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CDC, DHEC prioritize Covid severity levels over quantity of cases

By Chelsea Grinstead

With so many people using home tests to check whether they have Covid-19, you may wonder how accurate state-reported data are in framing the prevalence of the disease.

Short answer: State data are kind of like the fishwrap that newspapers become. The numbers indicate increases in Covid-19 cases within a population, but little more. Weekly Covid-19 case numbers have been underreported to federal institutions throughout 2022 due to the wide availability of self-administered testing, according to a local public health expert. But, those numbers still alert the public to spikes in Covid-19 transmission.

Carolina and they are fairly well spread out … [but] there are a lot of places in the state [from which] we are not getting specimens.”

And Charleston County is one of them. Its wastewater treatment facilities were contributing data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and DHEC’s wastewater surveillance dashboard in 2021 and part of 2022. But, Sweat said the last data reported for Charleston County was in August 2022.

What experts say about weekly Covid numbers

How severity relates to case quantity

Three years into the pandemic, the CDC and DHEC now urge people to look at the severity of cases more so than number of cases through its community levels map.

Community levels, which take into account transmission and hospitalization rates, became a metric about a year ago to indicate whether hospital systems are inundated with serious Covid-19 cases.

The Rundown

Lowcountry Land Trust seeking community input on Angel Oak Preserve

Conservation group Lowcountry Land Trust is asking Charlestonians for feedback on plans for the 44-acre Angel Oak Preserve on Johns Island. A proposed new park will include boardwalk trails, a new welcome center, an outdoor play area for kids and educational information.

The organization invites community members to view the proposed renderings and offer public comment online or in-person. There will be six more in-person meetings this month at various locations on Johns Island. See renderings and submit feedback at AngelOakPreserve.org. —Staff reports

Sweat

“When those numbers go up for the reported cases, it’s telling you that there really is an increase happening out in the community,” said Dr. Michael Sweat, director of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Center for Global Health. “They are real data — there’s weaknesses to them, but they’re better than nothing.”

Meanwhile, experts say wastewater testing is a more accurate way to measure the number of Covid cases.

“We know that [cases are] underreported — and so wastewater would be a more reliable indicator,” said Dr. Brannon Traxler, director of public health for the state Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). “We have 15 sites in South

The weekly Covid case numbers reported by the CDC and DHEC are best interpreted as a baseline for the actual transmission rates, Sweat said.

“The Wall Street Journal worked with several academic epidemiologists and came up with an analysis in May 2022. They very carefully looked at this issue and estimated based on the data that was analyzed that [the real number of cases is] about six to 10 times the number that we see [reported]. So right now [if] it’s like 22 cases per 100,000 — it’s probably more like 220 per 100,000.”

Biases have always existed in Covid case reporting, Sweat said, because since the beginning of the pandemic people who were infected with Covid-19 didn’t undergo reportable testing.

“I just think you have got to be careful that perfection doesn’t become the enemy of the good.”

Sweat described Covid weekly case counts as a canary in a coal mine. “The numbers give you a warning,” he said.

“The argument is: ‘We now have therapeutics and vaccination and immunity and what really matters is the impact on the hospital system, because we can’t really allow the hospital system to get overrun,’” Sweat said. “In essence, the CDC is saying, ‘We’re going to de-emphasize high transmission and focus on transmission coupled with impacts on hospitals.”

The community levels map demonstrates the severity of spikes by labeling state counties as red, yellow or green in relation to high, medium or low levels of Covid-19.

“What [DHEC has] stressed over the course of the pandemic is not necessarily that those daily case counts are incredibly important, but more to focus on the negative outcomes [such as] hospitalizations, severe illness and death,” said Louis Eubank, the director of DHEC’s Covid-19 Coordination Office. “And since we’ve seen an increase in the non-reportable tests, the numbers that DHEC reports now on a weekly basis seem lower than they have at other points in the pandemic.”

While it’s important to realize the virus is still present in every community in the

The number of S.C. counties with high community levels of Covid-19. In those counties, which includes Dorchester County, the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends people wear masks in public. Charleston and Berkeley counties have medium community risk levels.

—Former U.S. Rep. Arthur Ravenel Jr., R-Charleston, who died Jan. 16. The U.S. Highway bridge over the Cooper River is named for him. Source: Oral history, Lowcountry Digital Library, 2013.

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CARTA working to bring back the HOP shuttle service

By Chelsea Ginstead

Charleston transportation officials believe getting the Hospitality on Peninsula (HOP) shuttle rolling again is important, now that the pandemic has waned. The shuttle for transporting hotel and restaurant workers from a park-and-ride lot to downtown jobs became inactive when the pandemic hit in 2020.

“The concept was to give people a safe and convenient way to get in and out of the core of the peninsula [for] people who work in the hospitality and retail industries,” said Mike Seekings, city councilman who chairs the county’s CARTA bus network. “It was a circulator route that ran 19 hours a day and the lot allowed for parking right in the city of Charleston.”

When HOP launched in April 2018, it provided $5 parking in a 170-space lot, where Charleston Tech Center is now located. The all-day ride service offered a free route with eight stops that ran down Meeting Street from Romney Street to Broad Street and back up East Bay Street. The bus line and parking lot were made possible through a cooperation between the city of Charleston, the CARTA bus line, the Charleston Visitors Bureau and Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG).

As general manager of Charleston Grill for 18 years, Mickey Bakst said he saw firsthand how HOP was a game changer for hospitality and retail workers.

“Charleston has become too expensive for the working class person to work down there on the peninsula,” Bakst said. “If the city wants to have employees who can help continue our legacy as the most hospitable city, we need to be hospitable to the employees who make that goal a reality.”

Hopping into gear on the service

Seekings said the initial steps for bringing back the HOP service are identifying where a park-and-ride lot could be located and talking to the city about extending parking meter hours to 10 p.m. Currently, meters stop at 6 p.m.

“While I recognize that [changing the hours] was not popular among everybody, it was the right thing to do,” Seekings said. “We have 7,000 hospitality workers on the peninsula at any given time and in the core of the peninsula, there are about 350 parking spaces — it became a little bit of a parking roulette. The whole idea was to extend meter hours to ensure transient parking and to define how we would move people in and out safely, conveniently and affordably.”

Seekings said some current options for the parking lot location include a plot of land owned by CARTA and BCDCOG at the north end of the proposed Lowline project on Mount Pleasant Street, as well as other parcels of land in the East Bay/Morrison Drive corridor.

“The board of CARTA wants to put this service back on the street,” Seekings said. “We recognize there are some challenges to doing it, but we certainly want to do so. When we first [changed the meters,] there was some resistance from the food and beverage industry. They didn’t like the notion. But, once we put it in place, it worked and

Charleston artist unveils newest painting on MLK Day

By Herb Frazier

Charleston artist Kelvin M. Blufton Sr. unveiled the newest addition to an on-going series of paintings, Anti-Slavery, Collective Resistance, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16.

The exhibit, consisting of 41 paintings, is continuously on display at the African Redemptive Struggle Museum of Art at 249 St. Philip St. in Charleston.

Starting Wednesday, visitors can view the artwork from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays. The museum is in the fellowship hall at the Voice of Hope Church and Worship Center.

“Daniel in the Lion’s Den” is the newest addition to Blufton’s collection of acrylic and pastel paintings that he began creating in March 2020.

said Blufton, a former Charleston police officer.

In a conversation with actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, King said: “I have come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house. I’m afraid that America has lost the moral vision she may have had, and I’m afraid that even as we integrate, we are walking into a place that does not understand that this nation needs to be deeply concerned with the plight of the poor and disenfranchised.”

Blufton’s painting, “Daniel in the Lion’s Den” is a depiction of King’s concern.

“I take every opportunity to dive deeper into our own efforts to free ourselves from the enslavement system,” Blufton said. As King approached the last days of his life and his non-violent resistance movement to break the back of segregation “he revealed that what he may have been doing was leading his people into a burning house,” Blufton said.

the ridership numbers were fantastic.”

BCDCOG is starting a grant-funded peninsula route restoration study, which could have a big influence on whether HOP is brought back or not, said BCDCOG Regional Strategist Daniel Brock.

“We’ll be working with a consultant to really dive deeply into the peninsula’s needs for public transit,” Brock told the City Paper. “We’ll be looking at the findings from that later this year to help inform next steps for downtown service.”

CARTA currently offers three free DASH routes that provide service throughout the peninsula and the Route 20 King Street line that runs from Mount Pleasant Street down to Broad Street.

Blufton

“I take every opportunity to dive deeper into our own efforts to free ourselves from the enslavement system,”

“This is not to disparage Dr. King, but we as Black people need to investigate. Did [King] march us into a burning house? We need to make a careful investigation into everything, including Dr. King’s efforts.”

Kelvin Blufton

“Daniel in the Lion’s Den” is artist Kelvin Blufton’s latest painting in an ongoing series

Courtesy CARTA

The HOP park-and-ride shuttle alleviated travel barriers for downtown workers

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If the city wants to have employees who can help continue our legacy as the most hospitable city, we need to be hospitable to the employees who make that goal a reality.”

