College of Charleston holiday tradition returns this month to mark the start of the season.
The sixth annual Cougar Night Lights holiday light show kicks off in historic Cistern Yard on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, with a special showing for College of Charleston students. Starting at 5 p.m., students can enjoy light refreshments and activities. President Andrew Hsu will give remarks at 6 p.m. followed by the light show.
Cougar Night Lights captures the magic of the holiday season with dazzling light displays set to classic holiday tunes as well as popular contemporary songs. This year’s show will feature new songs and lighting displays.
Cougar Night Lights will open to the public on Dec. 1, 2022, and run nightly through Jan. 2, 2023. The musical light show will run every half hour, between 6 and 9 p.m. Cougar Night Lights is a free event.
“I think Cougar Night Lights adds something to the lives of all who view it,” says AliciaCaudill, executive vice president for student affairs. “It provides joy and fun in the most beautiful of settings.”
The show is produced and designed by CofC alumnus John Reynolds ’97, an Emmy Award-winning lighting designer who has done work for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Super Bowl.
The Cistern Yard is located at the corner of George and St. Philip streets. Public parking garages are available at two locations, including the George Street Garage and St. Philip Street Garage.
Bistro A Vin located at 40 Archdale Street corner of Market Street and, Archdale St, Charleston, SC 29401 offers a special $15.00 per person wine tasting every Tuesday from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
During this tasting, 3 wines are served.
This is a first come, first served weekly event.
This is a wonderful opportunity to try some amazing French wine.
This spot created by David Hoffman was created by United Technologies but showcases a number of shots of downtown Charleston, South Carolina during the early 1980’s.
On Sunday, November 20th, the Saint James Church on Camp Road (James Island) will host its final service at this location after 302 years.
Founded in 1720, this church has served the local community with open arms as well as the final resting place for prominent forefathers and foremothers of the Lowcountry.
On the dawn of the emotional final service, we wanted to share a photo journey and pay homage to the Saint James Church (1872 Camp Road).
The church will resume next month with a different denomination
New Roper Hospital Medical Campus to be “paradigm for providing healthcare”
Roper St. Francis Healthcare will make an unprecedented investment in Lowcountry patients by building a new Roper Hospital Medical Campus in North Charleston.
The campus will occupy 27-acres near Interstates 26 and 526 and be easily accessible for patients living in Berkeley, Charleston or Dorchester counties. The $1 billion project will be one of the largest, most advanced healthcare construction projects on the East Coast and will meet the healthcare needs of one of the fastest growing areas in the country.
“This new medical campus will be a paradigm for providing healthcare, whether that’s complex surgeries in a hospital or an annual checkup in an outpatient office,” said Dr. Jeffrey DiLisi, president and chief executive officer of Roper St. Francis Healthcare. “We made the bold decision one year ago to move Roper Hospital, and I’m grateful to our North Charleston partners for breathing life into this dream. This new campus will ensure our ability to continue delivering the quality care that’s been the hallmark of our brand for generations.” The new Roper Hospital Medical Campus is expected to include a full-service acute care hospital with a 24-hour Emergency Room. The campus also will have a Medical Office Building where a vast array of outpatient and specialty care will be provided. Roper St. Francis Healthcare has secured six premium real estate parcels off Mall Drive near North Charleston City Hall to build the campus.
In November 2021, Dr. DiLisi announced a roadmap for the next decade for the Lowcountry’s largest healthcare system for adults that centered on caring for more patients, expanding services and modernizing technology to better serve future generations. One of the five key initiatives of that Roper St. Francis Healthcare 2030 plan was optimizing the healthcare system’s footprint in the Lowcountry, which also includes expanding Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital and providing additional healthcare services in highly populated and growing communities.
“We welcome Roper St. Francis Healthcare to the North Charleston hub of economic development,” said North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey. “The new Roper Hospital Medical Campus is the next exciting chapter of this healthcare system’s 167-year legacy, and I am honored that the third largest city in South Carolina can host this tremendous benefit for our citizens.”
This new campus will be the fourth location for Roper Hospital since it opened downtown in 1856 and will be technologically and structurally upgraded to better withstand natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes and earthquakes.
