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Students are leading the pushback against harmful laws in the Statehouse as a growing number of discriminatory measures are impacting members of Charleston’s LGBTQ community.

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“The attitudes can’t change until the legal system is changed,” says president of the Charleston County School of Arts’ Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Eli Bundy, 15. “As important as advocacy is, changing the laws is really effective in changing the way people are treated.” Laws that are specifically harmful to the state’s LGBTQ community have circulated South Carolina’s state and local governments for years, but one statute that goes too far prohibits the discussion of same-sex relationships except in the context of sexually transmitted diseases. Bundy first found out about the lawsuit at a community event hosted by We Are Family, a local LGBTQ advocacy group. The leaders told the participants that the groundwork was being laid for a lawsuit against the state for harmful regulations against LGBTQ students — Bundy’s GSA would eventually sign up as a plaintiff. “I think that education is really important,” Bundy explains. “Obviously the goal of bettering sex ed is important, but more generally, a lot of kids use the word ‘woke,’ and it’s similar to that — just having a greater

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awareness of whats going on.” Since the group includes students who have not yet taken sex education classes, and would be harmed by the state law placing limitations on the course, the suit claims, they were ready to do their part. “It’s just really powerful that a group of students are saying, ‘It’s not just an individual, and it isn’t an isolated incident. It’s targeted discrimination against LGBTQ youth,’” Bundy says. Bundy and the group are one of many GSAs throughout the state and country. A number of students in South Carolina public schools have started similar groups. “For a lot of students, school can be a hosReese Moore/courtesy Campaign for Southern Equality tile environment,” says Cora Webb, program director for We Are Family. “There is a need GROUPS ANNOUNCED A LAWSUIT ON FEB. 26 CHALLENGING A STATE LAW PROHIBITING for student groups to be in communication DISCUSSION OF SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS DURING SEXUAL EDUCATION CLASSES with one another, and that’s an opportunity that a lot of them don’t get.” Now, We Are Family is providing that Southeast for the GSA Network. “We want want to extend that acceptance to a wider opportunity to LGBTQ students, who to make sure that queer and trans youth group of people … Just hearing stories of kids often feel isolated and victimized by their know that, one, we are looking for them, and who don’t have the family support that I had, schools and sometimes families for their two, we want them to have some sense of or the school support that I’ve had — they identities. The group has facilitated connecsafety in their schools.” are so often discouraged at home, school, and tions between multiple GSAs and LGBTQ Bundy’s group has taken that a step further. work. We’re just kids, not even 18, and yet students and faculty throughout Charleston. While the original intent was to provide a safe we’re already facing these challenging issues.” “When we met at the coalition, there were space for their members, Bundy says they have The idea of teens facing identity-based students that said they had struggled even to been working to extend that safety to other challenges is nothing that hasn’t been printed meet together,” Bundy LGBTQ kids in the area in history books already. But, while cities like recalls. “There were that may not be able to Charleston are at times LGBTQ-friendly, “Just hearing stories of two students from the join a group like theirs. other areas haven’t quite caught up. kids who don’t have the Citadel, and they had “We’ve been more “There’s this permeating feeling around an entirely different outward-facing, trying the terror that black and brown folks have family support that I had, perspective, being from better the community faced in the South, but also with being or the school support that to a college, and a military around us,” Bundy says. LGBTQ,” Helm-Hernandez says. “I loved livI’ve had, they are so often “We are not just hanging ing in Atlanta, but Atlanta was an anomaly, a school at that.” The first coalition out and talking about bubble. All of Georgia is not like Atlanta.” discouraged at home, meeting was held Jan. books or movies, but we Despite the South’s history laced with 30, and had 25 people in school, and work. We’re also, at least where we discrimination, Bundy and others are hopeful attendance, representjust kids, not even 18, and are right now, are trying for a future in which people can feel accepted ing nine local schools. to support other GSAs despite their identities. Helm-Hernandez is yet we’re already facing Also in attendance was and hopefully in the looking at Virginia, which recently passed these challenging issues.” future, the whole state.” anti-descrimination laws in the state, as a role a representative from the GSA Network, a Taking a stand in model for the region in LGBTQ acceptance. —Eli Bundy national organization the lawsuit is a big step “It’s really important that LGBTQ youth that helps LGBTQ toward LGBTQ activand people in general in the South are given youth in schools. ism for these high schoolers, something that support and resources they need,” Bundy “There are groups there in South Carolina Bundy says they often forget. says. “Having a GSA and being a part of this doing work all over the state,” says Ashe “I’m in a place of privilege as someone who lawsuit, hopefully we are moving closer to a Helm-Hernandez, lead organizer in the is accepted,” Bundy explains. “So, I really just more accepting South Carolina.”

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N “The most common issue occurred among younger people who either weren’t registered at all or registered too late.” —Ben D’Allesandro said that things mostly went smoothly during his time as a poll clerk for the Democratic presidential primary. Source: Charleston City Paper

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SITTING ON RECORD SURPLUS, HOUSE PLANS BUMPS PER-STUDENT SPENDING BY JUST $11

A draft of the state budget shorts public K-12 students nearly $600 each. The House began budget deliberations this week on the state’s $9.6 billion spending plan, which has about $1.8 billion in record increases of revenues. The House Ways and Means Committee increased the base student cost from $2,489 in 2019-2020 to $2,500 in the proposed budget, an increase of $16 million. The state formula for base student cost, however, requires $3,164 for it to be fully funded, which would cost $652 million, according to committee staff. At an early budget hearing at the Blatt building on the Statehouse grounds Wednesday, Rep. Wendy Brawley (D-Hopkins) asked why it’s not fully funded. K-12 education budget subcommittee chair Bill Whitmire (R-Walhalla) responded: “That’s all the money we had. We had to choose: $3,000 [each] for teachers or the base student cost not being as high.” The proposed across-the-board, state-funded teacher pay raises will cost $213 million, in addition to regular pay raises for years in a teaching position. House Speaker Jay Lucas’ media liaison Nicolette Walters said the budget does more for education beyond base student cost with $10 million for more school resource officers, $60 million for capital improvements, $76.5 million for instructional materials as common core is phased out, $26 million for school buses, and $53 million for bringing 4K statewide. Speaker Pro Tempore Tommy Pope (R-York) said the base student cost is calculated through a formula that needs to be examined and reworked by legislators. The Senate Education Committee has already tasked a panel to look at education formulas. With a potential for additional revenues in projections by state budget forecasters, the Senate could increase the base student cost allocation but it is unlikely to meet the full requirements by law, sources say. House Education and Public Works Chair Rita Allison of Lyman said she hoped the Senate will increase it. —Lindsay Street

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A 2007 book by a former CofC professor that sought to document noteworthy political comebacks and putdowns is getting new life as President Donald Trump faces re-election this fall. Moreso than in any other time, we may be living in an age of political putdowns. That absolutely does not mean they’re any good, but with Twitter as a timeline of awful political absurdity, someone’s always dunking on someone. With that in mind, former College of Charleston comms professor Chris Lamb has dusted off his 2007 Stegelin-illustrated volume, I’ll be Sober in the Morning, with a new edition, The Art of the Political Putdown. In the latest installment, Lamb has integrated lines from presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump alongside the founding fathers’ zingers. The Art of the Political Putdown also includes previously unpublished essays by co-author Will Moredock — the former City Paper columnist and writer who died in 2019. Current City Paper publisher Andy Brack’s writing on former U.S. Sen. Ernest Hollings is included in the new book as well. Hollings also died last year. Presuming that the so-called “putdowns” function as much as a way to settle a score as they do to efficiently and amusingly dispatch a rival perspective, the Obama and Trump eras have both included their fair shares of retorts even if they aren’t quite equally adept. “No contemporary national politician has a better sense of humor than Barack Obama,” Lamb writes in the new book’s introduction, adding that smart humor often comes from “a keener sense of observation and a more acute sense of the absurd.” If matching wits is just another way of matching machismo, as Lamb wonders, one has to wonder whether Trump escalatored into the 2016 presidential race as an overwrought comeback to Obama. “When Trump feels threatened, he responds with the finesse of a knee to the groin,” Lamb writes. “His comebacks are more like something you would hear on an elementary school playground.” The Art of the Political Putdown, by Chris Lamb and Will Moredock, is available now. —Sam Spence

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A woman who previously trespassed at a downtown fast food joint made her grand reappearance, panhandling in the drive-thru line near the main entrance. Customers were reportedly disturbed by her presence, probably due to her bold fashion choice: a black leather jacket and T-shirt, with no pants or underwear.

While being detained in a police vehicle outside a downtown nightclub, a man stood up in the car’s doorway despite repeated verbal commands to stay seated, shouting, “I wish you would.” A few weeks ago, a man got into his car and found that the ignition was damaged. After the man called the police, the responding officer confirmed that the damage looked as though someone had attempted to hotwire the car. Key word: attempted. After stopping a black Dodge Charger for driving without their lights on, the driver rolled down the window and handed the officer his ID and a half-rolled joint, saying, “I didn’t want to hide anything from you.” He was let off with a warning for his radical honesty. A man told police his moped had been stolen from his backyard downtown last month. He said it must have been carried out, since it wasn’t running. He described the vehicle as being blue, with scratches on the front ride corner, and having a paper tag that read “MOPED.”

A West Ashley man had his Yeti cooler stolen from the back of his truck and later saw it for sale on Facebook Marketplace. He knew it was his cooler based on the color, the dirt, and that it was listed for sale with eight cans of Miller Lite still inside. A West Ashley couple’s relationship burned out instead of fading away when a man allegedly set his girlfriend’s car on fire. There was some smoke damage to the driver’s side, where the rear tire was melted. Love burns passionately sometimes. After pulling over a man near Folly Road, officers said the driver of a truck who was straddling both lanes of traffic and swaying back and forth in the roadway said, “I was being dumb,” and that he “Did a mistake.” A West Ashley woman reported her gate was damaged overnight, and that a piece of driftwood and a rock had been taken from her porch. She believes the bandit to have been her exboyfriend. We aren’t sure what’s more criminal, the vandalism to the gate, or the driftwood theft.

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year after 10,000 educators and their supporters gathered outside the South Carolina Statehouse, they’re planning to rally again March 24, and for good reason. Well into the second legislative year spent in pursuit of impactful education reform, the state House and the Senate have each passed their versions of reform. Over those months, advocates have kept pressure on legislators to help South Carolina schools. Now, lawmakers have passed something. But will the new laws support teachers and fix our failing schools? After the House passed its version of education reform in 2019, the state Senate spent the first eight weeks of this year’s legislative session in debate over its own education reform proposals. Ultimately, senators approved the Senate bill, S.419, last week with a bipartisan group of four dissenting senators, including Charleston state Sen. Marlon Kimpson and outspoken teacher advocate Sen. Mike Fanning, a freshman Democrat from Great Falls. Joined by Sens. Mia McLeod (D-Richland) and Shane Martin (R-Spartanburg), the four cast their votes against the bill as Senate leaders hurried it along to make way for debate on Santee Cooper. SC for Ed, the most vocal of state education groups, rolled out its legislative agenda last year, well before lawmakers returned to Columbia. The group’s eight-point list represents some of the state’s long-acknowledged shortfalls, such as low teacher pay, as well as other demands on which there has been

less agreement. Take one example: The Senate’s version of the bill fulfills one of the group’s items by doing away with the influential state Education Oversight Committee, blamed for burdensome standardized testing policies. House members did not pass such a measure, which means they’ll have to weigh in on the policy before the bill is passed. Fortunately, the issue of teacher pay is not part of the education bill, but will be a point of contention as lawmakers consider the state budget in the coming weeks. With Gov. Henry McMaster eager to sign an education reform bill ASAP, and nearly everyone on board with the minimum $3,000 teacher pay raise he suggested last year, it looks like state educators will get another pay increase in the next year. The pay increases should continue, and lawmakers say they will. However, lawmakers finally paying long overdue bills do not make up for how they continue to underfund our students. With record surpluses in state coffers, House lawmakers are proposing to raise per-student spending a measly $11 in 202021 (see our report on p. 6). With the pocket change increase, proposed per-pupil spending ($2,500) is still more than $600 short of the $3,164 the state says it would take to fully fund each student’s education. It’s great our teachers will get paid more soon. But it should be as plain as the nose on your face that they — and we — have a long list of reasons to protest again this spring.

