because maybe if you drink, you’ll cause problems. You don’t want to drink because you want to feel better, you want to be healthier, you want to be more sane and responsible or you’re sick and tired of being the person that you are and you want to change.”

These choices are key to changing your daily habits and mindset in a positive way, he added, but finding a community and support system is the best chance at staying sober.

Charleston is rife with delicious cocktails and alcoholic beverages, but many bars and restaurants offer nonalcoholic choices too. Here are some places to get a tasty, nonalcoholic drink to stay dry this January:

Basic Kitchen

82 Wentworth St. (Downtown) (843) 789-4568 basickitchen.com

Felix Cocktails et Cuisine

550 King St. (Downtown) (843) 203-6297 felixchs.com

Gin Joint

182 E. Bay St. (Downtown) (843) 577-6111 theginjoint.com

Indaco

526 King St. (Downtown) (843) 727-1228 indacorestaurant.com

Little Palm 237 Meeting St. (Downtown) Littlepalmbar.com

O-Ku 463 King St. (Downtown) (843) 737-0112 O-kusushi.com

Park and Grove 730 Rutledge Ave. (Downtown) (843) 410-1070 parkandgrovechs.com

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Joel Sadler of Sightsee and Huskwell incorporates nonalcoholic beverages in his business and at home

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Mickey Bakst urges that the best way to stay sober is to find a strong support group

What To Do

1FRIDAY

Park Circle Gallery reception

Park Circle Gallery kicks off 2023 with diverse exhibits from visual artists Laurie Candelaria of Johns Island and Stacey Green of McClellanville. Candelaria’s watercolor paintings and Green’s fused glass creations will be on display Jan. 4-28 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The picturesque watercolor paintings capture life in the Lowcountry. The fused-glass depictions are inspired by Green’s childhood in New Zealand and travels through western Canada. Meet the artists and enjoy refreshments at the gallery reception.

Jan. 6. 5-7 p.m. Free. 4820 Jenkins Avenue. North Charleston. northcharleston.org

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THURSDAY AND SATURDAY

Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks Series

The Charleston Symphony Orchestra presents two performances in its Masterworks Series featuring world renowned guest soloist Vadim Gluzman performing Beethoven’s “Violin Concerto in D Major.” The Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra will join Gluzman to perform Florence Price’s “Dances in the Canebrakes” and Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 6 in B minor (Pathétique).”

Jan. 5, 7. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $25. Gaillard Center. 95 Calhoun St. Downtown. charlestonsymphony.org

THURSDAY-SUNDAY

Skating rink at Patriots Point waterfront

Create memories with friends and family at an outdoor skating rink along Patriots Point’s waterfront. Rent a firepit or igloo next to the rink and sip Patriots Point Lager from Rusty Bull Brewing and hot cocoa while the kids enjoy a donut making station, s’mores making kits and inflatable attractions such as a giant snow globe and bounce house.

Jan. 5-Feb 5. 3-8 p.m. $12/$25. Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina Pavilion. 20 Patriots Point Road. Mount Pleasant. citypapertickets.com

SATURDAY

Sea Island Farmers Market

The Sea Island Farmers Market is a place for Charleston area growers, makers and shoppers to come together and support local commerce every Saturday. The family friendly atmosphere of this longtime community market is a great location to gather with loved ones, source local farm goods and browse diverse vendors to find one-of-a-kind artisanal items.

Jan. 7. 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Sea Island Farmers Market. 2024 Academy Road. Johns Island. facebook.com/SeaIslandFarmersMarket

SUNDAY

Run Kids Run and Family Festival

Cooper River Bridge Run’s postponed Kids Run and Family Festival is finally in full swing. The day of family fun is packed full of activities including yoga, races, face painting and outdoor activities such as a climbing wall and jump castle. Registration is free and required for all kids, plus there will be free hotdogs and T-shirts while supplies last. The Mascot Race starts at 4:30 p.m. and is followed by the Toddler Waddler and the 400-meter dash. Jan. 8. 2-6 p.m. Free. Stoney Field. 300 Fishburne St. Downtown. bridgerun.com

Sponsored by Charleston Carriage Horse Advocates

Arts

Big Blade Press: Made by artists, for artists

By Chloe Hogan

The artists who founded Big Blade Press said limited opportunities for emerging artists to show work inspired them to create the art collective. It began hosting pop-up shows in February, highlighting Charleston’s diverse community of emerging artists and artisans.

The collective has so far hosted three well-attended group shows in its Gordon Street backyard, which the group transforms into an outdoor gallery space, as well as pop-up shows at establishments such as Estadio, LO-Fi Brewing and Bar Rollins.

The group of artists behind Big Blade Press are Cecilia McGuinn, Alexander Kohel, Gray Schmitt and Madeleine Payne.

“We created Big Blade because as a group of friends and artists, we felt uniquely positioned to pool our resources and create a cooperative art space that we hope to expand into a physical printing press,” McGuinn said.

“We’ve all had experiences attempting to market, reproduce and sell our art (to varying degrees of success), and when we had conversations about our experiences, they really all came back to the same plea: Where was a space for artists that were not fully established?

Artists with limited money and time?”

McGuinn said. “We came to the conclusion that we could be that space, for ourselves and for others, if we dedicate ourselves.”

Big Blade Press is creating a muchneeded space for emerging artists, made evident by the outpouring of support it has received.

“The response has been amazing,” McGuinn said. “We feel that first and foremost, it’s been incredible to know more art-

ists in the area and become closer to them by doing these art shows. We’ve had our challenges, but those drawbacks are vastly overshadowed by the sheer amount of beautiful art that we come into contact with.”

The long term goal is to secure a physical space to show art and start a printing press, McGuinn said. Big Blade Press hopes to publish prints, comics and more.

Big Blade typically offers a “call for art” for shows, allowing artists of all mediums to submit work for free. The backyard shows have featured a diverse lineup — from artisans making one-of-a-

kind crochet pieces, jewelry and zines to more traditional artists making paintings, drawings and sculptures. There’s space for everyone at Big Blade.

“In the immediate future, the collective is putting out a variety zine with interviews, a short story, artist spotlights, a few coloring pages and more,” McGuinn said.

“It especially makes us happy when an artist tells us how much they were able to sell at our shows. It’s a wonderful thing to know that we are making it possible for people to have their art hung in homes, which we feel is so much more intimate than any gallery.”

