MORNING HEADLINES | The Charleston Literary Festival opens today with more than 80 celebrated authors descending on the Holy City through Nov. 15 to talk about their works. Thousands are expected to attend.
- CP: Three celebrated authors reflect on past family troubles, challenges, influences
- CP: Read our 16-page special section on the Literature Festival
- CP: Y’allfest book celebration for children set for next Saturday
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In Friday’s issue of the Charleston City Paper
CP OPINION: Congress should insist on accountability without retribution. “Founding father Thomas Jefferson expected churning waters in our democracy. Twice in 1820, he wrote about political unrest by noting, ‘The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.'”
- CP CARTOON: Stegelin: Hot for guys
- CP CARTOON: Ariail: Hell freezes over!
CP COVER STORY: Listening Across America: Citizens crave bipartisanship, bemoan high prices, rancor. Charleston City Paper editor Andy Brack took a pre-election road trip across America to listen to and share what everyday Americans were saying about the trajectory of the country. They didn’t hold back.
CP FOOD: The Harlow team opens Char House Social. Char House Social opens Nov. 6 as a second love letter to James Island for the owners of the Harlow, which opened three years ago by operators Josh and Kate Drewry and Chef Brett Riley.
CP ARTS: Leading arts groups push education as part of mission. Ask a local teacher. From curriculum-connected arts initiatives straight through to adult education, bolstering the arts for every Charlestonian gets high marks–at least that’s what the numbers indicate.
CP MUSIC: She Returns From War brings queer country back to Charleston. When She Returns From War comes home to Charleston for a Nov. 19 gig at the Pour House, the band’s hometown show will feature some comrades-in-arms along for the ride.
In other recent headlines
MIDTERMS: How S.C. voters’ support shifted to flip the U.S. Senate. U.S. Senator-elect Annie Andrews made history with a voting shift for the Democrat across every South Carolina county, thanks to Republicans and independents splitting their ticket, an analysis of election data shows.
- Wilson, Reichenback to hold first transition press conference after midterms
- Here’s the 10 S.C. Statehouse seats Democrats flipped to break the GOP supermajority
- How rural S.C. voters propelled a Democrat to the Senate
- Sizing up the Democratic takeover of the U.S. House
LOCAL NEWS: Charleston officials promise Battery extension will ‘marry form, function.’ The City of Charleston’s $1.3 billion Battery Extension is being planned as both flood protection and a pedestrian linear park, but officials haven’t decided whether to allow bikes.
- Plein air artists take over the Charleston peninsula
- Raccoon in West Ashley tests positive for rabies; 1 exposed
- Folly Beach updates plan to help protect its shoreline
Murdaugh’s defense seeks case dismissal, citing alleged mishandled evidence and more. Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorneys are once again asking a judge to throw out his double-murder charges, alleging investigators mishandled evidence and presented false testimony to secure grand jury indictments.
Last weekend of Coastal Carolina Fair features concerts, rides and fair food. The Coastal Carolina Fair is heading into its final weekend, giving fairgoers a few last chances to enjoy live entertainment, rides, games, food, and exhibits before the event closes Sunday.
Young home shoppers still priced out without help, according to survey. The age of the typical first-time homebuyer last year remained stuck at a historic high of 40 years old as younger people continue to get the worst of brutally high prices and interest rates in much of the country.
S.C. Arts Commission board expands role in grant approval, policing language. At a special-called meeting on Nov. 5, the S.C. Arts Commission voted to adopt obscenity guidelines that are more strict than those required by South Carolina law.
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