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South Carolina’s child care sector stands to lose $900 million in federal funding
South Carolina parents struggling to secure adequate child care may face additional hardship soon as billions of dollars of federal stabilization funding is poised to expire Sept. 30, experts say. The potential loss to the Palmetto State is staggering — up to almost $900 million a year.
“When parents don’t have child care, it impacts the kids, their families, employers and the greater community,” said Bett Williams, chief communications officer of Columbia nonprofit Children’s Trust of South Carolina.
South Carolina recently was placed eighth on a list of states coping with the most student debt in a new report by WalletHub released Aug. 2. It was published just weeks before student loan payments are expected to resume on Sept. 1 after a nearly three-year payment pause due to the pandemic.
Twelve metrics were used to determine each state’s ranking, including factors such as proportion of students with debt, student debt as share of income and share of student loans in past-due or default status.
South Carolina came in fourth for student debt as percentage of income, 11th for average student debt and 12th for the proportion of people with student debt.
The state landed in the high 20s for student loans in past-due or default status, availability of student jobs, paid internships and grant growth.
The three states with the most student debt are Pennsylvania, Delaware and Mississippi, according to the report. The states with the least amount of student debt are New Mexico, Hawaii and Utah. —Staff reports
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provided nearly $40 billion in child care funds to states which allocated $15 billion in supplement funding to the existing federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program, according to Karen Schulman, director of state child care policy for the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, D.C.
Schulman told the Charleston City Paper
The Law Center refers to a recent report published by The Century Foundation nonprofit, which found that 49,335 South Carolina kids soon are set to lose child care and 618 child care programs in the state are expected to close. The report analyzed state-level data on the number of child care centers and family care providers receiving child care stabilization grant funding and the number of children reached through the funding.
8 killed, 9 others shot Aug. 3 to Aug. 9 One man died after an Aug. 8 shooting on S.C. Highway 162 near Adams Run. As of Aug. 9, authorities had not released the identity of the victim. In another case, Charleston police said a Charleston man died Sunday after he was shot outside of a Stuart Street residence in downtown Charleston. There are no suspects in either shooting, police said.
S.C. shooting deaths: Six others died in Richland, Orangeburg, Darlington, Sumter and Greenville counties.
Schulman Williams“We look forward to working with the state’s leadership on developing workable, sustainable solutions to this complex problem.”
South Carolina was allocated $183 million in federal CCDBG funding in 2023, she said. In addition, ARPA provided South Carolina with $273 million in supplemental CCDBG funding and $437 million in child care stabilization grant funding.
“Federal funding is crucial for supporting South Carolina’s child care system,”
The National Women’s Law Center is making efforts to ask Congress to pass an additional $16 billion in emergency relief funding that would allocate additional funds to South Carolina. The Law Center also encourages parents to contact their congressional delegation and urge them
S.C. shooting injuries: Nine others were hurt in Berkeley, Horry, Fairfield, Darlington, Aiken Richland and Beaufort counties.
Mass shootings: Eight mass shootings in the U.S. over the last week, totaling 430 for the year.
Sources: S.C. official and media reports; and gunviolencearchive.org
Charleston County landed in third place overall among the most vulnerable counties for hurricanes along the Atlantic coast, according to a new study by Gutter Gnome.
South Carolina and Florida dominated the list, with Broward and Palm Beach counties in Florida taking the top two spots. Charleston and Horry counties took the next two, and Miami-Dade County in Florida brought up the back of the top five. Beaufort, Berkeley and Dorchester counties ranked No. 6, 7 and 9, respectively.
Honolulu County in Hawaii is the only Pacific county in the ranking and registered the most hurricane activity, though it only ranked No. 52 overall.
Ben Webster, Charleston County’s emergency management deputy director, said the county’s high ranking may be due to Charleston’s reputation.
“Charleston is a phenomenal place to live,” he said. “People come year after year to visit our great county, and that gives us a lot of pressure. The eye is on us, and a large-scale hurricane would have major repercussions.”
Charleston County ranked ninth in the study’s hurricane risk score, which was determined using several metrics by the National Center for Disaster Preparedness and weighed alongside data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Charleston County ranked second in hurricane history, which counts the number of major hurricanes in the last 10 years organized by category. Near misses are also factored in, and while Charleston does not often take the brunt of a hurricane’s landfall, it is often in its crosshairs. The potential threat is enough to place Charleston above hundreds of other counties along the Atlantic Coast.
Finally, Charleston County ranked eighth in financial impact, becoming the only county in South Carolina to crack the top 10 in that metric.
Webster says while it would be nice to chalk storm preparation to a single stretch of time every year, that simply isn’t the case.
“Hurricane season isn’t just a season for Charleston County,” he said. “It’s a year-round thing. We constantly review our plans and do training exercises just to ensure that we can respond adequately in the event of severe weather.”
And even though experts have predicted a fairly normal hurricane season, Webster says that activity is one of the least valuable metrics to keep in mind.
“I wish we could say ‘regular year’ and forecast it out ahead of time, but it only takes one hurricane to affect Charleston County,” he said. “It only takes one storm … it just takes one to to cause extraordinary damage and necessitate an extraordinary recovery effort.”
Webster says that’s why it’s important for the county to have a plan in place. It starts with damage assessment.
“How bad is it? Are our bridges intact? How do the homes look? There are different options moving forward depending on the answers,” he said. “We want to get people back to a sense of normalcy as quickly as we can and in a safe manner.”
While it’s important for community leaders to have a disaster plan, it’s just as important for residents to have one, too.
“The first thing I would encourage people to do is go to hurricane.sc and pick up a hurricane safety guide,” Webster said. “Have a disaster kit, food and water for you, your family and pets, and have a plan for where you’re going to go. It’s a long, but simple list of things people should keep in mind.”
Heeding evacuation orders can prevent the need for recovery efforts and the use of emergency plans in the first place, he added. The state’s hurricane guide includes up-to-date evacuation zones and routes, an important addition considering how many people move into Charleston County, and how often, Webster said.
General Charleston County hurricane guides and planning tips for those with disabilities and other special needs are available at charlestoncounty.org. Charleston
City Paper also published an up-to-date preparation guide in May this year which includes links to important state and county information. Some printed copies are still available.
Webster reminded residents emergency officials may have trouble getting to residents immediately following a major storm.
“Those first 72 hours after a disaster are really on you.”
A local dockworkers union’s recent federal appeals court win in a labor dispute with the S.C. Ports Authority (SPA) is part of a historic battle over the handling of cargo that began after the Civil War.
Following a series of unprecedented post-Civil War strikes on Charleston’s waterfront, newly freed men organized in 1869 the Longshoremen’s Protective Union Association (LPUA).
LPUA set a legacy for today’s International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 1422, an affiliate of the International Longshoremen’s Association based in New Jersey.
In a 2-1 decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently sided with the ILA and Local 1422 in a dispute that centers on whether union workers only or a mix of state employees and union members can load and unload container ships at North Charleston’s new Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal.
While the court battle drags on, the $1.5 billion port has been mostly idle, making some wonder about how wise the state was in using taxpayer dollars.
In denying the SPA’s appeal, the court affirmed the union’s right to hold every job at the Leatherman terminal under a master contract the ILA signed earlier with the shipping lines. The state, however, wants a hybrid model of state-employed crane and machinery operators and union workers for all other positions. The hybrid model is used at the Wando Welch and North Charleston terminals.
The union and court maintain the Leatherman terminal is exempt from the hybrid model because it is a new facility that opened in March 2021 and is not part of a revised 2018 master contract that expires next year.
The ILA sued the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), an association of shipping companies, after slightly more than 100 ships docked at the Leatherman terminal and non-union crane operators unloaded the vessels. That led to a lawsuit over the union’s collective bargaining agreement with the shipping lines. The union wants $300 million in damages.
The port then filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, which sided with the union in December 2022. The SPA appealed and the court ruled in
Charles Brave (right) president of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) 1422, meets in the union’s headquarters in North Charleston with Clarence Baxter of Charleston (left) the union’s “grandfather,” and Pastor Kenneth J.J. Edmondson, the union’s chaplain and pastor of Christ Gospel Church in Goose Creek. Edmondson’s father, Harold Edmondson, held every elected position in the union except president.
the ILA’s favor. After the lawsuit, USMX ships avoided the Leatherman terminal. Those ships are now calling on the Wando and North Charleston terminals.
Brandon Charocak, communications director for S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster, said, “The governor remains committed to defending South Carolina’s ports, jobs, and businesses against big labor unions and their threatening tactics, which have hamstrung the economies of many other states across the country. He will continue to support efforts to appeal this ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court as quickly as possible.”
In the appeal, the ports authority calls the ILA lawsuit an illegal move to get “lift work” at the Leatherman terminal and crane operator jobs that ILA members have never held and the USMX was powerless to give.
“We are disappointed in the 4th Circuit’s majority opinion,” SPA president and CEO Barbara Melvin said. “We are reviewing the opinion and weighing all options for appeal.”
Melvin said the “Leatherman Terminal is a significant supply chain asset for all portdependent businesses in South Carolina and beyond, and our longstanding hybrid operating model works.”
ILA 1422 president Charles Brave, however, boasted state workers “can’t beat us at what we do. When we get that Hugh Leatherman terminal, it is going to put pressure on the Wando and North Charleston terminals because we are going to save the state a ton of money because
they won’t be able to compete with us.
“We are getting people certified for the [crane operator] jobs at the Hugh Leatherman terminal,” Brave revealed. The SPA and the governor “are making the public think we are going to displace people at all of the terminals. That is not so,” Brave explained. “We are only talking about the master contract jobs at the Hugh Leatherman terminal. We walk by faith but not by sight,” he said, citing 2 Corinthians 5:7
The ILA 1422 is part of a group of ILA local affiliates that represents longshoremen and office workers — clerks and checkers — and maintenance employees who work on ships at port terminals from Maine to Texas. The predominantly Black members of ILA 1422 once unloaded cargo by hand before the 1970s advent of containerized cargo. They labored in jobs few wanted because the work
A North Charleston man on July 26 is accused of stealing $50 worth of “assorted household goods” from a Rivers Avenue dollar store before fleeing the scene on a bike. Prices in mind, that must have been a hefty load, and an even heftier bicycle basket. Police were unable to locate the suspect.
No better thief than the owner
A Mount Pleasant man on July 25 reported his rental vehicle had been stolen from a Magrath Darby Boulevard hotel. An investigation left police baffled, but it was later determined that the car had been repossessed by the rental company after the man had missed several payments. Whoops.
Call the fashion police instead
Mount Pleasant police on July 23 responded to a South Morgans Point Road restaurant after a man reportedly dressed in a bright purple shirt and bright pink shorts tried to leave without paying a tab worth nearly $200. Restaurant employees said he had a history of not paying, but we’re more curious about whether he has a history of dressing like that.
By Skyler Baldwin Illustration by Steve StegelinThe Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between July 23 and July 26.
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to pass the additional emergency relief funding, she said.
“It stands to reason that without this additional funding, South Carolina is likely to scale back access to child care assistance,” Schulman said.
The loss of the federal stabilization grant dollars, which expire on Sept. 30, will be devastating for the child care industry as a whole, Schulman said.
“Families and children will bear the brunt of the harm if Congress fails to provide the [additional] $16 billion that is necessary to help states stave off the looming child care crisis,” she said.
Federal stabilization funding allowed South Carolina to raise payment rates for child care programs, which in turn likely helped programs maintain or increase wages for child care workers, she said.
“This is critically important given that wages for child care workers have grown at a slower rate than other low-wage jobs.”
If child care programs are no longer receiving federal stabilization grants, she said, programs may need to compensate for that lost income by raising parents’ fees or reducing staffing — and some may even be forced to close. Another possible effect is an increased child-to-teacher ratio that could mean less one-on-one attention.
“We encourage families to talk with directors and teachers at their child care programs about any potential impacts of the loss of the federal funding,” Schulman said.
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involved lifting and rolling heavy cotton bales, banana stalks, rawhide bundles and other loose cargo called “break bulk.”
If the appeals court had not ruled in the union’s favor, the ILA was prepared to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, Brave said. With ILA support, Brave said ILA 1422 is in a much better position to wage a prolonged court fight with the state than the longshoremen who gained their freedom after the Civil War.