—Mickey Bakst

state, Eubank said, the CDC created the map as a tool for the public to see the outcomes of viral transmission in the areas in which people live, travel and vacation.

“[County levels] also give families and individuals information as to their risk level based on their current health,” Eubank told the City Paper. “The situation could be very different for someone who’s immunocompromised — they may need to take different actions than someone like me who’s healthy and in their 30s. [The] levels really give you a tool to make those personal health decisions that are right for you.”

No more wastewater analysis

Wastewater testing detects Covid-19 the same as you would in the nose or in the back of the throat, Traxler said. An analysis is performed on specimen samples to determine how much Covid-19 is present in wastewater to gauge the burden of infection in communities.

“Wastewater — that is one of the best metrics,” Sweat said. “It’s relatively easy to do and it predicts faster than the case rates by about two weeks, so it gives you an early warning. The problem we’re facing is [DHEC] stopped doing it in Charleston, the largest city in the state.”

Traxler said the issue with no samples being collected after last August was a result of staffing shortages at the Center Street Wastewater Treatment Plant of Mount Pleasant Waterworks, the Charleston site that previously reported results to DHEC.

“The [plant is] submitting samples still as [it is] able, and as soon as staffing improves, [the plant is] committed to going back to the twice-a-week submission,” she said.

But Natalie Lawrence, Mount Pleasant Waterworks’ communications manager, told the City Paper no staffing issues at the Center Street Treatment Plant affected sampling. She claims DHEC has not continued to coordinate with the plant to provide more specimens for its wastewater surveillance program.

To Traxler, tracking the seriousness of cases takes precedence over tracking the quantity of Covid-19 present in communities.

“Certainly wastewater can give us information about what the viral burden is in the community,” she said, “but it doesn’t tell us anything about the severity of the virus.”

Blotter

of the Week

North Charleston police officers responded Jan. 1 to a house off of Leeds Avenue after a woman reported she heard a bullet go through her wall as she was praying. Officers reported damage from a through-andthrough shot, but couldn’t locate any “projectile material.”

One officer noted there was a lot of gunfire in the area due to New Year’s celebrations.

Swift justice?

Charleston police officers pulled over three shoplifters Jan. 9 who reportedly had $2,528 worth of items stolen from a West Ashley Walmart after an employee reported a vehicle description. All three suspects were identified by video surveillance and arrested. Quick response.

Rental scam

Charleston police went Jan. 9 to a house near Avondale in West Ashley after a property manager reported a man was living illegally at the address. The man reportedly told officers he was the victim of fraud. He said he sent $2,800 through Facebook Messenger to a landlord website for the security deposit and first month’s rent. He said he was given a code that gave him access to the lockbox at the address. The property manager said she had previously experienced fraudulent activity on the app system connected to lock boxes at multiple properties. The two parties agreed on a move-out date.

By Chelsea Grinstead Illustration by Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between Jan. 1 and Jan. 9.

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Legislature should abandon unfair school voucher scheme

Here we go again with school vouchers. Conservatives at the Statehouse again are hellbent in approving vouchers, conveniently now called “education scholarship accounts,” to steal public education dollars to allow some K-12 students to get up to $6,000 to pay for private schools.

Think of it as the South Carolina Private School Subsidy Act. Let’s be clear: Stealing public education money for private schools is wrong and will only erode funding for public schools more, sending them into a slow downward spiral that takes away much-needed resources to help them thrive. Stealing money from a public school system that has suffered from decades of underinvestment is a slap in the face to hundreds of thousands of students and parents who depend on public education to generate opportunities for better lives.

In 2020, a voucher measure was projected to draw more than $456 million from public school funds for 67,000 eligible private school students. Republicans claim a $6,000 voucher would empower low- and middle-income families to have more choice in education in allowing them to attend public schools. Hogwash — particularly when you consider that most private school education costs much, much more than average families can afford.

This year’s voucher effort, prefiled Nov. 30 by Berkeley County GOP Sen. Larry Grooms as Senate Bill 39, spent a whopping one day in the Senate Education Committee last week before being reported to the Senate floor. It will be a

hot topic this week.

As the S.C. Education Association’s Sherry East reminded us, the proposal won’t help most children in South Carolina schools.

“Cloaked in language like ‘choice’ and ‘scholarship,’ this bill attempts to create the illusion that it is providing opportunity,” she said. “However, the reality of the bill removes opportunity from many children by taking sorely needed funds from the schools and institutions that must accept, welcome and educate all children.”

Republicans have been trying since Mark Sanford was governor to pass this elitist proposal to help South Carolina’s wealthier parents to the detriment of just about everyone else.

As observed in 2012 in sister publication Statehouse Report, public schools offer plenty of choices to parents, but Republican lawmakers who are laser-focused on using public money for private schools are in a blind trance. “Not only are there a plethora of charter schools all over the state, but there are magnet schools and programs, vocational tracks, Montessori-style instruction, online schools, arts-based schools and more. To suggest that public schools don’t offer choices to parents is outright wrong.”

If the General Assembly is unwise enough to approve vouchers this year, there will be spinoff effects, such as a likely constitutional challenge. Another likelihood: use of the state’s Freedom of Information Act to private schools that take public money to make sure they use the money properly.

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Nearly 25 years ago, Thomasena Stokes Marshall invited me to sit at her kitchen table that served as a center of power and influence. From that first meeting grew a friendship and partnership between two kindred spirits in the Gullah Geechee community.

When Thomasena passed away Jan. 7, the community lost its North Star. She set the tone for a lifelong passion of public service. As I reflect on Thomasena’s life and legacy, I am struck by the pride, dedication and respect she held for Gullah Geechee people. She is also the first African American to serve on the Mount Pleasant Town Council.

In 2000, when the Gullah Geechee community and the National Park Service explored the soul of Gullah Geechee culture, Thomasena was an early supporter. She jumped into the trenches and encouraged Gullah Geechee communities to support this effort.

She linked the East Cooper and Mount Pleasant area to these efforts. She appeared in the documentary film, BinYah: There’s No Place Like Home. She spoke during the debut of the traveling sweetgrass exhibit, Grass Roots African Origins of an American Art. Through her efforts, Mount Pleasant, with support from the community, built the Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Pavilion. Thomasena was the driving force for the creation and launch of the Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival, and she guided the creation of the Winnowing Hands bronze sculpture in the Market at

Oakland in Mount Pleasant. Through these efforts, all of which began at her kitchen table, Thomasena effectively sealed the bonds between Gullah Geechee culture and the East Cooper communities.

Thomasena’s commitment to service was not limited to the historic African American Settlement Communities of Green Hill, the Old Village, Phillips, Scanlonville and Snowden, Two Mile, Four Mile, Six Mile, Seven Mile and Ten Mile.

Through her efforts and community support, these accomplishments led to the development of the Sweetgrass Overlay District, a planning tool implemented through her leadership to preserve and protect sweetgrass baskets and historic communities.

I can only imagine where the East Cooper community would be today if she had not been successful in her attempts to bring fairness and respect to the community.

By Michael Allen

Thomasena, an East Cooper native, lived in the “warmth by another sun.” She returned to the community after a stellar public service career in law enforcement in New York City. She came home to make a difference. When she returned to Mount Pleasant, the seeds that had been planted in her as a student at the Long Point Schoolhouse were allowed to germinate. She was an early supporter to preserve, protect and restore this school.

The preservation of the schoolhouse along with the establishment of the African American Historic Settlement Commission were the closing chapters in her long illustrious life and career. I believe the commission will continue to champion the causes Thomasena supported.

I am grateful for the wonderful projects we worked on together. Her insight and guidance on many occasions helped me navigate through tough times. But then I have asked myself if Thomasena had not been successful, who else could have accomplished these tasks?

I will no longer sit at her kitchen table to exchange ideas and dreams. So, where do we go from here? I would hope that a younger generation of community leaders east of the Cooper River will pick up the baton to do the work to honor the life and legacy of Thomasena Stokes Marshall.

The funeral for Thomasena Stokes Marshall, who died Jan. 7, was held Jan. 13 at the Seacoast Church in Mount Pleasant.

Michael Allen is the retired community partnership specialist with the National Park Service.

Courtesy Town of Mount Pleasant

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Reducing light pollution helps mitigate human, animal impacts and improves stargazing

By Samantha Connors

Burning fossil fuels spews carbon dioxide into the air. Plastic pollutants infiltrate our oceans. Garbage and sewage contaminate our waterways and land.

These are examples of pollution with which most people are familiar. But light pollution?

Unfortunately, it’s just as real. And it majorly impacts our daily lives, although most people remain unaware of its negative effects.

“There’s so many health issues that it’s connected to, not only for humans but for the [other] species out there, too,” said Thomas Berta, a West Ashley resident and a member of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA).

“It’s already affecting people by messing up their sleep, but there are so many effects it’s tied to.”

Studies have linked this increased abundance of light at night to greater risks of depression, diabetes, breast cancer and more, according to the IDA.

