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Chef Vivian Howard, who gained fame with her PBS series on opening a restaurant in rural North Carolina, is expanding her culinary acumen to the foodie city of Charleston, S.C.
Eater Charleston reports that Howard will open a “casual yet refined” restaurant named Lenoir at the city’s Renaissance Charleston Historic District Hotel.
She also plans to open a bakeshop, Hot + Handy, which will serve grab-and-go foods such as biscuits, hand pies, and sandwiches, per Eater.
Both are expected to open this summer.
Howard owns Chef & the Farmer and the Boiler Room in Kinston, North Carolina where she filmed her series, “A Chef’s Life.” A new series, “Somewhere South,” will premiere March 27 on PBS stations, featuring collaborations with other chefs, including Marcus Samuelsson.
Love is everything
Everything
Without it, we are invisible
Invisible to the sound of a morning rain
Invisible to the smile of a rose blossoming in Spain
Invisible to the sight of long slow kiss
In this life, there is so much we can miss
Love is enchanting like a warm summer breeze
A tingle, a wink, a sigh, a touch of a cool spring day
It is the reason we rise
The struggle to survive
The euphoria of time
The essence of rhyme
Love breathes
It protects
A blanket so safe
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A song
A whisper
A kind eye
With the simplicity of words
Words spoken in the air
Linger, journey, invite you near
Take hold
Take flight
Find meaning
Stop thinking; just be
A disease infecting my very soul
Love is everything
Meant to be lost
To be found
Hold for a second
A risk
Take a picture
Keep it for all time
It will last forever
With the winds of change, I will be reminded of the smile that has stopped in time
With the strength of a thousand “I Love Yous”
I feel so alive now
So alive with you
You are the escape I have dreamed about
An imaginary world come true
Palmetto Scholars Academy teacher earns Milken
Educator Award for bringing history to life
Santa
Monica, Calif., (February
11, 2020) — The 2020 Oscars season may have ended, but the Milken Family
Foundation’s “Oscars of Teaching” celebrations are in full swing. Today’s stop
was North Charleston, South Carolina, where social studies teacher Leslie
Sullivan was surprised at Palmetto Scholars Academy with a $25,000 Milken
Educator Award that she can use however she wishes.
National
Institute for Excellence in Teaching CEO Dr. Candice McQueen and South Carolina
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman bestowed the honor upon
Sullivan before an all-school assembly of cheering students, colleagues, local
and state dignitaries, and the media.
Sullivan is
the only South Carolina recipient of the Award for the 2019-20 school year and
among up to 40 educators nationwide to receive the recognition this season.
Hailed by Teacher
magazine as the “Oscars of Teaching,” the Milken Educator Awards celebrate,
elevate and activate the American teaching profession and inspire young,
capable people to join it.
“Leslie Sullivan takes her students on historical journeys where they dig deeply into rich text, make connections between past and present, think and question, and discover more about themselves and their place in the world,” said Dr. McQueen. “We are proud to welcome her into the national Milken Educator Network and proud of her service to students in South Carolina’s public schools. We know she will write her own rich history of accomplishments for years to come.”
The Milken
Educator Award is not designated for lifetime achievement. Recipients are
heralded while early to mid-career for what they have achieved — and for the
promise of what they will accomplish given the resources and opportunities
inherent in the Award.
“Being
named a Milken Educator Award winner is one of the highest honors an educator
can receive,” said Superintendent Spearman. “Leslie’s passion for teaching and
her ability to engage students and deepen their understanding of history
uniquely qualify her for this prestigious honor. I want to thank the Milken
Family Foundation for the partnership we share in recognizing outstanding
educators like Leslie and look forward to future efforts to showcase and uplift
the teaching profession.”