After a series of unprecedented strikes on Charleston’s waterfront, newly freed men and other free men of color chartered the LPUA with bipartisan support from the S.C. General Assembly during Reconstruction that ushered Black representation in state government after 1865.
In 1875, The News and Courier called the union “the most powerful organization of the colored laboring class in South Carolina.” By 1900, the union lost its charter. But in 1936, Charlestonian George Washington German organized Black longshoremen to establish ILA 1422, according
Williams cited a national statistic that could suggest South Carolina parents were already grappling with inadequate access to affordable child care even before this potential loss of stabilization funding. Almost 15% of South Carolina parents reported having to quit, change or refuse a job due to child care problems, she said, citing a 2021 National Survey of Children’s Health from the United States Census Bureau.
Families can try contacting the South Carolina Child Care Resource and Referral agency or the Trident United Way to see if they are eligible for options for federal, state, local or private programs that offer assistance with child care costs. The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) offers child care scholarships for working parents, said SCDSS Public Information Coordinator Danielle Jones. No current scholarship recipients will be affected by the potential change in federal stabilization funding.
to the South Carolina Encyclopedia.
German, a third-generation dock worker who served as president until 1969, got support from ILA attorney William Morrison, whose grandfather owned German’s grandfather until freeing him in 1861. Morrison served as Charleston’s mayor from 1947 to 1959.
German helped move ILA 1422 into the city’s business and political circles as it became the backbone of Charleston’s Black middle class.
German was a visionary, said Pastor Kenneth J.J. Edmondson, German’s grandson who joined the union in 1976.
German started the pension plan for the workers he called “my boys,” Edmondson said. It has grown into one of the largest private pension funds in South Carolina.
Clarence Baxter of Charleston, who joined the union when he was 19 years old, said German’s leadership defined ILA 1422 as one of the most efficient port labor forces in the world.
Baxter said, “If you didn’t do your job, [German] would tell the foremen to get another man because we want to live up to the contract.”
This is critically important given that wages for child care workers have grown at a slower rate than other low-wage jobs.”
—Karen Schulman
Election season is now in full swing as the candidate filing period for Lowcountry offices opened Aug. 7. When it ends at noon Aug. 21, voters will have a clear picture of candidates seeking office in the Nov. 7 election within 48 hours.
As of Aug. 9, more than 20 candidates electronically filed for the fall election set for Nov. 7. Plenty more are expected to file in coming days as voters will pick mayors in Charleston and North Charleston, as well as half of city council seats in Charleston and all of them in North Charleston.
Isaac Cramer, executive director of the Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration, said that the best way for residents to stay upto-date on the status of candidate filing and other important election information is to visit scvotes.gov and use its online candidate tracker for a full breakdown of upcoming elections.
“It’s very important that residents know who’s filed for office because elections are right around the corner,” he said. “It’s an opportunity for our voters to participate in the democratic process, and it will affect issues locally.”
North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey announced earlier this year that he would not seek reelection, sparking a crowded and competitive race to fill the seat. Within 24 hours of the filing period that opened Aug. 7, eight candidates filed for the mayoral election. In alphabetical order:
• Reggie Burgess. The former chief of police of North Charleston, Burgess hinted at his bid for mayor before Summey announced he would not seek reelection, but he made his bid official in March.
• Russell Coletti. A veteran who recently retired after working 30 years for FedEx Express, Coletti announced his bid for mayor in April. He ran unsuccessfully for city council in 2015.
• Rhonda Jerome. First elected to North Charleston City Council in 2003, Jerome announced her mayoral candidacy in March.
• Todd Olds. A former city councilman and real estate investor, Olds said he would
join the race in June.
• Teddie Pryor. A project manager with the city of North Charleston, Pryor is a current member of Charleston County Council and its former chairman. He announced his long-expected candidacy in April.
• John Singletary. A North Charleston native and businessman, Singletary is a Citadel graduate who ran for the mayor’s seat in 2019.
• Samuel Whatley Sr. A local pastor, Whatley has flown mostly under the radar in this election cycle, not giving a formal campaign announcement prior to filing.
• Jesse Williams. A community advocate, Williams founded the nonprofit Take it To the Streets in 2007 to focus on positively transforming North Charleston. He announced his bid in April.
Eight candidates filed for North Charleston City Council seats as of Aug. 9, with several seats being competitive at the time. In North Charleston, all council seats are up for election at the same time:
Rhonda Jameson Jerome filed for District 2. Curtis Clark filed for District 3. Jerome Heyward filed for District 5. Nefertiti Brown and Alton White filed for District 6. Dan Gregory filed for District 7. Greg Perry and Brandon Hudson filed for District 8. And Michael A. Brown and Kevin D. Hollinshead filed for District 10.
Ryan Johnson, with the North Charleston Mayor’s Office said voting precincts may have changed since last year. He suggested residents should refer to scvotes.gov ahead of time to confirm their voting location.
Only incumbent Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg filed for election as of Aug. 9, but several others have announced their intent to run. All candidates together raised nearly $2 million in campaign funds as of June.
“Being mayor isn’t about big talk, it’s about getting big things done for our residents. And with more than 30 active drainage projects all across the city, the best-trained and most well-funded police and firefighters in the state, and historic investments in neighborhood parks, recreation and workforce housing, we’re getting big things done every day,” Tecklenburg said in a statement. Others who have indicated they were running include:
• 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. He announced his bid for mayor in March.
• Mika Gadsden. A local social media influencer, Gadsden leads the Charleston Activist Network. She announced a bid for mayor in March.
• Debra Gammons. A visiting professor and director of the office of Diversity Initiatives at the Charleston School of Law, Gammons announced her candidacy in March.
• 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 has long toyed with the idea of running for mayor, and made it official this year.
• Peter Shahid. A downtown lawyer, Shahid is a current member of Charleston City Council who represents part of West Ashley. He announced his bid for mayor in March.
Four candidates for city council filed for election as of Aug. 9, with only one seat being competitive at the time. Half of Charleston’s council seats — the odd numbered districts — are up for election in November.
Boyd Gregg filed for District 1. James McBridge filed for District 3. William Gilliard and Kenneth Marolda filed for District 9. And Ross Appel filed for District 11.
The Charleston County Board of Elections opened a new headquarters on Aug. 7 as well, which will allow more parking and easier access for county residents. A ribboncutting ceremony was held that morning.
“I’m in between the old and the new building just trying to get the rest of our stuff moved over completely,” Cramer said. “But we’re fully operating from the new building already, which is nice.”
The new office, while still in North Charleston, has moved to 4340 Corporate Road — about two miles away from the previous site on Headquarters Road.
“We’re moving to not only a bigger facility for us as a staff, but for voters as well,” Cramer said. “It’s a big step forward for Charleston county, giving residents the best services and voting experience in the state of South Carolina.”
The new building will be used as an early voting precinct, meaning election officials will no longer be using the North Charleston Coliseum for early voting, officials said.
The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office has been ordered to pay a $33,175 legal tab to WCSC-TV after fighting the release of recorded jail calls from a woman accused of driving drunk and killing a Folly Beach bride on her wedding day.
Earlier this year, the sheriff’s office refused to turn over any part of the defendant’s phone calls after initially releasing the records to The Post and Courier in May. The parent company of the local station sued Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano June 22 for violating the state’s Freedom of Information Act. The retired chief justice of the S.C. Supreme Court last week issued a court order requiring the office to release recorded phone calls.
Trump downplays indictments in Aug. 5 speech. At the S.C. Republican Party’s biggest fundraiser of the year last week in Columbia, former President Donald Trump downplayed his not guilty plea to criminal indictments related to the 2020 election. “During his hour and a half speech, he continued to claim the 2020 election was rigged, but there’s no evidence of this happening. He also said of his recent indictments that they aren’t worth the paper they are printed on and called Special Counsel Jack Smith deranged,” according to S.C. Public Radio.
Covid-19 cases on uptick. There were more than 1 million new Covid-19 cases globally in the four weeks up to Aug. 3, according to the latest World Health Organization report. That brought the death toll to almost 7 million since the pandemic began. In the United States, about 9,000 people were hospitalized for Covid over the last week, roughly a 12% increase over the week before.
Terrace Theater gets ‘Barbenheimer’ bounce. Charleston-based Terrace Theater on James Island said the simultaneous release of Barbie and Oppenheimer late last month produced its best-ever box office weekend.
Zoning board halts sand mine near Charleston Co. school. Blessing Investments hoped to spend the next two years extracting shell sand from a 20-acre watery pit between Old Georgetown Road and U.S. Highway 17, but its plans were paused, according to local media reports. —Staff reports
Educators should teach more civics, Black history and civil rights history so students have a solid grounding about what has happened in our county, state and country. At a time when school officials in Florida and various parts of the country want citizens to crawl back to the 1950s and remain ignorant or asleep about the past, South Carolina educators should redouble efforts to spread the truth in classrooms — warts and all. We must not fall into the historical trap of repeating past wrongs because we don’t know any better.
This week’s cover story by reporter Skyler Baldwin has two big takeaways. First, we should all be thankful for a nonprofit effort by Charleston Civil Rights and Civics (C3), its founder Leslie Skardon and Kids on Point for organizing and holding a week of amazing history lessons for 20 Charleston high school students. Second, local education leaders need to look at what they’ve done and incorporate more history, not less, in the classroom. Charleston and South Carolina students need to know about slavery and how it was cruel, violent and deadly — not anything at all like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Education’s politically motivated reinterpretation of history that slaves benefited from slavery by getting “useful skills.” That’s utter hogwash.
We encourage community leaders to act on these audacious priorities:
Our students need to know about how the White elite created Jim Crow laws to subjugate Black South Carolinians and take away power won in the Civil War. They need to know about the lynchings, cross-burnings and violence that cut through the South until after World War II.
They need to know about the Briggs v. Elliott case from Clarendon County in which a White Charleston federal judge wrote a stunning dissent that was the foundation of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation case. Today’s students need to really understand how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote some of his “I have a dream” speech at the Penn Center in South Carolina and what that meant. They need to know about the Charleston hospital strike, the Orangeburg Massacre at S.C. State and the Emanuel Nine killing spree here in Charleston.
2023 is not the time for any of the unwoke to try to return us to the sleepy, old 1950s. We can’t ignore the lessons of the civil rights movement, and we need schools to do more to incorporate the kind of healthy teaching offered by the C3 program from last week. Let’s not ignore history. And let’s resist letting any splinter group scare us into doing the wrong thing for our students.
1. Deal with the water. Build a strong resiliency plan to harden infrastructure and make smart climate change decisions about development, roads and quality of life.
2. Fix roads, traffic. Repair and improve roads and reduce traffic. Speed up alternatives, including more public transportation.
3. Be smarter about education. Inject new energy into the broken Charleston County school board by focusing on kids, not national mantras.
4. Conduct public business in public. Be transparent in public business. Stop the secrecy.
5. Invest in quality of life. Build more parks. Have more festivals. Invest in infrastructure that promotes a broad sense of community.
6. Engage in real racial conciliation. If we embark on more conversations and actions on racial reconciliation, our community will strengthen and grow.
7. Develop fewer hotels, more affordable housing. Make Charleston a more affordable place to live for everyone.
8. Develop Union Pier at scale. Let’s not put ship-sized buildings on the coveted Union Pier property downtown. Instead, make what comes appropriate.
9. Build and follow a 50-year plan. Plan for the county’s long-term future and follow the plan.
10. Pay people more. Pay a living wage. Push South Carolina lawmakers to set a real minimum wage.
If there’s anything that stood out in the recent scathing criminal indictments of former President Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election, it’s how serious the threat was to American democracy.
Now that Trump, the leading GOP candidate for president in 2024, will face a reckoning on his attempt to keep power in 2020, you may wonder what can be done to buttress our democracy and make it stronger in the years ahead so that what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, doesn’t happen again.
The answer comes from two words: You and participation.
If we are to reinvigorate American democracy, we must be intentional about strengthening our communities from neighborhoods to towns, counties and states.
