Charleston City Paper Vol 26 Issue 30

Where to find unique margaritas in Charleston

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Food, drink options explode on James Island

Food, drink options explode on James Island

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New funding targets putting a dent in growing county opioid crisis

By Chelsea Grinstead

Charleston County agencies are forming a new comprehensive approach to combat the area’s growing opioid crisis thanks to substantial extra funding on the way.

“In the last three years, we’ve seen at least triple the number of overdoses than then we’ve seen in prior years,” said Caitlin Kratz, program manager for Charleston County Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS), also known as Charleston Center.

Opioid-related deaths have increased at a higher rate in Charleston County within the past year than the national rate, Kratz told the Charleston City Paper While the U.S. has seen about a 30% increase in deaths, South Carolina has seen a 45% increase.

Charleston County will receive a soonto-be-determined portion of funds from a $26 billion national opioid lawsuit settlement in the next 60 to 90 days, Kratz said. The S.C. Attorney General’s office in 2019 brought the suit against the three largest U.S. opioid distributors and manufacturer Johson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals.

“Now that we have the opioid settlement funds [coming], South Carolina is looking at around $360 million that will

go to [counties] and local municipalities — Charleston County being one of them,” Kratz said. “We’re really, really fortunate. With these new federal dollars coming down, it’s going to push us in a forward direction to combating this opioid epidemic. The [Covid-19] pandemic certainly exacerbated it.

“This money is coming to put boots on the ground … so we can do the work.”

Charleston County leaders and community partners will submit this week a proposal of how to allocate the funding to the S.C. Opioid Recovery Fund Board, and once it is approved, the board will begin releasing the money, Kratz said. The allotment has not been determined yet.

The 18-year payout will sustain measures targeted to opioid prevention, intervention and treatment, Kratz said. This will bolster Charleston Center’s residential services, medication assisted treatment programs and additional resources.

“We’re looking [to develop] an intercept map where certain agencies can use it collectively to input data — so it’s not only figuring out where the overdoses are, but what was the follow up,” Kratz said. “That’s going to be important data. Are we linking [drug users] into treatment? Did they go to the emergency room? Or was it a fatality? We’re looking at [data input strategies] that are going to be more in depth [and] give us strategic information so we can make [community response] programming around that.”

Funds from the $26 billion opioid lawsuit settlement are being released to America’s

52 states and territories as well as thousands of local governments, according to the state Attorney General’s office.

Coroner’s Office’s new equipment, emergency plan

The Charleston County Coroner’s Office in October 2022 was awarded $625,212 by the Lowcountry Healthcare Coalition through a grant from the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR), said Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal.

The Coroner’s Office used funds to streamline its drug-related death reporting system with the purchase of a rapid toxicology analyzer and a Lodox full-body X-ray scanner. The analyzer went into operation in January, and the scanner will be installed this summer. The team at the Coroner’s Office is also currently utilizing funds to develop an official plan with the Lowcountry Healthcare Coalition to formulate a comprehensive response to aid families in the event of a major crisis in the Charleston area and neighboring counties.

The two new pieces of equipment will help the Coroner’s office get immediate, real-time data on which drug is present in individuals who have potentially died of a drug overdose and upload the data within days into a national tracking system called the Overdose Mapping and Application Program (ODMAP) map, O’Neal said.

Winning podcast now on Ohm Radio

You can now listen every Sunday on the radio to the Charleston Time Machine , an award-winning local history podcast produced by the Charleston County Public Library. Find it at 3 p.m. Sundays on local, independent station Ohm Radio at 96.3 FM.

“The Charleston Time Machine’s focus on educating and entertaining its audience with the fascinating history of our Charleston community is a perfect fit for our station’s mission,” said Ohm Radio station manager Grace McNally. “We’re excited to bring this program to our audience.”

The Charleston Time Machine has 250 episodes and nearly half a million streams on the Soundcloud platform since its first show in 2017.

“I believe listeners will enjoy the podcast’s insight into Charleston’s deep and diverse history, and I’m personally looking forward to sharing great local stories with a larger broadcast audience,” said library historian Nic Butler, who writes and produces the show. — CP staff

Rock, hard place

“If you want to know, what do you have to do to be an influential woman in the GOP today, compare Marjorie Taylor Greene to Liz Cheney. Which one of them actually brings gravitas and experience and genuine commitment to democracy to the table? And which one of them is currently serving in Congress?”

—Jennifer Horn, independent former chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party on the challenges presidential candidate Nikki Haley faces as a woman seeking to represent the GOP.

Source: The New York Times

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The number of employees needed to fill restaurant and hotel job vacancies in South Carolina, according to estimates by the S.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association.

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Hollings works to restore integrity of county Deeds office

By Skyler Baldwin

At the start of the year, the Charleston County Register of Deeds office had a backlog of indexing and imaging documents that went back to Sept. 28, 2022 — a backlog that had not changed in 13 days. That meant county real estate paperwork needed by Realtors, banks and more were more than three months behind.

Shortly after the office’s newly elected leader, Karen Hollings, took over on Jan. 3, the backlog had moved forward to late October. As of Feb. 16, the office was current through Dec. 21.

“It was inexcusable and unacceptable,” Hollings said. “I’m moving the needle one day at a time with the hopes of restoring the integrity of the Charleston County Register of Deeds office.”

Her office is responsible for recording property sales, liens, mortgages, powers of attorney and other legal documents. But for the last couple of years, many weren’t sure the office was doing much of anything at all.

An ‘epic mess’

Prior to Hollings taking the helm, the office was plagued with threats of litigation and front-page headlines detailing its failure to meet state standards. Former registrar Michael Miller, who was elected in 2018, fielded frequent complaints from real estate professionals and attorneys. Hollings beat Miller in last year’s Democratic primary and then captured the seat in November with a win over Republican candidate Bob McIntyre.

In late November 2021, a lawsuit was filed to ensure the office would be monitored. A second lawsuit was filed in December 2021 by a former employee who said she was fired for speaking out against the office’s performance. By February 2022, a state Circuit Court judge ordered Miller to get the office back on track, even if it meant the staff working longer hours and over weekends to chip away at the backlog.

“I just don’t think my predecessor had the knowledge coming into this office … it was an epic mess,” Hollings said. “There were 26 employees when he walked in the door, and over the course of a couple years, 21 of them had left. Most of them left out of frustration. There was no guidance — one day you’re doing this one way, and the next you’re being told to do it a completely different way that often didn’t make sense.” The office currently has 20 employees.

But Hollings worked in the office for 16 years from 2005 to 2021, prior experience that gave her the experience to know how it is supposed to run, she said.

“When you know what you’re doing, it’s

not difficult at all,” she said. “I have 16 years of experience in this office, and I know how this office should run, because I’ve seen it run efficiently and effectively before.”

Charleston County Council Chairman Herb Sass said he can see a noticeable improvement top to bottom.

“There’s a huge difference there,” he said. “She’s making a tremendous difference. I’m really happy she’s in there, and she’s got everybody working in the right direction the way it’s supposed to be.”

Elevating the team

Some of the most impactful changes Hollings has made, she said, has been bringing in and elevating strong employees as well as building a management team she and others in the office can trust. Most of these new managers were inside promotions.

“Everyone in this office now has someone to go to, and they know when they hear the answer to a question, it’s the right answer,” she said.

The new structure has greatly improved team morale, she said.

“I witnessed on a frequent basis the morale of the office was very low, largely due to the fact there was no positive management in place,” Hollings said. “Now, I hear from attorneys, paralegals and people off the street complimenting the office on being a better place to come into and do work.”

Sass agreed. “Morale just seems to be much higher when I go in there now than it was before,” he said. “I can’t explain it — it’s just a feeling you get when you talk to people. They’re happier.”

Attorney Colleen Condon, a former

Provided

Karen Hollings took the reins at the Charleston County Register of Deeds office and quickly addressed its backlog

Coastal legal issues are focus of climate symposium

By City Paper staff

As global temperatures rise, coastal areas are quickly seeing an increased number of legal issues due to flooding and extreme weather events.

This trend is the focus of discussion Feb. 24 during the 15th annual Law & Society Symposium, sponsored by the Charleston School of Law and the Riley Institute at Furman University in Greenville.

