babas on cannon and babas on meeting are cafés inspired by the neighborhood cafés and bars of Europe. They welcome folks in the morning for espresso and house-made pastries, at lunch for sandwiches and sexy salads, and in the evenings for cocktails and wine.
They are located at 11 Cannon Street in downtown Charleston and 804 Meeting Street in Charleston’s east-central neighborhood
Both locations are open from 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM Tuesday – Sunday
The cafés in Italy, France, and Spain that we draw inspiration from are a part of everyday life. the high quality of service, food, and drink at these neighborhood spots elevates the daily ritual of a morning latte or an evening aperitif to a simple luxury. We love tracking down the best ingredients and we LOVE taking care of folks. we hope to see you soon.
Welcome to the charming world of The Pickled Palate. If you have not experienced this little escape wonderland, you are missing out on something special.
The Pickled Palate offers you a wonderful opportunity to escape for lunch in our magical garden. We offer fresh Italian panini made with local breads, homemade soups, and wonderful salads made with our homemade dressings. We have wine by the glass as well as by the bottle priced to beat any restaurant.
Uptown Hospitality Group, the Charleston-based offshoot of legendary New York bar and restaurant group Eat Drink & Be Merry, is set to expand its reign as one of Charleston’s hospitality leaders with the opening of Bodega and Share House this February. Set in an 8,000 square-foot former train depot, the group’s newest venture brings big-city-bar vibes and all-day fare to the Holy City. Bodega, which began as a weekend breakfast pop-up at the group’s popular King Street hotspot Uptown Social, pays homage to the ubiquitous neighborhood bodega and specializes in colossal, Manhattan-style breakfast sandwiches. Share House, a reference to the beach houses New Yorkers share to escape the heat of summer, offers a coastal cantina vibe.
“The opening of Bodega and Share House represent a long-awaited dream of ours,” says Uptown Hospitality Group co-founder and senior operating partner Keith Benjamin. “It’s really kind of the perfect space for locals and visitors. When you walk into this place, you’ll truly feel that you’re in a beach town.”
UPTOWN FUNK
Already known for Uptown Social, popular with locals and vacationers alike, Uptown Hospitality Group is the vision of New York transplants Benjamin, Kara Graves, Bryn Kelly, Brian Dodd, Kat Moore and Chef Alec Gropman, all of whom bring their unique professional experiences working with a diverse portfolio of successful bars and restaurants to the venture. An offshoot of NY-based Eat Drink & Be Merry Hospitality, known for popular spots like Down the Hatch, Hair of the Dog and the Stumble Inn, Uptown Hospitality combines the group’s industry expertise with warm, Southern charm via its creative, socially driven concepts. “Although we are still under the Eat Drink & Be Merry umbrella, we felt it was important to develop a local brand with its own identity,” says Benjamin.
DINING BY DESIGN
Originally constructed in 1850 by the South Carolina Railroad Company, the former train depot building operated as the terminus for the Charleston-Camden line. The 8,000 square foot space is divided between Share House and Bodega, with an indoor-outdoor layout featuring expansive garage doors opening onto a lush pedestrian walkway that spans an entire block. Two hundred feet of patio space is ripe for enjoying Charleston’s mild, coastal climate and festive, boozy brunches year-round. The interior of Share House explodes with pastels and features a sea glass and crushed shell, tabby-topped bar as well as a one-of-a-kind bottle cap mural custom made in collaboration with Island Brands USA. Bodega, inspired by the bodegas the team frequented growing up, invokes a distinctly New York vibe with graffiti, colorful tiles and custom works from local Charleston artist, Jennifer Griffith.
SHARING IS CARING
The menus at Share House and Bodega, both overseen by Gropman, differ in flavor but carry through the approachable and delicious cuisine for which Uptown Hospitality Group has become known. A celebration of summer with a coastal cantina atmosphere, Share House features snacks such as Shrimp & Avocado Empanadas with Passion Fruit Fresno Jam and Street Corn Hushpuppies with Cotija Cheese, Chipotle Aioli and Smoked Jalapeño Crema; along with a slider menu including Crab Cake with Bibb Lettuce, Pickled Onions and Honey Basil Aioli; or Vegan Chorizo with Guacamole, Chimichurri and Micro Greens, all served on house made Hawaiian slider rolls. An extensive local and craft beer menu along with creative cocktails rounds out the summer house experience.