Wednesday,
Consider your local bookshop. Not only is it a place where you can find entertainment and new ideas, but local booksellers spend an enormous amount of time curating a selection of books to appeal and inform their communities. Yes, they want to sell books, but they know that if they pick books that reflect their community’s spirit and mores, they’ll pull people together, launch discussions and help residents to see things in new ways — all of which strengthen community ties and democratic values.
“Independent bookstores foster democracy by providing meaningful backstop to misinformation, disinformation and censorship,” said Charleston bookseller Julian Buxton, co-owner of Buxton Books.
Libraries are much the same. Go to one soon and you’ll see how the professionals have made displays of books to engage your brain by offering interesting, relevant topics about what’s going on.
So here’s a short list, in no particular order, of how you can proactively promote democracy by getting off the couch and getting more involved:
Saturday,
Read banned books. If somebody doesn’t want you to read To Kill a Mockingbird or some other classic, it’s because there are ideas in there that scare them — and might get you to think. Do you really want somebody else telling you what you can and can’t read?
Support local newspapers. They are incubators of community values and are vital knitters for keeping the fabric of a community strong. But if you don’t advertise with them or subscribe to the newspaper, they can’t stay in business.
Tuesday,
Volunteer somewhere. Get out of your comfort zone and find a place where you can join with other people and help with something you care about. It will deepen your sense of community, which will make democracy stronger.
Reduce social media. If you rely on Facebook and other outlets’ algorithms to push information they think you will like, you’ll miss a lot of stuff that could change your mind on issues. Get out of the echo chamber. And guard against foreign-owned media outlets that may be pushing disinformation and misinformation.
Be cautious about hot-button issues. The current rage finds conservatives going nuts over “wokism,” which is nothing more than a modern-day way to scare you that somebody is trying to take away your guns, values, job or insert the appropriate outrage. But think more deeply. If they don’t want you to be awake, they are really saying they want you to be asleep. Why? So they can do what they want without you paying attention. There’s no way that’s going to be good for democracy.
Get involved in the political process. Vote. Work or give money to candidates. Write letters to the editor. Contact your local, state or federal representative when you don’t agree. Attend public meetings to hold public officials accountable.
Respect the rights of others. Just as you may not want to be told how to think or act, others may feel the same about their beliefs or behaviors. Don’t engage in issue-related road rage or the similar grumpy codger syndrome. Listen to other perspectives and have civil engagements.
There are dozens of other ways that you can promote democracy. What would you suggest?
We’ve been married for a long time — it’s 30 years this summer. Our relationship has been rocky at times, but it’s pretty good right now, with one exception. When the kids were little, we saw a couples’ counselor. We learned to communicate better and that was important. Now, even though we communicate well, our sex life is bad. I’m wondering if we should see a sex therapist. If we decide to see a sex therapist, what can we expect? Is it like another type of counselor?
From, Sex therapy 4 Us?
It’s great that you got therapy as a couple when your kids were young. You learned how to communicate with each other, which is wonderful. Communication is key to having a great sex life. Unfortunately, there are often other barriers to intimacy that are really hard to talk about. Just learning to use “I messages” isn’t near enough to break the logjam that’s been happening in your bedroom.
How do you know when it’s time to make an appointment with a therapist or sex coach? Or, as a potential client once asked me, “How bad does it have to be before we need help?”
There’s no one right answer to this question. Some people ask me if it has to do with how many times they had sex last year. Others ask if it’s about how often either partner climaxes. Some wonder if it’s all about erections or “performance.” Or about different sexual positions or sex toys. Lots of people ask about libido. Many people have questions about sexual trauma.
Some of these things (or all of these things) could warrant a trip to the sex therapist or sex coach’s office. Only you can decide if these things are a big enough problem to get help. For some people, problems with sexual intimacy are definitional. For these people, when sexual intimacy isn’t working in their lives, the world is impossible to navigate. For others, sexual concerns are a minor irritation. What about you?
You might wonder if sex therapists are generalists or if they specialize. It’s a good question. Some sex therapists specialize in things like sex or porn addiction, consensual non-monogamy, specific kinks or LGBTQIA+ concerns. Most are generally oriented in their practices helping individuals and couples with the full range of sexual concerns.
Sex therapy or coaching looks and feels very similar to other types of therapy with one significant difference. Sex therapy is specifically focused on your life’s experiences, history, environment, communication style, physical concerns, medical issues and erotic expression — not your family of origin concerns. While your therapist or coach may ask you to look into the past to uncover limiting beliefs and/or stuck emotions and fears, you’ll focus on your current experiences, sensations, expectations and communication style. You’ll get exercises from your therapist or coach to do when you get home. It’s the best kind of homework!
Sex therapy or coaching can be impactful for your relationship, but you can make big changes without it. Learning how to communicate about your desires is crucial to your sex life and to your life in general. When you work on these concerns, you’re creating the conditions for a better sex life.
In a nutshell: Here are my three takeaways:
• Decide how important physical intimacy is in your life.
• If it’s time to get help, find a positive provider to support you.
• Make an effort to make a change — even if it’s something you do yourself.
—Dr. Jane
Dr. Jane Guyn is a nationally recognized relationship coach based in Oregon. Her monthly “Understanding Intimacy” commentary is made possible through the generous support of Guilty Pleasures, 2992 Ashley Phosphate Road, North Charleston.
Charleston-area high school students kicked off a week of civil rights learning at the Avery Center and IAAM
As conservative school boards and governments across the nation, particularly in the South, continue to push back against civil rights and Black history education, a week-long program launched in Charleston last week seeks to share the stories that others seem eager to erase.
The program was the culmination of years of collaboration and planning spearheaded by local nonprofit Charleston Civil Rights and Civics (C3) in partnership with Kids On Point and several community leaders across the state.
C3 founder Leslie Skardon said she spoke with more than 300 people over the last two years to get a firm understanding of the landscape surrounding conversations about civics.
“People saw the need for a cohesive program that taught the story of our history that isn’t being taught anywhere else and, in a lot of places, is being covered up,” she told the Charleston City Paper.
Cecil Williams, an award-winning Orangeburg photographer and prominent figure during the civil rights movement, said sharing this history is vital, especially as it continues to be tamped down.
“Unfortunately, social studies in schools is being minimized and not being fully a part of the curriculum that students are being exposed to in their basic studies,” he told the City Paper in an exclusive interview. “I believe that’s a grave mistake. Our schools should include very heavily the history they themselves are the products of — it is a must.”
Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg, who gave students closing remarks Aug. 4 when the program ended, said initiatives like C3 are more important than ever.
“What you were able to learn here,” he told the group of 20 students getting C3 learning, “not a whole lot of that is in your books. That tells you something. It’s sad in our country today that there is a pushback against even telling these stories, just being truthful about them and saying what happened. There’s nothing wrong with telling the truth and knowing where we came from in order to inform us as to where we’re going to go.”
C3 leaders said focusing on high school students was intentional. Tamara Butler, executive director of the Avery Research Center in Charleston, said it was powerful to focus on educating young
It’s important to help people understand that the fight for civil rights and human rights has always been led by young people …”
—Tamara ButlerPhotos by Bella Natale
people on the importance of civil rights history where they grew up.
“It’s a demographic that, if we’re honest, was probably at the crux of most movements,” she said. “It’s important to help people understand that the fight for civil rights and human rights has always been led by young people, and it’s really important for them to learn this history and to learn that Charleston is really at the center of some of that work.”
Students heard from Butler on their first day of the program when they visited the Avery Center where several speakers shared the idea of inspiring young people.
“One thing that’s important about history is that it helps to develop a value system in young minds,” said Williams, 85. “It helps them understand their legacy and heritage. In this current generation, we have heroes that developed from their own families — that did so much to change things in history. Their parents were a part of the revolution that changed the state and national constitutions.”
The C3 program is tackling the conversation around these stories in innovative ways.
Students received Polaroid cameras on the first day to help them document their experiences and what they learned along the way. Several workshops delved deeper into photography and the role of art during the civil rights movement. They also worked to create self-portraits at the Gibbes Museum of Art.
On Aug. 2, students traveled to Williams’ South Carolina Civil Rights Museum in Orangeburg. There, they toured several exhibits and galleries in the 3,000 square-
foot space zeroing in on the events and people “who were the movers and shakers of the movement,” Williams said.
“We of course have a sort of a prelude to Reconstruction, but our primary years start with Briggs v. Elliott [in 1952] and go all the way up to the Charleston hospital workers strike [in 1969],” he explained.
“Charleston is well-represented. We have Septima Clark and the integration of Clemson University by Harvey Grant, and we color a little outside the lines with things like the Emanuel Nine” who died in 2015.
“It is so important that you are able to take a moment in time and freeze it for eternity. Images help to mimic life more than any other thing. Sure you can draw a picture, but a photograph is powerful. You’re seeing the real self, like looking in a mirror. So photography is one of the most important educational tools we have today.”
The packed week started July 31 as the group of 20 students met at the College of Charleston’s Education Center. From there, they visited the Avery Center, the International African American Museum and took a bus tour of historical sites in downtown Charleston.
The next day, students traveled to Beaufort to tour the Penn Center Museum and learn more about Gullah Geechee culture. They also took a walking tour of the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park to learn about the impact of the late Robert Smalls.
Several students said learning about the Orangeburg Massacre while at Williams’ museum on Aug. 2, the third day of the program, was one of the most impactful moments of the program for them.
“The connection between student protest and the violence we see today really resonated with them,” Skardon said. “Having these field trips included was really important to us as we designed the program. We thought, ‘If we can get them out of Charleston, expose them to real people and pieces of history, that would be really rewarding’ — and that proved true.”
They returned to Charleston Aug. 3 for a photography workshop at the Gibbes and roundtable discussions from several community leaders, including the Rev. DeMett Jenkins, granddaughter of civil rights activist Esau Jenkins.
Finally, the week ended on Aug. 4 with a poetry workshop and a graduation cer-
Skardon said the success of the program has only made her more excited for future installments in years to come. With tentative plans and ideas for multiple programs each summer, and potentially spring break programming, there’s a lot of moving parts.
“We are so excited for next year,” she said. “Every day, we made tweaks to the program based on feedback we were hearing, and we’ve already thought of things we can add or change for next time.”
But a big part of the success is keeping the program’s alumni engaged, she said. “Making sure we’re reaching out to previous classes and bringing them back as mentors and advisers is really important to us.”
This year’s graduates have free passes to the Gibbes to see self-portraits they made during the program, and the president of South Carolina State University offered them free football tickets, Skardon said. “So there are lots of opportunities to keep them engaged.”
Tecklenburg said he would want to be involved in future programming as well.
“If we want a humanity where people love and respect each other, doesn’t it inform us a little better to know where we came from and just how bad things were and could be?” he said. “Learning these stories is so vital to our future. This is exactly the thing we need to do, and if they’re not going to do it in schools, we’ll do it right here.”
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Join the team at Firefly Distillery for a tropical-themed cocktail-making class. Embark on a spirited adventure that will transport you to a beach in the tropics with a refreshing drink in hand. From Sea Island Rum to flavor-packed spirits, guests will be greeted with a welcome drink and learn to make their own spins on three classic cocktails with an island theme. Tickets include drinks, snacks and swag.
Aug. 11. 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. $85/ticket. Firefly Distillery. 4201 Spruill Ave. North Charleston. fireflydistillery.com
TUESDAY
Lose yourself in the tropical atmosphere at The Rooftop at The Vendue as DJ Wild Bill spins the summer beats. Enjoy specialty tiki cocktails and savor bacon-wrapped pineapple shrimp skewers. Each cocktail supports the Save the Turtles initiative, helping to protect our sea friends. So don your Hawaiian leis, and celebrate summer and turtles!
Aug. 15. 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Menu prices vary. The Rooftop at The Vendue. 19 Vendue Range. Downtown. rooftopcharleston.com
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Join Freshfields Village every Monday in August for a weekly farmers market. Pick from the freshest locally grown produce and handmade crafts all summer. With 17 vendors on the docket for this season, there’s sure to be something for everyone to enjoy, including homemade sweet and salty kettle corn, small-batch spice blends, ready-to-go flower arrangements and more. Mondays in August. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Free to attend. Freshfields Village. 165 Village Green Lane. Kiawah Island. freshfieldsvillage.com
Experience life as an apprentice in colonial Charleston. Learn about colonial life and clothing, examine an indenture contract and embark on your own mini-apprenticeship with the Charleston Museum. Participants will take part in several colonial-themed crafts including beeswax candle rolling, plaster flower decorations and soap carving.
