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Charleston, SC Based Mr. Marketing Announces the Release of Franchise Perfect Circle

December 13, 2016

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Dec 13, 2016 — Mr. Marketing, an IT and Local SEO consulting firm in Charleston, SC, announced the release of Franchise Perfect Circle, a comprehensive web platform with a suite of marketing applications that will modernize and empower franchise organizations to scale up with ease. Franchise Perfect Circle fills in the gaps of WordPress Multisite, a platform that is already extremely popular and quickly gaining traction in the franchise industry. The solution includes a Sandbox system that allows franchisees and their vendors full access to their website to make changes without the possibility of causing harm or disruption to the live site. Other issues with the popular WordPress Multisite platform such as security vulnerabilities, search engine friendly URL structure (Example.com/ca-san-diego/ vs. Example.com/ca/san-diego/) and cost-effective maintenance have all been solved as part of this innovative all-in-one solution. The Franchise Perfect Circle CRM has a Review Manager to request reviews from clients and to track reviews from around the web, an email marketing system, and a truly unique SMS/MMS marketing system that takes marketing automation to a whole new level.

“Franchise Perfect Circle is the culmination of franchise IT problem-solving and internet marketing strategies developed over the past few years. Previously Mr. Marketing has grown from our private label resellers, but with the launch of Franchise Perfect Circle we are going to build a brand and connect with franchise organizations directly. It is a very exciting product, and our team is very excited to demo it for prospective clients,” said Matthew Rubin, President of Mr. Marketing.

About Mr. Marketing

Mr. Marketing is an IT and Local SEO firm specializing in marketing franchise, multi-location chains, and real estate agencies. Mr. Marketing works through their agency partners and directly with clients using innovative solutions to lower marketing costs and advanced internet marketing strategies to increase customer acquisition. Mr. Marketing has offices in Mount Pleasant, SC, Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Quezon City, Philippines, and currently employs a team of 19. More information about Franchise Perfect Circle is available at https://franchiseperfectcircle.com or call (843) 410-1046.

CBP, ICE HSI seize large shipment of cocaine bound for Charleston, South Carolina

December 12, 2016

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Media Release: CHARLESTON, S.C. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized a large shipment of cocaine upon its arrival in Charleston, S.C., this week.

The shipment of cocaine originated in Cartegena, Colombia, and was ultimately destined for South Carolina. CBP and HSI discovered the cocaine as part of its regular duties pertaining to the investigation of people and goods entering the United States.

HSI investigation into the source of the drugs and their intended recipient is underway. Additional details are not releasable at this time due to the ongoing investigation.

HSI encourages the public to report suspected drug trafficking and any suspicious activity through its toll-free Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or by completing its online tip form. Both are staffed around the clock by investigators. From outside the U.S. and Canada, callers should dial 802-872-6199. Hearing impaired users can call TTY 802-872-6196.

Hipster’s Guide to Charleston, South Carolina

December 12, 2016

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By Mark A. Leon

Charleston caters to all kinds. With an expansive plan of growth and development, the thirst for unique individualistic opportunity is prime. Now, more than ever, groups who have been limited by this historically quiet and charming historic town, are now seeing the dawning of a new day.

One such group is the hipster population. What was once a community thriving in areas such as Brooklyn, Minneapolis and Austin, are now seeing places that appeal to their senses.

This is our Ode to the creative and proud hipster population. Here are some places we know will fuel your appetite for adventure and leisure.

SK8 Skatepark – This new 25-acre site with 3.3 acres of upland area and 32,500 square feet of skating terrain is a state of the art skater haven. One of the newest additions and most exciting to the Charleston area is destined to groom some future extreme sports stars.

Food Trucks – Food trucks have been part of the American landscape for years from academic institutions to urban centers. Charleston is certainly one of the leaders in the mobile restaurant space. If you look closely around town, from businesses to farmer’s markets, you will find roughly 30 mobile foodie paradises.

Breweries and Brew Houses – Bringing in some of the finest craft beer locally and throughout the Southeast and nation, Charleston is building a phenomenal reputation for beer lovers and brew masters. With yoga and brunch being incorporated into some of the brewery activities and a notorious Moustache and Beard Festival annually, there is no reason to not have a pint ready to go at any time.