Open all day, Bodega features New York style-sandwiches with cheeky names including The Cow with Double Bacon, Egg, American Cheese, Home Fries, Ketchup and Hot Sauce; The Arthur Avenue with Prosciutto, Salami, Pepperoni, Shredded Lettuce, Tomato, Shaved Onion, Sliced Provolone, Fresh Mozzarella and Oregano Vinaigrette; and The Gropfather with Chicken Cutlet, Nduja, Fresh Mozzarella, Provolone Cheese and Pesto. Snacks include Lox Tartar and Fried Chopped Cheese Ravioli along with “Bodega Boards,” the concept’s creative take on charcuterie, offered in the afternoon. From cocktail and coffee consultant Brianna Berry, Bodega’s robust coffee program accompanies signature cocktails such as the “Soon to be Famous” Espresso Martini made with Dead Eye Vodka, butterscotch liqueur and cold brew concentrate; and the Bodega Bloody, crafted with Deep Eddy Vodka, Charleston Mix bold and spicy, pickle juice, candied bacon and topped with an Old Bay rim.
Bodega and Share House are located at 23 Ann St, Charleston, SC 29403.
New Public Charter High School Celebrates First Grads
Charleston, SC – January 25, 2021 – As schools across South Carolina and the nation struggle with helping students regain lost ground due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a new public charter high school offering a personalized education to students from Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties is growing quickly and celebrating its first graduates.
“Many of our students struggled in, or had dropped out of, traditional schools,” said Dr. Jacinta Bryant, Director of Lowcountry Acceleration Academy at 5935 Rivers Ave. in North Charleston. “But they have hit the ground running here — and it’s so exciting to see the first group of them achieve their goal of a high school diploma.”
The strong results at Lowcountry Acceleration Academy come as South Carolina celebrates School Choice Week, highlighting the options available to students who have not found success in traditional schools. Like all public schools, Lowcountry educates local students free of charge.
Research has shown that student progress suffered when the pandemic closed school buildings and forced an abrupt shift to full- or part-time remote learning in 2020-21. According to the federal Department of Education, those losses were particularly steep for students of color, LGBTQ students and those from economically disadvantaged communities — all groups that Lowcountry Acceleration Academy serves with a personalized approach rather than a one-size-fits-all curriculum. While students do their coursework online, they have intensive one-on-one coaching on the academy campus and via Zoom and phone conferences.
Mariah and Makyia Aiken are twin sisters who lost ground not only due to the pandemic, but also to a tropical storm destroying their family home on John’s Island. Thanks to a curriculum that has them focus on one course at a time, they completed their first course in 3 weeks. “Instead of us having to take it for a full semester, at Acceleration Academy we were able to do it in three weeks,” said Mariah. “Now I can go on to my next class and be one step closer to getting my diploma.”
Like many students, Montana Ferrell wrestles with math — a hurdle made even higher by the Covid pandemic and the lack of access to in-person support from teachers. “Math has always been a struggle subject for me,” he says. “I just felt hopeless for a while. I thought, ‘What am I going to do?’ ” Montana says math content coach Sarah Aquino provided a lifeline, sitting down with him on campus and via Zoom to patiently help him to mastery. “She’s amazing,” says Montana, 18. “She was always there to help me when I had a question.” Fueled by that support and his own hard work, Montana successfully completed the math course and recently became Lowcountry’s Acceleration Academy’s first graduate.
If you would like to interview students, grads and the faculty led by veteran Charleston educator Dr. Jacinta Bryant, we would be happy to welcome you to campus. Students come to campus on varying schedules, but Wednesday between 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. is often a bustling time. Just let us know what might work for you. Thank you for your consideration.
The funding from the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration will be applied to a second phase of TOD planning, following an initial award in 2018. Phase 2 focuses on development of a strategic plan for implementing equitable transit oriented development that includes a mix of commercial, residential, office and entertainment centered around or located near transit stations.
“Transit-oriented development along the LCRT line will enhance community connections to food, jobs, education and healthcare,” said BCDCOG Executive Director Ron Mitchum. “Walkable, mixed-used, vibrant and connected communities are the clear vision of this effort.”
This month, FTA awarded approximately $11 million to 20 projects in 12 states via its Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning. The goal is to support comprehensive planning efforts – including land use planning – to improve access to public transportation.
“Transit-oriented development offers easier, more affordable access to jobs, health care, school, shopping, and other daily needs,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “We’re pleased to award this funding to help more communities develop around transit in a way that reduces pollution, increases economic opportunity, and contributes to affordable housing.”
