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November’s nonpartisan contests for mayors of Charleston and North Charleston are getting crowded. Five candidates say they’re running against incumbent Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg. Seven say they’re running to fill the seat occupied by longtime but retiring North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey.
The races, however, are dramatically different due to the structure of each election.
In Charleston, a winner has to get an outright majority. A greater number of candidates in the race makes it harder for a single candidate to get 50% plus one.
In 2019, for example, Tecklenburg faced five challengers. He nabbed 12,556 votes in the general election, but fell just short of a majority with 47.8%, which forced a runoff with City Councilman Mike Seekings. Two weeks later in the runoff, Tecklenburg got almost the same number of votes — 12,530 — to capture 61.2% of runoff voters. Seekings got 7,947 votes, or 39% of the vote. But in North Charleston, there was no runoff despite the fact that Summey got less than half of the votes. Why? Because the
candidate with the most votes — regardless of a majority — wins. In a race against five challengers, Summey nabbed 5,614 votes (46.7%) of 12,033 votes cast.
In Charleston, the majority-wins form of election tends to favor incumbents because they have the ability to run on their record, boost name recognition by being in the press often and raise money based on incumbency. But well-funded challengers can peel off an incumbent’s base of support and build coalitions to try to come out ahead.
In North Charleston when there’s an incumbent, there’s an even bigger advantage to incumbency because with more candidates in the race, the incumbent effectively can get a smaller share of the total vote to win. In a vote split five ways, for example, an incumbent really needs about 25% to win — if all of the other candidates get less than 20%.
But when there is no incumbent in this top vote-winner style election, the race becomes more about building a solid base of friends than it does building coalitions. In other words, it’s a much narrower race that favors candidates with lots of name recog-
nition and familiarity in the community. Money helps, but friends help more.
Whether all of the candidates who say they’re running will actually run won’t be known until August when the filing period ends. Here’s a list of currently announced candidates running to be mayor of Charleston (in alphabetical order):
William Cogswell. A former Republican member of the S.C. House of Representatives, Cogswell is a developer with a “reputation for structuring collaborative and innovative projects,” according to his bio. As of March 31, Cogswell had $188,425 on hand in campaign cash according to reports filed with the State Ethics Commission.
Tamika Gadsden. A local social media influencer, Gadsden leads the Charleston Activist Network. As of March 31, she had $5,216 campaign cash on hand.
Saturday is officially Earth Day, the annual celebration that honors conservation achievements and raises awareness of environmental issues. Area advocates say they’re envious it’s going to be so green this weekend with several Earth Day events happening around town. Visit CharlestonCityPaper.com for a list of Earth Day-related events.
“We fight every day for resilient communities; for clean air, clean water, and clean energy; for responsible development; for healthy food and local farmers; and — most importantly — for the people like you who live in and love this special place,” said Faith Rivers James, executive director of Coastal Conservation League, in a recent newsletter.
A new study by QuoteWizard found that South Carolina is the 10th best U.S. state for low air and water pollution. The data suggested 87% of days in South Carolina have good air quality, and 0% of the population is impacted by drinking water violations. However, advocates remind us that protecting the environment is an ongoing effort.
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Number of car break-ins reported to North Charleston police last weekend. Deputy Police Chief Karen Cordray told the press that the alleged suspects were possibly looking for guns during the early morning hours over the weekend between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. in the Windsor Hill, Ingleside and Wescott areas. Source: WCSC
“This is not stripping the people of Second Amendment rights. No, it’s applying some sense in what has become a nation of senseless killings.”
Greenwood Index-Journal editorial on April 15 on proposed gun control solutions to reduce gun violence
Barbados adventurers sailed to the Carolina Colony in the 17th century with enslaved Africans and a plan to govern life in a new colony, including business ventures.
Three and a half centuries later, coming meetings in Charleston will center on business partnerships between Barbados and South Carolina. But this time, African descendants on both sides of the trade talks have money to invest.
On April 24, three days of meetings dubbed “Barbados Comes to Charleston” will be held at venues around the city with 24 visiting business and government leaders from the Caribbean nation. In October 2022, 53 Charlestonians flew to Barbados for a seven-day business and cultural tour organized by the Barbados and the Carolinas Legacy Foundation, which promotes the country’s historical ties with Charleston, along with Invest Barbados and the country’s chamber of commerce.
“The Barbadian delegation’s visit back to Charleston proves that we can move beyond our colonial history where the trade benefited only some and imposed harsh costs on others,” said Charleston attorney Dwayne Green, a foundation board member. “Descendants of those who were once enslaved are now building new connections, showing that we’re not defined by our past but by the chance to work together for a better future.”
Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg, who led the visiting Charlestonians last year, added: “With ties dating back to the founding of Charles Towne in 1670, Charleston and Barbados share a unique and powerful kinship that we will be working to strengthen even further during next week’s events.”
The agenda, Green said, has “a whole slate of activities focused around letting the Barbados delegation meet people in our local, state and federal governments to help facilitate trade between the two regions.” Talks will cover the digital economy, agro-tech, ocean sciences, food and cultural tourism, Green said, adding that sustainability is a core concern throughout the areas of interest. Barbados hopes to use abandoned sugar cane fields to grow medical cannabis, which is not legal in South Carolina. In
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Exercise is a safeguard for people living with Parkinson’s disease, which is why the Parkinson’s Foundation launched “Moving Day” fundraising events throughout the U.S.
The fifth annual Moving Day Charleston takes over Edisto Hall at James Island County Park at 9 a.m. April 29.
“Movement is one of the best things that can combat Parkinson’s disease symptoms,” said Karson Terry of Columbia, development manager of the Carolinas chapter of the Parkinson’s Foundation.
The international organization hosts exercise-related “Moving Day” events across the nation to raise funds to help bring quality care to more people
with Parkinson’s disease and further Parkinson’s research, education and outreach initiatives. The disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects dopamine-producing neurons. It is a diverse degenerative disease with varying symptoms, but in general it is marked by tremor, balance problems and stiffness.
“We’re doing one of the nation’s biggest genetic studies right now for Parkinson’s disease,” Terry told the Charleston City Paper. “We do everything that we can to not only increase research as far as trying to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease, but what makes us a little bit different from everybody else, is that we also want to be able to
A Robinhood Drive man heard his doorbell ring around 10 p.m. March 29 to find someone warning him that his blue recycling bin was on fire. So the man used a water hose to put out the fire. Nevertheless, Charleston firefighters later saturated the melted bin to make sure the fire was good and out. The man told police earlier in the day, someone he didn’t know rode by on a green and black bicycle and threatened to damage his home. Soon after the bin fire, police located a man on a green bike who later was reportedly identified from the earlier disturbance. Police say the mystery of the blue bin is still being investigated, but it really sounds like they’ve doused it.
Awaken while sleeping it off
Just before midnight on a recent Wednesday night, the owner of a Pinckney Street inn called police to tell them an unknown man was sleeping on an upper-level porch. Charleston police found a damaged electrical outlet and emergency placard near the man, who they characterized as “heavily intoxicated.” At first, they had a hard time rousing him. Eventually, the man became more responsive, but had a hard time sitting upright and balancing. Police reported they helped the man, who was not a guest, get down a flight of stairs to keep him from falling. Police then took him to a new place to sleep it off — jail.
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help people who are living with the disease right now.”
Parkinson’s is not strictly a movement disorder. Other symptoms include cognitive difficulty, anxiety and depression, impaired sleep, constipation, bladder symptoms, fatigue, pain, tingling and lightheadedness. Early signs of the disease include tremors, loss of smell, trouble sleeping, small handwriting, dizziness or fainting, a low or soft voice, and trouble moving or walking.
Jay Phillips of Summerville was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 13 years ago when he was 61. Before retiring a few years ago, he was an accountant for a variety of different organizations, including public television.
“I’m fortunate to have had a milder version of the disease for an extended period of time, as for many people more severe symptoms set in around year five,” Phillips told the City Paper. “It’s a heterogeneous disease with a lot of variations. The combination of symptoms, the order in which symptoms appear and the severity are different from one person to another.”
Phillip said he started working with the Parkinson’s Foundation about 10 years ago. He attended research advocate training
and has been involved with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), recruiting people to take part in clinical trials and giving special care to those who become hospitalized with Parkinson’s. He’s also participated in peer reviews on a number of grant programs for Parkinson’s research, and he was the 2021 national volunteer of the year for the foundation.
For the past 10 years, Phillips has helped facilitate the Greater Charleston Parkinson’s Disease Support Group that meets every second Sunday at Roper Hospital in West Ashley from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. He also leads a Parkinson’s support group in Summerville. (Contact the group at (843) 482-0254 with questions.)
Phillips said medicating the malady is complicated, and people over time tend to take what’s called a Parkinson’s cocktail of various medications as the disease progresses. Often there are side effects such as hallucinations or delusions. He said deep brain stimulation can be effective to help
people reduce their medications over time.
“MUSC is a Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence and has specialists in that disease,” Phillips said. “The problem with Parkinson’s is there are so many symptoms, and complications can arise. You really need to see someone who understands.”
Terry said movement like walking and low impact boxing is very good for people with Parkinson’s. Rock Steady Boxing in West Ashley offers a program for those with the disease that can be helpful to hone fine motor skills. Phillips has been attending Rock Steady Boxing for the past several years.
The foundation recommends 2.5 hours of exercise a week, such as aerobic activity, strength training, agility-focused exercise and stretching.
“There’s no cure and drug therapies affect
everybody differently,” Terry said, “so what works for one person might not work for another person. We know for a fact that low-impact movement helps everyone.”
Charleston Moving Day is a walking event that brings together people with Parkinson’s disease and their families and caregivers in solidarity. The James Island walk starts at 11 a.m. and is accessible to those who use wheelchairs or walk assistant devices. As of April 19, the foundation raised just over 75% of its $80,000 goal for Charleston Moving Day. You can donate on the website.
“Maybe your drug therapy isn’t working very well for you,” Terry said, “but you have this community here, be it in Charleston or any of our other locations where we do it, and we can make a difference together as long as we support each other.”
The funds go toward the foundation’s programs, resources and services such as the toll-free helpline at 1-800-4PD-INFO, free genetic testing and counseling, and community grants given to local businesses and organizations that benefit those with Parkinson’s disease, Terry said. For example, grants are allotted to agencies that want to provide a support group or exercise program.
“We give out grants every year,” Terry said, “and this past year just in the Carolinas we gave out grants totaling just over $127,500.”
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“There’s no cure and drug therapies affect everybody differently, so what works for one person might not work for another person. We know for a fact that low-impact movement helps everyone.” —Karson Terry
Debra Gammons. A visiting professor and director of the office of Diversity Initiatives at the Charleston School of Law, Gammons announced her candidacy this month. She has not yet had to file campaign financial reports.
Clay Middleton. A former senior staff member for U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., Middleton is a veteran and an experienced public affairs professional. He had $114,462 in campaign cash on hand as of March 31.