Aug. 16. 10 a.m. to noon. Ticket prices vary by membership. The Charleston Museum. 360 Meeting St. Downtown. charlestonmuseum.org
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Charleston’s longest-running happy hour concert series Party at the Point is keeping the summer vibes going, but don’t miss out on the premiere party’s extension, Homegrown at the Point, featuring all local bands Fridays through Sept 8. Homegrown at the Point is a familyfriendly event with waterfront views, food, drinks and free parking. This weekend’s party welcomes Maxwell’s Silver Jammer, a local Beatles tribute band.
Fridays through Sept. 8. Doors open at 5 p.m. Free. Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina. 20 Patriots Point Road. Mount Pleasant. charlestonharborresort.com
The story of “Barbenheimer” all starts in the darker times of 2020, when Warner Brothers announced “Project Popcorn,” a plan to release Warner Brothers’ entire 2021 slate of movies simultaneously in theaters and on its streaming service Max.
This move displeased theater owners, corporations and independents alike, who needed the draw of blockbusters to re-open after Covid-induced temporary closures. It also pissed off auteur-director Christopher Nolan, who had been making films for Warner Bros. since his 2002 thriller Insomnia
Having made the studio beaucoup bucks thanks to the Dark Knight trilogy among other films, Nolan made his feelings about Project Popcorn known, stating to The Hollywood Reporter, “Some of our industry’s biggest filmmakers and most important movie stars went to bed the night before thinking they were working for the greatest movie studio and woke up to find out they were working for the worst streaming service.”
So Nolan decided to have his next film, Oppenheimer, released by Universal, who set the release date for July 21, 2023. Warner Bros. had slated John Cena’s Looney Tunes film Coyote Vs. ACME to release that day, but instead, replaced that release with lauded indie director Greta Gerwig’s new blockbuster film Barbie, sparking rumors of the studio’s revenge against Nolan for leaving.
“Barbenheimer,” the mash-up name for opening weekend of both highly anticipated movies, has been trending on social media since the start of summer. It started as a movie nerd meme, pitting the two movie studios against each other. What happened when the films released last month was quite the opposite of a competition — it turned out to be an exciting celebration of two wildly different behemoths coming out on the same day. A couple weeks before the July 21 premiere, it became clear that the
interest for both films had reached a fever pitch, with eye-popping pre-sales.
Upon “Barbenheimer” release day, the local Terrace Theater had its best weekend in its 25 years of business. It was a common sight to see people dressed in hot pink for a day of seeing both Barbie and Oppenheimer, with many viewers standing around talking about the films afterwards.
Three weeks later, business at the theater is still going strong, said Paul Brown, owner of the Terrace Theater.
“It’s exciting to see two completely different movies, both focused on deeper themes than traditional summer releases, coming from two separate studios who seemed to have decided that they were going to work together in the promotion of their movies. It’s unprecedented and exciting,” he said.
Oppenheimer opens with hyperkinetic shots of light and fire and a shot of a haunted Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) looking at a rain puddle. The film’s plot alternates between Oppenheimer answering questions before a jury, his ascension as a celebrated physicist, his doomed relationships and the creation of the atomic bomb.
Leaving an Oppenheimer screening was akin to stepping out of a museum of atrocities. It’s a gripping and dour experience. Surely most people knew that going into a film about the man who worked on the Manhattan Project wouldn’t be a party.
All the performances, but particularly Murphy’s, are solid. And the moments where the film teeters into experimentalism during some of Oppenheimer’s anxiety scenes were a welcome touch.
While some choose to see Barbie before Oppenheimer, I decided to treat it like a dinner — go with the big, three-hour serious and salty meal first, and follow it up with the sweet and fluffy dessert. I think I made the right choice.
Though the two films have seemingly nothing in common, after seeing both, the double-feature viewer is left in a state of existential questioning.
As for Barbie, it starts one day in the candy-colored, female-led world of Barbie Land when Stereotypical Barbie (Margot Robbie) asks, “Do you guys ever think about dying?” From there, she leaves Ken (Ryan Gosling) behind to journey into the real world, where she swiftly learns about patriarchy and its consequences.
The humor in the film ranges from subtle and nuanced to blunt and absurd. I knew that Gerwig would, at the very least, deliver an entertaining film. I didn’t expect it to be as rewarding as it was considering it was a film based on a toy. I walked away
from that movie with a big, dumb grin on my face. (Especially after the film’s conclusion, a montage set to a moving Billie Eilish song.) Notably, the film makes history as the biggest-ever box office release for a female director.
Barbie pondered her point of her existence, while Oppenheimer pondered the point of creating something which can wipe out everyone’s existence. I’m still not sure which I liked more, both contained elements I loved. I’m a sucker for absurd humor and heart-tugging humanity, so Gerwig’s Barbie had me at hello. Then again, miserable stories about the cold cruel nature of man, like Oppenheimer, are my jazz as well. I guess I’ll have to do another double feature.
Kate March’s work of performance art, Nether Space(s), will channel six women’s endometriosis pain experiences. Original poetry, choreography and kinetic paintings by March will challenge the audience to discover resilience in the face of pain.
Endometriosis is an underreported, underdiscussed condition that affects an estimated one in 10 women. It often presents as pain accompanying periods, chronic pelvic pain or pain during sex.
Internationally acclaimed performance artist Kate March aims to bring awareness to endometriosis and women’s pain with her performance art piece Nether Space(s), which she will present on Aug. 19 at the Gibbes Museum of Art.
March’s avant-garde work is movementbased and can be described as boldly feminist and multidisciplinary. In her performance at the Gibbes, March will literally paint with her body on canvas to express pain and resilience as it relates to endometriosis. There will also be a brief panel discussion with women’s health professionals and a post-performance opportunity to speak with the artist.
“My background is all dance related — improvisation, choreography,” March said.
“I like to take stories, narratives and feelings and express them in abstract manners using my body.”
To give a sense of March’s practice, one of her most commercially successful performance artworks, An Evening of Meat (performed in London at the Vaults Theatre for a 55-show run in March 2018), features March and her cohort of dancers performing on a dinner table for a closely seated audience, moving expressively onall-fours to describe vulnerability, strength, power, domestication and wildness — and challenge the male gaze in doing so.
March, who relocated to Charleston in 2020, has been working on Nether Space(s) while in residence at the Gibbes this summer — but it’s the culmination of three years of work towards her thesis for her doctorate degree in performance art at Central Saint Martins in London.
“The Gibbes has been so accommodating with my wild ideas,” she said. “It’s been a luxury, because the thematic content of my work, it’s usually very taboo and hidden. Anything related to women’s bodies is very controversial and provocative, especially anything related to menstruation or gynecological experiences.”
After three years of research and dia-
logue with five women about their experiences with endometriosis, March will work with six large-scale paintings on canvas during the performance.
The sixth woman represented in the project is March herself, who also struggles from the condition. She said that Nether Space(s) relates to her past work in talking about female bodily experience, but this performance is more explicit than past works in naming endometriosis as a cause of disruption and pain, but also a source of power by moving and living through it.
The performance will include an original score by Marcus Amaker with choreography, poetry and kinetic paintings by March. She hopes folks who attend the Aug. 19 performance at the Gibbes can experience “the passion, the rawness and the visceral experience of the creation of these works,” she said.
“I think it’s going to be an interesting way to spark a dialogue about otherwise hidden experiences that women have to endure.”
Experience Nether Space(s) at the Gibbes Museum from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m Aug. 19. Tickets cost $20 for Gibbes members, $30 for non-members and $10 for students. Visit gibbesmuseum.org.
Here are some newly published books with connections to the Lowcountry for you to check out from your local bookseller or library.
Charleston History in Color: Photographs from the Civil War to Modern Days, by Mark R. Jones with colorization by Lewis Hayes Jr. (The History Press, $26.99). This 125-page paperback offers all sorts of Lowcountry shots that have been colorized, which will bring out details like never before for some viewers.
From Barbycu to Barbecue: The Untold History of an American Tradition, by Joseph R. Haynes (USC Press, $31.99). Haynes, an awardwinning barbecue cook from Virginia, argues that Southern barbecuing techniques are unique to the United States. It will captivate foodies.
Carolina’s Ring, by Lynn Seldon (Kohlerbooks, $19.95). The second installment of Seldon’s Ring trilogy, this new work is a coming-of-age story of three friends. It includes scenes at The Citadel by Seldon, an Army veteran who lives in Beaufort.
By the Rivers of Babylon, by Mary Glickman (Open Road Media, $34.99). Glickman, a Seabrook Island resident who has been a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, offers this new Southern gothic novel that turns into a murder mystery. Enjoy the character development in the book.
The Salt Marsh Diaries: Observations of a Charter Boat Captain, by Anton DuMars (Class Publishing, $20.00). DuMars, a coastal geologist and boat captain, guides readers through pluff mud and spartina marsh grass in this book of essays on waterfronts from the Lowcountry to Alaska.
Row upon Row: Sea Grass Baskets of the Lowcountry, by Dale Rosengarten (USC Press, $18.99). The fourth edition of this 96-page paperback is an in-depth, illustrated history of the Palmetto State’s coastal basket. The City Paper’s Herb Frazier says it is a “must-have for serious and casual observers who want to understand how this centuries-old art form … binds families and the community.”
Charleston Calling, by Marjorie Kneece ($84.99, self-published). This 173-page, high-end book is filled with hundreds of pictures of Charleston and the Lowcountry by arts enthusiast Marjorie Kneece of Lake Murray. It’s her third book. —Andy Brack
By Amethyst Ganaway
Chef Nikko Cagalanan, who was born and raised in the Philippines, has found a home in Charleston, and the city has quickly embraced him as one of its own. Known for popular pop-up Mansueta’s that was once hosted in nowclosed food hall Workshop, Cagalanan opened his brickand-mortar restaurant, Kultura, as a way to share more of his story, culture and delicious food.
Cagalanan has been all over Charleston in the past few years, from working in some of the city’s top restaurants to doing solo pop-ups and collaborations with other chefs, showcasing not only his Filipino heritage but the wide array of chefs here in Charleston and across the country.
That’s where the concept behind Cagalanan’s new restaurant Kultura began. Cagalanan made a name for himself as a chef after quitting his job as a nurse and moving to South Carolina with his wife.
Outside of his successful pop-up series and career in the local food and beverage scene, Cagalanan has been a favorite at the Charleston Wine + Food Festival and even won the top prize on Food Network’s Chopped last year.
He was ready for more — with the prize money from the show and a great business relationship with Paula Kramer, co-owner of Baguette Magic (where Kultura now operates), he was ready to set down roots.
“In 2015, that was my last year as a nurse working in a nursing home in Holliston, Massachusetts. My first year of cooking, I worked as a garde manger (cold station),” he said. “I fell in love with it. I’ve always loved taking care of people, but cooking felt different. I went from making a good salary with nursing to making $11 to make salads.
“But every day, I’m still learning, and I’m lucky to have a business partner like Paula to help me through this process,” he said. “Kultura started a year-and-a-half ago (post-Covid) when Workshop shut down, and I was trying to figure out what to do. I’d already done collabs and been traveling across the country, and it felt like the right time.”
Kultura, the Filipino word for culture, is an homage to Filipino food and Cagalanan’s grandmother, Mansueta. The rotating menu offers his takes on her family recipes.
“The Philippines has a lot of influence from other cultures, Spain particularly with dishes like adobo, menudo and afritada, but then I took those dishes and made them my own,” he said.
Although the menu offers Filipino food, Cagalanan focuses on using as many local ingredients as possible. While some ingredients like batuan fruit (a rare sour fruit) and a specific type of wild garlic can only be found in the
Philippines, Kultura’s produce is sourced from Lowcountry farmers as much as possible.
“We use local farms, like Fire Ant Farms, for tomatoes and radishes, Dogpatch Farm for sungold tomatoes, lemon verbena and eggplant, and Marvin Ross and Peculiar Pig Farm for pork,” he said.