Comprehensive planning funded through the pilot program must examine ways to improve economic development and ridership, foster multimodal connectivity and accessibility, improve transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, engage the private sector, identify infrastructure needs, and enable mixed-use development near transit stations, per FTA.
In the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester region, funding will fill the gap needed to employ TOD tools developed in Phase 1, including:
Equitable Infrastructure and Housing Needs Assessment
Fiscal Impacts/Benefits Analysis of Equitable TOD Strategies
eTOD (equitable TOD) Implementation Support – Codes, Ordinances, Affordable Housing Development and Adoption
Market Assessment and Community Viz Update
Public Engagement
The region has a shortfall of 10,000 affordable housing units for those earning less than $35,000. Without intervention, this shortfall is projected to grow to 34,000 by 2040. Cost burdened households paying more than 30% of their income towards housing have grown by 42,000 since 2000, faster than the population rate. There is significant need for affordable housing in the region, and even more in the corridor where 27% of owners and 52% of renters are housing cost burdened.
LCRT is expected to have a transformational impact. Affordable housing protections and development near transit will provide a safety-net for renters and greater access for the region’s vulnerable populations.
Rapid growth in the region has elevated a need for regional action. The results of this phase will support planning needs to budget and program multimodal investment in station areas that reduce car trips and emissions while supporting the transit line.
ABOUT BCDCOG
The BCDCOG is a voluntary association of, by, and for local governments, and was established to assist Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester county leaders in planning for common needs, cooperating for mutual benefit and coordinating for sound regional development. BCDCOG’s purpose is to strengthen the individual and collective power of local governments and to help them recognize regional opportunities, eliminate duplication, and make joint decisions. For the latest on BCDCOG, visitBCDCOG.com, like us onFacebook, or follow us on Twitter at@BCDCOG.
A student who caddied at Kiawah Island Golf Club has been awarded the Evans Scholarship, a prestigious full housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies, following an online selection interview held Dec. 21.
Each caddie has a unique story that reflects the scholarship’s four selection criteria: a strong caddie record, excellent academics, demonstrated financial need and outstanding character. The Evans Scholarship is valued at an estimated $120,000 over four years.
John Wohlscheid of Charleston, South Carolina, is the first caddie from Kiawah Island Golf Club to receive this award. He will begin college this fall as an Evans Scholar at a partner university. He hopes to attend the University of Michigan and plans to study mechanical engineering. He currently is a senior at James Island Charter High School.
“Becoming a part of the tradition of the game of golf is an honor and a privilege,” Wohlscheid said. “The relationships that I have formed through caddying will stick with me for the rest of my life and will become extremely valuable in the professional world.”
“John joins an exceptional incoming class of New Scholar caddies from around the nation,” said WGA Chairman and Kiawah Island Golf Club member Joe Desch. “It has been fun to watch John caddie and grow from his experiences on the course. The Kiawah Island Club is excited to see what the future holds for John and looks forward to creating more youth caddying opportunities at the Club.”
The Evans Scholars selection interviews will continue to be held with applicants nationwide through spring. When the 2021-22 selection meeting process is complete, an estimated 315 caddies are expected to be awarded the Evans Scholarship.
The Western Golf Association, headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, has supported the Chick Evans Scholarship Program through the Evans Scholars Foundation since 1930. Known as one of golf’s favorite charities, it is the nation’s largest scholarship program for caddies.
Currently, a record 1,070 caddies are enrolled at 21 universities across the nation as Evans Scholars, and more than 11,500 caddies have graduated as Evans Scholars since the program was founded by famed Chicago amateur golfer Charles “Chick” Evans Jr.
“These young students have each shown excellence in the classroom, in their communities and on the golf course,” said WGA President and CEO John Kaczkowski. “We are proud to welcome them to the Evans Scholars family.”
Scholarship funds come mostly from contributions by nearly 35,000 supporters across the country, who are members of the Evans Scholars Par Club program. Evans Scholars Alumni donate more than $17 million annually, and all proceeds from the BMW Championship, the penultimate PGA TOUR Playoff event in the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup competition, are donated to the Evans Scholars Foundation. In 2022, the BMW Championship will be held at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, from Aug. 16-21.
The protection of Sheldon Plantation ensures rural character for popular historic site and state scenic byway in Beaufort County, South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Lowcountry Land Trust (LLT) has announced the permanent protection of 240 acres surrounding one of the most iconic sites in the Lowcountry, the Old Sheldon Church Ruins, a nationally significant historic site listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The protected property also fronts on the Old Sheldon Church Road, a State Scenic Byway in Beaufort County, South Carolina, and lies in the ACE Basin, one of the largest intact ecosystems on the East Coast.