Peter Shahid. A downtown lawyer, Shahid is a current member of Charleston City Council who represents part of West Ashley. Shahid had $112,228 in campaign cash on hand as of March 31.
John Tecklenburg. The current mayor, Tecklenburg first won election in 2015 to fill the seat of longtime Mayor Joe Riley, who retired. Tecklenburg had $422,722 in campaign cash on hand as of the end of March.
Here a list of North Charleston residents who say they are running to be mayor:
Reggie Burgess. The outgoing chief of police of North Charleston, Burgess announced he was running for mayor in March. As of March 31, he had $33,088 on hand in his campaign account, according to State Ethics Commission reports.
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South Carolina, however, legal industrial hemp is spreading across the state while industrial hemp is not legal in Barbados. Green said both sides hope to learn “from one another on how to harness the economic possibilities of the plant.” Events will be held at the Charleston Visitors Center, Charles Towne Landing, the South Carolina Aquarium and the Charleston County Public Library on Calhoun Street.
The Barbados visitors are scheduled to get an early peek of the exhibits at the International African American Museum (IAAM) that is scheduled to open June 27. Last year’s visit to Barbados led to a collaboration between the Barbados Museum and Historical Society and the IAAM. Barbados is developing a Heritage District next to the Newton Enslaved Burial Ground Memorial, the largest and earliest known burial ground in Barbados with the remains of
Russell Coletti. A veteran who recently retired after working 30 years for FedEx Express, Coletti announced his bid for mayor this week. He ran unsuccessfully for city council in 2015. No campaign financial data is yet available.
Rhonda Jerome. First elected to North Charleston City Council in 2003, Jerome announced her mayoral candidacy in March. She had $3,488 on hand in her mayoral campaign account as of March 31.
Teddie Pryor. A project manager with the city of North Charleston, Pryor is a current member of Charleston County Council and its former chairman. Because he announced his long-expected candidacy this week, there are no financial reports yet related to the mayor’s race. He does, however, have $46,961 on hand in his county council election account.
John Singletary. A North Charleston native and businessman, Singletary is a Citadel graduate who ran for the seat in 2019. He had $2,837 on hand in campaign funds as of March 31.
Brandon Trollinger. A 25-year-old who says he has started two nonprofits, Trollinger works in local schools. No campaign finance data was yet available on Trollinger, who announced his candidacy at the end of March.
Five other Charleston County communities have mayor’s races this year: James Island, McClellanville, Ravenel, Rockville and Seabrook Island.
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hundreds of enslaved Africans.
The Barbados Sea Turtle Project also hopes to improve treatment and rehabilitation of sea turtles through a collaboration with the South Carolina Aquarium.
“All of this is exploratory, but we look to get some tangible goals set through these meetings,” Green said. “The goal is to set [understandings] so we can begin to have dialogue and then different government and non-government agencies are tasked to carry the goal to its logical conclusion.”
Let’s hope the Charleston County School Board of Trustees listened this week at meetings where they heard from parents and stakeholders about their views on the kind of person who should be the county’s new school superintendent.
And more importantly, let’s hope trustees can differentiate between what that new leader must possess and a wish list of qualities he or she should have. A few things are clear. Charleston County’s next superintendent must:
Have broad experience of running a large business. The school chief doesn’t need his or her fingers in the details of every single bit of the daily operations of the district’s 6,500 employees and 50,000 students. That’s what a chief executive officer is for. But the superintendent has to have the budgeting experience and savvy to make sure the business of our schools is run fairly, economically and with structural integrity for the benefit of all.
As one former school leader told us, “This isn’t where you cut your teeth. Somebody’s got to have a track record before this that shows demonstrable progress in a leadership role.”
Have an education background to move the county forward. Many people think a new superintendent should have spent years in a classroom. Not necessarily. But the superintendent must have the leading-edge academic background to be able to juggle educational needs of students and teachers as well as the ability to take proactive steps to enhance educational outcomes and eliminate decades of dysfunction.
A new superintendent must have a common-sense approach to education to know that churning out kids who test well doesn’t mean they’ll be ready for life. Helping to develop successful students who can take advantage of opportunities is much more important than test scores.
Be a collaborative and visionary healer. Perhaps the most important requirement for the new superintendent is to be a collaborative visionary who listens and acts for all students, not just a segment or two of the community. Charleston County has far too many squeaky wheels on education. But most earnest parents who truly want a fair school system that excels don’t have the time to attend every meeting or fill out every survey. The new superintendent must listen and act for these members of the community, too. He or she also must clearly and insistently communicate a compelling vision to bring businesses, politicians, parents, teachers and others together to help our students.
The next superintendent has an almost impossible job — but the right person is out there to help balance Charleston’s splintered educational system so it can heal and excel. The next superintendent must be an innovative listener who acts and insists on academic excellence for all, boosts educational outcomes, balances local politics with an eye to helping teachers and students, and offers structural improvements to make local education work better.
Let’s hope trustees have a broad search for a seasoned innovator and change agent, not somebody who will push a narrow political agenda. The latter would be a disaster.
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As South Carolina Democrats prepare to hold their state convention in Columbia April 28, they face a stark future: They could be out of power for years unless they shake up things a lot.
In the 2022 elections, they captured no statewide constitutional offices and lost enough seats in the S.C. House to give Republicans a supermajority that is so big that they don’t need to listen to Democrats at all. In 2024, the Senate is poised to grow similarly — unless Democrats wake up.
To understand how serious the challenge to the state Democratic structure is, all you have to do is spend a few minutes talking with S.C. Sen. Mia McLeod, a lifelong Democrat who dumped the party in January after a frustrating 2022 bid for governor in which she was the first Black woman to run for the office. A state senator, she now identifies as an independent, but still caucuses with the Dems.
“I didn’t take issue with my [Democratic] colleagues in the Senate,” she said. “I took issue with the state party.”
In a Jan. 10 message to supporters, McLeod detailed how she struggled with state party leaders for years to try to get them to focus on and help people of all colors and creeds in the district she represents. The party establishment, she said, has not made any significant changes or won a gubernatorial race in 20 years.
“If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing year after year, election after election, and expecting a different result, then the S.C. Democratic Party is the poster child for what a losing strategy on repeat looks like,” she wrote.
While party leaders bristled then and now at McLeod’s criticisms saying her gubernatorial campaign was flawed, the Democratic establishment needs to pay attention if it wants to remain relevant. It needs to focus on issues that make a difference to base Democratic voters, many of whom are Black like McLeod. They need a clear strategy to ensure that redistricting is fair and issues like wealth and poverty, opportunity for all, access to health care and strengthening of democracy are front and center.
In an interview this week, McLeod said her decision to become an independent was liberating because it allows her to act independently as she always has tried to do.
“What I’m not willing to do is stay on a sinking ship and act like I don’t know that it’s sinking,” she said.
And while she hopes state Democratic leaders get their structural act together to help regular voters, she’s cautious.
“As much as I hope the party will take a new direction and do something differently, I don’t expect that to happen overnight,” she said. “There are great, amazing people on both sides of the aisle.
“I have come to know and love so many Democrats who are in it for the right reason and for that reason, I’m going to continue to support … the majority of whom will be running as Democrats. I don’t feel like I’m at odds with the people of the Democratic Party. They are who I am fighting for.”
Will she ever return to the party? Maybe, because that’s where her heart is: “I would love to have the opportunity to return to the Democratic Party when the Democratic Party is aligned with the people.”
But first, the party has to get its act together better. And they’ll have a chance to hit the restart button in Columbia on April 28.
Andy Brack, recognized in 2022 as the best columnist in South Carolina, is editor and publisher of Statehouse Report and the Charleston City Paper Have a comment? Send to: feedback@ charlestoncitypaper.com.
While party leaders bristled then and now at McLeod’s criticisms saying her gubernatorial campaign was flawed, the Democratic establishment needs to pay attention if it wants to remain relevant.By Chloe Hogan
harleston-based artist Beeple, whose real name is Mike Winkelmann, forever changed the art world when his digital artwork “Everydays — The First 5,000 Days” sold as an NFT for $69.3 million in March 2021. It was the first purely digital artwork ever offered at Christie’s auction house — and remains the most expensive NFT sold to a single person.
If you have no idea what “NFT” means, the simplest explanation is: NFT stands for “non-fungible token.” “Nonfungible” refers to something that is unique and can’t be replaced. By contrast, physical money and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are fungible, which means they can be traded or exchanged for one another. Every NFT contains a digital signature which makes it unique, verifying when you purchase an NFT, you bought a one-of-akind digital asset. These digital assets could be photos, videos, audio files or another digital format — tweets, even — but in the case
Mike Winkelmann, who moved to Charleston five years ago from Wisconsin, has created and released artwork daily since 2007
new studio space is a museum of digital artSteve Aycock
of Winkelmann, he sells NFTs of digital artwork which he creates and releases daily.
“Everydays: The First 5,000 Days” is an NFT associated with a collage of the first 5,000 days (or approximately 13.5 years) of his daily art making practice. The sale of this purely digital artwork marked a historic moment in art history — and the fact that the artist behind that moment is based in Charleston offers an opportunity for our very traditional visual arts scene to take a giant leap into the future.
Two years after his groundbreaking sale at Christie’s, Winkelmann celebrated the opening reception of a new massive studio space in a Daniel Island warehouse off Clements Ferry Road.
The 50,000-square-foot studio space features a gallery of Beeple’s work, including a giant print of “Everydays,” a physical collage of the digital artworks
which Winkelmann has created and released online daily since 2007.
The studio walls are decorated with large-scale prints of Winkelmann’s favorite “Everydays.” These images are often political, grotesque and irreverent, each with its own distinctive message. Three baby yodas dismember and eat Jabba the Hutt in one. Another portrays a giant version of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in a Pikachu helmet with the torso of Buzz Lightyear — plus massive breasts — directing a military mission. You can find both on Beeple’s Instagram account, which is followed by 2.4 million users.
Winkelmann told the Charleston City Paper that he recently began offering physical artwork to his collectors because of a desire to enhance the experience of viewing his work, which is most often seen on a phone screen. When you purchase an NFT by Beeple, it now comes with a physical representation of the work, a small screen displaying the digital art.
“When I first started releasing NFTs in the fall of 2020, nobody had heard of them,” Winklemann said, “So, all of my friends and followers were like, ‘What the hell is this crypto art? Why would I pay for nothing?’ And I’m like, well, that’s a valid point.”
So, Winklemann decided to incorporate physical objects to augment the
“I think it is a much better way to view it than just, ‘Oh, here’s this thing on my phone, look, here’s the art or whatever.’ I think that’s like the lamest way to experience art. So to me, it was sort of natural to want to enhance the experience.”
The studio space marks a move into the physical realm despite Winkelmann’s massive success selling works that only exist digitally. This shift in his work started
with the 2021 sculpture “Human One,” a physical and digital hybrid piece which Winkelmann describes as “the first human born in the metaverse.” The physical component of the dynamically changing artwork is a constantly rotating aluminum box, complete with an always-on video
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We’re all carrying around computers and starting to wear computers. And so, the lines between the digital world and physical world, I think are blurring, and I think they will get very blurry in the future.”
