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Come check out the mysterious Savannah River Site in 2013
By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 17 December 2012 - 4:15pmMost of us probably know about the Savannah River Site, a massive 198,344-acre U.S. government site responsible for processing and storing nuclear materials, but few of us have likely seen much of it besides driving through the rural fringes of... More
Summer Arts Camps offered in North Charleston
By northcharlestonarts on Friday, 25 May 2012 - 11:14amSpace is still available for kids, ages 5 to 13, to participate in Summer Arts Camps sponsored by the City of North Charleston’s Cultural Arts Department. Instruction is offered in visual arts, theatre, and African drum and dance, by local arts... More
Charleston Architects' Redesign of Classic Marquee Makes National List
By blueplate on Wednesday, 2 May 2012 - 6:23amThe Atlanta Cities names Sottile Theatre marquee as one of North America’s Most DistinctiveMay 2, 2012 (Charleston, SC) – The redesign of the Sottile Theatre marquee in downtown Charleston, SC, a collaboration of architects Whitney Powers and... More
Freshfields Village Brings Back the Blues on April 15
By glesueur on Thursday, 5 April 2012 - 3:00pmThree extraordinary blues bands from around the world will perform at Freshfields Village on Sunday, April 15. Enjoy a spring afternoon at the 8th annual Blues by the Sea with the sounds of urban and soul-flavored blues, funk music, electric tunes... More
Charleston getting electric car charging stations (Update: Online)
By Ken Hawkins on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 - 5:12amUpdate October 26: The three stations are online and buzzing with electricity for those of you with electric cars.Right now the only ones online are at the city garage at 75 Calhoun Street, but the Visitor Center and Queen Street garages will... More
A $19 million 'green' energy debacle at USC
By Ken Hawkins on Sunday, 16 October 2011 - 8:11amThe University of South Carolina's $19 million biomass facility was supposed to herald in a new era for both the state's and university's green energy industry — but now it's teetering on the edge of a prime case study in debacles.The plant — which... More
Charleston getting $98 million wind turbine research site (update: what's to come)
By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 11 April 2011 - 12:27pmUpdate April 11: Wind-turbine testing center has attracted interest from various energy companies, leading to plans to create a five-building campus. Over the next two years, $175 million will be invested in constructing the campus, with only... More
Berkeley landfill's methane project nears completion (update: done, with revenue gravy)
By Ken Hawkins on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 - 6:21amUpdate March 23: After a couple of years of work, the first methane capture-burn power facility is online in the Lowcounty. At the tail end is energy for 1,500 homes and some $750,000 a year for Berkeley County. The Post and Courier has a nice... More
SCE&G: Despite Japan nuclear woes, don't fret about South Carolina reactors
By Ken Hawkins on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 - 9:56pmIt's an inevitable path: Japan's unfolding nuclear power disaster will continue to raise global and local concern about the long-term safety of nuclear power.After all, South Carolina is a coastal state and has experienced powerful quakes.In a press... More
Charleston one of two cities to get $500K grant for energy efficency at home programs
By Ken Hawkins on Thursday, 11 November 2010 - 8:51amCharleston and Fayetteville, Arkanasas, are the two winning applicants to take part in a pair of $500,000 grants to figure out ways to meaningfully drop home energy bills in ways that won't break homeowners bank accounts.The grant comes by way of... More