“The symposium presents a unique opportunity to hear from experts about a pressing series of legal issues,” said Larry Cunningham, law school provost and dean. “Each year, I am grateful for our collaboration with the Riley Institute on this important event.”

This year’s event in the auditorium at the Charleston Museum will continue to explore the question of how the law is affected as a result of climate change and how legal professionals should adapt.

Phyllis Cuttino, president and CEO at the Washington, D.C.based Climate Reality Project, will be the symposium’s keynote speaker. Cuttino is an experienced leader of climate and clean energy advocacy.

Blotter of the Week

Hands for the ancestors

North Charleston police described a woman as “spreading out like a spider” to deny officers entry into a local Checkers on Feb. 12. Officers then reportedly handcuffed her and placed her in the back of a cruiser to “calm her down.” Neither party was successful.

Don’t HOAs help prevent vandalism?

A flag reading “Defund the HOA” was stolen from a James Island woman’s front yard, she told Charleston Police Department Feb. 9. Sometimes these briefs write themselves.

Just a bit overconfident

Other speakers include Natalie Snider, associate vice president for the Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds program with the Environmental Defense Fund; Charleston City Council member Mike Seekings; attorney Alyssa John of the Center for Climate Integrity; Maria Antonia Tigre, a fellow at the Sabin Center; Jacqueline Gallant, a litigation associate at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice; Dale Morris, chief resilience officer for the City of Charleston; and Haley Czarnek, national director for Law Students for Climate Accountability.

Cuttino

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member of county council, said she doesn’t do a lot of real estate work, but she has found a great improvement in the Register of Deeds office services.

Durham, N.C., sculptor Stephen Hayes (far left) has prepared the casting for 36 pairs of hands that will be used to form the bronze castings for the Anson African Burial Memorial fountain at the Charleston Gaillard Center. It will take several months and maybe more than a year for the finished fountain to be installed as a tribute to 36 people interred in the 1700s in a burial plot at today’s Gaillard Center. Hayes was in Charleston from Feb. 16-19 to make the castings in a studio at the Gibbes Museum of Art. —Herb Frazier

Hollings said she plans to get the office’s backlog caught up soon, and she has big ideas for the office in the future as well, including implementing an efficient electronic filing system.

A North Charleston man resisted arrest after police received a call Feb. 13 to Dorchester Road regarding a disturbance involving firearms. The man pushed past an officer, wrapped his arms around another and even after being placed in handcuffs, continued resisting. His resistance was futile.

‘What are we gonna do?’

The Law & Society Series provides historical observations and trends, insights into associated legal issues and processes and suggestions for change from a variety of perspectives.

The symposium will also spotlight the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Charleston Peninsula Study and Miami’s Back Bay Study and the many legal concerns these projects raise.

The 15th annual Law & Society Symposium takes place 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 24 and is free. Register here: charlestonlaw.edu/symposium.

“I only file a few documents a month,” she said. “But I’m finding that they are getting filled immediately, which is how it should be. It’s not a problem, and it’s absolutely wonderful [Hollings] has been able to get caught up so quickly.”

Opioid

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“We can screen [individuals] immediately and know whether our suspicions are correct,” O’Neal said. “It helps us determine whether or not we need to do an autopsy or not. This will help us make faster decisions. If we run a test, we can get results in less than 30 minutes, and we’re

“My goal is to have this office operating as quietly and efficiently as possible,” Hollings said. “It’s not going to be a breaking news story. It’s not going to be on the front page of the paper. I want our office to be the best office in the state. We were the gold standard for a number of years, and we lost that. I’m going to get it back.”

able to know what we’re screening for.

“Then we can advise public health [officials] and law enforcement, especially if we’re seeing drugs and deaths that are close in proximity to each other in the same neighborhoods — and if we’re seeing the same drugs,” she said. “It allows [officials and police officers] to take a proactive stance and put the word out that there’s something on the streets that they need to be aware of.”

An intoxicated North Charleston man reportedly attempted to start multiple fights with EMS responders and police officers who responded to a call regarding a drunk person with repeated shouts of, “What are we gonna do?” even as he was being transported in an ambulance, handcuffed and lodged into jail.

By Skyler Baldwin Illustration by Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between Feb. 6 and Feb. 13.

Photos by Herb Frazier

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ews that former President Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care should give pause to Americans from Georgia to Hawaii. His shining light for bolstering humanity is dimming, but his remarkable example of generating good for real change will never go away.

Carter, born 98 years ago, grew up on a rural farm in Plains, Ga., when trains were a common form of transportation. There were no interstates, information superhighways, fax machines, computers, emails or texts. Social media and instant communication to the other side of the world were the things of science fiction. Cars broke down a lot. Phones were elementary. Times were hard. A Depression was around the corner.

In An Hour Before Daylight, Carter described struggles on farms across the South: “Despite the extreme rural poverty that prevailed at the time, Southern farm population increased by 1.3 million between 1930 and 1935, as desperate people lost their jobs in failing factories, left their urban homes, and eventually wound up in places like our community.”

In this environment, Carter grew to form a value system based on family, community and church. Then, as in recent years, he believed in things that may seem old-fashioned in today’s interconnected world — faith, honor, doing the right thing, helping others and moving forward for the betterment of all.

Carter, governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, swept into the presidency in 1977 after the international embarrassment of the Watergate scandal when Americans were looking for a decent man to be president. A Democrat, he carried the South and much of the Northeast, but failed to win much else. Carter’s presidency didn’t set Washington on fire as he often

didn’t play by its rules. By today’s standards, that would make him popular, but those were different times. Carter was an outsider as the country struggled to get out of an economic malaise and an energy crisis.

Yet Carter had successes. He pushed energy conservation during a time of profligate energy waste and when no one had heard of climate change. He promoted airline deregulation. He created the federal departments of education and energy as cabinet-level agencies. He boosted funding for Head Start and other safety net programs.

After losing the 1980 election, Carter didn’t sit idly by. He embarked on a post-presidential career that set the gold standard for public service. He wrote more than 30 books and established the Carter Center in Atlanta, which promotes peace and human rights and monitors international elections.

One of his most astounding successes was his leadership to eradicate water-borne Guinea worm disease that once affected millions. In 2022, only 13 cases were documented worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. It may soon become the world’s second human disease to be eradicated.

During his life after the presidency, Carter also often was on construction sites helping to build houses for Habitat for Humanity. He even showed up for work while recovering from cancer. That’s toughness. That’s resilience. That’s commitment.

Let’s offer thanks for this gentle giant of a man who has had the longest post-presidential career and who will continue to inspire Americans for generations. Let’s honor his strength, faith and zealous commitment to democratic values as shining examples of what’s still right in America.

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Lawmakers wrong to loosen state gun laws

Logic, it can easily be stated, has never been something with which the S.C. General Assembly has an oversupply.

Lawmakers obviously agree that government controls like licenses and insurance requirements are handy tools to make sure people follow rules and do things in certain ways. There are business licenses, building permits, certificates of existence, corporate licenses, permits to sell liquor and licenses for more than 139 professions and occupations including, but not limited to, beauticians, barbers, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, doctors, accountants and lawyers. The list is endless.

There’s not a clarion call to get rid of this panoply of licenses. One lawmaker, in fact, seems so infatuated with drivers’ licenses — which you have to have to drive a car legally — that he wants to hike the fee on out-of-state newcomers by $250 and then add another $250 extra for licensing and registration of any newcomer’s vehicle. There aren’t any co-sponsors yet for GOP state Sen. Stephen Goldfinch’s “Yankee fees.”

But what about guns? What do legislators want to do there, you might ask. Well with guns, Republicans seem to want to take the anti-license approach to make it as easy as possible to walk around with a loaded weapon that can kill with the quick click of a trigger.

By Andy Brack

State House Republicans pushed a measure through a committee last week to let owners of firearms carry handguns in the open or concealed without a permit. It’s another attempt to loosen gun restrictions based on the idea that people have the “constitutional right” to carry a gun.

Supporters say they shouldn’t have to get a government permission slip to carry a gun. Which makes zero sense in an environment in which those very same people willingly get licenses to drive a car, pay insurance for the ability to drive a car and pay taxes so they can have a car.