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For the People It’s time to stop blocking anti-corruption and election reform legislation When I ran for Congress, I promised the people of the Lowcountry I would work for them, not special interests and big donors. It’s why I made a promise — which I have kept — to not accept a single dime from special interests or PACs. Once elected, I worked with my colleagues to do just that by co-sponsoring and helping pass the For the People Act (H.R. 1), once-in-a-generation anti-corruption and democracy reform legislation. H.R. 1 tackles the biggest problems facing our democracy. It shines a light on the dark money that corrupts our politics, protects and expands the fundamental right to vote, ends partisan gerrymandering, and restores ethics and accountability in the federal government to ensure that we are working for the interests of the American people, rather than wealthy donors and lobbyists. The ability to meaningfully participate in our democracy is also a racial justice issue. Voting is one of our most important civil rights, but increasingly, the right to vote has been under attack. Between 2012 and 2016, majority-minority urban counties saw an average loss of seven polling stations and 200 poll workers. Between 2013 and 2018, 33 million voters were removed from voting rolls across the country. That’s another reason I’ve championed H.R. 1. It takes critical steps to remove bar-

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H.R. 1 reforms our campaign finance system by addressing dark money and strengthening oversight of super PACs. H.R. 1 also fortifies federal ethics rules by closing loopholes for lobbyists, making our politics more transparent, and increasing accountability for elected officials in order to prevent political corruption and make sure the American people are put first. And H.R. 1 ensures fair, free, and accessible elections by removing barriers to the ballot box and establishing independent redistricting commissions to ensure all Americans’ voices can be heard in our democracy. If we want to protect our shorelines from destructive offshore drilling, make progress on lowering prescription prices, fight gun violence and climate change, and tackle racial inequality, and make sure that our government is working for the people, not special interests and big corporations, we need to pass H.R. 1. On the one-year anniversary of its passage, Sen. McConnell needs to stop blocking this critical legislation and bring H.R. 1 to the Senate floor for a vote. Joe Cunningham represents South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.

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owls and bingo takes place in the rec room at Joseph Floyd Manor every Wednesday at noon. Residents of the 12-story public housing building trickle in, finding seats at long card tables. Volunteers serve soup — one week in February it was sweet potato chili — and Jae Smith, the building’s case intake specialist, spins the bingo cage.

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You can use as many cards as you like, but the regulars often spread three cards in front of them, carefully placing the multi-colored chips on the “free” spaces. Smith calls the numbers and letters: B5, N7, G21. About 10 residents huddle over their cards, quietly concentrating. After a few minutes someone yells, “Bingo!” and the others hurry Smith to start the next round. The winners take home practical prizes. Off to the side, a table sits stacked with non-perishable goods and toiletries. Cake mix is a hot commodity, if, of course, you have eggs back in your kitchen. If something better catches your eye, you can trade.

The majority of JFM residents are elderly or disabled. The manor is just one of 399 affordable housing units managed by the Charleston County Housing and Redevelopment Authority’s Public Housing Department. Ginean Mazeck, the family self sufficiency coordinator at JFM, says that most residents were once in the workforce. Circumstances change; these people suffered from injuries or layoffs. They have never returned to making a viable living. Mazeck credits a new book, Tales From The Manor, with helping show Charleston that there’s more than one way into poverty. Tales From The Manor is a collaboration with Enough Pie, a local nonprofit which works with local residents and businesses on the upper peninsula to strengthen connections in the local community. The book is based on a podcast of the same name, which Enough Pie launched with nonprofit Ohm Radio in 2019. The series’ 30-minute episodes feature interviews with JFM residents, exploring stories from each person’s past. Tales From The Manor features the stories of nine residents and two employees, including Mazeck. The book is an effort to put a face on the story

JOAN CARTER LIVES AT THE MANOR — AND WORKS AT THE FRONT DESK, TOO

She reads and writes a lot; she likes writing down quotes. Right now, she’s reading Queen Sugar, a novel by Natalie Baszile about a young mother who’s recently been widowed. Jones lives in one of the larger apartments in the building — she’s got a bedroom, bathroom, sitting area, and kitchen. Boxes are stacked around the space; Jones says she’s got to stop collecting things at her age. Like Jones, Joan Carter mainly keeps to herself. Just a few days before the Super Bowl, she says she’s perfectly happy hosting a party for one in her apartment. “I have some chips and dip,” she shrugs. Carter was born in North Carolina and moved to New Jersey at age 16, where she has spent most of her life. After her daughter and son-in-law moved south, Carter followed, somewhat begrudgingly. “It’s all backwards to BRYANT me,” she says of Charleston. “Some of these people down here got a different way of thinking.” Needless to say, Curtis Thompson, who grew up on Charleston’s Eastside, disagrees with Carter’s perspective. Sitting next to her on a bench in one of the manor’s front offices, Thompson points out that while the South may seem foreign to some, his time up North had him feeling just as out of place. “I lived in New York, but it was a little bit too fast for me,” he says. “In New York, people would think you were crazy for saying, ‘How you doing?’ ” After time in the military and abroad, and later, getting into the ministry, Thompson is happy to be back home, where, as he says, people say, “Hey, you” back. continued on page 15

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of the people who live in the low-income public housing complex. “As you pass down the highway at night, you may see the lights on in individual apartments at Joseph Floyd Manor,” the introduction reads. “Know that those lights are the residents shining bright, carrying the torch of their ancestors who would be proud of their offspring. They show us all what it means to be perfectly human.” Resident Carolyn Jones, a frequent bingo winner, was a guest on the podcast last year. “I wasn’t going to do it,” she says, nodding her head defiantly. “I’m a kind of stand-offish person. I’m kind of private.” Talking in a measured voice, Jones seems anything but stand-offish, readily offering up details of her life. Originally from Edgefield, Jones spent time in New York, and later back down south in Orangeburg. She eventually found herself in West Ashley, living with her son, a military engineer. After living with her son for a bit, Jones wanted to branch out on her own, and she applied for an apartment at JFM. Currently there’s a year-long wait to get an MAZECK apartment at the manor. “We have a lot of working poor,” says Mazeck of the residents she works with in public housing. “Some people never reach the income level to score out of poverty. When you’re disabled, it’s even harder to do so.” Just over 15 percent of Charleston County residents live in poverty. Of almost 376,000 people, the majority (about 195,000) are employed. AfricanAmerican residents are almost three times more likely to live in poverty than white residents, according to 2017 census data. Mazeck appreciates the work that the Tales From The Manor book and podcast are doing to shine a light on poverty in the area. While Carolyn Jones doesn’t go out often, she does enjoy spending time in her apartment and reading.

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Histories Both Thompson and Carter disagree with the city’s designation as the No. 1 in the world, blaming overdevelopment and traffic for making the city less livable. Erica Bryant, program coordinator of the county’s housing choice voucher program, what most people refer to as Section 8, says that lots of Charleston residents are finding the city to be less livable. “The rents in Charleston are so high, even when we give a family a voucher they still can’t find housing,” she says. South Carolina is one of 19 states where the lowest earners make the federal minimum wage, according to a 2017 report by the College of Charleston’s Race and Social Justice Initiative. Minimum wage workers in South Carolina make up a larger portion of the hourly paid workforce than nationally. The report states: “Affordable housing for continued on page 16

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Histories continued from page 15 service workers, low-to-moderate income earners, seniors, veterans, and entry-level professionals simply does not exist.” “The face of poverty is changing now,” says Mazeck. Growing up just outside of the Charleston area, Mazeck has seen firsthand the impact of gentrification. She talks about how the city was once majority black; according to census estimates, the African American population in Charleston County hovers around 27 percent. White residents make up about 70 percent of the population. “Everybody’s being pushed out,” Mazeck says. As of 2017 the Charleston metro area population was growing at three times the rate of the U.S. population average. With more people come more homes, more hotels, more cars. The undeniable rise of development on the peninsula begs the question — what’s going to happen to the manor? According to Mazeck, nothing, for now. The building was purchased by Charleston County in 1979, operating as Joseph Floyd Manor since 1981. But the building is old, built around 1950, and in need of a lot of maintenance. Each apartment in the manor is slated to get new blinds, according to this year’s Public Housing Assessment plan. The residents don’t necessarily mind the old building, but they admit to having to make adjustments to living in close quarters with others. “You’ve gotta learn how to rub elbows with

people,” says Thompson. “Everyone has different situations and different problems and you’ve got to know how to deal with people.” The building has 156 units. Most of the apartments are single occupancy, but some have couples; one resident just had a baby. There are a lot of tales on each floor of the manor, spoken and unspoken histories. Jones, like so many people, holds on to things that no longer serve her. There are some items she just doesn’t want to part with. Looking around her small apartment she takes in the boxes and piles of books: “This is my home right now.”

“You’ve got to value what you’ve got. I hope people will value where they live, that they don’t have to experience what I’ve seen.” —Curtis Thompson Carter carries around a healthy dose of caution when it comes to strangers. “You can’t get too friendly,” she warns. Thompson says that at age 66, he’s found a certain kind of peace — the kind that comes along when you’re OK being alone. Despite life’s hardships, he’s grateful for what he has. “You’ve got to value what you’ve got,” he says. “I hope people will value where they live, that they don’t have to experience what I’ve seen. It’s only by the grace of God that I’m here. I’ve still got a little health left. You just gotta be thankful, you know?”

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St. Paddy’s Block Party Get your green on at the 17th annual St. Paddy’s Day Block party in Park Circle. This fun event features a kids’ zone, vendors, live music, arts and crafts, and face painting. Wear your green and prepare for some bangin’ bagpipes. Sat. March 14, 12-6 p.m. Free to attend. East Montague Ave. between Jenkins and Virginia Ave. North Charleston. northcharleston.org

Come watch creative aspirations be ignited and spectacular performances from local dance studios, visual arts studios, and performing artists. There will be games, crafts, and lots of fun for kids of all ages. Sat. March 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free to attend. Mt. Pleasant Towne Centre, 1600 Palmetto Grande Drive. Mt. Pleasant. mtpleasantowncentre.com

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Pops! In Space Delight in an out-of-this-world North Charleston Pops! evening featuring John Williams’ masterpieces from Star Wars movies: The Last Jedi, The Force Awakens, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Clips from NASA and music from Star Trek will be played for a very special space experience. Sat. March 14 at 7:30 p.m. $16+. North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive. North Charleston. northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com

Rebel Girls Celebration From rebel women like Elizabeth I to Serena Williams, Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls is a book that reinvents fairy tales and inspires girls. Bring your own rebel girl (or boy) to meet some of the Rebel Girls characters at their meet-and-greet event. Sat. March 14, 9-11 a.m. Free to attend. Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, 25 Ann St. Downtown. exploremcml.org

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Camellia Walks Stroll through Middleton Place and enjoy the beautiful camellias that enhance the gardens with thousands of blossoms, including one of the first camellia plants planted in America. Thurs. March 12 and Sat. March 14, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $26/adults, $15/ students, $10/children. Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Road. West Ashley. middletonplace.org

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Drink with the best of them at this annual downtown bar crawl featuring stops at Charleston Beer Works, The Brick, Republic, Burns Alley, and Trio. Drink specials include $3 Bud Lights, $4 Tito’s cocktails, $5 Red Bull cocktails, and more. Grab your friends and join the fun. Sat. March 14, 12-9 p.m. $25. Starts at The Brick, 24 Ann St. Downtown

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Black Expo Economic Summit Following Friday’s Taste of Black Charleston, Black Expo South hosts an economic summit in Charleston. Check out seminars that discuss women and finances 101, full-ride scholarships, and managing credit. Sat. March 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $10. North Charleston Convention Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive. North Charleston. blackexposouth.com

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The Ulster Historical Foundation invites the public to join Gillian Hunt and Fintan Mullan for a special Irish genealogical seminar, “Researching Your Scots-Irish and Irish Ancestors,” hosted by Old St. Andrew’s Parish Church on Wed. March 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The seminar ($25) begins with an overview of emigration from Ireland to North America, followed by an introduction to Scots-Irish and Irish family history research. While there is a common misperception that researching Irish ancestors is impossible because of the destruction of the Public Record Office in Dublin in 1922, Mullan and Hunt prove that there are still records and resources available. Hunt and Mullan will discuss the records related to different churches in Ireland as well as census substitutes and other important sources for the 18th and 19th centuries. Learn more about the USA lecture tour online. —Priscilla Vanartsdalen

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Meisha Johnson is on a mission. The owner of Neema Gallery, one of just a few AfricanAmerican owned art galleries in Charleston, wants to bring diversity to this city. She’s already creating change on Broad Street, successfully opening Neema at the end of 2018 and hosting a slew of events, from artist talks to book signings. Now Johnson’s mission is expanding; she opens Gallery Elevate at 140 East Bay St. this Spring. The gallery will feature the work of new and emerging African-American artists from all over the world. Neema Gallery will shift its focus to highlight the work of top African-American Southern artists, both living and deceased. “What was very eye-opening for me was Art Basel,” says Johnson of her recent gallery changes. She saw galleries regularly selling $100,000 paintings and realized that the work of some of the artists she represents

was just as world-class as the work of those showing in Miami. “It shifted my thinking,” she says. “I want to position myself where we can accomplish that.”

