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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina is warning beachgoers to beware after a small number of Portuguese Man O’ War has been sighted.
News
outlets report the state Department of Natural Resources say people
should avoid making contact with the highly venomous creatures – even if
they’re dead. Experts say a dead Man O’ War can create a sting strong
enough to require medical attention.
Authorities say the sting to humans is excruciatingly painful but rarely deadly.
The creatures, which are marine hydrozoans and relatives of
jellyfish, have recently been spotted on Sullivan’s Island and in Hilton
Head.
The DNR says the man
o’ wars are pushed ashore by strong winds and have recently washed onto
beaches from Florida to North Carolina.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two South Carolina brownfields will receive funding
for environmental remediation projects, announced the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s today.
The cities of Camden and Easley are each recipients of $300,000
Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup Grants that are issued by the federal
government each year. These grants help local governments and
stakeholders safely redevelop unused properties, that are contaminated
or polluted, into community assets that attract economic growth and
opportunity. Camden and Easley are two of 149 locations the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected to receive the funding
this year.
“We are excited to receive the news of the grant awards,” said Robert
Hodges, DHEC Manager of Brownfields and Dry Cleaning Programs.
“Cleaning up and reinvesting in Brownfields properties increases local
tax bases and nearby property values, facilitates job growth, takes
development pressure off undeveloped, green properties, and both
improves and protects the environment. These communities have strong
potential for attractive redevelopment and business opportunities. The
money provided by these grants, along with the work that will be done
under the Federal and State Brownfields Programs, serves as a foundation
to generate momentum for revitalization of these beautiful
communities.”
The City of Camden’s $300,000 grant will be used for environmental
site assessments, the development of cleanup plans and community
involvement activities. The site includes part of the city’s downtown
district.
The City of Easley also will use its $300,000 grant for environmental
site assessments and the development of cleanup plans for a site in the
Downtown Easley area. The funding is allocated for planning and design
sessions and community outreach activities, as well.
“We are targeting these funds to areas that need them the most,” said
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “Approximately 40 percent of the
selected recipients are receiving Brownfields grants for the first time,
which means we are reaching areas that may have previously been
neglected.”
The EPA estimates more than 450,000 brownfield sites exist in the
country today, and through the federal Brownfields Program, more than
30,000 of those properties have been assessed and 86,000 acres of idle
land have been redeveloped for productive use. Learn more at www.epa.gov/brownfields.
DHEC administers multiple environmental cleanup programs, including
the statewide Brownfield Voluntary Cleanup Program, which assists
developers in revitalizing South Carolina brownfields. Learn more at www.scdhec.gov.
For more information or to schedule an interview with one of DHEC personnel, please contact Media Relations at media@dhec.sc.gov or call (803) 898-7769.
Resonance Consultancy, a leading advisor in real estate, tourism, and economic development for countries, cities and communities, is pleased to announce the 2019 America’s Best Cities, a ranking of the 50 Best Large American Cities (with metro populations of 1M or more), as well as the 50 Best Small American Cities (with populations under 1M).
The America’s Best Cities ranking is the most comprehensive city ranking on the planet, based on entirely original methodology that uses the opinions of the people who matter most: visitors, investors, talent and residents. The Best Cities program was developed to quantify and benchmark the relative quality of place, reputation and competitive identity of cities around the world.
The ranking analyzes and compares 23 factors in six key categories using a combination of core statistics and online ratings and reviews, from TripAdvisor reviews, Facebook check-ins, Google searches and Google Trends. This helps cities, and their leaders, understand their strengths and weaknesses through the lens of the people who visit and live in each city. The Best Cities program has been utilized by dozens of Resonance clients to build a foundation of data from which they confidently launch everything from tourism master plans to economic development strategies.
National Geographic uses the Resonance Best Cities program for diverse global editorial projects—from annual city rankings to deeper monthly travel stories. Bloomberg calls the methodology “the most comprehensive study of its kind; it identifies cities that are most desirable for locals, visitors, and businesspeople alike, rather than simply looking at livability or tourism appeal.”