—Mike WinklemannCourtesy Beeple The print of “Everydays” (above) represents the NFT sale that made Beeple world-famous Courtesy Beeple The experience of viewing Winkelmann’s digital art is augmented by physical representations of those works at the private studio
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which changes throughout the day.
Another digital-physical hybrid piece sits in the center of the studio’s first gallery space: a rotating, kinetic video sculpture in an aluminum case, demonstrating Winkelmann’s continued artistic exploration of these two realms, which he understands to be increasingly blurred.
“I think in a lot of people’s minds, it’s like there’s the physical things, and there’s the digital things,” Winklemann said. “And I don’t think that’s how life is now. We’re all carrying around computers and starting to wear computers. And so, the lines between the digital world and physical world, I think are blurring, and I think they will get very blurry in the future.”
During the March 11 opening night event, Winkelmann showed his pieces plus an exhibition of work by 50 digital artists from around the world. He said some of the artists are friends and peers, others were discovered through an open call for submissions on his website.
Winkelmann also said part of the motivation behind this showcase of digital artists is to demonstrate the potential of the digital medium and how it can be displayed.
“I think there’s room to show a different type of experience in these spaces,” he said.
“Most of the time when you go into an experiential space, which there’s not a ton of
them, they’re programmed just like regular museums with physical art. I wanted to sort of show a different model of programming.”
Winkelmann also wants the space to create opportunities for artists to show work without the intense vetting process that often accompanies museum and gallery representation.
“It’s also an ‘Instagram room’ type of thing,” he said. “You just put things on Instagram. They’re not vetted by these massive processes and whatnot. So that’s something I wanted to try and recreate.”
Winkelmann plans to have more exhibitions and events featuring international digital artists, including a student showcase.
“To me, it’s a win-win all around: People get exposure from showing at the space here, and we’re able to engage the community and give an opportunity to show in a space like this that normally they wouldn’t have.”
In collaboration with the Gibbes Museum of Art’s festival later this month, Art Charleston, Winkelmann is hosting an event April 29 that he hopes will engage the local art community. He said finding ways to bring in local artists presents a unique and exciting challenge.
“It doesn’t seem like — and I could be totally wrong — there is a massive digital art community in Charleston. It seems to me that it is more of a traditional art community. So, trying to figure out how to engage them in a digital way, it is an interesting sort of challenge that we’d like to take on.”
The largest work in the Clements Ferry Road studio is a massive print of “Everydays.”
Winkelmann reflected on the process of making and releasing an artwork every day, explaining that he made a piece on the day he was married, the days his children were born and even on days he had food poisoning, calling the project a “diary of sorts.”
The only day he ever missed, he said, was by four minutes, when he was on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and missed his midnight deadline to post the work he created live on the show. He’s still creating and releasing daily, with no plans to stop the project anytime soon.
“Being able to see, especially on the wall, the first 15 years in one thing, it’s hard even for me to take in, because there’s so much of my life in there as well as things that happened in the world.”
Winkelmann said seeing the work in this format brings new inspiration for him, and new appreciation of the work from others too.
“Seeing it like this, where you can see each individual picture is super exciting, because so many people saw the 5,000 days online, and it’s literally like this big,” he said, making an iPhone screen with his fingers, “and it just looks like noise. It’s like they’ve not even seen the pictures. So to me, that’s exciting to show people.
“I think when the sale happened, there was so much focus on the money aspect of it, and it was just like, ‘He put together a thing of like 5,000 days of images…’
“And I was like, whoa, whoa, you kind of ran past that part pretty quick. That was a lot of fucking work, right? I think people glossed over that. That was 13 years of work. And so to be able to have people really see it and see that was a lot of work, it’s been super satisfying.”
Winkelmann said there is often too much
favorite digital artworks and said seeing the work physically has brought new inspiration
focus on his digital medium, and he hopes viewers will instead consider the meanings behind his images.
“The thing I’m trying to do is bring up questions and show you something you’ve never seen before. I think that is my primary job. It is not to tell you what to think. It is to show you something you’ve never seen before, and hopefully that unlocks something new inside you.
“That’s not easy, because we’ve seen a lot of things. That is part of the reason the pictures are very weird — to try and cut through the noise of the crazy amount of media that we consume, and show you something that you’ve never seen before, because I believe that is the work that will stand the test of time.”
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You just put things on Instagram. They’re not vetted by these massive processes and whatnot. So that’s something I wanted to try and recreate.”
—Mike Winklemann
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Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) will kick off Turtle Month at Holy City Brewing with live turtles and tortoises from its Turtle Survival Center. Sit back, relax, enjoy a beer and meet some turtles up-close during this Earth Day celebration from noon-4 p.m. Learn more about TSA’s mission to prevent species extinction during the event.
April 22. 12-4 p.m. Free. Holy City Brewing. 1021 Aragon Ave. North Charleston. HolyCityBrewing.com
THURSDAY
Indulge in a variety of wines selected by Evan Martin, vigneron/proprietor of Martin Woods Winery in Oregon, during this wine dinner at Edmund’s Oast restaurant. These decadent wines will be paired with a four-course family style dinner from chef Bob Cook and pastry chef Heather Hutton. Seating is limited, so please purchase tickets in advance.
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The Gibbes Museum of Art’s five-day celebration of visual arts kicks off Wednesday with the Art of Design luncheon. Throughout the festival, guests can partake in a variety of different events centered around the art and the local arts community. Indulge in cuisine from local chefs during Gibbes on the Street April 28. Learn more about artist Beverly McIver during an exhibit opening and talk April 29. Check out musical performances, panel discussions and an evening of digital art at artist Beeple’s new Daniel Island studio.
April 26-30. Times, locations and prices vary. GibbesMuseum.org
The Charleston Pour House welcomes the Kendall Street Company (KSC) band for two sets incorporating classic original songs and covers. KSC is an eclectic rock ensemble known for its entertaining must-see performances and for releasing more than 100 songs in just six years. Celebrate the unofficial 420 holiday during this exciting show, or check out the deck stage to hear tunes from bluegrass strings band Into the Fog.
April 20. 9:30 p.m. $15. The Pour House. 1977 Maybank Hwy. James Island. CharlestonPourHouse.com
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Buxton Books and The Charleston Library Society welcome author and podcast host Zibby Owens back to Charleston for an author panel. Sara Shepard (Pretty Little Liars), Joanna Rakoff (My Salinger Year), Gervais Hagerty (In Polite Company) and more will join Owens for the panel discussion. Tickets include a signed hardcover copy of Megan Tady’s new book Super Bloom and a boxed lunch.
April 28. Noon. $48.50. Charleston Library Society. 164 King St. Downtown. CityPaperTickets.com
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College-bound high school students interested in the visual arts will get a fun, affordable chance to see what it’s like to study and pursue art through a new two-week intensive studio art summer program at the College of Charleston (CofC).
These college-level classes in drawing, painting, digital photography and mixed media are led by CofC artist-educators. Accepted students will have access to the facilities in the Cato Fine Arts Center, take field trips to local art spaces and participate in an exhibition of students’ work with a reception at the end of the program.
Applications are open now through July 1, with 48 spots for young artists. The program is $450 and runs July 17-28. The Studio Art Summer Immersion (SASI) program is directed by adjunct professor and interdisciplinary artist Cristina Victor. She said the program will create exposure for students to see what it’s like to major or minor in studio art
Set in Brooklyn, New York, in the Great Depression, this coming-of-age comedy follows Eugene Morris Jermone, a Polish-American teenager living in a hectic household. The semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon touches on subjects of puberty, sexual awakening and a search for identity. Brighton Beach Memoirs runs through April 30 at the Flowertown Players in Summerville. Tickets range from $20-$25 and are available at flowertownplayers.org.
Artists Jonathan Rypkema and Adam Eddy show an exhibition at Hed Hi Studios from 6-10 p.m. April 28. Rypkema uses items he finds by chance, often from building or industrial sources, to construct forms suggesting architecture or potential functionality. Eddy uses paper, paint, pixels and screens as interchangeable vehicles for color and atmosphere. Their works explore categorical dissolution between form and function, object and environment, interior and exterior. Follow @hedhistudio on Instagram for more info.
and to immerse themselves in projectbased learning.
“It’s a great way for students to leave with more confidence in making creative decisions,” Victor said. “But ultimately, that ends up bleeding into all aspects of their life. And so, whether people choose to be studio art majors or not, it’s an opportunity for them to walk away feeling like they’ve gained some confidence. They’ve had fun. They’ve worked with working artists that are also educators, and get to experience these great studio spaces. “It’s a fun, intensive gateway into the arts.”
Intensive studio art summer programs like SASI exist at all major art schools around the country, including Savannah College of Art and Design, Maryland College of Art and Design, Rhode Island School of Design. It’s the first of its kind in South Carolina, though, and provides a chance for students to see they don’t have to pay out-of-state tuition for an excellent art education.
“I think a lot of college-bound stu-
dents who want to focus on art tend to leave South Carolina. So, they go to bigger schools, and end up paying a lot more money, when there’s a great program here,” Victor said. “The education debt crisis is a big deal. And so people are more hesitant to take that leap and spend a ton of money to go to a private art school.
“I want to show what we have to offer at CofC. It’s a lot more affordable, and also offers you experience in doing arts management, or any other subject you’re curious about. And we’re definitely building the studio art program and making it more robust and experimental,” she added.
Victor will teach a mixed media class focused on approaching art from a conceptual point of view. Other classes will cover techniques for more medium-specific disciplines like painting and drawing.
The Gap Gallery will show work from 25 artists at Redux Contemporary Art Center from 5-8 p.m. May 26. The itinerant pop-up gallery and well-loved hub for emerging local artists is back after a hiatus, featuring a diverse lineup of makers. Expect work by painters, photographers, illustrators, fashion designers, fiber artists and more.
Artist collective Big Blade Press will show works by emerging artists and vendors at Bar Rollins from 5-9 p.m. April 24. Check out @big_blade_press on Instagram to learn more about the pop-up art collective. —
Chloe HoganFor daily updates from Charleston’s art world: charlestoncitypaper.com.
Harvard professor and author Susan Crawford takes an unflinching look at the intersecting crises of climate change and systemic racism in Charleston in her new book released April 4.
Charleston: Race, Water and the Coming Storm weaves together vibrant stories of Charleston residents and highlights the city’s role in centuries of racism and gentrification. The book demonstrates the interconnectedness of the growing climate crisis — namely, the Holy City’s flooding problem and how it affects residents.
Crawford recently visited Charleston to discuss her book with mayoral candidate Tamika Gadsden, equal justice law fellow Michelle A. Mapp and the Rev. Joseph A. Darby at various events.
Crawford’s multifaceted career starts with time spent as a law firm partner and then a law professor. She served as former President Obama’s Special Assistant for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy in 2009. In her time working as a columnist for the magazine WIRED, Crawford was a champion for net neutrality.
