Much of the press coverage of the Charleston County School District’s decision to terminate the Primary and Middle Grades Academy initiatives has been negative. The direction of the coverage has been to pillory the board and superintendent for stepping away from its responsibility to teach kids to read.
Your June 12 front page featured a story on a failing school district. When a educational system defunds its literacy programs it is a sign of surrender.
South Carolina State University is open for business — and is a lot more confident about the future than it has been in years.
Donald Trump has repeatedly confounded the experts in his stunning rise to a seemingly certain Republican presidential nomination. But even "The Donald" appears to be finally accepting the modern political reality that "free media" — as in frequent television interviews and coverage of his campaign rallies...
WASHINGTON — If you turned on cable TV news Monday, chances are good that you caught Corey Lewandowski fibbing that he doesn’t have a clue why Donald Trump fired him as his campaign manager.
We live in a state and local community with residents who are disproportionately plagued by stroke, obesity, heart disease and a host of other serious health issues.
The Green Gimlet is a cocktail developed by Noah Singerman, the beverage director at Scarecrow & Co. and Feathertop Kitchen.
William Hunt lives on James Island.
Q: Your article on free crab cracks was informative. Where can I go to purchase steamed blue crabs in the Charleston area?
Zach Biggs two years ago took a part-time job barbacking at Proof. Although he’s now assuming more bartending duties, he’s an expert in all aspects of the support position.
The potato olives for which The Sunday News in 1892 printed a recipe sound thoroughly charming: Sculpted potatoes are boiled, breaded and deep-fried. Typically, home cooks would refer to this preparation as a potato croquette.
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera has been transmitting performances live for a decade. The National Theater in London jumped on board a few years later. But Broadway, facing both financial and philosophical obstacles, has been slow to join the trend.
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — A horse adopted by Jon Stewart and his wife after it was found seemingly abandoned at an auction stable in Pennsylvania has died at their New Jersey farm.
LOS ANGELES — Anton Yelchin’s accidental death Sunday ended the actor’s life and career far too soon, yet audiences will be able to see his talent and devotion to his craft in several unreleased projects.
The forthcoming Matthew McConaughey drama "Free State of Jones" lays claim to being the first Hollywood film in decades to depict Reconstruction, the still controversial post-Civil War period that attempted to rebuild the South along racially egalitarian lines.
ABEL, Vernon, Charleston
BELL, Betty Jean, 83, of James Island, widow of John E. Bell, died Monday. Arrangements by James A. Dyal Funeral Home of Summerville.
Social media posts by former Academic Magnet High School football players contain racially insensitive language and humor, and call into question whether Charleston City Paper defamed them by calling them racists, according to court documents.
In politics, as in life, there is the question of the company you keep.
LEXINGTON, KY. — Three RiverDogs pitchers saw action as the Southern Division All-Stars led by Charleston manager Luis Dorante fell to the Northern side, 2-1, at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in the 57th Annual South Atlantic League All-Star game on Tuesday night.
Charleston City Council was set to vote Tuesday on a set of new zoning rules for new hotel development downtown, but it had reservations and deferred the matter.
The first permanent pastor of Emanuel AME Church, where nine worshippers were gunned down at Bible study a year ago, has been moved to a church in Georgetown after just five months at the grieving house of worship.
About 25 people turned out Tuesday night to give their feedback to the U.S. Justice Department and the North Charleston Police Department on the formation of a citizens board to advise police officials.
Charleston’s growing medical technology industry will be the focus of a new accelerator program launching this fall.
WASHINGTON — Routine use of small drones by real estate agents, farmers, filmmakers and countless other commercial operators was cleared for takeoff by the Obama administration Tuesday, after years of struggling to write rules that would both protect public safety and free the...