So without further ado, here are America’s Best Cities in 2019…
“For more than a decade, Resonance has created place-branding strategies, tourism and economic development plans and trend reports for city, tourism and economic development organizations,” says Resonance President and CEO Chris Fair. “We do this to empower place managers and marketers with new tools and perspectives on the key factors that shape a city’s competitive identity, community well-being, and future prosperity.”
Fair says his firm has come to understand that traditional performance indicators alone—economic output, investment and visitor numbers, for example—don’t reveal the whole story for cities and their tourism and economic development agencies. Visitors and citizens themselves are increasingly influencing the identity and perception of cities through the millions of evaluations of experiences they share online with family, friends and people around the world.
“Much more than traditional marketing, these opinions and attitudes influence the way people perceive places and shape where talent, tourism and investment flow,” he says. “This social media data also provides a rich new source of information to benchmark the experiential quality of one city to the next.”
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They ranked the biggest metro areas in the country by the popularity of gender-neutral restrooms and “Open To All” attributes based on Yelp’s data.
For
each attribute, they looked at the share it represented of all
attributes added to eligible businesses that opened since the attribute
was launched. Yelp then combined those shares for each attribute into a
score by adjusting to make them contribute equally to the ranking.
Then they ranked metro areas—core based statistical areas—by the combined score for the two attributes, and used the biggest city in each metro in the rankings. Yelp limited each state to no more than two cities on the list.
Charleston, S.C.: As part of its ongoing transparency initiative, Monday morning the City of Charleston launched a newly designed and significantly more accessible website. The site can be viewed at www.charleston-sc.gov, and with a mobile-friendly design, it is now more useful for citizens using tablets, smartphones and other electronic devices.
Mayor John Tecklenburg said, “With the launch of the redesigned, mobile-friendly website this morning, we are continuing our commitment to communicate more effectively with our citizens. The new website, new Citizen Services Desk, new city app and more new technologies on the way also provide citizens more efficient and responsive access to city services and representatives.”City Chief Information Officer Wes Ratterree said, “With any redesign and reorganization of this scope, there are always ongoing edits and improvements, so we encourage citizens to reach out to the Citizen Services Desk at 843-724-7311 or citizenservices@charleston-sc.gov with any comments or concerns.”
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Longtime Charleston producers and entertainers
Brad and Jennifer Moranz have gathered a talented cast of musicians,
singers and dancers for an all-new show this summer. The Charleston
Variety runs for three performances July 20-21 at the Charleston Music
Hall in downtown Charleston.
Featuring pop, rock and country
favorites mixed with dancing and comedy skits, the Charleston Variety
Show welcomes new performers and audience favorites.
Returning
to the show are baritone Matthew Billman and Kindred Moore, who will
perform “Rewrite the Stars” from “The Greatest Showman.” Crystal Garrett
will perform “Never Enough,” another song from the popular movie.
Another
musical favorite from the movie “A Star is Born” will be part of this
year’s show. Jenna Flaherty will sing “Shallow,” the award-winning song
by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper and she’ll showcase her operatic talents
singing “Think of Me” from “The Phantom of the Opera.” A staple in each
Moranz Entertainment production is Tiffany Parker, who will perform
“She Used to Be Mine” from the Broadway musical “Waitress.”
Gospel singer Rodney Archie returns to this Moranz Entertainment production for a rendition of Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Fantasy.”
Two new
performers are sure to delight audiences. Michelle Rogers “sounds like
she walked in here straight from Nashville,” Brad Moranz said. She will
sing country classics “Why Haven’t I Heard from You?” by Reba McEntire
and “Last Name” by Carrie Underwood. Kyle Lacy is a Brian Setzer-style
rockabilly singer sure to have everyone grooving in their seats.
Plus,
there will be a medley of Elton John classics, and violinist James
Anderson will delight the audience with the Charlie Daniels version of
“Orange Blossom Special.” Of course, no Moranz Entertainment show is
complete without comedy sketches and dance numbers featuring Brad and
Jennifer Moranz. “We have so much talent on stage, it’s
remarkable,” Moranz said. “There’s no other show like this in
Charleston. And even if you’ve been to our shows before, this one is
entirely new and unlike anything you’ve seen before.”