Two years ago, lawmakers battled over gun rights and ended up with a law that allows gun owners with concealed weapons permits to carry their guns in the open, but it also required them to undergo training and background checks if they want to carry a concealed weapon. The new proposal would eliminate the training requirement on how to carry a firearm in public responsibly.

Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds says eliminating the training requirement is not a good idea, particularly in a culture where mass shootings are on the rise. He said he was alarmed and outraged that the House bill passed out of committee on the fifth anniversary of the Parkland school massacre, in which 17 people, including 14 children, died.

“I’ve been a gun owner for most of my life, I’m a supporter of the right to bear arms, and I believe we have an obligation to ensure that those who own guns do so responsibly,” Reynolds told the City Paper Thursday. “Requiring permits and basic training on how to use firearms safely are critical to maintaining safety for everyone, including the gun owner.

“Allowing people to carry guns without any permit or training would create an enormous threat to public safety and make the jobs of law enforcement even more difficult and dangerous.”

Gun-control advocate Patty Tuttle of Moms Demand Action said in a statement, according to the Associated Press: “Let’s make one thing clear: Lawmakers are preparing to strip us of one of our last remaining public safety laws — and at the expense of our lives. Keeping our current system of concealed weapons permitting does not violate anyone’s constitutional rights. It is a simple mechanism that makes all South Carolinians safer.”

It’s unclear what the future holds on the bill requiring no permit to carry a gun. Two years ago, the Senate, which hasn’t changed this year, didn’t even take up an almost identical House bill.

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

The new proposal would eliminate the training requirement on how to carry a firearm in public responsibly.

What To Do

SATURDAY

Gibbes Museum of Art’s Animal Adventures Family Day

Grab the kids and head to the Gibbes for an immersive experience of the museum’s Un/ Natural Selections: Wildlife in Contemporary Art exhibition. This free event features special programming throughout the day, including art making, photo booth fun, face painting and animal encounters. The Riverdogs food truck and Independent Grounds Coffee House offer ballpark treats, a hot chocolate bar and sweet pick-me-ups.

Feb. 25. 10 a.m-5 p.m. Free. The Gibbes Museum of Art. 135 Meeting St. Downtown. gibbesmuseum.org.

SATURDAY

Charity oyster roast at Bohemian Bull

Enjoy all-you-can-eat oysters and a barbecue feast at Bohemian Bull to benefit Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Lowcountry, a nonprofit organization that matches young people with adult mentors. The rain or shine event features music from Charleston ensemble Super Reggae Man. Guests can enter the nonprofit’s April 1 raffle-off for a chance to win a Key West speed boat.

Feb. 25. 12 p.m. $30. Bohemian Bull. 1531 Folly Road. James Island. citypapertickets.com.

SATURDAY

Folly Beach Sea & Sand Festival

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

Captain’s Comic Expo

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The 15th annual Captain’s Comic Expo is a can’t-miss pop culture event for Charleston comic book and cosplay lovers. The festival features more than 100 vendors and artisans offering a selection of old school and contemporary comic books, comic-inspired artwork and cosplay displays. The Saturday Star Wars Experience gives guests the chance to explore life-sized props and pose for photos with Star Wars characters. Everyone is welcome to dress up and attend Sunday’s Cosplay LIVE! costume showcase.

Feb. 25-26. $20. Opens at 10 a.m. Omar Shrine Temple. 76 Patriots Point Road. Mount Pleasant. captainscomicexpo.com.

The long cherished Folly Beach tradition, the Sea & Sand Festival, returns for another year of music, food and art. Center Street will close down for the festivities featuring local live music and more than 60 Charleston artisans and crafters, plus a kids area and a rodeo shark ride. Activities include a sand sculpting competition and a surfboard painting contest. Kids younger than 12 receive free admission.

Feb. 25-26. $10-15. Folly Beach Park. Center Street. Folly Beach. visitfolly.com/sea-and-sand-festival.

WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY

Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway

The hit Broadway musical Aladdin based on Disney’s Academy Award-winning animated film brings a family friendly entertainment experience to Charleston. The show features music by eight-time Grammy winner Alan Menken and takes an imaginative view on the classic adventure story of Aladdin and princess Jasmine as they fall in love.

Feb. 22-26. Times vary. $35. North Charleston Coliseum. 5001 Coliseum Drive. North Charleston. northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com.

Food, drink options explode on James Island

By Michael Pham

James Island was once an area full of nationwide chains and fast food joints with a few hidden gems known only to longtime locals. Not any more. Now there are more options than ever for residents and visitors featuring new food and beverage spots outside of the peninsula from new concepts like rotisserie chicken joint El Pollo Guapo, Point Break Coffee & Drive-Thru, and Wisconsin Meat & Cheese on Folly Road to the expansion of existing local businesses such as Millers All Day and Huriyali. Mount Pleasant’s highly touted Pakistani restaurant Malika Canteen is also joining the James Island crowd March 8 at

Charleston Pour House.

“It snowballs,” said Brian Piesner, owner of Coastal Crust and Coastal Snack Bar. “If somebody’s doing well, bringing in nice clientele and is supported, it’s like, ‘Oh yeah, we can open down the road and probably do well there.’ ”

While gourmet pizza restaurant Coastal Crust expanded to James Island from Mount Pleasant three years ago, Piesner and company opened a brand new concept, Coastal Snack Bar, in mid-January less than two miles down the street on Harbor View Road.

“Now that we opened the Snack Bar,” he said, “I feel like the shift of excitement is going to be like, ‘Man, what’s going on over there?’ Now all of a sudden, this little pocket of town has some options.”

Local expansion

Coastal Snack Bar brings the same quality of food as Coastal Crust, but with a Caribbean island twist. It offers dishes like a blackened fish sandwich with citrus slaw and mahi mahi or a pecan gorgonzola salad for a healthy balance of sweet, spice, bitter and acid.

Like Coastal Crust, other existing establishments have joined the island. Millers All Day opened a second location in the Terrace Plaza on Maybank Highway in September, following the opening of My Father’s Moustache on the same street in August. West Ashley coffee spot Highfalutin set up shop just a few doors down from Coastal Crust while downtown coffee spot Huriyali opened its second location on Wappoo Drive.

Nate Thurston, co-owner of the popular downtown brunch spot Millers All Day said he realized that while the original location is a hot destination, especially for tourists,

Piesner

Millers All Day co-owner Nate Thurston said he loves getting to know regulars and neighbors

Photos by Rūta Smith Coastal Snack Bar offers island-style fare for James Island residents

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there was a need for a place on James Island that is focused on residents. If you’ve driven down King Street toward Broad Street, chances are you’ve seen the line outside of Millers All Day.

“It’s a little bit of a blessing and a curse,” Thurston said. “It’s a great scenario for the business, but it does make it inaccessible to some degree. So for that reason, we

New and familiar places on the island

The restaurants mentioned in the story are just the handful of places that have opened their doors to residents and tourists since 2022. Here’s an alphabetical list of the new local food and beverage options available on James Island:

• Coastal Snack Bar, 608 Harbor View Road

• El Pollo Guapo, 1130 Folly Road

• Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, 1405 Folly Road

• Highfalutin Coffee Roasters, 1005 Harborview Road

• Huriyali, 2016 Wappoo Drive

• Millers All Day, 1956 Maybank Hwy.

• My Father’s Moustache , 1739 Maybank Hwy.

• PizzaVola , 104 Folly Road

• Point Break Coffee & Drive-Thru, 520 Folly Road

• Smoky Yolk , 1234 Camp Road

• Wisconsin Meat & Cheese , 1027 Folly Road

This list is not comprehensive.

wanted to start getting some neighborhood exposure and specifically cater to the locals, which was our goal from the beginning.”

But translating the busy brunch spot to a quieter location can present different scenarios.

“The demographic could not be more different,” he said. “We’ve enjoyed learning to cater to a local community versus downtown which is, you know, alive. It’s very different. But we’re enjoying the diversity of each.”

The James Island Millers deviates from its downtown location by serving its menu from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and incorporating daily dinner specials such as the farmhouse frittata, which is made with rainbow cauliflower, asparagus and sweet peppers and topped with roasted carrots. So, if you missed out on grabbing a Millers Plate — two eggs, Jimmy Red Corn Grits or home fries, biscuit, bacon and pickled vegetables — at the downtown location, head across the bridge to Maybank Highway and enjoy breakfast for dinner.

