Charleston City Paper Vol 26 Issue 29

Anson Street memorial fountain to feature hands of local people

By Herb Frazier

North Carolina sculptor Stephen Hayes will come to Charleston this week to begin the process to cast bronze hands for the Anson African Burial Memorial fountain as a tribute to 36 people interred in the 1700s in a burial plot at today’s Charleston Gaillard Center.

The Anson Street Memorial Committee also will give an update on the site plan for the fountain during a Feb. 15 meeting of Charleston City Council. So far, $800,000 has been raised to create and maintain the fountain that will look like a giant bird bath.

The memorial will sit near George and Anson streets where the remains of 36 Africans, Americans of African descent and a Native American were uncovered during the 2013 renovation of the Gaillard Center.

Thirty-six pairs of hands cast in bronze will rim a concrete bowl-shaped depression in the ground near the site where the remains were found. Water will spray from each set of hands. The Anson Street African Burial Project is selecting hand models for the fountain. It could take six months to a year to create the castings.

Joanna Martin-Carrington, who said she will be one of the hand models, is proud to be selected because the memorial is a dream she shared with the late Dr. Ade Ofunniyin, founder of the Gullah Society. He galvanized attention on the Anson Street burial site and other unmarked

graves in the city. In 2019, the Anson Street remains were reinterred at the site.

“We didn’t know how this would end up,” she said. “We wanted to have something put there to memorialize what happened there. We want our history to be known. That used to be a Black community.”

Martin-Carrington was chairman of the Gullah Society’s board of directors before the nonprofit group was dissolved in 2021 after Ofunniyin’s death.

Nigel Redden, former general director of

Spoleto Festival USA, said the $800,000 will go toward creating the fountain and establishing a fund to maintain it.

“If you don’t do it right, it [will not] last,” he said. “We want this to last for many, many, many years to come.”

The concept for the fountain, he said, came after a series of meetings with people in the community. The people who were interred there “were forgotten in their own time, and they should not be forgotten again.”

S.C.’s Haley announces bid for presidency

Former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations under former president Donald Trump, this week announced she will run for president — against Trump, who also is seeking the GOP nomination. Haley announced her bid Tuesday via a campaign video, but will also meet with supporters in Charleston Wednesday at the Charleston Visitor Center bus shed to kick off her bid for the nation’s top office. —Staff reports

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Number of female justices on the South Carolina Supreme Court following a Feb. 8 election of appellate Judge Gary Hill to replace Justice Kaye Hearn. South Carolina is now the only state with no female justices on its high court. Source: AP News

Big blunder

“This may prove to be the largest accounting error in the history of accounting errors.”

—S.C. Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Berkeley, said of state Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom’s $3.5 billion accounting blunder.

On the right to be a dumbass

“I can’t force Omar to love Israel, I can’t force Omar to recognize Israel as a state — I can’t force her to love Jewish people or like them or support them. I think it was Oscar Wilde who said he would defend to the death, you know, your right to be a dumbass.”

—S.C. Rep. Nancy Mace said in an interview with Rolling Stone about the removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The stone marker near the corner of George and Anson streets is the only current indication of what happened here

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The Anson African Burial Memorial, on the southwest corner of the Charleston Gaillard Center, will soon feature a landscaped site with a fountain rimmed by 36 pairs of hands cast in bronze. This is an early rendering of what the memorial might look like.

Shifa Free Clinic opens larger Daniel Island facility

By Chelsea Grinstead

Shifa Free Clinic, a nonprofit that provides medical care and hunger prevention resources, can now provide more help to Lowcountry residents at its newly unveiled location on Daniel Island.

“We were outgrowing the [Mount Pleasant] space,” said Dr. Reshma Khan, the clinic’s founder and executive director.

The new 5,000-square-foot Daniel Island facility unveiled at 668 Marina Drive in late January is more than twice the size of the previous 2,300-square-foot location. Shifa staff members and volunteers now have more operating space to increase efficiency and can accommodate more patients. Shifa Clinic had 3,690 medical visits last year, Khan said, and the “ultimate goal by the end of the next three years” is to reach 6,000 medical visits, consistent with a projected growth of 18% each year.

“The Shifa Clinic is offering our community [in] the Lowcountry compassionate and high-quality medical care to uninsured residents regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or national origin,” Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg told the Charleston City Paper. “It will continue to make a huge difference for our citizens in need.”

Shifa provides services to individuals and households who are uninsured and earning less than 250% of the federal poverty level, which Khan said is a standard across free clinics. For example, a family of four earning an annual income of $69,375 in 2022 would fall within the federal poverty line, according to federal guidelines. The clinic’s website details eligibility based on family size and income.

The clinic offers primary care, prenatal, gynecological, pediatric, vision and dermatology services and operates an onsite medication dispensary. It partners with

Eckstrom’s $3.5 billion accounting gaffe to lead to reckoning

By Andy Brack

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Direct Relief and Americares to provide no-cost medication and with LabCorp to provide no-cost lab work. Through partnerships with area clinics and hospitals, Shifa offers free colon and breast cancer screenings, comprehensive prenatal care from conception to delivery and in-house minor procedures.

Shifa Free Clinic was founded in 2012 as a chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief, a grassroots umbrella organization that provides a network of health clinics, shelters, food pantries, disaster relief and more.

Since October 2022, the clinic has run a $4 million public donation campaign to furnish the cost of the Daniel Island building and additionally fund the next three years of operating expenses. ICNA Relief purchased the building on behalf of the clinic to accommodate the growing need. To donate, visit icnarelief.org/ shifaclinics/campaign.

“Our comprehensive campaign has two parts: $1.5 million covers the cost of the facility and renovations and $2.5 million covers the operating expenses for next three years,” Khan said.

On an annual basis, 45% to 50% of Shifa’s funding is from competitive grants applied for on a regular basis from regional organizations, she said, such as the City of Charleston,

New Morning Foundation, Sisters of Charity Foundation of S.C, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, S.C. Free Clinic Association and Trident United Way. The rest of Shifa’s annual funding comes from fundraising events and individual donors.

The clinic provides a number of community outreach and hunger prevention programs, including an onsite food pantry and monthly grocery deliveries and giveaways. The Lowcountry Food Bank and the United States Department of Agriculture partner with Shifa to supply the food pantry.

“We have four major programs,” Khan said. “The first is the onsite food pantry. The second is the child hunger prevention program [in which] we partner with Eagle Nest Elementary School and donate bags [of food] for children. Then there is the partnership with Amazon [that] provides home deliveries to about 250 families a month. There are also community giveaways once every two to three months, which is a farmers market style giveaway with fresh produce.”

Khan said last year the clinic’s food pantry served close to 30,000 individuals and aims to serve about 70,000 individuals within the next few years.

“Make things better for people — that has been the whole reason why the clinic was started,” Khan said.

Civil rights, civics program opens to high school freshmen

From staff reports

Applications for the first-ever Charleston Civil Rights and Civics (C3) program opened last week for Lowcountry high school freshmen.

C3 is a week-long free educational program designed to teach the history of slavery and civil rights in South Carolina. Students will visit historically significant locations, including the International African American Museum (IAAM), locations in the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor,

sites from the Orangeburg massacre, multiple Charleston monuments and more.

“We launched this program to help teach the Lowcountry’s civil rights legacy and build bridges between high school students of diverse backgrounds,” said C3 Founder and Executive Director Leslie Skardon. “We’re fortunate to have an incredible advisory committee and curriculum partners who have helped us create a comprehensive and inclusive program that will bring students together and shape our future leaders.”

Skardon said the program was adopted to promote civil rights education and the Lowcountry’s history for area students. The program concludes with lessons on the electoral processes, the value of civic participation and the role of government.

The coming program will operate from July 31 through Aug. 4. It is free and offers participating students complimentary lunch and transportation. Applications close March 7.

To apply for C3, visit kidsonpoint.org.

A $3.5 billion accounting mistake over 10 years by state Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom may lead to a legislative reckoning as calls for his resignation mount. His office is in charge of authorizing state expenditures.

Eckstrom admitted last week that the state overstated its cash balances by $3.5 billion over the last 10 years because of double-reporting of some of its spending.

“As more information is brought to light, I suspect that there will be a call for all sorts of things,” state Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Berkeley, told the Charleston City Paper last Friday. “This may prove to be the largest accounting error in the history of accounting errors.”

State budget experts emphasize the error isn’t a shortfall — that the state didn’t lose $3.5 billion of tax dollars — but that the Comptroller General’s office essentially twice counted money transferred to the state’s colleges and universities as a new computer system was installed. When it wasn’t caught initially, it kept making the same wrong assumption, year after year. Essentially, it kept revenue on its reports after it had already been transferred, making it appear in post-budget spending analysis reports that the state had more of a surplus than what was accurate.

“Nobody lost one dollar,” one insider said. “Nobody embezzled one dollar. It’s simply a reporting error.”

In fact, state budget writers use projections from a different office to make budgeting decisions and don’t rely on Eckstrom’s reports of what happened to spending after money has been spent.

Eckstrom, a former state treasurer elected comptroller general in 2002, acknowledged the error in a briefing document to state senators: “It had no impact on the state’s actual cash or on the state’s annual appropriation and budgeting process. Furthermore, the general

Dr. Reshma Khan’s Shifa Free Clinic served nearly 4,000 people in the Charleston area last year and aims to expand its reach

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ledger was correct throughout,” Eckstrom wrote, according to The State newspaper.

Calls for resignation begin

The error likely will lead to a day of legislative reckoning.

“The comptroller general will have a platform to explain the situation to the subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee,” Finance Chair Harvey Peeler, R-Cherokee, said last Friday. “I want to withhold any kind of pre-judgment until then.”

But he added it didn’t look good: “If you place an issue like this on a plate before you, all five senses will be bad as far as what I can see.”

Trav Robertson, a one-time deputy state treasurer who currently chairs the South Carolina Democratic Party, called for Eckstrom’s resignation.

“For all his serious faults, Richard Eckstrom is not a stupid man,” Robertson told the City Paper. “So the question becomes was this part of his scheme to cook the books to make the South Carolina economy look stronger than it actually is? Is this a scheme to pull the wool over the eyes of the credit rating agencies, the legislature or the S.C. Board of Economic Advisors?”

He said Eckstrom should resign immediately: “Richard Eckstrom, for 20 years, has crowed about how he is a great CPA. Either he withheld this information for personal or political reasons, or he’s lost his grip on doing his job. I’m not sure which is worse for S.C. taxpayers. He had one job and failed. This could cost taxpayers billions of dollars.”

When asked to explain, Robertson said credit rating agencies, which set bond ratings that impacts how much it costs for the state to borrow money, could lower South Carolina’s rating, which would make borrowing cost more in the future.

“It could potentially cost the taxpayers billions if the credit rating agencies feel misled and downgrade our credit rating. It could cost us if the feds decide to fine the state for the egregious error — this essentially amounts to lying about the financial stability of our state’s finances.”

According to the Comptroller General’s website, the office was created in 1890 to administer the spending of state funds, which was part of a system of checks and balances.

“All payrolls for state employees, vouchers for bills owed by the state and interdepartmental payments between state agencies are submitted to the Comptroller for processing,” the site said. “His office examines all payments to ensure they are properly authorized by agency officials, that funds are available to cover them, and that they are properly classified in the state’s accounting system. Upon approval, the Comptroller issues a warrant for each payment to authorize the State Treasurer to release the funds.”

Blotter of the Week

Charleston police officers responded to a disturbance at the Exxon gas station off Meeting and Calhoun streets downtown Feb. 2. The caller saw a woman in a gray sweatsuit holding a small dog in a carrier get into an argument with the cashier and “brandish a machete.” Police reported the woman was upset that the cashier wouldn’t sell her an alcoholic beverage without an ID. She left the scene before officers arrived.

Cleaning up an act

A woman called Charleston police Jan. 31 to report that when she tried to move her car parked on Meeting Street downtown, an intoxicated man started screaming at her and waving a yellow Swiffer mop handle. The police had received multiple calls earlier that day reporting disturbances by a man carrying a Swiffer mop handle and identified him from video surveillance. He was arrested for disorderly conduct. Was this guy related to the machete-bearing woman above or is yelling now de rigeur?

The slippered shoplifter

Mount Pleasant police responded to the Wando Crossing Walmart Feb. 5 after an employee reported seeing a woman leave the store with a shopping cart filled with items she didn’t pay for, according to a police report. She left behind a red Ugg slipper as she ran to her vehicle before leaving the scene, police said.

By Chelsea Grinstead Illustration by Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between Jan. 31 and Feb. 7.

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s you think about grumbling because of the hordes of tourists jamming Charleston’s streets this weekend during the annual Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, consider this: We should be thanking them. Without millions of visitors spending time in the Holy City, we wouldn’t have the high quality of life that we enjoy year-round thanks to the money they pump into our community. Their patronage allows us to have great restaurants, arts, museums, music options and a pretty good quality of life, despite increased congestion and growth.

Like it or not, more than 7.4 million people visit the Charleston area every year, according to a College of Charleston economic analysis. Their fiscal impact is almost $10 billion — yes, billion — every year. That has generated 47,000 jobs by entrepreneurs to hire staff to run restaurants, galleries, markets, music venues and even tacky T-shirt shops.

Foundation awards with regularity? Would we have the economic capacity to be able to open a new museum for the world to explore African American roots in the United States?

It wasn’t too many years ago that Charleston was a kind of cultural desert. Back in the 1980s, for example, food historian John Martin Taylor remembers how it was almost impossible to find a plate of shrimp and grits, a dish that you can’t walk a block without tripping over now. Back then, the city’s cuisine — like its music, arts and overall culture — was a duller, standard fare without the flair and creativity found around every corner today.