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About Leslie Sullivan
Innovation:
Leslie Sullivan is a master of content for her
honors and Advanced Placement (AP) classes, including U.S. history, government
and economics. In her class students recreate Revolutionary War battlefields
out of dough, participate in Socratic seminars, and engage in sophisticated
discussions of historical and current events, exploring political and cultural
dynamics. In one project, Sullivan asks students and parents to recall two
historical events that were significant in their lives, leading to meaningful
discussions and high engagement as the generations participate together in the
learning process. Sullivan designs every activity, from mock trial and writing
to researching primary sources, to foster inquiry-based learning, deepen
students’ understanding, connect history to the present, and encourage them to
think and question.
Dedication and Classroom Impact: Palmetto Scholars Academy is in its 10th year; Sullivan has been there for seven and has personally taught every member of the school’s first five graduating classes. She has served as a grade-level chair and leads the social studies department, as well as advising student government and senior capstone projects. Sullivan focuses on her students’ social-emotional learning and creates opportunities to get to know them so she can meet their needs. She helps her AP U.S. History students prepare for the AP exams before school and on weekends, with notable results: 73% of her students earn passing scores, compared with the state average of 57%. More than three-quarters of Palmetto’s graduates are enrolled in college or have earned degrees, and alumni say that Sullivan’s high expectations have helped them in their post-secondary studies.
Leadership
Beyond the Classroom Walls: A role model to her peers, Sullivan has mentored
new teachers, led professional development for Palmetto faculty and contributes
lesson plans to an online network for AP U.S. History teachers. Each summer she
attends intensive social studies courses, including sessions at Stanford
University and the Library of Congress. Sullivan has presented at national,
state and regional conferences about her work on National History Day (NHD), a
program she helped establish at Palmetto and has advised, judged and coached.
Sullivan has taken groups to the national finals in Washington, D.C., for the
past four years; in 2018, two of her students placed second in the country for
their documentary about the role The Coca-Cola Company played in Atlanta’s
civil rights movement.
Education: Sullivan earned a Bachelor of Arts in history in 2005 from Ohio
State University and a Master of Arts in Teaching in social studies from The
Citadel in 2011. She is working on a second master’s in history through the
Gilder Lehrman Institute and Pace University.
More About the Milken Educator Awards: “The future belongs to the
educated.”
The very first Milken Educator Awards were presented by the Milken Family
Foundation in 1987. The Awards, created by Lowell Milken, provide public
recognition and individual financial rewards of $25,000 to elementary and
secondary school teachers, principals and specialists from around the country
who are furthering excellence in education.
Along
with the $25,000 financial prize, recipients join the national Milken Educator
Network, a group of more than 2,800 top teachers, principals and specialists.
The network serves as a rich resource for fellow educators, legislators, school
boards and others dedicated to excellence in education.
The
2019-20 honorees will also attend an all-expenses-paid Milken Educator Forum in
Indianapolis March 26-28, 2020, where they will network with their new
colleagues and exchange ideas with state and federal leaders on the future of
education. In addition, the Milken Educator Awards’ “Why Not Us” program
will pair each 2019-2020 recipient with a veteran Milken Educator mentor to
explore and prepare for expanded leadership roles that strengthen education
practice and policy.
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Over the years, more than $140 million in
funding, including $70 million for the individual cash awards, has been devoted
to the overall Milken Awards initiative, which includes powerful professional
development opportunities throughout recipients’ careers.
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The Awards alternate yearly between
elementary and secondary educators; this season honors secondary school
teachers.
· Veteran Milken Educators frequently go on to leadership roles at state, national and international levels.
· Unlike most teacher recognition programs, the Milken Educator Awards has no formal nomination or application process. Candidates are sourced through a confidential selection process and then reviewed by blue ribbon panels in each state. Those most exceptional are recommended for the Award, with the final selection made by the Milken Family Foundation.
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The cash award is unrestricted.
Recipients have used the money in diverse ways; for instance, on their
children’s or their own continuing education, financing dream field trips,
establishing scholarships, and even on the adoption of children.