“If you’re an artist wanting gallery representation, I think Charleston is ideal. If a person purchases from you they may be from New York or Chicago — the word of your art spreads.” Neema Gallery will now represent the work of deceased artists including selftaught Spartanburg native Johnnie Lee Gray. A carpenter by trade, Gray’s work often incorporates house paint and plywood, capturing scenes from America’s Jim Crow era. Neema will continue to represent Tyrone

Geter, whose work Johnson showed, to much acclaim, at Art Basel. Geter, in addition to creating stunning charcoal drawings, has developed his own torn paper technique. Then there’s Otto Neals, a Lake City native who moved to Brooklyn at age 5, and created art during the Harlem Renaissance. Johnson has indeed created a world-class roster of artists. While Neema’s works are geared toward the more seasoned art collector, Gallery Elevate will cater to new buyers. You’ll find visual works (including prints) and jewelry at Gallery Elevate, with works that are priced with beginning buyers in mind. Johnson plans on curating educational newsletters for people who visit Elevate, sending out info about artists, as well as do’s and don’ts for first time art buyers. continued on page 27

The Gibbes Museum of Art partners with the S.C. Aquarium and Cultivate SciArt for an interactive evening on Wed. March 25, 5-8 p.m. “The Resilience of Coastal Communities: Preserving Culture, Environment, and Craft” merges art, culture, and science and is open to the public and free with registration. Attendees will hear from Albert George, director of conservation for the aquarium, as well as Nakia Wigfall, a Gullah historian and sweetgrass basketmaker. They’ll be joined by fellow Gullah Geechee community member Queen Quet, whose newly released Gullah/ Geechee novels, We Journey and Gwine Home, will be available for sale and signing. George will discuss the impacts that changing climate, populations, and lifestyles have on the longstanding traditions of coastal communities. Local artist and Cultivate SciArt director, Marielena Martinez, will introduce participants to weaving with natural materials and guide individuals in making their own “natural fiber micro-tapestries,” woven works of art using natural fibers. While participants weave, Wigfall, founder of Sweetgrass Gullah Connection, will present the history of the unique Gullah craft. She will also share a brief sweetgrass basket-making demonstration with baskets for viewing and/or sale. Guests will tour the Gibbes’ collection of sweetgrass baskets made by renowned sweetgrass weaver Mary Jackson. Soul food appetizers and beverages will be provided by Destiny Community Cafe. —PV For daily updates from Charleston’s art world, check out the Arts+Movies section at charlestoncitypaper.com.

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Offbeat and on the Record FOIA Love blends public records and bluegrass for a unique comedy experience BY DUSTIN WATERS FOIA Love Tues. March 17 7-9 p.m. $25/door, $20/adv. Charleston Museum 360 Meeting St. Downtown foialove.com

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Have you always been curious about public records-based comedy but were turned off by the lack of quality bluegrass music? Well, your prayers have been answered. Making its Charleston debut March 17 at the Charleston Museum, FOIA Love utilizes the Freedom of Information Act for what is arguably its finest unintentional purpose. Creator Curtis Raye sifts through everything from school board minutes, FBI profiles, and FCC complaints against CBS’ The Big Bang Theory to share the profound absurdity of some of America’s most vocal inhabitants. Because who isn’t curious as to how Sheldon, Leonard,

and the Big Bang gang have trespassed beyond the bounds of common decency. And just in case you’ve never attended a local municipal meeting, please be aware that they occasionally involve residents unironically singing Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” and complaining that Charleston has become a modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah due to the widespread sale of devil’s food cake. This is, of course, the story nationwide. Meaning that there is a lot of paperwork to sort through, a lot of committee meetings to watch, and a lot of nonsense to suss out. That’s where patience and an open mind prove rewarding for Raye. And thankfully, he’s willing to share that experience with an audience. “I love that moment of discovery when after six hours something leaps out at you, but everyone has a different outlet. If you’re a journalist, you can write about it in your continued on page 26

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chair of the CIAA’s Athletic Academic Committee. That’s a lot of acronyms, but all of that experience made Pinckney the perfect person to write From Slaveships to Scholarships: The Plight of the African-American Athlete, a new book that’s just as riveting as it is disturbing. The book draws some unsettling parallels between the life of an African American during the time of slavery in America, and the plight of the modern African-American athlete, particularly the collegiate athlete. Pinckney delves into the long, slow history of desegregation of professional and collegiate sports, and the pressure a black athlete often feels to perform for team owners, administrators, and coaches, who are most often white. The genesis of the book came from something that John Lucas II, a star NBA player and champion tennis pro who coached and managed the Philadelphia 76ers from 1994-96, once told Pinckney. “The players didn’t like the way the owner was talking to them, so John decided to talk to the owner,” Pinckney says. Apparently telling Lucas, “I can talk to them any way I want to,” Pinckney says the account of the owner’s attitude shifted his perspective. “I think that was the turning point for me to really look at sports with a more critical eye,” he says. Once Pinckney became a part of the NCAA, the separation between those who ran the programs and the athletes who played for them became even more apparent. “I became more aware once I took an continued on page 27

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Benh Zeitlin’s debut film, Beasts of the Southern Wild, was a breath of fresh air that bowled me over when I saw it. It was a wonderfully eccentric, beautiful film filled with melancholy and joy. That dramatic fantasy, like Zeitlin’s latest, Wendy, sometimes feels like a marriage between the stark frankness of a John Cassavettes movie and the free-floating dreaminess of Terrence Malick. The naturalistic performances from Beasts of the Southern Wild’s cast of virtual unknowns, particularly young Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry, gave the film teeth. It’s a great film that, despite winning at Cannes and Academy Award nominations, not enough people have seen. I loved it. Personally, I walked out of this sophomore feature, Wendy, feeling conflicted. It’s a feeling I’m used to when I walk out of movies as unorthodox as Wendy. The story, a re-imagining of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, is set in a modern era. In this version, Wendy (Devin France) and her twin brothers, Douglas and James (Gavin and Gage Naquin) live with their mother who works in a diner by the railroad tracks. Things take a drastic turn when the kids are lured onto a passing train that a mischievous kid named Peter (Yashua Mack) is sitting atop of. From there they go to an island, a Neverland if you will, where there’s always fun to be had and you never get old. At the beginning, some of that Beasts energy is repeated in Wendy. We’re treated to overlapping conversations between characters that look, speak, and feel comfortably real. We get swept up in the magic and majesty of youth, remembering what it was like to just feel free and let your imagination run wild. It is exhilarating and you can feel the passion, particularly in the first third of the film. There is a commitment and artistry at work. There are quite a few scenes that involve children in, what looks to be, actual peril. Those scenes are so stunning that I found myself constantly wondering how they got away with it. That’s movie magic for you. Did I mention how wonderful the film looks, from Courtesy Searchlight Pictures the beautiful locations in Montserrat, to WE GUESS HOPPING TRAINS IS OK — AS the production design to Sturla Brandth LONG AS IT TAKES YOU TO A MAGICAL Grøvlen’s cinematography? It’s all pretty ISLAND NEVERLAND breathtaking at times. I appreciate the underlying themes of respecting Mother Earth and the need to keep a young, fresh mind when things go dim. That being said, it didn’t always feel like enough for me. I went from one emotional extreme to the other during the course of the movie. One moment I was enthralled by its magical-realism, and the next moment I was frustrated, wanting things to shift gears from the scenes of the wideeyed kids exploring their surroundings to a conflict I could get emotionally involved with. This long gestating project was a labor of love for Benh and his sister, co-writer Eliza Zeitlin. From what I’ve gathered from interviews, it was something they had been dreaming of doing since they were kids. This follow-up feels, like the children of Neverland, restless and unrestrained. continued on page 27

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Offbeat continued from page 24 publication. If you’re a college professor, you can talk about it in class,” says Raye. “I’m a comedian, so when I find that thing that leaps off the page, to me it makes the most sense to get up on stage and find a way to share it with everybody through jokes and songs and sketches.” Raye’s love of comedy that “celebrates American sincerity and American insanity” became apparent when a week after graduating college in 2007, he moved to rural Iowa and worked in the caucuses for nine months. Fresh off the most recent caucuses, Raye can offer a bit of a palate cleanser for those who feel overwhelmed or disheartened by the current, neverending election cycle. “That experience introduced me to so many sincere and insane people,” Raye recalls. “People would invite me into their homes for muffins even though I was knocking on their door as a political campaigner, which to me is both sincere and insane. It made me respect them and question whether they were all there. They were just so nice.” Gaining an even closer appreciation of America’s political process, Raye lived in Washington, D.C. for eight years. For those unfamiliar with our nation’s capital, D.C. holds its own special brand of absurdity. It is a town where the bars open early for live

screenings of impeachment hearings, accompanied by specially themed cocktails. This is likely what the Founding Fathers intended. Having covered the public records portion of the show, now is a good time to explain the bluegrass component. For those curious as to how the sound of Appalachia corresponds to public records requests, don’t ask so many questions. Honestly, most performances can be improved with the simple addition of bluegrass. With Raye on banjo, FOIA Love’s touring band also includes Bennett Sullivan of the Tony-nominated Steve Martin musical Bright Star and International Bluegrass Music Association Award winners Maddie Witler and Annie Staninec. Traveling by rented motorhome, Raye still needs to figure out if a stand-up bass requires its own seatbelt. You may be thinking that it seems inadvisable to mix live comedy with a genre of music mostly focused on steam-engine collisions and death. That’s a reasonable reaction. But in this case, trade commision records crossed with mountain music is an appealing mix that you’re not likely to find anywhere else. “If I had to name my two favorite things, it’s comedy and bluegrass. Beekeeping is also a hobby of mine. However, they don’t let me release live bees inside of a theater, so I had to go with my other two hobbies,” says Raye. “As much as I love public records, I also know nobody should have to sit through a 90-minute talk about them, so why not insert some music in there to make it more interesting.”

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Pinckney says that whatever the outcome of the discussion about paying colcontinued from page 23 lege players, the system as it is now needs a lot of work. active position with the NCAA,” he says. “Is a scholarship really a scholarship or is “Being on the registration committee it a contract?” he says. “I’m of the belief that only added to the fire. I was at these it’s a contract, and the disappointment with conventions and seeing that you had these contracts is that these kids don’t really a disproportionately low amount of read it and the coaches and athletic staff don’t African-American administrators versus really explain what the contract is about.” the amount of African-American athletes The book also includes conversations in collegiate and professional sports.” with Jim Burch, the first-ever black referee Interestingly enough, in the ACC, and George Pinckney’s book has Williams, an African“ ...the disappointment come out at a time when American track-and-field with these contracts the overall traditional coach who has an astoundmodel of college athleting 30+ championships is that these kids ics seems to be on the and has coached in the verge of changing. There’s don’t really read it Olympics, but isn’t heavy been a lot of discussion on solutions to the proband the coaches and about paying college lem of the black athleteathletic staff don’t players in some way, and as-modern-day-slave-labor, really explain what the because Pinckney isn’t sure though From Slaveships to Scholarships was not there is one. contract is about.” directly influenced by that “As long as money is discussion, he does put involved, I don’t know if forth a potential formula for doing just that. there’s a solution,” he says. “We have such a “My stance with that is I don’t think they rich appetite in America for sports. You don’t should be compensated directly,” he says. “I see kids in America going to Europe to play think we should put the money in a trust, college basketball, you see kids from Europe and as these young men move towards gradu- coming to America to play college basketball ation, if they meet that goal of graduation, or play tennis or run track, because there’s they’d have $40, $50, $60, maybe $70,000 money attached to it. You have to follow in trust that they can take and get a head start the money, so I don’t know that there’s ever on life. What’s missing is financial literacy.” going to be a solution to the problem.”