Harsh artificial lights disrupt human’s natural circadian rhythm, the internal clock that tells our bodies when it’s time to wake up and go to sleep. To keep this cycle in check, our bodies produce melatonin, which helps us sleep, boosts our immune systems and regulates some organ function like in the pancreas and ovaries. Too much exposure to artificial light at night can reduce the production of melatonin, causing big health issues.

Having light at night is a necessary part of living. We need street lights for driving and walking. We need lights in and around our homes and commercial buildings for safety. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce the impact of night light.

A city-wide change

“The city has noise ordinances,” said Karl Brady Jr., Charleston city council member in West Ashley, “where construction equipment can’t be operated early in the morning. And, we have a decibel requirement. If you’re having a neighborhood party, the sound can’t be above a certain decibel level, but it occurred to me that there’s nothing really stopping your neighbor from putting a spotlight, like literally a commercial one, in their backyard and shining it on your house.

“Obviously that’s an extreme example, but it got me thinking: What could the city reasonably implement from a light pollution standpoint?”

Brady told the City Paper he began thinking about the issue after talking with Berta about a year ago to learn more about light pollution. Since then, the City of Charleston has agreed to take steps towards reducing artificial light.

“There’s kind of two sides to it,” Brady said. “There’s the streetlight component and then there’s the question of how do we address residential and commercial build-outs.”

The city is working with Dominion Energy on a phased approach to replacing city streetlights with lower intensity bulbs that reduce pollution and save on energy costs. Lights will be replaced in phases to avoid an expensive endeavor upfront. Lower intensity lights will be installed in any new street lights and old lights as they need to be replaced.

“The City of Charleston has more than 6,800 lights eligible for conversion to high-efficiency LEDs,” a spokesman for Dominion Energy said. “Once complete, the LED conversion [in Charleston] can save more than 3.7 million kilowatt hours of energy annually, or enough energy to power nearly 350 homes for a year.”

The city may also install shields atop some streetlights, particularly downtown’s gas lantern lights, to lessen the amount of light thrown up into the sky, Brady said.

Berta said he believes the proposed changes are a start, but he hopes the city will push Dominion to use lights with a color temperature of 2,200 Kelvin (instead of the currently proposed 4,000 Kelvin bulbs). These amber-colored lights allow for clear visibility but have less of the white/blue light that disrupts our natural sleep cycle.

Concerns all around

Though streetlights are one source of light pollution, residential and commercial buildings also contribute to the problem.

Brady said the city is considering adding light overlay zones to its zoning code, which would require residents and businesses to

use certain intensities of lights based on which zone they are in.

“The idea would be, downtown would be the most intense, suburban would be the next most intense and then as you move out to the edge, you would expect less light. … Everything that currently exists in the built environment would be grandfathered in but as you go through both new construction and substantial redevelopment, the new overlay zone would be in effect.”

The final piece to this puzzle, Brady said, is the question of a light ordinance for residential areas.

Homeowners often unintentionally install outdoor light fixtures that throw bright light into their neighbors’ homes or yards. This can disturb the neighbors’ sleep and be a nuisance much in the way loud noise can be disruptive. A residential ordinance to enhance quality of life could require residents to use light under a certain intensity or restrict putting up an outdoor light within a certain distance from someone else’s property.

“The idea with the light nuisance ordinance would be that you can have whatever you have currently as long as it’s not infringing on someone else’s right to live [undisturbed] in their house,” Brady said.

Satellite imagery (above) from 2016 shows that city lights are easily seen from space and obstruct our view of the multitude of stars that otherwise might be visible to the naked eye (top)

Berta Brady

Courtesy NASA

From a commercial standpoint, many businesses claim bright lights are necessary to deter crime, but IDA says studies have disproved this correlation. A 2000 study called the Chicago Alley Lighting Project found that additional light in alleyways actually increased crimes related to violence and property. Though the study did not find a definitive explanation for the results, other researchers who have conducted similar studies speculate that brighter, more intense lights may actually attract more attention to an area.

The solution, Berta said, isn’t to discard commercial security lighting altogether but to consider how much lighting is installed and the degree of intensity. Lower intensity amber-colored lights can provide a level of protection while preventing high-intensity bright light from disturbing nearby residents.

Protecting nature

Humans are far from the only living beings negatively impacted by light pollution. Most Lowcountry residents are familiar with light’s impact on the local sea turtle population.

Folly Beach, Sullivan’s Island and the Isle of Palms implement outdoor lighting ordinances from May to October, directing light away from the beach to protect sea turtles during nesting season.

But in the Lowcountry’s diverse ecosystem, studies show there are many other animals who suffer, including hundreds of bird species.

A 2014 study from peer-reviewed journal Ornithological Applications: The Condor estimated that between 100 million to 1 billion birds die annually in the U.S. from

See for yourself

Light Pollution Map is an interactive app that allows you to view light pollution levels in different parts of the world. Amateur astronomers use the app to locate dark sky areas best for stargazing, but you can use it as a tool to gauge the level of light pollution in your community.

"I use it as educational material," said Thomas Berta, a member of the International Dark-Sky Association and Lowcountry Stargazers. "You don't want to see the area [like peninsula Charleston] where ours is like a bright red. You don't want to see that. That's just too much light pollution."

The app is available to download on iPhones and Androids.

flying into buildings. This is often the result of bright lighting. Nocturnal migratory birds become confused by bright artificial light at night, losing their sense of direction and fatally crashing into buildings and windows.

One of the study’s conclusions was “mortality can be reduced by minimizing light emission at night.”

Starry, starry nights

For Berta, the issue of light pollution holds another importance: the ability to see the stars.

An amateur astronomer, Berta is a member of the Lowcountry Stargazers club, which meets every Wednesday in Brittlebank Park. The meetings are open for anyone to learn more about stargazing.

While Berta’s main concerns with light pollution are the human and animal impacts, he said he hopes the effort to darken the skies will allow him and others to engage with the universe more.

“We try to educate the public on what you can see in the night sky. And here, you can’t see the night sky anymore,” he said.

Drive about 45 miles from the peninsula and you’ll find a place where the stars shine bright — Hampton Plantation State Historic Site in McClellanville.

Demetrios Papadopoulos, a Mount Pleasant resident and another member of the IDA and Lowcountry Stargazers, is working closely with Hampton Plantation’s park manager Jayson Sellers to get the

site certified as the first Dark Sky Park in South Carolina.

“All metropolitan areas have polluted the night sky with the lights, so it’s really hard to experience that most beautiful part of nature,” Papadopoulos said.

He went with the Lowcountry Stargazers to the historic site a few years ago recalling, “I was so blown away by the beautiful dark sky up there. No light pollution hardly at all, and I told [Sellers], ‘This sky is amazing. We really need to protect this dark sky, because it’s so beautiful.’ And

he was on board with that.”

Designated Dark Sky Parks exist all over the world. Once named, the park or site must meet certain IDA lighting requirements in addition to offering educational programming about dark skies and the dangers of light pollution.

“We just need to get more people aware of it,” said Berta, who hopes to also get Charleston County on board with light changes. “And maybe contact their representatives and say, ‘Hey, let’s look at what else we can do.’ ”

Photos by Rūta Smith

Jim Hoffman, president of the Lowcountry Stargazers, sets up a telescope in Brittlebank Park for the club’s weekly Wednesday meeting

What To Do

Charleston Restaurant Week

Catch the last five days of Charleston Restaurant Week and take advantage of special deals that won’t break the bank. More than 50 Charleston eateries offer classic Lowcountry favorites, seafood-centric menus, steakhouse fare and diverse ethnic cuisine. Participating restaurants feature prix fixe dinner menus with multiple courses as well as brunch and lunch options. Check online for a full list of restaurants and deals.

Jan. 18-22. Various times. Various locations. charlestonrestaurantweek.com

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THURSDAY

Third Thursday at Public Works Art Center

Soak up some good vibes at Public Works Art Center’s Third Thursday. Guests can wander through the Studio Artists Exhibition, which displays portrait photography and multidimensional mixed media creations, and the South Gallery, showing fabric and clay sculpture work by visual artist Will Thornton (also known as “Smug Lips”). Enjoy light refreshments during the reception and get a chance to meet some of the featured artists.

Jan. 19. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Public Works Art Center. 135 W. Richardson Ave. Summerville. publicworksartcenter.org

SATURDAY

Charleston Vintage Market

Head to the first Charleston Vintage Market of 2023 featuring more than 40 vendors. Browse everything from art and home decor to vintage clothing and house plants. Enjoy food and drinks from The Whale, Bangin’ Vegan Eats, Deadlow Coffee, Blackout Burger and Sweetgrass Vodka. Dogs are welcome.

Jan. 21. 12-4 p.m. The Refinery. 1640 Meeting Street Road. Downtown. facebook.com/chsvintagemarket

SUNDAY

School of the Arts Orchestra’s oyster roast

Dig in to all-you-can-eat oysters at this family friendly event benefiting Charleston County School of the Arts High School Orchestra. Enjoy live music, barbecue, hot dogs, a chili cookoff and silent auction. If you don’t have a chance to attend, you can still donate to the fundraiser online to support the next generation of instrumentalists and musicians.