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Imagine if we didn’t have that economic engine powering our economy. Would we have the arts programs that fostered the unparalleled talents like Gullah roots group Ranky Tanky, which won its second Grammy Award last week, or gospel group Maverick City Music, which earned four Grammys? Would we attract talented chefs who open restaurants that routinely are recognized among the nation’s best and win

Credit should go to the city’s past fathers, who created the welcoming environment to attract Spoleto Festival USA, which exposed Charleston to the creative world. Or the folks who started SEWE, now in its 41st year. Or to scores of planners and officials who upgraded the Charleston Gaillard Center, TD Arena, North Charleston Performing Arts Center and other cultural blessings.

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So on this crisp weekend where Charleston will be invaded by an army of visitors wearing khaki, green, brown and the occasional blaze of orange, be welcoming. Thank them for visiting. Because we would not have what we have the rest of the year without people who come here to learn what we’re all about.

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What it feels like to attend the Murdaugh trial

Though more than 200 people pack the 24 benches in the old courtroom in Walterboro, there’s a looming deathly quiet during the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, the disbarred lawyer whose rich family has been a big deal in the area for generations.

You can hear the low whoosh of the air conditioning chilling the room. Someone coughs. A chair squeaks. But it’s really quiet overall. Still, despite microphones and speakers, you occasionally have to strain to hear and understand what a witness testifies as a dozen jurors and five alternates stoically, grimly endure what’s been dubbed by some as the “trial of the century.”

It’s Day 14, the day after a bomb threat emptied the courtroom for two-and-a-half hours. It turned out to be a hoax. Three weeks ago, the trial for the murders of Murdaugh’s wife and son kicked off with a couple of days of jury selection plus some arguments about what would and wouldn’t be allowed during testimony. Since then, state prosecutors have called more than three dozen witnesses, several of whom detailed minutiae about cell phone records, financial information or forensic evidence found at the country estate where someone slaughtered two people in June 2021.

Murdaugh, the accused, sits between his defense lawyers. An experienced litigator, he might be mistaken as one of the lawyers. When he was brought in by deputies, he carried thick, expandible document-filled folders in each arm. But as he sits, often with his head tilted slightly downward, you occasionally see a gentle rocking motion that must soothe him, but looks fidgety. He chews on something. Every now and then, such as during the testimony of a best friend who said he was upset and angered by personal and professional betrayal, Murdaugh wipes his eyes.

The Murdaugh trial could go on for three more weeks. In a lot of ways, trials like this feature a lot of wasted time as lawyers get witnesses to testify, repeat and sometimes three-peat small details. It’s sometimes hard to figure out the relevance of what’s being said as prosecutors continue to build their case. For one-day visitors, it can be tedious. “It’s not Matlock,” one television anchor reflected, noting that long trials are slow-going and don’t fit into an hour-long show.

A 17-year-old senior from Dorchester Academy in St. George observed, “When you don’t understand what they’re talking about, it gets a little boring.” But she, like classmates in a criminal justice class, said they were glad they attended because they got a better understanding of the trial process.

Every morning around 8 a.m., members of the

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public start lining up to nab a seat in the courtroom before proceedings begin at 9:30 a.m. The audience is largely white with a healthy mix of older women.

After an hour of sitting on a thin, lumpy, upholstered tan cushion, the bench starts to feel hard. Soon, the judge breaks for a couple of minutes for people to stretch, but then it’s back to it. After three hours, the jury looks a little restless, seeming to squirm without actually being caught squirming. Moments after a key witness — that longtime friend and colleague — finishes, the judge calls for the lunch recess. The courtroom empties for 75 minutes as the audience heads for six food trucks and other locations to grab a bite before returning to get more lurid details in the afternoon.

The trial goes on, blistering the nightly news across South Carolina and the world as two dozen reporters churn out continuing coverage for print, television and digital consumption. In the days ahead, the air conditioner will continue to hum. Chairs will squeak. Gawkers will gawk. And there will be lots of quiet, joined occasionally by tears. And the grim jury will keep attentively listening so its members can do their duties to come up with a verdict.

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

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For one-day visitors, it can be tedious.

“It’s not Matlock ,” one television anchor reflected, noting that long trials are slow-going and don’t fit into an hourlong show.

Charleston is key to world research of understanding dolphins

By Lucy Dixon

ou may not know it, but Charleston is one of the most important places for dolphin research in the world, according to experts at the National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF).

From examining the unique strand feeding method used by local dolphins to find mullet to studying their head-standing through the pluff mud to shovel for crabs, local research into bottlenose dolphins is vital to understanding dolphins globally.

The NMMF, a new partner in this weekend’s Southeastern Wildlife Expo (SEWE), is indispensable for keeping dolphins healthy, NMMF officials said. More importantly, the organization has made discoveries here that have benefited marine mammal populations worldwide.

“Charleston is an important place for dolphin research,” said NMMF Field Manager Brian Quigley. “The dolphins here have served as an important reference population to compare to populations in other parts of the country.

“Dolphins are sentinel species, which means they can be indicators of ecosystem health. Therefore, continued research of our local population is essential to monitor long-term trends and detect potential threats to the environment.”

Charleston is NMMF’s East Coast home

Like NMMF, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) chose Charleston as a location for one of its 10 laboratories due to the local cetacean population.

Another factor in Charleston’s ties to marine mammal conservation is the legacy of the late U.S. Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, who represented the Palmetto State for decades.

“Senator Hollings was instrumental in the [1972] Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Oceans and Human Health Act,” Quigley said. “And both of those are instruments that pretty much drive a lot of research that’s done for marine mammals.”

Quigley

The local chapter of the National Marine Mammal Foundation conducts research on dolphins in the Charleston area

event picks

The 2023 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) offers dozens of events this weekend in various downtown locations. Here’s a list of events new to SEWE this year:

These acts, he added, generated much of the work of NOAA and NMMF to take place. Both organizations work primarily at a marine lab on James Island named in Hollings’ honor.

Since the NMMF opened its Charleston location in 2018, it has conducted regular field projects to monitor the health, behavior and population of local dolphins. “On a typical field day around here, we might have to go get a boat from Fort Johnson, and we’ll survey around Charleston Harbor and up some of the rivers maybe out to the coast, and then do everything in reverse,” Quigley said. “At the end of the day, we write up a summary for the day and start to process the data. So 90% of the work is outside of the field effort.”

Quigley added that the NMMF’s work is also done around the country and even overseas. The Charleston location employs three of the foundation’s team of more than 150 biologists, scientists, conservationists, veterinarians and community engagement specialists. “Many of us travel to wherever we are needed to protect marine mammals and provide technical, medical, and scientific expertise,” Quigley said.

NMMF Executive Operations Officer Kristina Martz, who works out of the organization’s San Diego headquarters, added, “One of our teammates just came back from rescues with dolphins in Pakistan. We have people traveling all of the time to marine mammal conferences and scientific conferences. So it’s a revolving door, but it’s always great.”

The NMMF team

As the NMMF’s Charleston station field manager and field biologist, Quigley works in conservation medicine

for the foundation. He runs the show in Charleston, while Martz coordinates global efforts from their headquarters in San Diego. Both will be in Charleston during SEWE to explain the NMMF’s dolphin research to thousands of expo visitors.

“The United States Navy’s marine mammal program offered me a job right upon graduation from school,” Martz said. “And so I started there, right out of college, in a position providing care to the U.S. Navy’s dolphins and sea lions — and I did that for 10 years.

“And during that time, the National Marine Mammal Foundation was established. So I transitioned over to the foundation, still providing support to the Navy’s marine mammal program and working

Forrest Galante: Live Storytelling

American outdoorsman and wildlife biologist Forrest Galante shares stories of his adventures in the field at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 17-19 at the Gaillard Center downtown.

with the animals. And then I transitioned more in the business administration and organizational advancement space.”

Quigley has worked at NMMF for six years.

“I grew up in Philadelphia,” he said. “I always had an interest in wildlife and marine mammals. So I went to school, moved to South Carolina, went to Coastal Carolina University of Myrtle Beach, got a bachelor’s degree in marine science. I was lucky enough to get an internship in Charleston with the NOAA’s National Ocean Service. And that’s where I met the guys that still work here today.”

Wings Over Water

Enjoy a screening of nature film Wings Over Water narrated by Michael Keaton, which tells the story of three unique bird families and details the importance of America’s Prairie Pothole Region as a bird breeding and nesting habitat. A Q&A session with the film producers follows the 2:30 p.m. screenings at Gaillard Center Feb. 17-19.

Purina Pro Plan Flying Disc Dog Demonstrations

Professional dog shows featuring a high-flying disk routine take over Marion Square Feb. 17-19 at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., exhibiting talented dogs and trainers from all over the world.

New live art series

New live art events debut at the Charleston Place Hotel’s Fine Art Gallery this year. A VIP event at 1 p.m. Feb. 16 gives mother-daughter duos the chance to create an original art piece together. The “Opposites Attract” showcase features SEWE artists Lori Dunn and Jen Starwalt painting in two opposing mediums at 2 p.m. Feb 18. Art lovers will get a chance to see SEWE artists create graphite sketches at the “Pencil It In” event at 11 a.m. Feb. 19. The Quick Draw & Speed Sculpt demonstration also returns to the gallery.

Live music with Steep Canyon Rangers

To kick off SEWE weekend, Asheville-based bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Gaillard Center. — Chelsea Grinstead

Research activities conducted under NMFS Permit No. 18786/Photos courtesy National Marine Mammal Foundation Dolphins are sentinel species whose health and population can indicate overall ecosystem health

“Charleston is an important place for dolphin research. The dolphins here have served as an important reference population to compare to populations in other parts of the country.”

—Brian Quigley

The NMMF’s Charleston administrative location is a nondescript office on Johns Island, but the tools inside hold the key to modern dolphin research and rescue. While the office is adorned with nautical maps of Charleston and posters chronicling NMMF discoveries, the heart of the office is a supply room with incredible technology — an arrow used to gather samples of dolphin blubber, a drone used for tracking and tags of all sorts. All are used to uncover the mysteries of these beautiful creatures.

“In San Diego, the headquarters sounds really exciting,” Martz said. “But in reality, we have a tiny office, it’s actually smaller than the one that you’re in right now. The Charleston field station feels huge.”

Quigley said the team at the Charleston field office had a long history in the area already — and serious experience.

“Our biologists had been studying the local [dolphin] population here since the mid 1990s as part of the NOAA lab at Fort Johnson, Hollings Marine Laboratory.”

Meet NMMF at SEWE

The NMMF is becoming more involved in Charleston with its participation in the

Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. Last summer, Quigley and Martz met SEWE President and CEO John Powell and were invited to collaborate this year.

Quigley recently provided a sneak peek into the exhibit.

“Programs at SEWE will give you a glimpse of the work we do to conduct dolphin population assessments and rescue individual animals in need,” he said. “Our Dolphin Doctor program, which will happen twice per day at Marion Square, will engage the audience in a typical rescue effort. It’ll kind of walk you from the first step of us getting a call saying, ‘Hey, there’s a dolphin entangled.’

“Then over the course of that rescue, we’ll explain to the audience all the different tools that we use to assess that animal’s health. So things like blood sampling, ultrasound evaluations, X-rays. There’s a whole list of tools that we’re excited to share with everybody and describe to the audience.”

The NMMF will also present short films each night of SEWE at Charleston Gaillard Center “where you can meet our team and learn more about our conservation efforts here and around the world,” Quigley said.

“Four films [will] highlight the work that we do. It’ll talk more specifically about the stuff we do locally and the rescue efforts. And then it’s going to talk about

The National Marine Mammal Foundation hosts an interactive Dolphin Doctor workshop during SEWE with educational activities for all ages

what we do on a global scale.”

NMMF’s role around the world

The NMMF is currently involved in 30 major projects with more than 50 collaborators, such as the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, NOAA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and dozens of nonprofits.

These partnerships often result in remarkable — and sometimes troubling — new science. One recent discovery came from an investigation into the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The NMMF’s team, which researched dolphins in an area with heavy oil exposure from the spill, found dolphins with an unprecedented array of chronic health issues. These dolphins suffered from “lung disease, poor body condition, impaired stress response and low reproductive success that have per-

sisted for years since the spill,” Quigley said. But the research led to development of new techniques to help dolphin populations and improve their health and well-being.

Discoveries help lawmakers, too.

“We’re really trusted by other international organizations and institutions to be that neutral, unbiased entity,” Martz said. “There’s the factor, especially with conservation biology, and assessing the impacts of noise and human related activities on marine mammals. Our scientists share that with policymakers so we don’t create the policy, but we provide the scientific information for those decision makers to do exactly that.”

The NMMF offers exhibits during SEWE in Marion Square. Learn more at: nmmf.org.

Lucy Dixon is a senior at James Island Charter High School where she is editor of the school’s newspaper.

Research activities conducted under NMFS Permit No. 18786/Photos courtesy National Marine Mammal Foundation

The National Marine Mammal Foundation chose Charleston as its second location because of research previously conducted at the Hollings Marine Laboratory

What To Do

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

SEWE DockDogs Competitions

The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) hosts its annual DockDogs Competition showcasing the jumping and retrieval talents of various dog breeds. Spectators and participants are welcome to attend throughout the weekend, and all competitors must be pre-registered. DockDogs takes place throughout the weekend, with the finals round happening Sunday afternoon. The competition includes a long jump, a high jump and a speed retrieve. To register, visit dockdogs.com.

Feb. 17-19. Times vary. $35-$85. Brittlebank Park. 185 Lockwood Drive. Downtown. sewe.com.

SATURDAY

Mimosa Fest at Music Farm

Mimosa Fest lands at the Music Farm offering a boozy brunch backed by a live DJ spinning popular hits. Dance with a group of friends or chill out and chow down on Tully’s breakfast burgers and French toast sticks. A selection of Champagne and cocktails will be available, plus a build-your-own mimosa station with a variety of fresh-squeezed juices. The ticket price includes a free mimosa. A VIP experience is available for this 21 and older event.