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continued from page 24 It sidesteps narrative conventions and wants to take you along through a world filled with visual poetry and whimsy. I admired everything this movie was trying to do and say. It has all the hallmarks of movies that I like. That’s why I’m stumped I didn’t like it more. Could it be the lofty expectations built up from the eight-year wait after experiencing Beasts or something as simple as not feeling emotionally engaged with the story of Peter Pan itself? The wonder of the animated film by our Disney overlords never really hit home for me. The musical stage play I saw weirded me out. Spielberg’s Hook definitely didn’t do it for me. Pan from a couple years didn’t do much for me

either. It’s a stretch but my favorite was probably Joel Shumacher’s The Lost Boys, which is more just Peter Pan inspired. I’m still hemming and hawing over how I actually felt about the movie after having seen it a few days ago. As of this moment, it’s a mixed bag. That opinion could drastically change down the road. I wouldn’t call it a movie for kids considering its existential nature and I can see adults looking for pop cinema being equally frustrated. It’s the cinematic equivalent of outsider art. Some movies you have to go into with a very specific pair of eyes. It’s safe to say that Wendy is one of them.

Wendy — Rated PG-13. Directed by Benh Zeitlin. Starring Devin France, Shay Walker, Tommie Lynn Milazzo, Gage Naquin, and Yashua Mack.

Elevate continued from page 20 Johnson had no trouble finding artists to fill the walls of Gallery Elevate. “Pretty much every other day I get emails from artists,” she says. “I went back and read them all and reached back out to them.” Now, artists who couldn’t make it into Neema, will have the chance to show their work at Elevate. “Charleston is really a goldmine. You get people from everywhere. If you’re an artist wanting gallery representation, I think Charleston is ideal. If a person purchases from you they may be from New York or Chicago — the word of your art spreads,” says Johnson. “It’s a win-win for the arists I represent. They get that. Which is why they’re with me.” Gallery Elevate will be open later than

other galleries downtown, accomodating dinner crowds who may want to peruse works of art while waiting for their reservation. Johnson expects to see the same kind of people she’s seen frequenting Neema over the past year: tourists, snowbirds, a few locals here and there. She’s seen art-lovers who make a point to visit every gallery they can on a vacation, buying a work of art as their souvenir. She’s made friends, with people near and far sending her five-yearold, Sabina, gifts. She’s been inspired by the artists she works with, looking to Geter and others as mentors in the often cut-throat art gallery world. “It’s been a real beautiful thing,” says Johnson of opening and operating her first, and soon to be second, art gallery. “It’s not for the faint of heart. From the beginning, I’m on a mission and I want to see diversity downtown. It’s not here and it’s time for it.”

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AN IRISH BAR OPENS ON CUMBERLAND STREET THIS APRIL

Delicious Snapshots Chez Nous remains a brilliant outlier close to home

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 03.11.2020

BY ROBERT MOSS

It had been years since I last dined at Chez Nous, but when I sat down at a small banquette table a few weeks ago, I felt like I was back in an old familiar haunt. I credit Instagram for that. Each morning just before lunch, @cheznouscharleston posts a picture of the day’s menu, handwritten in black ink on a small white card in executive chef Jill Mathias’ eccentric and highly-stylized script. Next comes a separate picture of each and every dish being served that day, taken from above in flawless light. Admittedly, it’s only seven pictures total, since Chez Nous serves just two starters, two entrees, and two desserts, and the selection changes daily. Occasionally you’ll see a stylish shot of the restaurant’s exterior — a postcardcute yellow Charleston single house — or a moody view of one of the two compact dining rooms with wide-planked wooden floors, white walls, and timeworn brown rafters. The images roll across my screen so consistently that I almost feel like a regular. All this might tempt one to declare Chez Nous a creature of the Instagram era, but

apart from those daily snapshots, it seems far removed from “influencer” buzz and rapidly shifting trends. The setting is charmingly old and the cuisine European-inspired, but it’s hardly a throwback to an older mode of dining, either. Chez Nous stands alone just as it is, an eccentric outlier. It’s been that way since the restaurant opened in 2014. The basic white plates are still the same, as are the spartan brown tables and the comforting smell of old wood when you step into the first-floor dining room. Downstairs, the same eight stools line the small bar along one wall, with a row of twotop tables along the other. Upstairs a single row of brown wood tables stretch along one wall, and the ancient fireplace at one end has an even older-looking mirror hanging above it. With such a dynamic menu, any review of Chez Nous is by necessity a fleeting snapshot. On my last visit, each of the courses balanced a dark, heavier dish with a brighter fish-based option, and each was splendid, though in very different ways. On the other side of the ledger, the flawlessly crisp puff pastry of the vol-au-vent

A new coastal Italian restaurant quietly opened March 2 at 209 East Bay St., the space formerly occupied by Pawpaw. According to Sipango director of operations Heather Greene, the seating and layout of the new restaurant is conducive to hosting private events. Sipango executive chef Brian Fox is fresh off a four-year hiatus from the restaurant world, and he’s excited to utilize the abundant local seafood and produce Charleston has to offer. His menu features a variety of house made pastas, shareable small plates, and wood-fired pizzas. Fox uses an all natural sourdough starter to make the crust, and toppings range from the classic margherita to shrimp with garlic crema. Fox, who has spent the last few years in food service at MUSC, describes his menu as “contemporary Charleston in feel, even if we aren’t making traditional Southern cuisine.” According to the chef, there will always be an Italian staple entree on the menu — right now, he’s serving a buttermilk fried chicken parmigiano with housemade pasta. Sipango is open for dinner until March 12, expanding to lunch and dinner service seven days a week after that. —Parker Milner

($15) encases tender mushrooms and hearty chunks of rabbit in a supremely rich, creamy sauce — a filling, comforting opener. The scallop crudo ($18), by contrast, is sparkling and delicate, with tender white scallops sliced thin, dressed in citrus and oil, and topped with chunks of supremed orange. A sprinkle of flaked sea salt and crushed pink peppercorns add pleasant prickles to each cool, citrusy bite. In contrast to its slim menu, Chez Nous’ wine list is fairly deep, with two dozen reds and 15 whites, about a third of them available by the glass. The selection slants French with a few nice Italian bottles sprinkled in, and our server nailed it with his recommended 2014 Viña Alberdi Rioja Reserve. Medium-bodied with a tart, almost bitter finish, it’s delightful on its own and mingles well with the dark notes of mushroom and duck as well as the bright acid of the crudo. On the larger plates, the duck leg confit ($28) is silky and dark beneath its jacket of golden-seared skin. When you stir the red continued on page 30

Brothers Dan and Conor Sullivan are opening an Irish pub in a 150-year-old refurbished warehouse at 5 Cumberland St. in April. Once open, Bumpa’s will serve food and drinks from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. everyday. The restaurant’s name is an ode to their grandfather Bumpa, and the two recently named Joe Palmitessa the executive chef. Palmitessa, who plans to “feature comfort foods patrons seek in a neighborhood bar,” previously spent time at the Hotel Bennett and Kiawah’s Ocean Room. The main attraction at Bumpa’s is the French fries — the Sullivans are aiming to mimic that old school Irish pub where potatoes play a prominent role. The interior design should help with the desired vibe especially after architect David Richards and builder Paul Koenig spent 10 months revamping the warehouse, which dates back to 1830. Previous tenants of the space include Jimmy Dengate’s, Moe’s Downtown, and Cumberland Street Smokehouse. The exact opening date for Bumpa’s will be announced later this month. —PM

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n FRENCH 39 Rue De Jean French brasserie cuisine featuring burgers, steaks, sushi, and salads Voted Best French Restaurant and Best French Fries by CP readers. Lunch & Dinner (Daily). Sun. Brunch. 39 John St. (843) 7228881. Bistro A Vin Bistro A Vin — the sister establishment and next-door neighbor to pastry-focused Cafe Framboise is elegant, but cozy. The menu is unapologetically French. Dinner (Tues.-Sat.). 40 Archdale St. (843) 974-4441. Bistro Toulouse Modern interpretations of classic French dishes. Lunch (Tues.-Fri.), Dinner (Tues.-Sun.) & Weekend Brunch. 1220 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Suite I. (843) 216-3434. Breizh Pan Crepes Pop in for a La Molène crepe with sausage and Swiss cheese to start the day then run errands on King Street before pausing for a refueling L’Huelgoat — a veggie crepe with goat cheese. Breakfast, Lunch (Wed.-Mon.). 39 George St. (843) 822-3313. Chez Nous Jill Mathias and Juan Cassalett cook up big flavors in a tiny kitchen while Fanny and Patrick Panella stock the shelves with some excellent wines. Lunch & Dinner. 6 Payne St. (843) 579-3060. Fat Hen Chef Fred Neuville’s Lowcountry menu with a French flair holds such gems as coq au vin, shrimp and crab, and braised short ribs. Dinner (Mon.-Sat.), Sun. Brunch. 3140 Maybank Hwy. (843) 559-9090. Félix Cocktails et Cuisine If I had to name the one place I’d like to be on a rainy spring night in Charleston, Félix would be it. The nearly floor-to-ceiling windowframed dining room is the perfect place to sit and sip and stare out the window pretending the Holy City is a bigger metropolis than it is. The French-inspired small plate menu is an ideal accompaniment to the restaurant’s cocktail menu. 550 King St. (843) 203-6297. G&M/Fast and French Great little restaurant featuring French cheeses, soups, salads, and daily dinner specials. Fondue night every Thurs. Breakfast & Lunch (Mon.-Sat.), &. Dinner (Tues.-Sat.). Closed Sun. 98 Broad St. (843) 577-9797. Henrietta’s This sophisticated French brasserie has a small menu with big flavors like roast duck for two, pate with gougeres, and incredible Root Baking Co. bread. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Daily). 334 Meeting St. (843) 872-9065. Maison The creation of Vandy Vanderwarker, formerly chef de cuisine at The Ordinary before stepping out with bartender Will Love to open Maison, where they’ve carried on the deep, intense flavors that characterized their former home, and also a playful eye. —Robert Moss (Dish, Summer 2019) Dinner (Tues.-Sat.). 708 King St. (843)990-9165. NICO After leaving his near decade-long post at Fish, Chef Nico Romo started his own venture in Mt. Pleasant, NICO Oysters + Seafood. As the name implies, the restaurant shines when it comes to seafood. NICO offers up to 12 daily varieties of oysters, as well as caviar and even a Scotch Oyster — a glass of Bowmore 12, a single oyster du jour, and instructions. Dinner (Daily), Lunch (Fri.-Sun.). Sun. brunch 10:30 a.m.2 p.m. 201 Coleman Blvd. (843) 352-7969. Purlieu Stepping into this intimate, relaxed Westside bistro is almost like being transported to a Parisian neighborhood. Chef John Zucker’s seasonal menu offers traditional French dishes like escargot and Parisian herb gnocchi, plus reimagined classics. Dinner (Tues.-Sat.). 237 Fishburne St. (843) 300-2253.

n MODERN AMERICAN Angel Oak Restaurant Serving lunch, Sun. brunch, and “supper,” this Johns Island gem uses local ingredients and modern preparations. Lunch features fresh, quick, made from scratch fare that is at once rustic and delicious. Dinner takes a more innovative approach to