Follow the collective on Instagram @big_blade_press for more information.

Artifacts

PURE Theatre shows McDonagh’s Hangmen

In this play, it’s 1965 and the U.K has just abolished execution by hanging. All of Oldham wants to know what Harry, the second-best hangman in the country, has to say about it.

The show runs Jan. 12 through Feb. 4 at the Cannon Street Arts Center Tickets range from $30 to $45.

There will be two “Pay What You Will” performances on Jan. 12 and 18. Student tickets are available for $10 at the door. For more info, visit puretheatre.org.

See The Very Hungry Caterpillar puppet show

The critically acclaimed production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show created by Jonathan Rockefeller features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets. The performance faithfully adapts four stories by author and illustrator Eric Carle: Brown Bear, Brown Bear ; 10 Little Rubber Ducks; The Very Lonely Firefly ; and the star of the show, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Catch the family friendly show Jan. 21-22 or Jan. 28-29 at the Dock Street Theatre. Tickets are $34.50. Visit charlestonstage.com for more information.

Tradesmen Brewing Co. hosts 84Flea

Visit Tradesmen Brewing Jan. 15 from noon to 5 p.m. to shop more than 40 of the best vintage vendors from across the Southeast. Enjoy a DJ all day, cold beers on tap and three local food trucks. Check out @84flea on Instagram to learn more.

Contrapposto opens at the Halsey Institute

The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art presents work by photographer Elizabeth Bick beginning Jan. 13. Bick’s photographic practice includes a prolonged gaze in a specific place, where she can observe dramatic movement and light and shadow as they become a spectacle through her lens. The opening reception will be held Jan. 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Admission is free for Halsey members, or $5 suggested donation. — Chloe Hogan

Madeleine Payne (above) gets ready for a backyard art show. Payne and Alexander Kohel (right) and Cecilia McGuinn (far right) are founding members of Big Blade Press.

Photos provided

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Where was a space for artists that were not fully established? Artists with limited money and time? We came to the conclusion that we could be that space, for ourselves and for others, if we dedicate ourselves.”

—Cecilia McGuinn

Local cake artist McAllister featured on Food Network’s Holiday Wars

By Sydney Bollinger

When you first see a cake from local baker Julie McAllister, you might not know it’s edible. She has made her incredibly realistic illusion cakes for the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Garden & Gun and for a Christmas in Charleston feature for Entertain & Celebrate.

Her baking prowess led McAllister to this year’s season of Holiday Wars, a Food Network baking competition where teams of bakers and cake artists compete for a cash prize and recognition.

“‘Cake artist’ is a term that’s starting to get more legs than it previously had,” she said. “A cake artist is someone that is sculpting those baked cakes into this really extravagant presentation. They’re really like a sculptor. But their mediums just happen to be cakes.”

McAllister said she applied for competition shows in the past, but never heard back.

“The fact that [Holiday Wars is] on Food Network, I thought there’s no way I’m the same caliber as these people and the whole

process happened very quickly,” she said.

“When I got the official phone call I could not believe it. I was just jumping up and down and then ran to tell my husband.”

Holiday Wars, like many Food Network competition shows, casts veteran cake and sugar artists, some who

have appeared on 10 shows.

“I was fully in the rookie camp, just stars in my eyes,” McAllister said. “I had no idea what to expect, but it was incredible. I loved it. I learned so much. I had the opportunity to

A la carte

What’s new?

King Street Cookies announced a rebrand to Bubbie’s Cookies & Treats after nine years. The cookie shop will open a second location on Coleman Boulevard in Mount Pleasant in the new year. Huriyali opened a second location at 2016 Wappoo Drive on James Island.

What’s happening?

Mex 1 Coastal Cantina is hosting its annual Rail Jam Jan. 14 at its West Ashley location (817 St. Andrews Blvd.). The event features regional and national amateur snowboarders showcasing their skills on a 20-foot custom ramp and rail made with 40,000 pounds of snow. The event also celebrates 10 years of Mex 1’s flagship location.

Bodega is hosting its first-ever Best in Bread sandwich competition featuring nine Lowcountry restaurants. Each Monday between Jan. 8-23, Bodega will host preliminary rounds during which attendees will try three sandwiches and vote for their favorites. The winners of the preliminary rounds will compete in the Feb. 6 finale. The event is $25 and available on EventBrite. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Pay It Forward.

Taste of Folly returns Jan. 13-14. The weekend kicks off with the annual Cocktail Competition from 7 to 10 p.m. Jan. 13, followed by the Savory Saturday street party from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tickets for the Cocktail Competition are $25 and Savory Saturday are $10 and available on visitfolly.com.

Firefly Distillery is hosting a monthly oyster roast series January through March. The ticketed Sunday events offers all-you-can-eat oysters, live music, beer and cocktails. Tickets are $25 and available at fireflydistillery.com.

Join Rusty Bull Brewing for an oyster roast during King Street’s Second Sunday. The event is free to attend with $15 buckets of oysters available to purchase.

What we’ll miss

Andolini’s Pizza West Ashley closed its doors Dec. 31 after 30 years of slinging pizza. The announcement was made Dec. 31 on Facebook.

Be the first to know. Read the Cuisine section at charlestoncitypaper.com.

Courtesy Food Network

Appearing on Holiday Wars was Julie McAllister’s first time participating in a competition show

Dream Dinner

Seafood and steak with two icons

Jay Myers of West Ashley said he would indulge in a surf-and-turf meal of clams and steak while dining with his mom, musician Dave Grohl and the late former president John F. Kennedy.

DREAM DINNER GUESTS: “My mom, Dave Grohl and John F. Kennedy.”

DRINK: Old Fashioned from Rue de Jean. “The bar atmosphere at Rue de Jean is my favorite, and they make a perfect Old Fashioned, which is my favorite way to start my night before a nice bottle of wine with their delicious food.”

APPETIZER: Razor clams from The Ordinary. “The razor clams are perfectly tender, light, and the ‘green’ sauce they are presented in accompanies the mild flavor in a subtle yet delicious manner.”

ENTREE: Tomahawk ribeye from Halls Chophouse. “The tomahawk ribeye is beautifully marbled, presented well and is absolutely melt-in-your-mouth tender.”