Some of the basic ingredients found in Filipino cooking, like soy, cane vinegar and banana ketchup, can be found at local grocers such as H&L Asian Market in North Charleston. Sometimes he runs across special ingredients here in Charleston such as kalamansi (a small fruit that tastes like a mix between lemon, passionfruit and tan-
gerine), which he gets from a local friend who has a tree that produces the citrus fruit almost year-round.
Kultura opened on July 14 at 73 Spring St. and it’s been booked every day since. Cagalanan pulled in a familiar friend and force in the kitchen, Joel Carnright from Workshop, as his sous chef. The Kultura team is small but mighty: There is no dishwasher, so everyone jumps in to help when they can to get through the collective chaos.
Both back-of-house and front-of-house are cross-trained, and even Cagalanan is learning how to run the front-ofhouse, acting as host, server or anything else as needed.
“I love learning everything, but this way, everyone can
Cagalanan (left) partnered with Baguette Magic co-owner Paula Kramer to launch Kultura on Spring Street
step up if and when the team needs them,” he said. “We are a small team, but we all love what we’re trying to create. And the food we’re making is from the heart.”
Later this year, Kultura will briefly close for a few weeks to do renovations and give its staff a break during the busy holiday season. He plans to build a covered patio, finish building out the kitchen and redecorate the inside of the space.
“The vibe is going to be easy. It’s a place to have fun and be laid back. I want lots of plants, rattan furniture and pictures of Filipino street culture. It’ll be casual, but I want you to feel like you’re in the Philippines,” he said.
He plans to continue highlighting different cuisines outside of his own with other chefs, as well as showcasing variations of regional dishes from across the Philippines that aren’t as well known here in the U.S. His top three must-try menu items: pancit, seesig (Anthony Bourdain’s favorite dish turned into a vegetarian option) and the Halo Halo cocktail. The pancit is made with rice noodles and coated with kalamansi sauce but also features local blue crab from Crosby’s Seafood and fresh vegetables to tie the terrier of the Lowcountry in with Filipino flavors.
Cagalanan’s story is one that almost feels like a fever dream. A nurse-turned-chef took a Southern city known for its food culture by storm, won one of the most popular television cooking shows and opened a restaurant — all in only five years.
Funnily enough, Cagalanan didn’t cook much in the Philippines, but he would watch his grandma cook three or four times a day.
“I was never the one cooking, just always the one eating,” he said. “My family is so surprised but very proud.”
His story goes to show that with talent, dedication and food that speaks for itself, anything is possible, and shows Charleston’s diners are truly embracing his culture.
What’s new
Charleston-based restaurant chain Beech opened a new location at 475 East Bay St. serving daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Classic menu items are available such as acai bowls and smoothies.
Filipino pop-up, Kultura , opened last month at 73 Spring St. (the former site of Baguette Magic). Serving breakfast, lunch, wine, beer and cocktails from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Charleston Hemp Collective opened its second store location Aug. 11, which is also home to High Rise Dry Bar, South Carolina’s first dry cannabis bar serving tasty nonalcoholic cocktails with a variety of CBD and hemp-derived ingredients. The shop and bar are located at 1989 Maybank Hwy. on James Island.
Enjoy tunes from local musicians at Summer Sunday Soloists at Commonhouse Aleworks. The soloists will rotate throughout the summer and perform from noon to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Sunday.
Create a charcuterie box for two and drink beer with Two Blokes Brewing during its Charcuterie Workshop from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug 15. Sullivan’s Board Co. will instruct participants on skills and techniques to build a beautiful and unique charcuterie board. Tickets are $65 each and available for purchase online through eventbrite.com.
Sightsee shop on Line Street will host its 4th annual School Supply Drive with CHS BLM and the Charleston County Democratic Party. Support students by donating school supplies between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Aug 16.
Sip wine at the Charleston Summer Wine Festival from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at Charleston Harbor Cruise Terminal . The festival will feature 50 different wines, mimosas and beer as well as a DJ and live music. Tickets are $55 in advance and $65 the day of the event.
Butcher & Bee announced Aug. 8 that it will permanently close Sept. 3. The space will turn into a pop-up of the restaurant group’s popular coffee shop, The Daily. —Hillary Reaves
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NOTICE OF HEARING
TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE
NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a valuation and partition hearing will be held before The Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough, Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, on September 11, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., at the Office of the Master-in-Equity, Charleston County Judicial Center, 100 Broad Street, Suite 266, Charleston, South Carolina. PLEASE BE PRESENT IF SO MINDED.
NOTICE OF RIGHT TO PURCHASE
PROPERTY
TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE
NAMED:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that you are required to notify in writing the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough, Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, 100 Broad Street, Suite 266, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, no later than ten (10) days prior to the hearing scheduled for September 11, 2023, that you are interested in purchasing the property described in the Lis Pendens filed on November 18, 2022, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina (the “Property”). If you fail to notify the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, you may lose your right to Purchase the Property under South Carolina Law. You are further advised that this notice is being given pursuant to the provisions and subsections set forth in S.C. Code Ann. § 15-61-25, as amended.
BAKER & VARNER, LLC
Kyle T. Varner, Esquire SC Bar # 77847 kvarner@bakerlawsc.com
One Carriage Lane, Bldg. H Post Office Box 31265 Charleston, SC 29417-1265
P 843-766-9007 / F 843-766-1295
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
July 28, 2023
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
C/A No.: 2023-CP-10-03032
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC d/b/a
Mr. Cooper, Plaintiff, vs.
The Estate of Carl E. Dickey, and John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all heirs and devisees of Carl E. Dickey, 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).
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. 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 Carl E. Dickey (hereinafter, “Mortgagor(s)”) to Bank of America, N.A., its successors and assigns, a certain mortgage dated January 2, 2003 and recorded on January 8, 2003 in Book 432 at Page 790, 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 certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, or to be built thereon, situate, lying and being on the North Side of Chisolm Road, on Johns Island, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, measuring and containing One and Six-Tenths (1.6) Acres, more or less, and being shown on a plat prepared by Sigma Engineers, dated February 26, 1969 and duly recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Plat Book Y at Page 56; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear. Subject to any and all Restrictions, Covenants, Conditions, Easements, Rights of Way and all other matters affecting subject property of record in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina. This being the same property as conveyed to Carl E. Dickey by Deed of Lewis D. Wright and Frances M. Wright, dated January 02, 2003 and duly recorded January 8, 2003 herewith in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina in book 432 at Page 855.
Parcel No. 253-00-00-090
Property Address: 6081 Chisolm Road
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 6081 Chisolm Road, Johns Island, SC 29455; 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 City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.
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 June 22, 2023. 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.: 23-53623
This copyright notice informs the potential user of the name (JAREN DESMOND BROWN) and all its derivatives that is intended as pertaining to me, (JAREN DESMOND BROWN, jaren desmond brown , vakasa zene bey), an American State National, In Propria Persona Sui Juris, Proprio Solo, Proprio Heredes, that any unauthorized use thereof without my express, prior, written permission signifies the user’s consent for becoming the debtor on a self executing UCC Financial Statement in the amount of $500,000 per unauthorized use of the name used with the intent of obligating me, plus costs, plus triple damages.
CALL CRIS
577-5304
X127
CASE NUMBER: 2023-CP-10-01150
Michael R. Bigelow Plaintiff,-versus-
Rosa Taylor, and all persons claiming under or through the heirs or devisees of Rosa Taylor,collectively designated as JOHN DOE, and any such persons who are Minors or other disability, or members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, 1940, as Amended collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, and all persons entitled to claim under or through Rosa Taylor, also all persons claiming any right, title or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein
TMS # 764-15-00-024 Defendants.
NOTICE OF HEARING
It appearing that this matter has been referred to the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough, Master In Equity for Charleston County, South Carolina, to make appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law with authority to enter a final judgment;
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing in this matter has been scheduled and will be held on August 30, 2023 at 11:30 a.m., at the Charleston County Courthouse, Courtroom 2A, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina.
BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.
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 Ruffin, SC Bar #101350, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-9625.
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Estate of: ARIELLE MARY AIKEN 2023-ES-10-1045
DOD: 04/08/23
Pers. Rep: LIONEL JOHNSON 3038 WINGADEE DR. INMAN, SC 29349
Atty: JONATHAN S. ALTMAN, ESQ. 575 KING ST., #B
CHARLESTON, SC 29403
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Estate of: BARBARA VARNER
DOSHER
2023-ES-10-1226
DOD: 04/08/23
Pers. Rep: ROBERT L. DOSHER 3629 CHURCH CREEK DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414
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Estate of: CHARLES CLIFTON WRAY 2023-ES-10-1256
DOD: 05/11/23
Pers. Rep: MICHAEL G. FLYNN 3404 OLD ONSLOW RD. GREENSBORO, NC 27407
577-5304
X127 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-1311
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
VERSUS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO. 2021-CP-10-04723
Atty: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401
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Estate of: JENNIFER A. COX
2023-ES-10-1289
DOD: 05/16/23
Pers. Rep: TAMARA MCDONALD 914 MELROSE DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414
Atty: ROBERT W. HAINES, ESQ. 1092 JOHNNIE DODDS BLVD., #112 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464
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Estate of: GLORIA STOKES
2023-ES-10-1304
DOD: 05/25/23
Pers. Rep: ORLANDO STOKES 25 MOUNT AVE. WYANDANCH, NY 11798
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS IN THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2023-CP-10-01154
Michael R. Bigelow Plaintiff,
-versus-
Eliza Taylor, and all persons claiming under or through the heirs or devisees of Eliza Taylor, collectively designated as JOHN DOE, and any such persons who are Minors or other disability, or members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, 1940, as Amended, collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, and all persons entitled to claim under or through Eliza Taylor, also all persons claiming any right, title or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein TMS # 764-15-00-023 Defendants.
NOTICE OF HEARING
It appearing that this matter has been referred to the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough, Master In Equity for Charleston County, South Carolina, to make appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law with authority to enter a final judgment;
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing in this matter has been scheduled and will be held on August 30, 2023 at 11:30 a.m., at the Charleston County Courthouse, Courtroom 2A, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina.
BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.
s/ Thomas H. Brush Thomas H. Brush tbrush@brushlawfirm.com
J. Chris Lanning clanning@brushlawfirm.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
12 Carriage Lane, Suite A Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 766-5576 - Phone
(843) 766-9152 - Fax Charleston, South Carolina June 1, 2023
s/ Thomas H. Brush Thomas H. Brush tbrush@brushlawfirm.com
J. Chris Lanning clanning@brushlawfirm.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 766-5576 - Phone (843) 766-9152 - Fax
Charleston, South Carolina June 1, 2023
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-364
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
VERSUS
KASMERE SUTTER AND DESMOND GREEN IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2022.
TO DEFENDANTS: KASMERE SUTTER AND DESMOND GREEN YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for termination of your parental rights in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 2, 2023, at 3:01 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint for termination of your parental rights will be delivered to you upon request, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Adam Ruffin, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, within thirty (30) days of
MAGGIE EMMONS AND BRANDON MIKELL IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2022.
TO DEFENDANT: MAGGIE EMMONS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for termination of your parental rights in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on May 3, 2023, at 10:13 a.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint for termination of your parental rights will be delivered to you upon request, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally R. Young, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North 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. Sally R. Young SC Bar #4686, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-9521.
ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.
