Friday, May 18, 2012
An initiative pushed by Sen. Mike Rose will open three medical clinics.
Talking to a group of interested voters last month, Sen. Mike Rose said he wanted to combat President Barack Obama's healthcare reform with three, free community clinics here in Dorchester County. His plan could be up and running soon, according to a Summerville Journal Scene article. The Journal Scene reports the community medical clinics are the result of a partnership between three churches, a medical service provider and community outreach groups. One free medical clinic already exists in the county, which according to the newspaper is the model on which the three planned clinics is based. Click here to read more. Watch the video attached to this story to see why free medical clinics are needed, as a patient of Medical Outreach tells …
Hosting Third Thursday and other entertainment events, Hutchinson Square was dubbed Readers' Choice 2012 for best live music venue.
Hutchinson Square is the heart of downtown and, according to Summerville Patch readers, the heart of Summerville music. The small square on Main Street tied other music venue Montreux's in votes for the best music venue in town during this week's Readers' Choice poll. Because Hutchinson Square often hosts events that benefit nonprofits and the surrounding businesses, it was selected as the winner of the tie. While this week's Third Thursday outdoor entertainment event with Summerville's Got Talent was rained out, there will be more live music at Hutchinson Square June 21.Click here for more information.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Report says 12,725-square-foot retail center to open near Target.
The Post and Courier reports a 12,725-square-foot speculative retail center has broken ground at Azalea Square Shopping Center. Miller-Valentine Group and Gramling Brothers Real Estate head the project, which will offer suites 1,200 square feet or bigger. Click here to read more.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Palmetto State representatives at odds after Boeing pleaded for support.
Both the U.S. House and Senate have approved a three-year extension of the Export-Import Bank, a federal program that assists U.S. companies in selling their goods overseas. But the issue split members of the S.C. Delegation as the state's biggest industrial catch — Boeing — flexed its muscle in the run-up to the vote. The Export-Import Bank provides financing for cash-strapped foreign investors willing to buy American goods, but sometimes unable to secure the cash or credit. The bank has been a strong asset in distributing Boeing planes overseas — a primary reason the company felt confident in expanding its U.S. manufacturing to South Carolina. But a necessary re-authorization of the program hit opposition, particularly from hard-line …
See talented performers during Thursday's DREAM event.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Should Republican candidates be accountable for vendor's past clients?
A vendor, which has helped to build many GOP candidate websites in the Summerville area, has deleted links showing it aided in website work for a soft pornography website. Summerville Media Group, a local web and graphic design company, came under scrutiny Sunday with a blog posting by liberal blogger Rob Groce, who claimed the Republican party's "clean" message might be tarnished by using a vendor with less-than-clean clients. SMG and its affiliated company, 106 Designs, works on sites for Rep. Chris Murphy, District 97 candidate Ed Carter and others in the Summerville area. While Groce claims the company touted work on Sexy Skin Magazine as late as Sunday, SMG owner Jamie Lucarelli said the work was old and links to the work were taken…
Monday, May 14, 2012
When you want to see a show where do you go?
Some people love massive arena concerts, some people like a crowded dance floor in a dive bar. For the really big concerts in Charleston you're probably going to have to head to the North Charleston Colliseum, but if you like a more intimate environment for your live music there are plenty of great spots in Summerville to catch a show. This week we want to know which one is the your favorite. Vote for your choice for the best spot in Summerville to catch live music in our poll below, and don't forget to leave a review on its directory listing page. Don't see your favorite in the poll? Comment to vote for it! (It worked for C. Coop winning the Best Mother's Day brunch award.) Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. We will …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Summerville store brings make-your-own-masterpiece to neighboring town.
WEST ASHLEY — You don't have to be an artist to create a masterpiece, and you can have a lot of fun while doing it. The professional artists at Bottles N Brushes are now holding classes of as many as 60 people through the process of making a painting five nights a week at the company's brand new West Ashley location at 1017 Wappoo Road. "We felt like our target market was here," Bottles N Brushes CEO Alyssa Maute said. "We do a ton of stuff for kids and there are a lot of them in West Ashley, and for adults our target market is middle-aged women." The store won Summerville Patch's Best Place to Take Your Valentine readers' contest earlier this year. Bottles N Brushes is a cross between an art class, a working studio and beer and wine mixer…
Friday, May 11, 2012
Mount Pleasant historic site wins Patch Readers' Choice award.
Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens offers some of the Lowcountry's most picturesque Southern vistas and ties to the antebellum South, and because of that, Patch readers have named the Mount Pleasant historic site the best place for a stay-at-home vacation or "staycation." Clearly a local favorite, Boone Hall swept this week's with nearly half of all the votes cast. The Boone Hall property can be traced back to the 1600s. Its famous shaded Avenue of Oaks is actually one of the oldest elements of the plantation. Planted in 1790, the driveway was meant to convey a since of grandeur and status. The tourist attraction also is home to nine slave cabins, which now feature interpretive programs meant to shed light on slave life and Gullah-Geechee …
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Japanese company seeks to expand Ridgeville presence with $200 million investment. Company could bring 90 jobs.
Dorchester County Council approved second reading of payment-in-lieu-of-property tax agreement with Showa Denko Carbon Inc. of Ridgeville Monday. The deal is to "induce the company to acquire, construct and equip additional facilities for production and distribution of high technology goods," according to the agreement. The company will make a $200 million investment and create about 90, according to the agreement. Third and final agreement will be made at the next meeting of council is May 21 at its Summerville chambers. Showa Denko Carbon Inc. operates a graphite manufacturing plant near Ridgeville, as part of the Japanese chemical company Showa Denko KK. Showa Denko is a supplier of graphite products to the global steel and automotive …
Barbara McGowin
8:46 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
The Ex-Im Bank is just another line item on the balance sheet of the corporate welfare program. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fd-4Xl9w2c South Carolinians have given Boeing $1.5 billion to build a $178 million factory. Hi-tech skilled workers and management for the production of the Boeing Dreamliner have been inported, while long time South Calinians who work for Boeing are paid minimum wage … more ›