Democratic candidates will be flowing in to Charleston on Friday, following the presidential debate in Orangeburg on Thursday night.

โ€ข At 10 a.m., Sen. John Edwards will be stopping by Jackโ€™s Restaurant, 4C George St. Heโ€™s expected to walk from the Francis Marion Hotel to the restaurant to meet the mid-morning crowd (read: supporters, tourists, hungover college kids).

โ€ข At 11 a.m., Chris Dodd will be at St. Julian Devine Community Center, 1 Cooper St., to talk about homeownership.

โ€ข At 2:30 p.m., Sen. Barack Obama will be hosting a town hall forum at Burke High School. Tickets will be required to attend the event and can be picked up at:

โ€ข Buffalo South on Folly Road

โ€ข Cafe Pardiso on Market Street

โ€ข Jasmineโ€™s Eclectic Soul Food on Montague Avenue.

โ€ข Klipper Kings Barber Shop on Ashley Hall Road

โ€ข Kudu Coffee on Vanderhorst Street

โ€ข Monster Music Cuisine on Orleans Road

โ€ข Ravenous Reader on Folly Road

โ€ขWhipper Law Firm on Durant Avenue

The Democrats arenโ€™t the only ones coming to town. Sen. John McCain will be holding an event at 6 p.m. Thursday night at the South Carolina Aquarium as part of his announcement tour.


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