The new guard

James Island residents may see these familiar places nearer to home, but there’s plenty of new places to eat, too. El Pollo Guapo serves up gourmet rotisserie chickens on Folly Road. Wisconsin Meat & Cheese brings a new selection of options for a charcuterie board. And Odyssey Bottle Shop offers wine, international craft beers and a place to hang out in a little shopping center on Harbor View Road.

El Pollo Guapo had big shoes to fill when it moved in December into the building formerly occupied by Black Magic Cafe on Folly Road, a James Island staple for 13 years.

“When we first announced that we were coming in, it was a little bit of a mixed bag,”

said Roy Reidl, co-owner of El Pollo Guapo. Some were devastated at the news of Black Magic’s closing, while others were excited for something new to the area, he added.

Reidl and his wife Heather are Connecticut natives with three El Pollo Guapo locations in their home state. During the pandemic, however, Reidl realized Connecticut wasn’t the right market, as El Pollo Guapo always had a beach/ surfer vibe, he said. He and his family welcomed the beach town and wanted to promote the laid-back lifestyle with a Charleston location. The locations in Connecticut are still open.

“We feel very excited to be a part of the community here and want to give back,” Reidl said. “That’s something that’s really important to us.”

Despite its name, El Pollo Guapo isn’t a Mexican restaurant. It specializes in rotisserie chicken with Latin-inspired seasoning and sides, but you can find a couple tacos options on the menu, too.

Reidl and his family aren’t the only transplants to open up shop on the Island, either. Owners Taylor Ambrosius and her boyfriend Casey Diedrich opened Wisconsin Meat & Cheese in November, bringing a slice of their cheesy home state to the Lowcountry. Ambrosius, a Wisconsin native and Charleston attorney, and Diedrich import childhood favorite brands from Wisconsin to offer to James Island residents.

There’s many people from Wisconsin who live here, or have family in Wisconsin who have been very receptive about the shop, she said. “We’ve also had a lot of people that are from here, or from other places, that have given us a lot of really good feedback.”

The meat and cheese shop brings Wisconsin-original meats, locally made cheese and snack items like Potter’s Crackers, a whole grain, organic line of crackers, crisps and oyster crackers that are produced with locally sourced whole-wheat flour and local milk and butter. Customers as far away as Sumter have visited the area to pick up a piece of their Wisconsin home, according to Ambrosius.

Not too far away on Harbor View Road, Russell and Katherine Dodson said they opened Odyssey Bottle Shop in June to fill a need in the community. The shop specializes in craft beers, both local and international, and wines. It brings in local talent with frequent food truck pop-ups.

“For people on James Island, there just weren’t a lot of options [especially for craft beer],” said Russell Dodson. “Every time we’d ask anybody where they go, it was either a gas station or a grocery store, which you know, the selection isn’t that vast considering what’s out there and available.”

Odyssey Bottle Shop does more than just sell bottles and beer, though. Each week is a new line of international craft beers on tap, along with wine available by the glass and bottle, food trucks parked outside, pop-up smokers in the large back patio and even some arcade games.

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Meat & Cheese owners Casey Diedrich (left) and Taylor Ambrosius bring Midwest slices of meat and cheese to the Lowcountry

El Pollo Guapo’s beach/surfer vibe made James Island a logical choice for the laidback eatery’s newest location

Share a pint or glass with Odyssey owners Russell and Katherine Dodson

James Island

It’s a place to hang out, relax and “go to the grocery store,” Dodson said. Odyssey is next to a Harris Teeter, and he added some regulars call it “the grocery store” as an alternate name for the bottle shop.

A welcoming community

Whether an established Charleston entity or a brand new concept, James Island has welcomed new destinations like these with open arms.

“I feel like I’ve come to really realize that it is a really close-knit community,” Ambrosius said. “It seems like everyone really supports each other. I think that’s something that is really important, because not only are the locals that live here supportive, but the other businesses as well.”

Island foodie destinations are becoming more than just Folly Road, too, and finding pockets in other neighborhoods off the beaten path like Maybank Highway and Harbor View Road.

“Even just for me, and my little world of that shopping center on Harbor View Road, I mean, it’s a huge change,” Piesner added. “It completely changed the dynamic of that shopping center. There’s this anticipation, of ‘What’s next?’”

Since opening the second Millers All Day

James Island favorites

Let’s not forget about our James Island favorites, voted some of the best establishments, drinks and meals in the Charleston City Paper ’s 2022 Best Of Charleston contest:

• Bagel Nation, Best Bagels

• Baguette Magic , Best Bakery

• Bohemian Bull, Best James Island Happy Hour

• Bowen’s Island Restaurant , Best James Island Restaurant

• Charleston Pour House , Best Place to See Local Hip-Hop, Best Rock Music Club, Best James Island Bar

• Crosby’s Fish and Shrimp Co. , Best Place to Buy Local Seafood

• Duke’s Barbecue , Best Buffet

• Smoke ‘N Brew, Best Cigars, Best Smoke Shop, Best Tobacco Shop

• Terrace Movie Theater, Best Movie Theater

location, Thurston has taken a liking to the quieter, “sleepier” James Island crowd. “It’s just great to have regulars and learn their preferences and accommodate them,” Thurston said. “It’s ingrained in my head that you just want to be accommodating and treat everyone like your family. And I’ve been able to execute that here.”

Where to find unique margaritas

By Elise DeVoe

The beauty of a classic margarita is in its simplicity: tequila, triple sec and fresh lime juice. It’s a great way to taste the flavor of tequila alongside a refreshing hint of citrus. The margarita is one of the most popular cocktails in the U.S. for good reason, and its widespread acceptance has encouraged unique variations. Charleston has its fair share of unique twists on this classic cocktail, and you can sample them all on Feb. 22, National Margarita Day.

Mint Berry Crunch

Rebel Taqueria

“Tacos. Tequila. Cold Beer.” is plastered on the front of this North Charleston restaurant, so you know it takes margaritas seriously. The food truck-turned-restaurant always offers a seasonal frozen and regular margarita on the menu that rotates every couple of months.

When the City Paper spoke with Rebel Taqueria, the Mint Berry Crunch was one of the specialty margaritas. Named after a South Park character, the cocktail features blackberry, raspberry, acai cinnamon simple syrup, fresh mint and crushed up Captain Crunch cereal berries to garnish the rim.

“When we are coming up with new drinks, we base it on jokes, what we have seen on TV, or what we have been talking about recently,” owner Lewis Kesaris said. “We make up a name for things first, and then think how we’re going to use that name to make a drink.”

An example of a fun specialty frozen margarita, he said, is the chocolate banana frosty, made with Giffard’s banana liqueur, Hershey’s chocolate, and of course, tequila. Kesaris recommends adding a floater of Rebel’s housemade tequila café (coffeeinfused tequila) for an extra kick.

Whatever you’re mixing into your margarita, Kesaris’ said, the key to nailing this classic drink is how you shake it.

“With the same ingredients, people wonder why their margarita isn’t as good, and it’s because they’re probably not shaking it hard enough,” he said. “It will be hard for someone who isn’t a professional bartender to get it frothy enough, and it’s all about the texture.”

Aloe Margarita

Island Provisions

Aloe isn’t just for sunburns anymore. Island Provisions’ new downtown café is incorporating the soothing plant into its margarita as the warmer weather creeps back into Charleston.

“Essentially, we just love tequila and we wanted to lighten it up,” said owner James Groetzinger. “Since it’s in the cacti family, it has that same kind of mouthfeel that you get from agave, so it paired really nicely with it.”

The drink is a refreshing combination of blanco tequila, lime juice, aloe juice and Chareau liqueur with a sea salt and Tajín rim.

The inspiration behind the drink was the Chareau liqueur, which Groetzinger discovered through the shop’s spirit supplier, Equal Parts Fine Spirits & Bottle Shop, owned by his brother Roderick Groetzinger. The liqueur is organic, made in California and has botanical elements like lemon peel and cucumber, which fits right in at Island Provisions.

“Our whole menu is kind of a detox retox as we call it,” he said. “We like to weave healthier components into our menu across the board.”

