Getting Paid for Failure
[Steve Bailey is doing a great job keeping an eye on the growing scandal of SCANA’s nuclear reactor project. Here Continue reading
Charleston City Council’s Surprising Conversation
On May 23rd, during the Citizens’ Participation portion of the Charleston City Council meeting, members of the Charleston Area Justice Continue reading
Transparency, Whiteness, and the Unspeakable
In order to explain why the city of Charleston needs an external audit of its police department, I first need Continue reading
The Mike Seekings FlexValve
[This column first appeared in the Charleston Post and Courier on 29 April and is reprinted here with the writer’s Continue reading
Common Ground in West Ashley
The Wrong Plan A week ago Monday, my wife and I went to John Wesley Methodist Church to attend the Continue reading
Proud to stand with CAJM
It’s almost time for the Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) to hold its 2017 Nehemiah Action Assembly, April 24, 7 Continue reading
In Praise of Corner Stores: Let Burbage’s Bloom!
The ghosts of mom-and-pop shops past haunt the peninsula’s neighborhoods. The sad storefront at Tradd and Council, Burbage’s last home before it moved to Broad in 1961, sits empty and decaying. Burbage’s home before that, at Tradd and King, is just as sad and empty.
“Save our million dollar views!”
“Save Sullivan’s Island,” their yard signs shout. “Beaches Not Forests!” Translation: “Save Our Million-Dollar Views!”
Stop it. If you are unhappy, there is no shortage of rich people who would be delighted to pay a fortune to live next to the forest.
The Glebe Street Hacks 