Jan. 22. 3-6 p.m. $15-$25. Bowens Island Restaurant. 1870 Bowens Island Road. James Island. soaorchestra.org

ALL WEEK

Gullah Geechee art exhibition

Don’t miss the Collectively Disconnected multimedia exhibit by Lowcountry folk artist Arun Drummond on display until March 31. Drummond’s work celebrates the Gullah Geechee culture of South Carolina’s sea islands with simplistic, colorful paintings layered with sweetgrass designs. His art pieces can be found at the Charleston City Market downtown.

Jan. 18-March 31. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $10-$20. Brookgreen Gardens. 1931 Brookgreen Drive. Murrells Inlet. brookgreen.org

Sponsored by Charleston Carriage Horse Advocates

Andrew Cebulka

Chef Mitchell presents dinner with a side of history

By Helen Mitternight

Farm-to-table dining is now quite common, but chef Kevin Mitchell wants to bring history to the table with his Chef Scholar supper club.

The suppers honor Black chefs who helped build the foundation of what we know as Lowcountry cooking: Nat Fuller, Edna Lewis, Eliza Seymour Lee, George E. Johnston.

“I would like to think the people who come to these dinners want to come to eat a great meal, but also are coming to be educated on who these people were in the history of Charleston food,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell teaches at Trident Technical College’s culinary program, so he is used to using food as instruction.

The idea for the dinners sprang from a dinner Mitchell planned with food historian David Shields in 2015 honoring Nat Fuller. Fuller was a slave trained by free Black pastry chef Eliza Seymour Lee. He negotiated a kind of freedom from his enslaver and went on to become Charleston’s top caterer and the owner of The Bachelor’s Retreat, the city’s fine dining restaurant during the Civil War.

“David introduced me to the story of Nat Fuller,” Mitchell said. “David and I had this

really great conversation about re-creating the dinner Fuller created in the city in 1865 at the end of the Civil War, where blacks and whites broke bread at the same time in the spirit of reconciliation.”

The dinner was a sell-out and Mitchell and Fields would go on to collaborate on the book Taste of the South: South Carolina’s Signature Food, Recipes and Their Stories in October 2021

Mitchell wanted to continue the dinners.

“My original plan was to create these dinners and take this concept on the road

A la carte

What’s new?

Community Table and Kiki & Rye owners are ready to debut a new restaurant in downtown Charleston. Southbound will focus on live-fire cooking and local dishes such as steak, pork chops and seasonal fish. Southbound is located at 72 Cannon St. with a tentative opening date of Jan. 24.

The Coffee House is now open in North Charleston at 3620 Ashley Phosphate Road, serving breakfast and lunch.

Day Drink Brunch Lounge is now open in Summerville at 106 E. Doty Ave.

Herd Provision added new items to its dinner menu, including a French dip melt, fancy grilled cheese, mushroom gnocchi and a charred head lettuce salad.

Charleston-based author and chef Lauren McDuffie has launched preorders for her new cookbook, Southern Lights: Easier, Lighter, and Betterfor-you Recipes, to be released June 6. The book contains more than 100 recipes that reimagine classic Southern cooking through a healthier lens.

What’s happening?

Firefly Distillery is hosting its first two-day food truck festival from noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 4 and noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 5. More than 20 food trucks from across the Lowcountry will offer everything from vegan eats to Greek fare and Southern comfort food. The event is free to the public.

Basic Kitchen kicked off its fourth annual plant-based challenge, pledging to promote clean eats and food education. Throughout the month of January, Basic Kitchen will offer specials such as cauliflower wings, veggie soba noodles, jackfruit tacos and more.

What we’ll miss

Cabana Burgers in Mount Pleasant shut its doors “for the time being” due to staffing shortages. Cabana has another location on Johns Island that remains open.

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

Rūta Smith

Chef Kevin Mitchell will honor Edna Lewis on Jan. 20 during the next dinner in his Chef Scholar supper club

History dinners

FROM PAGE 13

because David and I had researched other Black cooks throughout the country. We started to think about where we would go next: Baltimore, Denver,” Mitchell said. “But that kind of got put to bed through Covid. I was still thinking about it, though, and what really got me off my can was when my wife, Rhonda, said, ‘You have been talking about this for years, why don’t you put up or shut up?’ She gave me my inspiration to go on and create this series.”

Mitchell’s first dinner in Charleston was in September, followed by another in November. His next one is Jan. 20, and he is dedicating the dinner to Edna Lewis, who was known for championing fresh vegetables, especially greens, in Southern cooking.

Lewis, the granddaughter of an emancipated slave, was the chef at Café Nicholson in New York, which became the haunt of William Faulkner, Marlon Brando, Tennessee Williams, Eleanor Roosevelt and others. In the 1980s, she cooked at Charleston’s Middleton Place and founded what would later become the Southern Foodways Alliance, which studies the foods of the American South.

Mitchell says he doesn’t so much recreate the food of these great Black chefs as re-interpret them.

“Each course honors a specific chef based on dishes they would have served at the time,” Mitchell said. “But, being a contemporary chef, I’m adding my own creativity to these particular dishes.”

Each dinner seats about 16 ticketed guests at various venues around Charleston, and the menus come with a side of education, as Mitchell tells his guests the history of the Black chefs so

often overlooked in Lowcountry cuisine. He plans to continue the dinners to celebrate the legacy of more Black chefs.

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“With each dinner, I want to honor these people who have come before me and inspire me in my own culinary career,” Mitchell said. “I feel like I stand upon their shoulders, and I’m keeping their legends and their recipes and who they were alive.”

He says he hopes his diners come away with not just a multi-course dinner, but also with food for thought.

“I want them to come away, as a chef, with full bellies and having this really great meal, but also walk away having learned something about the history of food in Charleston, and who were the people at the foundation of the way we eat here in the South,” Mitchell said.

“I also want people to understand when we sit down and talk about slavery, and how people were treated, and the atrocity of slavery, I want to share the determination, dedication and intelligence of who these chefs were despite the condition they were in.”

To learn about future dinners, email chefscholarassist@gmail.com.

CONTINUED

Edna Lewis

Mitchell’s dinners seat about 16 guests and offer diners a unique combination of history and cuisine

With each dinner, I want to honor these people who have come before me and inspire me in my own culinary career.”

Dream Dinner

Delicious downtown dining

Jessica Bacon of West Ashley said she would invite two family members and comedian Leslie Jordan to her dream dinner. Together, they’ll indulge in a fried seafood appetizer, a classic French dish and a delicious dessert.

DREAM DINNER GUESTS: Bacon’s husband, father and Jordan.

DRINK: Sorrel nonalcoholic drink with gin added. “It’s like a Christmas tree in a glass. I can drink so many.”

APPETIZER: Calamari from Amen Street Fish + Raw Bar. “Amen uses a great jam jelly for the calamari and it is my husband’s favorite seafood. (He doesn’t eat seafood.)”

ENTREE: Chicken Francaise from 39 Rue de Jean. “39 Rue de Jean has amazing entrees, but it’s really the ambiance and the comfort of beurre blanc

Courtesy 39 Rue de Jean

with the pearl onions and the cranberries tartness [in this dish].”

DESSERT: Pecan pie from Kaminsky’s. “What can I say: if you know, you know.”

TELL US YOUR CHARLESTON DREAM DINNER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!

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

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2022-CP-10-05383

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Argent Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-W4, Plaintiff, v.

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Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Julius Mitchell, 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; Racel Fleming-Mitchell; Austin Mitchell; Michael Heyward; HSBC Mortgage Corp f/k/a Household Finance Corporation II, Defendant(s).

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.

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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.

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 thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

NOTICE 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 Julius Mitchell to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC dated July 18, 2005 and recorded on August 1, 2005 in Book L547 at Page 255, 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, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 20, Block R, Woodview Manor Subdivision, as shown on a plat made by E. M. Seabrook, Jr., Inc. dated July 22, 1974, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AD at Page 110; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

This being the same property conveyed to Julius Mitchell by deed of Salvatore G. Sciortino dated June 30, 2004, and recorded July 6, 2004, in Book A501 at Page 558 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 388-01-00-021 Property Address: 4525 Logwood Dr 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 November 21, 2022.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY

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 4525 Logwood Dr, 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 appoint-

ment 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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-2436

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

LAUREN THROWER, STEPHAN AIKEN, CURTIS WHEELER, AND INAHIA MOODY, SR., DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2015, 2016, 2017, AND 2019.

TO DEFENDANT: INAHIA MOODY, SR.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 23, 2022. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Adam S. Ruffin, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Adam S. Ruffin, SC Bar # 101350, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.

Charleston County on August 18, 2022. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Adam S. Ruffin, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Adam S. Ruffin, SC Bar # 101350, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, Charleston, S.C. 2405, (843) 953-9625

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.