Feb. 18. 12-3 p.m. $15-$50. Music Farm. 32 Ann St. Downtown. musicfarm.com.

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Stingrays Hockey: Pucks & Paws

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The Charleston Animal Society and Washes and Wags Pet Grooming in Summerville partner for the Pucks & Paws event at the South Carolina Stingrays vs. Jacksonville Icemen hockey game. Bring your furry friends to the rink and cheer on the corgis competing in the dog race during the game intermission. The event is family friendly, and there are discounted tickets available.

Feb 19. 3-6 p.m. $21. North Charleston Coliseum. 5001 Coliseum Drive. North Charleston. charlestonanimalsociety.org.

Grab a group of friends and head to Rebel Taqueria’s Mardi Gras Party to enjoy an evening of live music from Ward’s 9th Brass Band. Party goers can fill up on food and drink specials and boogie to funky tunes in the style of second line parade music made famous in New Orleans. Longtime local musician Ward Buckheister on the tuba is joined by a seven-piece brass line complete with saxophones, trombones, trumpets and percussion.

Feb 21. 8-11 p.m. Rebel Taqueria. 1809 Reynolds Ave. North Charleston. citypapertickets.com.

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Artist talk with Jonathan Rypkema at the Gibbes Museum

Local multidisciplinary visual artist Jonathan Rypkema gives a tour detailing the stories behind the pieces in his exhibition Former Function currently on display. Art lovers can hear all about the 3D artist’s process behind his wood panel and scrap metal sculptures that incorporate salvaged items. Light refreshments are served prior to the exhibition tour.

Feb. 18. 4-5 p.m. Free. The Gibbes Museum of Art. 135 Meeting St. Downtown. gibbesmuseum.org.

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The ‘SNL of the South’ returns to Silver Hill Studios

By Chloe Hogan

Poet Evelyn Berry is one of 36 writers to receive a 2023 creative writing fellowship of $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The only 2023 literary arts fellow living in South Carolina, Berry currently resides in Columbia, but played an essential role in the Charleston literary scene. She’s particularly recognized for her work in co-founding and curating the “Unspoken Word” event series, with friend and fellow poet A.J. Johnson from 20132018. Berry continues to work alongside the Poetry Society of South Carolina and the Free Verse Poetry Festival.

“It’s honestly been wild,” Berry said about receiving the highly competitive fellowship. “I’ve already got a lot of other really cool opportunities because people are starting to view my work with more validity I suppose.” Many American recipients of the National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award and Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and Fiction were recipients of National Endowment for the Arts fellowships early in their careers.

Berry is a trans Southern author of a forthcoming poetry collection, Grief Slut, which is set to be released in January 2024, and the young adult novel Heathens and Liars of Lickskillet County. Her chapbook Buggery received the 2019/2020 BOOM Chapbook Prize from Bateau Press.

“Grief Slut will be my debut poetry collection,” Berry said. “I wanted to write a poetry book that felt both daring and also devastating. It’s a little dirty, while also being — hopefully — deeply moving. It’s as if you were to bite into a candy apple, and there’s a razor inside.”

This poetry collection, which Berry began in 2015, has evolved through many iterations. Berry sent the work to multiple publishers throughout the years, but she said she is glad it was not published sooner,

as she is grateful and excited to work with Sundress Publications, a nonprofit press based out of Knoxville, Tenn.

“They publish a lot of Southern, and especially queer Southern poetry, so it’s been a delight to be paired with such a publisher,” she said. “It’s difficult to find a publisher that you trust and that will help to shepherd your work into the world in a way that shows that they care. This is something that people don’t often talk about with publishers, but it’s important that you’re working with good, kind people.

“What I like about this final version of Grief Slut is that a lot of my poems reflected a very particular point in my life, which was pre-transition. I’m not super far into transition now, only about a year and a half, but it was helpful that I was able to revise and think about how to compile this collection with that narrative in mind, which of course kind of changes the nature of the poems that I wrote before transition,” Berry said.

“It’s nice to have a book coming out that will have my name, Evelyn Berry on it, instead of my dead name, which my past books have. So I’ll be excited to have that out in the world.”

Berry said that she will use the NEA fellowship funds to research queer history in South Carolina.

“The work of Harlan Greene has been really influential on my thinking about the legacy and sometimes hidden histories of queer South Carolina.

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“I’ve been able to write about those things — everything from now-closed gay clubs, to the history of cruising. … I have to imagine that there’s a lot more stories out there, especially in the more rural communities.

“In my current and future work, what I’m hoping to do is dive even deeper into that history and that legacy. Using these stories to write — not about me per se, but about rural trans women, and how they are surviving and have survived in South Carolina and created networks of care. That’s something that really interests me.”

Berry said that, though her work is based on personal experience, she hopes her poetry can reach many. Accessibility is important to the author, exemplified by the way she speaks about her community work.

“I want to create and have created spaces [for people] to come and read or listen to poetry that is free and accessible. I always want to make sure there is a variety of poetry that people without any institutional backing from places like universities or literary backgrounds can come, and not just experience poems on an emotional level, but also learn something about craft,” she said.

“Poetry has the potential to change peoples’ lives in big and small ways: from someone reading a poem that might save them in a time of deep despair, to a poem that might make someone slow down and appreciate a moment of beauty. Poetry has the potential to move people, if you create the space and the opportunity to do so.”

Comedy-improv show Rip City Chs returns to Silver Hill Studios Feb. 18. Since reemerging from a three-year break, Rip City has played to sold-out crowds in art galleries, photo studios and breweries all over town with what’s been dubbed “SNL of the South.” Each show is completely different and features a variety of off the wall sketch comedy, original animated shorts, live music and more. Rip City is curated and produced by Henry Riggs and Maari Suorsa, also known as comedy duo Nameless Numberhead . Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 day of. Visit numberheadcomedy.com for more info.

Paint-and-sip celebrates Black History Month

Join Redux artist Lauren Sloan 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 22 for a fun, relaxing paint-and-sip event. Sloan will teach participants techniques and approaches of historical Black painters. Guests then create artistic masterpieces in celebration of Black History Month. This event is for adults 21 and older and costs $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers.

Catch 34 West’s show celebrating ’80s rom-coms

Can’t Buy Me Love at 34 West Theatre is described by its creators as Working Girl meets Pretty in Pink. In order to win an inheritance, a career-driven executive must get married in three days. Tickets cost $49, with 8 p.m. shows Feb. 23-25. Children under 12 years old are not permitted. The show’s run has been extended until April 22. To purchase tickets, visit 34west.org.

Hot off the press

Seabrook Island-based author Mary Glickman released her fifth novel, By the Rivers of Babylon, on Feb. 7. The story follows Joe and Abigail Becker, a Jewish couple from Boston who inherit a Lowcountry house. Though they feel like fish out of water, the couple is excited to give the South a try — and finally call it home. Paperback: $19.99, Kindle, $11.99, Amazon. — Chloe Hogan

Evelyn Berry said that queer stories and poems have helped her to imagine a hopeful future. “Trans people have always belonged in the South, and we will always belong here,” she said.

Alexandra Seaman discovered ecstatic dance while living in Hawaii in 2015. “It

ever seen to bring people together. It was joyous.”

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Ecstatic dance offers intentional space for movement, self-expression

By Sydney Bollinger

A few times a month, a group of Charlestonians gather together to dance. Most of these events are held at the St. Julian Devine Center downtown — other events are pop-up dance parties on the beach or in a yoga studio. It’s never at a club, though, and there’s no substance or alcohol use involved. The movement is intentional, freeing and transformative. It’s called ecstatic dance.

“I say sometimes that ecstatic dance is about as simple as it gets: We invite profes sional DJs to craft a 90-minute set. It’s a mindful set. It’s intentional,” said Alexandra Seaman, who founded Ecstatic Dance Charleston in 2015.

Seaman said the movement represents a fusion of conscious dance and DJ culture.

“The DJ’s job really is to create the journey and to take the dancers on an experience that gets them out of their head and into their body,” she said.

The next chance to dance with the group is Feb. 24 with Charleston’s DJ Mukti at the St. Julian Devine Center. Tickets are $20, but Seaman said no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Seaman said ecstatic dance is intended as a community event, so inviting community

members to facilitate dances and curate music is integral to the mission. It’s also why she prioritizes making ecstatic dance accessible to everyone.

“What it’s done for the community is create a very unpretentious, very raw, very real space where you trust that you’re welcomed,” Seaman told the City Paper. “You’re actually encouraged to show up exactly how you are.”

Ecstatic Dance Charleston will offer weekly dances in March and continue to host its monthly Friday night dance event.

The ecstatic dance events only have a few rules: No shoes on the dance floor, no talking on the dance floor and no substances.

“We’re really intending to connect with the body and get out of that thinking mind and also to learn to communicate with one another without words using that universal unspoken language of the body and soul,” Seaman said.

For Seaman, and many of the dancers who attend these events, ecstatic dance is a form of therapy that complements traditional approaches such as talk therapy.

“I respect the thinking mind, and I respect the power of talk therapy,” she said.

“But I find that with the weight of what we’re living through at this moment in time, individually and collectively, there are some things that we can’t think our way out of. To find freedom from suffering in movement and music is profound.”

As the founder and organizer of Ecstatic Dance Charleston, Seaman has created an

accessible, affordable space for self expression in her community.

Even if you don’t want to dance, Seaman encourages newcomers to come check out the ecstatic dance happenings.

“You don’t have to dance to show up … even if you just come with a journal and a pen, or with canvas and paints, or with a meditative mind to listen, you’re welcome in the space,” she said.

“I hope to reignite childlike play and to remind everybody that we can move. I think, sometimes, with yoga practice and some of these more formal movement practices, there’s an idea that we have to look a certain way, or our bodies have to move in some kind of way to feel welcome, and ecstatic dance shatters all of that expectation. If you have a body, you can dance.”

Learn more by visiting ecstaticdance.org. To make the event more accessible, there are also work-trades available. Interested parties can sign-up by contacting Seaman by email at alexandra@yogais.us.

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Butterfly pea cocktails are transformative

By Michael Pham

Butterfly pea cocktails begin in a funky shade of indigo or dark purple. Then, a server or bartender pours an extra ingredient into the glass, and the drink changes colors right before your eyes. What was once dark purple is now light pink, chartreuse or rose.

In nature, the butterfly pea flower (its scientific name is clitoria ternatea) is deep purple and traditionally used in South Asia for teas, medicine or a natural food coloring. Its color is a dark purple or indigo, but when an acidic or carbonated ingredient changes its pH balance, a chemical reaction occurs, transforming the liquid’s color. The more acidic an ingredient is, the lighter the color becomes. Tonic water and lemon juice are common ingredients added to cocktails to jumpstart this metamorphosis. This color-changing chemical reaction has caught the eyes of bartenders around Charleston, with several butterfly pea-infused cocktails showing up on menus. Patrons can find it in North Charleston at Mexican-Asian fusion Dashi, downtown on Upper King Street at Felix Cocktails et Cuisine and near the City Market at Church & Union.

Bar manager Ethan Whittlesey crafted Church & Union’s Blooming Azalea cocktail, made with Empress 1908 Gin, honey lavender, citrus, triple sec, St. Germain elderflower liqueur and sparkling rosé for a bright, light cocktail.

Whittlesey said in the two years he’s worked there, the cocktail menu always included a sparkling rosé drink. When it came time to change the menu, he said he wanted something that was not

only accessible to the customers but delicious and attractive as well.

“Gin isn’t a spirit that a lot of people would go around espousing their joy about,” he said. “People much prefer vodka and tequila, and because we’re in the South, bourbon is huge. But in a place like this, knowing our clientele — we have a lot of bachelorette parties — you have to be able to market to all of your different customers.”

Grab a seat at Church & Union’s bar to watch the Blooming Azalea transform in color as the bartender whips up this floral concoction. Empress Gin isn’t the only way to liven up a cocktail. At Frannie & the Fox, beverage operations supervisor Amanda Phelps uses a butterfly pea flower syrup to get that deep purple in its Pardon My French brunch cocktail. The cocktail calls for Hat Trick Gin, butterfly pea flower syrup made in house and prosecco for a light, refreshing cocktail.

“I use Hat Trick because it’s local, and I love to support our local distilleries and friends,” Phelps said. “And I use the butterfly pea because it’s a flower that a lot of guests do not know about and makes for a great talking point.”

Phelps added that it also looks great on Instagram.

Empress isn’t alone in its purple-hued spirit. Charleston-based Nippitaty Distillery has dipped its toes in the butterfly pea game. Nippitaty Distillery partner Claire Littlejohn said she wanted co-owner Traxler Littlejohn and distiller Ethan Baker to create something similar to Empress Gin, but instead of the same deep indigo color, she wanted Nippitaty’s spirit, Aurora Gin, to be a shade of purple.

“I took [one of our recipes] and started adding butterfly pea,”

What’s new?

La Bonne Franquette is now open at 652 St. Andrews Blvd., serving French cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Easton Porter Group, owners of Zero George and Wild Common launched Alcove Market at 320 Broad St. The new cafe serves crafted grab-and-go dishes, a full-service coffee program, local craft beers, wines and gourmet pantry products. Alcove Market is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon.-Sun.

Taco Boy is expanding to Greenville’s Biltmore Park this summer.

Crepes Palace opens Feb. 17 at 2408 Mall Drive, serving egg-free crepes with Caribbean, French, Italian and Southern stuffings. Grab a crepe at the grand opening at 10 a.m.

High Cotton welcomes new general manager Alpha Turner to the team. Turner brings more than two decades of experience, most recently serving as assistant manager at Halls Chophouse in Greenville.