The City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department is pleased to announce Christine Bush Roman of Johns Island, SC, as the winner of the 2020 North Charleston Arts Fest Poster Design Competition. As the winner of the statewide contest, Bush Roman’s mixed media painting, titled Oak Circus, will be used to promote the 2020 North Charleston Arts Fest, taking place April 29-May 3. In addition, the artist was awarded a $500 cash prize and the piece has become part of the City of North Charleston’s Public Art Collection.
Oak Circus was one of 75 entries by artists from 17 cities across South Carolina that were submitted for consideration for the 2020 North Charleston Arts Fest Poster Design Competition. Christine created the painting specifically for the Arts Fest using acrylic, ink, pastel, and fabric. “When beginning this piece, I knew I wanted to illustrate the vibrancy and emotion of all kinds of creators coming together to share their work,” she says. “I began the painting with the simplified image of an oak tree spreading its branches because the oak is such a well-known visual for the Lowcountry. The tree is also an iconic symbol across many cultures of growth, transformation, unity, and enlightenment. I wanted all the other elements of the painting to react to the tree. Setting the tone of celebration, the colors and rhythm hint at all of the different art forms highlighted during the North Charleston Arts Fest.”
Christine Bush Roman received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting from the University of Georgia in 2006 and returned to earn a Master of Fine Arts in the same concentration in 2013. She actively exhibits her paintings in solo and group shows both regionally and nationally. Rooted in drawing and painting, and oftentimes some elements of collage, her vibrant and dynamic works are executed in a variety of media with an emphasis on bright color, texture, pattern, and symbolism. Christine’s sincere affection for process and working with materials is revealed in the chunky, scraped, bumpy, gritty, and messy surfaces of her paintings. “Each piece endures hours of layering, destroying, and recreating,“ she explains. The improvisation and intuitive nature of Christine’s work is guided both by the materials and the concept. When utilizing collage techniques, she chooses to only use personal or recycled materials because of her belief that the previous life of the fabric or paper used informs the direction of the work. Most often inspired by ideas of our perception of self, her colorful and busy paintings reflect a compressed narrative of an ever-changing personality; acting as illustrations of an inner story full of ups and downs, constant change, and growth. Her works are about how we are constantly being shaped by where we live, people we know, and major life events. Christine currently creates in her home studio in Johns Island, SC, and instructs art classes for One HEART Connection and Art in the Park Art Lab, both in Charleston, SC. To learn more about the artist, visit ChristineBushRoman.com.
A collection of Bush Roman’s mixed media paintings will be on display at the North Charleston City Gallery throughout May 2020. The exhibit will feature her winning piece, Oak Circus. The gallery is located within the Charleston Area Convention Center at 5001 Coliseum Drive in North Charleston. Admission and parking are free. The public is invited to meet the artist at the gallery during the North Charleston Arts Fest Opening Celebration & Artist Reception on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, from 6:00-8:00 pm. T-shirts and posters featuring the winning design will be available for purchase during the festival.
For more information about the North Charleston Arts Fest, other competition and exhibition opportunities, or festival sponsorship, on-site marketing opportunities, and program booklet ad placement contact the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department at (843)740-5854, email culturalarts@northcharleston.org, or visit NorthCharlestonArtsFest.com.
The West Ashley Area Chamber announced that Euro Foods Bakery and Cafe will hold its official grand opening Thursday from 6 to 8 pm. The restaurant and deli is located at Old Towne Center, 1664 Old Towne Road in West Ashley (near T-Bonz).
Visitors to the grand opening will be treated to samples from the Euro Foods menu and meat and cheese selections from the deli, as well as wine and champagne. The restaurant features Eastern European cuisine. Among the offerings are soups and salads, rice pilaf, Polish sausage with sauerkraut, cabbage rolls, Siberian dumplings, and pastries. Beverages include water flavored with citrus fruit or cucumbers, fruit drinks, coffee and Georgian tea with peppermint.