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

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

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Estate of: LAWRENCE SCOTT ELLIOTT 2022-ES-10-2049 DOD: 11/01/22

Pers. Rep: SUZANNE HOLT ELLIOTT 363 SHADOWMOSS PKWY., CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty: CAMPBELL D. COXE, JR., ESQ. 1700 ASHLEY RIVER RD., #A CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************

Estate of: CAROL H. GROSS 2022-ES-10-2065 DOD: 11/02/22

Pers. Rep: DAVID L. GROSS 27 CHARLOTTE ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29403 ************

Estate of: TAMMY ELIZABETH DONNELLY 2022-ES-10-2072

DOD: 07/01/22

Pers. Rep: PATRICK K. DONNELLY 8 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************

Estate of: JAY DANIEL DECKER 2022-ES-10-2133

DOD: 11/13/22

Pers. Rep: DEBRA A. DECKER 2957 SEABROOK ISLAND RD. SEABROOK ISLAND, SC 29455

Atty: TERESA ZACHRY HILL, ESQ. 6209 SAVANNAH HWY. RAVENEL, SC 29470

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR- 10-2405

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

PRECIOUS JONES AND CHRISTOPHER MACK, JR., DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, AND 2022.

TO DEFENDANT: CHRISTOPHER MACK, JR.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE MATTER OF: ELIZABETH DAVIS TAYLOR, DECEASED CASE NUMBER: 2022-ES-10-2120

JOHN TIMBERLAKE TAYLOR, Petitioner, -versusALICE TAYLOR, SARAH TAYLOR, JOHN DOE, and JANE DOE, whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating the unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, issue, executors, administrators, successors, assigns of the above named Respondents if they or any of them be dead; and all infants, persons under disability, incompetents, imprisoned, or those persons in the military, if any; and also all other persons, known

or whose true names are unknown, claiming any right, title, interest in, or lien upon the real estate described in the Petition herein, Respondents.

SUMMONS

TO THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Petition in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Probate Court for Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Third Floor, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, on the 1st day of December, 2022, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon Attorney Deborah Wright at her office at 507 Huger Street, Charleston, SC 29403, within thirty (30) days after the last date of publication of this Summons; and if you fail to answer the Petition within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS

PETITIONER: John Timberlake Taylor

DATE OF BIRTH: October 8, 1954; DATE OF DEATH: January 24, 2005; NAMES OF POSSIBLE KNOWN HEIRS: John Timberlake Taylor, Sarah Taylor and Alice Taylor

REASON FOR PETITION: To establish the heirs of the deceased on the date of death and inheritance rights under South Carolina law.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

TO THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by an Order dated the 3rd day of January, 2023, and on file in the Probate Court of Charleston County, Kyle T. Varner, Esquire whose office address is One Carriage Lane, Building H (29407), PO Box 31265, Charleston, SC 29417, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for John Doe and Jane Doe, fictitious names, who represent the unknown heirs, devisees, distributes, issue, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of Elizabeth Davis Taylor and also represent such of the Respondents as may be minors, infants, incompetents, or persons of unsound mind or imprisoned, in the military or otherwise under any disability. Respondents or someone on their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

NOTICE OF HEARING

TO ALL RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing will be held before the Honorable Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge for Charleston County, on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 3 pm, at the Charleston County Probate Court, Historic Courthouse, 84 Broad Street, Second Floor, Charleston, South Carolina.

BY: Deborah Wright (Bar #6732) deborah@dwrightlawfirm.com 507 Huger Street Charleston, SC 29403 843-577-2776-office 843-577-4478-cell 843-577-6212-fax

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER

Charleston, South Carolina January 9, 2023

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2021-ES-10-00699

In re: The Estate of Mary German

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO:

ALL PERSONS OF INTEREST INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:

ANGELA RICHARDSON, LESLIE RICHARDSON, MARK RICHARDSON, CARLA RICHARDSON, LEAH LEVY, MONIPHA RICHARDSON, BRIAN WHITE, ADRIAN WHITE, BETHANY WHITE, GERALD WHITE, JASON WHITE, MILDRED HORLBECK, SARA KIN HORLBECK, TIERRA BROWN, CRAIG HORLBECK, GENEVIEVE HORLBECK, CAMERON HORLBECK, TRACEY RICHARDSON, GEROD GETHERS, TYESHA RICHARDSON, APRIL DICKERSON, ALPHONZO HENRY, JENNIFER FOSTER GERMAN, AARON FOSTER, JR., CHRISTOPHER FOSTER, DOUGLAS “BERMAN” ROBINSON, AND YVONNE COAKLEY.

PETITIONERS’ EMERGENCY PETITION FOR FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE HEARD ON FEBRUARY 16, 2023 AT 10:00 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME AT THE CHARLESTON COUNTY PROBATE COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 84 BROAD STREET, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29401.

IF VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE IS PREFERRED, PLEASE CONTACT SYDNEY FOWLER AT THE CHARLESTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT (843-958-5194/ SFOWLER@CHARLESTONCOUNTY.ORG) AND/OR PETITIONERS’ ATTORNEY OF RECORD.

s/Jonathan S. Altman JONATHAN S. ALTMAN, ESQ. DERFNER & ALTMAN, LLC 575 KING STREET, SUITE B CHARLESTON, SC 29403 (843) 723-9804 EXT. 1

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONERS

Date: January 4, 2023

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)

Date: 10 NOVEMBER 2022

Master’s Sale Case No. 2021-CP-10-04316

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

Village Capital & Investment, LLC vs Lee V Jailor, III, Individually and as Personal Representative for the Estate of Lee V. Jailor a/k/a Lee V. Jailor II a/k/a Lee Vernon Jailor; AscensionPoint Recovery Services, LLC on behalf of BBVA; South Carolina Federal Credit Union; Long Corporation, a South Carolina Corporation,

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 10th day of February, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 7th day of February 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

All that lot, piece, or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon, being known and designated as Lot 569, Block None, Waylyn Subdivision, said lot shown on plat of said Waylyn Subdivision recorded in Plat Book F at Page 117, in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. Said lot having such actual size, shape, and dimensions as by reference to plat by Joseph Needle, Surveyor, dated May 26, 1949, recorded in Plat Book H at Page 138, in the RMC Office for Charleston County.

Subject to Restrictive Covenants and Easements of record.

This conveyance is made subject to all existing easements, restrictions, covenants, rights of way and/or encroachments, and conditions of record, including matters shown on recorded plats.

This being the same property conveyed to Lee V. Jailor by Deed of Eleanor C. Sullivan, Linda S. Coker, and Robin W. Krofta dated October 14, 2015 and recorded October 14, 2015 in Book 0510 at Page 876, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS # 411-12-00-124

Current Property Address: 2654 Oregon Avenue North Charleston, SC 29405

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

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

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

requested by the purchaser.

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

FOR INSERTION January 18th, 2023; January 25th, 2023; February 1st, 2023

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2019-CP-10-05136

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

Gateway Mortgage Group LLC, a division of Gateway First Bank VS Jerilyn Kuthe Leavell; Moss Creek Property Owners Association, Inc.; South Carolina Electric and Gas n/k/a Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of April, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building (PSB), located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 7th day of February 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Moss Creek at Grande Oaks Subdivision, County of Charleston, City of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as LOT 104-A, on a plat entitled: “SUBDIVISION PLAT SHOWING MOSS CREEK AT GRANDE OAKS, PHASE 4, LOTS 33A-49A, 66A-74A, 76A-80A, AND 100A-106A, PROPERTY OF CENTEX HOMES, LOCATED IN THE BEES FERRY AREA, THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” made by Trico Envirometrics, Inc., dated July 1, 2002, and recorded August 21, 2002, in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Plat Book EF, Page 840.

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

SUBJECT to all covenants, restrictions, conditions, easements and right of way of record.

BEING the same property conveyed to Jerilyn Kuthe Leavell by Deed of Robert A. Walters and Shelby J. Walters dated July 8, 2016 and recorded July 13, 2016 in Book 568 at Page 66, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS #305-04-00-306

Current Property Address: 629 Halstead Street Charleston, SC 29414

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

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

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

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

FOR INSERTION

January 18th, 2023; January 25th, 2023; February 1st, 2023

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2022-CP-10-02519

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

Navy Federal Credit Union, vs. Shawnda Frasier Winngham Ocampo, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Troy D. Winningham; Ross Alan Winningham; Zachary Troy Winningham; Oak Bluff Homeowners Association, Inc.; Trident Regional Medical Center;

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 10th day of November, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 7th day of February, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of North Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 3903, Block 3900, Oak Bluff Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Mark A. Cornelius, PLS of General Engineering Laboratories, Inc., entitled “FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT OF OAK BLUFF, BLOCKS 3900 AND 4200, 7955 CROSSROADS DRIVE, OWNED BY PORTRAIT HOMES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.” which plat is dated May 5, 2003 last revised July 21, 2004, and recorded in Plat Book EH at pages 259, 260, and 261 in the RMC Office for Charleston County.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Troy D. Winningham by virtue of a Deed from Kou Her, Joua Su Xiong and Jesse Xiong dated August 29, 2019 and recorded September 17, 2019 in Book 0822 at Page 153 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS #484-00-00-433 Current Property Address: 7926 Shadow Oak Drive Charleston, SC 29406

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

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

FOR INSERTION

January 18th, 2023; January 25th, 2023; February 1st, 2023

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-00173

Cathy D. Matthews in her capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Azaline O. Doyle, Plaintiff, v. Edward Patterson, a deceased person and his heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: 1429 Alma Street Charleston County South Carolina TMS Number: 351-06-00-111 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

To the Defendants above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Rd., Suite B, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on January 11th, 2023, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on January 12th, 2023 and the Order of Publication was filed on January 12th, 2023 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B. Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated January 12th, 2023 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in St. Andrew

Parish, Charleston County, S.C., and containing .14 of an acre as shown on a plat by W. L. Gaillard, Surv.