“I have been fortunate to have an interesting and constantly evolving career,” she said. “Writing about internet access for years prepared me to learn and write about sea level rise. What does everyone with a
belly button need to thrive? What is the role of government? I’ve been lucky to get to grapple with these questions.”
When Crawford started writing the book five years ago, she was originally interested in finding out about climate change in Charleston. But, as she interviewed and learned from locals, it became clear this was a multifaceted issue with factors of race and class playing major roles. Over five years, it became a quest for Crawford to uncover the full story.
“Wealthy people will be fine as the waters rise astonishingly quickly in the years to come,” she said. “But poorer Charlestonians, many of whom are Black, will not. If you think the role of government is to protect its citizens, and not just provide a framework for economic growth, failing to talk about the need to move seems like poor behavior.”
Crawford said a conversation with former Mayor Joe Riley in 2018 prompted her to start researching the topic.
“I interviewed Mayor Riley and was struck by how few words he had to say about the city’s water issues.”
Crawford attended the Dutch Dialogues, a collaborative effort in 2019 between the Historic Charleston Foundation and the city of Charleston, which brought together national and international water experts to conceptualize the future of water in Charleston and noticed very few Black Charleston
residents were in attendance.
“I first came to Charleston thinking I was going to tell a story of triumphant, or at least caring, local government,” she said. “The story turned out to be much more complex than that, and I was lucky to be given the opportunity to understand and document some of those complexities.”
Crawford has witnessed firsthand the flooding problem during her many trips to Charleston, recalling multiple occasions of seeing signs for closed roads along the west side of the peninsula. This experience has become so normal for residents that it has created complacency, Crawford said.
The trouble, she said, is that the flooding is going to rapidly accelerate in frequency and severity, the groundwaters are going to keep rising and the rainstorms will get heavier and last longer. Complacency won’t serve us when our city is underwater.
“Eventually, in a matter of decades and not centuries, all that water won’t be leaving. Chronic flooding and persistent inundation will undoubtedly get everyone’s attention,” she said.
When asked what was the most difficult part of putting the book together, she said that “drawing a boundary around the story told by the book was tricky.
“I wanted to center on the voices of Black residents of Charleston, explain the science, sketch the financial and governance issues and provide historical context. Bringing all of that together in a coherent package was
both an honor and a challenge.”
When asked if she felt Charleston’s politicians have failed their constituents, Crawford said the answer isn’t so obvious.
“[Politicians are] stuck in a very difficult situation. They need increased development to keep city services going, because they are required by state law to depend only on property taxes. They don’t want to scare away the tourists on which both the city and the state depend.
“No one is thinking about strategic relocation; the state doesn’t allow the subject to be part of a city’s planning efforts. There’s zero federal or state leadership aimed at planning ahead for, say, 2070. The only big federal money will come after a disaster, which is bananas. And the federal government actively encourages people to live in floodplains by selling them flood insurance, which is worse than bananas.”
Sara Frankel, a painting professor and studio art department chair, approached Victor with the concept earlier this year. Frankel, Victor and the other educators in the program are working artists themselves, a typical occurrence for a studio art program. Victor also brings experience working in art school admissions. She said directing this program merges her admissions experience with her love for teaching art. Though this first year of SASI will not offer college credit, Victor would like to see this happen next summer.
“It’s a brave leap to say, ‘I’m going to study art,’ ” Victor said, “and I love encouraging and advocating for the arts. So that’s a huge role in being the director and creating the programming and curriculum.”
Working with teaching artists will give students a chance to see the arts as a valued, legitimate career path, she added.
“I feel like for a lot of students, their knowledge of what being an artist can be is very limited, because they don’t have exposure to working artists. We can wear many hats and be interdisciplinary with our jobs,” she said.
“I think getting exposure to people who are living in that way is really impactful.”
Current CofC studio art majors will
work as teaching assistants. The program, Victor said, will give those college students teaching experience and educate them too on the under-discussed topic of income in pursuing artistic careers. Victor makes sure to speak on this subject with her students at CofC, and aims to expand that conversation through this program.
“I am very much about encouraging conversations around how labor works in the art world, and opening students up to the idea that what we do as a studio art practice has value — not just in the art world, which can be insular,” she said.
“I want to show students how you can straddle different worlds to generate your income and sustain yourself.”
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I feel like for a lot of students, their knowledge of what being an artist can be is very limited, because they don’t have exposure to working artists.”
—Cristina Victor
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What does everyone with a belly button need to thrive? What is the role of government?
I’ve been lucky to get to grapple with these questions.”
—Susan Crawford
Marcus Hammond grew up in Memphis in a family that loved hosting guests, and if you were a relative or friend, you were always invited to a cook-out. When he moved to Charleston, it was natural that he’d head to the big food celebrations the city is known for. Before too long, however, he noticed something: Not a lot of the people holding or attending those festivals looked like him.
“I decided I wanted to do something that could be family-friendly and provide an opportunity and safe space for people of color,” Hammond said. “I thought a Black food truck festival would be an awesome opportunity to be a launching pad for Black businesses.”
This year’s Black Food Truck Festival on April 22-23 in Ladson at the Exchange Club Fairgrounds may attract up to 20,000 people. Two-day tickets starting at $55 can be purchased online.
Hammond might not seem a likely candidate to start a food festival. He graduated from the College of Charleston in 2009 where he was captain of the basketball team. “I was a shooting guard, and I can still shoot,” he said. “I’ll always be able to shoot!”
He ran an event company doing mixers and parties, sold everything “from food to furniture to clothes” to avoid the corporate world, and then became a banker by trade and a high school basketball coach by avocation in his spare time.
The idea of a Black food festival grabbed hold of him. In September 2021, he left his commercial banking job at First Horizon to work full-time on launching the festival just two months later.
“Culturally, everyone loves food and music. I knew it would work, I just didn’t think it would work as soon and at the scale we’re working on,” Hammond said.
The first festival was held at the Battery stadium in Mount Pleasant and drew about 5,000 people.
The fact that Charleston was just coming out of the pandemic was another reason he was a bit surprised at the success of the festival.
“It was super risky, but it turned out to be the perfect
“I thought a Black food truck festival would be an awesome opportunity to be a launching pad for Black businesses.”
—Marcus HammondPhotos by Katrina S Crawford Photography Celebrate Black culture and cuisine this weekend during the Black Food Truck Festival in Ladson, which will feature about 45 different food trucks Marcus Hammond launched the Black Food Truck Festival in November 2021
Attendees will discover a range of different foods, snacks and treats during the food fest
What’s new?
New restaurant, dessert bar and cocktail lounge, Azur is now open downtown on Market Street for dinner 4-10 p.m. Wed.-Mon. From the owners of Bistro A Vin, Azur offers an intimate menu featuring French, Italian and Spanish small plates.
A Kwei Fei project inspired by the foods of Southern China, Beautiful South is set to open downtown this summer. Beautiful South will offer dishes inspired by the American South and southern China. Get a taste of the cuisine during pop-ups 5 p.m. every Thursday in April at Lewis Barbecue
The Exchange at Edmund’s Oast hosts a French wine dinner at 7 p.m. April 30 with wine journalist Jon Bonné to celebrate his newly published two book/boxed set The New French Wine. The dinner features a full lineup of Bonne’s top French wine picks, paired with a four-course family-style dinner prepared by chef Bob Cook.
storm,” he said. “People were starting to get antsy and come out again, a lot of regulations started to be lifted, and people were feeling a little more comfortable in crowds.”
The festival once was held twice a year, but Hammond said he’s learned that annually works better for him.
This year’s festival will feature about 45 food trucks. Hammond said about 90% are Black-owned. There also will be an Asian and Mexican food truck. About 10% to 20% will be first-time vendors, which Hammond said would give them the experience to “work the crowd and get their feet wet” — part of the reason he established the festival. While most trucks are from South Carolina, Hammond said some will drive in from North Carolina.
“I feel like food trucks are a business model here to stay,” Hammond said. “It’s pretty easy to get an assortment and variety of food trucks to pull out and have a festival outside, and we can combine that with music and games for the kids, and a hookah lounge and cigar lounge.
“Our goal is bringing people together to have a great time centered around food, music and culture. I want the community to rally around and support local business by having a good time.”
Hammond said he can see the food festival growing in the future.
“We want to spread this love of food, music and culture. We’re looking all over the country, at D.C. and the Baltimore area, in Atlanta and in Charlotte.”
Mex 1 Coastal Cantina hosts its annual Cinco De May Block Party from 5-10 p.m. May 5 at the West Ashley location. This indoor-outdoor celebration is family-friendly and includes live music from The Midnight City band. Admission is free.
The Charleston Vegan Festival comes to the Palmetto Island County Park in Mount Pleasant from 10 a.m.3 p.m. May 6. The festival features local businesses with vegan products, including Annie O Love’s vegan cookies, Simply Eddy granola, Bangin’ Vegan Eats food truck and more.
Snafu Brewing Company is teaming up with High Tied Dyes April 22 for a tie-dye T-shirt party. The purchase of a ticket includes a T-shirt to dye and a free pint. —
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
C/A No.: 2022-CP-10-05112
Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Mumin Rahmaan a/k/a Mumim Abdul-Rahmaan, if alive, and if deceased The Estate of Mumin Rahmaan a/k/a Mumim AbdulRahmaan, and John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all heirs and devisees of Mumin Rahmaan a/k/a Mumim Abdul-Rahmaan, deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons, corporations or entities unknown claiming any right, title interest in or lien upon the subject real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or person in the Military Service of the United States of America whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s).
SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury)
FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 339 Heyward Street, 2nd Floor, Columbia, SC 29201, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
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Charleston County, South Carolina, and known and designated as Lot No. 18, Block 8, as shown on a plat of Pepperhill No. 7 recorded in Plat Book AA, Page 117, in the RMC Office for Charleston County, which plat is made a part and parcel of this description by reference. Being the same property conveyed to Mumim Abdul-Rahmaan by Arifah N. Adbul-Rahmaan by deed dated October 5, 2005 and recorded October 21, 2005 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County in Deed Book Y558, Page 334. Parcel No. 395-15-00-107 Property Address: 7629 Vanderbrook Place, North Charleston, SC 29420
ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS IN MILITARY SERVICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
C/A NO.: 2023-CP-10-01099
The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York as successor in interest to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Trustee for NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2005-1, NovaStar Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-1, Plaintiff, v.
Flossie Elmore a/k/a Flossie L. Elmore; Theresa M. Matthews; Westchester Civic Association; City of Charleston, Defendant(s).
SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury)
MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 6, 2023. A Notice of Foreclosure Intervention was also filed in the Clerk of Court’s Office.
