It’s Raining in Charleston
It's Raining in Charleston So Brian Hicks, a Post and Courier columnist, took this opportunity to rain down on the Board of Zoning Appeals' decision to deny a condo conversion for 1 Meeting Street. ...
Managing Tourism and more: Let’s connect the dots.
Inauspicious. That summarizes the first Charleston Tourism Committee Forum, held April 7th in crowded meeting room at 75 Calhoun. Instead of a forum, citizens were relegated to asking questions on 3 ...
CHS | A hollow victory at City Council?
Those favoring regulating toxic cruise ship pollution won a hollow victory Tuesday night. Facing an overflow crowd of concerned citizens, the Charleston City Council passed resolution that "the city ...
CHS | Why we’re lucky to have the Post and Courier
There are big differences in journalistic integrity among today's newspapers. Some papers refuse to be self-critical, some papers stifle comments and opinions opposed to their editorial positions, ar ...
CHS | The Lawsuits; what you may not know
CHS | The Lawsuits; what you may not know If Brian Hicks and Mayor Riley are your only information sources about the proposed Union Pier cruise terminal project, you can be forgiven for not knowing ...
CHS | After losing its permit, the SPA will surely compromise. Ah, no.
CHS | After losing its permit, the SPA will surely compromise. Ah, no. U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Gergel ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to comply with the "formal asses ...
Jay’s Newest Post: Can a federal judge save Charleston from becoming Venice?
Can a federal judge save Charleston from becoming Venice? In the nick of time, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel tossed the permit for the SPA's (SC State Port's Authority) planned $35 million cruis ...
Jay’s Latest Blog
BULLETIN: Federal U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel tossed out the federal permit that was required to build the SPA's (SC State Ports Authority) proposed new cruise terminal at Union Pier near down ...
Cruise Ship Docks May Be Good for Business, but Some Charleston Residents Want Them Gone
Imagine yourself reclined on a cruise ship, sipping piña coladas, and leisurely moving through the ocean to the next stop along your week-long journey. What could be more idyllic? Now, imagine the th ...
The Trauma on the “Triumph”
"Weary and miserable, sickened by the stench of sewage," the last of more than 4,200 passengers and crew hobbled off the Carnival "Triumph" Friday, "after tugboats lugged it to the Alabama shore and ...