The Euro Foods deli opened at the site in October. In addition to meats and cheeses, it a wide selection of European grocery items, breads, sandwiches, and ice cream bars. The restaurant section started operating in December and gradually expanded its menu. A daily feature is cheeseburgers and fries. Customers may call in orders at 843-571-1451 for take-out (preparation time is generally 10 to 15 minutes. Deliveries may be set up through UberEats. Operating hours are Monday through Saturday from 11 am to 8 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm. The restaurant also offers catering services.
Pediatric care teams, administration to orchestrate the complex move
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Feb. 10, 2020) – The MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital and Pearl Tourville Women’s Pavilion has passed all necessary safety and regulatory inspections, and hospital administration and pediatric care teams have been cleared to occupy the building, according to the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC).
“Our contractor informed us today that they have passed all of the necessary regulatory inspections needed to ensure the opening of a fully operational and safe hospital on Feb. 22.,” said Patrick J. Cawley, M.D., MUSC Health CEO and vice president of Health Affairs, University. “Our children’s and women’s leadership and care teams have been eagerly awaiting this day, and we are all excited to share this opening date with our local and statewide community.”
On Saturday, Feb. 22, a complex and coordinated shift will take place, moving current MUSC Children’s Hospital patients and women in the current Labor and Delivery and mother/baby areas located on Ashley Ave. over to the new facility located at the corner of Courtenay Drive and Calhoun Street.“We’re finally getting our keys to this one-of-a-kind facility, and it’s been the dedication, commitment, and faith of many that have gotten us to this wonderful day. Our children’s and women’s teams deserve high praise for their perseverance, flexibility, and expertise as we move through the final stages of occupying this new facility,” said Mark Scheurer, M.D., MUSC Children’s Hospital chief medical officer and project leader.
“We’ve waited a long time to finalize this move-in day, and now that it’s here, we’re just excited and ready to change what’s possible for the children, mothers, and families of our local, statewide, regional and national communities.”
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About MUSC Children’s Health
MUSC Children’s Health is changing what’s possible for children and their families by providing the pediatric clinical and research expertise every child deserves and needs. From promoting healthy lifestyles to offering life-saving treatments, Children’s Health delivers comprehensive and compassionate care to children throughout South Carolina and beyond.
Our integrated children’s health care system consists of the 250-bed MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital (SJCH) and Pearl Tourville Women’s Pavilion located on the Charleston peninsula, which is one of the most patient and family-centered and technologically advanced hospitals for children and their families in the United States; the Charles P. Darby Research Institute where pediatric research teams conduct significant and ongoing efforts; the R. Keith Summey Medical Pavilion in North Charleston which offers an ambulatory care and surgery center, specialty care and after-hours clinics; and finally, expanded depth and breadth of expertise in multiple neighborhood locations throughout the Lowcountry, offering primary, urgent and specialty care in person or via telehealth.
We all want the best care for children of South Carolina now and in the future, and to do that, Children’s Health puts the needs of patients and their families first. This intentional way of moving forward aligns with the emerging national best practice of offering children’s ambulatory and specialty services within local communities and the delivery of more acute care at a major flagship hospital. As a result, families receive the best combination of high quality, lower cost and easily accessible care possible. For more information visit http://musckids.org.
Heather M. Woolwine, M.A.
Director, Public Affairs, Media Relations and Presidential Communications
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The way your eyes softened as you gazed into mine
The way we saw the world like two children in the playground without worry
Remember the poem that we shared in the ocean surrounded by the essence of all existence
I left my troubles behind for just a moment
I focused on you and the words just came to me
The warmth of the sun beating on our faces
The illumination of your face reminded me of the angels in the scriptures
You remind me that romance is a potion with no cure Love is the culmination of two souls guided to a commonplace For every mistake, I am humbled by your acceptance
You are my hatred, my love, my tears, my laughter
Hope is that every day you will see me with the same love pitted deep in your soul at this moment Every moment I am alone, I am seeing the world through your eyes My soul is carried with you In the distance, we are strengthened Each night without you, the stars remind me you are near
Beneath the same universe, I cherish my bond You are the precision of virtue
A canvas sketched by the colors of the rainbow
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A perfect sculpture resting in my arms for all eternity
In a world of doubt A world of uncertainty You are perfect, to me
Cheers, y’all! Mark your calendars and come celebrate the grand opening of our brand new distillery in Park Circle on Saturday, May 2, 2020. From 11:00 am – 7:00 pm we’ll be celebrating and offering distillery tours so come join us!