DESSERT: Chocolate cheesecake from Kaminsky’s. “The chocolate cheesecake is so rich that it’s hard to finish … until you take bite after bite after bite and all of a sudden it’s gone. Paired with an after dinner latte, it’s difficult to top.”

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teach people things and I learned things from people. It was such an incredible experience.”

The show is just the next step in Julie McAllister Cakes becoming a full-time job, she said. She currently works part-time in marketing in addition to sculpting cakes.

“My goal is to have the cake business be full time,” she said. “So hopefully this kind of puts me on the path towards that.”

McAllister, a lifelong hobby baker, started baking illusion cakes while in graduate school at the University of Tennessee in 2007 after seeing a photo of a Christmas tree cake in a magazine.

“I saw the photo and I was like, ‘Oh, I bet that’s so easy to make,’ having absolutely no skill whatsoever to do anything like that and it was the epitome of one of those ‘cake fails,’” McAllister said. “I still have the photo because it makes me laugh so hard when I look at it, but even though it was a complete disaster, I had so much fun doing it.”

McAllister has come a long way from the Christmas tree cake experience. Her attention to detail sets her cakes apart, so contending with time constraints on Holiday Wars brought a new challenge to her baking.

“Being put in the situation where you only have seven hours to create something is so hard to do. In the real world, I could spend seven hours on one sugar flower getting the details just right.”

Viewers of shows like Holiday Wars

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My goal is to have the cake business be full time. So hopefully this kind of puts me on the path towards that.”

only see part of the time and effort that goes into making the fantastical cake creations, she said.

McAllister and her team “Best in Snow” were sent home in the episode 6 quarter final “Time Travelin’ Santa,” and while winning would have been an achievement, she said appearing on Food Network itself was a dream come true. “I always had dreams of appearing on the Food Network,” McAllister said. “I still can’t believe it’s actually a reality. It almost takes my breath away when I turn the TV on and I see my face there.”

The loss didn’t knock her spirits, either.

“Everyone that’s on the show is a master of their craft whether they are the baker, the cake artist or the sugar artist. If the cakes don’t always pan out, it doesn’t mean that they’re not absolutely fantastic at what they do in the real world,” she said. “Above all, it’s just fun and I hope the viewers find it as fun and entertaining as we did.”

Michael Pham contributed to this story.

Andrew Cebulka/courtesy Hall’s Chophouse

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payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service 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.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Lee C. Glidden and Sharon L. Glidden to American Business Mortgage Services Inc. dated March 6, 2003 and recorded on March 6, 2003 in Book M441 at Page 135, in the Charleston County Registry (hereinafter, “Mortgage”). Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger.

The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as:

All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying, and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 17, Block X, Woodview Manor, Subdivision, all as is more fully shown on a plat entitled “Woodside Manor and Woodview Manor, Charleston County, South Carolina,” which plat was made by E.M. Seabrook, Jr., Inc., dated November 30, 1972, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AB, Page 93. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more full appear.

Subject to the covenants and restrictions dated February 12, 1971, and recorded in the R.M.C. Office on March 24, 1971, in Book F96, Page 230; and subject further to indenture to South Carolina Electric and Gas Company dated October 28, 1969, and of record in Book S93, Page 94.

This conveyance is subject to the sewer charge to be paid to Woodside-Woodview Utility Co., Inc., a South Carolina Corporation, of Nine ($9.00) Dollars per quarter or such charge as shall be approved by the South Carolina Public Service Commission.

This being the same property conveyed to Lee C. Glidden and Sharon L. Glidden by deed of Deloria S. Broadway a/k/a Delorie S. Broadway dated September 19, 1980 and recorded October 1, 1980 in Book O123 at Page 70 in the Records for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 388-02-00-086

Property Address: 4496 Jenwood St Ladson, SC 29456

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE 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 October 27, 2021. A Notice of Foreclosure Intervention was also filed in the Clerk of Court’s Office.

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for unknown minors, and persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to said appointment.

FURTHER upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Attorney for any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act, and any amendments thereto, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to act for and represent said Defendants, it is

ORDERED that Kelley Woody, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 4496 Jenwood St, Ladson, SC 29456; that he is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Kelley Woody, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Attorney for any unknown Defendants who are, or may be, in the Military Service of the United States of America and as such are entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act aka Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, to represent and protect the interest of said Defendants,

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in Charleston City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.

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

Attorneys for Plaintiff

claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe; Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Walter Brees, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe; Any heirsat-law or devisees of Ira M. Brees, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe; HSBC Mortgage Corp. s/b/m to Household Finance Corporation II, Defendant(s).

AMENDED SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury)

FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, 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.

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

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.

ter 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.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Levi West, Jr., and Ramona J. West to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for NovaStar Mortgage, Inc. dated February 27, 2007 and recorded on May 9, 2007 in Book B625 at Page 614, in the Charleston County Registry (hereinafter, “Mortgage”). Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger.

The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Ashley Heights Subdivision, Section Three, Charleston County, South Carolina, and shown and designated as Lot 32, Block M, on plat prepared by J. O’Hear Sanders, Jr., Surveyor, dated July 15, 1957 and recorded in Plat Book L, Page 58 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, reference to which plat is hereby made for a more particular description.

This being the same property conveyed to Levi West, Jr., and Ramona J. West by deed of Walter Brees and Ira M. Brees dated May 16, 1997, and recorded May 20, 1997, in Book F284 at Page 741 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. Thereafter, Ramona J. West passed away on August 29, 2021, leaving her interest in the subject property to her heirs or devisees, namely Levi West, Jr.

TMS No. 484-10-00-139 Property Address: 7652 Winchester Street North Charleston, SC 29420

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE 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 September 16, 2022. A Notice of Foreclosure Intervention was also filed in the Clerk of Court’s Office.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY

Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 7652 Winchester Street, North Charleston, SC 29420; that he is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Kelley Woody, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Attorney for any unknown Defendants who are, or may be, in the Military Service of the United States of America and as such are entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act aka Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, to represent and protect the interest of said Defendants,

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in Charleston City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.