The protection of Sheldon Plantation reinforces the integrity of Beaufort County’s historical, natural, and rural resources, and guarantees that development will never threaten one of the most treasured sites in the Lowcountry. The conservation easement also advances a stated goal of the 2010 Beaufort County Comprehensive Plan to “preserve the outstanding historic, natural, and scenic resources of Old Sheldon Church Road.”
“The opportunity to protect land in the Lowcountry is an honor in all cases. When the land is adjacent to sites such as Old Sheldon Church, it speaks to the distinct public benefit of conservation easements. I cannot personally imagine anything but native forest and vegetation surrounding this historic landmark, and now it will remain that way in perpetuity because of the landowner’s commitment to protect the property,” commented Ashley Demosthenes, President and CEO, Lowcountry Land Trust. “As coastal South Carolina continues to be one of the fastest growing regions in the country, it is imperative that land is set aside to provide undeveloped, open space that preserves wildlife habitat, mitigates flooding, enhances water quality, buffers historic resources, and so on.”
Conserving Sheldon Plantation adds to the remarkable mosaic of protected lands in the ACE Basin, a 1.5 million acre watershed recognized by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a priority focus area for wildlife,
and national success story of landscape-scale conservation and public-private partnerships. In its 35-year history, the ACE Basin partnership has protected over 300,000 acres of public and private land. The protection of Sheldon Plantation comes during a time of organizational growth for LLT, who officially merged with East Cooper Land Trust (ECLT) on January 1st, 2022. The two organizations joined forces, and continue to operate as LLT, with a revitalized portfolio of protected properties and environmental outreach programs to serve as the premier conservation organization in the Lowcountry.
“Old Sheldon Church is a local and national treasure,” says Sheldon Plantation owner and easement donor Christine Jacobs. “I am honored and proud to protect this newly acquired portion of Sheldon Plantation, and to be a small part in the larger plan to preserve and protect the Ace Basin. LLT, as a
group, were not only helpful but a great resource as we sought to protect this land for generations to come. Together with the Parish of St. Helena we share the common goal of protecting this sacred land in perpetuity.”
Old Sheldon Church was constructed between 1745 and 1755 and was originally known as Prince William’s Parish Church. Centuries later, the building’s outer walls and Greek-inspired pillars remain as a testament to the rich history of the site. The building was burnt by the British during the Revolutionary War, rebuilt in 1826, only to be desecrated again during the Civil War. What remains is a reminder of the history that built the United States and an opportunity for people to experience that history. With the conservation of Sheldon Plantation, the Church will remain in its historical state and the rural character of the area will persist. The property on which the ruins sit is privately owned and managed by the Parish Church of St. Helena in Beaufort.
The Reverend Shay Gaillard, rector of the Parish Church of St. Helena remarked, “It is a relief to know that the church’s property is stabilized by the protection of the surrounding 240 acres. It is a sacred spot where parishioners and visitors come to worship, or to simply gaze at the historic ruins, and experience the beauty of this space. Generations to come will benefit from the adjacent landowner’s charitable gift of a conservation easement on the surrounding land. Stewardship and conservation of God’s Creation are hallmarks of the Christian life.”
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About Lowcountry Land Trust Founded in 1986, the Lowcountry Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission to honor the relationship between people and land by protecting irreplaceable Lowcountry lands and treasured places. Lowcountry Land Trust has protected over 150,000 acres across 17 counties in South Carolina. More information about Lowcountry Land Trust is available at www.lowcountrylandtrust.org.
When the Nazis invaded in 1939, Irena Sendler was a social worker and so had access to the Warsaw Ghetto, where hundreds of thousands of Jews were imprisoned. As a member of Żegota (aka Konrad Żegota Committee, the Council to Aid Jews), she helped rescue 2,500 Jewish children from the ghetto. For her courageous actions during the Holocaust, in 1965, Israel’s Yad Vashem honored her as “Righteous Among the Nations.” Sendler died in Warsaw in 2008.
Early Life
Sendler was born Irena Krzyżanowska on February 15, 1910, in Otwock, Poland. Her parents were members of the Polish Socialist Party, and her father, Stanisław Krzyżanowski was a medical doctor who died of typhus when Sendler was a child. In 1931 Sendler married Mieczysław Sendler, and the couple moved to Warsaw before the outbreak of World War II.