This philosophy is reflected in the rest of the cocktail menu as well, the drinks are light, low sugar and incorporate ingredients from local suppliers, including the cafe’s Bloody Mary mix, tonic water and cocktail syrups.

“I think margaritas should be light and approachable,” Groetzinger added. “Sometimes I think people just put too much in there when they should just let the tequila do the work.”

The St. Philip Street cafe plans on offering a happy hour from 3 - 5 p.m. when you can sample this margarita and other refreshing cocktails on the menu. The margarita is not available at the Johns Island location.

Green Chile Margarita Rancho Lewis

The food and drink menu at Rancho Lewis is a nod to pitmaster John Lewis’ Texan roots in both El Paso and Austin, which means lots of green chiles.

Green chiles star in the ever-popular spicy margaritas at this downtown restaurant, and the most unique way to taste these chiles is in the frozen margarita.

What’s new?

New Italian restaurant Sorelle officially opened Feb. 15 at 88 Broad St., featuring a mercato, central bar, wine room, pizza counter and grand dining room. Sorelle offers a variety of dining experiences and is open for dinner Tues.-Sat. 5-10 p.m., with mercato open Tues.-Sat. from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reservations are available at sorellecharleston.com.

Point Break Coffee & Drive Thru is now open on James Island at 520 Folly Road, open Mon.-Fri. from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sat. from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Ocean Room at The Sanctuary on Kiawah Island was awarded a coveted five-star rating in Forbes’ 2023 Travel Guide. The award marks Kiawah Island Golf Resort as one of only a handful of properties to earn a “triple” five-star rating with its fivestar ratings with The Sanctuary and The Spa at The Sanctuary.

Charleston Bay Gourmet Catering is under new ownership with chef/owner Joe DiMaio and Kieran DiMaio have partnered with Sara Prezioso, a former chef at The Darling Oyster Bar for a new endeavor.

Gingerline launched a new lunch menu available Tues.-Fri. featuring items such as Peruvian steak and cheese, sweet bean burgers and a customizable bowl with protein choices of chicken tinga, beef brisket ropa vieja, guava marinated jackfruit or baja shrimp.

What’s happening?

The Gin Joint is partnering with Scottish spirit maker Bruichladdich Distillery for a three-course tasting dinner March 2 at 6:30 p.m. The tasting menu includes dishes such as crudo, raw oysters, beef filet and toasted barley pudding paired and made with Bruichladdich spirits. The dinner is $95 per person. Reserve a spot by emailing drinkproper@theginjoint.com.

What we’ll miss

Brooklyn-based ice cream shop Odd Fellows has closed its doors at 550 King St.

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

Rūta Smith

Island Provisions’ menu features light, low sugar drinks like the Aloe Margarita

Courtresy Rebel Taqueria Rebel’s Mint Berry Crunch cocktail: “Now that’s a satisfying crunch!”

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Veteran chef Michelle Weaver looks back … and forward

By Helen Mitternight

Michelle Weaver wants you to know she’s not getting kicked upstairs at Charleston Grill.

Even before her news broke of a status change from being executive chef at the iconic restaurant to culinary ambassador, friends were hearing rumors.

“I was getting calls from friends, all saying, ‘Are they forcing you to retire?’ I’m just expanding my role,” Weaver said in an interview in the remodeled restaurant, which has been lightened and features large abstract paintings by local artist Raven Roxanne.

And she says that while she will miss cooking every day, “After a while, your body tells you, you can’t stand at a table 12 hours a day.”

In her new role, Weaver will oversee culinary recruitment, epicurean direction and training in all of the restaurants in Charleston Place. As ambassador, she will be able to get out more in the community again, something she’s had little time for since the Covid pandemic and staff shortages.

Weaver says exciting changes are planned, including quarterly pop-ups with guest chefs, the first of which appear Feb. 24 and 25, when Gramercy Tavern’s Michael Anthony cooks to benefit Feed the Need. Next year, even more renovations are planned, including a demonstration kitchen where cooking lessons will be offered.

An exciting transition

It’s not Weaver’s first transition, and she reflected on her 25 years as a chef — 14 of them as executive chef — at the restaurant.

BEST YOGA STUDIO

In 1997, Weaver was slated to come from Nashville to work with friend and mentor Bob Waggoner, who had just been hired as executive chef.

“He called me and asked if I could come early because there was something called Spoleto going on and the place was packed every night,” Weaver recalled. “I packed up and pulled up outside of the restaurant with a U-Haul towing my little red Cavalier.”

She would work with him until she took over the kitchen when he left in 2009.

More changes came with the arrival and, years later, departure of Mickey Bakst, the restaurant’s general manager and, at the time, unofficial city mayor for his charm and ability to remember names and faces. The two became so synonymous with the restaurant that artist David Boatright

painted them into his Queen Street mural that offered his take of Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party with local culinary luminaries. In the mural, Bakst’s arm is around Weaver as he speaks, and Weaver’s hands are on her face and over her ears.

“I love that I look like I’m saying, ‘Mickey, what have you gotten us into now?’ He was known for volunteering us for things and forgetting to tell me until the last minute!” Weaver said, laughing.

Weaver said the restaurant’s many transitions reflect the food evolution of the city itself, moving from classic Lowcountry to French and a bit of Southern when Waggoner was in charge to the more global flavors using local ingredients that she has brought.

The restaurant’s reputation has allowed Weaver to cook for countless celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Mel Gibson, Maya Angelou and, of course, Bill Murray. She said she accommodated their dining requests, but added she would have done that for anyone, not just celebrities. Weaver said she always respected a celebrity’s privacy, with one notable exception: when her mother’s celebrity crush, Kris Kristofferson, came to town, Weaver did request a photo.

Still involved with Charleston Place’s food

While Weaver’s new role may not put her in the kitchen every day, she said her imprint

will be on all of the food as she coaches on when local ingredients are in season and should be added to the menu, brainstorms new dishes and helps train the staff making that food. The ambassador role speaks to her strengths, she said, because training was always something she took seriously, priding herself on an organized kitchen like “a well-oiled machine moving in perfect cadence,” even during the age of celebrity chefs known for their volatility.

She says she’s grateful that so many people have held their important celebrations at the restaurant.

“When someone has given us the responsibility to help them commemorate a special occasion, I feel so honored that they trusted us enough to be a part of their day,” Weaver said. “Our job is to make people smile. What’s better than that?”

Weaver said her favorite memory of all is reflecting on the many young people she’s trained through the years.

With tears in her eyes, Weaver said, “I’m proud of all the young people, front and back, who have graduated from the Charleston Grill School of Life. Watching all the people who have worked here, seeing them come back to visit and say this was their favorite job, that they learned how to be an adult, how to be gracious and compassionate, how to succeed. I call them my babies. It gets me every time! It’s my legacy.”

Rūta Smith

Chef Michelle Weaver moves out of the kitchen and into the role of mentor for chefs at Charleston Place

Fresh hatch green chile juice adds a kick to a margarita on the rocks or the Mexican martini, but the frozen margarita gets its own special treatment.

“When we added the green chile juice to the frozen margarita, it didn’t resonate as well, so we created a candied green chile, almost like a marmalade to incorporate into the drink, and the hint of sweetness pairs really well,” said Patty Arredondo, general manager and opening partner.

The frozen margarita almost looks like a swirled ice cream cone with the ribbon of green chile that runs through it. A chile lime Tajín rim complements the subtle heat of the green chile to balance flavors.

Although the frozen margarita is the most unique, the Mexican martini and on-therocks margaritas should not be missed; especially because the restaurant has a cocktail shaking machine called “the machina” that is quite the spectacle. Instead of making one drink at a time, the machina can vigorously shake two cocktails at once, leaving the bartender free to work on other tasks, while still serving the coldest drinks possible.

When you order the Mexican martini, you get the coldest drink possible because it is served straight from the shaker for the guest to pour themselves.

“You want the coldest margarita, right?” Arredondo said. “You want it to be nice and frothy, and you want to be satiated, especially on these humid hot Carolina afternoons, so shaking them in those machinas is the perfect answer so far.”

This drink is a combination of 100% blue agave tequila, lime and olives served just like a martini, with the option to add spice, of course.