Shows
are 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 20 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July
21. Tickets are $39 for adults; $36 for seniors (age 62 and up) and
military; $22 for students 21 and under; $19 for children 12 and under.
For groups of 15 or more, tickets are $34 each. Tickets are on sale at www.CharlestonMusicHall.com or by calling 843-853-2252 (Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday).
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8th Annual Charleston Beer Fest, Riverfront Park, North Charleston, SC
Charleston Beer Fest Has Biggest Event Yet Annual beer festival draws more than 4,000 to new venue at Riverfront Park
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – About 4,100 people filled Riverfront Park in North Charleston on May 18 to sample more than 80 beers from around the Carolinas, making it the largest event in the festival’s eight-year history. People came from all over the region and well beyond, with ticket buyers from Wisconsin, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Michigan, California, New York, Texas and more.
The 2019 Charleston Beer Fest presented by Tabor Mortgage Group moved to Riverfront Park this year to accommodate the growing event and the region’s growing beer scene. More than 40 breweries participated in this year’s event, including more than 20 breweries from the Charleston area. Festival-goers consumed 2,356 gallons of beer while also enjoying games, a dozen musical acts and entertainment, craft vendors, food trucks and a Homebrewers’ Village.
All proceeds from the Charleston Beer Fest benefit Palmetto Community Care in its work providing complete compassionate HIV care and prevention education awareness across the tri-county area. This year’s festival generated more than $140,000 for the nonprofit organization.
“We’re really thrilled with this year’s Charleston Beer Fest,” said Jason Kirk, director of development & marketing for Palmetto Community Care. “We are already hard at work planning for the 2020 event and looking at ways to make the festival even better. This event is truly Charleston’s premiere beer festival.”
8th Annual Charleston Beer Fest, Riverfront Park, North Charleston, SC
As a part of an environmental awards ceremony put on by
Charleston Community Pride, local 10 year old Trip Ostergard was awarded for
his work cleaning up litter on Johns Island.
This past winter, Trip informed his parents that he was
tired of seeing litter around his home on Johns Island, “Every day I would just
go to school down River Road and I’d see lots of trash,” he said. “I’d see
people throw trash out their car window, and I’d get really mad about it.”. Instead
of waiting for someone else to pick up the trash – Trip took action.
With the help of his dad & mom, Warren and Kate Ostergard, and a few friends, the family and neighbors grabbed a trailer one day and spent four hours on River Road doing a trash clean up. They collected 500 pounds of litter. They have been doing this once a month (and sometimes more) ever since. See more on Trip in his video: https://vimeo.com/314240027
Local conservationist, Carolee Williams was also awarded the
top honor at the awards ceremony presented by Representative Joe Cunningham.
Header Image Caption: Charleston City Councilman Mike Seekings with 10-year-old Trip Ostergard and parents receiving the “Johnnie Dodds Education Award” at the 2019 Charleston Community Pride Awards Ceremony. Photo by Shawn Smetana
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – When most people think of boxing, they envision heavyweight hitters battling it out in the boxing ring. But there’s much more to boxing than the “fight.” Learning the skill of boxing equips individuals with focus, discipline, resilience, determination and perseverance. And for individuals battling stress, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, or addiction, boxing can become a powerful healing tool.
Think Boxing by Innerpoint is a new curriculum launched this spring by Mount Pleasant counselor Beth Matenaer and entrepreneur and coach Jason Scalzo. Think Boxing is a non-contact curriculum that uses specific patterns of movement and cognition found in traditional boxing to foster brain regulation.
“In our method, boxing is less about the ‘fight’ and more about helping people learn how to win their inner emotional battles,” Matenaer said. “Think Boxing uses patterned boxing movements to increase concentration, improve emotional regulation, and provide meaningful relief of stress and tension. The curriculum draws on elements of mindfulness as well as various ways that exercise can be beneficial to overall improvements in mental health.”