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY
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YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for the Plaintiff. LIS PENDENS Notice is hereby given that an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Mumin Rahmaan a/k/a Mumim Abdul-Rahmaan (hereinafter, “Mortgagor(s)”) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Quicken Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns, a certain mortgage dated March 31, 2010 and recorded on April 20, 2010 in Book 117 at Page 977, in the Charleston County Office of the Register of Deeds (hereinafter, “Subject Mortgage”). Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment. The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: All that lot, piece or parcel of land, situate in
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of J. Marshall Swails, Esq. as Guardian ad Litem for known and unknown minors, and for all persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that J. Marshall Swails, Esq. has consented to said appointment, it is FURTHER upon reading the Petition filed by Plaintiff for the appointment of an attorney to represent any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act, and any amendments thereto, and it appearing that J. Marshall Swails, Esq. has consented to act for and represent said Defendants, it is ORDERED that J. Marshall Swails, Esq., 8 Williams Street, Greenville, SC 29601, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all known and unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 7629 Vanderbrook Place, North Charleston, SC 29420; that he is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants. AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that J. Marshall Swails, Esq., 8 Williams Street, Greenville, SC 29601, be and hereby is appointed Attorney for any unknown Defendants who are, or may be, in the Military Service of the United States of America and as such are entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act aka Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, to represent and protect the interest of said Defendants, AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in the Post and Courier, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.
NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE
NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Lis Pendens, Certificate of Exemption from ADR and Notice of Right to Foreclosure Intervention in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on November 4, 2022.
D. Max Sims, Esq. (SC Bar: 103945) Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, LLC 339 Heyward Street, 2nd Floor Columbia, SC 29201 Phone (803) 509-5078
BCP No.: 22-51448
FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE
NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.
NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR- 08-422 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS AMBER WADFORD, WILLIAM SCOTTY HARDIN, PHILLIP MARTIN, BRENDA HARDIN, AMY WADFORD GATLIN, AND STEPHANIE KIRVEN, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2019, 2020, 2022, 2018
TO DEFENDANT: STEPHANIE KIRVEN
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on May 11, 2022. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint
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on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, W- Tracy Brown, Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. W-Tracy Brown SC Bar # 5832, 2 Belt Dr. Moncks Corner, SC 29461, 843-719-1007.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON
IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR- 10-0033 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
VERSUS
Hannah Smith, Sherri Smith, Chelsea Priest, and Christopher Keane, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2017 AND 2020.
TO DEFENDANT: Hannah Smith
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 5, 2023. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Adam S. Ruffin, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Adam S. Ruffin, SC Bar # 101350, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, Charleston, S.C. 2405, (843) 953-9625
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON
IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-0220 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
VERSUS
Anayeli Hernandez Ramirez and Rolando Garcia Martinez
DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2007, 2010 & 2017
TO DEFENDANT: Rolando Garcia Martinez YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 23, 2023. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Charleston County Department of Social Services, Legal Office, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.
ESTADO DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONDADO DE CHARLESTON EN EL TRIBUNAL DE FAMILIA CON ASIENTO EN EL NOVENO CIRCUITO JUDICIAL
N.° DE EXPEDIENTE 2023-DR-10-0220
DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS SOCIALES DE CAROLINA DEL SUR VERSUS
Anayeli Hernandez Ramirez and Rolando Garcia MartinezDEMANDADOS.
EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE: MENORES NACIDOS EN 2007, 2010 Y 2017
PARA LOS DEMANDADOS:
Rolando Garcia MartinezPOR LA PRESENTE SE LA CITA y se le exige que responda la Demanda en esta acción presentada ante el Secretario del Tribunal del condado de Charleston el 23 de enero de 2023. Una vez probado el interés, se le enviará una copia de la Demanda luego de que esta haya sido solicitada ante la Secretaría del Tribunal en el condado de Charleston y deberá enviar una copia de su Contestación de la Demanda al Demandante, el Departamento de Servicios Sociales de Carolina del Sur, a la oficina del Departamento de Asuntos Legales del Departamento de Servicios Sociales del condado de Charleston, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405-5714, dentro de los treinta (30) días de la publicación de aviso, con excepción de la fecha de servicio. En caso de no presentar una contestación dentro del plazo mencionado previamente, el Demandante le solicitará una reparación al Tribunal. Departamento de Servicios Sociales del condado de Charleston, Oficina de Legales, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON
IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-2706
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
VERSUS
Tracee Jackson, Anthony Johnson, Quentin Grant, and Akeem Grant DEFENDANTS.
IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2006, 2009, 2011, & 2012
TO DEFENDANT: Akeem Grant YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on September 19, 2022. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Daniel A. Beck, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, S.C. 29405-5714within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Daniel A. Beck,SC Bar #104335, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, S.C. 29405,(843) 953-9625.
Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.
Estate of: SHIRLEY MAE WALLACE
2021-ES-10-1835
DOD: 07/13/21
Pers. Rep: ISADELL WRIGHT 1850 MAGWOOD DR., #124 CHARLESTON, SC 29414
Atty: ITTRISS J. JENKINS, ESQ.
652 RUTLEDGE AVE., #A CHARLESTON, SC 29403 ********
Estate of: MARIA LOUISE SUMTER
2022-ES-10-0680
DOD: 01/28/22
Pers. Rep: TERRY L. SUMTER
5299 DORCHESTER RD., #20 NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29418
Atty: EDUARDO K. CURRY, ESQ. PO BOX 42270, NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29423 ********
Estate of: WILLIAM OPHIR VELLENOWETH 2023-ES-10-0142
DOD: 01/04/23
Pers. Rep: LISA BROOKS VELLENOWETH 740 SCHAFFER ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ********
Estate of: ROBERT BRUCE DYKE 2023-ES-10-0184
DOD: 08/27/22
Pers. Rep: AMANDA L. LINGLE 179 CABRILL DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414
Atty: MARIO INGLESE, ESQ. 443 FOLLY RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ********
Estate of: JANE EDNA HADDAD 2023-ES-10-0307
DOD: 12/19/22
Pers. Rep:
THEODORE S. HADDAD, JR. 5957 OAKLAND GARDENS CT. LIBERTY TWP, OH 45011
Atty:
F. PATRICIA SCARBOROUGH, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ********
Estate of: JULIAN WAYNE FOREMAN, SR. 2023-ES-10-0339
DOD:mm02/02/23
Pers. Rep: BETTY SUE JERNIGAN 10201 SOUTHEAST SANDPINE
LN. HOBE SOUND, FL 33455
Atty: LISA WOLFF HERBERT, ESQ. 864 LOWCOUNTRY BLVD., #200 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464
********
Estate of: TERRILL HALEY BERGDORF 2023-ES-10-0380
DOD: 01/13/23
Pers. Rep: TERRIE JENEY BERGDORF 1898 ARMORY DR. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29466
Atty: LAWRENCE LADDAGA, ESQ. PO BOX 62498, NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29419 ********
Estate of: JOYCE LITTLE YOUNG 2023-ES-10-0420
DOD: 02/09/23
Pers. Rep: ROGER M. YOUNG, SR. 8170 COURTWOOD RD. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406
********
Estate of: PATRICIA O. ADAMS 2023-ES-10-0439
DOD: 02/04/23
CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ********
Estate of: CONNER HARRY FLOWERS 2023-ES-10-0462
DOD: 01/30/23
Pers. Rep: GARRY FLOWERS 309 PALM BLVD. ISLE OF PALMS, SC 29451
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Estate of: ERNEST BAINBRIDGE LIPSCOMB, III 2023-ES-10-0489
DOD: 02/26/23
Pers. Rep: CHARLES B. LIPSCOMB 15201 TIMONIUM PL. NORTH POTOMAC, MD 20878
Pers. Rep: CAROLINE H. ERNST 229 PENNSWOOD RD. BRYN MAWR, PA 19010
Atty: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ.
cated in Charleston County, South Carolina, to-wit:
ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 39 on a plat entitled “SHADOWMOSS PLANTATION, CITY OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, PLAT SHOWING THE SUBDIVISION OF TRACT I TO SHOW PHASE B AND THE SUBDIVISION OF PHASE B, SECTION I”, made by George A. Z. Johnson, Jr., Inc., dated August 25, 1988, and recorded August 25, 1988 in Plat Book BT, Page 8, Register’s Office for Charleston County, SC. SAID lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear. BEING the same property conveyed to Charles M. Wrenn, Jr. and Kimberly B. Wrenn by deed of John A. Neuroth and Janet M. Neuroth, dated October 12,1995, and recorded October 12, 1995, in Book X-260, at Page 656, in the Charleston County Register’s Office.
TMS # 358-04-00-144. Street Address: 98 Shadowmoss Parkway Charleston, SC 29414-6815.
CISA & DODDS, LLP s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd. Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 john@cisadodds.com
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2020-CP-10-01773
JEAN MANIGAULT, all of whom are believed deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, JOSEPH CHAMBERS and VIRGIL GREEN, Defendants.
TO THE DEFENDANT, JOSEPH CHAMBERS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint in the above action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 7, 2020.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff against the Defendants to quiet title relative to the below described real property located in Charleston County, South Carolina and to partition in kind to Plaintiff a portion of the property upon which Plaintiff’s residence is located, to-wit:
the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. - Charleston, South Carolina - This the 13 day of December, 2022. - -
Margaret Fanning Horn (SC Bar No.: 7004) 78 Ashley Point Dr, Ste 200 Charleston, SC 29407
P: (843) 722-8070
F: (843) 822-3022
meg@clorelaw.com
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2023-DR-18-470
South Carolina Department of Social Services, Plaintiff, vs. John Doe and Jane Doe Defendants.