Local spice company Palmetto Blend is expanding to the shelves of Lowe’s Foods locations in Hanahan, Summerville, Charleston and Mount Pleasant March 8. Palmetto Blend is currently in Piggly Wiggly stores in North Charleston, Charleston, Ladson, Summerville and Hollywood.

What’s happening?

Blair Machado of Hamfish BBQ in Columbia hosts a pop-up at Island Provisions downtown at 221 St. Philip St. from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 17-19. Machado is serving up an islandinspired menu of smoked meats and seafood.

The 31st Annual Folly Beach Sea & Sand Festival returns Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring vendors, restaurants and shops taking over Center Street and celebrating the coming of the spring season.

Little Palm is giving 10% off to guests who show their SEWE ticket from Feb. 17-19. Little Palm is also hosting a speaker event with Discovery Channel host Forrest Galante Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. to learn more about Galante’s conservation work.

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

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Tonic water and Champagne change the butterfly pea’s color, just as sparkling rosé does in this Church & Union cocktail

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Dashi is introducing two new cocktails using butterfly pea for its spring menu

The Lee brothers (far right) want to educate audiences about delicious, fresh ingredients available for purchase locally

Chefs, farmers collaborate during SEWE live cooking event

By Michael Pham

The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) returns Feb. 17-19. During this celebration of the great outdoors, local chefs, farmers and purveyors have a chance to shine on the Fresh on the Menu stage in Marion Square.

The South Carolina Department of Agriculture teams up with local food authors Matt and Ted Lee to curate 12 to 18 hours of educational cooking. The live demo features chefs and farmers on stage, followed by a tasting. Local restaurant chefs, catering chefs, private cooks, instructors and more will join “farmers,” which encompasses fisherman, crabbers, butchers and others, according to Matt Lee.

“That’s the miracle of this event,” he said. “You’re getting festival quality and stage culinary entertainment, but it’s free.”

This year’s lineup includes an array of talent from across the Lowcountry and the state.

Chef and co-owner of Vern’s Daniel “Dano” Heinze, who was recently nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award, is paired with Jonathan Cox of Lowcountry Fungi to work with king trumpet mushrooms at 1 p.m. Feb. 17.

“We have been working with Jonathan of Lowcountry Fungi since we opened Vern’s,” Heinze said. “His

king trumpet mushrooms have been a staple on our menu since day one and we look forward to being able to display them on stage at SEWE and talk about how they are cultivated and prepared at Vern’s.”

Recently announced 2023 S.C. Chef Ambassador Marcus Shell of 39 Rue de Jean is partnered with Marvin and Jada Ross from Peculiar Pig Farms at 3 p.m. Feb. 17 to showcase pork belly.

“It’s really exciting that we choose chefs based on their reputation, but then their reputation expands,”

Ted Lee said. “And their talent expands and their awards expand, even from the time we asked them to the time that they appear on our stage.”

Day two kicks off with Emily Meggett, known as “the Matriarch of Edisto Island,” and Edisto neighbor Greg Johnsman of Marsh Hen Mill preparing a Hoppin John recipe at noon Feb. 18.

“Emily is the matriarch of my island, but she’s part of my family,” said Johnsman, who is distantly related to Meggett.

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Traxler Littlejohn said. “I’d do a big batch, then I’ll take 1,000 milliliters and add bits of butterfly pea and other additives afterward until we got the color and complexity we wanted.

“But then the next step is, you have the right color and complexity, but what will it look like in a cocktail?”

It was back to the drawing board for Traxler Littlejohn and Baker, as they wanted the cocktail to be bright pink after the color change, and that original recipe made the cocktail chartreuse, “which was pretty, but it wasn’t pink,” Traxler Littlejohn said.

Eventually, after finding the right supplier and exact ratio of butterfly pea to gin, Nippitaty Distillery launched its Aurora Gin in June 2022.

Felix once used Empress Gin in its cocktail, but has since switched to Nippitaty because it’s local, said bar manager Hailey Knight.

“It’s similar in color and still beautiful,” she said.

Felix Cocktails et Cuisine uses the Aurora Gin in its Impératrice Violette cocktail along with lemon juice, peach, mint bitters and egg white. The cocktail is layered with the light

purple spirit from Nippitaty at the bottom and topped with a thick layer of egg white foam. Bartenders create blue heart designs atop the foam with mint bitters to complement the cocktail’s purple hue. The lemon juice lightens the dark purple of Aurora just slightly for a color close to periwinkle.

“With Aurora, when you pour her into a glass,” Traxler Littlejohn said, “it looks like grape Kool-Aid. Then I’ll throw in a little lime and lemon. And what’s cool is if you squeeze lemon in there, you can see that faint flow of paint going down.”

Try it at home

Pink Bellies’ Front of House Manager Delaney McLernon provided a simple recipe to make yourself and watch the spectacle at home.

PIXIE GIMLET

1 oz butterfly pea gin of your choice

1 oz lime juice

1 oz simple syrup

Stir or shake the gin and simple syrup with ice. Strain into a chilled glass. Add the lime to watch the color change before your eyes.

Photos by Rūta Smith According to Nippitaty co-owner Traxler Littlejohn, the color of the cocktail changes depending on the strength and amount of acid

“Over the years, I’ve had the chance to cook with local chefs, but it’s a true honor to do rice and peas with her. It’s just so pure. You just feel the home and the love in what she does because it’s done right.”

Johnsman is also a co-owner of Millers All Day, which will have a food truck in Brittlebank Park with a special SEWE-inspired menu featuring items like duck wings.

City Paper contributing writer Amethyst Ganaway teams up with Tia Clark of Casual Crabbing with Tia during a 3 p.m. crab soup demonstration.

Day three highlights include chef Shaun Brian from James Island’s CudaCo cooking hot pork-fat clams on the half-shell provided by Jeff Massey of Livington’s Bulls Bay Seafood in McClellanville. Local clams have never been featured on the main stage, according to the Lee brothers.

“It’s my first SEWE, and I’m so passionate about it as a chef, hunter, gatherer and waterman,” Brian said about his appearance. “We have some of the best clams in the world. Sorry, Martha’s Vineyard.”

The Lee brothers said they do their best each year to incorporate the entire foodscape of the area, and not just limit the guests to famous fine-dining restaurant chefs.

“I think before our involvement, it was

pretty reflexive — just put some Charleston restaurant chefs or hotel chefs up there, get it done and make it more of a lesson,” Lee said.

The Lee brothers joined the event in 2018. “[Ted and I] were like, no, this is a fun entertainment moment with a food takeaway that highlights the close connections between South Carolina products and South Carolina chefs of all kinds.

“We decided to mandate that every chef appear with a farmer on stage, so you get much more exciting stories unfolding,” he added. “Watching chefs cook is attractive and fun, but especially if they’ve got some fun stories to tell. It feels casual and natural, and always more like a team on stage.”

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Ted (left) and Lee (right) call themselves “circus ringmasters” when curating the show

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., in the Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC prior to the final Council action being taken to enter into a lease agreement for property owned by the County. The property in question is a portion of the property known as the former Whipper Barony Health Clinic, located at 3963 Whipper Barony Lane, North Charleston, SC, 29405. County Council is considering a lease agreement with Community Resource Center.

Public comments, written and oral, are invited. Submission of written public comments is encouraged and those wishing to provide written public comments for the public hearing should email comments to public-comments@charlestoncounty.org by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

Kristen L. Salisbury Clerk of Council

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-2784

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS

KRISTOPHER PATRICK AND KAITLYN DEAN, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2021.

TO DEFENDANT: KAITYLN DEAN

and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judgment by default against the defendant(s) for the relief demanded in the complaint. Regina Parvin, SC Bar# 65393, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405. 843-953-9625.

MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2020, 2012,2015, and 2021

TO DEFENDANT: Travis Smalls

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on June 3, 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, Daniel A. Beck, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, S.C. 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Daniel A. Beck, SC Bar #104335, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, S.C. 29405, (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: ELISA DICKSON TUNNO

2022-ES-10-2209

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Estate of: RICHARD MILTON GIBSON 2023-ES-10-0001

DOD: 12/15/22

Pers. Rep: ELIZABETH ANNE SHUTTLEWORTH 330 CONCORD ST., #TH-1 CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: MICHAEL DALE BREWER 2023-ES-10-0012

DOD: 11/09/22

Pers. Rep: THIEKA S. BREWER 8768 RED OAK DR. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406

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Estate of: ROSA A. MILLIGAN 2023-ES-10-0019

DOD: 08/02/22

Pers. Rep: DWAYNE HEATH 1458 6TH ST. SE HICKORY, NC 28602

Atty: JEFFREY T. SPELL, ESQ. 925 WAPPOO RD., #B CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: S. RICHARD DENNIS 2023-ES-10-0025

DOD: 02/07/22

Pers. Rep: CAROLYN H. DENNIS 5479 CHAPLAINS LANDING RD. HOLLYWOOD, SC 29449

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Estate of:

MARY LEE M. MCCLAIN 2023-ES-10-0042

DOD: 12/12/22

Pers. Rep: KATHERINE M. YEAGER 2628 COLONEL HARRISON DR. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401, on the 26th day of September, 2022 at 3:54 PM, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judgment by default against the defendant(s) for the relief demanded in the complaint. Regina Parvin, SC Bar# 65393, 3685 Rivers Ave., Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405. 843-953-9625.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-2585 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS

MARCOS RODRIGUEZ AND MIRNA PALACIOS, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2008.

TO DEFENDANT: MARCOS RODRIGUEZ YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401, on the 6th day of September 2022 at 2:28 PM, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request;

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-3020

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

KATLYN SELLERS AND JEROME KELLY, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2012 AND 2018.

TO DEFENDANT: JEROME KELLY

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the minor children in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County 100 Broad Street, SC 29401, on the 14th day of October 2022 at 3:35 PM, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judgment by default against the defendant for the relief demanded in the complaint. Mary Lee Briggs, SC Bar# 101535, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston. 843-953-9625.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-1608

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

Rayia L. Brown, Travis Smalls, Joshua Forrestier, Joel Mackey II, Oscar Moultrie, Christine Bennett, and Mercedes Jefferson DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF:

DOD: 12/08/22

Pers. Rep: ELISA O. TUNNO 4008 OLD BRIDGEVIEW LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29403

Atty: F. PATRICIA SCARBOROUGH, ESQ.

115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of:

WATSON DANIEL KNIGHT, III

2022-ES-10-2228

DOD: 11/17/22

Pers. Rep: RUTH LOUISE WOOD 911 SERENITY GROVE TERRACE PURCELLVILLE, VA 20132

Pers. Rep: WATSON DANIEL KNIGHT, IV 518 W. WIMBLEDON DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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

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Estate of: JAMES ALLEN BOSWELL

2022-ES-10-2230

DOD: 11/23/22

Pers. Rep: HOLLACE KNIGHT BOSWELL 803 RUTLEDGE AVE. CHARLESTON, SC 29403

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Estate of: MARGARET DEMERELL SUMNER 2022-ES-10-2253

DOD: 01/13/22

Pers. Rep: JAMES W. SUMNER 1736 DOGWOOD RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

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: JUDY BEULAH GROOMS 2022-ES-10-2154

Atty: EDWARD G. R. BENNETT, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: GEORGE WILLIAM BARNETTE, III 2023-ES-10-0057

DOD: 12/13/22

Pers. Rep: MARIE DELORME BARNETTE 41 ANDERSON AVE. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: ROBERT S. DODDS, ESQ. 25 CALHOUN ST., #400 CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: JERE EDWARD ESTES 2023-ES-10-0061

DOD: 12/02/22

Pers. Rep: ANGELA R. ESTES 1 BISHOP GADSDEN WAY, #136 CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: MICHAEL E. COFIELD, ESQ. PO BOX 457 BLUFFTON, SC 29910

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Estate of: MATTHEW B. GARAGUSI 2023-ES-10-0065

DOD: 12/30/22

Pers. Rep: JAMES DRING 820 PATRICIA AVE., #108 DUNEDIN, FL 34698

Atty: SETH A. LEVY, ESQ. 21 GAMECOCK AVE., #A CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: MARTHA ANNE TAM 2023-ES-10-0070

DOD: 09/16/22

Pers. Rep: ROBERT LAWRENCE TAM, JR. 4629 QUARTER HORSE RD. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405

Atty: ITTRISS J. JENKINS, ESQ. 652 RUTLEDGE AVE., #A CHARLESTON, SC 29403

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Estate of: EDWARD KEITH QUIBELL 2023-ES-10-0072

DOD: 08/19/22

Pers. Rep: LANA MARGARET QUIBELL 3156 PRIVATEER CREEK RD. SEABROOK ISLAND, SC 29455

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

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Estate of: CAROLYN GERTRUDE BRUEGGEMANN

2023-ES-10-0081

DOD: 11/15/22

Pers. Rep: JAMES G. BRUEGGEMANN

3344 BILLINGS ST. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29466

Atty: ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON SOLICITOR, NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, Plaintiff, vs.

0.60 grams of Fentanyl; 1.32 grams of Marijuana, plastic baggies, misc. credit/EBT cards, Two Thousand

Three Hundred Fifty Dollars Zero Cents ($2,350.00) in US CURRENCY, Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2022-CP-10-04618

AMENDED SUMMONS AND NOTICE

To: Shanton M. Ferguson

4006 Marilyn Dr. N. Charleston, SC 29418

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Forfeiture in this proceeding, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint for Forfeiture on the undersigned attorney at 180 Lockwood Blvd., Charleston, South Carolina within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and, if you fail to Answer the Complaint for Forfeiture within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint and Forfeiture of the subject property will be ordered.

NOTICE

TO: ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE CAPTIONED PROPERTY

TAKE NOTICE that the original Summons and Complaint for Forfeiture in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on October 4th, 2022, the subject and prayer of which is to obtain civil forfeiture of property named above.