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

Attorneys for Plaintiff

JOAN ELLEN FRALIX PAYNE 2022-ES-10-2022

DOD: 10/09/22

Pers. Rep: JAMES ROBERT PAYNE, JR. 6294 HWY 165 RAVENEL, SC 29470

Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************

Estate of: ROBERT ANDREW KNOX 2022-ES-10-2041

DOD: 10/10/22

Pers. Rep: PAMELA ANN KNOX 311 GROUSE PARK CHARLESTON, SC 29414

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

Estate of: AMY CICCHETTI MIDGLEY 2022-ES-10-2044 DOD: 09/28/22

Pers. Rep: NANCY C. RUBY 45 COBURG RD., CHARLESTON, SC 29407

Atty: DAVID W. WOLF, ESQ. 748 D ST. ANDREWS BLVD. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************

Estate of: MICHAEL OLLAN WOODHAM 2022-ES-10-2052 DOD: 07/13/22

Pers. Rep: KIM W. BLOCKER 2237 WOOD AVE. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ************

Estate of: VERONICA D. GOODRICH 2022-ES-10-2063 DOD: 11/08/22

Pers. Rep: PETER B. GOODRICH 139 TRADD ST., APT. 2 CHARLESTON, SC 29401 Atty: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED 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 his 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 SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by 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-inEquity/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 appeal 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 SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED:

My name is: Gregory Wooten First Middle Last I am ( ) the Plaintiff or (X) an authorized agent of the Plaintiff in the foreclosure case described at the top of this page. I am capable of making this certification. The facts stated in the certification are within my personal knowledge and are true and correct.

1. Verification Pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Orders 2020-04-30-02 and 2020-05-06-01 and based upon the information provided by the Plaintiff and/or its authorized servicer as maintained in its case management/database records, the undersigned makes the following certifications:

Plaintiff is seeking to foreclose upon the following property commonly known as: 7012 Terrace Drive North Charleston, SC 29406 Street Address & Unit No. (if any) City, State Zip code

I verify that this property and specifically the mortgage loan subject to this action:

( ) is NOT a “Federally Backed Mortgage Loan” as defined by § 4022(a)(2) of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act.

(X) is a “Federally Backed Mortgage Loan” as defined by § 4022(a)(2) of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. Specifically, the foreclosure moratorium cited in Section 4022(c)(2) of the CARES Act has expired as of May 18, 2020, and the property and mortgage are not currently subject to a forbearance plan as solely defined in Sections 4022(b) and (c) of the CARES Act.

I hereby certify that I have reviewed the loan servicing records and case management/data base records of the Plaintiff or its authorized mortgage servicer, in either digital or printed form, and that this mortgage loan is not currently subject to a forbearance plan as solely defined in Sections 4022(b) and (c) of the CARES Act.

STATE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2022-CP-10-04354

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Novastar Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2007-2, Novastar Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-2, Plaintiff, v.

Levi West, Jr.; Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Ramona J. West, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to

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 perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereaf-

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for unknown minors, and persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to said appointment.

FURTHER upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Attorney for any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act, and any amendments thereto, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to act for and represent said Defendants, it is

ORDERED that Kelley Woody, P.O.

Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401,

Navy Federal Credit Union, PLAINTIFF, vs. Thomas J Capers a/k/a Thomas James Capers, Sr and if Thomas J Capers a/k/a Thomas James Capers, Sr be deceased then any child and heir at law to the Estate of Thomas J Capers a/k/a Thomas James Capers, Sr distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Thomas J Capers a/k/a Thomas James Capers, Sr 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; Rose Vera Louise Capers; Thomas James Capers, Jr a/k/a Thomas James Capers; City of North Charleston, DEFENDANT(S)

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 September 19, 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 available 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 ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

Pursuant thereto, I certify that the facts stated in this Certification are within my personal knowledge, excepting those matters based upon my information and belief as to the said loan servicing records and case management/data base records of the Plaintiff or mortgage servicer, and to those matters I believe them to be true. See, Rule 11(c), SCRCP; BB&T of South Carolina v. Fleming, 360 S.C. 341, 601 S.E.2d 540 (2004).

2. Declaration I certify that the foregoing statements made by me are true and correct. I am aware that if any of the foregoing statements made by me are willfully false, I am subject to punishment by contempt.

NOTICE TO APPOINT ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE

Estate of: MELVIN D. TWITE 2022-ES-10-1997

DOD: 08/27/22

Pers. Rep: TRASSA T. HOUGE 4541 S. RHETT AVE. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405

Atty: RACHEL K. MCKAIN, ESQ. PO BOX 71346 CHARLESTON, SC 29415 ************

Estate of:

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2022-CP-10-04371 DEFICIENCY WAIVED

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration 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.

CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT

TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED 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 COMMUNICATION 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

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

PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, 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 PROBATE COURT CASE NO.: 2022-ES-10-1475

IN RE:

ESTATE OF TYRONE BLIGEN

MARIE S. BLIGEN, Petitioner, vs. TYRONE T. BLIGEN, ROBERT E. BLIGEN, TONY Y. BLIGEN, and MARIE L. BLIGEN, Respondents.

NOTICE OF HEARING-VIRTUAL HEARING

TO: ALL HEIRS AND INTERESTED PARTIES:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE

NOTICE that the above-captioned action was filed on August 18, 2022 in the Probate Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina. This action seeks the determination of the heirs of the Estate of Tyrone Bligen who died on July 29, 2010.

A hearing has been scheduled in connection with this matter on the 13th day of February 2023 at 2:00 p.m. If you plan to participate in the virtual hearing, you must contact the Law Office of Arthur C. McFarland at the below telephone number or email address or Sydney Fowler, Esquire, Law Clerk of the Charleston County Probate Court at 843-958-5194 or sfowler@ charlestoncounty.org, prior to the hearing to receive the virtual link information.

Please be present at said hearing if you are an heir or interested party in the aforementioned Estate Tyrone Bligen if so minded.

Arthur C. McFarland Attorney for Petitioner 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200 Charleston, S.C. 29407 843.763-3900 843.763-5347-fax cecilesq@aol.com

Charleston, S.C. December 20, 2022

Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Milton Bussey, Sr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe ; Defendant(s). (013263-12450)

SUMMONS

Deficiency Judgment Waived

TO THE DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 754 Wexford Rd, Charleston, SC 29414, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 310-01-00-156, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 292023200, 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.

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 within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Ian C. Gohean, Willson, Jones, Carter & Baxley, PA, 325 Rocky Slope Road, Greenville, SC 29607, made absolute.