IN THE INTEREST OF:
Baby Boy Doe DOB: 4/1/2023
Minors Under the Age of 18
SUMMONS [Permanency Planning]
S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-40
TO: JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE
Facility 2: 2343 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414
4/28/23
10:30 AM
Corey Helms Desk mirror, baby clothes in bags, tv, mattress
Maria Ensastegui Diaz Christmas items / clothes
Facility 3: 1861 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407
4/28/23
2:00 PM
Kelly Wragg Household goods
Carlos Brown Household goods, stands for business Facility 4: 1533 Ashley River Road Charleston, SC 29407
4/28/23
11:30 AM
Joshua Wilson Furniture, boxes
Demaul Simmons Bed, dresser and some tables Facility 5: 1951 Maybank Hwy Charleston, SC 29412 4/28/23
12:00 PM
ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and
Pers. Rep: PAMELA K. BONEY 2531 HELMSMAN RD. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455
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Estate of: CARMELLA MARY
HAAK 2023-ES-10-0446
DOD: 09/12/22
Pers. Rep: PATRICIA JOHNSON 107 CROMWELL CT. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485
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Estate of: HELEN BROWN 2023-ES-10-0450
DOD: 11/19/22
Pers. Rep: WALTER M. BROWN 1523 CLARK RD. EDISTO ISLAND, SC 29438
SHADOWMOSS
SUMMONS
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 upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE OF FILING
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint in the above action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on Novembers 10, 2022.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff against the Defendants to, among other things, foreclose a Notice of Lien attaching to the below described real property lo-
BETTY MANIGAULT, Plaintiff, vs. RAYMOND MANIGAULT, LUCILLE MANIGAULT AKINJOBI, RUFUS MANIGAULT, SR., ESTELLE MANIGAULT, BENJAMIN MANIGAULT, MARIE MANIGAULT CHARLES, EDDIE MANIGAULT, JOHN MANIGAULT, HAROLD WHITE, JR., MARY WHITE CHARLES, ELIJAH WHITE, KATHLEEN WHITE JOHNSON, LAVERN WHITE, CLARENCE WHITE, LILLIE FREEMAN, ANDREW MANIGAULT, JR., BERNARD MANIGAULT, SR., DELFANE M. COAXUM, AUDREY DELORES MANIGAULT, CLAUDIA R. MANIGAULT CASH, JAMES MANIGAULT, JR., CURTIS DON MANIGAULT, SR., TEMERTIS JOHNSON, SARAH JANE GREENE, LISA PORCHER, DIANE JEFFERSON, CHERYL LAWRENCE, NINA HAMILTON, CRAVEN MANIGAULT, JANET GATHERS, DAN GATHERS, JOSEPH CHAMBERS, SHIRLEY M. PATTON, HERMAN MANIGAULT, JR., BARRY E. MANIGAULT, ANTHONY MANIGAULT, JASON D. MANIGAULT, JOHN DOE and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons and incompetents, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or entity who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of TOM MANIGAULT, WILLIE MANIGAULT, ARTHUR MANIGAULT, THERESA MANIGAULT, THOMAS MANIGAULT, MAGGIE MANIGAULT, CATHERINE MANIGAULT WHITE, RUTH MANIGAULT, ANDREW MANIGAULT, SR., JAMES MANIGAULT, SR., SARAH MANIGAULT, THOMAS MANIGAULT, III, ISAAC MANIGAULT, ANNABELLE MANIGAULT GATHERS, JOSEPH MANIGAULT, HERMAN MANIGAULT, SR., SHIRLEY MANIGAULT ROSE MANIGAULT, KENYA MANIGAULT, aka Kenya Manigault Green FAITH MANIGAULT, BETTY
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Christ Church Parish, Charleston County, S.C. and containing 3.5 acres as shown on a Plat by W.L. Gaillard, Surv. The above mentioned lot having the following boundaries and dimensions- On the North by a road leading to the Hamlin Road, 227 feet - On the East by lands of Arthur Manigault, 990 feet - On the South by the marshes of the Inland Waterway, 102 feet - and on the West by lands of Hamlin, 1094 feet - Being a part of a 9.5 acre tract of which a resurvey revealed 10.8 acres. This being the same property conveyed to Thomas Manigault by deed of Theresa Manigault and Arthur Manigault, dated April 1, 1968, recorded April 2, 1968, in Book Z-089, Page 376, in the ROD for Charleston County.
TMS No.: 577-00-00-037
CISA & DODDS, LLP
s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd. Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 john@cisadodds.com
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON
IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Case No.: 2022-DR-10-3633
Ruth F. Irvin, Plaintiff - vs.Hamilton Witherspoon Foster, Defendant
SUMMONS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber, Margaret Fanning Horn, Esquire, Clore Law, LLC, at the address below, within thirty (30) days after
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and served with Summons and Motion for Permanency in this action. You are not required to file an answer, but if you do, you should serve a copy of your answer upon plaintiff through its attorney at Sally C. Dey, 216 Orangeburg Road, Summerville, SC 29483. A permanency planning hearing will be held pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 63-at the DORCHESTERCounty Family Court on May 11, 2023 at 1:30 pm.
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 child(ren) 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.
S. C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Sally C. Dey Attorney for Plaintiff South Carolina Department of Social Services 216 Orangeburg Road Summerville, SC 29483 67778
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:
Facility 1:
3510 Glenn McConnell Pkwy Charleston, SC 29414 4/28/23
10:00 AM
Edith Walker Misc household items
Cornelius Garland Desks, office supplies, clothes and furniture
Andrew Munsell Household Facility 6: 6941 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 4/28/23
1:30 PM
Felicia Smith Containers of clothes, fold chairs, folding tables
Brittany Prince Full & twin beds, boxes, tv’s Shanekqua Scott Household items
Teresa Steerman Boxes
Facility 7: 8850 Rivers Ave. North Charleston, SC 29406
4/28/23
2:00 PM
Brandi Shanahan Boxes, Furniture
Natalyn Jenkins Washer/Dryer, Furniture Gregory Bowman Household Items
Chevelle Hamilton Household Furniture Facility 8: 427 St. James Ave. Goose Creek, SC 29445
4/28/23
2:30 PM
Kimberly Harper Bed set, misc items, smaller furniture
Rosemary Cummings Office items we are remodeling. office paperwork, and decorations
Facility 9: 208 St. James Ave Ste. C Goose Creek, SC 29445
4/28/23
3:00 PM
Bishara Porter Marketing Goods
The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-00236
LOUISE JENKINS, Plaintiff,
v. BARBARA J. SMITH; DEBORAH A. JENKINS; ELLISON JENKINS a/k/a ELLISON JENKINS, JR.; EUGENA JENKINS; CALVIN JENKINS; RODNEY JENKINS; DENISE JENKINS; JABRIL JACOBS; and TAMYKA JACOBS, if they be living; any unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, issue, personal representatives, administrators, successors, creditors, or assigns of the above defendants, if any of them be deceased, and of LILLIE JENKINS a/k/a LILY JENKINS, ROBERT JENKINS, DOROTHY JENKINS, JESSE JENKINS a/k/a
JESSIE C. JENKINS, SR., JESSIE C. JENKINS, JR., ELLISON JENKINS, SR., ORVILLE JENKINS, CARRIE JENKINS, and LILLIE J. JACOBS, all believed to be deceased; any unknown person or entity claiming any right, title, or interest in the property bearing TMS Nos. 470-03-00-036, 470-03-00-037, 470-03-00-038, and 470-03-00-083including any persons in the Military Service of the United States of America being a class designated as JOHN DOE and any minors or persons under a legal disability being a class designated as RICHARD ROE, Defendant(s).
SUMMONS AND NOTICES
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE
NAMED:
SUMMONS:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Amended Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, Finkel Law Firm, LLC, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 450, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29405, or by email as allowed under S.C. Supreme Court Order 2021-08-27-01, or to otherwise appear and defend the action pursuant to applicable court rules, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint or otherwise appear and defend within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.
NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending or will be commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, Ninth Judicial Circuit, upon an Amended Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants. The Subject Property being, as of the date of filing this Notice, situate in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina and being described as follows:
TMS No.: 470-03-00-036
Address: 4773 Nesbit Avenue North Charleston, SC 29405
All that lot, piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in Ferndale, a subdivision of Charleston County, known and designated as Lot 34, Block 1 on a plat made by James O’Hear, and recorded in the RMC Office in Plat Book E, page 20; said lot having a frontage on Nesbit Avenue of thirty feet (30’), with a depth running east and west of one hundred feet (100’), and a width on its back, or west, line of thirty feet (30’). Be the said dimensions a little more or less.
Being the same property conveyed to Jesse and Lillie Jenkins by deed of Louis E. Storen dated January
28, 1942 and recorded with the Charleston County Register of Deeds office in Book H43 at Page 605.
TMS No.: 470-03-00-037
Address: 4771 Nesbit Avenue North Charleston, SC 29405
ALL that lot, piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in Ferndale, a subdivision of Charleston County, known and designated as Lot No. 33, Block 1 on a plat made by James O’Hear and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book E, Page 20; less that portion of the property identified as Parcel D-202 on that certain plat titled “PLAT SHOWING PARCELS D-200, D-201, D-202, AND D-203, DRAINAGE EASEMENT ABOUT TO BE ACQUIRED BY CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C.” dated November 8, 1990, prepared by Davis & Floyd, Inc., and recorded in Plat Book G-203, Page 724 in the Charleston County Register of Deeds office. Reference to said plats is craved for a more full description of the metes and bounds.
Being the same property conveyed to Jesse and Lillie Jenkins by deed of Louis E. Storen dated August 24, 1946 and recorded with the Charleston County Register of Deeds office on August 24, 1946 in Book E47 at Page 181 less that portion taken by the City of North Charleston for a permanent drainage easement as part of that condemnation action filed as civil action 1991-CP-10-05934.
TMS No.: 470-03-00-038
Address: 4767 Nesbit Avenue North Charleston, SC 29405
ALL that lot, piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in Ferndale, a subdivision of Charleston County, known and designated as Lot No. 32, Block 1 on a plat made by James O’Hear and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book E, Page 20; less that portion of the property identified as Parcel D-203 on that certain plat titled “PLAT SHOWING PARCELS D-200, D-201, D-202, AND D-203, DRAINAGE EASEMENT ABOUT TO BE ACQUIRED BY CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C.” dated November 8, 1990, prepared by Davis & Floyd, Inc., and recorded in Plat Book G-203, Page 724 in the Charleston County Register of Deeds office. Reference to said plats is craved for a more full description of the metes and bounds.
Being the same property conveyed to Lily Jenkins (a/k/a Lillie Jenkins) and Dorothy Jenkins by deed of Louis E. Storen dated May 15, 1942 and recorded with the Charleston County Register of Deeds office in Book N43 at Page 615 in May of 1942, less that portion taken by the City of North Charleston for a permanent drainage easement as part of that condemnation action filed as civil action 1991-CP-10-05934.
TMS No.: 470-03-00-083
Address: 4728 Nesbit Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29405
ALL that lot of land situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina and known and designated as Lot Four (4) in Block II on a plat of Ferndale made by James O’Hear, C.E. recorded in Plat Book E, Page 20 in the RMC Office for Charleston County; BUTTING AND BOUNDING North by Lot 3 in said Block, East by Liberty Hall, South by Lot 5 in said block and West by Nesbit Avenue; MEASURING AND CONTAINING on the East and West lines Thirty (30’) feet, on the North line ninety-six (96’) feet, and on the South line One Hundred (100’) feet.
Being the same property conveyed to Lily Jenkins (a/k/a Lillie Jenkins) and Robert Jenkins by deed of Seabound Development Company dated March 24, 1937 and re-
corded with the Charleston County Register
NOTICE OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI:
TO: THOSE DEFENDANTS NAMED IN THE ABOVE ACTION AS JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE OR RICHARD ROE AND MARY ROE WHO MAY BE MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, PERSONS IN THE MILITARY, PERSONS IMPRISONED, PERSONS UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY, OR OTHER UNKNOWN ADULT HEIRS:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina an Order appointing for you as Guardian ad Litem NISI Taylor Silver, Esquire who maintains an office at 103-D Queen Street, Georgetown, South Carolina 29442.