Burwell’s Stone Fire Grill This “modern steakhouse” features a menu of diverse, yet refined, steak dishes and locally sourced plates highlighting purveyors like Tarvin Seafood and Carolina Gold Rice. Dinner (daily). Happy hour (daily) 4-7 p.m. bar only. 14 N Market St. (843) 737-8700. Butcher & The Boar Dinner (Tues.-Sun.), Lunch (Sat.), Sun. Brunch. 730 Coleman Blvd. Charleston Grill Exec. chef Michelle Weaver takes the helm in the kitchen of this world-class dining room. The innovative menu is broken into four types of dishes: pure focuses on fresh ingredients in simple preparations, lush delivers lavish French fare, cosmopolitan explores exotic and imaginative cuisine, and Southern is the Grill’s take on local favorites. Live jazz nightly. Dinner. 224 King St. (843) 577-4522. Circa 1886 Intriguing cuisine at the Wentworth Mansion. Menu changes regularly based on the seasons and ingredient availability. But the antelope loin is a perennial favorite. Dinner (Mon.-Sat.). 149 Wentworth St. (843) 853-7828. The Daily This great all-day cafe and to go market has everything from avocado toast to wines, pastries to copies of Garden & Gun. Breakfast, Lunch (Daily). 652-B King St. (843) 619-0151. Edmund’s Oast A brewpub from the guys at the Edmund’s Oast Exchange with a fresh, seasonal menu and 48 taps of awesome. Food options and drinks specials for $4 each and only available at the bar from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Serving Dinner (Mon.-Sat.), Sun. Brunch. 1081 Morrison Dr. (843) 727-1145. FIG James Beard Award-winning chef Mike Lata helms this acclaimed neighborhood bistro, crafting a daily menu that is based on fresh, local food. Dinner, Closed Sun. 232 Meeting St. (843) 805-5900. Gabrielle Gabrielle Charleston is the signature restaurant at luxurious Hotel Bennett, which opened in January 2019. With French-influenced, New Orleans-honed sensibilities and locally sourced ingredients, Gabrielle’s elegant, polished cuisine will likely place her firmly in the “It Girl” running. 6:30 a.m.- 10 p.m. daily. Graze Creative casual cuisine that encompasses the farm-to-table ethos. Lunch, Dinner, & Sun. Brunch. 863 Houston Northcutt Blvd. (843) 606-2493 115 E 5th North St. The Grocery A changing, seasonal menu with Mediterranean and Southern influences. Craft beer on tap, housemade charcuterie, a wood-burning oven, and a familial atmosphere. Dinner (Tues-Sat.) & Weekend Brunch. 4 Cannon St. (843) 302-8825. Herd Provisions A straightforward celebration of quality ingredients prepared with care, Herd Provisions puts the farm in farm-to-table. The meat served by the restaurant has been raised on the owner’s Virginia farm, Leaping Waters. Meanwhile, just about everything else — from fruits and veggies to the beans, breads, and desserts — are locally sourced. Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.- 3p.m. (lunch). Tues.-Sat. 5-10 p.m. (dinner). 106 Grove St. (843) 6374145. Langdon’s Restaurant & Wine Bar The fine dining menu blends Lowcountry cuisine with a range of international influences, resulting in elegant entrées prepared by Chef/owner Patrick Owens. Lunch (Mon.-Fri.) & Dinner (Mon.-Sat.). 778 South Shelmore Blvd. (843) 388-9200. The Macintosh Modern fare that varies seasonally but explores local ingredients with skill and creativity. Dinner & Sun. Brunch. 479 King St. (843) 789-4299. McCrady’s Restaurant Settle in for an evening of that ingredient driven cuisine — choose from one of six nightly seatings and receive in return a highlychoreographed 15-course meal with impeccable wine pairings. The plates are both artful and playful, balancing rich, intense flavors with delicate nuances — a slab of 65-day aged ribeye dusted with black truffle, a single lightly-poached shrimp served atop an orb of “Charleston ice cream” (Carolina Gold rice), a tender sea scallop nestled between an earthy swirl of brown butter and ethereal, sea-like foam. The setting and service strike an equally delicate balance between high-end luxury and relaxing informality — an impressive step forward for a long-time Charleston dining institution. — Robert Moss Lunch, Dinner (Daily), Weekend Brunch. 2 Unity Alley.

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Dashi chef Stephen Thompson is whipping up a Spanish buffetstyle feast with appetizers, paella, and dessert. Oh, and did we mention there will be wine? Tickets include six wine pours, and a Spanish wine importer will be on hand to provide all the intricate details you’ll need to impress your friends the next time you host a party. —Parker Milner SATURDAY

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wine sauce into a forkful of the purple-black beluga lentils on which the duck rests, it’s a wonderfully warm, savory combination. The trout ($34) manages to outshine even the duck. Two roasted filets, skin on and connected along the top, are served over a bed of green limas and tender local carrots. Enrobed in a pale yellow butter sauce and punctuated by bursts of tarragon, each bite is sharp but luxurious. And none of these dishes will be available on the day you are reading this. One can easily get lost in the endless scroll of Chez Nous’ Instagram, looking for patterns and encores. Whole trout made a re-appearance three days after my visit, this time with green beans, croutons, and brown butter. But more typical is a seared square filet of one fresh local fish or another served over the top of anything from roasted veggies to squid and white beans. Handmade pastas of every size and shape pop up with regularity, as do a few heavier meat courses like a pork chop or coulotte steak. But they’re balanced by a colorful array of salads — lettuce hearts tossed with pine nuts and herbs, pear and prosciutto or pork belly and radicchio tumbled amid beds of mixed greens — along with a few more unusual plates like fennel fritters, grilled sardines with roasted potatoes, or quail with figs and farro. Overall, Mathias’ dishes are simple and straightforward — a handful of ingredients, a basic sauce — but eminently fresh and flavorful. I particularly like that the same menu is served for lunch and dinner, since midday offerings are too often dumbed down with lackluster sandwiches or halfsized entrees. Some afternoons are best spent eating big — sharing a bottle of good wine, swapping bites of each other’s appetizers, and splurging on dessert. While we’re talking dessert, if you hap-

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pen across a meringue on the menu, snap it up. There’s nothing wrong with more typical entries like the recent pear tart ($11), though it’s a bit dry and boring next to Mathias’ splendid chocolate meringue ($10). The stiff confection — pale tan in color — is shaped into an irregular hollow round, filled with whipped cream, and modestly drizzled with chocolate sauce and nuts. The texture of the meringue itself — neither sticky nor crisp, melting on your tongue into a wonderfully light, chewy morsel — puts the whole thing over the top. Chez Nous is tucked away on Payne Court, a short alley off of Coming Street between Spring and Cannon, so it’s fair to say it’s off the beaten path. But each time I’ve strolled down to the little yellow house, I’ve found myself transported into Chez Nous’ own idiosyncratic world. I have a relentless urge to fit every restaurant into a pattern or a trend. How do its dishes or ingredients build upon prior influences and traditions? Does its decor or style foretell where diners’ tastes are heading next? Where does it fit within the larger Charleston scene? But not every star snaps neatly into a constellation. Sometimes, like Chez Nous, it’s just a small, brilliant gem, shining alone in the larger firmament.

Freehouse Brewery Tastings — Try three of the all-organic brews for $5. During the tasting hours, you can also fill growlers and grab some bottles to go. Food trucks will be on-site. Each Tues.Fri. 3-8 p.m. and Sat. 1-8 p.m. Freehouse Brewery, 2895 Pringle St, Ste B. freehousebeer.com Frothy Beard Tastings — Stop by for tastings and the occasional food truck. Each Sat. Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Wed.-Fri. 4-9 p.m. Frothy Beard Brewing, 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. (843) 7932970. frothybeard.com Growler Hour — $1 off drafts. Visit website to view what will be on tap. Dinner menu available. Get a free growler bottle with a fill ($6 value). Mention the word of the day on Twitter and get a free appetizer. Each Wed. 5-9 p.m. Laura Alberts Tasteful Options, 891 Island Park Drive #B. (843) 881-4711. lauraalberts.com Westbrook Brewing Tasting Room and Tours — The local microbrewery offers an array of standard and seasonal ales in the tasting room. $4 for four 4-ounce samples. Each Tues.Fri. 4-7 p.m. and Sat. 12-6 p.m. Westbrook Brewing Co., 510 Ridge Road. (843) 654-9114. westbrookbrewing.com Beer Tasting — Sample up

to eight different craft-brewed beers. Each Thurs. 3-7 p.m. Free. Total Wine & More, 1820 Ashley River Road. (843) 7637034. totalwine.com Pub Tour of Charleston — Learn about local beer and local history as you cruise the streets of downtown Charleston on the Brew Bus during a pub tour. Each Thurs.-Sat. 4-7 p.m. $55/ person. Original Pub Tour, 40 N. Market St. (843) 577-5535. pubtourcharleston.com Pure Luxury — Open limited weekly hours showcasing Charleston’s best selling light lager and a number of other delicious choices. Each Thurs. Fri. 4-9 p.m., Sat. 2-9 p.m. and Sun. 2-6 p.m. Lo-Fi Brewing Co, 2038 Meeting Street Rd. 828-5822175. lofibrewing.com Tap Takeover Thursday — Each week a different brewery will takeover the six growler taps at Bottles’ tasting bar. Try a new beer and fill up your growler to-go. Each Thurs. 4:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Bottles, 610 Coleman Blvd. (843) 849-WINE. shopbottles.com Tastings at COAST — Each Thurs. 4-7 p.m. and Sat. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. COAST Brewing Company, 1250 Second St. N. (843) 343-4727. coastbrewing.com Thankful Thursdays — One

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Opal Chef Patrick Owens’ menu features housemade charcuterie and pasta with seasonal entrée selections. Bar opens at 4 p.m for craft beer and charcuterie. Dinner daily. 1960 Riviera Dr. (843) 654-9070. Prohibition Greg Garrison’s menu satisfies with duck hash, smoky shrimp and grits, lamb ribs, and oyster sliders. Dinner, Late Night, & Weekend Brunch. 547 King St. (843) 793-2964. Revival Revival is an upscale Lowcountry eatery, located on East Bay Street in the historic French Quarter, turning out Southern classics that are “modern, yet approachable.” Complimentary valet parking. Dinner (daily). 162 East Bay St. (843) 414-2335. Sorghum & Salt Situated in the space that once held the beloved Two Boroughs Larder, Chef Tres Jackson’s Sorghum & Salt has more than enough chops to fill those shoes. Tenaciously fresh and unapologetically

dollar from every pint sold on Thankful Thursdays is donated to a local charity. While sales throughout the day count, the official happy hour is from 5-8 p.m., when the charity will be in the brewery to discuss the good work they do. Learn more on Tradesman’s Facebook page. Each Thurs. 5-8 p.m. Free to attend. Tradesman Brewing Co., 1647 King St. Ext. (843) 410-1315. facebook.com/ Tradesmanbrew Weekly Beer and Wine Tastings at Edmund’s Oast Exchange — Edmund’s Oast Exchange offers weekly wine tastings on Thursdays entitled Sarah’s Selections from 5:30-7:30 p.m. For $5, enjoy a special beer tasting selected by Certified Sommelier Sarah O’Kelley. All proceeds benefit a selected charity each quarter. Each Thurs. 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5. Edmund’s Oast Exchange, 1081 Morrison Dr. (843) 990-9449. edmundsoast.com/exchange Open Mic — acoustic Each Sat. 4-7 p.m. Freehouse Brewery, 2895 Pringle St, Ste B. Sesame Park Circle Eggs and Kegs — Join Sesame Burgers and Beer for Kegs & Eggs: Sat. March 14 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at

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creative, Jackson’s cuisine offers a mix of familiar and foreign in ways that are fresh and unexpected. The menu is as continually in flux as the ever-shifting Lowcountry weather, but don’t miss a chance to try the superlative salt-roasted beets or sweet, yet savory Ambrose Farms radishes. The desserts are equally flamboyant, yet delicate, with the notable standout of an airy beet cremeux. A group effort and an obvious labor of love, anticipate thoughtful, provocative food prepared and served by people who are clearly proud of it. —Vanessa Wolf Dinner (Tues.-Sun.). 186 Coming St. (843) 872-6393. Stars Restaurant Rooftop and Grill Room The big menu features unique culinary techniques using a custom designed live fire grill and rotisserie, hearth oven and rolled steel plancha. Half price brunch on Saturdays for industry folks. Dinner & Weekend Brunch. 495 King St. (843) 577-0100. Tavern & Table From soy caramel-glazed short ribs with house-made ramen noodle gnocchi beneath hand