NOTICE

TO THE DEFENDANTS: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on November 28, 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 available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend, LLC. Rogers Townsend, LLC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED.

s/Brian P. Yoho

Rogers Townsend, LLC

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

#101400) Jeriel.Thomas@ rogerstownsend.com 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 744-4444

Columbia, South Carolina

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the appointment of Ian C. Gohean as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability, it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Ian C. Gohean, be and hereby is appointed Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons under a disability, all of whom may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property commonly known as 754 Wexford Rd, Charleston, SC 29414; that Ian C. Gohean is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s), unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians Ad Litem for the said Defendant(s), and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendant(s) .by publication thereof in the Charleston City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.

s/Julie J. Armstrong by BLC Clerk of Court/Judge for Charleston County

Charleston, South Carolina 12/21/2022

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Milton W. Bussey to Wachovia Bank, National Association dated April 21, 2006, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ROD for Charleston County on April 26, 2006, in Mortgage Book 581 at Page 194. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is successor by merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association

The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows:

ALL that piece, parcel of lot of land, together with the buildings thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 22, Block R. Long Branch Creek, as shown on a plat made by Sigma Engineers, Inc , dated May 31, 1976. and recorded in the R M C Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AG, at Page 101, said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear

This being the same piece of property conveyed to Milton W. Bussey by deed from Edgar Janson and Cloice D. Janson dated December 19, 1983 and recorded December 21, 1983 in Book B134 at Page 267 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.

Charleston, SC 29414 TMS/PIN# TMS# 310-01-00-156

/s/Jeriel A. Thomas Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com Brian P. Yoho (SC Bar #73516), Brian.Yoho@rogerstownsend.com Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400) Jeriel.Thomas@ rogerstownsend.com 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 744-4444

Columbia, South Carolina

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NOTICE TO CLAIM VEHICLE/ ITEM OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

TO: LAST KNOWN OWNER Douglas Turnau NAME

208 Northlake Rd ADDRESS

Columbia, SC 29223 CITY, STATE, ZIP

TO: LIENHOLDER ReFi NAME

224 Datura St., Ste. 705 ADDRESS West Palm Beach, FL 33401 CITY, STATE, ZIP

MAKE Proline YEAR 1999 ITEM 2800 WA

MAKE

YEAR 2016 ITEM DF200ATXZW ITEM/VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 20003Z610039 STATE SC TAG NUMBER

prescribed by SC law and you will lose ownership/lien interest in the vehicle. If you desire to contest the sale of the vehicle, you will have the opportunity at a pre-sale hearing that will be scheduled after the Application for Public Sale has been filed with the court of Judge Ellen Steinberg.

Notice is hereby served to any lienholder of impending sale, upon expiration of31 days from today’s date.

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 November 9, 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

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, v. Lynette Bussey; Milton Bussey, II;

John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com Brian P. Yoho (SC Bar #73516), Brian.Yoho@rogerstownsend.com Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar

Subsequently, Milton Bussey died on November 30, 2020 leaving the subject property to his heirs or devisees, namely, Lynette Bussey and Milton Bussey, II

NOTICE TO CLAIM VEHICLE/ ITEM OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

TO: LAST KNOWN OWNER Samantha Disinger-Hart NAME

2108 Ashley Cooper Lane ADDRESS

Charleston, SC 29414 CITY, STATE, ZIP

MAKE Regal 2005 ITEM 1800

TO: LIENHOLDER N/A ITEM/VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER RGMBK847K405

STATE SC TAG NUMBER SC519BT

This is notification that you have THIRTY (30) days from this date to reclaim the above vehicle/item recorded with you being the owner, lienholder(s) or interested party.

This vehicle/item has been stored at this location since June 1, 2022 and is accruing Daily storage charges or 50.00. There is a lien on the vehicle/item of the amount plus any additional storage or costs from the date of this notice. If unclaimed, it will be sold through magistrate’s sale as prescribed by SC law and you will lose ownership/lien interest in the vehicle. If you desire to contest the sale of the vehicle, you will have the opportunity at a pre-sale hearing that will be scheduled after the Application for Public Sale has been filed with the court of Judge Ellen Steiaberg.

Notice is hereby served to any lienholder of impending sale, upon expiration of 31 days from today’s date.

IF YOU NO LONGER OWN TIS VEHICLE, please provide the name, and address of the current owner, if available.:

ANY INSURANCE COMPANY

TAKING TITLE TO THIS VEHICLE is reminded that pursuant to Ruling #84-3 of the South Carolina Insurance Commission, they may not abandon salvage vehicles on a towing company or garage.

Any further questions or correspondence should be directed to the below listed party.

Steve Lefebvre

NAME & PHONE NUMBER

65 Sycamore Ave

ADDRESS

CC; Judge Ellen Steinberg 1720 Sam Rittenberg Blvd unit 11 Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 766-6531 Charleston, ·sc 29407 CITY, STATE, ZIP

SC STATUE 29-15-10

ITEM/VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

PLCMK048L899 STATE SC TAG NUMBER

This is notification that you have THIRTY (30) days from this date to reclaim the above vehicle/item recorded with you being the owner, lienholder(s) or interested party.

This vehicle/item has been stored at this location since August 1, 2022 and is accruing Daily storage charges or 50.00 in addition: TOWING AND OR REPAIRS OF 3374.10, with a total amount due at this time of 7500.00. There is a lien on the vehicle/item of the amount plus any additional storage or costs from the date of this notice. If unclaimed, it will be sold through magistrate’s sale as prescribed by SC law and you will lose ownership/lien interest in the vehicle. If you desire to contest the sale of the vehicle, you will have the opportunity at a pre-sale hearing that will be scheduled after the Application for Public Sale has been filed with the court of Judge Ellen Steinberg.

Notice is hereby served to any lienholder of impending sale, upon expiration of 31 days from today’s date.

IF YOU NO LONGER OWN THIS VEHICLE, please provide the name, and address of the current owner, if available.

ANY INSURANCE COMPANY TAKING TITLE TO THIS VEHICLE is reminded that pursuant to Ruling #84-3 of the South Carolina Insurance Commission, they may not abandon salvage vehicles on a towing company or garage.

Any further questions or correspondence should be directed to the below listed party.