Estate of: JOSEPH FRANCIS REARDON, JR. 2023-ES-10-0975
DOD: 04/07/23
Pers. Rep: KEVIN ROBERT REARDON 1035 BREAKER LN. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455
Estate of: DARRELL WAYNE GUNN
2023-ES-10-1309
DOD: 07/01/23
Pers. Rep: IRIS HILL PO BOX 756 EDISTO ISLAND, SC 29438
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Estate of: SUSAN D. KEENAN
2023-ES-10-1325
DOD: 05/21/23
Pers. Rep: KEENAN G. HARN 416 BEULAH DR. MCCLELLANVILLE, SC 29458
Pers. Rep: WILSON D. GRAYSON 1036 HUNLEY SULLIVANS RD. AWENDAW, SC 29429
Atty: DAWN CLARK, ESQ. 497 BRAMSON CT., #101A MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464
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Estate of:
HERBERT FRED ROTHSCHILD
2023-ES-10-1328
DOD: 05/26/23
Pers. Rep: STEPHEN ROTHSCHILD
1270 WESTMINSTER WALK
ATLANTA, GA 30327
Pers. Rep: DOUGLAS ROTHSCHILD 4113 SALTWATER DR. TAMPA, FL 33615
Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401
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Estate of: WILLIAM HALL PHILLIPPS 2023-ES-10-1348
DOD: 06/22/23
Pers. Rep: CLAUDIA ANDERSON PHILLIPPS 15 RUTLEDGE AVE. CHARLESTON, SC 29401
Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401
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Estate of:
MAURICE EUGENE GLUNT
2023-ES-10-1350
DOD: 05/13/23
Pers. Rep: ERNEST BENJAMIN HAM 29 PINE VIEW DR. BLUFFTON, SC 29910
Atty: JAMES E. REEVES, ESQ. 400 N. CEDAR ST. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483
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Estate of: RICHARD E. WEATHERFORD, SR. 2023-ES-10-1353
DOD: 06/17/23
Pers. Rep: BRYAN H. WEATHERFORD
CYNTHIA O. COULTER, Plaintiff, vs. The Estate of Carrie D. Osborne, The Estate of Marjorie McIntosh, Gwendolyn Dunwoody, Yvonne McIntosh, Thomas McIntosh, Anthony McIntosh, Kenneth McIntosh, The Estate of Sarah O. Franklin, Kimberly Franklin, Rozzie Franklin, The Estate of Delores O. Jones, Jennifer Wilder, Janice Thompson, Jimmy Jones, Corey Isaac, The Estate Edward Osborne, Edward Osborne, Jr., Cornell Osborne, Joseph Osborne, Jr., The Estate of Janie Osborne Robinson, Monique Robinson, Raymond Osborne, Joyce O. Berkeley, Cynthia O. Coulter, John Doe, Mary Roe, and any Defendants who may be deceased and all other Persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the lands of or any portion thereof, including any such as may be infants, incompetents, or otherwise under any disability. Defendants.
AMENDED SUMMONS
NON-JURY
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff’s or her attorney, Eduardo K. Curry, Esquire, at P.O. Box 42270, North Charleston, South Carolina 29423, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint with the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Dated this 9th day of December, 2021, at North Charleston, South Carolina.
LIS PENDENS
TO THE DEFENDANTSABOVE NAMED:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been initiated and is pending in the Court of Commons Pleas for the County and State aforesaid, by the above-named Plaintiff, against the Defendant above named, and that the object of such action is to quiet the title of the below described property and to partition the property by the Defendant to the Plaintiffs as shown in Book U146 at Page 472 in the RMC Office for Charleston County. The Real Estate affected by this action is described as follows:
All that lot, being part of the Plantation or tract of land hereinabove described:
ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the buildings thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 8, Block AA, Forest Hills Subdivision, as shown on a plat made by Sigma Engineers, Inc., dated May 17, 1972 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AB at page 31; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will reference to said
plat more fully appear.
Being the same premises conveyed to Marjorie McIntosh, Edward Osborne, Raymond Osborne, Sarah Franklin, Joyce Berkeley, Delores Jones, Janie Robinson, Cynthia Coulter, Cornell Osborne, and Joseph Osborne, Sr. by Cornell Osborne the Personal Representative of the Estate of Carrie D. Osborne dated January 14, 2009; recorded February 3, 2009 in Book 033 at Page 080 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County. Also by corrected Deed of Distribution of Cornell Osborne as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Carrie D. Osborne dated May 13, 2011 and recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.
TMS#: 404-07-00-082
Dated: October 12, 2021
NOTICE NISI
TO THE INFANT DEFENDANTS
ABOVE NAMED, IF THEY BE OVER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS AND TO THEM AND THOSE WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE IF THEY BE UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent you in this action within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you, and if you fail, application for such appointment will be made by Plaintiff herein.
Dated: October 12, 2021
NOTICE OF FILING
TO THE INFANT DEFENDANTS
ABOVE NAMED, IF THEY BE OVER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS AND TO THEM AND THOSE WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE IF THEY BE UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent you in this action within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you, and if you fail, application for such appointment will be made by Plaintiff herein.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED!
s:/Eduardo K. Curry, Esquire .
Eduardo K. Curry, Esquire
The Curry Law Firm, LLC
6518-D Dorchester Road
P.O. Box 42270 North Charleston, SC 29423
843-767-5284
843-SOS-CASH
843-767-5286 (Fax) currylawfirm@bellsouth.net
South Carolina Bar Number: 62991
Federal Bar Number: 05648
Dated: February 15, 2023.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER
IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-18-750
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
VERSUS
ASHLEY ROBINSON, DEFENDANT.
IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2023
NOTICE TO: Ashley Robinson
You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County on June 1, 2023, at 1:48 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Dorchester County, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Dorchester County
Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, Sally C. Dey, at the Legal Department of the Dorchester County Department of Social Services, 216 Orangeburg Rd., Summerville, South Carolina 29483, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Sally C. Dey, SC Bar #67778, 216 Orangeburg Rd., Summerville, SC 29483, 843-953-9286.
Facility 5: 1861 Ashley River Rd. Charleston, SC 29407
8/22/23
3:00 PM
Nikita Smalls
Contents of 4-bedroom home
Joneara Holmes
Chest, freezer, bedroom set, boxes, totes, kitchen table, washer
Facility 6: 2118 Heriot St. Charleston, SC 29403
8/22/23
1:00 PM
Chris Burrows Household items
Facility 7: 810 St. Andrews Blvd Charleston, SC 29407 8/22/23 12:30 PM
Josh Cantwell Small furniture
Burnet Maybank IV
Furniture sports memorabilia and houseware
Trey Billings Clothes
Alison Parrish Rubbermaid bins, Tv’s, toys, furniture and household goods
Ruyvel King TV, Christmas decorations and household goods
Facility 8: 1108 Stockade Ln Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
8/22/23 10:00 AM
Steve Baugh Furniture and household items
Jeff Criminger
Household items
Mike Stewart Boxes and bags
Steve Baugh Household Goods
Facility 9: 1904 Hwy 17 N. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
8/22/23
10:15 AM
Tammy Vanderhorst Furniture and household items
Dolores Noyes
Household items
Dominique Turner Boxes and bags
Trevohn McCoo Studio Apt
vertised 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.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2023-DR-10-858
GLEYSI SUJEYDI CATALAN COZ, Plaintiff,
V. FERLANDY RANDELY CARRILLO LEYRA, Defendant.
SUMMONS
TO: FERLANDY RANDELY CARRILLO LEYRA, DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve your Answer to said Complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff, at his offices located at 2 Cavalier Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN
NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the Complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of service, Judgment by Default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
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; Danielle Rehman a/k/a Danielle Dixon; U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2005-S5; Northwoods Pointe Homeowners Association, Inc.; Bank of America, N.A., DEFENDANT(S)
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)
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.
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-in-Equity/Special Referee 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 SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.
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 OF APPOINTMENT OF 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.
1910 Alton Street North Charleston Charleston County, South Carolina
TMS # 472-16-00-029 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, and C.S., a minor under the age of ten years and Tanya Hazel, 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 Rd., Suite B, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.
NOTICE OF FILING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on July 14th, 2023, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on July 20th, 2023 and the Order of Publication was filed on July 20th, 2023 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
SUITES: A fee simple undivided
0.00621837316340825% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0206-20O , Deed Book 1012, Page 170, Mortgage Book 1012, Page 179. Total amount presently delinquent $11,783.73, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $568.10. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE
HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING:
Haddock Bags and boxes of clothes
Facility 3: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407
8/22/23 11:30 AM
Ericka Gray Full bed, couch 2 tv boxes
Edward Bulger Tools, Misc.
Veronica Gray Bed, nightstand, dressers, clothes
Raven Gadsden
Household items
Susan Keenan Christmas stuff/boxes
Facility 4: 1951 Maybank Hwy Charleston, SC 29412
8/22/23
12:00 PM
Frankie Pinckney Tool box, tools, furniture
Facility 10: 1640 James Nelson Rd Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
8/22/23 10:20 AM
Renee Williams Household items
E Brooks Johnson Furniture, small appliances, electronics, office supplies, insurance resources, files
James Whitner
Household items
Facility 11: 1117 Bowman Rd. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
8/22/23 10:25 AM
Reta Stevens Boxes, household items
Julia Weber Boxes, Christmas decorations
Kathrine Weber Furniture, boxes, cloths
The auction
By order of the Chief Justice of the SC Supreme Court, all domestic relations cases shall be disposed of within 365 days of their filing. Faflure to request a final hearing within this time may result in administrative dismissal of this case.
G. EDWARD HAWKINS, III
HAWKINS LAW FIRM, P.A.
2 Cavalier Avenue
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 225-7565
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
Charleston, South Carolina March 17, 2023
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
C/A NO: 2022-CP-10-02193
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005OPT2, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-OPT2, PLAINTIFF, vs. Robin G Dixon and if Robin G Dixon be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of Robin G Dixon, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Robin G Dixon,
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.
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 on May 11, 2022 and the Amended Summons and Complaint were filed on November 23, 2022.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION
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
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-03418
Basem Al-Khtaebeh, Plaintiff,
v.
John C. Smith, Jody C. Smith and Ruth Allen, all being deceased persons and their heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as:
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 July 20th, 2023 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.
THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows:
ALL that lot, piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in Ferndale, a sub-division in the County of Charleston in the State of South Carolina, known as Lots 13 & 14, Block 8, as shown on a map of Ferndale made by James O’Hear, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book E, Page 20, and having such dimensions and boundaries as are shown on said plat.
TMS# 472-16-00-029
s/Jeffrey T. Spell
Jeffrey T. Spell
925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407
(843) 452-3553
Attorney for Plaintiff
July 20th, 2023
IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED.
FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES
INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER
IS COMPLETE
ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT.
Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL
Name and address of Purchaser:
JERRY WHITE & CAROLYN A. SMITH, 116-34 217TH ST, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY 11411-0001.
LIBERTY PLACE VACATION
SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.00399374221908844% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0317-17E , Deed Book 1062, Page 745, Mortgage Book 1062, Page 751. Total amount presently delinquent $16,029.02, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $568.10. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING:
IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL
FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD.
YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT.
Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL
Name and address of Purchaser:
JUDYTH ANN WHITEFORD & CHRISTOPHER JOHN WHITEFORD, 2742 SYLER RD, VARYSBURG, NY 14167-9741.
LIBERTY PLACE VACATION
SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.00399374221908844% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0426-49O , Deed Book 1076, Page 364, Mortgage Book 1076, Page 430. Total amount presently delinquent $16,231.46, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $568.10. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with
YOU ARE
HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING:
IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT.
Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL
Name and address of Purchaser: COLYN C. THOMAS, 2 SHELTON AVE, EWING, NJ 08618-1819.
LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.00399374221908844% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and
Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0425-2O , Deed Book 1076, Page 404, Mortgage Book 1076, Page 454. Total amount presently delinquent $19,092.78, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $568.10. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING:
IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT.
Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.
Name and address of Purchaser: FRANCES WELLS & MARIA ALFONSO, 6324 WESTCOTT COVE BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32829.
LIBERTY PLACE VACATION
SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.00798748443817687% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0326-34B , Deed Book 1162, Page 888, Mortgage Book 1162, Page 909. Total amount presently delinquent $27,033.99, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $568.10. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING:
IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED.
YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD.
YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE
RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT.
Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL
Name and address of Purchaser: MICHAEL SIMON & FABIOLA ESPINOZA, 911 E BURNSIDE DR, GARDEN CITY, KS 67846-6723.
LIBERTY PLACE VACATION
SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.00798748443817687% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0323-4B , Deed Book 962, Page 239, Mortgage Book 0962, Page 257. Total amount presently delinquent $46,622.21, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $568.10. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING:
IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR
TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD.
YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT.
Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL
Name and address of Purchaser: GUSTAVUS O. WILSON & NITA M. WILSON, 6620 SANDLER LAKE DR, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32222-0001.
LIBERTY PLACE VACATION
SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.00399374221908844% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0325-51E , Deed Book 1080, Page 877, Mortgage Book 1080, Page 922. Total amount presently delinquent $12,247.98, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $568.10.