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BY CONNELLY HARDAWAY

Sitting on a millennial pink trolley parked in front of Martha Lou’s Kitchen, one begins to ponder the meanings of Charleston’s Wine + Food Festival in the year 2020. Namely: How did we get here? Or perhaps a better question: What took us so long? The Martha Lou’s stop was one of three during Wine + Food’s sold-out Soul Stroll, an “excursion filled with southern cooking prepared by some of the Lowcountry’s original tastemakers.” Led by local organizer and City Paper writer KJ Kearney, the tour introduced attendees to the city’s native cuisine. Last month, festival communications director Alyssa Maute Smith told Kearney: “We realized that we, as a team and an entity that represents our community, could do a better job of making sure we were an accurate reflection of that community.” Soul Stroll’s crowd, comprised of a selfdescribed 12th-generation Charlestonian, a group of eight folks from Trinidad, a couple from Philly, a hobbyist photographer from New York, and a handful of other out-of-towners, eagerly consumed the fried chicken, bread pudding, crab rice, and garlic shrimp served up by Martha Lou’s, Hannibal’s, and Nana’s. Kearney introduced Martha Lou Gadsden and her daughters and granddaughter: “We gotta give women like this their due,” he said. Gadsden’s granddaughter, Melanie Alston, smiled at the crowd: “My grandmother does not realize she’s a big deal. We wanna keep the legacy going.” The legacy has continued at Hannibal’s, too, where co-owner Safiya Grant and her sisters continue cooking the food they watched their grandmother make. At Nana’s Seafood and Soul, Kenyatta McNeil and his mother, Carolyn, serve up food in honor of Carolyn’s mother, Nana. These restaurant proprietors all agree that continuing this kind of cooking in Charleston is necessary work. As Grant says, “It picked me, I didn’t choose it.” Like the Soul Stroll and a sold-out forum at Bertha’s Kitchen, Thursday’s wellnessfocused event at Merchant’s Hall, In Good Company, highlighted conversations around food. And while this connection is likely unintentional, it’s hard not to point out that both the Soul Stroll and Good Company event were alcohol free occasions (or as the festival tactfully calls them, “zero-proof.”) Is it a lot to ask of someone to pay $135, trek through downtown Market Street traffic, and sit at a table with strangers, armed only with kombucha and sparkling water?

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crafted chandeliers inside, or biting into luscious shrimp beignets on the outdoor patio while watching pelicans skim the water, Chef Ray England rocks the house. Lunch & Dinner (Daily). 100 Church St. (843) 352-9510. Wild Common Executive chef Orlando Pagan crafts an inventive tasting menu in this beautiful Spring St. space. Menu highlights include fresh bites like Spade & Clover roasted carrots, Diver scallop crudo, and seared cobia; and rich indulgences like foie gras “pastrami cappaelletti, dry aged ribeye grilled over charcoal, and strawberry shortcake roulade. Serving Dinner (Wed.-Sun.). 5-10 p.m. 103 Spring St. Zero Restaurant + Bar Chef Vinson Petrillo delivers big time fine dining in this tiny space. Try his three-course tasting menu for $55 or the full meal deal five-course menu for $115. Dinner (Tues.Sat.). 0 George St. (843) 817-7900.

n FUSION + ECLECTIC Crave Kitchen & Cocktails Casual fine dining. “Crave combines both food and cocktails in its formula and reminds us that a good stiff martini has remarkable powers for stimulating the appetite.” —CP’s Robert Moss. Lunch, Dinner, & Weekend Brunch. 1968 Riviera Drive. (843) 884-1177. Cru Cafe Dine inside or sit out on the porch at this little gourmet comfort food restaurant. Lunch & Dinner, (Tues.-Sat.). 18 Pinckney St. (843) 534-2434. Dashi Tues. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Wed. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. all day menu, 5-8 p.m. small plates, Thurs. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. brunch, 4-5 p.m. small plates, 5-8 p.m. all day menu, Sun. 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Brunch. 1262 Remount Road.

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Depends on who you’re asking. Some confused tablemates regretted not reading the event’s details more closely; they ended up making the most of their alcohol-free sips. Served family style, guests noshed on food from Amor Healing Kitchen’s chef Justin Booher; Wild Olive and Obstinate Daughter pastry chef Andrea Upchurch; and Philadelphia-based chef Kurt Evans, who works with the nonprofit Drive Change and hosts “End Mass Incarceration” dinners. While the chefs served up their food, additional “talent,” including chefs, sommeliers, and local wellness gurus, took seats at various tables, starting conversations with their new tablemates. Tahirrah Habibi, named by Ocean Drive magazine as one of the top five sommeliers in South Florida, asked those around her: What’s something that scares you and how do you handle it? After a quick joke about the stock market, talk of snakes and bugs, and several moments of reflection, the conversation turned into talk of losing loved ones, about learning to exist in spaces where people may not look like you. The founder of the Hue Society, “an organization committed to the inclusion and education of Women and People of Color in

Jack of Cups Saloon Jack of Cups’s painstakingly crafted menu is made-from-scratch daily then prepared to order during service, and each entry is truly interesting, from the rustic root soup to this little gem of a pasta dish called the Green Curry Mac, featuring al dente pasta shells in a spicy green curry cheese sauce, topped with corn salsa and romano. —Jessie Hazard Lunch (Wed.-Sun) Dinner (daily). 34 Center St. (843) 633-0042. Mpishi 8 a.m.-2 p.m. daily brunch. Sun., Mon., Thurs., take-out dinner 5-7 p.m. Fri. & Sat. dine in or take out 5-8:30 p.m. 162 Seven Farms Drive. The Mustard Seed Innovative, healthy cuisine. Seafood, pasta, chicken, and vegetarian specials. Voted Best James Island and Best Restaurant for Vegetarians by CP readers. Lunch & Dinner. 1036 Chuck Dawley Blvd. (843) 849-0050. Poke Tea House Poke tuna is served in bowls, burritos, and salads with over 40 topping options from pineapple to avocado. Lunch, Dinner (Daily). 441 Meeting St. E 627 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Suite B. (843) 606-2790. Poke-San 207A Saint Philip Street. Red Drum Chef Ben Berryhill has been a pioneer of using fresh, sustainable local seafood., putting a Southwestern twist on traditional Lowcountry cuisine. Voted Best Mt. Pleasant Restaurant by CP readers. Dinner (Daily) & Weekend Brunch. 803 Coleman Blvd. (843) 849-0313.

the wine industry,” Habibi knows all too well what it’s like to exist as a woman of color in an industry that is predominantly filled with white men. Charleston Wine + Food is using their powerful platform to share often-undershared voices. If this year is any indication, more inclusionary, hyper-local spaces will continue to grow in the festival scene. While out-oftowners may not notice the impact locally sourced talent and events may have on the city they’re visiting, locals sure as heck will. Here’s to less booze, more soul food, and even more conversations next year.

Wiki Wiki Sandbar This modern tiki bar celebrates the cult of tiki with walls covered in local art, a bar program full of tropical drinks curated by Xan McLaughlin, and a Hawaiian/Southern plates inspired menu by chef Jason DuPree. Lunch, dinner (daily) 11 a.m.-until. Sat. & Sun. Brunch 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 106 E Ashley Ave.

n SOUTHERN Grace & Grit The menu at stylish, contemporary Mt. Pleasant venue highlights Lowcountry staples. Expect traditional brunch and dinner dishes like fried green tomatoes, she-crab soup and shrimp and grits, plus locally sourced fish and seafood

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lowtidebrewing.com Bendy Brewski Sunday Brunch — 45 minutes of all levels yoga followed by a mimosa or beer. Each Sun. 10:15 a.m. $7. Holy City Brewing, 1021 Aragon Ave. (843) 437-0846. holycitybrewing.com Hatha and Hops Yoga at Two Blokes — Get your Sunday Funday started off on the right foot with Hatha and Hops at Two Blokes. Join beer-tender and certified Hatha Yoga teacher, Kristen Kos for 45 minutes of stretching, top it off with a pint of beer. Each Sun. 11-11:45 a.m. $12-$15. Two Blokes Brewery, 547 Long Point Rd. #101. (843) 654-4564. $10 Burger and Beer Night — Grab a Burger with Fries and a beer for $10 at The Watch Rooftop Kitchen & Bar. Each Mon. 4-10 p.m. $10. The Watch Rooftop Kitchen & Bar, 79 Wentworth St. (843) 518-5115. Therestorationhotel.com $12 Burger + Beer Night at Félix — Join every Tuesday at Félix for the Raclette Burger, Ffites and a beer for $12. Tues. Félix Cocktails et Cuisine, 550 King St. (843) 203-6297. felixchs.com

n DINNERS Family Style Dinner — Four courses of the chef’s choice served family style. Each Mon. 6-10 p.m. $36. Trattoria Lucca, 41-A Bogard St. (843) 9733323. luccacharleston.com

n FOODIE EVENTS Charleston Culinary Tour — This 2.5-hour tour explores the Old and Historic District, showcasing local favorites and recent innovations. First Fri. and Sat. of each month, Mon.-Wed 2-4:30 p.m. $60. (843) 259-2966.

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selections prepared six different ways. The restaurant’s name refers in part to its Baskin Robbins-esque approach to grits, with 15 sweet and savory varieties available. Dinner (daily), Weekend Brunch. 320 Wingo Way. (843) 698-4748. Tomato Shed Cafe Classic country cooking inside a the Ambrose family’s Stono Market. Meat, sides, and sweet tea. Try the tomato pie. Lunch (Mon.-Sat.). 842 Main Road. (843) 559-9999.

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Closed Sun. 1219 Savannah Hwy. (843) 225-1717. High Cotton This Hall Group restaurant offers a delicious sampling of steaks and seafood with a variety of perfect accompaniments and sauces like bearnaise, cabernet, and more. A la carte menu. Dinner (Daily), Weekend Brunch. 199 East Bay St. (843) 724-3815. Husk Executive Chef Travis Grimes puts the focus on the artisans and ingredients of the modern south. Menu changes daily with a commitment to procuring only from within the south. Lunch (Mon.-Sat.), Dinner, & Sun. Brunch. 76 Queen St. (843) 577-2500. Magnolias Contemporary spin on traditional Southern dishes. Fresh and satisfying. Enjoyable ambience. Lunch (Mon.-Sat.), Dinner (daily), & Sun. Brunch. 185 East Bay St. (843) 577-7771.

Anson Anson Restaurant takes a seasonal approach to its menu and its traditional Southern Cuisine. Dinner (daily). 12 Anson St. (843) 577-0551.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Giacomo Puccini’s famous opera Tosca premiered in 1900. It featured a heroine named Tosca. In 1914, Puccini’s favorite Tosca, a soprano singer named Maria Jeritza, was performing in a production at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. As she got ready to sing an aria entitled “I Live for Art,” she stumbled and fell. Rather than struggle awkwardly to rise, she pretended that this was all quite natural—called for in the script. She sang the entire piece while lying on the floor. Puccini loved it! Ever since then, most of the singers who have played the role of Tosca have sung “I Live for Art” while prone. I suggest you regard this as an inspirational teaching. What lucky accidents could you make into permanent additions or enhancements? TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus poet Gary Snyder said, “Three-fourths of philosophy and literature is the talk of people trying to convince themselves that they really like the cage they were tricked into entering.” Personally, I think that many of us, not just philosophers and writers, do the same thing. Are you one of us? Your first assignment during the next four weeks will be to explore whether you do indeed tend to convince yourself that you like the cage you were tricked into entering. Your second assignment: If you find that you are in a cage, do everything you can to stop liking it. Third assignment: Use all your ingenuity, call on all the favors you’re owed, and conjure up the necessary magic so that you can flee the cage. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Your body is not a temple,” declared author and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. “It’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.” I half-agree with him. I’m deeply devoted to regarding the body as an amusement park. It should be a source of endless fun and enjoyment. We have the right — indeed, I’d say a duty — to wield our bodies in ways that immerse us in the mysteries and miracles of pleasure. But here’s where I disagree with Bourdain: I believe the body is also a temple that deserves our reverence and respect and protective tenderness. Your assignment in the coming weeks, Gemini, is to raise your commitment to treating your body as both an amusement park and a holy temple. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Early in his career, Cancerian painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796– 1875) sold only a few paintings. But eventually his luck improved. Once he was financially successful, he became very generous. He wielded his influence to get jobs for other artists, and mentored many artists, as well. Sometimes he added a few dabs of paint to the finished works of younger, struggling painters, then signed the canvases with his own name so that the works could more easily be sold. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to adopt your own version of Corot’s approach toward those around you who could benefit from your help and support. (P.S. It’s in your selfish interest to do so, although the reasons why may not be clear for a while.) LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Composer Brian Eno has testified that African music underlies and influences much of his work. He exults in the freedom and unpredictability it encourages. Why? Here’s one reason: In African songs, there are often multiple rhythms. And they’re not locked together; they float freely in relationship to each other. Eno says this is different from Western music, whose salient quality is that all the rhythmic elements are contained “in little boxes” — locked into a tyrannically mechanical clockwork pattern. According to my reading of the astrological omens, dear Leo, the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to experiment with Eno’s insight. How? Escape mechanical clockwork patterns and activate the “multiple, free-floating rhythm” metaphor in everything you do. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Are you interested in enhancing your mastery of togetherness? Are you open to my suggestion that you should seek out practical education about the arts of intimacy? Would you be willing to meditate on how you might bring additional creativity and flair into your close alliances? If you answered yes to those questions, the next six weeks will provide you with ample opportunities to dive in to all that fun work.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at 6:30 p.m., in the Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC regarding an ordinance authorizing the sale of perpetual right of way and variable width easement rights to South Carolina Public Service Authority on County parcel TMS 280-00-00-013, known as the Kinsey Blake Borrow Pit, located at 1227 Michelle Lane, Johns Island, SC. Public comments, written and oral, are invited. Kristen L. Salisbury Clerk of Council