Steve Lefebvre

NAME & PHONE NUMBER

65 Sycamore Ave

ADDRESS

CC; Judge Ellen Steinberg 1720 Sam Rittenberg Blvd unit 11 Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 766-6531 Charleston, ·sc 29407 CITY, STATE, ZIP

SC STATUE 29-15-10

NOTICE TO CLAIM VEHICLE/ ITEM OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

TO: LAST KNOWN OWNER Douglas Turnau NAME

208 Northlake Rd ADDRESS Columbia, SC 29223 CITY, STATE, ZIP

TO: LIENHOLDER RecFi

NAME 224 Datura St., Ste. 705 ADDRESS West Palm Beach, FL 33401 CITY, STATE, ZIP

This vehicle/item has been stored at this location since August 1, 2022 and is accruing daily storage charges or 50.00 in addition: TOWING AND OR REPAIRS OF 270.00, with a total amount due at this time of 1,337.30. There is a lien on the vehicle/item of the amount plus any additional storage or costs from the date of this notice. If unclaimed, it will be sold through magistrate’s sale as prescribed by SC law and you will lose ownership/lien interest in the vehicle. If you desire to contest the sale of the vehicle, you will have the opportunity at a pre-sale hearing that will be scheduled after the Application for Public Sale has been filed with the court of Judge Ellen Steinberg.

Notice is hereby served to any lienholder of impending sale, upon expiration of31 days from today’s date.

IF YOU NO LONGER OWN THIS VEHICLE, please provide the name, and address of the current owner, if available.:

ANY INSURANCE COMPANY TAKING TITLE TO THIS VEHICLE is reminded that pursuant to Ruling #84-3 of the South Carolina Insurance Commission, they may not abandon salvage vehicles on a towing company or garage.

Any further questions or correspondence should be directed to the below listed party.

Steve Lefebvre

NAME & PHONE NUMBER 65 Sycamore Ave ADDRESS CC; Judge Ellen Steinberg 1720 Sam Rittenberg Blvd unit 11 Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 766-6531 Charleston, ·sc 29407 CITY, STATE, ZIP

SC STATUE 29-15-10

NOTICE TO CLAIM VEHICLE/ ITEM OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

TO: LAST KNOWN OWNER Douglas Turnau NAME

208 Northlake Rd ADDRESS Columbia, SC 29223 CITY, STATE, ZIP TO: LIENHOLDER RecFi NAME 224 Datura St., Ste. 705 ADDRESS West Palm Beach, FL 33401 CITY, STATE, ZIP

MAKE Suzuki YEAR 2016 ITEM DF200ATXW ITEM/VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 20003F611727

STATE SC TAG NUMBER

This is notification that you have THIRTY (30) days from this date to reclaim the above vehicle/item recorded with you being the owner, lienholder(s) or interested party.

This vehicle/item has been stored at this location since August 1, 2022 and is accruing daily storage charges or 50.00 in addition: TOWING AND OR REPAIRS OF 270.00, with a total amount due at this time of 1,337.30. There is a lien on the vehicle/item of the amount plus any additional storage or costs from the date of this notice. If unclaimed, it will be sold through magistrate’s sale as

IF YOU NO LONGER OWN THIS VEHICLE, please provide the name, and address of the current owner, if available.:

ANY INSURANCE COMPANY TAKING TITLE TO THIS VEHICLE is reminded that pursuant to Ruling #84-3 of the South Carolina Insurance Commission, they may not abandon salvage vehicles on a towing company or garage.

Any further questions or correspondence should be directed to the below listed party.

Steve Lefebvre

NAME & PHONE NUMBER

65 Sycamore Ave ADDRESS

CC; Judge Ellen Steinberg 1720 Sam Rittenberg Blvd unit 11 Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 766-6531 Charleston, ·sc 29407 CITY, STATE, ZIP

SC STATUE 29-15-10

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-05182

Arvest Central Mortgage Company, PLAINTIFF, VS. Virginia G. Hines a/k/a Virginia Hines-Grabau a/k/a Virginia Hines, DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (220260.00020)

TO THE DEFENDANT VIRGINIA G. HINES A/K/A VIRGINIA HINES-GRABAU A/K/A VIRGINIA HINES ABOVE NAMED: 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 service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and 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 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 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

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 MATTER OF: ESTATE OF JOHN PAUL MOORE, Decedent

CRYSTAL CARRIGG, Petitioner(s), vs. RENEE BEDOW, DENNIS JAMES MOORE, DERRICK CARRIGG, and ESTATE OF JOHN PAUL MOORE, MICHELLE WEIL, TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR Respondent(s).*

PROBATE COURT USE ONLY IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NUMBER 2021-ES-10-02181

AMENDED SUMMONS PETITION FOR PROBATE COURT FINDING OF COMMON LAW MARRIAGE BETWEEN CRYSTAL CARRIGG AND JOHN PAUL MOORE, NOW DECEASED

TO THE RESPONDENT(S) LISTED ABOVE and TO DENNIS AND ANNE MOORE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the Petitioner(s) listed above at the following address(es):

GARY A. LING, ATTORNEY 2971 W. MONTAGUE AVE STE 201

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29418 AND/OR TO CHARLESTON CO.

PROBATE COURT: 100 BROAD STREET #469 CHARLESTON, SC 29401

PETITION FILED 8 NOV. 2022 10:43 A.M.

Your Answer must be served on the Petitioner at the above address within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Petition upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Petition within that time, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

S/GARY A. LING Signature of Petitioner(s)/Attorney for Petitioner(s)