The above-mentioned lot having the following boundaries and dimensions: On the North by lands of C. E. Brown and Sarah D. Brown 90 feet; on the East by a small road leading to The Savage Road, 52 feet; on the South by Orleans Terrace 95 feet and on the West by lands of Mary Mitchell 88 feet.

TMS #: 351-06-00-111

Jeffrey T. Spell Attorney at Law 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553

www.jeffspell.com Attorney for Plaintiff s/Jeffrey T. Spell

January 13th, 2022 Date

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE 1st JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER 2022CP1801288

QUIONNA REAVIS, individually and as parent and guardian for the MINOR A.L., Plaintiff(s), vs. YEAKIE SHERELL JOHNSON, individually and as parent and guardian for the MINOR M.J. Defendant(s).

SUMMONS JURY TRIAL REQUESTED

TO THE ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the subscriber at their offices, Berlinsky and Ling, 2971 West Montague Avenue, Suite 201, N. Charleston, South Carolina, 29418, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer or otherwise plead within the time aforesaid, the herein will apply to the Court for judgment by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

BERLINSKY AND LING

By s/ Philip Berlinsky

PHILIP A. BERLINSKY Attorney for the Plaintiff s/ Bradley W. Bonville BRADLEY W. BONVILLE Attorneys for the Plaintiff 2971 W. Montague Ave. Suite 201 North Charleston, SC 29418 (843) 884-0000

August 18, 2022

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2022CP1000665

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

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Credit Suisse FirstBoston Mortgage Securities Corp., CSMC Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS John Barnhardt; United States of America by and through its agency, The Internal Revenue Service; South Carolina Department of Revenue;

DEFENDANTS.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 15th day of December, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of CHARLESTON COUNTY CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 7th day of February, 2023 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that certain lot, piece, or parcel of land situated in North Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 7 in Block 145-C in a Plat of a Portion of Block 145 North Charleston made by J.O’Hear Sanders, Jr., C.E., dated January 1952, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book H. Page 127, and having such shape metes, bounds and location as shown thereon, to which reference is hereby made for fuller description.

ALSO

All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situated in North Charleston, County of Charleston. State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 7A in Block 145-C in a Plat entitled Showing Portion of Block 145, North Charleston,” made by J. O’Hear Sanders, Jr., Surveyor, dated March 31. 1950, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book L. Page 133, and having such shape, metes, bounds and location as shown thereon, to which reference is hereby made for fuller description.

NO RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SHALL BE ERECTED OR USED IN SAID LOT 7A

Subject to all easements, restrictions and rights-of-way of record.

SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, easements, covenants and rights-of-way of record, and any other senior encumbrances. This being the same property conveyed to John Barnhardt by deed of Thomas C. Moore, dated August 22, 2006 and recorded August 22, 2006 in Book R595 at Page 450 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.

TMS/PIN# 4710800052 Case#: 2022CP1000665 Current Property Address: 1174 Camden St North Charleston, SC 29405

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, certified funds in the amount of five per cent (5%) of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser. Subject to a 120 day right of redemption from date of sale afforded to the United States of America pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §2410(c).

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John J. Hearn (803) 744-4444 013263-12193

2022CP1000665 FOR INSERTION 1/18/23, 1/25/23, 2/1/23

R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Mikell

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

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Lisa Ann Comer-Smalls; Darryl L. Smalls; Old Towne Villas Homeowners Association, Inc.; DEFENDANTS.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 17th day of September, 2021, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of CHARLESTON COUNTY CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 7th day of February, 2023 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN WEST ST. ANDREWS PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT, IN THAT CERTAIN TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT

LOCATED IN SHADOWMOSS COMMUNITY, KNOWN AS OLDE TOWNE VILLAS, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND BEING DESIGNATED AS LOT 41, BLOCK X, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT ENTITLED, “PHASE I, OLDE TOWNE VILLAS, TOWNHOUSE PLAN OF A 9.29 ACRE TRACT SHADOWMOSS COUNTRY CLUB COMMUNITY, LOCATED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 61, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” WHICH PLAT WAS PREPARED BY SIGMA ENGINEERS, INC., DATED NOVEMBER 27, 1972, AND REVISED MAY 23, 1973, AND JANUARY 9, 1974 AND APRIL 11, 1974 AND RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK AD, AT PAGE 18; SAID LOT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, DIMENSION, BUTTING, AND BOUNDING AS WILL BY REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT MORE FULLY APPEAR

SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, easements, covenants and rights-of-way of record, and any other senior encumbrances. This being the same property conveyed to Darryl Smalls and Lisa Smalls by deed of Eunice Z. DeMichiel a/k/a Eunice DeMichiel, dated September 2, 2005 and recorded September 6, 2005 in Book L552 at Page 136 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County. Subsequently, Lisa A. Comer f/k/a Lisa Smalls conveyed her interest to Darryl L. Smalls by Quit Claim deed dated November 14, 2013 and recorded November 19, 2013 in Book 0374 at Page 167. Subsequently, this property was conveyed to Old Towne Villas Homeowners Association Inc., by Master in Equity Deed from Mikell R. Scarborough dated October 16, 2019 and recorded November 13, 2019 in Book 0839 at Page 46.

TMS/PIN# 358-11-00-050

Case#: 2021CP1000397

Current Property Address: 2936 Cathedral Lane Charleston, SC 29414

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

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

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the default-

ing bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

John J. Hearn (803) 744-4444 013044-00122 2021CP1000397

FOR INSERTION 1/18/23, 1/25/23, 2/1/23

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2022CP1002814

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Nicholas Veang Cammisa; Southport Greens at Shadowmoss Plantation Owners Association, Inc. Defendant(s).

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived (016487-00921)

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Nicholas Veang Cammisa and Southport Greens at Shadowmoss Plantation Owners Association, Inc.: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 8 Duffers Ct Apt B, Charleston, SC 29414, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 358-03-00-051, 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 to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

s/ Brian P. Yoho

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

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

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 June 20, 2022.

s/ Brian P. Yoho 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

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

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2022CP1005432

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, v.

Lynette Bussey; Milton Bussey, II; 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 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

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

Property Address: 754 Wexford Rd 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

Master’s Sale 2022-CP-10-03380

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

Nations Direct Mortgage, LLC, PLAINTIFF VERSUS Timothy Brown, DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the November 10, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North

Charleston, South Carolina on the 7th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2023 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 7, Block F, as shown on a plat of “A Portion of Brentwood, Charleston County, South Carolina”, which plat was made March, 1956, by J. O`Hear Sanders, Jr., Surveyor, and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Plat Book K, Page 94; 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 property conveyed to Timothy Brown by deed of Fred L Swinton dated April 27, 2018 and recorded April 30, 2018 in Book 715 at Page 153 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

TMS No. 411-05-00-027 Property address: 4329 Spur Street North Charleston, SC 29405

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

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

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

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

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

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale 2022-CP-10-03269

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

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, PLAINTIFF VERSUS Renee Johnson; et al., DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the December 28, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 7th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2023 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of North Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as LOT 120 on a plat prepared by Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co, dated February 28, 2007, and entitled “FINAL

SUBDIVISION

THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON HOUSING AUTHORITY & TCG NORTH CHARLESTON, LLC” and recorded on April 25, 2007, in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, SC in Plat Book EK, at Page 643; SAID LOT having such distances, courses, metes and bounds as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

SUBJECT TO any and all Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, Easements and Rights of Way of record.

This being the same property conveyed to Renee Johnson by deed of Housing Authority of the City of North Charleston, dated December 29, 2008 and recorded April 20, 2009 in Book 48 at Page 795 and by deed of TCG North Charleston Homes, LLC by deed dated January 5, 2009 and recorded April 20, 2009 in Book 48 at Page 796 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

TMS No. 469-03-00-033 Property address: 3994 Gullah Avenue North Charleston, SC 29405

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

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

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

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

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

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale 2022-CP-10-01664

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

NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, PLAINTIFF versus Joshua Chase Floyd and Shadowmoss Plantation Homeowners’ Association, Inc., DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 9th day of November, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 7th day of February, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that certain, piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 31, Block 5, Olde Towne Villas, Phase 1, at Shadowmoss Plantation, as

shown on a plat thereof made by W. Michael Lines, dated June 27, 1980 and duly recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina in Plat Book G at Page 19A. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will be reference to said plat more fully and at large appear. Being the same property conveyed to Joshua Chase Floyd by deed of Holly E. Browder, dated February 7, 2019 and recorded February 13, 2019 in Deed Book 0777 at Page 319. TMS No. 358-1100-060 Property Address: 2916 Cathedral Lane, Charleston, SC 29414 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.7500%. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

NOTICE

The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials. PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Saxophonist Quinn presents a Herbie Hancock tribute at LO-Fi

By Kevin Murphy Wilson

Legendary pianist Herbie Hancock has covered a lot of ground — and filled in a lot of spaces — between his beginnings as a child prodigy and his current role as an elder statesman of the jazz community. To honor Hancock’s enormous contributions to music history and pop culture, an ensemble of Lowcountry musicians, led by saxophonist Mike Quinn, presents a tribute concert Jan. 22 at LO-Fi Brewing.