“We knew this was something that was going to be unique and not as common in the Charleston area, but in Austin, aside from the frozen margarita, it’s probably one of the most popular drinks,” Arredondo added.

Check out these drinks any day of the week,

or if you want a great deal, stop by for happy hour from 4 - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for half-priced drinks and appetizers.

Guava Margarita

and Palacio de Bellas Artes

El Pincho Taco

There is no shortage of unique margaritas at this Meeting Street restaurant owned by Mexico City native Sandra Aguirre. Between the restaurant’s Pincho Drinks and its new Mexico City Collection, it serves more than 30 varieties of margaritas.

It can be difficult to pick a favorite from the myriad of options, but Aguirre is a big fan of the Palacio de Bellas Artes margarita from the Mexico City Collection.

“I wanted to relate the drinks that we make here to famous places in Mexico City,” Aguirre said. “The name translates to ‘Palace of Beautiful Arts’ and it’s a beautiful building where sports are hosted or anything related to art, music or theater.”

The beautiful golden dome of the building is reflected in the color of the drink, which is made with Casa Noble silver tequila, orange juice, tamarind pulp, lemon, mezcal and garnished with Tajín and a tamarind stick.

Aguirre chose Casa Noble tequila for this drink because the name translates to noble house, similar to a palace.

In addition to the 30 margarita flavors on the menu, El Pincho will serve a guava margarita specifically for National Margarita Day on Feb. 22. The drink is available now and made with tequila, lemon, fresh guava juice, Nixta (corn liqueur) and garnished with a smoky grasshopper rim to contrast the sweetness.

If you can’t decide between all the flavors, have no fear, El Pincho serves margarita flights. For $18, you can sample four different margaritas.

Rūta Smith

El Pincho’s Guava margarita is specially made for National Margarita Day

Courtesy Rancho Lewis Rancho Lewis’ “machina” shakes two cocktails at once for maximum froth

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 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2020-CP-10-03379

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 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 ABOVE-

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: 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 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:

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.

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

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”) By: Peter Anthony Boyle 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. This conveyance is made subject to restrictive covenants of record and easements as shown on the aforementioned subdivision plat. Being the same property conveyed to Peter Anthony Boyle by deed of The Ervin Company dated January 2, 1972 and recorded on January 13, 1972 in Book H-98 at Page 315 in the RMC Office for Charleston County. TMS #395-15-00-085 Street Address: 3241 Stonehaven Drive, Charleston, SC 29420

CERTIFICATION OF EXEMPTION FROM ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

2011-05-02-01

(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.

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’ 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

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

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 ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court upon reading and filing of Plaintiff’s Petition to Appoint Guardian Ad Litem Nisi, and that Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, has consented to act as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi, and to represent the Defendants, known and unknown, who are heirs, distributees, and/ or creditors, if any, of the Peter Anthony Boyle a/k/a Peter Anthony Boyle, Jr., deceased, and, all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, which is situate and located in Charleston County, South Carolina, including any unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, all such Defendants being designated as John Doe (collectively “John Doe”), and any unknown minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, or persons under a legal disability, all such Defendants being designated as Richard Roe (collectively “Richard Roe”) (the defendants designated as John Doe and Richard Roe being sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Defendants”), and that the said Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, is a suitable and competent person to understand and protect the rights and interests of such Defendants and has no interest herein adverse to the interests of said Defendants, and is not connected in business with the Plaintiff in this action or with its counsel. IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, that the said Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, be and she is hereby designated and appointed

Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for said Defendants and she is hereby authorized to appear in and defend such action on behalf of said Defendants and to protect their interests, unless said Defendants, or any of them, shall within thirty (30) days of the service of a copy of this Order upon them, exclusive of the day of service as herein provided, apply to this Court for the appointment of another competent and discreet individual of their choice to serve as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for them, for the purposes of this action; in the failure of such application, within the specified time, this Order shall automatically become final and absolute. IT IS

FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon said Defendants, by publication of this Order, in the City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notices, the Notice of Filing Complaint; the Lis Pendens/Notice of Pendency of Action, the Petition, Consent and Order Appointing Attorney for Defendants in Military Service, this Court finding the aforementioned newspaper is the one most likely to give notice to those interested parties to be served. SO ORDERED s/Julie J. Armstrong, Charleston County Clerk of Court, by BLC

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

Master’s Sale

Case No.: 2019CP1006495

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 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

IN THE

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.

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

2/15/23, 2/22/23, 3/1/23

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

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 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.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

INTERVENTION

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

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend, LLC.

Rogers Townsend, LLC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

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

/s/ 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

Master’s Sale 2022-CP-10-00135

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

South Carolina Federal Credit Union, PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

Iregene Grovner, Jr. a/k/a Iregene Grovner, Individually, and as Legal

Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Wevonneda Minis, Deceased; et al., DEFENDANTS

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

All that lot, piece or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 18, Block D, on a plat entitled “Resubdivison of a portion of West Oak Forest,” made by J. O`Hear Sanders, Jr., Surveyor, dated January, 1953 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book J at Page 28; SAID lot having such size, shape, courses, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

This being the same property conveyed to Wevonneda Minis by Deed of Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, of Washington, D.C. dated June 22, 1994 and recorded July 22, 1994 in Book U245 at Page 526 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. Subsequently, Wevonneda Minis died intestate on or about 07/17/2020, leaving the subject property to his/her heirs, namely Iregene Grovner, Jr. a/k/a Iregene Grovner, Andre Valentine Mosby, Anthony D. Sease, Darin Sease, Carlton Grovner, Sr. a/k/a Carlton Grovner, Earl G. Williams, Henrietta Grovner Wilson a/k/a Henrietta Wilson, Henry Minis, Nancy Grovner Jackson a/k/a Nancy Jackson, Sabrina Groover Davis a/ka/ Sabrina Groover, Tyra Mosby, William Timothy Mosby, and Sharon Wilson Bond, as shown in Probate Estate Matter Number 2021-ES-10-00146.

TMS No. 3490300093

Property address:

1221 Wimbee Drive Charleston, SC 29407

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

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

Case No. 2021-CP-10-00343

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

Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as Trustee for Mortgage Assets Management Series I Trust

vs. Donita Brown-Jordan, Linda Brown, Earl Brown, Jr, Troy Brown, Any Heirs- at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Thelma Brown, Deceased, his heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through him; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate

described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Earl Brown, Sr., Deceased, his heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through him; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, The United States of America, acting by and through its agency,

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, SCDPPPS a/k/a South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, Charleston County Clerk of Court Upon authority of a Decree dated the 12th day of January, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, on the 7th day of March, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT LOT, PIECE PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE LYING AND BEING IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA AND KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 8, BLOCK G, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF WESTCHESTER NO. 2, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK U, PAGE 16, IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY. BEING THE SAME PROEPRTY CONVEYED TO EARL BROWN AND THEMMA BROWN BY DEED OF ANA L. DONALD, DATED JULY 11, 1995 AND RECORDED JULY 20, 1995 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN BOOK P257, PAGE 888. THEREAFTER EARL BROWN DIED ON APRIL 24, 2012. THEREAFTER THELMA BROWN DIED ON JULY 26, 2020 LEAVING HER INTEREST TO HER HEIRS OR DEVISEES.

TMS # 4270500023

Current Property Address:

1477 Woodview Ln Charleston, SC 29412

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY William S. Koehler, Esquire Telephone: (803) 828-0880 FOR INSERTION 2/15/2023; 2/22/2023; 3/1/2023

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

A-4773965 02/15/2023, 02/22/2023, 03/01/2023

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SPARTANBURG IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-42-2999

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

YOLANDA TATE, ET AL, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD, BORN 2005, MINOR CHILD, BORN 2011, MINOR CHILD, BORN 2014, MINOR CHILD, BORN 2016.

TO DEFENDANTS: QUINCY WHITE YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for Non-Emergency Removal 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 Amy Cox, on December 8, 2022, 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 630 Chesnee Highway, Spartanburg, SC, 29303 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 Defendants for the relief demanded in the complaint.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED

that: (1) the Guardian ad litem (GAL) who is appointed by the court in this action to represent the best interests of the children will provide the family court with a written report that includes an evaluation and assessment of the issues brought before the court along with recommendations; (2) the GAL’s written report will be available for review twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the hearing; (3) you may review the report at the GAL Program county office. Jonathan Neal, SC Bar No. 73915, 630 Chesnee Highway, Spartanburg, SC 29303. (864) 345-1110/(864) 596-2337.

MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE 2022-CP-10-03942

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC v.

Breland Chaney

Upon authority of a Decree dated December, 15 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on March 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE LADSON SECTION OF CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 12, BLOCK A, LADSON HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION ON A PLAT ENTITLED, “A RESUBDIVISION OF PROPERTY INTO LOTS 1-23 AND THE ABANDONMENT & RELOCATION OF A 30’ DRAINAGE EASEMENT”, WHICH SAID PLAT IS RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK BY A PAGE 14, SAID LOT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AS ARE DELINEATED ON SAID PLAT. SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL RESTRICTIONS, COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS OF WAY AND ALL OTHER MATTERS AFFECTING SUBJECT

PROPERTY OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BRELAND CHANEY BY DEED OF ANTWAN SMALLS AND KIERRE SPEED N/K/A KIERRE SMALLS, DATED SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 4, 2021 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN BOOK 1049 AT PAGE 418. CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3362 Wayland Drive, Ladson, SC 29456 Parcel No. 388-09-00-015 A personal or deficiency judgment being expressly demanded by the Plaintiff, the bidding shall remain open after the date of sale. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

J. Martin Page, Esquire Telephone: 803-509-5078

File # 22-50611 FOR INSERTION

February 15/22 2023 & March 1, 2023

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 4899

MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE

2022-CP-10-01504

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing v.

William Edward Oldiges, Karen Kennedy Oldiges, SFSF Homeowners Association, Inc., Seaside Farms Plantation Community Association, Inc., South Carolina Federal Credit Union

Upon authority of a Decree dated January 12, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on March 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 340, SEASIDE FARMS ON A PLAT ENTITLED: “SUBDIVISION PLAT SHOWING PHASE 1B, A 12.870 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, A PORTION OF TRACT SF, PHASE 1, PROPERTY OF CENTEX HOMES, A NEVADA GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” MADE BY TRI CO ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, INC., DATED NOVEMBER 13, 1998 AND RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 30, 1998 IN PLAT BOOK EC, PAGE 882 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. SAID LOT HAVING

SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, DIMENSIONS, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AS WILL BY REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT MORE FULLY APPEAR. BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO WILLIAM EDWARD OLDIGES AND KAREN KENNEDY OLDIGES, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH THE RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP AND NOT AS TENANTS-IN-COMMON, BY VIRTUE OF DEED FROM CHRISTOPHER RANDAZZO AND CARYL K. RANDAZZO DATED DECEMBER 6, 2012, RECORDED DECEMBER 10, 2012 IN BOOK 296, PAGE 181, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC. CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:

1264 Palmetto Peninsula Drive, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Parcel No. 5610900048 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with bid may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

J. Martin Page, Esquire

Telephone: 803-509-5078

File # 22-41645

FOR INSERTION February 15 & 22, 2023 & March 01, 2023

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 4928

Master’s Sale

2021-CP-10-02672

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

US Bank Trust National Association, Not In Its Individual Capacity

But Solely As Owner Trustee For VRMTG Asset Trust, PLAINTIFF versus William O. James aka William Owen James aka Owen James, Truist Bank, Thomas Warren, Absolute Resolutions Investments, LLC, South Carolina Federal Credit Union, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of June, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 7th day of March, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that certain piece, parcel, tract, or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements located thereon, or to be built thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 20, Block F, Carolina Terrace Subdivision, as shown on a plat thereof made by George LaBruce, dated June of 1930 and duly recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Plat Book E at Page 119; Said property having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings, as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear. Subject to any and all Restrictions, Covenants, Conditions, Easements, Rights of Way, and any and all other matters affecting subject property, of record in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina. Being the same property conveyed unto Owen James by deed from

Larry N. Ward, dated November 14, 2000 and recorded November 29, 2000 in Deed Book H359 at Page 756 in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 4181300213

Property Address: 623 Maylen Road, Charleston, SC 29407

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5000%. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC (803) 799-9993

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 18, 2022.

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you have a right to be considered for Foreclosure Intervention.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION

FOR INSERTION

February 15, 2023, February 22, 2023, March 1, 2023

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 4959

SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 2022-CP-10-01760

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Plaintiff vs. Esau Richardson, Eunice Richardson, and City of North Charleston, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Esau

Richardson:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above action, a copy which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2838 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by Esau Richardson and Eunice Richardson to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company bearing date of November 20, 2000 and recorded November 28, 2000 in Mortgage Book G359 at page 457 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of Fifty Six Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Six and 50/100 Dollars ($56,466.50). Thereafter, by assignment recorded February 4, 2016 in Book 0533 at Page 008, the mortgage was assigned to DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc.; thereafter by assignment recorded February 4, 2016 in Book 0533 at Page 012, the mortgage was assigned to Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC; thereafter by assignment recorded June 1, 2017 in Book 0641 at Page 855, the mortgage was assigned to Koitere Dispositions, LLC; thereafter, by assignment recorded June 1, 2017 in Book 0641 at Page 856, the mortgage was assigned to the Plaintiff., and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: ALL those two lots, pieces or parcels of land with the buildings thereon situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of aforesaid, and comprising Lots 106 and 108, Arbutus Avenue, on a map of the westerly part of Union Heights, prepared for KoppIsenhour Realty Company by J.E. Thomas, C.E. in 1919 and recorded in the RMC Office, Charleston County in Plat Book C, Page 137 and having such size, shape, locations, dimensions and bounds as may be see by reference to the aforesaid plat on record. TMS No. 466-08-00-201

Property Address: 1976 Arbutus Avenue North Charleston, SC 29405 Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Telephone (803) 799-9993

Attorneys for Plaintiff 4950

PUBLIC NOTICE

Twin Oaks Farms Ravenel LLC has applied to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management for a permit to build/ install a floating dock for private use at 4704 Savannah Hwy on the Wallace River. Comments will be received by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, Jo-Ann Danner Program Coordinator, Critical Area Permitting Section 1362 McMillan Ave Suite 400 Charleston , S.C. 29405. by February 23, 2023.

Culture

P!lot finds her trajectory

By Chelsea Grinstead

Charleston soft pop-rock artist Erel Pilo just dropped “Red Dress,” the first single under the artist name P!lot from her aptly named debut EP, Takeoff. The minimalist lyrics, jangling tunes and lighthearted melodies on the spellbinding album transport the listener to a simpler time.

“It took me a while to learn this: You actually can say very little and have a lot said,” Pilo told the City Paper.

The pop-lacquered serenades and alt-rock infusions on Takeoff unfold a twinkling, layered sound wrought from collaboration with several local and regional musicians, including local producer and multi-instrumentalist Wolfgang Zimmerman and guitarist Brett Nash. Pilo’s airy vocals float above a clinking, quirky sound foundation she fills with keys, omnicord, mellotron, guitar and ukulele.

The newly released tune, “Red Dress,” emotes a chic attitude with twinkling notes and an entrancing build. Pilo’s dazzling voice is languorous as she sings: “When a smile / Plays on her lips / It’s like a hook / Inside a fish / She was born / With a red dress on.”

“It might seem to people that I had a cohesive plan — but it was pretty accidental,” she said of the album. “The songs themselves were written over a great stretch of time — maybe 10 years.”

Pilo, born in Tel Aviv, Israel, received her bachelor’s of fine arts in film and television from New York University in 2003 and worked in the film industry and dabbled in acting during her years in New York City. When the NYC grind started getting to her, she turned to songwriting on her acoustic guitar to process her thoughts back in 2012.

“I generally had a blue feeling in my life at the time,” Pilo said. “I think I was expressing that. I’d taken a smattering of lessons — so I felt adequate to pick it up and write on it.”

She mainly played and wrote on the acoustic guitar before she embraced the simplistic charm of the Casio keyboard she bought off of Craigslist in 2013. It was the NYC open mic scene, especially the old Bar

Arts, etc.