E-MAIL CRIS TO PLACE YOUR LEGALS cris@ charleston citypaper.com

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): After meticulous research of 2023’s astrological omens, I have come to a radical conclusion: You should tell the people who care for you that you’d like to be called by new pet names. I think you need to intensify their ability and willingness to view you as a sublime creature worthy of adoration. I don’t necessarily recommend you use old standbys like “cutie,” “honey,” “darling,” or “angel.” I’m more in favor of unique and charismatic versions, something like “Jubilee” or “Zestie” or “Fantasmo” or “Yowie-Wowie.” Have fun coming up with pet names that you are very fond of. The more, the better.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If I could choose some fun and useful projects for you to master in 2023, they would include the following: 1. Be in constant competition with yourself to outdo past accomplishments. But at the same time, be extra compassionate toward yourself. 2. Borrow and steal other people’s good ideas and use them with even better results than they would use them. 3. Acquire an emerald or two, or wear jewelry that features emeralds. 4. Increase your awareness of and appreciation for birds. 5. Don’t be attracted to folks who aren’t good for you just because they are unusual or interesting. 6. Upgrade your flirting so it’s even more nuanced and amusing, while at the same time you make sure it never violates anyone’s boundaries.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): When she was young, Carolyn Forché was a conventional poet focused on family and childhood. But she transformed. Relocating to El Salvador during its civil war, she began to write about political trauma. Next, she lived in Lebanon during its civil war. She witnessed firsthand the tribulations of military violence and the imprisonment of activists. Her creative work increasingly illuminated questions of social justice. At age 72, she is now a renowned human rights advocate. In bringing her to your attention, I don’t mean to suggest that you engage in an equally dramatic selfreinvention. But in 2023, I do recommend drawing on her as an inspirational role model. You will have great potential to discover deeper aspects of your life’s purpose — and enhance your understanding of how to offer your best gifts.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are the characters in Carlos Castañeda’s books on shamanism fictional or real? It doesn’t matter to me. I love the wisdom of his alleged teacher, Don Juan Matus. He said, “Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself, and yourself alone, one question. Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn’t, it is of no use.” Don Juan’s advice is perfect for you in the coming nine months, Leo. I hope you will tape a copy of his words on your bathroom mirror and read it at least once a week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Teacher and author Byron Katie claims, “The voice within is what I’m married to. My lover is the place inside me where an honest yes and no come from.” I happen to know that she has also been married for many years to a writer named Stephen Mitchell. So she has no problem being wed to both Mitchell and her inner voice. In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to propose marriage to your own inner voice. The coming year will be a fabulous time to deepen your relationship with this crucial source of useful and sacred revelation

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche offered advice that is perfect

for you in 2023. It’s strenuous. It’s demanding and daunting. If you take it to heart, you will have to perform little miracles you may not yet have the confidence to try. But I have faith in you, Libra. That’s why I don’t hesitate to provide you with Nietzsche’s rant: “No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you, must cross the river of life. There may be countless trails and bridges and demigods who would gladly carry you across; but only at the price of pawning and forgoing yourself. There is one path in the world that none can walk but you. Where does it lead? Don’t ask, walk!”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): How might you transform the effects of the limitations you’ve been dealing with? What could you do to make it work in your favor as 2023 unfolds? I encourage you to think about these question with daring and audacity. The more moxie you summon, the greater your luck will be in making the magic happen. Here’s another riddle to wrestle with: What surrender or sacrifice could you initiate that might lead in unforeseen ways to a plucky breakthrough? I have a sense that’s what will transpire as you weave your way through the coming months in quest of surprising opportunities.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian singer Tina Turner confided, “My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself.” I hope you will experiment with that formula in 2023. I believe the coming months will potentially be a time when you will be happier with yourself than you have ever been before — more at peace with your unique destiny, more accepting of your unripe qualities, more in love with your depths, and more committed to treating yourself with utmost care and respect. Therefore, if Tina Turner is accurate, 2023 will also be a year when your beauty will be ascendant.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “I’m homesick all the time,” writes author Sarah Addison Allen. “I just don’t know where home is. There’s this promise of happiness out there. I know it. I even feel it sometimes. But it’s like chasing the moon. Just when I think I have it, it disappears into the horizon.” If you have ever felt pangs like hers, Capricorn, I predict they will fade in 2023. That’s because I expect you will clearly identify the feeling of home you want — and thereby make it possible to find and create the place, the land and the community where you will experience a resounding peace and stability.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Storyteller Michael Meade tells us, “The ship is always off course. Anybody who sails knows that. Sailing is being offcourse and correcting. That gives a sense of what life is about.” I interpret Meade’s words to mean that we are never in a perfect groove heading directly towards our goal. We are constantly deviating from the path we might wish we could follow with unfailing accuracy. That’s not a bug in the system; it’s a feature. And as long as we obsess on the idea that we’re not where we should be, we are distracted from doing our real work. And the real work? The ceaseless corrections. I hope you will regard what I’m saying here as one of your core meditations in 2023, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A Chinese proverb tells us, “Great souls have wills. Feeble souls have wishes.” I guess that’s true in an abstract way. But in practical terms, most of us are a mix of both great and feeble. We have a modicum of willpower and a bundle of wishes. In 2023, though, you Pisceans could make dramatic moves to strengthen your willpower as you shed wimpy wishes. In my psychic vision of your destiny, I see you feeding metaphorical iron supplements to your resolve and determination.

Homework: Visualize in intricate detail a breakthrough you would like to experience by July 2023. Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

Baby Yaga releases an angsty EP

By Chelsea Grinstead

Presley Randall, the frontwoman of noisy ’90s rock act Baby Yaga, said she is just saying what every other girl has been thinking on the group’s newest EP, SSDD.

“A woman’s experience is somehow different,” Randall told the City Paper. “We’re just not allowed to speak about it without being called one thing or the other. What makes me write music is being able to have confidence about my experience as a woman with sex and men and the darkness — and not having to couch it in these acceptable euphemisms.”

The thrashing three-song EP flies by in seven introspective minutes. Randall’s vocal presence fluctuates between docile and guttural with bassist Gee Peralta, drummer Alex Brouwer and guitarist Avery Greeson stitching together heady alt-rock compositions best heard at a high volume.

“It’s all about power,” Brouwer said. “I enjoy Baby Yaga because I play a lot of gigs where I play very quietly, and Baby Yaga does not require that of me very much. I get to play very hard and loud and I enjoy that. It’s fun.”

Randall’s irreverent lyrical delivery wanders through introspection on SSDD as she navigates what it feels like to be blown off by a love interest and steers herself clear of taking it to heart in the first two songs “When You Came” and “10.”

Her lyricism is catchy without a doubt, yet the obscurity of her word choice can be poetic and striking with its individuality, like on “10” when she sings: “In the barn under a quilt of lightning / In your one-person cot / Your eyes were saying sweet, sweet nothings / I was in for way more than I got.”

The third song, “Burning Alive,” is an out-and-out ode to the pain of a toxic love. Randall sings: “If you touch me, baby / you might burn up too / So, naked I lie at your feet / in this terrible fire / I eat and sleep and toss and turn and dream / right at your feet.”