While construction may take up to five years, Roper St. Francis Healthcare will continue to offer important services on the Charleston peninsula to remain convenient to those in need downtown.
Roper St. Francis Healthcare has long maintained a strong presence in North Charleston, operating the Roper Hospital Diagnostics & ER – Northwoods, along with two Express Care locations and the Greer Transitions Clinic. The health care system delivered a total of 75,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in North Charleston in what Mayor Summey called “the greatest show ever put on” at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center.
RSFH hired E4H Environments for Health Architecture and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) to design the new medical campus. The team will guide health system leaders in a data-driven planning and design process to optimize operations, modernize the facilities and expand patient access to exceptional care. SOM’s healthcare experience includes: a master plan for the Cleveland Clinic Campus in Weston, Fla., including designs for NICI and EDICU buildings; and a master plan for The Christ Hospital and design of its new Joint and Spine Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. SOM is currently building a new cancer care facility for Emory Health in Atlanta, Ga., and Egypt’s New National Cancer Institute in Giza, one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world.
“As a global design practice with a deep bench of expertise in healthcare, SOM is honored to have the opportunity to work with Roper St. Francis at this transformative moment,” said Anthony Treu, principal and healthcare practice leader at SOM. “This new campus will set the stage for generations of community-focused care, elevating the patient experience and creating spaces for medical professionals and staff to do their best work.”
“The Afro-American has become heir to the myths that it is better to be poor than rich. Lower-class rather than middle or upper. Easy going rather than industrious. Extravagant rather than thrifty and athletic rather than academic.”
Right in the heart of the East side on corner of Reid and America Street is Charleston, South Carolina’s thinnest house. This home, which later became an art installation for Spoleto and now source of wonder for those passerby walkers, joggers and adventurers.
Next time you are on the East side, take some time to admire the rich history and proud sense of community.
The location formally occupied by The Loft will soon be reopening as the brand new Quiet Storm Surf Shop.
267 King Street will now be a haven for beach vibes and ocean lovers.
Quiet Storm has been in business since 1984 providing affordable clothing, boards, accessories and more and are excited to be part of the King Street shopping experience.
LOWCOUNTRY LAND TRUST PROTECTS VITAL LAND WITHIN ASHLEY RIVER HISTORIC DISTRIC
Conservation easement will provide invaluable benefits for national scenic byway and state scenic river.
CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC – Lowcountry Land Trust announced today the permanent protection of 33 acres on the Ashley River in the heart of one of South Carolina’s most iconic landscapes, the Ashley River Historic District. The three properties making up the site are owned by members of the Carter family and are each bounded by the District’s national scenic byway and state scenic river
The properties are part of a growing network of protected lands in the Historic District, which in 2018 was named by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as a “National Treasure” and one of the nation’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
Located in the Cooper, Ashley, Wando, and Stono (CAWS) conservation focus area of South Carolina, the protection of these properties will provide invaluable ecosystem services, such as the enhancement of downstream water quality and the protection of natural and biologically diverse habitats in the Ashley River watershed. In addition, the conservation easements will forever protect the scenic views of the property from the state scenic river and the national scenic byway and contribute to the protection of a 25,000-acre historic landscape that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
“We are grateful to the Carter family for the many public benefits that come from protecting their ecologically and culturally rich properties along the beautiful Ashley River and Ashley River Road,” said David Ray, Chief Conservation Officer of the Lowcountry Land Trust. “The project’s completion demonstrates the vigor conservationists and landowners continue to bring to saving this nationally significant place in South Carolina’s Lowcountry.
ABOUT LOWCOUNTRY LAND TRUST
Founded in 1986, Lowcountry Land Trust partners with landowners and community organizations to permanently protect and nurture land throughout coastal South Carolina. Lowcountry Land Trust holds conservation easements on over 150,000 acres across 17 counties in coastal South Carolina and manages community-centered places such as the Angel Oak Preserve. More information about the Lowcountry Land Trust is available at www.lowcountrylandtrust.org
MEDIA CONTACT: Victoria (Futrell) Bock, vbock@lowcountrylandtrust.org, 843.410.067
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