THE APPOINTMENT shall become absolute upon the expiration of thirty (30) days following the last date of publication of the Summons and Notices herein, unless you or someone on your behalf on or before the last-mentioned date, shall procure someone to be appointed as Guardian ad Litem to represent you in the above action.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO REFER:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that upon the expiration of thirty (30) days following the service of a copy of this Notice of Intent to Refer upon you, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, the undersigned intends to promptly move before the Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Charleston County, for an Order to refer the above-captioned matter to the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, South Carolina, which Order shall specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity shall be authorized to exercise all power and authority which a circuit judge sitting without a jury would similarly have, including hearing all matters arising from or reasonable related to the subject matter of this action, and that any appeal from any order or judgment issued by the Master shall be to the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals as provided by the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules.
NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Amended Complaint in the above-entitled action, together with the Amended Summons and Amended Notice of Lis Pendens, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 16, 2023 at 12:32 p.m.
FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC
Brian Alexander Finkel, Esq. 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 450 North Charleston, South Carolina, 29405 (843) 577-5460
Attorneys for Plaintiff
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-01511
Edward S. Lee and Charles Shepherd, Plaintiff,
v. James C. Robinson, a deceased person and his heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly
those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.
To the Defendants above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.
NOTICE OF FILING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, and Complaint, were filed on March 28th, 2023, the Lis Pendens was filed on March 28th, 2023, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on March 29th, 2023 and the Order of Publication was filed on March 29th, 2023 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B. Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated March 29th, 2023 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.
THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows:
All that tract of land situated on the Edisto River, Charleston County, State aforesaid, said to contain seven (7) acres, more or less, and being the tract of land conveyed to J. M. Whitsell, et. al., by the Forfeited Land Commission of Charleston County by deed dated May 14, 1938, recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book U-39, Page 117.
The tract of land herein conveyed is the same conveyed to Abram Sherman (also known as Abram Shuman) by Marie W. Chisolm, by deed dated January 9, 1901, and recorded in Book C-24, Page 79 and is bounded to the north by St. Pierre Creek, east by lands now or formerly of Edwin Deas, south by Sand Creek (also called Shell House Creek), west by lands now or formerly of Toney Deas, being the same tract of land conveyed to DeWitt W. King by Rhoda Baynard Miller by deed dated July 14, 1950 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book M-52, Page 103. The said tract of land herein conveyed being the
same as shown on the plat made by A. L. Glen, Reg. C. E., in January 1952. At which time it was found to be a total of ten (10) acres and being bounded and having such measurements as shown thereon. The said plat being recorded herewith.
TMS # 025-00-00-029
s/Jeffrey T. Spell
Jeffrey T. Spell
925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiffs
March 29th, 2023
Date
Master’s Sale
Case No.: 2019CP1004036 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS
John Henry Brown, III; Eman Mubarak Brown; South Carolina Department of Revenue; Sylvan Shores Neighborhood Association, Inc; American Express Centurion Bank; , DEFENDANTS.
Upon authority of a Decree dated the 15th day of November, 2019, 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 2nd day of May, 2023 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.
ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known as Lot 70, Sylvan Shores Subdivision; said lot being shown on a plat prepared by John Martin Saboe, P.E. & L.S., dated August 1, 1983, entitled “Plat of Lots 57-88, Sylvan Shores Subdivision”; said plat being duly recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AY, page 85. Reference to said plat is hereby craved for a more complete description as to distances, courses, mates 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 John Henry Brown, 111 and Eman Mubarak Brown by Deed of Leemon Lawyer and Rosemarie Lawyer, dated April 18, 2018 and recorded May 3, 2018 in Book 0716 at Page 143 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.
TMS/PIN# 310-05-00-086
Case#: 2019CP1004036
Current Property Address: 2426 Pristine View Rd Charleston, SC 29414
No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.
The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, certified funds in the amount of five per cent (5%) of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.
Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the 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 016487-00713 2019CP1004036 FOR INSERTION
4/14/23, 4/21/23, 4/28/23
Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity
CALL CRIS 577-5304 X127
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A # 2022-CP-10-02880
REV Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff,
v. William Crawford Parrott, Defendant.
AMENDED SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT (Claim and Delivery) (Non-Jury)
TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE
NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their office, 171 Church Street, Suite 120C (29401), Post Office Box 22795, Charleston, SC 29413, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE
THAT pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 15-69-40, you have the right to a pre-seizure hearing. You may demand such hearing by notifying the clerk of court and the undersigned in writing within five (5) days of the service of this Notice of your demand for a hearing.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above-entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on June 27, 2022 and the Amended Complaint in the above-entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 29, 2023.
s/ J. Ronald Jones, Jr. J. Ronald. Jones, Jr. (SC Bar No. 66091)
Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP
171 Church Street, Suite 120C
Charleston, South Carolina 29401
Direct: 843-714-2535
Email: rjones@smithdebnamlaw. com
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
Charleston, South Carolina
April 13, 2023
Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP., is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. It is our understanding that you are not currently in bankruptcy. If you are in bankruptcy, please disregard this summons in its entirety and have your attorney contact our office as soon as possible.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Freedom Mortgage Corporation, PLAINTIFF, vs. Chinos Harlen a/k/a Chinos E Harlen, a/k/a Chinos Edward Harlen and if Chinos Harlen a/k/a Chinos
E Harlen, a/k/a Chinos Edward Harlen be deceased then any child and heir at law to the Estate of Chinos Harlen a/k/a Chinos E Harlen, a/k/a Chinos Edward Harlen distributees and devisees at law to the Estates of Chinos Harlen a/k/a Chinos E Harlen, a/k/a
Chinos Edward Harlen and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Glenda Hawkins Harlen, DEFENDANT(S)
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
INTERVENTION (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)
C/A NO: 2022-CP-10-05508
DEFICIENCY WAIVED
TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days
after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE
that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master-inEquity/Special Referee in/for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCACR, effective June 1, 1999.
NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on November 30, 2022.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call (803) 726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm LLP represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.
You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/ AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications.
NOTICE TO APPOINT ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE
TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED that Plaintiff’s attorney has applied for the appointment of an attorney to represent you. If you fail to apply for the appointment of an attorney to represent you within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you Plaintiff’s appointment will be made absolute with no further action from Plaintiff.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
Hutchens Law Firm LLP
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In English, the phrase “growing pains” refers to stresses that emerge during times of rapid ripening or vigorous development. Although they might feel uncomfortable, they are often signs that the ongoing transformations are invigorating. Any project that doesn’t have at least some growing pains may lack ambition. If we hope to transcend our previous limits and become a more complete expression of our destiny, we must stretch ourselves in ways that inconvenience our old selves. I’m expecting growing pains to be one of your key motifs in the coming weeks, dear Aries. It’s important that you don’t try to repress the discomfort. On the other hand, it’s also crucial not to obsess over them. Keep a clear vision of what these sacrifices will make possible for you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Satirical Taurus author Karl Kraus defined “sentimental irony” as “a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves.” Please avoid that decadent emotion in the coming weeks, Taurus. You will also be wise to reject any other useless or counterproductive feelings that rise up within you or hurtle toward you from other people, like “clever cruelty” or “noble self-pity” or “sweet revenge.” In fact, I hope you will be rigorous about what moods you feed and what influences you allow into your sphere. You have a right and a duty to be highly discerning about shaping both your inner and outer environments. Renewal time is imminent.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In his poem “October Fullness,” Pablo Neruda says, “Our own wounds heal with weeping / Our own wounds heal with singing.” I agree. I believe that weeping and singing are two effective ways to recover from emotional pain and distress. The more weeping and singing we do, the better. I especially recommend these therapeutic actions to you now, Gemini. You are in a phase when you can accomplish far more curative and restorative transformations than usual.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): After careful analysis of the astrological omens and a deep-diving meditation, I have concluded that the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to indulge in an unprecedented binge of convivial revelry and pleasure. My advice is to engage in as much feasting and carousing as you can without completely ignoring your responsibilities. I know this may sound extreme, but I am inviting you to have more fun than you have ever had — even more fun than you imagine you deserve. (You do deserve it, though.) I hope you will break all your previous records for frequency and intensity of laughter.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 1886, Vincent van Gogh bought a pair of worn-out shoes at a Paris flea market. When he got home, he realized they didn’t fit. Rather than discard them, he made them the centerpiece of one of his paintings. Eventually, they became famous. In 2009, a renowned gallery in Cologne, Germany, built an entire exhibit around the scruffy brown leather shoes. In the course of their celebrated career, six major philosophers and art historians have written about them as if they were potent symbols worthy of profound consideration. I propose that we regard their history as an inspirational metaphor for you in the coming weeks. What humble influence might be ready for evocative consideration and inspirational use?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Gliding away from the routine for rendezvous with fun riddles? I approve! Delivering your gorgeous self into the vicinity of a possibly righteous temptation? OK. But go slowly, please. Size up the situation with your gut intuition and long-range vision as well as your itchy fervor. In general, I am pleased with your willingness to slip outside your comfortable enclaves and play freely in the frontier zones. It makes me happy to see you experimenting with AHA and WHAT-IF and MAYBE BABY. I hope you summon the chutzpah to find and reveal veiled parts of your authentic self.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The German word “sehnsucht” refers to when we have a profound, poignant yearning for something, but we quite don’t know what that something is. I suspect you may soon be in the grip of your personal “sehnsucht.”
By Rob BrezsnyBut I also believe you are close to identifying an experience that will quench the seemingly impossible longing. You will either discover a novel source of deep gratification, or you will be able to transform an existing gratification to accommodate your “sehnsucht.” Sounds like spectacular fun to me. Clear some space in your schedule to welcome it.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Most of us have at some time in the past been mean and cruel to people we loved. We acted unconsciously or unintentionally, perhaps, but the bottom line is that we caused pain. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to atone for any such hurts you have dispensed. I encourage you to be creative as you offer healing and correction for any mistakes you’ve made with important allies. I’m not necessarily suggesting you try to resume your bond with ex-lovers and former friends. The goal is to purge your iffy karma and graduate from the past. Perform whatever magic you have at your disposal to transform suffering with love.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The blues singer-songwriter B. B. King wasn’t always known by that name. He was born Riley B. King. In his twenties, when he began working at a Memphis radio station, he acquired the nickname “Beales Street Blues Boy.” Later, that was shortened to “Blues Boy,” and eventually to “B. B.” In the spirit of B. B. King’s evolution and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to identify areas of your life with cumbersome or unnecessary complexities that might benefit from simplification.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Proboscis monkeys live in Borneo and nowhere else on earth. Their diet consists largely of fruits and leaves from trees that grow only on Borneo and nowhere else. I propose we make them your anti-role model in the coming months. In my astrological opinion, you need to diversify your sources of nourishment, both the literal and metaphorical varieties. You will also be wise to draw influences from a wide variety of humans and experiences. I further suggest that you expand your financial life so you have multiple sources of income and diversified investments.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s challenging to track down the sources of quotes on the internet. Today, for instance, I found these words attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato: “I enjoy the simple things in life, like recklessly spending my cash and being a disappointment to my family.” That can’t be right. I’m sure Plato didn’t actually say such things. Elsewhere, I came upon a review of George Orwell’s book Animal Farm that was supposedly penned by pop star Taylor Swift: “Not a very good instructional guide on farming. Would NOT recommend to first-time farmers.” Again, I’m sure that wasn’t written by Swift. I bring this up, Aquarius, because one of your crucial tasks these days is to be dogged and discerning as you track down the true origins of things. Not just internet quotes, but everything else, as well — including rumors, theories and evidence. Go to the source, the roots, the foundations.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In accordance with astrological omens, I’m turning over this horoscope to Piscean teacher Esther Hicks. Here are affirmations she advises you to embody: “I’m going to be happy. I’m going to skip and dance. I will be glad. I will smile a lot. I will be easy. I will count my blessings. I will look for reasons to feel good. I will dig up positive things from the past. I will look for positive things where I am right now. I will look for positive things in the future. It is my natural state to be a happy person. It’s natural for me to love and laugh. I am a happy person!”