Get a tour of our new 25,000-square-foot distillery throughout the
day, during which those 21+ can learn about the history of Firefly,
experience the distillation process and sample Firefly Spirits
in the tasting room, including distillery specialties like our new
small batch bourbon. Book your tour ahead of time to secure your spot!
Make sure you’re one of the first 500 people here to receive Firefly swag!
VEHICLES TO SET STAGE FOR FUTURE OF LOWCOUNTRY MASS TRANSIT
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (February 5, 2020) — The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority welcomed its first three all-electric, zero-emissions buses to the fleet Tuesday with a ceremony at the CARTA operations facility.
With the CARTA board, project partners and CARTA staff present to commemorate the occasion, CARTA Board Chairman Mike Seekings plugged in the first bus, marking the next significant step forward in the regional transit strategy.
“This is a proud day for CARTA,” Seekings said. “There’s been
really hard work by our staff, by the board, and by everyone in the
community to say we support public transit, we support our community, we
support our riders, we support our environment, and we support the
future.”
Battery-Electric Benefits
The new all-electric buses are projected to run approximately 100-130 zero-emission miles on a single charge before heading in for a top off at the charging station. This can fluctuate depending on road and weather conditions, and other energy consumption factors such as operating air conditioning or heating.
The vehicles can have up to a 500% efficiency increase over diesel engine buses, while also having a nearly 75% energy cost reduction. This equals zero pounds of annual carbon dioxide emissions compared to 229K pounds that come from diesel engine buses.
The zero-emissions buses also have a much lower sound output with a 50% noise reduction level compared to a typical city bus.
Partnerships in Progress
One of the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Government’s Regional Transit Framework Plan’s vision is to bring clean energy mass transit to the TriCounty. With that comes working with a set of vital partners, one being Greenville, S.C., bus manufacturer, Proterra, Inc.
“This is a very big deal for us and we’re very appreciative of the partnership with your staff and Dominion Energy,” said Eric Reynolds, the sales director with Proterra who worked on the project. “It’s not easy to deploy electric buses. CARTA’s made a commitment to zero-emission technology, to reducing greenhouse gases and less dependency on fossil fuels and all of this is a big deal and something everyone should tip their hats to.”
“We met with the Proterra and CARTA team about delivering them a new dedicated source of energy to power these buses and to make sure we had our facilities installed from day one to make sure we could supply them with power on their delivery to the region,” said Paul Hampton, the account manager with Dominion Energy. “We’re extremely excited to have our first all-electric, zero-emission, extremely quiet buses roll into the Charleston area.”
The Send-Off
In his final comments before sending the zero-emissions fleet into service, Chairman Seekings took another moment to thank everyone involved who helped bring clean mass transit to the region.
“Everyone who’s been a partner to this, everyone who’s been a part of this, to the community, to the CARTA board here behind me, to our staff led by Ron Mitchum, we thank you for being part of making the vision of electric buses a brighter future, a cleaner future, a future that’s good for our community, a reality here at CARTA.”
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ABOUT CARTA
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority is a public transportation system dedicated to providing affordable transit in the Charleston community through local fixed routes, on-demand paratransit service and express commuter routes. For the latest on CARTA, visit ridecarta.com, like us on Facebook or follow on Twitter at @RideCARTA. All customers are encouraged to plan rides and track buses with the CARTA-endorsed Transit app.
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