AJX Mortgage Trust II, a Delaware Trust, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, Trustee , PLAINTIFF, VS. James B. Gregory a/k/a James Gregory; Kimberly M. Gregory a/k/a Kimberly Gregory; Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee for WF 19 Grantor Trust; and South Carolina Department of Revenue, DEFENDANT(S). SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (201150.00003) TO THE DEFENDANT(S) KIMBERLY M. GREGORY A/K/A KIMBERLY GREGORY 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. 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 February 3, 2020. NOTICE OF MORTGAGOR’S RIGHT TO FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION TO THE DEFENDANT(S) JAMES B. GREGORY AND KIMBERLY M. GREGORY: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for foreclosure intervention programs for the purpose of resolving the abovereferenced foreclosure action. If you wish to be considered for a foreclosure intervention program, you must contact Scott and Corley, P.A., 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, South Carolina 29204 or call (803) 252-3340 within thirty (30) days after being served with this notice. Scott and Corley, P.A. represents the Plaintiff in this action. We do not represent you. The South Carolina Rules

of Professional Conduct prohibit our firm from giving you any legal advice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. NOTICE: THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. 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 Matthew E. Rupert (matthewr@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #100740 Louise M. Johnson (ceasiej@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #16586 H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134 Craig T. Smith (craigs@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #102831 Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2019-CP-10-04511 Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper, PLAINTIFF, VS. Gwendolyn Wilcher a/k/a Sakinah “Gwen” Abdul-Azim, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Bernice P. Wilcher a/k/a Bernice Pompey Wilcher, Deceased; Cynthia M. Wilcher a/k/a Cynthia Maria Wilcher, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Bernice P. Wilcher a/k/a Bernice Pompey Wilcher, Deceased; Deveatrice R. Abrilz a/k/a DeVeatrice Wilcher-Abrilz, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Bernice P. Wilcher a/k/a Bernice Pompey Wilcher, Deceased; and Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Bernice P. Wilcher a/k/a Bernice Pompey Wilcher, Deceased, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Jane Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Rachel Roe; Gwendolyn Wilcher a/k/a Sakinah “Gwen” AbdulAzim, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Arthur L. Wilcher a/k/a Arthur Lee

Wilcher, Deceased; Cynthia M. Wilcher a/k/a Cynthia Maria Wilcher, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Arthur L. Wilcher a/k/a Arthur Lee Wilcher, Deceased; Deveatrice R. Abrilz a/k/a DeVeatrice Wilcher-Abrilz, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Arthur L. Wilcher a/k/a Arthur Lee Wilcher, Deceased; and Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Arthur L. Wilcher a/k/a Arthur Lee Wilcher, Deceased, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Patricia Daniels Fields, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Kenneth Jerry Fields a/k/a Jerry K. Fields a/k/a Jerry Kenneth Fields, Deceased; Tracy Boyd, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Kenneth Jerry Fields a/k/a Jerry K. Fields a/k/a Jerry Kenneth Fields, Deceased; Stacey Rivers a/k/a Stacey Caldwell Jackson a/k/a Stacey Caldwell Brown, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Kenneth Jerry Fields a/k/a Jerry K. Fields a/k/a Jerry Kenneth Fields, Deceased; Davonn Fields, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Kenneth Jerry Fields a/k/a Jerry K. Fields a/k/a Jerry Kenneth Fields, Deceased; Lakisha Fields Shipman, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Kenneth Jerry Fields a/k/a Jerry K. Fields a/k/a Jerry Kenneth Fields, Deceased; Shekima Fields, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Kenneth Jerry Fields a/k/a Jerry K. Fields a/k/a Jerry Kenneth Fields, Deceased; and Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Kenneth Jerry Fields a/k/a Jerry K. Fields a/k/a Jerry Kenneth Fields, Deceased, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Jimmy Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Ronnie Roe, DEFENDANT(S). SUMMONS AND NOTICES (191070.00349) TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, Post Office Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-2065, 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 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 Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 (e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedures, specifically provide that the said Master-In-Equity or Special Master is authorized

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Anne Bell Fant, made absolute. NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on August 28, 2019. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the order appointing Anne Bell Fant, whose address is PO Box 796, Simpsonville, SC 29681, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Rachel Roe; Richard Roe; and Ronnie Roe, defendants herein whose names and addresses are unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, incapacitated, or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina; for all named Defendants, addresses unknown, who may be infants, incapacitated, or under a legal disability; for any unknown heirs-at-law of Bernice P. Wilcher a/k/a Bernice Pompey Wilcher; Arthur L. Wilcher a/k/a Arthur Lee Wilcher; and Kenneth Jerry Fields a/k/a Jerry K. Fields a/k/a Jerry Kenneth Fields, including their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; and for all other unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in and to the real estate that is the subject of this foreclosure action, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 17th day of September, 2019. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said Defendants, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian Ad Litem to represent them or any of them for the purposes of this action, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making the appointment of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi absolute. LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff above named against the Defendant(s) above named for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage given by Arthur L. Wilcher and Bernice P. Wilcher to HomeStar Lending, dated December 13, 2001, recorded December 17, 2001, in the office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County, in Book E391 at Page 657; thereafter, said Mortgage was assigned to Ohio Savings Bank by assignment instrument dated December 18, 2001 and recorded December 17, 2001 in Book E391 at Page 672; thereafter, assigned to CitiMortgage, Inc. by assignment instrument dated June 3, 2003 and recorded July 14, 2003 in Book O457 at Page 134; thereafter, assigned to Nationstar Mortgage LLC by assignment instrument dated August 9, 2016 and recorded August 15, 2016 in Book 575 at Page 765.

The description of the premises is as follows: All that certain piece, parcel, lot or tract of land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known and designated as Lot 19, Block I, Section 2, Wando Gardens, as shown on a plat by W.L. Gaillard, dated September 20, 1965, duly recorded in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat Book U at Page 44. Said parcel having such size, shape, metes, bounds, location and dimensions as shown on the aforesaid plat to which reference is made. Subject to any and all restrictions, covenants, and easements of record. This being the same property conveyed to Arthur L. Wilcher and Bernice P. Wilcher by Deed of Mitchell G. Boylan dated January 5, 1994 and recorded January 12, 1994 in Book N237 at Page 551 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County. Thereafter, Bernice P. Wilcher a/k/a Bernice Pompey Wilcher died on June 12, 2009 leaving her interest in the subject property to her heirs, namely Arthur L. Wilcher, Gwendolyn Wilcher a/k/a Sakinah “Gwen” Abdul-Azim, Cynthia M. Wilcher, and DeVeatrice Wilcher-Abrilz a/k/a Deveatrice R. Abrilz. Subsequently, Arthur L. Wilcher a/k/a Arthur Lee Wilcher died on or about March 5, 2014, leaving the subject property to his heirs, namely Kenneth Jerry Fields a/k/a Jerry Kenneth Fields a/k/a Jerry K. Fields, Gwendolyn Wilcher a/k/a Sakinah “Gwen” Abdul-Azim, Cynthia M. Wilcher, and Deveatrice R. Abrilz a/k/a DeVeatrice Wilcher-Abrilz. Thereafter, Jerry K. Fields a/k/a Kenneth Jerry Fields a/k/a Jerry Kenneth Fields died on August 8, 2018 leaving his interest in the subject property to his heirs, namely Patricia Daniels Fields, Tracy Boyd, Stacey Rivers, Davonn Fields, Lakisha Fields Shipman and Shekima Fields. TMS No. 410-10-00-053 Property address: 4001 Karen Drive North Charleston, SC 29405 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 Matthew E. Rupert (matthewr@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #100740 Louise M. Johnson (ceasiej@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #16586 Tasha B. Thompson (tashat@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #76415 H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134 Craig T. Smith ( craigs@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #102831 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT CAUSE NO.: 24CH2:17-AD00866-CB DORA PATRICIA PEREZ PETITIONER VERSUS JORGE VIDANA VELOS and RORBIN CRUZ MARTINEZ RESPONDENT

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: RORBIN CRUZ MARTINEZ Wherever he may be found NOTICE TO DEFENDANT THE PETITION TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY, CUSTODY AND FOR OTHER RELIEF, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS You are required to mail or handdeliver a copy of a written response to the Petition to Establish Paternity, for Child Custody and for Other Relief attached to this Summons to JOHN A. FOXWORTH, Jr., Esq. at 1231 28th St., Gulfport, Mississippi 39501. Your response must be mailed or delivered within thirty (30) days from the last date of publication of this Summons and Complaint or a judgment by default will be entered against you for the money or other things demanded in the Complaint. You must also file the original of your response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 24th day of February, 2020. JOHN MCADAMS G HANCERYCOURT CLERK, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI By: Anne K. Wilkey, D.C. SEAL Publish: 03/04/2020, 03/11/2020, 03/18/2020 IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HARRISON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT CAUSE NO.: 24CH2:17-AD00866-CB DORA PATRICIA PEREZ PETITIONER VERSUS JORGE VIDANA VELOS and RORBIN CRUZ MARTINEZ RESPONDENT RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: RORBIN CRUZ MARTINEZ a/k/a RORBI CRUZ MARTINEZ Wherever He May Be Found NOTICE TO DEFENDANT NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE PETITION TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY CUSTODY AND FOR OTHER RELIEF, HIS SUMM_ONS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS You are hereby summoned to appear and defend said Complaint or Petition in the above styled cause at a hearing set on Petition To Establish Paternity Custody And For Other Relief attached hereto on the same of which will be held on May 12, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Before the honorable Judge Bise in the Harrison County Chancery Courthouse, First Judicial District, 1801 23rd Ave, Gulfport. MS 39501, and in case of your failure to appear and defend a judgment may be entered against you for the money or other things demanded in the Complaint or Petition. You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do so if you desire. Please forward any response to the attached Complaint, Petition or Motion to Foxworth Law Office, PO Box 2345, Gulfport, MS 39505 or to Foxworth Law Office, 1231 28th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 24th day of February, 2020. JOHN MCADAMS G HANCERYCOURT CLERK, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI By: Anne K. Wilkey, D.C. SEAL Publish: 03/04/2020, 03/11/2020, 03/18/2020

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2019-CP-10-06258

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2019-CP-10-03397

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Soundview Home Loan Trust 2007-OPT1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-OPT1, Plaintiff, v. Santel Powell; Deborah Y. PowellAnderson; Maurice G. Powell, as Personal Representative of the Estate of George E. Powell; South Carolina Department Defendant(s).

LNV Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Clyde F. Murray; Antenette R. Murray a/k/a Antoinette Murray f/k/a Antoinette Alston; The United States of America by and through its agency The Department of Justice; The Park Recreational Development, Inc. a/k/a or d/b/a Park Recreational Development, Defendant(s).