Warsaw Ghetto
In Warsaw, Sendler became a social worker, overseeing the city’s “canteens,” which provided assistance to people in need. When the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, Sendler and her colleagues also used the canteens to provide medicine, clothing and other necessities to the city’s persecuted Jewish population. In 1940, the Nazis forced Warsaw’s more than 400,000 Jewish residents into a small locked ghetto area, where thousands died every month from disease and starvation. As a social worker, Sendler was able to enter the ghetto regularly to help the residents and soon joined Żegota, the Council to Aid Jews. Putting themselves at great risk, she and about two dozen of her colleagues set out to save as many Jewish children as possible from death in the ghetto or deportation to concentration camps.
Żegota began by saving Jewish orphans. They had several ways of smuggling them out of the ghetto: Some were carried out in caskets or potato sacks; others left in ambulances or snuck out through underground tunnels. Still others entered the Jewish side of a Catholic church that straddled the ghetto boundary and left on the other side with new identities. Sendler then helped place the children at convents or with non-Jewish families.
As the situation became more dire for the ghetto’s inhabitants, Sendler went beyond rescuing orphans and began asking parents to let her try to get their children to safety. Although she couldn’t guarantee the children’s survival, she could tell parents that their children would at least have a chance. Sendler kept detailed records and lists of the children she helped buried in a jar. Her plan was to reunite the rescued children and their parents after the war. However, most of the parents did not survive.
On October 20, 1943, the Nazis arrested Sendler and sent her to Pawiak Prison. There they tortured her, trying to get her to reveal the names of her associates. She refused and was sentenced to death. However, Żegota members bribed the prison guards, and Sendler was released in February 1944.
Sendler continued her work until the war ended, by which time she and her colleagues had rescued some 2,500 children. It has been estimated that Sendler personally saved about 400.
Personal Life
After the war, Sendler’s first marriage ended in divorce. In 1947 she married Stefan Zgrzembski, with whom she had three children, daughter Janka, and sons Andrzej (who died in infancy) and Adam. After the death of Zgrzembski, Sendler remarried her first husband, Mieczysław Sendler, but their reunion didn’t last and they again divorced.
Honors and Awards
In 1965, Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial organization, named Sendler as Righteous Among the Nations for her work saving Jewish children. In 2003, Poland honored her with its Order of the White Eagle. In 2008, Sendler was nominated for (but did not win) a Nobel Peace Prize. The story of her life was also captured in a 2009 TV movie The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, which starred Anna Paquin in the title role.
Death
Sendler died on May 12, 2008, in Warsaw, Poland, at the age of 98.
CHARLESTON, SC – February 2, 2022 – Charleston’s first and only urban winery, Charleston Wine Co., will celebrate its grand opening on Friday, February 4 at 2 p.m. The location at 63 S. Market Street will bring globally-sourced grapes from the best wine-making regions of the world to the Holy City.
At the helm of Charleston Wine Co. is attorney-turned-winemaker Lindsey Williams, who launched Davidson Wine Co. in 2018 in the suburbs of Charlotte. Lindsey is proud to be a part of the 1% of winery owners who are African American. A native of Ohio, Lindsey’s journey is as exceptional and varied as her wines.
“I’ve admired the city of Charleston for many years and couldn’t be more thrilled to bring the urban winery concept to the Holy City,” said Williams. “We’re looking forward to providing locals and visitors alike with a variety of unique wines and local bites in a warm atmosphere.”
Charlotte, NC- January 27th 2021 – Libdsey William and her Wine restaurant.
Photographed in Charlotte, NC on January 27 2021. Photo by Peter Taylor
Charleston Wine Co.’s menu includes over a dozen wines, each with a nod to the Lowcountry such as Market Street, an Italian Nebbiolo, Gullah Geechee, a crisp and refreshing white with sweet and nutty flavors, and Sweetgrass, a delicate Riesling with floral aromas. To pair with their wine menu, Charleston Wine Co. will offer charcuterie and dessert options from CHS Coastal Charcuterie.
The innovative winery will also offer membership to the City Sippers Wine Club, providing customers with their choice of either two bottles every month, or six bottles quarterly, for delivery or curbside pickup downtown. Each bottle bundle comes complete with tasting notes and suggested food pairings. City Sippers also receive a 10% discount in-store, as well as access to exclusive wine tastings and VIP events. Charleston Wine Co. also offers shipping to most states, perfect for out-of-town guests.
Charleston Wine Co. will be open 12-9 p.m. Sunday – Wednesday and 12-10 p.m. Thursday – Saturday.
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