Get your Shakespeare fix at College of Charleston

The College of Charleston’s theater department presents Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona from Feb. 22 through March 2, directed by Michael Smallwood. Best friends Valentine and Proteus embark on different paths in life, only to run into each other again when they both fall in love in Milan. Shakespeare’s investigation of friendship, love, faithfulness and fickleness takes us on a journey across Northern Italy, asking us to question the forces that bind us together and tear us apart. Recommended for all ages, with shows at the Chapel Theatre on Calhoun Street at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, 25 and 28, and 2 p.m. matinee shows Feb. 25 and 26. For tickets, visit theatre.cofc.edu. — Chloe Hogan

Surf rocks cascades at LO-Fi Brewing

4 in Brooklyn, that helped her dive deeper into songwriting and performing in 2016.

“As an artist you get to feel the room,” Pilo said. “You see [if] the song’s not working, or ‘I think the song has potential but it’s not quite there. What do I do differently?’ It was essential to me and to my friends that were part of that music scene and building our craft.”

By interacting with listeners and networking with other singer-songwriters, she built the confidence she needed to take her music forward. In 2013, she released her first acoustic EP Drone under Erel Pilo, which is composed of five “cute indie” tunes that leaned a bit toward folk. She went on to perform in the female trio Sky Diamonds, which she described as a “threeheaded” monster playing original tunes and switching up lead singers and instruments.

Pilo regularly brushed shoulders with Charleston musicians, including melodic pop artist Grace Joyner and drummer Nic Jenkins, and eventually she moved to the Holy City in November 2019. She said the 20th century NYC culture she loved reading about in literature had materialized as an unending uphill struggle, and she was ready for a change.

“New York in that time was this fertile ground for all this art to be created,” she said.

“I felt like the New York that I was experi-

encing … wasn’t really supportive. I was like, ‘This is too hard. I can’t do it anymore.’ I had an idea that Charleston was going to be easy living in comparison, [and I would] have space in my life for music. That was a priority for me. And it turned out to be the case. I think I was intrigued by the South in general, because I really am into Tennessee Williams.”

Since she’s landed in Charleston, Pilo has ventured onto stages throughout the South with local dream pop outfit Leopard and the Diamond Sky, which includes drummer John Renaldo, bassist Russell Green and guitarist Matt Varner. Pilo said a lot of her spare time is spent in the band’s home studio, The Secret Cottage, tinkering with music.

“I’ve been experimenting,” she said. “I have a new concept album that I’m working on. It’s very different. It’s much more synth based. The theme is pretty sensual.”

In the meantime, “Balloon,” the next song from the forthcoming album, will drop April 21 ahead of a trail of additional singles released before Takeoff is unveiled.

“I find a lot of joy in creating music and playing music live,” Pilo said. “It’d be nice to have recognition, but I follow the path of joy. It’s not a practical decision to play music and it [can] wreck your life. I would like to be healthy and be able to continue to create pieces as fully as I can and collaborate with people.”

Miami-based surf rock band Jacuzzi Boys takes over LO-Fi Brewing at 9 p.m. Feb. 25 with a lineup featuring Atlantabased band Snacks and local ensemble Bad Signals with members from indie rock band Secret Guest . Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Chelsea Grinstead

Forte Jazz offers an evening of Brazilian music

Charleston ensemble Porto Seguro takes the stage at Forte Jazz Lounge downtown at 9:30 p.m. Feb. 24 for a night of relaxing, rhythmic tunes featuring vocalist Alva Anderson . Porto Seguro consists of flutist Susan Conant, mandolin player John Holenko, guitarist Tom Noren , bassist John Kennedy and drummer Bryce Noren . Tickets are $25-$35 and available at fortejazzlounge.com. — CG

TikTok-famed Patel comes to Music Hall

Pinky Patel is a PTA mom turned creator, comedian and personality with a fan base of more than 5 million TikTok followers. She is best known for hilarious commentary and viral videos. Catch her “New Crown Who Dhis” comedy tour at Charleston Music Hall at 8 p.m. Feb. 24. Tickets are $30 or $65 for VIP. For tickets, visit charlestonmusichall.com. — CH

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Alternative artist P!lot released the first single “Red Dress” from her forthcoming album Takeoff

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Surge magazine energizes activists, artists

By Chloe Hogan

Surge: The Lowcountry Climate Magazine aims to connect readers with the fight for climate liberation by offering locallyfocused climate change coverage alongside creative work by artists, poets and writers on the topic.

Surge co-founder Belvin Olasov said that the reason the magazine includes creative elements alongside reporting is to energize activists in their fight, and to provide solace in the spiritual and existential issues that are inextricably linked with the movement.

“Climate activism can’t just be confrontational with doom and gloom,” he said. “It also has to be joyful and celebratory to a certain extent, because the reason we care about these things is that we love our world. The goal is to galvanize folks to action, and to spread the movement wider. I believe you spread movements wider with art, with creative storytelling, with the human elements.”

The magazine was co-founded by Olasov and Sydney Bollinger. Camela Guevara is the art director behind the project.

Both co-founders of Surge share backgrounds in creative writing and climate activism. Bollinger was previously involved with a climate change magazine in Missoula, Mont., called The Changing Times. When she moved to Charleston in 2021, she wanted to create a similar publication and reached out to local activist Olasov. The first issue of Surge was published in March 2022, with two issues released since.

“People were really excited to see it and to tell us that they feel like it helped them learn more about what’s actually going on here, and how they can get involved, which is one of our biggest goals,” Bollinger said.

Olasov is also the co-founder and co-director of the Charleston Climate Coalition, a local climate change advocacy group which came together in the fall of 2019 as a group of citizens rallying for

the Global Climate Strike.

“We’ve had a surge, no pun intended, in terms of interest in the climate crisis in the past five years,” Olasov said. “I’ve very much felt this underlying narrative that I think everyone of my generation has felt, subconscious fear and anxiety growing up knowing that there is an impending climate crisis, and yet the world around us is not reacting.

“So I wanted to change whatever I could. It frustrated me that Charleston was not a leader — and that to this day is my motivation — to make the Lowcountry a leader in climate action. Because we have every reason to care,” he said.

Multidisciplinary artist and designer Camela Guevara was a natural fit for the role of art director at Surge. Guevara’s visual work explores the intersection of art, craft and fashion, inviting her audience to reconsider their relationship to sustainability. With Surge, she’s flexing her visual skills in graphic design and curation.

Guevara’s design work is “gorgeous, clear and communicative — everything I think you would want in a magazine trying to explain the climate crisis and integrate storytelling,” Olasov said.

Guevara curates work by Charlestonbased artists for the magazine and said she is “trying to share this opportunity with other people who are working in a climate focused way” and is always open to learning about artists who are thinking about climate-related issues.

The magazine also features creative writing curated by Hayley Williams, a College of Charleston student pursuing a master’s of fine arts degree in poetry. Williams handles the submissions and outreach for Surge. She called the magazine “an artifact for the movement.”

“I’m a Summerville-born girl, and I have been writing about Charleston in my creative work for a while,” Williams said.

“I was pleased that there was a publication emerging related to nature, and to the Lowcountry environment. I was really excited that this was an opportunity for cre-

Provided

Art director Guevara said she chose this work for the cover image because it shows how “precarious it is in Charleston, being located on the coast with all of these floods and storms. To me, it illustrated my anxiety.”

ative writers to share their views. Creative writing is a great outlet for this because we can remark not only on the specific scientific and cultural changes, but we will also be able to share the emotional impact.”

“Seeing poetry and art in Surge, that’s important to us,” Bolinger said. “We are trying to inspire and also provide restful spaces, and I think that’s what that does.”

The fourth issue of Surge will be released in late April, coinciding with Earth Day. The Climate Change Coalition will also host events surrounding Earth Day and its issue release, such as the “Tour de Earth” event, a bike ride eco tour around downtown Charleston. Olasov also teased a fundraiser night with Theatre 99, with details to come later this month.

“I think, in a lot of cases, folks only see the climate consequences clearly in their minds: they know hurricanes, they know rising sea levels,” Olasov said, “but they don’t know how we can reform our transportation systems, our building systems, our waste systems and protect natural environments. They don’t have the picture in their head. And so part of my job, I think, is helping build a picture in their head. And you do that through storytelling.”

To learn more about Surge and the Charleston Climate Coalition, visit charlestonclimatecoalition.com/surge.

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