Today's Features

Piccolo to open art exhibits around town

Sunday, May 11, 2008

What would an arts festival be without art? Piccolo Spoleto isn't in any danger of finding out, as there are at least a dozen visual arts exhibitions and activities on the calendar this year, and you don't have to wait until the festival's opening day to start enjoying them. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Rapid growth comes to Turks and Caicos Islands

Sunday, May 11, 2008

ROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS — Where? That's what people want to know when you tell them where you've been. Even if they've heard of the place, they probably don't know where it is. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Sunday Calendar

Sunday, May 11, 2008

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Pet Briefs

Sunday, May 11, 2008

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Pet calendar

Sunday, May 11, 2008

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Healthy landscapes still have pests

Sunday, May 11, 2008

They live! My praying mantises hatched. All 150 of them. I would pass out tiny cigars to celebrate, but most of them promptly died. Very sad. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Summerville hosts Sculpture in the South

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Rodeo competitions were what first intrigued Australian sculptor Mick Doellinger. In the Outback, he could rope a calf in a skinny minute; but eventually he preferred guiding big-game hunters around the South Pacific, an occupation that led to his practice of taxidermy. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

The Whitney to build in lower Manhattan

Sunday, May 11, 2008

NEW YORK — The Whitney Museum of American Art has unveiled a design by architect Renzo Piano for a satellite museum in lower Manhattan. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Family's sad legacy draws in readers

Sunday, May 11, 2008

THE RAIN BEFORE IT FALLS. By Jonathan Coe. Knopf. 240 pages. $23.95. A good story closes with the sound of a box clicking shut. Jonathan Coe carves a lovely box with restraint and rhythm. "The Rain Before it Falls" begins softly with the news of an old English spin... Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Clergy need to learn how to deal with the media

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Once again, the beleaguered Barack Obama is being questioned by the media about his relationship with his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Groups reach out to Darfur

Sunday, May 11, 2008

On May 4, an airstrike on a school and marketplace in Darfur killed 12, including six children, and wounded more than 30, according to news reports. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

No-brainer book offers little insight

Sunday, May 11, 2008

WELCOME TO YOUR BRAIN: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life. By Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang. Bloomsbury. 211 pages. $24.95. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Neglected Nell finds a home

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Five years ago when we first moved into our new neighborhood, the very first day, Nell appeared on my front doorstep. My husband and I were not "cat people," per se. We just always had dogs, in particular a golden retriever named Molly. That being said, I didn't know what to make of our newfound friend. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Romanian artist traces city

Sunday, May 11, 2008

One may wonder why a Romanian media artist, now living and working in the Netherlands, would be interested in assembling an exhibition involving Charleston. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Wolff's stories get to souls of characters

Sunday, May 11, 2008

OUR STORY BEGINS: New and Selected Stories. By Tobias Wolff. Knopf. 379 pages. $26.95. Tobias Wolff's stories are little acts of homage to the lovely, tawdry world. If the world were better, there'd be no story; if it were worse, there'd be no hope. Somehow, Wolff... Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Backpack Buddies aids hungry kids

Sunday, May 11, 2008

They could just write a check to the Lowcountry Food Bank and call it a day. But members of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church on Anson Street do more than send money. They run the food bank's only off-site packing facility. It's a small operation, but it's a start, and something other churches might consider doing, said Tiffany Silverman, project coordinator and member of St. Stephen's. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Native pens observant, witty debut

Sunday, May 11, 2008

GIRLS IN TRUCKS. By Katie Crouch. Little Brown. 241 pages. $21.99. Charleston native Katie Crouch has written a first novel, or perhaps a collection of linked short stories, that is sneaky and insinuating — in the best way. What starts as a loopy, rather gener... Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Playful banter can heat up attraction in novels

Sunday, May 11, 2008

I'm a sucker for flirty banter. Give me a bucket of popcorn and a movie where two characters fall in love while tossing off zingy one-liners, and I'm in heaven. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Black community seeks clear direction

Sunday, May 11, 2008

The concept of "black leadership" is difficult to pin down. Of course, leadership, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. We can simply look at the landscape of American politics to comprehend that reality. Leaders may be busy at work, unrecognized and unappreciated, practically anywhere: at home, school, in the community and at work. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Home calendar

Sunday, May 11, 2008

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For truly irksome pet peeve, fact is, it remains to be seen

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Everyone who writes for a living or reads for pleasure has a pet peeve. My first city editor had a thing about "not only." He insisted that "not only" always had to be followed by "but also." Thousands of otherwise rational folks will never end a sentence with a preposition. I myself get cranky over "replica." Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

A-maize-ing recipes for sweet corn season

Sunday, May 11, 2008

It's back! Fresh ears of corn, mostly likely from Florida at this time of year, are showing up in the grocery stores. Which means sweet corn season has returned, thank goodness. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Roget profile defines man behind his lists

Sunday, May 11, 2008

THE MAN WHO MADE LISTS: Love, Death, Madness and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus. By Joshua Kendall. Putnam. 304 pages. $25.95. His masterpiece is known by every college student who ever wrote a term paper and every newspaper writer in search of the right word. B... Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Family mud room turns into inviting entrance

Sunday, May 11, 2008

We have an old house, and the front door enters into a mud room/laundry room off the kitchen. How do you make an entrance like this more inviting as well as very functional? How do you make it flow into the galley-style kitchen? I'd appreciate any ideas. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Home news

