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A look at how much City of Charleston employees earn
By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 18 March 2013 - 5:31amState law requires that public groups disclose the names of those that make more than $50,000 per year, and The Post and Courier has updated it's online database of names, listing the $162,816 that Mayor Joe Riley makes all the way down to the... More
March marks new start of recycling in Charleston
By George Kaplan on Wednesday, 27 February 2013 - 5:17pmMonday, March 4, will be the first day of a new recycling era in the Holy City, as Charleston County Government and the City of Charleston are teaming up in a collective effort to gather more of business' discarded cardboard... More
Following a dispute over POW/MIA flag, Chucktown Tavern readies a move
By Ken Hawkins on Saturday, 12 January 2013 - 3:30amNearly nine months after a dispute over the raising of the POW/MIA flags at a Market Street location, Chucktown Tavern appears ready to part ways with its landlord, The Beach Company, citing a hike in rent and the flag situation having put... More
City throwing annual "Happy New Year, Charleston" celebration
By Amanda Click on Saturday, 29 December 2012 - 10:27amIf you've been searching for a family-friendly New Year's Eve celebration, look no further than the City of Charleston's annual extravaganza in Marion Square.Taking place on December 31st between 4 and 10:30 p.m., the celebration will include live... More
Charleston County Council votes to build I-526
By Ken Hawkins on Friday, 14 December 2012 - 3:36amInstead of passing the road project to the City of Charleston, on Thursday night Charleston County Council voted to build the much-debated I-526 section through Johns and James islands.The vote was 5-4.Many reports abound, but I'll point you to Live... More
City of Charleston votes for control of stalled I-526 project (Update: Dead in the water?)
By Ken Hawkins on Thursday, 13 December 2012 - 11:36amUpdate: Instead of passing the road project to the City of Charleston, county council has voted to build the road.In the face of an organized public resistance to the road project Charleston County Council has previously tried handing off... More
Charleston-wide effort to get supply donations from Charleston to Hurricane Sandy areas
By Ken Hawkins on Sunday, 11 November 2012 - 4:02amUpdate: Donation locations are in, scroll to the bottom of the post.Local support to provide relief for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy has been growing.For starters, the folks behind local brewer Coast have already completed a collection drive... More
Sweet gum trees could soon be axe-ready in Charleston
By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 17 September 2012 - 7:37amThe wheels of government are already turning in the City of Charleston to fast track the removal sweet gum trees from a list of protected trees.It's a cause that 91-year-old Russell Horres of West Ashley championed after he lost taste... More
Charleston unveils war plan for 2012 installment of move-out street trash piles
By Ken Hawkins on Wednesday, 18 July 2012 - 9:56amIt's July, and as with every July in Charleston you can expect a lot of folks to be moving out of their apartments as the college term ends — yep, it's trash pile time.But as with recent years the City of Charleston and College of Charleston are... More
Hoping to rally communities against crime, Charleston launches new campaign
By Staff reports on Monday, 2 July 2012 - 4:56amThe City of Charleston has launched a public campaign in hopes of increasing community engagement to combat crime.Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. and Police Chief Gregory Mullen announced the "Stand Up Charleston", a coalition of community leaders and... More
