Recently added articles from The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC):
Mount Pleasant, S.C., may suspend building permit cap due to low demand.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Prentiss Findlay Oct. 2--MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- Demand for permits to build single-family homes has fallen so sharply this year that the town might suspend a controversial program it began in 2001 to curb residential growth. Town Council's Planning and ...
Berkeley County, S.C., planners to vote on Parks of Berkeley growth.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Andy Paras Oct. 2--MONCKS CORNER, S.C. -- The Berkeley County Planning Commission is expected to decide tonight whether it will recommend changing the county's comprehensive plan to allow the massive Parks of Berkeley subdivision to grow by 2,000 acres. An ...
College of Charleston Foundation sues to halt plantation photo sales.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: John P. McDermott Oct. 2--The College of Charleston Foundation is suing a photographer who is selling expensive images of a plantation it owns near Hollywood, a dispute that involves the wishes of the property's late owner and copyright law. The foundation, a ...
Groups to pay $10 million a year to find ways to cut power use, go renewable.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Kyle Stock Oct. 2--South Carolina residents can cut their electricity use by about a third and state utilities can get at least 3 percent of their power from renewable sources, according to two studies released Monday by the state's 20 electric cooperatives. ...
South Carolina school board to decide on charter school rent issue.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Diette Courrege Oct. 2--The Charleston Charter School for Math & Science has asked the state Board of Education to decide whether the county school board violated state law and exceeded its authority in setting its requirements for the school. The charter ...
More hotels see value of investing in the environment.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kyle Stock Oct. 1--Hotel guests don't like the dark. In an unfamiliar room, in an unfamiliar place, the vast majority will flick on the bathroom light and crack the door open before going to sleep. This odd but common idiosyncrasy is a huge cost for hoteliers ...
New MUSC hospital designed to fit in with city architecture.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Behre Oct. 1--Medical University of South Carolina president Ray Greenberg still remembers the criticism when MUSC's new hospital design went before Charleston's Board of Architectural Review. "Someone said, 'This could be anywhere. This could be in ...
Widening of I-26 in Charleston, S.C., area expected to begin by spring.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Warren Wise Oct. 1--It takes Catherine Townsend an hour, sometimes an hour and a half, to travel less than 25 miles on Interstate 26 from her Summerville home to her job in downtown Charleston. "It usually starts backing up a little before U.S. 78, and the ...
North Charleston, S.C., to raze deteriorating Pier Alpha.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Warren Wise Oct. 1--Much of the waterfront section of Pier Alpha on the former Charleston Naval Base has collapsed, threatening to slide into the Cooper River and endanger shipping lanes if not addressed soon, the U.S. Coast Guard has told North Charleston, which owns ...
City looks at converting streets to two-way traffic in Charleston, S.C.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Behre Oct. 1--In the 1960s, when downtown Charleston was suffering as a growing number of residents and stores flocked to the car-friendly suburbs, city leaders tried to keep downtown attractive by converting several city streets to one-way in hopes of speeding up ...
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C., real estate column.(Column)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Katy Stech Oct. 1--HOME BUILDERS LAUNCH AD CAMPAIGN: The Charleston Trident Home Builders Association has kicked off a seven-week, $65,000 advertising campaign to encourage hesitant potential home buyers to make a commitment. The effort marks the first time that ...
Even for those with health insurance, the system doesn't always work.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Jill Coley Sep. 30--The estimated 46 million Americans who go without health insurance get a lot of media attention. But how happy are the 256 million with coverage? A snapshot of primary care taken one September morning at Dr. Marshall Newton's West Ashley ...
Charleston Charter School for Math & Science begins taking student applications.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Diette Courrege Sep. 29--Although school started only about a month ago, a new Charleston County charter school set to open next year already is gearing up to accept student applications. The Charleston Charter School for Math & Science will begin taking ...
Charleston County, S.C., closes $10 million Harmony Hall Plantation land deal.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Tenisha Waldo Sep. 29--The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission officially owns Harmony Hall. The park agency closed this week on its $10 million deal, buying 420 acres in Meggett to build a regional county park. The controversial land ...
First forum on growth ordinance held in Dorchester County, S.C.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Dave Munday Sep. 28--SUMMERVILLE, S.C. -- It was the first formal debate on a proposal that could determine the future of one of the nation's fastest-growing counties. Dorchester County Council is considering an adequate public facilities ordinance that would ...
Charleston, S.C., area's job growth among best in nation.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Katy Stech Sep. 28--Local job growth is outperforming other parts of the country. Reflecting broader trends in the Southeast, Charleston was rated by the Milken Institute as the 12th-best metropolitan area in the country at creating and sustaining jobs, ...
Charleston, S.C., mourns restaurateur Thomas Parsell's death.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Kyle Stock Sep. 28--Charleston hospitality workers on Thursday began mourning Thomas Parsell, a renowned restaurateur and one of the main ingredients in the magic recipe that put the Holy City on the nation's culinary map. Parsell, co-founder of Magnolias, ...
South Carolina drivers paying less for auto insurance premiums.
Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Peter Hull Sep. 27--The average auto insurance premium paid by Palmetto State motorists dropped in 2005 for the first time since 1999, driven by greater competition, fewer accidents and smaller claims. South Carolina motorists paid an average $752.56 a year on ...
South Carolina community plans conservation-minded fair and dance.
Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Jessica Johnson Sep. 27--The Conservati'on Corps of I'On started simply with neighbors wondering why they saw so few blue recycling bins on Thursdays. The meeting of the minds grew into a communitywide effort to increase conservation in their neighborhood and ...
Charleston, S.C., woman leaves $100,000 to African-American history center.
Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Tenisha Waldo Sep. 27--A Charleston woman who died two years ago has left $100,000 for the Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston. Vivienne Carlotta Edwards Anderson was one of the charter members of the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and ...