Steven Ruemelin, Esq. Charleston Police Department

180 Lockwood Blvd. Charleston, SC 29403

(843) 720-3787

Attorney for Plaintiff Charleston, South Carolina

February 15, 2023

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON SOLICITOR, NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, Plaintiff,

vs. 5.60 grams of Fentanyl; 5.53 grams of Methamphetamine;

12.24 grams of Marijuana; 7.94 grams of Phenazolam; 4.3 grams of Bromazolam; one iPhone, one gun holster, one gun magazine, one Taurus 9mm handgun

S#TLN15315; and One Thousand

Six Hundred Ninety Five Dollars Zero Cents ($1,695.00) in US CURRENCY, Defendant

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO.: 2022-CP-10-04617

AMENDED SUMMONS AND NOTICE

To: Dexter D. Ferguson-Fuller 2630 Madden Dr. North Charleston, SC 29405

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED

Complaint for Forfeiture in this proceeding, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint for Forfeiture on the undersigned attorney at 180 Lockwood Blvd., Charleston, South Carolina within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service, and, if you fail to Answer the Complaint for Forfeiture within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint and Forfeiture of the subject property will be ordered.

NOTICE

TO: ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE CAPTIONED PROPERTY

TAKE NOTICE that the original Summons and Complaint for Forfeiture in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on October 4th, 2022, the subject and prayer of which is to obtain civil forfeiture of property named above.

Steven Ruemelin, Esq. Charleston Police Department 180 Lockwood Blvd. Charleston, SC 29403 (843) 720-3787 Attorney for Plaintiff Charleston, South Carolina February 15, 2023

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN COMMON PLEAS COURT NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2022-CP-10-05872

ALONZO BUMCHAMB III., Petitioner, v. ONEILL VANDERHORST, deceased; BARBARA ANN VANDERHORST; ONEILL VANDERHORST, JR., VANESSA VANDEERHORST, JOHN DOE, MARY ROE, infants, adults or incompetent persons and RICHARD ROE and JANE DOE, infants, adults or incompetent persons under disability, or incompetence, if any, including those persons who might be in the military and covered under the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, fictitious names designating the unknown heirs devisees, distributes, issue, executors, administrators, successors or assigns of the above named defendants, and all other persons known or claiming any right, title, estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Respondents.

SUMMONS

TO: THE RESPONDENTS/DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Petitioner, or his attorney, Charlie L. Whirl, Esquire, at his office, 2112 Commander Road, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, within thirty (30) days after service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Petitioner in this action will apply to the Court for judgement by default for the relief demanded in this Complaint and will further apply to the Court to have you placed in default shall be rendered.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons and Petition/Complaint, the Petitioner may move for a general Order of Reference in this case to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee

for this County; which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(c) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a Final Judgment in this case.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Petition/Complaint in this action were filed or will be filed on December 22, 2022 at the Charleston County Courthouse, Common Pleas, 100 Broad Street, Suite 106, Charleston, South Carolina 29401.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, upon the Petition/Complaint of the Petitioner above named against the Respondents above named for the purpose of determining the interests of the Petitioner and the interests of the Respondents in the parcel of land hereinafter described, and is brought under the provisions of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws; Section 15-67-10, et. seq. (known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act), for the Purpose of obtaining a Decree establishing that the Petitioner and certain of the Respondents above named be declared the owners in fee simple, having good and marketable title to herein below described properties, and that the properties be partitioned and sold in a private sale. That the premises to be affected by the said Complaint in the action hereby commenced was, at the time of the filing of this Lis Pendens described as follows:

ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State aforesaid and comprising Lot No. 81 Chestnut Avenue on a map of the Westerly part of Union Heights, prepared for the Kopp-Isenhour Realty Company in 1919 by J.E. Thomas, C.E. and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Plat Book “C”, page 137 and having such size, shape, location, dimensions and bounds as may be seen by reference to the aforesaid plat on record.

TMS# 466-12-00-037

ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State aforesaid and comprising Lot No. 83 Chestnut Avenue on a map of the Westerly part of Union Heights, prepared for the Kopp-Isenhour Realty Company in 1919 by J.E. Thomas, C.E. and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Plat Book “C”, page 137 and having such size, shape, location, dimensions and bounds as may be seen by reference to the aforesaid plat on record.

TMS# 466-12-00-038

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE that an Order dated May 20, 2021, and on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, George E. Counts, Esquire, whose office address is 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29407, was appointed Guardian Ad Litem for such of the Defendants as may be minors, infants, person, in the military within the meaning of Title 50 United States Code commonly referred to as the Soldier’s and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, incompetents or persons under other type of disability, unless said Defendants, 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 INTENTION TO REFER

TO THE MASTER IN EQUITY

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned attorney on behalf of the Petitioner herein, will move for an order, thirty (30) days from the date of service, to refer the above entitled matter to the Master-In-Equity for Charleston County, to take testimony and issue a Final Decree. Any appeal from the judgment by the Master-In-Equity shall be made directly to the Supreme Court.

s/Charlie L Whirl CHARLIE L. WHIRL 2112 Commander Road North Charleston, SC 29405 (843) 566-9705 – Telephone cwhirl2112@gmail.com – E-mail Attorney for the Petitioner

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 Attorney for the Plaintiff at his office located at 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint with the time aforesaid judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

LIS PENDENS (Suit to Quiet Title and Partition In-Kind)

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Cowt of Common Pleas for Charleston County, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 53, Title 15, South Carolina Code of Laws for 1976, as amended, commonly known as the “Unifonn Declaratory Judgment Act”, Chapter 67, and of Articles I and 3, Chapter 67, Title 15, and Chapter 61, Title 15, South Carolina Code of Laws for 1976, as amended, for the purpose of obtaining a determination of this Court that the some of the Plaintiffs and some of the Defendants are owners of the below described parcel of real estate; to determine adverse claims thereto, if any; and to quiet title thereto in the name of the Plaintiff and with fee simple title thereto pursuant to the provisions of Rule 71, South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

THE BELOW DESCRIBED parcel of real estate was at the time of the filing of this Lis Pendens, and at the time of the commencement of the action, situated, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is more particularly described as follows:

The Court shall provide for the nonpetitioning joint tenants or tenants in common who are interested in purchasing the property to notify the Court of that interest no later than (10) days prior to the date set for the trial of the case. The non-petitioning joint tenants or tenants in common shall all be allowed to purchase the interests in the property as provided in this section whether default has been entered against them or not pursuant to South Carolina Code § 15-61-25 (A).

NOTICE OF INTENT TO REFER (Suit to Quiet Title and Partition In-Kind)

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that upon expiration of thirty (30) days following the service of a copy of the within Notice of Intent to Refer upon you, the Plaintiff intends to and will appear before the Honorable Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, at the usual place of judicature, and will move His or Her Honor for an Order referring the above entitled action to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for Charleston County, for the purpose of holding a hearing into the merits or said cause, together with the authority to enter final judgment therein, and to provide that should any appeal be taken from the final judgment of the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee, as aforesaid, that such appeal shall be made directly to the Supreme Court of the South Carolina or alternatively to the South Carolina Court of Appeals.

appointed for and to act as the Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such Defendants who may be infants, insane person or incompetents. He does not have any claim adverse to such Defendants and is not connected in any manner with the Plaintiff or its attorney in this action, and has consented to act as such.

WHEREFORE, PETITIONER PRAYS for entry of an Order of this Court appointing Willie B. Heyward, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for such of the above named Defendants, unless someone on their behalf shall, within the specified period of time after the service of a copy of the Notice of the entry of the Order being herein prayed for prescribed the manner in which the service of Notice of the entry thereof shall be made upon the said Defendants.

Respectfully submitted, COUNTS & HUGER, LLC

s/ Kelvin M. Huger Kelvin M. Huger, Esq. 27 Gamecock Ave., Suite 200 Charleston, SC 29407

(T) (843) 573-0143

(F) (843) 573-0153

(E) kmhuger@countsandhuger. com

Attorney for Plaintiffs Edgar L. Moses, Jamel/a Faye Brown-Jagla/, Albert Griffith, Donald Brown and Linda Brown-John

Charleston, South Carolina

Dated: October 25, 2022

your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, 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 Plaintiffs will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said 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 Lis Pendens, Summons and Notice, and Complaint, were filed on January 19th, 2023, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on January 19th, 2023 and the Order of Publication was filed on February 6th, 2023 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

Edgar L. Moses, Jamella Faye Brown-Jagla!, Albert Griffith, Donald Brown and Linda Brown-John, Plaintiffs

- vsEstate of Rebecca Hornes Brown, Estate of Edith Brown Munford, Estate of Robert Brown, Jr., Estate of Edward Harvey, Estate of James Earthine Brown, Estate of Sarah Burgess Brown, Estate of Myrtle Halle Que Brown Moses, Estate of Annabelle Irene Brown West, Estate of Karen Pamela West Jenkins, Estate of Joseph Poinsett, Irene Smith, Daniel Poinsett, Ruth Brown Duncan, Kay Brown, Robert Tyrone Brown, Dawn Brown, Andrea Brown, Shelton Brown, John Doe and Mary Roe fictitious names representing unknown minors, incompetents, persons in the military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as The Service Members Civil Relief Act of 2003, as amended, if any, and the unknown heirs at law, devisees, widows, widowers, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, firms or corporation and all other persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint or any party thereof and the following deceased people, and persons imprisoned, and persons under any other legal disability and JOHN DOE and MARY DOE, fictitious names Representing unknown heirs, devisees, distributes, or personal representatives of following deceased persons, Defendants.

SUMMONS (Suit to Quiet Title and Partition In-Kind)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED

ALL that pieces, parcels of land, situate, lying and being on Wadmalaw Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, said parcels being Tract-B (15.13 acres), TRACT-C (5.42 acres), and TRACT-D 2.09 acres) as sown on plat entitled ‘PLAT SHOWING SUBDIVISION OF THE ESTATE OF ALFRED BROWN, WASMALA ISLAND, CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C.” dated July 15, 1991, made y W. L. Gaillard, Surveyor, recorded in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, S.C., in Plat Book CK, at Page 190. Sid parcels of land having such size, shape, measurements, buttings and bounds, and dimensions as shown on the said Plait.

TRACT-B, TMS #151-00-00-040

TRACT-C TMS # 151-00-00-232

TRACT-D TMS # 151-00-00-005

NOTICE NISI (Suit to Quiet Title and Partition In-Kind)

TO SUCH OF THE DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ACTION WHOM MAY BE INFANTS, INSANE PERSONS OR INCOMPETENTS:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Comi, Charleston County, State of South Carolina, an Order appointing for you as Guardian ad Litem, Nisi, Willie B. Heyward, Esquire, who maintains an office at 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, Charleston, South Carolina 29407. THE appointment shall become absolute upon the expiration of thirty (30) days following the last publication of the Summons herein, unless you or someone on your behalf, on or before the last mentioned date, shall procure someone to be appointed as Guardian ad Litem to represent you in the above action.

NOTICE OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL (Suit to Quiet Title and Partition In-Kind)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN NAMED: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF YOUR STATUTORY RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.

EX PARTE PETITION APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM (Suit to Quiet Title and Partition In-Kind)

THE PETITIONERS HEREIN RESPECTFULLY SHOWS UNTO THIS HONORABLE COURT:

One: THE ABOVE IS an action being commenced for the purpose of Determining any adverse claims, if any, and to quiet title to the parcel of land described in the Complaint herein, and declared that the Plaintiff has an interest as tenant in common in the manner alleged therein.

Two: THERE HAVE BEEN JOINED as party Defendants under the fictitious names of John Doe, Mary Roe designating any class of person who may be an heir, distribute, legatee, devisee, widow, widower, issue, administrator, executor, personal representative, successor, creditor and alienee of any deceased Defendant and any and all other persons or entities, known or unknown, having, owning or claiming any right title, interest in or lien upon the Property in the Complaint.

Three: THE NAMES, ADDRESSES AND WHEREABOUTS of such Defendants are unknown to the Petitioner, and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained by it or its counsel. They cannot be found within the County of Charleston of the State of South Carolina or elsewhere, it is appropriate that a Guardian ad Litem Nisi, be appointed for such of he said parties who may be infants, insane persons or incompetents.

Four: PETITIONER IS INFORMED AND BELIEVES that no application had been by or on behalf of any Defendant who may be an infant, insane person or incompetent or on behalf on any Defendant who may be an infant, insane person or incompetent, for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Petitioner does not know of any general or testamentary powers regarding such infants, insane persons and/or incompetents, and to whom notice of this application can be given, otherwise than by publication.

Five: WILLIE B. HEYWARD, ESQUIRE is a competent and suitable person to be

Saint Johns, LLC

Plaintiff,

v. Betty L. Brown, and if she be deceased, her heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns and spouses and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as:

1915 E. Montague Ave. Charleston County, South Carolina

TMS Number: 470-02-00-085 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military

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 19th, 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 LOT, piece, or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on the South side of Montague Avenue, in Ferndale a subdivision of Charleston County in the State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 18, Block 5, on a plat of Ferndale, made by James O’Hear Sanders and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book E Page 20.

SAID LOT having a frontage on Montague Avenue of Fifty (50’) feet, a depth on its East and West lines of One Hundred (100’) feet, and a width on its back line of Fifty (50’) feet, be the said dimensions, more or less.

SAVING AND EXCEPTING that portion of the said lot which was taken by the South Carolina Highway Department for the widening of the right of way East Montague Avenue.

BEING the same property conveyed to Belly L Brown by deed from Willie L Brown Jr., dated June 18th, 2004 and recorded June 18th, 2004 in Book Y498 at Page 466.