“I love to play tributes in general,” Quinn told the City Paper. “I think of it as study, a chance to dive deep into an artist that I already love and dissect their music, bring it to a new, maybe different life within our own collective voice as interpreters, and hopefully do some justice to the original intent.”

Hancock became a significant player on the scene upon cutting his first solo album for major record label Blue Note back in 1962. And it was shortly thereafter that he received an impactful job offer from Miles Davis, inviting the young keyboardist to join forces with his visionary group.

Hancock’s stint with Davis’ ensemble is where he cemented his reputation for greatness. It’s also where he begrudgingly agreed to experiment with electronic instruments, as Davis had begun shapeshifting a bit at the time, hoping to appeal to a more rock ‘n’ roll crowd with his newly developed blend of acid jazz.

By all accounts, that expansive era provided Hancock with a sense of adventure that would forever alter his subsequent career trajectory. After handing off his duties in The Miles Davis Quintet to Chick Corea, Hancock continued blazing his own unconventional trail, both as a solo artist and as a bandleader, for the duration of the 1960s and beyond.

During the decades to follow, Hancock remained prolific, releasing many significant LPs, restlessly bouncing back and forth between a variety of genres and sounds, and often turning up at the most unexpected places.

At one point, Hancock even composed the score to Bill Cosby’s animated television special Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert Hancock also had a big hit in the early days of MTV with his ubiquitous single, “Rockit.”

That sort of musical meandering is precisely what appeals most to Quinn about Hancock. “One of the coolest things about Herbie, possibly more than almost any musician, especially of the 20th century, and especially when it came to his approach to the keyboard or synthesizers: He was always a leader. He seamlessly entered each decade with its new technology, new vibes, new attitudes and dove in to create some of the most fundamental sounds to resonate beyond them,” Quinn said.

Hancock’s decidedly disparate body of work has also included somewhat surprising artistic collaborations with the likes

of Sting, Trey Anastasio, Annie Lennox, Bobby McFerrin, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell and others.

So it makes perfect sense that the upcoming Charleston tribute concert features an eclectic, if unlikely, assortment of local luminaries that are proud to be in the Herbie Hancock brotherhood.

“I think every musician loves Herbie Hancock,” Quinn said. “I mean that. If they call themselves a musician and don’t love Herbie Hancock, then … I don’t even know. It’s hard to finish that statement without being mean. What I am trying to say is that it was easy to find people around here that love and respect Herbie as much as I do.”

Joining Quinn and his sax for this outing is Dave Grimm on guitar, Stuart White on drums, Tim Khayat on bass and Nick Brewer on keys. Playing through Hancock’s songbook with these guys clearly makes Quinn’s heart happy, but he is also stoked about the venue itself.

“LO-Fi is a bit of an undefined space,” Quinn said. “It’s like a liquid that takes the shape of its container … but it absorbs the vibe of the sound within it. This show definitely dives deeper into the funk and R&B side of Herbie Hancock, so that should be a lot of fun for all of us.”

Mike Quinn presents: A Tribute to Herbie Hancock at LO-Fi Brewing Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Arts, etc.

Enjoy art, music, poetry at 3,000 Black

3,000 Black is an art show featuring live music, poetry and local vendors at Silver Hill Studios (2140 Amaker St.) Jan. 29 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The community centered event spotlights Black artists and artisans with an afrofuturism theme. Suggested donation of $15 includes a drink ticket. Fifteen percent of all donations collected will go to the Black Liberation Fund and Fresh Future Farms. Check out the event on Instagram @zania.art. — Chloe Hogan

Ballet concert features Bach and Bowie

The Charleston Gaillard Center presents Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s Star Dust: From Bach to David Bowie Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Eighteen spectacular dancers will perform a re-envisioned ballet concert with music by Johann Sebastian Bach and David Bowie. Tickets start at $25; $20 student and teacher tickets available. Visit gaillardcenter.org for tickets. — CH

Explore the art and joy of writing

Local authors Stephanie Hunt and Gervais Hagerty host this month’s writing workshop at Redux Contemporary Art Center Jan. 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. If you’re looking to start or evolve a writing practice, this workshop is for you. The workshop costs $40 for Redux members and $50 for nonmembers. Register online at redux.org. — CH

P.U.R.E. Concert Series presents an evening of uplifting folk music

Charleston vocalist and producer Zandrina Dunning ’s P.U.R.E. Concert series unveils its first show of the new year featuring cinematic folk pop duo E’DYN at Fox Music House in North Charleston at 8 p.m. Jan. 21. E’DYN’s intricate harmonies and acoustic melodies create a relaxing experience, perfect for kicking back with a glass of wine. General admission tickets are $25 and available at eventbrite.com. VIP packages are also available.

Chelsea Grinstead

Rūta Smith

An eclectic ensemble of Charleston musicians pays tribute to legendary pianist Herbie Hancock Jan. 22 at LO-Fi Brewing

Hendrix’s latest novel

reflection on grief

By Kevin Young

Author Grady Hendrix, known for writing about the creepy and the macabre, released his latest novel How to Sell a Haunted House Jan. 17.

The New York City-based author regularly visits Charleston, his hometown, to see family and friends and collect inspiration. While catching up with the City Paper over beers at a Mount Pleasant restaurant, Hendrix was as nerdy and enthusiastic as ever.

“For this book, I wanted to spend time with an imaginary family,” Grady said. “If you’re doing a horror novel about a family, or writing about a haunted house, like most haunted house stories, [you’ll deal with themes of] family versus family secrets, and watching the family fall apart.”

Grady’s How To Sell A Haunted House closes out a trilogy series set in Charleston — specifi cally in Mount Pleasant. It started with My Best Friend’s Exorcism, focusing on high school friendships told through the eyes of a teeneger. His New York Times bestselling book, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, followed and explores parental fears. How to Sell a Haunted House examines the five stages of grief as two adult children ponder a future without their parents.

In the book, estranged siblings, Louise and Mark Joyner reunite after their parents suddenly die in a car accident. Mark, the aimless creative that still lives in his hometown of Charleston, and Louise, the determined single parent who moved far away from her birthplace, meet up to begin the process of cleaning out their childhood home. Old memories begin to haunt them — as well as a few other things.

“In Beloved, the Toni Morrison book, it’s all about her and her children and trying to forge this family. In Haunting of Hill House, Eleanor is dealing with the death of her mother and alienation from her sister. That was all part of [my inspiration for this book].”

The other source of inspiration stemmed

from something more personal.

“I once was cleaning out a friend’s house after they died, which was just dealing with all the shit they left behind,” he said. “And being down here during the pandemic, my mom had a couple of health scares. I remember looking around her garage and thinking, ‘This is all gonna have to go.’ It’s not family heirlooms. It’s theater programs she saved over the years, her clothes and stuff like that. What do you do with all these things that are left behind when someone dies?

“I’ve always thought that there was a weakness when we deal with inanimate objects. I don’t think people talk about it a whole lot, but we all have really weird relationships with inanimate objects. We yell at our cars. We beg our laptops not to crash. We have teddy bears and people work in the offices surrounded by Funko big head

Hendrix will sign books during an event hosted by Buxton Books at the Riviera Theater Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

things and plush baby Yodas. I think they really cut through our defenses.”

An inanimate object — a puppet named Pupkin — plays a central part in How To Sell A Haunted House. Even Pupkin is inspired by Hendricks’ real life.

“Pupkin is directly inspired by my wife’s stuffed doll, Snocchio, which she had as a kid,” he said. “We still have Snocchio. No one’s quite sure where he came from. Somewhere between [ages] 1 and 3, he popped up in Amanda’s crib, and she’s had him all her life, and she keeps him around. The first time I met Snocchio, my bowels froze. We basically live with a murder clown in the house.”

Though Hendrix is excited to have finished the trilogy, he said How to Sell a Haunted House may be his last book set in the Holy City.

“I don’t know Charleston anymore! ... Every time I come, it’s different. On the one hand, I love it, because I feel like it’s a better city in a lot of ways than the one I grew up in. It’s got a lot more going on. … But on the other hand, every assessment says it’s gonna be underwater in 30 years, and no one’s doing much about that.”

Hendrix

is a

“ You know, a doll is the only inanimate object that can make eye contact. That’s horrifying.” —Grady Hendrix

CHARLESTON HISTORY QUIZ

What sport made its first home in the colonies in Charleston?

What American opera is an homage to Charleston?

Charleston County is larger than which U.S. state?

ANSWERS INSIDE!