Sunday, May 11, 2008

An open house can excite anyone from the initial homebuyer to people looking to move up, downsize or discover their dream abode. Consider, then, a whole weekend of open houses. That's what you'll have with The Post and Courier's "A Place to Call Home Tour" on May 17-18. Read More      0 comment(s) / read/add comments

Latest from our Columnists

Sunday, May 11, 12 00 a.m.
Romanian artist traces city
One may wonder why a Romanian media artist, now living and working in the Netherlands, would be interested in assembling an exhibition involving Charleston.     Read More
 

Monday, May 5, 12 00 a.m.
New animal shelters as different as cats, dogs
It's a dog's life. And a cat's. Charleston County's brand new animal shelters — the Pet Helpers' facility on James Island and the new Charleston Animal Society shelter at 2455 Remount Road — are a novel and refreshing sight for an area that long has struggled with too many unwanted pets.     Read More

 

Sunday, May 11, 12 00 a.m.
Healthy landscapes still have pests
They live! My praying mantises hatched. All 150 of them. I would pass out tiny cigars to celebrate, but most of them promptly died. Very sad.     Read More

 

Sunday, Feb. 17, 12 00 a.m.
Changes in '80s paved way for black fiction
When it comes to African-American romance novels, the saying, "You've come a long way, baby," seems appropriate. Step into any bookstore today, and you'll find a variety of romances written for a black audience. This wasn't always the case.     Read More

 

Tuesday, May 6, 12 00 a.m.
When times get tough, this tough family gets inventive
As expected in raising five children, making do with what we have is a common theme in our house. Our creativity is continually enhanced as we come up with unique solutions.     Read More

 

Thursday, May 8, 12 00 a.m.
The business of the business
Every day you flush your toilet and then don't give it a second thought. But that "naughty business" you just did, it has to go somewhere, you dirty little lumberjack, you. And do you know where that place is? Do you?     Read More

 

Wednesday, April 30, 12 00 a.m.
Big Easy eating
New Orleans has been beckoning me for some time. I kept dreaming of shrimp po' boys, Cafe du Monde's beignets, Paul Prudhomme's K-Paul's, Commander's Palace's Barbecued Shrimp, Cafe Adelaide's Creole cheesecake and more. Recipes were floating during my REM, unwilling to stop for me to write them down.     Read More

 

Tuesday, May 6, 12 00 a.m.
Going organic a delicious experience
My efforts to establish a compost heap have been carried off by the nocturnal sorties of raccoons. My vegetable and fruit plantings have turned into bug buffets. I believe in organic. I just haven't quite mastered the fine art of going organic.     Read More

 

Friday, May 9, 12 00 a.m.
Adventures mark race offshore
Last weekend's Sheriff's Cup Race, offshore from Charleston to Rockville on Saturday with a return race on Sunday, was an opportunity for some Charleston Ocean Racing Association boats to sail a point-to-point offshore regatta for the first time this season, for others to break in a new boat, and...     Read More

 

Tuesday, April 22, 12 00 a.m.
Family research goes global
The hourly hashing and rehashing of economic woes might have led you to cancel any overseas genealogy trips you planned for the summer. But that doesn't mean you should postpone taking your genealogical research to the international level. ...     Read More

 

Tuesday, March 18, 12 00 a.m.
PACT will leave a legacy of good parenting
Fifteen years ago this month, I was the mother of a 1 1/2-year-old toddler and extremely pregnant with my second child. I worried about ruining my princess' life by bringing a little monster into the house. I worried about the "terrible twos" looming just a few months ahead. I worried about sibling rivalry, potty training, discipline and getting into the "right" preschool. I worried. ...     Read More

 

Thursday, Oct. 25, 12 00 a.m.
Uni not for sushi snobs, but still fun
In June, Marie Laveau's tucked away the pajamas of its wait staff, retired its beignets and dethroned its namesake queen of voodoo to resurrect itself as a "sea urchin." Uni Noodle and Sushi Bar came on the dining scene in July and it was a concept that had, at best, a very short shelf life. Somehow the salad bar norms did not translate well to the noodle bar. Sushi, however, was a whole other story.     Read More

 

Saturday, May 3, 12 00 a.m.
Some tips for saving cash on gasoline
GAS IS STILL CHEAP! Look around. There are plenty of motorists who apparently believe gas prices are no problem: jackrabbit starts from the light, speeding to a red traffic light; weaving in and out of traffic at NASCAR speeds; and more.     Read More

 

Sunday, May 11, 12 00 a.m.
A-maize-ing recipes for sweet corn season
It's back! Fresh ears of corn, mostly likely from Florida at this time of year, are showing up in the grocery stores. Which means sweet corn season has returned, thank goodness.     Read More

 

Thursday, May 8, 12 00 a.m.
Ang Lee to direct Woodstock comedy
Though sophisticated western audiences are quite familiar with the work of the late Akira Kurosawa and other exemplars of Japanese filming of its Golden Age, the emergence of Chinese (Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, King Hu), Japanese (Hayao Miyazaki, Masayuki Suo) and Vietnamese (Tran Anh Hung) filmmakers over the past 15-20 years has exerted considerable influence.     Read More

 

Sunday, May 4, 12 00 a.m.
Poetry instructor speaks for us all
This is the second installment in my series about some of this country's finest poets, who were also my teachers.     Read More