For generations, the landscape of Charleston has been shaped by local mural and sign artists whose work is proudly on display across the city for all to see. This week, we checked in with just a few of the folks who are responsible for those scenes. Gregg Pavone Charleston Limelight Whether you know it or […]
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Pub Fare and Jonny Poppers serve up tasty burgers all over town
Simply put, nothing beats it: the juice running down your forearm, the cheese trickling down your chin, the bun melting in your mouth. It doesn’t take a big-brained Brad to figure that a good burger — whether it’s a gourmet grass-fed quarter pounder or a messy smashed double patty — will set you straight, fuel your tank, and fill your belly.
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‘Angels’ soars with precision, pure talent, and astute arrangements
The Westminster Choir’s alto and soprano voices live up to their billing as angels.
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Artist and musician Charlie McAlister remembered by Shepard Fairey and friends
On February 26, 2018, the Lowcountry and the world lost a true musical and artistic genius, Charlie McAlister. Charlie Began to make and self release cassettes starting in the mid ’80s under a variety of different monikers. Eventually settling upon C.Mcalister and starting his own label, Flannel Banjo, these releases would find their ways into the hands of many devout underground music fans.
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Looking back at the origins of Charleston’s most controversial monument
Charleston’s John C. Calhoun monument has its origins in a parlor at the corner of Meeting and Ann streets, the brainchild of three bored women looking to honor the loss of South Carolina’s native son.
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The strange magic of Dr. Wren’s Fetish Dolls
Tucked away in a James Island home is the workshop of Larry Fertick, better known as Dr. Wren. Past the front door, up the stairs, and to the left, there’s a short hallway.
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‘Buyer & Cellar’ targets a niche audience — one we aren’t a part of
For the first time in our young lives, my fellow reviewer and I wandered into a public space and had to endure several hours of a production that was not targeted at our coveted demographic. And you know what? We were fine with that. The whole point of Piccolo Spoleto and Spoleto Festival USA is to expand the mind and experience new depths of artistic culture. We were hopeful, excited, even.
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Our most muscle-bound Summer Guide ever
We hope you flexed your biceps while picking up this issue of the City Paper. If you got your triceps involved, heck, even better. You see, this year, we decided to pump up our Summer Guide.
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‘Citizen’ succeeds in taking a good, hard look at racism
As hate-based tragedies relentlessly erupt across the country and around our very corner here in Charleston, it remains painfully clear that we need to talk about race. In fact, talking about race continues to assert itself as the crucial, yet confounding inroad to addressing the persistent disconnect.
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‘CEO of Happiness’ Chris Gardner donates $10K to Crisis Ministries
You may be familiar with Chris Gardner from Will Smith’s portrayal in the 2006 film, The Pursuit of Happyness, but last night we got the chance to meet the real man behind the story. Gardner, who rose from homelessness to become a multimillionaire, visited Charleston for a Crisis Ministries fundraiser.