You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As
provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING:
IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT.
Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.
2022CP1002269
TRANE U.S., INC., a corporation, Plaintiff, vs. LOWCOUNTRY REFRIGERATION, LLC, a limited liability company, and THOMAS E. BUSSEY, JR., Defendant.
TO: THOMAS E. BUSSEY, JR. 3710 HUMBERT RD JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455
SUMMONS
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said Complaint on the subscriber at P.O. BOX 13886, CHARLESTON, SC 29455 within thirty 30 days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of service hereof. AND IF YOU FAIL to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
Prepared and submitted by: THE PARNELL LAW GROUP, LLC
_/s/ Johnnie J. Burgess
JOHNNIE J. BURGESS
Attorney for Plaintiff
S.C. Bar Number 102662
P.O. Box 13886 Charleston, SC 9422
Phone #854-2021766
Email:jburgess@plgse.com
Attorney for Plaintiff
Correspondence Address:
The Parnell Law Group, LLC
P.O. Box 2189
Montgomery, AL 36102-2189
Phone 866/519-0912 SELL ANYTHING FOR $35 IN PRINT AND ONLINE CALL CRIS 577-5304 X127
2971 West Montague Avenue, Suite 201, N. Charleston, South Carolina, 29418, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer or otherwise plead within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff herein will apply to the Court for judgment by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
BERLINSKY AND LING
By s/fPhilip A. BerlinskyPHILIP A. BERLINSKY
Attorney for the Plaintiff 2971 West Montague Avenue Suite 201 North Charleston, SC 29418
(843) 884-0000
North Charleston, SC March 23, 2023
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TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on July 5, 2023.
SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.
By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996
Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453
Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334
Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530
H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134
Kevin T. Brown (kevinb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64236
Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074
ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340
service, having or claiming, or who may have or claim, any right, title or interest in or to the real property described herein, Defendants.
SUMMONS & NOTICE
TO: ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the 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 Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604, Charleston, South Carolina 29412, 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; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint or otherwise appear and defend within the time aforesaid, 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 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) RESIDE(S), 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 Plaintiff.
Complaint herein that a cause of action exists in favor of Plaintiff against Defendant(s); that the action is to quiet title for real property located in Charleston County, South Carolina; that the following named and/or designated Defendant(s) on whom service of the Summons and Complaint is to be made cannot be found, after reasonable due diligence, within the jurisdiction of the courts of this state; and that these named and/or designated Defendant(s) are necessary parties to this action.
These Defendant(s) named and/ or designated Defendant(s) are as follows:
“John Doe”, a fictitious name representing all unknown persons, heirs, devisees, distributees, legatees, widows or widowers, executors, administrators, successors, assigns, personal representatives, issue, alienees, unknown adults, unknown minors, incompetents, persons imprisoned, persons under any legal disability of the deceased person, John B. Shepherd, and all persons or entities entitled to claim under or through any of them, and
“Richard Roe”, a fictitious name representing all unknown persons in military service, claiming any right, title or interest in the real property described herein.
Honorable Julie J. Armstrong Clerk of Court for Charleston County
May 22, 2023
Charleston, South Carolina
SUMMONS AND NOTICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
C/A NO. 2023-CP-10-03094
NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, Plaintiff
vs. The Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown, of the Estate of Eddie W. Sallie Jr. and Current Occupant(s), Defendants.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NUMBER 2023CP1001419
KIMBERLY MACK, Plaintiff, VS. JANOCKIEL M. HARLEY, Defendant.
SUMMONS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2023-CP-10-03228
Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust 2021-C, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series 2021-C, by U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, PLAINTIFF, VS.
Lorraine Manigault; Buckshire Homeowners` Association, Inc. a/k/a Buckshire Homeowners Association; and Bank of America, N.A., DEFENDANT(S).
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (231150.00014)
TO THE DEFENDANT LORRAINE MANIGAULT ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.
MARSH VIEW VILLAS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. JOHN B. SHEPHERD; JOHN DOE, a fictitious name representing all unknown persons, heirs, devisees, distributees, legatees, widows or widowers, executors, administrators, successors, assigns, personal representatives, issue, alienees, unknown adults, unknown minors, incompetents, persons imprisoned, persons under any legal disability of JOHN B. SHEPHERD, or of an estate of John B. Shepherd, if deceased, and all persons or entities entitled to claim under or through any of them; and RICHARD ROE, fictitious name representing all persons in military
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended effective September 1, 2002, Plaintiff may move for a general Order of Reference to the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the SCRCP, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action.
s/Derek F. Dean S.C. Bar No. 65279 Attorney for Plaintiff Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412 843-762-9132 dfdean@charlestonattorneys.net
May 22, 2023
ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND COUNSEL AND ORDER FOR PUBLICATION
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading Plaintiff’s Ex Parte Petition for Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem Nisi and Counsel and for Order of Publication, for the appointment of Kelley Yarborough Woody, Esquire, to represent “John Doe” (all unknown persons, heirs, devisees, distributees, legatees, widows or widowers, executors, administrators, successors, assigns, personal representatives, issue, alienees, unknown adults, unknown minors, incompetents, persons imprisoned, persons under any legal disability of the deceased person, John B. Shepherd, and all persons or entities entitled to claim under or through any of them), and “Richard Roe” (representing all unknown persons in military service, claiming any right, title or interest in the real property described herein), and
It further appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading Plaintiff’s Affidavit for Order of Publication and from the
NOW THEREFORE, on motion of Plaintiff, IT IS ORDERED that Kelley Yarborough Woody, Attorney at Law, LLC, of PO Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260, 803787-9678, kwoody@sc.rr.com, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown persons, heirs, devisees, distributees, legatees, widows or widowers, executors, administrators, successors, assigns, personal representatives, issue, alienees, unknown adults, unknown minors, incompetents, persons imprisoned, persons under any legal disability of the deceased person, John B. Shepherd, and all persons or entities entitled to claim under or through any of them, if any, being a class designated as “John Doe”, and appointed as Counsel of Record on behalf of all unknown persons in military service, claiming any right, title or interest in the real property described herein being a class designated as “Richard Roe”, who have, or may claim to have, some right, title or interest in or to that real property commonly known as 145 Marsh View Villas, Unit 145, Charleston, South Carolina 29439, TMS No. 328-00-00-202 and Limited Parking Pad Number 23, TMS No. 328-00-00-251; that Kelley Yarborough Woody is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s) unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf shall, within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian, Guardians ad Litem and/or Counsel for the said Defendant(s), and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that should said Defendant(s) fail to procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem and/or Counsel of Record within thirty (30) days from the last day of service by publication, the appointment of Kelley Yarborough
TO THE DEFENDANT(S): The Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown, of the Estate of Eddie W. Sallie Jr.; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office, 2838 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on June 26, 2023.
NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above Defendant(s) for the purpose of claiming and repossessing collateral, which secures the repayment of a certain Contract bearing date of July 15, 1997 and given and delivered by Defendant(s) Eddie W. Sallie Jr. to A & G, Inc. in the original principal sum of Fifty Five Thousand Six Hundred Forty and 34/100 Dollars ($55,640.34). Said collateral is described as a 1997 SOUTH VIN# DSDAL19578A&B mobile home and is located in the County of Charleston, South Carolina. RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC 2838 Devine Street Columbia, SC 29205 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 5278
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Lincoln Calibration Sphere 1 is a hollow globe of aluminum launched into Earth orbit in 1965. Fifty-eight years later, it continues to circle the planet — and is still doing the job it was designed to do. It enables ground-based radar devices to perform necessary calibrations. I propose we celebrate and honor the faithfulness of this magic sphere. May it serve as an inspiring symbol for you in the coming months. More than ever before, you have the potential to do what you were made to do — and with exceptional steadiness and potency. I hope you will be a pillar of inspiring stability for those you care about.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Live as though you’re living a second time and as though the first time you lived, you did it wrong, and now you’re trying to do things right.” Holocaust survivor and author Viktor Frankl offered this advice. I wouldn’t want to adhere to such a demanding practice every day of my life. But I think it can be an especially worthwhile exercise for you in the coming weeks. You will have a substantial capacity to learn from your past; to prevent mediocre histories from repeating themselves; and to escape the ruts of your habit mind and instigate fresh trends.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini author Jamie Zafron wrote an article titled “To Anyone Who Thinks They’re Falling Behind in Life.” She says, “Sometimes you need two more years of life experience before you can make your masterpiece into something that will feel real and true and raw. Sometimes you’re not falling in love because whatever you need to know about yourself is only knowable through solitude. Sometimes you haven’t met your next collaborator. Sometimes your sadness encircles you because, one day, it will be the opus upon which you build your life.” This is excellent advice for you in the coming months, dear Gemini. You’ll be in a phase of incubation, preparing the way for your Next Big Thing. Honor the gritty, unspectacular work you have ahead! It will pay off.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’re entering a phase when you will generate maximum luck if you favor what’s short and sweet instead of what’s long and complicated. You will attract the resources you need if you identify what they are with crisp precision and do not indulge in fuzzy indecision. The world will conspire in your favor to the degree that you avoid equivocating. So please say precisely what you mean! Be a beacon of clear, relaxed focus!
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Unless you are French, chances are you have never heard of Saint-John Perse (1887–1975). He was a renowned diplomat for the French government and a poet who won the Nobel Prize for literature. Now he’s virtually unknown outside of his home country. Can we draw useful lessons for your use, Leo? Well, I suspect that in the coming months, you may very well come into greater prominence and wield more clout. But it’s crucial for the long-term health of your soul that during this building time, you are in service to nurturing your soul as much as your ego. The worldly power and pride you achieve will ultimately fade like Perse’s. But the spiritual growth you accomplish will endure forever.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination.” Virgo author Christopher Isherwood said that. I’m offering his thought because I believe life will be spectacularly not bad for you in the coming weeks — whether or not you have a good physique. In fact, I’m guessing life will be downright enjoyable, creative, and fruitful. In part, that’s because you will be the beneficiary of a stream of luck. And in part, your gentle triumphs and graceful productiveness will unfold because you will be exceptionally imaginative.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “You know how crazy love can make you,” write Mary D. Esselman and Elizabeth Ash Vélez in their book Love Poems for Real Life. “On any given day, you’re insanely happy, maniacally miserable, kooky with contentment, or bonkers with boredom — and that’s in a good relationship.” They add, “You have to be a little nuts to
By Rob Brezsnycommit yourself, body and soul, to one other person — one wonderful, goofy, fallible person — in the hope that happily-ever-after really does exist.” The authors make good points, but their view of togetherness will be less than fully applicable to you in the coming months. I suspect life will bring you boons as you focus your intelligence on creating well-grounded, nourishing, non-melodramatic bonds with trustworthy allies.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I don’t adopt anyone’s ideas — I have my own.” So proclaimed Scorpio author Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883). Really, Ivan? Were you never influenced by someone else’s concepts, principles, art or opinions? The fact is that all of us live in a world created and shaped by the ideas of others. We should celebrate that wondrous privilege! We should be pleased we don’t have to produce everything from scratch under our own power. As for you Scorpios reading this oracle, I urge you to be the anti-Turgenev in the coming weeks. Rejoice at how interconnected you are — and take full advantage of it. Treasure the teachings that have made you who you are. Sing your gratitude for those who have forged the world you love to live in. You now have the power to be an extraordinary networker.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Tibetan term lenchak is often translated as “karmic debt.” It refers to the unconscious conditioning and bad old habits that attract us to people we would be better off not engaging. I will be bold and declare that sometime soon, you will have fully paid off a lenchak that has caused you relationship problems. Congrats! You are almost free of a long-running delusion. You don’t actually need an influence you thought you needed.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you’re like many of us, you have a set bathing routine. In the shower or bath, you start your cleansing process with one particular action, like washing your face, and go on to other tasks in the same sequence every time. Some people live most of their lives this way: following well-established patterns in all they do. I’m not criticizing that approach, though it doesn’t work for me. I need more unpredictability and variety. Anyway, Capricorn, I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will benefit from trying my practice. Have fun creating variations on your standard patterns. Enjoy being a novelty freak with the daily details.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In July 1812, composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote a 10-page love letter to a woman he called “My Angel” and “Immortal Beloved.” He never sent it, and scholars are still unsure of the addressee’s identity. The message included lines like “you — my everything, my happiness my solace — my everything” and “forever thine, forever mine, forever us.” I hope you will soon have sound reasons for composing your own version of an “Immortal Beloved” letter. According to my astrological analysis, it’s time for your tender passion to fully bloom. If there’s not a specific person who warrants such a message, write it to an imaginary lover.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): At age 32, artist Peter Milton realized the colors he thought he used in his paintings were different from what his viewers saw. He got his eyes tested and discovered he had color blindness. For example, what he regarded as gray with a hint of yellow, others perceived as green. Shocked, he launched an unexpected adjustment. For the next 40 years, all his paintings were black and white only. They made him famous and have been exhibited in major museums. I love how he capitalized on an apparent disability and made it his strength. I invite you to consider a comparable move in the coming months.