Matenaer has been working to find creative approaches to helping others with mental health challenges for 25 years. She has a background in animal-assisted therapy and experiential approaches to psychotherapy. She currently has a private practice in Mount Pleasant, treating individuals and families dealing with trauma, attachment, recovery and personal growth
Scalzo has trained and coached both in boxing and Tae Kwon-Do for 30 years and was a member of the U.S. National Tae Kwon-Do team from ages 14 to 16. In 2017, he left a 12-year career in the medical technology industry to pursue his dream of starting a youth boxing program in West Africa for rehabilitated child soldiers and orphans of war. That program is still active today.
“Because boxing is a sport that requires synchronization of one’s body and mind, the physical and mental skills learned while boxing can improve our wellbeing across multiple aspects of our lives,” Scalzo said.
Together, Matenaer and Scalzo are using boxing as a treatment and healing mechanism for children and adults dealing with mental health challenges or recovering from emotionally traumatic events. They are currently using fitness spaces, CrossFit gyms and boxing studios around Charleston. Their goal is to certify additional instructors in their custom curriculum.
While Think Boxing does not involve actual fighting, the training curriculum does allow for the release of tension through the controlled kinetic contact and the added self confidence that comes with the ability to defend oneself.
To learn more about Think Boxing by Innterpoint and how to schedule a session, visit www.ThinkBoxing.co or call 843-696-6127.
Washington, D.C. (June 3, 2019) – National Geographic Traveler is constantly in search of qualities that make for an unforgettable travel experience for its readers. Travel is rooted in hospitality, so for this issue, Traveler partnered with Resonance Research Consultancy to develop a unique, data-backed index of the 28 friendliest neighborhoods in the U.S. From the pale-colored houses of Charleston’s French Quarter to the byways of Back Bay in Boston to the 3 miles of powdery sand of Waikiki, these open-minded and open-hearted neighborhoods make travelers feel at home.
In a survey created just for Traveler, Resonance Research Consultancy combined its proprietary Best Cities analytics with statistics and user-generated data that included walkability, home affordability, public spaces and prevalence of third spaces, such as cafes and restaurants. In addition, it examined social media and perception data from TripAdvisor and Yelp. The combination of this research produced a list of zip codes that National Geographic Traveler editors then correlated with existing neighborhoods to create a list of America’s Friendliest Neighborhoods.
“Friendliness and goodwill go a long way. We want the traveling world to discover destinations that embrace diversity and hospitality when they extend a warm welcome. That’s why we’re excited to share this list of the 28 most welcoming neighborhoods in the U.S. These vibrant, unique enclaves are friendly, surprising and rewarding for locals and visitors alike,” says George Stone, National Geographic Traveler editor in chief. “These destinations offer starting points to experience local city culture through food, people, art, history and outdoor spaces.”
National Geographic Traveler’s Friendliest City Neighborhoods are:
• Historic Oldtown – Albuquerque, New Mexico • Rogers Park – Anchorage, Alaska • “The Block” – Asheville, North Carolina • Second Street – Austin, Texas • Hyde Park – Boise, Idaho • Back Bay – Boston, Massachusetts • French Quarter – Charleston, South Carolina • Wicker Park – Chicago, Illinois • Broadmoor/Stratton Springs – Colorado Springs, Colorado • Chihuahuita and El Segundo Barrio – El Paso, Texas • Waikiki – Honolulu, Hawaii • The Heights – Houston, Texas • The Strip – Las Vegas, Nevada • Downtown LA – Los Angeles, California • University Area – Madison, Wisconsin • Brickell/Hammock – Miami, Florida • Old Naples – Naples, Florida • Times Square & Hell’s Kitchen – New York, New York • West Omaha – Omaha, Nebraska • Thornton Park – Orlando, Florida • Little Italy – San Diego, California • North Beach – San Francisco, California • Japantown – San Jose, California • North Historic District – Savannah, Georgia • Capitol Hill – Seattle, Washington • Downtown – Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Downtown – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina • Logan Circle – Washington, D.C.
The June/July 2019 issue of Traveler magazine is available now on newsstands and online at natgeotravel.com/neighborhoods National Geographic Traveler publishes six issues per year and is the world’s most widely read travel magazine, with 18 international editions. National Geographic Travel shares its inspiring and authoritative digital content, including trip inspiration, travel news, photo galleries and more with its @NatGeoTravel community of more than 50 million people.
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