The Rarebit – 474 King Street, Charleston, SC – We included an Upper King Street eatery to this list for a specific reason. It has an upscale bar ambiance with an all-day breakfast menu until 1:00 AM. Where else can you have a craft beer and French Toast in the middle of an urban city at midnight. That sounds like a hipster dream.

Pulp Charleston – Many locals will remember this location as the former King Dusko. Now, it has re-invented itself once again with a rotating calendar of retro, new age and radical art and cinema. This month, a detailed look at pornography, free speech and erotica cinema and music are being featured. When we entered, we had a feeling of being in the East Village of New York. This is unlike any gallery experience in Charleston currently.

Redux Contemporary Art Center – Art, Exhibits, Classes – The model is simple, learn from one another, express freely and make your vision a reality. This open environment of creative and cultural sharing has been a figment of Charleston for 13 years and has provided a home for artists of all walks of life.

Leon’s Oyster Shop – 698 King Street, Charleston, SC – The upper peninsula is becoming the new trendy hot spot in Charleston. With technology firms such as Blue Acorn and restaurants led by the likes of Edmund’s Oast, millennials and hipsters are merging like cattle. Why would a fried food oyster house make the list? First, it is a place to be seen. Also, with the front and back patio and a full bar including a fine Lambrusco, it is a cool place to have a drink among friends. Whether you get all dolled up or wear your skinny jeans, the crowd is as eclectic as it gets.

The Royal American – 970 Morrison Street, Charleston, SC – Call it a dive bar; call it a biker bar; call it a home for musicians and poets; call it a trendy academic bar. You can call it whatever you want, but what you will find is wall to wall décor, a tiny stage with some of the best singer/songwriters in town, tables and couches to ponder life, and a full service bar and kitchen. P.S. – They also have a killer stuffed baked potato.

The Recovery Room – 685 King Street, Charleston, SC – We would be guilty if we left out the #1 seller of PBR in the United States. I think that says it all. Whether it is beer, trivia or Roller Derby Girls, this is the place for you.

Take a Stroll Down the “Walk of Love” in Charleston (Morris Island Lighthouse Beach)

December 11, 2016

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If you find yourself taking the half mile walk down the concrete pathway to Morris Island Lighthouse Beach, you will notice something different. Due to the creative artistry of some locals, it is now the Walk of Love. This true “Labor of Love” is a testimony to the meaning of the season and the commitment we have in the Lowcountry to love one another.

This beautiful walk reminds you of how special our home is and why we looked upon with admiration.

Enjoy this picturesque adventure down the Charleston “Walk of Love”

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What If? Productions ‘Amadeus’ is a Theatrical Triumph

December 9, 2016

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By Mark A. Leon

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was given the rarest of gifts; a brilliance so rare it was incomprehensible in his time. He felt the music of the world and served as a messenger with his composition. Hints of his brilliance are captured in Kyle Barnette’s latest What If? Productions of Amadeus playing at the Threshold Repertory Theatre.

This carefully scripted masterpiece is only matched by its hauntingly beautiful acting. Brannen Daugherty as Antonio Salieri is triumphant as a man who must fight his inner demons and jealousy for the divine prodigy Mozart while maintaining poise and a level of rationality. What may be one of the most compelling scenes in Charleston theater this season, Daugherty closes the first act with an monologue and impassioned conversation with the Almighty Lord that builds on his madness and jealousy. The power and rawness of this scene is complimented with flawlessly choreographed music and lighting that leaves shivers throughout the audience.

College of Charleston Senior Theater Major Nathan D. Cooper has a promising future ahead of him. His depiction of Mozart is spirited, channeling the madness of genius throughout the performance. His nervous laugh, unrelenting grip on childhood innocence and fierce determination for musical perfection is exquisite. He delivers a performance as inspiring as the compositions of Mozart that have lasted the test of time.

As Mozart’s physical and mental decline is catapulted like a mudslide into a dark cavern, you can see him falling further away from reality to a point where his mind and body are behind his own control. Yet, in these moments where his dreams are leading him to the angel of death, his reaches the pinnacle of success. He greatest requiem occurs when sanity and insanity become one.

As the two worlds of Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart merge, we are brought into a tangled web of deceit, jealously and spiritual uncertainty. This is an empowered evening of drama that is one of the finest shows of the season in Charleston.

