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Saving pollinators has small wins, but honeybee losses remain high
Honeybees are the poster-child of pollination and for good reason. Honeybees contribute to about a third of the fruits and vegetables that end up on people’s plates and help to pollinate about 80% of the United States’ flowering crops.
Committee on Ways and Means
Event date: September 22, 2026 Event Time: 04:30 PM - 11:59 PM Location: 80 Broad Street Charleston, SC 29401
Our View: Congress must step up to regulate AI
Artificial intelligence seems to be the high-fructose corn syrup and Red Dye No. 3 of today’s technology.
Sack’s Charleston church history wins peace nonfiction award
MORNING HEADLINES | Former New York Times reporter Kevin Sack’s history of the Charleston church where nine worshippers died -- “Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church” -- has won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for nonfiction.
Cleaveland, Carroll: Charleston should dump law that criminalizes peaceful protest
The city of Charleston in July 2021 adopted its First Amendment Demonstration Ordinance without public comment.
Old World tavern Reenie’s to open in North Area
Chef Mark Bolchoz is building a restaurant empire under his Semper Elevatum Hospitality umbrella.
Big accolades go to Colbert, Stiff, more
MORNING HEADLINES | A couple of Charlestonians took home Emmy Awards this week, including local celebrity Stephen Colbert, whose “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” won “Outstanding Variety Series” – despite this year’s controversial cancellation of the program by CBS.
Walsh celebrates fun 40 years as local weatherman
Bill Walsh is the Dr. Seuss of weathermen. For 40 years as of Sept. 15, he’s offered the latest weather info to Lowcountry residents in just about every way possible.
Emanuel Nine Memorial to open Nov. 14 in Charleston
A memorial will open Nov. 14 to honor the nine worshippers killed and five hurt when a racist gunman went on a shooting spree in 2015 at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.
Sip, sip, hooray! Charleston beverage pros share area’s best cocktails
Charleston is a drinking city. Whether it’s spring breakers, bachelorettes or locals looking for a perfectly executed beverage, the Holy City has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to its cocktail scene.
Infrastructure has moment across South Carolina
For decades, infrastructure has been what politicians and journalists call a “MEGO issue” — that is, one that’s important enough to deserve attention, but not captivating enough to hold it. Hence the term: My Eyes Glaze Over.
Scott turns up volume at GOP midterm convention
For about 24 hours this week, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina was the talk of American politics after he delivered an old-fashioned stemwinder of a speech at President Donald Trump’s made-for-streaming midterm GOP convention in Dallas.