Новости за 13.04.2016

Walking around the Battery, running over the Ravenel Bridge, splashing in the Pineapple Fountain or relaxing at Sunset Park will give you a front row seat to watch more than 250 sailboats racing in and around Charleston harbor this weekend.

COLUMBIA — About 10 transgender men and women stood before two state senators Thursday morning and told them a proposed bill that would require them to use the bathroom that matches the gender on their birth certificate would cause more harm than good.

HANAHAN — Berkeley County School District could take possession next week of a Williams Lane tract that will be the site of a new elementary school, but City Council members on Tuesday joined a residents’ group in voicing concerns over access to the school.

COLUMBIA — Another member of the South Carolina men’s basketball team has run afoul of the law.

The last time I visited Redux for Lynne Ridings’ exhibit, "The Pulse Beneath the Surface," I left in a daze with far more questions than answers. Far from the typical gallery walk-through where you can stand alone and admire art of various beauty, Ridings’ exhibit was beautiful but also intense and personal, an...

Shoppers who like having groceries delivered to their trunk without having to leave the car will soon have that option at select Wal-Mart stores in Charleston.

Mothers with children and other busy people who like having groceries delivered to their trunk without having to leave the car will soon have that option at select Wal-Mart stores in Charleston.

MOUNT PLEASANT — The S.C. Supreme Court has ruled the town violated the state’s Freedom of Information Act eight years ago because of its vague agendas, and another court will decide how much this might cost taxpayers.

More speculative industrial space is coming to Summerville, with groundbreaking scheduled Tuesday for a 307,000-square-foot shell building at the Charleston Trade Center.

Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., said the Zika virus presents the potential for a "public health emergency," in a prepared statement Wednesday.

South Carolina ETV will air a documentary on former Charleston Mayor Joe Riley on Thursday.

COLUMBIA — Tiffany Mitchell’s journey from college All-American to professional basketball player begins Thursday night, when the South Carolina senior will likely be selected in the WNBA draft.

A wreck has closed the two left lanes of I-26 east at the I-526 ramp to Mount Pleasant.

Calling the cruise ship industry "a threat to the very fabric of the city where so many love to work, live and visit," Carrie Agnew — executive director of Charleston Communities for Cruise Control — echoed the views of a majority of people attending Tuesday’s public hearing over plans to build a new cruise ship...

Chefs have tried to shame Yelp users by posting their pictures on Instagram, humiliate them by mockingly reading their reviews on YouTube and stop them by suing the online opinion site. But you sometimes get the sense that what they’d really like to do is Yelp about the Yelpers, who have a wretched reputation in the restaurant industry:

The skies in Charleston should remain cloudy today, but no rain is in the forecast, according to the National Weather Service.

What: In celebration of Earth Day, MUSC’s Sustainability Program will host its eighth annual Earth Day Celebration. The event is free for all ages and is free to attend. Over 50 environmentally conscious vendors will be attending including solar experts, farmers, local nonprofits and more. There will also be food trucks and musical...

COLUMBIA — Groups who are both for and against a proposed bill that would require transgender people to use bathrooms matching the gender on their birth certificates have planned to fill the Statehouse on Wednesday.

Congratulations, Nix 526. Way to go, Coastal Conservation League. You have just about won this thing.

Like shrimp and softshell crabs, Louisiana crawfish arrived early this year – so early, in fact, that the current season started in 2015. But crawfish fever didn’t reach Charleston until this month, which started with the

UPDATE: Citing an incomplete psychiatric evaluation for Dylann Roof, Judge J.C. Nicholson on Wednesday moved Roof’s trial date to Jan. 7.

UPDATE: Citing an incomplete psychiatric evaluation for Dylann Roof, Judge J.C. Nicholson on Wednesday moved Roof’s trial date to Jan. 17.

"I don't know if the chef needs to add more of this or that," Aisha Vanderhorst says. Her fellow Yelpie winners agree: Their aim with a review is to capture the overall vibe of a restaurant and describe the food in ways that people who "don't have pretentious palates," as Vanderhorst puts it, can appreciate. Here's what...

A state where two dogs with their mouths taped shut have been rescued from an agonizing death ought to be looking for more ways to protect animals.

President Barack Obama promised to run the most open administration in history. His White House website still declares: "My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government."