James Ketelaar and Bess Lawson, both coming off their triumphant performances in Evil Dead continue to shine as Emperor Joseph and Katherina Cavalieri.

Kimi Hugli is wonderful as Constanze Weber, Mozart’s devoted wife who must compromise her principles and at times her very being to stand firmly by her husband, who spends his life battling demons he cannot control. Her most riveting scenes occur in Act II when she must endure the pain of watching her most loved slip away from her and having no control to stop the inevitable.

A special consideration must be made to Taylor-Ann Spencer for bringing the period of the 1700 and 1800’s Austria to life with the beautiful costume design.

Sometime you find hope in tragedy and theater is a mechanism that can derive extreme emotion. What If? Productions adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus is a triumph and must see.

Amadeus Ticket Information

A Day at the Charleston International Film Festival: A Look back

December 5, 2016

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By Mary Kiser

The Charleston Music Hall served as a venue to the 9^th annual season of the Charleston International Film Festival. The total sixty-five films were separated into blocks throughout Nov. 2^nd-6^th, but any information about the shorts, features, and documentaries are on the website. That Saturday’s Block 5 showed seven pictures that ran for ninety minutes, and after the curtain call, people rose from their chairs, stretched their limbs, and wandered into the nooks and crannies of Downtown Charleston. Before dessert, I met with a couple directors to learn about their setbacks, achievements, and inspirations.

Test Drive (2 minutes)

American Director Jim Ford based this piece on the principle of authenticity. His visceral representation of a salesman and his client crashed together the fast and the humorous. Stuntman John Vincent Mason drove his vehicle into disaster before announcing, “I’ll take it!” to the stunned onlooker. While this film is shorter than a bathroom break, location derailed Ford for six months. Liability from the wreck generated opposition, and scouts scrambled for locality. A sexagenarian offered her Massachusetts farm in exchange for one bottle of Malibu, and her thirst for rum saved this production from a blowout. Test Drive is not caged, cut, or edited, and the stripped scenes leave the piece with more than just a broken fender captured on-camera. This short is a protest against the humdrum, and Ford and Mason will collide again for the 2017 Hollywood blockbuster Live by Night. Mason doubled as actor Jake Gyllenhaal in certain clips, and Ford offered his services as a seasoned director with over a decade of exposure. Watch the trailer to learn more about this illicit drama.

Barry (10 minutes)

American Director Matthew Graves killed the production with his short about requited love. A man awoke from life to find himself dead underground. His only accompanied treasure is a golden locket with a picture of his wife on the inside. Mimicking a nervous twitch, he gazed at her face every time he heard noises from above. The continuous rumbling startled this man until he lost his possession to an inconvenient hole in his coffin. With only stale air and a blue bottle, he almost unraveled. The clamor grew louder and louder until a random hand broke through dirt and decay to find his. Her palm revealed a golden locket with his picture on the inside, and the man sighed with relief. He gripped his wife’s hand, and they both rested in eternity. Graves and his crew completed the film inside a college dorm within a time limit of two days. He channeled his fascinations with movies like Halloween, entertainment studios like Pixar, and legends like Tim Burton to reel a twist on the quintessential cliché, “Love conquers all.”

The Charleston International Film Festival stemmed from co-founders Summer and Brian Peacher. They moved from Los Angeles, California, to Charleston, South Carolina, because her husband’s hometown resembles a miniature New York City. The thought of fried okra, sweet tea, walking tours, and performing arts are mouthwatering enough, and the Charleston International Film Festival always has a seat for the unconventional Charlestonian. Unlike Redbox movies and mainstream media, this non-profit organization encourages the eccentric, embraces the weird and disavows tradition. Inside the auditorium, viewers can feel the homey vibe. Even though there are opportunities to meet renowned directors and staff, the intimate atmosphere mirrors the warmth of home videos versus the seclusion of empty, isolated picture palaces.

Locally Made Oyster Knife, Steamer Featured on ‘Top Chef’

December 5, 2016

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Locally Made Oyster Knife, Steamer Featured on ‘Top Chef’

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – A custom-designed oyster knife created by local
company The Charleston Shucker Co. was used by one of the contestants on
“Top Chef,” which premiered its 14th season on Dec. 1.

The Charleston Shucker, an oyster knife custom designed by Lindsey
Ballenger, founder of The Charleston Shucker Co., was used by Gerald
Sombright, one of the rookie chefs from Marco Island, Florida.