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TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto. NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 2, 2019. Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 844-856-6646 Fax 803-454-3451 Attorneys for Plaintiff

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto. NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on June 25, 2019. A Notice of Foreclosure Intervention was also filed in the Clerk of Court’s Office. Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 844-856-6646 Fax 803-454-3451 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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: VICKIE SATTERFIELD FLOWE 2020-ES-10-0221 DOD: 11/20/19 Pers. Rep: DAVID BLAINE FLOWE 1016 MT. VERNON DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ************ Estate of: RONNIE MAURICE GOODWINE 2020-ES-10-0228 DOD: 09/11/19 Pers. Rep: CARLEEN GOODWINE 711 CANARY DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 Atty: CHRISTOPHER D. LIZZI, ESQ. 2170 ASHLEY PHOSPHATE RD., #402 CHARLESTON, SC 29406 ************ Estate of: LOIS SMITH 2020-ES-10-0245 DOD: 02/02/20 Pers. Rep: NORBERT A. SMITH 7611 ALLWOOD AVE. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29418 ************ Estate of: ROBERT LEROY JONES, JR. 2020-ES-10-0247 DOD: 01/30/20 Pers. Rep: TRILLIAM M. NORRIS 1737 MULMAR ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ Estate of: MARGARET ANNE RITTER SMITH 2020-ES-10-0269 DOD: 01/16/20 Pers. Rep: HORACE C. SMITH 345 SUSAN DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ Estate of: ANDREW CHARLES GARDNER 2020-ES-10-0274 DOD: 10/18/19 Pers. Rep: JONELLE GARDNER 130 FRIENDFIELD DR. FORT MILL, SC 29715

SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION NO. 2019-CP-10-3514 RONALD P. DEMPSEY AND TERESA F. DEMPSEY, Plaintiffs, vs. OHLUND CUSTOM BUILDERS, LLC; BUILT RIGHT CONSTRUCTION, LLC; FOGEL SERVICES, INC.; ERIC C’S ELECTRIC CO.,

LLC; C&B ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.; A+ PLUMBING SERVICES, LLC; DURDEN PLUMBING F/K/A DURDEN PLUMBING COMPANY; ALLURA USA LLC; PLYCEM USA LLC D/B/A ALLURA, PLYCEM USA, INC.; ELEMENTIA USA, INC.; AND ELEMENTIA, S.A. DE C.V. Defendants. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and are required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at 234 Seven Farms Drive, Ste. 111-A, Charleston, South Carolina 29492, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. BLUNDY LAW FIRM, LLC Amanda M. Blundy, Esq. Bar No. 73069 234 Seven Farms Dr., Ste. 111-A Charleston, SC 29492 ablundy@blundylawfirm.com 843.867.6050

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUT CASE NO.: 2019-DR-10-2917 FEI DONG, Plaintiff, vs. AIYENG CHEN, Defendant SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: 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 subscriber, D. Allen Badger, at the address below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. That Defendant may be served by law enforcement, by private process server and/or by any other means permitted by Rules of Court or bylaw. 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 such service, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. D. ALLEN BADGER 2129 Dorchester Road Charleston, SC 29405 Office: (843) 554-8881 Fax: (843)554-6126 badgerlaw@hotmail.com ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF August 19, 2019

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2018-DR-10-3851 DOCKET NO. 2019-DR-10-2981 DOCKET NO. 2019-DR-10-4352 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Brent C Wright, Kaili Smith and Octavius Thornton NOTICE TO BRENT C. WRIGHT: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint associated with Docket Number 2018-DR-10-3851 in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on November 8, 2018. As well as you are summoned and required to answer the Complaint associated with

Docket Number 2019-DR-102981, in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 26, 2019. You are also, summoned and required to answer the Complaint associated with Docket Number 2019-DR-10-4352, in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 31, 2019. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, Kenneth L. Murphy, II, at the Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, 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.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2020-DR-10-0068 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Aubrey Austin and Jason Rohrssen NOTICE TO AUBREY AUSTIN: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 9, 2020. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, Regina Parvin, at the Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, 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.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FILE NO: 2019-DR-08-1528 South Carolina Department of Social Services, Plaintiff, vs. Gabariel A. Weathers Anthony LaClay Marshall Lavaghetto Sepulveda Derrick Lattimore Defendants. In the Interest of: Minor Born In 2009 Minor Born In 2010 Minor Born In 2012 Minor Born In 2013 Minors Under the Age of 18 Years. TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby Summoned and required to answer the Summons and Complaint for abuse and/or neglect filed August 13, 2019. Upon proof of interest copy of the Summons and Complaints will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Berkeley and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Attorney Johnnie J. Burgess of the Legal Department of Berkeley County Department of Social Service at 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, within thirty (30) days of the publication. If you fail to answer within the time set for the above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the court.

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The Charleston-rooted Lo-Fi Blac Collective celebrated their debut album, released March 6, with a lively and stacked show at the Purple Buffalo last Saturday night. Their new album, Don’t Feed the Mogwai, features performances from artists in the collective, including creator Slum Chronic, Jhonny Mav, Kaleb the Great, Young Rell, Mike Burna, Klooch, Huddle, and Tazi Babi. The Lo-Fi Blac Collective was originally meant to be an indie music record label but quickly gained popularity, turning into the music collective it is today. They remain a close knit community of artists who support each other and work together outside of the collective. —Eliana Katz

THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND HAS A PROLIFIC DISCOGRAPHY, INCLUDING 1972’S TRIPLE ALBUM WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN

Talking in Circles Jeff Hanna gets to the Nitty Gritty on the Dirt Band BY KEVIN WILSON Nitty Gritty Dirt Band w/ Dee White Fri. March 13 8 p.m. $33-$55 Charleston Music Hall 37 John St. charlestonmusichall.com

At the height of the California counterculture, while Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters were up in La Honda orchestrating acid tests and partying with Hell’s Angels, an inauspicious jug band came into being in a quiet little guitar shop in Long Beach. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, as the not-so-wild bunch of like-minded musicians eventually called themselves, famously fanned the flames of the larger-scale country-rock movement that would catch fire all around them as the 1960s gave way to the ’70s. The obvious bandleader from the onset was multi-instrumentalist and singer Jeff Hanna, who had recently dropped out of college to become a full-time music maker and storyteller. He remains the heart and soul of the influential ensemble to this day, although Hanna is far too humble to boast about his role in the band’s more than 50-year saga. He helped direct the group along with a rotating cast of characters that included Jimmie Fadden, Jackson Browne, Bernie Leadon, and John McEuen. “I was just looking for a way out of getting a job,” Hanna tells the City Paper.

Hanna recalls feeling encouraged that, in the early days, the Dirt Band experienced a few medium-sized mainstream hits with singles culled from such disparate sources as Kenny Loggins (“House at Pooh Corner”), Jerry Jeff Walker (“Mr. Bojangles”), and Michael Nesmith (“Some of Shelly’s Blues”). All the while, Hanna would find himself somehow sharing stages with the likes of Jerry Garcia, Jefferson Airplane, and the Doors. In fact, one of the more surreal situations Hanna remembers was one in which the Dirt Band went deep during an onstage moment with jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie. “We were the opening act for Bill Cosby, of all people, for a show at Carnegie Hall, when we got a knock on the dressing room door and it was Mr. Cosby saying he had someone with him who wanted to meet us. Before you know it, we were out there improvising, awkwardly I’m sure, with one of the greats.” By the time the first installment of its highly impactful series, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, arrived in 1972, the Dirt Band had secured a reputation as a musical force to be reckoned with, and a progressive act that didn’t mind giving credit where credit was due. According to Hanna, the simple celebratory project that they initially envisioned for that album grew into an elaborate and sprawling three-record set by the time the final sessions were finished. That monumental release introduced a younger generation of listeners to the Dirt Band as well as to the stars of traditional American music who had

inspired them in the first place, including Doc Watson, Roy Acuff, Jimmy Martin, the Carter Family, and Vassar Clements. As Hanna explains, “we were blown away that everyone we approached wanted to be involved, except for Bill Monroe, who was probably afraid that his fans would turn on him or something.” The original collection and the two followup volumes (featuring latter-day Americana heroes like Chris Hillman, Sam Bush, John Prine, and Levon Helm) have, for many fans, collectively come to define the essence of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: A collaborative and ever-evolving performing unit that cares deeply about where it came from and doesn’t give a damn how the rest of the world chooses to classify it. It is worth mentioning that the Dirt Band scored a few more radio hits well into the ’80s with its studio recordings of tunes like “An American Dream,” “Make a Little Magic,” and the wildly popular “Fishin’ in the Dark.” Even so, and in spite of the many other accomplishments and industry accolades that have fallen upon him over the course of the last five decades, Hanna is proud of his Grammy-winning outfit for being able to rally around the strengths of whomever is in the fold at any given time. He genuinely seems to be most excited right now about the current live show that brings continued on page 43

FIASCO RELEASES I’LL BE WITH YOU IN MEMORY OF FRONTMAN SCOTT FRANK

Following the recent death of bandmate Scott Frank, Fiasco released their newest EP, hauntingly titled I’ll Be With You, on March 5. The group finished the project just a week before Frank’s death on Feb. 23. “Loose Lipped,” the previously released single from this EP, provides an accurate sneak peek of what you can expect from the other tracks. In classic Fiasco fashion, the tunes rock hard and are emotionally driven. Frank’s recognizable vocals are one of the most notable aspects of the EP. They are guttural, raspy, and incredibly distinct. It’s what drives the music beyond its classic punk rock sound into a dimension of intense emotion, creating a raw experience. The three tracks on the album give the listener a sensation of release, yelling into the void and really sitting with their own emotions. I’ll Be With You holds an enormous amount of weight for the band and acts as a lasting tribute to the talent and depth of their friend and bandmate, Scott Frank. —EK

GRACE JOYNER GETS READY TO SETTLE IN WITH “FAKE GIRLFRIEND”

Grace Joyner just released her new single, “Fake Girlfriend,” giving us a taste of what’s coming on her sophomore album, Settle In. Sticking to her indie pop sound, “Fake Girlfriend” is a groovy and candid take on casual and not so casual romantic situations. “How hard is it to be sweet to your fake girlfriend,” Joyner croons in the chorus, in a humorous ode to modern dating. Some may call them “situationships.” They can be confusing, but Joyner captures them perfectly with her folky vocals and fun beats. This is the first of a few singles coming out in the next couple months as we get closer to Settle In, dropping on April 24. —EK

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ATMs and geography confuse patrons this month Concert goers live in a world they believe to be loud and free. But there is, unheard by most, an outer world, a barrier between in and out, just as loud but not as free as they thought — the world outside a venue, where the door guy simply wants you to pay the cover charge. Welcome to a few nights in the life of Tin Roof’s door dude, Rex Stickel. MONDAY 9:06 P.M.

A lady opens the door. Me: “Hello, do you have your ID? We’re having a show tonight with a $7 cash cover.” Lady: “Oh, OK. I don’t have any cash.” Me: “Right behind you is an AT...” Lady: “If I order a drink, do I still need to pay the fee?” Me: “No, it’s a cover to pay the ba...” Lady: “Can I Venmo you?” Me: “No.” Lady: “Oh ... I actually don’t have any cash or an ATM card.” Me: “What are you doing here, out in the world? Relying on Venmo?” Lady: “Hold on, I see a friend I can borrow money from.” Bands, I’m gonna tell you a secret: It’s tacky to bark orders for drinks while on stage. Plan ahead or be polite. FRIDAY 8:30 P.M.

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Me: “Hey man, we’ve got a show tonight with a $7 cover.” Guy: “How long is the band gonna play?” Me: “The show’s over at midnight.” Guy: “OK, last time I was here the band started at 8 and ended at 9.” Me: “Well there are three bands tonight.” Guy: “Three bands played that night, too.” Me: “Oh ... OK ...” FRIDAY 8:18 P.M.

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A guy pays the cover. Me: “Enjoy the show, man.” Guy: “Thanks, you too. I mean, no... Well, you can enjoy the show I guess, if you want to. I’m sure they pay you whether you enjoy it or not, but...” Me: “Thanks.” MONDAY 8:31 P.M.

A small group walks up. Me: “What’s up guys, everyone have their ID?” Guy: “I don’t.” Me: “Sorry, man. Gotta have an ID to get in.” Guy: “Umm ... would my mugshot work?” Me: “... even less so.”

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Another lady walks up, offers ID and money, we share a joke, she laughs and goes inside. 10 seconds later she comes back out. I look at her and think, “No way...” Me: “The Sparrow?” Lady: “Yeah, I got confused. Is that in Park Circle?”

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