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The Charleston County School Board has become so dysfunctional that its members can't even agree on the rules for how to run its meetings.

Harlan Greene talks about the different slave and free men's badges that were used in the city of Charleston as a way to identify slaves who were allowed to work off their owner's property and free people of color back in the 1780s.

Another edition of the Spoleto Festival USA has opened amid a brass fanfare, a shower of confetti and reminders of how important the arts are to cities.

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It's only the opening weekend of Spoleto 2012 , and already two new operas have had their American premieres, a Japanese artist has moved viewers with simple table salt, a Dublin theatre troupe has delighted audiences, and a classic New York dance company has dazzled the city.

Brevard, N.C.-based folk songwriter and banjo player Shannon Whitworth is heading back to Charleston for an elegant concert at the historic Dock Street Theatre .

Some 40 newly hired USC professors, deans and staffers got a lesson earlier this month that easily could have been called South Carolina 101.

With construction of the Wannamaker North Trail complete, trail designer Brad Phillips of West Ashley now spends most of his time at the site training for the upcoming racing season.

Above: The old post office on Yonge's Island still stands but is boarded up and awaiting restoration.

Lowcountry Housing Trust executive director Michelle Mapp at a 6-unit apartment the trust is helping to renovate at North Nassau and Isabella Streets on Friday May 18, 2012.

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The Elephant in My Closet is a one-man show from David Lee Nelson about coming out of the closet to his father ... as a Democrat.

Due to the current weather forecast, Spanish pianist David Pea Dorantes' Wells Fargo Jazz concert will now be at Gaillard Auditorium instead of at the Cistern.

Love letters aren't necessarily meant to be made public. There's an intimacy between the lover and the beloved that can leave those who are not in the loop feeling like the third wheel, unsure of where they fit in the conversation.

The southeastern US coast braced for the arrival of aA subtropical stormA that threatened Memorial Day holiday plans for hordes of beachgoers.

When historians record the most influential South Carolinians of the late 20th-early 21st century, they may turn not to politicians or the purveyors of popular culture but to one of their own, a courtly bespectacled professor with a wry and wicked sense of humor.

Local Personal Trainer, Robert Wichman, really does practice what he preaches. Wichman recently competed at a National Level show, the NPC Jr.

Sub-tropical Storm Beryl formed Friday night off the Southeast Coast. Beryl is sitting about 200 miles ESE of Charleston, SC and moving SW at 6 mph.

It's been a long and lonely year since Spoleto Chamber Series director Geoff Nuttall and his team of world-class artists packed up their bags and returned to their lives beyond Charleston - leaving me bereft and hurting for their return.

Designed in part by co-owner, veteran jazz drummer, and JAC member Quentin Baxter, the Mezz is a listening room and bar crafted specifically for jazz performances.