TMS # 470-02-00-85

s/Jeffrey

Jeffrey

T. Spell

T. Spell

Attorney at Law

925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407

jeff@jeffspell.com

(843) 452-3553

Attorney for the Plaintiff

Date: February 9th, 2023

Name and address of Purchaser:

ANNE BOUKNIGHT COLLINS & NEIL CARMICHAEL COLLINS III, 2757 W PINEWOOD, CHESTER, SC 29706.

LIBERTY PLACE VACATION

SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0. 01682244733133270,0.0168224

4733133270% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0213-28B,98-0213-29B Deed

Book 0893, Page 468, Mortgage Book 0893, Page 469. Total amount presently delinquent

$135,725.86, Attorneys fees

$350.00, Costs $457.82. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD.

YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED.

FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE

OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT.

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

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL

Name and address of Purchaser: KATHERINE LAURA MCGRANAHAN, 23840 E 149TH ST S, COWETA, OK 74429-6564.

LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0. 00798748443817687,0.0079874

8443817687% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0324-23B, 98-0324-21B , Deed Book 1062, Page 744, Mortgage Book 1062, Page 750. Total amount presently delinquent $144,839.89, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $457.82. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD.

YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE

RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT.

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

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-05250

Sandra C. Loy, Plaintiff vs. Sara Faulling Snelson, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Julian Andrew Snelson, Robert Snelson, Holly S., a minor, and all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, interest in or to the real property subject to this action, those who are adults collectively designated as JOHN DOE, and any such other person who is a minor or under other disability or a member of the Armed Services of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, 1940, as amended, collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FILING

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens was filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, 100 Broad St, Ste 106, Charleston, SC 29401 on November 14, 2022. The Summons & Notices and Complaint were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, 100 Broad St, Ste 106, Charleston, SC 29401 on November 14, 2022.

SUMMONS & NOTICES

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-

NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint upon the subscriber at her office at 544 Savannah Highway, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that should you fail to answer the Summons and Complaint filed herein, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference in this cause to the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall,

pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure and Section 14-11-85 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case, which judgment shall be appealable to the South Carolina Court of Appeals in accordance with Section 14-11-85, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended.

TO: MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR MINORS UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE, JOHN DOE and RICHARD ROE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED that unless you or someone on your behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, make application to this Court and obtain the appointment of a suitable person as the Guardian ad Litem to appear and represent your interest in the subject and the subject matter of the foregoing action, Plaintiffs will apply to the Court for the appointment of a suitable person to be Guardian ad Litem to appear in the foregoing action, for the purpose of representing and protecting your interest, if any, in the above captioned proceeding.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may be entitled to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through her law firm, LaFond Law Group, PA, at 544 Savannah Highway, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, or call 843.762.3554. LaFond Law Group, PA 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 thirty (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 FORECLOSRE ACTION MAY PROCEED.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced or will be commenced by the abovenamed Plaintiff against the abovenamed Defendants for foreclosure of a certain mortgage or real estate given by Julian Andrew Snelson to William Coker dated July 9, 2010 and duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County on November 12, 2010 in Book 0154, at Page 583 (“Mortgage”). Thereafter, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage dated December 15, 2021 and duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County on January 6, 2022 in Book 1065, at Page 544, the Mortgage was assigned to the present lien holder and Plaintiff above-named.

The following is a description of the premises which is the subject of this action:

MOBILE HOME: 2002 Horton Mirage, bearing serial number H89433GL&R, and affixed to the following real property:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, with buildings improvements thereon, if any, lying and being on Johns Island, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, measuring and containing eighty-four hundredths (0.84) of an acre and designated as Lot “A1” on a plate entitled “Subdivision of Lot ‘A,’ Lands of George L. Beach, Sr. into Lots ‘A1’ & ‘A2,’ Located on Cane Slash Road, John’s Island, Charleston County, S.C.,” made by George A.Z. Johnson, Jr,

Inc., engineers, dated May 12, 1975, copy of which plat is recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book T at page 134. Said Lot “A1” having such size, shape, meets, bounds and dimensions as will by reference to said plat more fully appear. TMS No.: 345-00-00-095, Commonly known as 2859 Cane Slash Road, Johns Island, SC 29455

NOTICE OF ORDER NISI APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM TO THOSE OF THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED WHO MAY BE MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR MINORS UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR UNKNOWN, BEING AS A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE, AND THOSE WHO MAY BE INFANTS OR PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY, INCLUDING THOSE IN MILITARY SERVICE, BEING AS A CLASS DEFINED AS RICHARD ROE, AND TO THE GUARDIAN, CONSERVATOR, OR PERSON WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Order Nisi appointing Taylor Silver, Esq., PO Box 1665, Georgetown, SC 29442, as Guardian ad Litem for Holly S. and all persons as a class designated as JOHN DOE and RICHARD ROE for purposes of this action, was filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, 100 Broad St, Ste 106, Charleston, SC 29401, on November 29, 2022. Unless any of you or someone or your behalf shall cause, within thirty (30) days after the service of this notice, exclusive of the day of service, a different person to be appointed to represent you, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making absolute the appointment of Mr. Silver.

LAFOND LAW GROUP, PA

By: Ashley G. Andrews, SC Bar No. 76667 544 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29407 843.762.3554 andrews@lafondlaw.com Attorney for the Plaintiff

Brown, Elizabeth Felder, Sammie Frazier, Sonny Frazier, Rebecca Frazier, Henry Frazier, Joe Louis Frazier, Samuel Frazier, Willis Frazier, Celia Frazier, Cephus Grampus, Samuel Grampus, Leroy Grampus, Herbert Lee Smalls, Herbert Lee Smalls, Jr., Latoya Smalls, Steven Smalls, Mary L. Grampus, William Moore, Catherine Grampus, James Grampus, Ernest Lee Grampus, Kelly G. Odom, Eric Grampus, Ernest McFadden, Erika Grampus, Tracy Grampus, Clarence Grampus, Pearl W. Grampus, Lenet Nesbitt, Cynthia Grampus, Clarence Grampus, Jr., Anthony Grampus, Mary Grampus, Terry Grampus, Clifford Grampus, Bobby Myers, Sr., Susan J. Frazier, Joseph Washington, Jr., Hagood Washington, Wilhelmina Washington, Charles Mungin, Charles Mungin, Jr., Rosetta G. Mungin, Barbara Jean White, Ruby White, Charles Mungin, III Clifford Mungin, Leon Mungin, Ernest Mungin, Billy Mungin, Elizabeth Washington, Hattie Washington, Albertha Louise Castro, Willis Frazier, James Frazier, and Bradley Frazier, and if the said person be deceased, then their respective Heirs-at-Law, Distributees, Personal Representatives, Successors, Assigns, Children, or Spouse, if any, and all other Persons claiming under or through them, and all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, interest in or to the real property subject to this action, those who are adults collectively designated as JOHN DOE, and any such other person who is a minor or under other disability or a member of the Armed Services of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, 1940, as amended, collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, South Carolina Department of Revenue, Citifinancial, Inc., Midland Funding LLC, Hawk Services Towing & Recovery, Discover Bank, Charleston Clerk of Court, Dick Luke Company, RMC Finance, Pioneer Credit Company, Charleston Towing & Roadside, LLC, Regional Finance, Lender Loans, Local Loan Co. Inc., Quick Credit, Joyce Pervis, Citibank, N.A. d/b/a Citi Mastercard, and Anthony King, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FILING

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons & Notices, and Complaint were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, 100 Broad St, Ste 106, Charleston, SC 29401 on August 4, 2020.

SUMMONS & NOTICES

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint upon the subscriber at her office at 544 Savannah Highway, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that unless you or someone on your behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, make application to this Court and obtain the appointment of a suitable person as the Guardian ad Litem to appear and represent your interest in the subject and the subject matter of the foregoing action, Plaintiffs will apply to the Court for the appointment of a suitable person to be Guardian ad Litem to appear in the foregoing action, for the purpose of representing and protecting your interest, if any, in the above captioned proceeding.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced or will be commenced by the Plaintiff, above-named, against the Defendants, above-named, to confirm and quiet title to and partition the property described below:

The following is a description of the premises which is the subject of this action: All those certain pieces, parcels and tracts of land, situate, lying and being in the town of Hollywood, Charleston County, South Carolina and known and designated as Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, and Lot 4 on a plat prepared by Kennerty Surveying Inc. entitled, “Subdivision Plat of Land Owned by the Estate of Sallie Harvey Located in the Town of Hollywood, Charleston County, S.C.,” dated January 29, 2000 and recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County in Plat Book DC, at Page 302; said lots having such size, shape, dimensions, locations, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear. TMS No.: 16200-00-316 (Lot 1), 162-00-00-172 (Lot 2), 162-00-00-317 (Lot 3), 162-00-00-318 (Lot 4)

NOTICE OF ORDER NISI APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM TO THOSE OF THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED WHO MAY UNKNOWN, BEING AS A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE, AND THOSE WHO MAY BE INFANTS OR PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY, INCLUDING THOSE IN MILITARY SERVICE, BEING AS A CLASS DEFINED AS RICHARD ROE, AND TO THE GUARDIAN, CONSERVATOR, OR PERSON WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Order Nisi appointing Brett C. Barker, 51 Eastlake Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, as Guardian ad Litem for all persons as a class designated as JOHN DOE and RICHARD ROE for purposes of this action, was filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, 100 Broad St, Ste 106, Charleston, SC 29401, on August 26, 2020. Unless any of you or someone or your behalf shall cause, within thirty (30) days after the service of this notice, exclusive of the day of service, a different person to be appointed to represent you, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making absolute the appointment of Mr. Barker.

Anderson, and if the said person be deceased, then their respective Heirs-at-Law, Distributees, Personal Representatives, Successors, Assigns, Children, or Spouse, if any, and all other Persons claiming under or through them, and all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, interest in or to the real property subject to this action, those who are adults collectively designated as JOHN DOE, and any such other person who is a minor or under other disability or a member of the Armed Services of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, 1940, as amended, collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FILING

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens was filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, 100 Broad St, Ste 106, Charleston, SC 29401 on February 15, 2021. The Summons & Notices and Complaint were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, 100 Broad St, Ste 106, Charleston, SC 29401 on February 23, 2021.

SUMMONS & NOTICES

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint upon the subscriber at her office at 544 Savannah Highway, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that should you fail to answer the Summons and Complaint filed herein, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference in this cause to the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure and Section 14-11-85 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case, which judgment shall be appealable to the South Carolina Court of Appeals in accordance with Section 14-11-85, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended.

Doris Brown, Plaintiff vs. Sallie Harvey, Jasper Harvey, Sarah Harvey Frasier, Sam Frasier, Willie Frazier, Louise Frazier, Edward Frazier, Lucile Frazier, Sam Frazier, Gladys H. Frazier, Wendell Capers, Andrea Capers, Neather Brown, Sam Frazier, Jr., Tamiko Frazier, Dana Wilson, Doris Fradieu, Cheryl Brown, Gerald Moultrie, Frazier Bovian, William Frasier , Irma Frazier, John Heyward, Benjamin Frazier, Mary Frazier, Debra Frasier, Lendell

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that should you fail to answer the Summons and Complaint filed herein, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference in this cause to the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure and Section 14-11-85 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case, which judgment shall be appealable to the South Carolina Court of Appeals in accordance with Section 14-11-85, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended.

TO: JOHN DOE and RICHARD ROE, ABOVE NAMED:

LAFOND LAW GROUP, PA

By: Ashley G. Andrews, SC Bar No. 76667 544 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29407 843.762.3554 andrews@lafondlaw.com

Attorney for the Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO. 2021-CP-10-00897

Louis Anderson, Plaintiff

vs. Alvin F. Anderson, Sr., Martha W. Anderson, Alvin F. Anderson, Jr., Christian G. Anderson, Leland J. Anderson, Verdelle A. Miller, Rose

TO: JOHN DOE and RICHARD ROE, ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that unless you or someone on your behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, make application to this Court and obtain the appointment of a suitable person as the Guardian ad Litem to appear and represent your interest in the subject and the subject matter of the foregoing action, Plaintiffs will apply to the Court for the appointment of a suitable person to be Guardian ad Litem to appear in the foregoing action, for the purpose of representing and protecting your interest, if any, in the above captioned proceeding.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced or will be commenced by the Plaintiff, above-named, against the Defendants, above-named, to confirm and quiet title to and partition the property described below. The following is a description of the premises which is the subject of this action:

All that lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being on Johns Island in the County and State aforesaid and designated as Lot No. 50 on a plat of a part of Dr.

Whaley’s Place situate on Johns Island made by S. Lewis Simons and recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County in Plat Book B, page 117. The said lot measuring and containing thirty-five and 35/100 (35.58) acres, more or less, and butting and bounding West on a public road and North on Lot No. 39. All of which more fully appear upon reference to said plat. Being the same property conveyed to James A. Visit by deed of The Bank of Charleston National Bank Association recorded on December 6, 1887in Book A32, page 077 in the ROD Office for Charleston County.

TMS No. 283-00-00-081

NOTICE OF ORDER NISI APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM

TO THOSE OF THE DEFENDANTS

ABOVE-NAMED WHO MAY UNKNOWN, BEING AS A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE, AND THOSE WHO MAY BE INFANTS OR PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY, INCLUDING THOSE IN MILITARY SERVICE, BEING AS A CLASS DEFINED AS RICHARD ROE, AND TO THE GUARDIAN, CONSERVATOR, OR PERSON WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Order Nisi appointing Taylor Silver, Esq., PO Box 1665, Georgetown, SC 29442, as Guardian ad Litem for all persons as a class designated as JOHN DOE and RICHARD ROE for purposes of this action, was filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, 100 Broad St, Ste 106, Charleston, SC 29401, on January 11, 2023. Unless any of you or someone or your behalf shall cause, within thirty (30) days after the service of this notice, exclusive of the day of service, a different person to be appointed to represent you, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making absolute the appointment of Mr. Silver.