“She knows how to write certain lines that resonate with everyone,” Greeson said.

This time around, the group recorded the EP with Wolfgang Zimmerman at his Charleston studio, The Space.

“We captured everyone live, and we overdubbed a few things to spruce it up,” Zimmerman told the City Paper. “On the opening track I remember being like, ‘Is that it?’ Because it has the intro and then comes in really rocking and it’s over. But that’s now what I love about it. It reminds me of things we’d do when we were teens — not overcooking or overthinking songs, just making it and moving on. I also love riling up Presley when we’re in the studio to get her to go on fringe rants. She’s seen a lot of extremes and I like getting her to open up about that stuff.”

Greeson said these three new songs are the closest sound to what the Baby Yaga concept has been aiming for — a sound that is far enough away from pop yet retains a polished finish.

Peralta added, “The first two tunes we put out were really raw and garage-y and I miss that a little bit from some of the [subsequent] releases — but this [EP] splits the line of having Wolfgang’s cool, smooth and natural production, while still being as raw. We went in [to the studio] and recorded two guitars, bass and drums and vocals and we left. Three songs in two days, for me, is very good.”

Randall said that when she thinks about the Baby Yaga image, she won’t be held back by not being liked.

“Art exists to be authentic — and if you’re trying to do anything other than be authentic, people will smell it immediately,” she said.

But she doesn’t want the music to come off as angry.

“It’s just about how empowering and cathartic it is to just call shit plainly and just spit it out and not give a f*ck if it looks pretty when it just came out of my mouth — it’s about getting out this shit that’s been poisoning women forever,” she said. “We don’t have to continue to let it poison us anymore. We can channel it into this higher power of music. We’re spitting it back out and making beautiful art.”

The band reunites in Charleston for a Jan. 20 show at The Royal American downtown with alt-rock acts Secret Guest and Tongues of Fire.

“If my music can help any woman to freely speak about her desires or freely own her anger toward shitty excuses from men — that is what my music is about,” Randall said. “I am here for the women. We’re so used to being sorry and making ourselves small. No. You can take the front and center stage of your life and your desires. It’s your show.”

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Classical music recital lands downtown

High School cellist Peter O’Malley will perform works for cello and piano at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at the Unitarian Church downtown. Featured pieces include Beethoven’s “Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69,” Mahler’s “Lieder eine fahrenden Gesellen,” and Elgar’s “Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85.” The recital is free, but donations at the door are encouraged.

Two chances to indulge in country and indie rock music

Local musician Gritty Flyright brings his bluesy soulful country compositions to the Pour House deck stage at 6 p.m. Jan. 6 with his backing band The Music Family. Candescent indie rockers Orange Doors are joined for a packed lineup at The Royal American, joined by sprawling alternative rock acts Secret Guest , Inn Vinegar and Cloutchaser. Tickets for both shows are $10 cash at the door.

Forte Jazz Lounge unveils a night of sophisti-pop

Local powerhouse vocalist Tonya Nicole returns to Forte Jazz Lounge on King Street Jan. 13 for two shows at 7 and 9:30 p.m. joined by her fivepiece band to present another superb tribute to R&B/soul legend Sade. Tickets are $25-$40 and available at fortejazzlounge.com.

Chelsea Grinstead

For daily updates from Charleston’s music scene, check out the Culture section at charlestoncitypaper.com.

Alex Goss comes clean about ‘The Dirty Mask’ page 22 Music

Shane Sanders

Baby Yaga’s new EP, SSDD, is a quick listen that delivers three clamorous and catchy tunes to help clear your head

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High Fidelity: Your Top 5

Adam Randall, owner and chef of The CODfather Proper Fish & Chips, is forever dishing up piping hot, crispy cuisine in North Charleston in the same bustling neighborhood that has music venues such as Firefly Distillery, Holy City Brewing and Riverfront Park — so it’s no surprise he has a playlist on lock for City Paper ’s High Fidelity. Randall is more of a song guy than an album guy, so he gave a list of alternative rock classics spanning from 1976 to 1997:

“Supersonic” - Oasis

“Fools Gold” - Stone Roses

“Love Will Tear Us Apart” - Joy Division

“Anarchy In The UK” - Sex Pistols

“Lucky Man” - The Verve

Alex Goss comes clean about ‘The Dirty Mask’

By Kevin Murphy Wilson

While growing up in Charleston, Alex Goss sensed that making music was something he could realistically do. He said his parents encouraged this by immersing him in the world of performing arts at a young age.

“My mom has taught music in Charleston County for nearly 40 years, and my dad owned a music venue called Myskyns [until it was sold in 1994],” Goss told the City Paper.

When Goss was 5 years old, his musicminded parents introduced him to piano, and at about 9 years old he learned to play guitar. He eventually enlisted in choirs at Wando High School and Winthrop University in Rock Hill. He also took part in musical theater on and off for several years, including an off-Broadway performance of Rent in 2009.

His folks also introduced Goss at a young age to the likes of Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, the Rolling Stones and scores of other impactful artists from the bygone era. That exposure left an indelible mark on the upand-coming musician.

You can feel those classic influences in the pop-leaning rock ‘n’ roll output that Goss is best known for these days. Although his accompanying act, a loose confederation of like-minded friends called The Dirty Mask, is anything but nostalgic. Goss is purposefully looking forward as well as backward with his growing body of work.

“The only rule I follow in the songwriting

process is that it has to be natural and not forced,” Goss said. “I’ll usually fixate on a phrase or hook I like and build from there. Whether I finish it in an hour or five years from now remains to be seen. I’m constantly looking. It’s more of a disease than it is anything else.”

The latest example of this self-described sickness is Goss’ brand new track, “Steal Away,” which is arguably one of his best efforts to date. Goss would likely concur with that assessment. As he explains, “This is a cool song to me because it has that

6/8 old-school blues feel. You can feel the tension and almost desperation of the story.”

“Steal Away” is the eighth single Goss has released and, like its predecessors, it is currently available on all the usual digital platforms. But stay tuned if you like what you hear, because Goss also intends to drop a five-song EP on vinyl right after the new year.

“My plan is to keep going one song at a time, because I’m too busy to look much past that. Success to me, in the music business, is being true to yourself, and the people who support you.”

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