Funky R&B tunes wafted from a white and blue-striped 1974 Volkswagen bus parked by Riverfront Park on a day so hot and steamy glasses fogged up. But the tunes weren’t playing from the radio — they were amplified live in the back seat where four musicians were piled in with a keyboard, u-bass, percussion pad and microphone.
That day, July 28, marked the fifth Bandwagen Sessions recording organized by local husband-wife duo and music lovers Allyson Sutton and Joel Sadler, who own Sightsee Shop on Line Street downtown. The new session, which was published Aug. 9 on YouTube, featured an intimate, twosong performance with Southern funk act Leone & the Ascension.
“The thing that I like the most about live local music is the opportunity to hear something great before it’s big,” Sadler told the Charleston City Paper. “When you go and hear local bands, you just don’t know if you’re going to be hearing the next some-
thing that night. You get to hear bands that you believe in and can begin rooting for.”
The couple actually met through live music, Sutton said, at the first-ever Summer Shindig party held in 2014 by the former Charleston music label Hearts & Plugs at the old King Dusko club on King Street.
“Keon Masters of Brave Baby was playing when we met,” Sutton said. “Live local music has always been a part of our story from a personal standpoint. When we were opening Sightsee — obviously it is a store and coffee shop — but we always envisioned it being a space for community.
“One of the most magical parts of it is that we have met so many people who
would have been strangers otherwise, musicians included, who come through the shop, and we hear about what they’re working on and their creative endeavors. It makes living in a city feel special when you have a direct connection to the people that are bringing that creative energy.”
Passersby can see the old VW bus parked from time to time out front of the shop with various Charleston musicians doing DJ sessions for Sightsee coffee drinkers. Recently,
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Charleston Gospel Choir is hosting auditions for new singers between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Aug 22 downtown at Second Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. The 75-piece choir, which has been active for 25 years, is seeking volunteer members to join for its 2023-2024 season. Auditioners are asked to prepare a solo of their choosing and vocalize in a choral setting. Confirm interest by emailing info@charlestongospelchoir.org.
Country icon Lyle Lovett takes the stage as Lyle Lovett and His Large Band at the Charleston Gaillard Center at 8 p.m. Aug. 11. The influential musician shaped the world of country music since 1980 across his 14 albums. His Large Band’s debut was in 1989, and the 14-piece live act features an array of backing vocalists and musicians on grand piano, fiddle, pedal steel and horns. Tickets start at $59.50 and are available at gaillardcenter.org.
Alt-funk band iLLA ZiLLA performs on the deck stage at the Pour House on James Island every Tuesday from Aug. 15 to Sept. 26. Longtime local jamgrass act Dallas Baker performs at the First Annual Hawaiian Shirt Hootenanny on the deck Aug. 31. Deck shows are $5 cash at the door and start at 6 p.m.
Holy City rocker Maya Gold opens for alt rock band Hotel Fiction and neopsych act Trash Panda on the indoor stage at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 10. Virginia funky jazz fusion quintet Butcher Brown graces the indoor stage Aug. 25. Tickets are available at charlestonpourhouse.com. Chelsea Grinstead
Charleston drummer James “JT” Rollerson, also known professionally as “Crush Ice,” began playing drums at the age of 8 for his church where he was inspired to grow and follow a musical path, Ohm Radio writes. He has collaborated with well-known artists including JoJo and A$AP Rocky and appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Rollerson is gearing up for a tour with South Carolina musician Bear Reinhart’s solo project Wilder Woods. You can also catch him drumming for Charleston ensemble Black Noyze. Here are his top five albums:
Off the Wall by Michael Jackson
Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder
1st Born Second by Bilal
Voodoo by D’Angelo
Graduation by Kanye West
Subterranean Bleu Minds, the moniker of Charleston recording artist Michael Lane, is a nod to Jack Kerouac’s 1958 novel The Subterraneans. And while originally the moniker encapsulated a robust artistic collective with Lane at the center, the act’s new sophomore album Everything Bleu is a true solo project.
Lane told the Charleston City Paper he has been working on his craft for more than 25 years, but his musical journey began long before that.
“Music was a complete obsession from the moment I was born,” he said. “I started playing the alto sax in fourth grade and took some piano lessons in junior high, but I was always most interested in learning how to make music with machines.”
Lane imagines that the resulting amalgamation of sound with which he now works would appeal to “anyone who might like things like Gorillaz, DJ Shadow, Nine Inch Nails, Cocorosie and Meat Beat Manifesto.” That doesn’t quite complete the picture for the uninitiated, however.
“I’m actually a big fan of a lot of pop music, so even though my roots are in the avante-garde, my music is often quite accessible,” Lane said. “I love Elliott Smith, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Karen O, Jack White and Jessica Lea Mayfield. There’s so
much popular music I am influenced by.”
Lyrically, Lane is all about “building a mythology” around his deeply personal thoughts and social commentaries that often come to him at odd hours, as they did during the four-year process of making Everything Bleu.
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“I book-ended the album with a song called ‘The Edge of the Dawn’ because I would wake up early before work at like 4 a.m. and just make music in bed on the phone,” Lane said. “I really like that free feeling when everyone else is asleep, and it is quiet and dark, and I can be a ghost, unseen. There’s something holy about that moment when you wake up and have the first thoughts of the day.”
Perhaps what makes the new LP so special is that this particular collection of songs was completely constructed in those pre-dawn moments, Lane said. Whatever the immediate splash might be, he envisions ripples will go on indefinitely.
“I measure success in terms of my lasting impact historically. It was most important to me to release my music so that it can be preserved and so that it can tell my individual story in this moment in time. Recordings are a way of time travel, and so I hope to speak to people long into the future.”
Charleston poet Marcus Amaker was playing electronic beats and chatting with customers. In the past, hip-hop artist Clayton James, who moved to New York City recently, performed a set on the back patio with the bus parked at the shop.
“Then we were like, ‘This may not be the best version of [the concept] — this thing has wheels, why are we not utilizing that element of it?” Sutton said. “So we were like, ‘It shouldn’t just be parked, we should turn it into something more interactive.”
The Bandwagen Sessions capture stripped back performances from Charleston acts. The recordings start with a big slam of the van door followed by a quick drive to a location of the musicians’ choosing where they sing two recently released or unreleased songs. So far, featured Charleston musicians include alternative act Babe Club, eclectic pop artist Kuntry, hip-hop artist Tyrie and indie rocker Keon Masters.
That day at Riverfront Park, funky four-piece Leone & the Ascension graced the van with its far-out jams. Frontman D’Amontae Breland, who goes by Leone, released music as a solo project before forming the group in 2019 in Charlotte with keyboardist Chandler Robinson, drummer Walter Boston III and bassist Ryan Burns.
The band frequents Charleston, having played the stage at The Royal American and at The Refinery for the inaugural One Way Forward Fest. The act laid down a demo last year with Charleston producer Wolfgang Zimmerman at The Space studio after performing at LO-Fi Brewing. The newest single “Love Avenue” from Leone released July 28, the same day the Bandwagen Session was recorded.
Situated in the VW bus parked under live oak trees laden with Spanish moss, Leone & the Ascension performed two songs from the 2022 EP Private Life, “MIMS” and “2 Sharp.”
“‘MIMS’ is a real groovy, slow-funk song,” Leone said. “And we think it’d be good in contrast with ‘2 Sharp,’ which is more upbeat — one a little low energy and one a little high energy, but still funky as f**k and something that everybody can get down to.”
Sutton and Sadler first saw Leone & the Ascension open for Babe Club at The Royal American in March, and they said they were blown away.
“We’re always assuming that an artist is going to say no to a session. And when they don’t, we’re like, so stoked,” Sutton said, laughing.
“The bandwegon sessions are an extension of us loving music, and not just the loving of live music,” Sadler said, “but creating an opportunity to showcase a musician or a band that we’re excited about in a completely novel way.”
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It was most important to me to release my music so that it can be preserved and so that it can tell my individual story in this moment in time.”
—Michael Lane
“THAT CAN BE ARRANGED”
8. 1998 Olympics city
stephen marley with Artikal Sound System sunday, august 6
susto
with big something
saturday, september 2
yonder mountain string band & Railroad earth & keller and the keels
Thursday, September 21
holy city
homegrown festival
saturday, september 23
Doom Flamingo with Maggie Rose
Saturday, October 21
therefinerychs.com
39. Armadillo feature
42. “Me and Bobby McGee” writer Kristofferson
43. Maroon 5’s “___ Like Jagger”
45. “Werewolves of London” singer Warren
47. Install beforehand, as software
50. Philosophy of oneness
53. Inert gaseous element
55. Delay
57. Caltech degs.
58. Just ___ (minimal amount)
60. “I Will Be” singer Lewis
61. Uncaging (also, kinda the opposite of what this puzzle is)
65. Spheroid
66. “Buy U a Drank” rapper
67. Chopin composition 68. 1970s Cambodian leader Lon ___
69. To this point
70. Royal ___ (butter cookie brand with those reusable blue tins)
71. “What’d I tell ya?”
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1. Helvetica alternative
2. Laptop item (which should go underneath the circled answer in the same column)
3. Dance design, informally
4. It may be presented first 5. “It’s the end of an ___!”
6. Columbia Sportswear president Boyle who starred in their “One Tough Mother” ads
— there’s a time and place. Last Week's Solution
7. Goth necklace designs
9. One-third of a three-step
10. Primus singer/bassist Claypool
11. Someone who gathers and sells shellfish
12. Reference books that can expand your vocabulary, quaintly
13. Garden equipment
19. One of two guards in a classic logic problem, e.g.
21. With a not-too-bright approach
25. Interstate access
27. Law enforcement orgs.
28. Whittling tool
30. N.C. capital, for short
32. Quart divs.
34. 1990 Literature Nobelist Octavio ___
36. Diamond expert
37. How serious players play
38. Wear out, as a welcome
40. President pro ___
41. Acronym popularized by Rachael Ray
44. Absorb, with “up”
46. Like the eyebrows in a 2014 viral video
48. “Pictures ___ Exhibition” (Mussorgsky work)
49. Completely avoided
51. Finite units of energy during the day, in a coping mechanism theory
52. Randall ___, creator of XKCD
54. ‘90s treaty acronym
56. Postpone indefinitely (or where you’d see what this puzzle represents)
57. This one, in Spain
59. Brown, in Bordeaux
62. 50-50, for instance
63. 1099-___ (bank tax form)
64. Mag staffers57. Anatomical eggs
Saint James Episcopal Church on James Island is hiring one Soprano, one Alto, one Tenor, and one Bass for its parish choir. Must read music and have choral experience. Rehearsals are Thursdays 7–9pm and Sunday mornings 9am-11am. Pay is $75/rehearsal and $75/service, paid monthly. Additional compensation for Holy Days. For more information and to schedule an audition, please text David Friddle, Director of Music, at 864–633–7997. If Thursday rehearsal is a conflict I’ll consider moving it to Sunday mornings at 8am, so feel free to reach out.
EVERY FRI & SAT NIGHT
FRI 8/11 GREEN THIEVES
SAT 8/12 JIMMY LANDRY BAND
FRI 8/18 MATT REALE AND THE GLENNS
W/ HIGH IMPACT DISTORTION
SAT 8/19 MIKE LIVE: DJ SET
FRI 8/25 LONGSHOT ODDS + EXAGGERATORS + THE SWORDFIGHTERS
SAT 8/26 MIKE FRUEND BAND