LAFOND LAW GROUP, PA

By: Ashley G. Andrews, SC Bar No. 76667

544 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29407

843.762.3554

andrews@lafondlaw.com

Attorney for the Plaintiff

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COURT FILE NO. 2023-CP-10-00354

South Carolina Federal Credit Union,

Plaintiff, vs.

Estate of Peter Anthony Boyle

a/k/a Peter Anthony Boyle, Jr., deceased; and all other unknown children, issue, and spouses, as heirs of Peter Anthony Boyle a/k/a Peter Anthony Boyle, Jr., deceased, and any other unknown heirs, heirs-at-law, distributees, devisees, creditors, if any, of Peter Anthony Boyle a/k/a Peter Anthony Boyle, Jr., deceased, and, if any of the same be deceased, then their heirs, personal representatives, administrators, successors and assigns, and all others entitled to claim or claiming through them, also all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, interest, in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, commonly described as 3241 Stonehaven Drive, North Charleston, SC 29420; also any unknown 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, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, and/ or persons under a legal disability, being a class designated as Richard Roe; Jody Boyle; Union Bank & Trust n/k/a Atlantic Union Bank,

Defendants, SUMMONS AND NOTICES (FORECLOSURE/NON-JURY)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscribers at their offices, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, 78 Wentworth Street, Post Office Box 22828, Charleston, SC 29413-2828, or to otherwise appear and defend, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint, or otherwise to appear and defend, within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will obtain a judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter final judgment in this action.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint in the above-entitled action, together with the Lis Pendens. Summons and Notices, Certification of Exemption from Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01 (Non-Owner Occupied Dwelling), Certification of Compliance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Certification of Exemption from ADR, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on January 23 ,2023 at 3:20 p.m., the object and prayer of which is to obtain foreclosure without deficiency, of a mortgage of subject property in a non-jury action, and for such other and further relief as set forth in the Complaint.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been initiated and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for the County and State aforesaid, by the above-named Plaintiff, against the Defendants above named, and that the object of such action is the foreclosure of that certain Mortgage to the Plaintiff, described as follows (the “Mortgage”)

Boyle

CERTIFICATION OF EXEMPTION

(NON-OWNER OCCUPIED DWELLING)

The Plaintiff by and through its undersigned attorney does hereby certify as follows: 1.That this is an action for the foreclosure of real property located in 3241 Stonehaven Drive, Charleston, SC. 2.The mortgaged property is not the principal residence of the mortgagor, who is deceased; therefore, the Administrative Order of the Administrative Order of the Supreme Court of South Carolina dated May 2, 2011 (2011-05-02-01) does not apply to this foreclosure, in that the real property that is the subject of this foreclosure action is not an “Owner-Occupied dwelling” as defined in the Order.

PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

TO: THE CLERK OF COURT FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA:

The Petition of Petitioner/Plaintiff will respectfully show unto this Honorable Court: 1. That the aboveentitled action was commenced in this Court for the purpose of obtaining a foreclosure of the interests of those persons who are the heirs, distributees, devisees and creditors, if any, of the Estate of Peter Anthony Boyle a/k/a Peter Anthony Boyle, Jr., deceased, as such interests may apply to the title to the parcel of real estate described in the Complaint herein under the name of those parties joined herein. 2. That there have been joined as Defendants herein under the fictitious name of John Doe and Richard Roe, all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Compliant herein and any unknown adults or unknown adults in the military service of the United States of America, such defendants being as a class designated as John Doe (“John Doe”), and any unknown minors or persons under a legal disability, such defendants being as a class designated as Richard Roe (“Richard Roe”) (the defendants designated as John Doe and Richard Roe sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Defendants”).

3. That the names and whereabouts of such Defendants are unknown to the Petitioner/Plaintiff and cannot, with reasonable diligence, be ascertained by the Petitioner/ Plaintiff or by its undersigned attorney and cannot, with due diligence, be found with the State of South Carolina and it is appropriate that a Guardian Ad Litem Nisi be appointed for said Defendants.

By: Peter Anthony

Dated: August 4, 2009

Recorded On: August 18, 2009 at 12:15:55 p.m. Recorded In: Book 0075 at Page 0916 Office of ROD for Charleston County, SC and to sell the property described below for the purpose of paying the lien thereon. That the real estate affected by such action is now and was at the time of commencement of such action situate in the County and State aforesaid, and the following is a description thereof, as contained in the abovereferenced Mortgage: ALL that lot, piece, parcel of land, situate in Charleston County, South Carolina, and known and designated as Lot No. 17, Block 14, as shown a Plat of Pepperhill No. 7, recorded in Plat Book AA, Page 117, in the RMC office for Charleston County.

behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after the service upon them of a copy of the Notice of the Order herein prayed for, move before the Court to secure some other suitable person of their choice to act as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi, for such of the Defendants; and that the Order herein prayed for prescribe the manner in which the service thereof shall be made upon said Defendants.

PETITION APPOINTING ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS IN MILITARY SERVICE

The Plaintiff would respectfully show unto this Honorable Court:

1. This is an action for the foreclosure of a real estate mortgage upon real property situate and located in Charleston County, South Carolina.

2. Plaintiff is without sufficient knowledge or information to determine whether any defendants, unknown, are in the military service of the United States of America, thereby being entitled to the benefits of the Service Members’ Civil Relief Act. 3. Kelley Y. Woody is a member of the South Carolina Bar, is fully competent to protect the interests and rights of any defendants, unknown, who may be in the military service and that she has no interest in the real estate being foreclosed nor any interest adverse to that of the defendants.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff moves that Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, be appointed as attorney for any defendant, unknown, who may be in the military service and, therefore, entitled to the benefits of the Service Members’ Civil Relief Act. s/Cynthia Jordan Lowery Reid E. Dyer Moore & Van Allen PLLC 78 Wentworth Street Post Office Box 22828 Charleston, SC 29413-2828

T (843)579-7000

F (843)579-8714 Email: cynthialowery@mvalaw.com reiddyer@ mvalaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

CONSENT TO APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

ORDER

APPOINTING GUARDIAN

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ORANGEBURG IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-38-00892

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

Cheryl Hightower-Dukes, Christopher E. Worthington and John Doe, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2016, 2018 and 2019

NOTICE TO: Cheryl HightowerDukes and Christopher E. Worthington

You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights filed with the Clerk of Court for Orangeburg County on December 7, 2022 at 1:58 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Orangeburg, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Orangeburg County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, Patrick McWilliams, at the Legal Department of the Orangeburg County Department of Social Services, P. O. Box 1087, Orangeburg, South Carolina 29116, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Patrick McWilliams, SC Bar #70579, P. O. Box 1087, Orangeburg, SC 29116, 803-515-1746

SELL

13, THE PRESERVE AT BRICKYARD PLANTATION, and designated on a plat of Keith A. Wilson, SCRLS, entitled “A FINAL PLAT OF THE PRESERVE AT BRICKYARD PLANTATION, PHASE 1-A, A SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” which said plat was duly recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County on November 22, 1991, in Plat Book CF at page 55, reference to which plat is hereby craved for a more complete description as to distances, courses, metes and bounds.

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 Joseph R. Styons by deed of David C. Bunce, Jr. and Cynthia D. Bunce dated July 16, 2010, and recorded July 22, 2010, in Book 134 at Page 525 in the Register of Deeds’ Office for Charleston County.

TMS/PIN# 580-10-00-013

Case#: 2019CP1006495

Current Property Address: 2724 Merwether Lane Mount Pleasant, SC 29466

As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be reopened for final bidding at 11 a.m. on the 6th day of April, 2023.

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.

by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 1426 Hamlin Park Cir, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 578-00-00-460, 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.

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 December 19, 2022.

4. That the Petitioner/Plaintiff is informed and believes that no application has been made by or in behalf of the said Defendants for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem Nisi or any other matter and that the Petitioner/Plaintiff does not know of any general or testamentary guardians of such Defendants, to whom notice of this application can be given other than by the publication thereof.

5. That Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, whose address is PO Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260, is a discreet, competent and suitable person to be appointed and to act as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for said Defendants, and that Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, does not have any claim adverse to such Defendants and is not connected in any manner with the Petitioner/ Plaintiff or its attorney in this action and he has consented to act as such.

6. That the relief prayed for herein regarding the appointment of Guardian Ad Litem is authorized by South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 17. WHEREFORE, Petitioner/Plaintiff, South Carolina Federal Credit Union, prays for an Order of this Court appointing Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi of the Defendants, which Order shall automatically become final and absolute, unless someone on said Defendants’

I, the undersigned, Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, consent, if appointed, to act as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all unknown heirs, distributees, devisees, and/or creditors of Peter Anthony Boyle a/k/a Peter Anthony Boyle, Jr., deceased, and if any of the same be deceased, then his heirs, Personal Representatives, administrators, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim or claiming through them, also all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, or interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, also any unknown persons, who may be in the military service of the United States of America, all of whom are made parties to the within action and constitute a class designated as John Doe, as well as any unknown minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, or persons under a legal disability, if any, being unknown to Plaintiff, all of whom are made parties to the within action and constitute a class designated as Richard Roe. I consent to so serve and act until and unless the Court shall subsequently appoint other(s) to serve as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for said Defendants. I have no interest in the real estate being foreclosed and have no interest adverse to that of the Defendants.

CONSENT TO APPOINTMENT (MILITARY SERVICE)

I consent to act as attorney for any defendant, unknown, who may be in the military service of the United States of America, and thereby entitled to the benefits of the Service Members’ Civil Relief Act. I have no interest in the real estate being foreclosed and have no interest adverse to that of the defendants. s/Kelley Y. Woody P.O. Box 6432 Columbia, SC 29260 GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS IN THE MILITARY

$35 IN PRINT AND ONLINE CALL CRIS 577-5304 X127

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John J. Hearn (803) 744-4444 013957-00873

2019CP1006495

FOR INSERTION

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION

ORDER

(DEFENDANTS IN MILITARY SERVICE)

It appearing to the Court from the foregoing Petition and Consent that Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, has consented to act and represent defendants, unknown, who may be in the military service of the United States of America, and it appearing that Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, is fully competent to represent the interest of said defendants.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Kelley Y. Woody, and she hereby is, appointed to represent the defendants who may be in the military service of the United States of America and who may thereby be entitled to the benefits of the Service Members’ Civil Relief Act, and to protect their interests.

SO ORDERED s/Julie J. Armstrong, Charleston County Clerk of Court, by BLC

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

U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Joseph R. Styons; Brickyard Plantation Property Owners Association, Inc.; DEFENDANTS.

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 Front Entrance of CHARLESTON COUNTY CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 7th day of March, 2023 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain lot, piece, or parcel of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Town of Mt. Pleasant, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known as Lot

2/15/23, 2/22/23, 3/1/23 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2022CP1005786 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff,

v. Andrea K. Allardice; Hamlin Park Homeowners Association, Inc. South Carolina Department of Revenue Defendant(s).

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived (013263-12464)

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Andrea

K. Allardice: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend

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/ John J. Hearn 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 South Carolina Federal Credit Union, PLAINTIFF VERSUS

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Free Will Astrology By

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries director Francis Ford Coppola was asked to name the year’s worst movie. The question didn’t interest him, he said. He listed his favorite films, then declared, “Movies are hard to make, so I’d say, all the other ones were fine!” Coppola’s comments remind me of author Dave Eggers’: “Do not dismiss a book until you have written one, and do not dismiss a movie until you have made one, and do not dismiss a person until you have met them.” In accordance with astrological omens, Aries, your assignment is to explore and embody these perspectives. Refrain from judging efforts about which you have no personal knowledge. Be as open-minded and generous as you can. Doing so will give you fuller access to half-dormant aspects of your own potentials.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Artist Andy Warhol said, only half in jest, “Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art, and working is art, and good business is the best art.” More than any other sign, Tauruses embody this attitude with flare. When you are at your best, you’re not a greedy materialist who places a higher value on money than everything else. Instead, you approach the gathering of necessary resources, including money, as a fun art project that you perform with love and creativity. I invite you to ascend to an even higher octave of this talent.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are gliding into the Season of Maximum Volition, Autonomy and Liberty. Now is a favorable time to explore and expand the pleasures of personal sovereignty. You will be at the peak of your power to declare your independence from influences that hinder and limit you. To prepare, try two experiments. 1. Act as if free will is an illusion. It doesn’t exist. There’s no such thing. Then visualize what your destiny would be like. 2. Act as if free will is real. Imagine that in the coming months you can have more of it at your disposal than ever before. What will your destiny be like?

Across

1. Aromatic ointment

5. Fitzgerald forte

9. Like some doors

13. “Superfood” berry

14. Approximately

15. Put on the hard drive

16. Flagship brew of what’s now Spoetzl Brewery, named for the town in Texas

18. ACL’s joint

19. Tea holder

20. Sweater style

22. Tongue-in-cheek entertainment

24. “The game is ___”

25. Side-to-side skid

29. Surpass in smarts

32. Shaw on the jazz clarinet

33. Peculiarity

35. Suffix with ethyl and propyl

36. Pager sound

37. Like some 1940s pinups

38. Clamors

39. Web connection co.

40. Invoice words before a date

41. Assume as a fact

42. Not these or those

44. Circle segments, in some circles

46. Peeved

48. Do some karaoke

49. Term for a long streak of championships (last achieved in major pro sports by the 1980s New York Islanders)

52. Deeply dismayed

56. ___ Kadabra (enemy of the Flash)

57. 1977 four-wheel drive coupÈ that sorta resembled a pickup

59. Type of skateboarding that includes inclines

60. Birthplace of the violin

61. Egg, in Paris

62. “Game of Thrones” heroine Stark

63. Foam football brand

64. Knit material

Down

1. Enjoy the limelight (or sunlight)

2. Bruise symptom

3. Cafe au ___

4. Ice cream flavor that’s usually green or white

5. Blood relation, slangily

6. “Peter Pan” critter

7. African capital on the Gulf of Guinea

10. Former Sleater-Kinney drummer who also worked with Stephen Malkmus and the Shins

11. “Voulez-vous coucher ___ moi?”