350 Facts About Charleston by Andy Brack and the staff of Charleston City Paper

Contemporary abstract artist and Charleston native Tim Hussey said when he cranks up the tunes while he paints, “It’s a fine line between getting too sentimental, too hyped up or allowing the music to influence me visually. For many years, I didn’t let myself listen to music — only static-y AM stations or other sounds that would transport me to another setting in time. These days, I allow myself the joy of listening to stuff I love. Influence be damned!” He told the City Paper the top albums he keeps coming back to lately:

The Pleasure Principle - Gary Numan Junip - Junip Blue Horse - The Be Good Tanyas Bad Music for Bad People - The Cramps American Dream - LCD Soundsystem

Harpist Kent explores transformation through music

By Chelsea Grinstead

Growing up in Charleston and experiencing the Spoleto Festival over the years helped international award-winning harpist Abigail Kent see what was attainable in the performing arts world.

“To see so many world class productions and performances come to my town — I could see the different possibilities and how the options are endless for creative output,” Kent told the City Paper

She will take the stage at Second Presbyterian Church downtown Jan. 20 for a free concert at 6 p.m. as part of Charleston Academy of Music’s Rush Hour Concert series.

“I’ll be playing both classical harp and the traditional Celtic harp, going from one to the other playing different types of music and bridging gaps that people might have between them,” she said.

Kent said her inspiration for the upcoming concert came from the ancient Irish concept that a true harper can channel any strain or style to create a special response in the listener.

“I’ll explore different themes such as dance, mourning and sadness and also transformation — a bunch of different ubiquitous human experiences.”

Kent spent the last 10 years studying in musical conservatories including the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and the Mannes School of Music in New York City. She will finish up her doctorate in musical arts from The Juilliard School in May. In addition to harp and piano, Kent has played cello, tenor banjo, mandolin, penny whistle and bodhrán (an Irish drum).

“I’m happy that I had so much time being a student, because I did start the classical harp a little later than my peers [when] I was 15,” she said. “Now I’m ready to put all of my energy into being a performer and being a teacher.”

Renowned harpist Abigail Kent will serenade audiences Jan. 20 in the first performance of Charleston Academy of Music’s Rush Hour Concert Series

She’s currently adjunct professor of harp in the College of Charleston’s music department and principal harpist for the Hilton Head Orchestra — yet when she initially encountered the classical pedal harp, she didn’t see a future for herself.

“At first, I just didn’t feel like the pedal harp was exactly ‘me,’ ” Kent said. “I didn’t think that there was a space for me on this instrument. But I started learning it and I was like, ‘Oh, this is really cool. This is like a great puzzle piece.’ The more that I played and the more that I saw different harp players, I saw that there’s more than just one way of playing this instrument. There was a space for me to be authentic.”

As someone who’s spent most of her life playing instruments for diverse audiences, Kent is adamant that the harp contributes just as powerfully to orchestral compositions as the piano or the violin.

“The harp is seen as a gendered instrument — that it’s very feminine and only played by women,” Kent said. “This image of it being a woman’s instrument, especially in the professional music world, gives off the idea that the harp is a lesser instrument, that it’s softer. I think that’s nonsense. The harp is not a weak or lesser instrument — you can create great music literally on any instrument.”

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Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Good news, Aries! During the next episode in the age-old struggle between the Impulsive You and the Farsighted You, I predict the latter will achieve a ringing victory. Hallelujah! I also foresee you overcoming the temptation to quit a project prematurely and instead pushing on to complete it. There’s more! You will refrain from knocking your head against an obstacle in the vain hope of toppling it. Instead, you will round up helpers to help you wield a battering ram that will produce the desired toppling.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may not have a clear picture of where you’ll be going in the next five years. The detailed master plan that your higher self devised for you before you were born might even be obscure. But I’m here to tell you that in the coming weeks, a new lucidity can be yours. You can summon an acute instinct about which way is forward, if only you will recognize the subtle ways it’s speaking to you. In fact, I believe you will regularly know what move you should make next so as to expedite your long-term evolution. Life will be rewarding you with mysterious step-by-step guidance. Now please write a short statement affirming your intention to love, honor and obey your intuition.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Do you believe in the existence of guardian angels and spirit guides and ancestors who can intervene in your behalf from the other side of the veil? Do you wonder if maybe your invisible friends from childhood show up in your vicinity now and then to offer you support and kindness? Or how about the animals you loved earlier in your life but who have since passed away? Is it possible their souls have never left you, but are available if you need their affection? Even if your rational mind tells you that none of these possibilities are authentic, Gemini, I suspect you will nevertheless be the beneficiary of their assistance in the coming weeks and months. Their influence will be even more potent if you proceed as if they are real.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Among your potential strengths as a human being are empathy, sensitivity, and emotional intelligence. You may or may not choose to develop these natural gifts. But if you do, they can be instrumental in helping you achieve the only kind of success that’s really meaningful for you — which is success that your heart and soul love as much as your head and your ego. According to my astrological analysis, you are moving into a phase of your cycle when you will have extra power to ripen your empathy, sensitivity, and emotional intelligence — and thereby enhance your ability to achieve the kind of success that’s meaningful for you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Dear Rob the Astrologer: The computer firewall at my youth hostel is blocking your website. I am being told you practice ‘Illegal Folklore and Insurrectionary Fairy Tales.’ What the hell? Can you do anything at your end to get me access to your wonderful horoscopes? Maybe cut back a bit on your Illegal Folklore and Insurrectionary Fairy Tales? Haha. Just kidding. I love that crazy stuff. —Deprived Leo in Ireland.” Dear Deprived: Many of you Leos have lately had problems getting all the Illegal Folklore and Insurrectionary Fairy Tales you need. I hope you will push hard to compensate. In my estimation, you currently have a strong need for dreamy stories that appeal to the Wild Child in you. They’re essential to your mental and spiritual health.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In his book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life, Donald Miller acknowledges that fear can be a “guide to keep us safe.” Being afraid may indeed have its uses and benefits. But Miller adds that it’s also “a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life.” In my astrological opinion, Virgo, fear will be of service to you — a guide to keep you safe — about nine percent of the time in 2023. Around 83% of the time, it will be a manipulative emotion not worth acting on. For the other eight percent, it will be neither. Please plan accordingly.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Select two sticky

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situations in your world that you would love to reinvent. Let other annoyances and glitches just slide for now. Then cultivate a focused desire to do everything in your power to transform the two awkward or messy circumstances. Proceed as if you will have to do all the work yourself — that nothing will change for the better unless you take full responsibility. If you’re absolutely sure this involves other people altering their behavior, consider the possibility that maybe your behavior needs to shift as well.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Three out of four toxic waste dumps in the U.S. are located in predominantly African American or Latino communities. Two million tons of radioactive uranium tailings have been dumped on Native American lands. Three hundred thousand Latino farm workers in the US suffer from pesticide-related sicknesses every year. These travesties make me furious. More importantly, my rage motivates me to mitigate these travesties, like by educating my readers about them and donating money to groups crusading to fix the problems. In the coming weeks, Scorpio, I hope you will take advantage of your astrological potentials by using your anger constructively, too. Now is a favorable time for you to fight fiercely and tenderly for what’s right.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I predict that love will bring you many AHA! moments in 2023. You can’t fully prepare yourself for them — and that’s a good thing! The epiphanies will be brighter and deeper if they are unexpected. Your motivation to learn the available lessons will be wilder and stronger if you enjoy being surprised. So be ready for lots of entertaining rumbles and reverberations, Sagittarius. The adjustments you will be asked to make will often be strenuous and fun. The inspirations you will be invited to harvest will require you to outgrow some of your previous beliefs about the nature of intimacy and togetherness.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Some insects are helpful to humans. For example, ladybugs devour aphids, which are highly destructive to crops. Damsel bugs eat the pests called leafhoppers, and lacewings feed on the pernicious nuisances known as mealybugs. I also remind you that some bugs are beautiful, like butterflies, dragonflies, and jeweled beetles. Keep these thoughts in mind, Capricorn, as you contemplate my counsel. Metaphorically speaking, you will have experiences with bugs in the next three weeks. But this won’t be a problem if you ally yourself with the good, helpful and beautiful bugs.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What are brain orgasms? Can you seek them out and make them happen, or do you have to wait patiently for them to arrive in their own sweet time? When they occur, what should you do? Surrender into them with all your welcome fully unleashed? Or should you question whether they’re real, be suspicious of their blessings, or dismiss them as irrelevant flukes? I encourage you to meditate on questions like these. That will raise your receptivity to the stream of brain orgasms that life will offer you in the coming weeks.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): My Piscean pagan friend Valie says God is stealthy yet blatant, like a green chameleon perched on a green leaf. After analyzing the astrological omens, I conclude that this is a helpful, all-purpose metaphor for you to use in the coming weeks. I encourage you to be alert for beauty that is hidden in plain sight. See if you can spy the miracles embedded within the ordinary. Ask life to pleasantly blow your mind over and over again. Here’s your phrase of power: open secret.

Homework: Ask life to bring you an insight that will help you ameliorate a long-running dilemma. Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

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