The popular cooking show on Bravo is a showdown between returning chef
contestants and eight new chefs. It was filmed in Charleston earlier
this year and even features local Emily Hahn, chef at Charleston’s
Warehouse Bar + Kitchen.

In the second episode airing on Thursday, Dec. 8, Charleston Shucker’s
own Lowcountry Steamer will be used to cook up some classic Lowcountry
boil. The Lowcountry Steamer is the company’s all-purpose steamer used
to boil, steam or deep fry and is large enough for parties and corporate
events.

The Charleston Shucker Co. was founded in 2007 by South Carolina native
Ballenger and her husband. They were searching for personalized oyster
knives to give as Christmas gifts, but couldn’t find them anywhere. So
they started an online shop offering engraved oyster knives. Eventually
they designed their own oyster knife and began to offer a few
additional, complimentary products.

Ballenger said she wasn’t completely sure her products would end up on
this season’s “Top Chef,” so she was excited to watch the show and
see her own oyster knife on the screen.

“We’ve remained a small, family-owned business offering products we
love to use ourselves,” she said. “To see our labor of love featured
on such a popular television show was so gratifying. We were thrilled to
represent Charleston to the world.”

This isn’t the only press for The Charleston Shucker Co. this fall.
The Palmetto Shucker is featured in the December issue of _Southern
Living_ magazine’s “Gifts Made in the South.”

ABOUT THE CHARLESTON SHUCKER CO.
Oyster lovers know a high-quality oyster shucker is essential for
breaking open an oyster shell with ease, and a personalized oyster knife
is a treasure that will last for years. As the original online source
for custom oyster knives, The Charleston Shucker Co. offers classic
Southern oyster products straight from the owners’ home in Charleston,
South Carolina. For more information, visit www.charlestonshuckerco.com

December 7 – Pearl Harbor Day (75th Anniversary) – We Remember the 177 Charleston County Casualties of World War II

December 5, 2016

by Charleston Daily

To those that lived it, for those that have followed history, studied it and reflected on its importance, World War II will forever be a foundation in this nations history. This global conflict became personal to the United States and was the direct catalyst that led to 16.1 million Americans serving in this war of global freedom on December 7, 1941.

As Franklin Delano Roosevelt stated in his address to the nation on December 8, “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” as he declared a state of war. – Complete Speech

As we look to our young students and the Citadel, many of which will turn to a career in the military, our men and women serving at the Charleston Naval Weapons Station and the historic military significance of Charleston, we take personal pride in the freedoms we were given 240 years ago. To those that have served and sacrificed, those that came home to hold their children once again and those that sleep in tents thousands of miles away from their loved ones to secure our liberties, we are indebted to you.

Each and every man and woman that holds the flag of freedom has chosen to be part of something bigger than themselves and there are not words to describe what they mean to us and how they will remain in our thoughts, prayers and actions.

On this day, let us remember the 171 Charleston County men and women that lost their lives protecting our freedom during World War II. Your names and legacies will never be forgotten.

Full List of Dead and Missing Military from South Carolina from World War II

Photographic Highlights of the 2016 Charleston Holiday Parade

December 5, 2016

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The forecast was cloudy with a chance of rain in downtown Charleston yesterday, but that did not stop hundreds along the route of Broad Street, King Street and Meeting Street from donning their best holiday attire and enjoying one of the nicest community events of the season. From the Mayor to Santa, the community of Charleston waved and cheered on the floats, bands, cars and decorated parade participants as they journeyed through the streets.

For those that could not attend, we wanted to capture some of the moments from yesterday’s holiday parade.

As you can see, there is a strong sense of love and community that came out to witness yesterday’s event. Even with the chance of rain, it did not stop the dedicated volunteers, officers and patrons from coming together.

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Happy Holidays

Farewell To Those Businesses We Have Lost in Charleston in 2016

November 30, 2016

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This year saw a tremendous amount of change on the peninsula. New development was in the forefront of our vision, but on the ground level, we said goodbye to some old friends. Many businesses that have been with us for many generations closed their doors for the final time. We want to take a moment to pay homage to those that we lost in 2016. Thank you for your dedicated support of the community and being there for us for so long. For the next step in your journey, we wish you all the best.