Homework: Make a guess about when you will fulfill your number one goal. Newsletter. FreeWillAstrology.com
Citizen Cope’s alternative folk rock has been a tonic for weary souls for the past 20 years, allaying troubles with cooled down, percussion-driven ballads and even-tempered storytelling.
Singer-songwriter Clarence Greenwood, the man behind Citizen Cope’s music which traverses elements of blues and hip-hop, returns to the Holy City on May 4 to perform at the Charleston Music Hall ahead of the release of his new album, Victory March. The seven songs on the new album unwind in a peaceful sonic landscape, guideposted by Greenwood’s iconic voice. The new single, “Ms. Prado (Rest My Eyes on You),” is an echoing, aching ode. He sings: “I tried to keep my distance / But this passion won’t cool / I had to be your witness / They don’t recognize you / The way my fingers paint your body / Don’t they draw the truth?”
Thinking back to the beginning of his love for music, Greenwood said he was just drawn to certain songs, listening to them over and over again, never thinking he would make them himself.
“I never imagined that it was going to be something that I did for a living because there was so much mystery,” Greenwood told the Charleston City Paper. “And when I was really young in junior high school, there were some really good musicians. We would have assemblies in Washington D.C. and they would play, and I thought it was more of a prodigious, anointed thing. I still think it is an anointed thing, but everyone has their different strengths — mine was more in songwriting, and I had to live a little life to be able to do that.”
He started writing poetry when he was about 18 after the loss of a close family member, before learning how to sample and structure songs on a Roland R-8 drum machine in his early 20s and develop his skills on the guitar.
“I just started writing some poetry, and
the pen didn’t stop,” he said. “I was like, ‘Wow, this is really weird.’ It made sense. I hadn’t been particularly good at anything. I was a decent writer — but then when the words came for songwriting, it kind of led me to where I am now. There was a moment where the words just came that I wasn’t responsible for.”
His influences ranged from 1990s hip-hop such as A Tribe Called Quest and KRS-One to Bill Withers, Randy Newman, Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley.
“When I was a kid early on, I went through the whole classic rock stuff — Neil Young and Rolling Stones and The Doors. Hip-hop had a point of view that I connected with because you could portray a more current theme of the American situation,” he said, “and I ended up listening to — to broaden my scope — Miles Davis and John Coltrane and other jazz artists.”
Although he was born in Memphis, Tennessee, Greenwood was raised primarily in Washington D.C. He did two years at Texas Tech University before he left to pursue recording music. Before he signed with DreamWorks to release his self-titled EP Citizen Cope in 2002, he was buying and selling tickets to concerts and sporting events.
“It allowed me the time to develop my art, so I jumped into that,” he said. “I started doing open mics and realized that I had to perform, because I didn’t think I would want to perform. I just really got into it to write and produce. But I didn’t have anyone
to write and produce for, so I had to write and produce for myself. Then I started doing shows, and got involved with a group that was signed and toured and got a little taste of that. I started shopping all my demos, getting turned down everywhere. Then one thing led to another.”
Over the subsequent years Greenwood collaborated with Carlos Santana, Sheryl Crow and Dido. Richie Havens released a cover of Citizen Cope’s song “Hurricane Waters” in 2008. By 2010, two self-produced albums later, he established his label Rainwater Recordings to continue to release records. Fast forward to today, and Greenwood is about to put out his eighth studio album.
“The Victory March — I like to say it’s embracing the gift of life,” Greenwood said. “The last record [The Pull of Niagara Falls] was initially called Shotguns, and it was about the fear of American culture. Victory March, it’s a bit more about the zest for life — acceptance of what is good and appreciation for the gift.”
He said music is a kind of spiritual mentor that has helped him tap into his purpose.
“Music — it’s something that accepted me, and I think it is a teacher, a life teacher,” he said. “Everybody’s music has the potential to help and heal people, to change people’s perspective and introduce them to other cultures and other beliefs, which is the start of being able to get some freedom within yourself. If people can change themselves, the world can change.”
Don Merckle & Friends take the stage at the Tin Roof in West Ashley at 9 p.m. April 29. Merckle will perform his dark blend of garage, folk and Americana with a few friends in tow. The show marks the return of Arleigh Hertzler of The Defilers, along with a sweet cosmic country outfit featuring the likes of Jason Brachman of Jason & the Juggernauts, John Picard and Ripley & the Ghost . Special guests include banjo player Chris Lawther and bassist/tuba player Todd Edmunds. Tickets are $10 cash at the door.
VeraNation presents art and music event Empath-Tea 5-7 p.m. April 30 at Blūm Cafe downtown. The event features new age soul duo Küf Knotz and Christine Elise with special guest spoken-word artist Christian Morant Activities include personali-tea in which guests match their personality to tea blends, painting glass windows and doors, personal portraits by artist Kiana , body art, games and live painting by Michelle Hopler. Small leashed dogs are welcome. Tickets are $20 and available through EventBrite.com.
Ohm Radio and Charleston Symphony present “Brass on the Grass,” a family-friendly free outdoor concert to benefit the Ohm Radio, Charleston’s first commercial-free radio station. The show is at The Refinery 3:30-5:30 p.m. April 30 featuring a brass sextet playing classics from the Great American Songbook. Musicians featured include bass trombonist Tom Joyce , trumpeter Kyle Lane , percussionist Ryan Leveille , trombonist Chris Lindgren, trumpeter Antonio Marti and horn player Brandon Nichols The Whale Craft Beer Collective will serve up beers during the event. To register, visit EventBrite.com. Chelsea Grinstead
If you or your band has special news or gig coming up, reach out to us at chelsea@charlestoncitypaper.com.
Atlanta six-piece alternative band Frute plays the deck stage at the Charleston Pour House in James Island at 6 p.m. May 25. The band consists of guitarists Matt Payne and Jeff Axelrod, lead vocalist Alo Ver, bassist Patrick Lydon, keyboardist
Ian Payne and drummer Ben McEntire. The newest album Meridiem deftly displays the band’s sonic complexity. Frute manager Sean McLeod gave the City Paper a list of five albums that have most influenced the band:
Lonerism by Tame impala
Shame, Shame by Dr. Dog
Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend
Choose Your Weapon by Hiatus Kaiyote
While it’s not easy to imagine metalheads and jam band aficionados grooving side by side, there are plenty of similarities to musically unite the two fanbases, a fact that the Lowcountry prog-jam band Three Easy Pieces knows all too well.
Guitarist Rhett Tanner and drummer Robert Moring, formerly of the death metal group Hellcast, plus bassist Scotti DeRouen are the trio behind Three Easy Pieces, which pivots between the two divergent musical approaches with a natural ease.
“Robert and I have always just been seasoned musicians,” said Tanner of the shift, noting that Hellcast began moving into more of a hardcore direction and less toward the technically complex death metal style that the two preferred. “We always loved improvisation and progressive music, so we decided to just take a completely dif-
ferent direction.”
Moring knew DeRouen from their shared time at the University of South CarolinaBeaufort, so the three got together for a jam session and quickly found a blend of styles that showed flashes of metal pyrotechnics, but also a love for funk, jazz fusion and bluesy, funky classic rock.
“We all had a really good understanding of music and everything just kind of vibed well,” said Tanner. “We just stuck with it and have been working at it ever since.”
The group quickly found a receptive audience in the local jam scene thanks to both the group’s adept musicianship and exploratory spirit.
“It’s always a different experience with that improvisational element,” Tanner said. “We have a general idea of the chord structures and melodies, but we try to keep a very open ceiling and try to let the music organically do its thing.”
DeRouen added, “I think that’s the fun part about being a three piece — everyone has to take care of their end of the music. It makes it a lot of fun knowing that every time you’re playing, you’re a part of something unique.”
The band dropped a three-song self-titled EP last fall that was mostly live-tracked at West Ashley’s 100 Watt Studios, showcasing their adept ability to fuse different sounds and styles. And, the band plays at My Father’s Mustache in Mount Pleasant on April 21.
Three Easy Pieces is already looking ahead to a September recording date at Asheville’s Landslide Studio with Andrew Schatzberg and Jeffrey Sipe, the latter of whom has toured and recorded with some of the biggest names in the jam band world, including Warren Haynes (Gov’t Mule), Bela Fleck, Phil Lesh, Trey Anastasio and Jimmy Herring (Widespread Panic).
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Across
1. Gemini star
7. Tour guide
14. “Is Anybody Goin’ to San ___?”
(1970 #1 country hit)
15. Like 18K or 22K, relatively
17. It’s sung in French and set in Spain
18. Fenced
19. Language spoken in “The Passion of the Christ”
21. Suffix with Senegal or Sudan
22. Hardware acronym
23. C8H17 radical
24. Uracil carrier
26. “___ good you let him know” (Hamlet quote)
28. Lindsey of “Pretty Little Liars”
29. Alaska natives
31. Hill affirmations
32. It branches into Ulster and Dublin accents
35. Lasso handler?
37. They come to a point near your field of vision
38. Etonic rival
39. Corrupt
40. Undisputed
44. Subject of some terraforming proposals
46. Actor Sheridan who plays Cyclops
47. Word after rap or flow
48. “Tarzan” actor Ron
49. Role, figuratively
51. Silence, in a way
53. Costal enclosures
56. Rabbit creator
57. Mars option
58. Decreasing figure?
59. Hohe ___ (Cologne shopping locale)
60. Devices that displayed numbers
Down
1. Tropical beans
2. Revolting type, old-style
3. Levels
4. Director with a memeworthy Mark
5. “You Can’t Stop the Reign” rapper
11. Gym instructor’s deg.
12. Musical character who sings “I swear on all my spores”
13. One of Chaucer’s Canterbury pilgrims
16. Involve
20. Some strength-training enthusiasts
25. “Whenever”
27. Throws a sleeper then touches the ground, essentially
29. Went for the silver, perhaps
30. Ganon, to Link
33. Family surname in current TV 34. “... the giftie ___ us”: Burns 35. Field items that follow an arc
Barely 37. Underground experts 41. Add new padding to
“Mr. Belvedere” costar Bob
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