12. Smell real bad

14. Espresso foam

17. Bring delight to

21. “The Caine Mutiny” author Herman

23. Arouse, as one’s interest

25. Italian model who graced many a romance novel cover

26. “___ my case!”

27. Superstar who holds records for most three-pointers in a career, season, and NBA finals

28. Pyramid-shaped Vegas hotel

30. Belly button type

31. Students’ challenges

34. New York college and Scottish isle, for two

37. Brings en masse to an event, maybe

38. Pillsbury mascot (whose name is Poppin’ Fresh)

40. Roller coaster feature

41. Stop-motion kids’ show set in Antarctica

43. Literary misprints

45. Daily record

47. Pan-fry

49. Broad bean

50. “Remote Control” host Ken

51. Ski resort transport

53. Rectangle calculation

54. Dino’s end?

55. Initialism from “Winnie the Pooh” specials that predated text messages

58. TV alien who lived with the Tanners

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The ethereal, dreamy side of your nature must continually find ways to express itself beautifully and playfully. And I do mean “continually.” If you’re not always allowing your imagination to roam and romp around in Wonderland, your imagination may lapse into spinning out crabby delusions. Luckily, I don’t think you will have any problems attending to this necessary luxury in the coming weeks. From what I can tell, you will be highly motivated to generate fluidic fun by rambling through fantasy realms. Bonus! I suspect this will generate practical benefits.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t treat your allies or yourself with neglect and insensitivity. For the sake of you mental and physical health, you need to do the exact opposite. I’m not exaggerating! To enhance your well-being, be almost ridiculously positive. Be vigorously nice and rigorously kind. Bestow blessings and dole out compliments, both to others and yourself. See the best and expect the best in both others and yourself.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Is there a bug in the sanctuary of love? A parasite or saboteur? If so, banish it. Is there a cranky monster grumbling in the basement or attic or closet? Feed that creature chunks of raw cookie dough imbued with a crushedup valium pill. Do you have a stuffed animal or holy statue to whom you can spill your deep, dark, delicious secrets? If not, get one. Have you been spending quality time rumbling around in your fantasy world in quest of spectacular healings? If not, get busy. Those healings are ready for you to pluck them.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There’s a weird magic operating in your vicinity these days — a curious, uncanny kind of luck. So while my counsel here might sound counter-intuitive, I think it’s true. Here are four affirmations to chant regularly: 1. “I will attract and acquire what I want by acting as if I don’t care if I get what I want.” 2. “I will become grounded and relaxed with the help of beautiful messes and rowdy fun.” 3. “My worries and fears will subside as I make fun of them and joke about them.” 4. “I will activate my deeper ambition by giving myself permission to be lazy.”

Rob Brezsny

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): How many people would fight for their country? Below I list the countries where my horoscopes are published and the percentage of their populations ready and willing to take up arms against their nations’ enemies: 11% in Japan; Netherlands, 15%; Italy, 20%; France, 29%; Canada, 30%; US, 44%. So I surmise that Japanese readers are most likely to welcome my advice here, which is threefold: 1. The coming months will be a good time to cultivate your love for your country’s land, people, and culture, but not for your country’s government and armed forces. 2. Minimize your aggressiveness unless you invoke it to improve your personal life — in which case, pump it up and harness them. 3. Don’t get riled up about vague abstractions and fear-based fantasies. But do wield your constructive militancy in behalf of intimate, practical improvements.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): By the time she was 33, Sagittarian actor Jane Fonda was famous and popular. She had already won many awards, including an Oscar. Then she became an outspoken opponent of America’s war in Vietnam. Some of her less liberal fans were outraged. For a few years, her success in films waned. Offers didn’t come easily to her. She later explained that while the industry had not completely “blacklisted” her, she had been “greylisted.” Despite the setback, she kept working — and never diluted her political activism. By the time she was in her forties, her career and reputation had fully recovered. Today, at age 84, she is busy with creative projects. In accordance with astrological rhythms, I propose we make her your role model in the coming months. May she inspire you to be true to your principles even if some people disapprove. Be loyal to what you know is right.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Charles V (1500–1558) had more than 20 titles, including Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria and Lord of the Netherlands. He was also a patron of the arts and architecture. Once, while visiting the renowned Italian painter Titian to have his portrait done, he did something no monarch had ever done. When Titian dropped his paintbrush on the floor, Charles humbly picked it up and gave it to him. I foresee a different but equally interesting switcheroo in your vicinity during the coming weeks. Maybe you will be aided by a big shot or get a blessing from someone you consider out of your league. Perhaps you will earn a status boost or will benefit from a shift in a hierarchy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Some people I respect regard the Bible as a great work of literature. I don’t share that view. Like psychologist Valerie Tarico, I believe the so-called good book is filled with “repetition, awkward constructions, inconsistent voice, weak character development, boring tangents and passages where nobody can tell what the writer meant to convey.” I bring this to your attention, Aquarius, because I believe now is a good time to rebel against conventional wisdom, escape from experts’ opinions, and formulate your own unique perspectives about pretty much everything. Be like Valerie Tarico and me.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I suspect that arrivederci and au revoir and sayonara will overlap with birth cries and welcomes and initiations in the coming days. Are you beginning or ending? Leaving or arriving? Letting go or hanging on? Here’s what I think: You will be beginning and ending; leaving and arriving; letting go and hanging on. That could be confusing, but it could also be fun. The mix of emotions will be rich and soulful.

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Catch some tunes at Awendaw Green showcase

Awendaw Green outdoor music venue is home to weekly Barn Jams featuring rock ‘n’ rollers from all over the region. Charleston singer-songwriter Meredith Foster joins the Feb. 22 lineup with JT Horne of New York rock trio The Leaps, Indiana singer-songwriter Brett Wiscons and Columbia alternative bluegrass act The Wolfman String Band. The showcase starts at 5:45 p.m. and is $10 at the door.

Feb. 25 concert headed by virtuoso trombonist Wycliffe Gordon

Trombonist Gordon brings a taste of New Orleans to Charleston

By Kevin Murphy Wilson

The 18-member Charleston Jazz Orchestra (CJO) is set to launch into its monumental 15th season Feb. 25 with a “New ‘Awlins” concert. Two funky jazz sets at Charleston Music Hall feature renowned trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, a Georgia native whose plunger technique and scat singing exude a 1930s style.

“Wycliffe Gordon is one of the finest jazz performers of our time,” said Brent Swaney, director of performances for Charleston Jazz. “For our 15th season, we knew we wanted to open with something very special. Gordon’s flair for New Orleans-style jazz paired with our stellar lineup of CJO musicians brings the vibrant, electric energy we were looking for to launch this milestone year.”

Even so, Gordon told the City Paper he has never been concerned with markers of greatness. “I don’t monitor or try to gauge my development,” Gordon said. “Instead, I always work on trying to be a better human being. I’m a musician that tries to give the best of myself in performance on stage and in my life off stage.”

The song selection for the upcoming show has a New Orleans/Mardi Gras flair, and

the title song “New ‘Awlins” is composed and arranged by Gordon himself, Swaney said.

Charleston’s Charlton Singleton arranged a rendition of the classic Fats Waller tune “Black and Blue” for the concert as well. Other highlights include “Hallelujah Shout,” “Dippermouth Blues” and “Umbrella Man.”

Swaney said producing and promoting CJO concerts with special guests is a sure-fire way of keeping the city’s history (and future) at the forefront of Lowcountry entertainment.

But, Swaney said, not many people realize that Charleston played a major role in developing the style of American jazz music.

“The Jenkins Orphanage Band put Charleston on the map [in the early 20th century] as one of the most significant cities in jazz history when they began touring to raise funds for the orphanage,” Swaney said. “Musicians would travel to the orphanage just to watch, observe and train with the musicians there and learn their techniques.”

Charleston Jazz is constantly looking forward and backward to establish and maintain relevance for Holy City players in the ongoing musical conversation that occurs throughout this extremely diverse cultural region that is the American South.

The nonprofit’s mission is to build a community through performances, education and outreach.

“We received special grant funding from South Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts to present a Southern-born artist,” Swaney said. That’s essentially how

Gordon was chosen to kick off CJO’s 2023 concert schedule. It helps that his welldeserved reputation in his field added a little more gravitas to that decision.

Gordon said he first discovered the trombone at age 12 and continued to play through college, where he eventually met up with well-known trumpeter, composer and teacher Wynton Marsalis and ultimately decided to go all-in as a musician.

This particular career move necessitated a daily cycle of “listening and practicing, followed by a lot more listening and practicing,” Gordon said. And it seems his meticulous attention to detail paid off in a big way.

Besides accumulating an assortment of academic accolades and numerous television, radio and film credits, Gordon is a veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and a founding member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

His freelance performance roster sees him brushing shoulders with notable names in the jazz world, including Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Paul Simon, Rene Marie, Dianne Reeves and David Sanborn.

“I play music that has meaning, contains stories and connects with people,” Gordon said. “It is important to educate [audiences] while entertaining.”

Gordon plays two concerts at Charleston Music Hall with the CJO at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 25. Tickets are $25-$64 at charlestonmusichall.com.

Rock The Block at Home Team BBQ

Enjoy live music from Josh Roberts & The Hinges, Empire Strikes Brass and Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears at Home Team BBQ’s Rock the Block event Feb. 25 at its William Street location downtown. Guests can enjoy food and drinks created by six award-winning guest chefs from Daps Breakfast & Imbibe , Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, Oak Steakhouse , Halls Chophouse , Taqueria Del Sol and Swig & Swine . Rock the Block will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and proceeds benefit Hogs for the Cause , MUSC Shawn Jenkins and Ronald McDonald House of Charleston . Tickets are $15-$20 and available at eventbrite.com.

Fox Music House hosts back-to-back shows

Fox Music House hosts the next P.U.R.E. Concert Series performance at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 featuring R&B/soul artist Shannon Sanders Bess. General admission tickets are $25 and available at thezdexperience.com. Lowcountry singer-songwriters Sam Rae on cello and Mike Kaufman on guitar present an evening of folk rock music at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 backed by local guitarist David George Sink and bassist John Kennedy. Tickets are $20-$25 and available at eventbrite.com.

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If you or your band is about to enter the studio, hit the road or has a special gig coming up, reach out to us at chelsea@charlestoncitypaper.com.

The Charleston Jazz Orchestra will channel the sprawling jazz sounds of New Orleans during its

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High Fidelity: Your Top 5

New King Street piercing studio Studs offers a line of chic yet affordable jewelry and a relaxed atmosphere to take your professional piercing experience up a notch. Not only are the pro piercers friendly and encouraging, but you get in and out of the appointment efficiently, equipped with piercing care supplies and instructions. Even with trendy decor and cool tunes, you might get hit with a bit of nerves — which is where a great playlist comes in handy. Piercer Mazzy Weiland gave the City Paper a list of five songs that she said set the vibe in Studs studio:

“Funny Thing” by Thundercat

“New Dorp. New York” by SBTRKT

“You & Me” - Disclosure (Flume Remix)

“Tokyo Drifting” by Glass Animals, Denzel Curry

“Bloom” by ODESZA

Former subway busker Rose works on debut album

By Kyle Petersen

If you’ve heard Cori Rose around town, chances are you’ll remember it. Blessed with an impressive range and a rich, soulful delivery, she’s capable of transforming any pop tune into a head-turning moment, even from the corner of the bar. She will give an intimate performance Feb. 24 at Neighborhood Tap House on Greenridge Road in North Charleston.

She arrived in the Holy City’s music scene from an unlikely route. A St. Louis, Mo., native who grew up playing music mostly in church, Rose had only tentative forays as a singer while collaborating with her older brother before she moved to New York City at age 19. There, she gradually fashioned herself into a busker, repairing an old keyboard she found in the trash and busking on subway stations with a mix of pop covers and originals to anyone who would listen.

“I was very afraid to do anything on my own with [music]. I felt very comforted by my brother’s presence, and he did most of the talking at the time,” Rose said. “And then I figured out that I was able to actually have people hear me in a city where no one really notices you. In New York, you can walk down the street and see a billion people every single day, but to actually sit there just singing with a broken piano, my own songs and covers, and to have people stop and notice you and talk to you and give you money — I realized then that l could actually do something with my music.”

After moving with her partner to the Charleston area to be closer to family, Rose

made the transition from subways to bar gigs, often in fairly intimate settings like Accent on Wine in North Charleston where she plays every second Friday of the month.

“All the places I have played have been really great,” she said. “It’s obviously very

different to walk in, set up all your stuff and actually use proper amplification. I had to make sure I wasn’t blowing people’s ears out because I’m not trying to be heard over 400 other people and trains coming by.”

Rose is busy at work on her debut album of originals with her St. Louis-based brother Kent Hopwood who produces under the name NoViCe and excels at creating an eclectic range of lo-fi electronic soundscapes and remixes.

It’s going to be a true collaboration, she said, with her sending off vocals and basic piano parts to him to bring together and build on.

“I like to give him total creative freedom. I wrote a song recently that hasn’t been released where he took just one line from the chorus and made this amazing lo-fi beat out of it with a higher pitched vocal, and it just blew me out of the park.”

Marc Watley

Soulful singer-songwriter Cori Rose finds a home playing gigs around Charleston

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I had to make sure I wasn’t blowing people’s ears out because I’m not trying to be heard over 400 other people and trains coming by.”

—Cori Rose

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