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New book sheds different light on Vesey revolt

By Herb Frazier

A new book by historian James O’Neil Spady suggests that Black freedman Denmark Vesey was not the sole leader of the failed 1822 plot to kill White Charlestonians before a planned escape to Haiti.

Two enslaved men revealed the pending attack, which led to the execution of 35 enslaved people, including Vesey, a carpenter, free man of color and a leader in an outlawed Black church.

Spady, an associate professor at Soka University of America in California, said he was inspired to dig deeper into the Vesey uprising after reading a startling 2001 essay by John Hopkins University historian Michael P. Johnson. It suggested Vesey and enslaved people did not plan the uprising but White Charlestonians concocted it as a ruse to kill Black people.

went to the S.C. Senate.

Spady argues historians have relied too much on the city’s 174page published report and not enough on the unpublished House and Senate versions of the court records.

When taken all together, Spady said, they show Vesey was not the sole leader of the planned uprising, but he was among a diverse community of enslaved Africans and free people of color who secretly planned the attack.

Spady also said he is the first historian to determine who produced the House and Senate versions of the reports, and he is the first to explain how they were made.

Handwritten notes

Spady said his book, Take Freedom: Recovering the Fugitive History of the Denmark Vesey Affair, is a response to Johnson’s premise and the underutilization by other historians of two unpublished legislative copies of the original trial records stored in the S.C. Department of Archives and History in Columbia. The new book is available on pre-sale from the University of North Carolina Press with delivery by midor late-December.

Different trial records

After the trials that led to the executions, the city of Charleston released An Official Report of the Trials of Sundry Negroes, Charged with an Attempt to Raise an Insurrection in the State of South Carolina Shortly after it was released, the original but now lost court records were copied to create two nearly identical handwritten versions of the trial records. An 80-page report was made for the S.C. House of Representatives, and a 100-page document

During the investigation of the uprising and trials, two lead judges took handwritten notes. These notes were the first official trial account. Since then, they have been accidentally or purposefully destroyed or they are missing, Spady said.

Historians have assumed the court produced the House and Senate versions of the records. But Spady said his meticulous analysis of the House and Senate copies and other documents not seen before show that then-South Carolina Gov. Thomas Bennett hired Charleston clerk Christopher Jennerette, who was not part of the trials, to make copies of the judges’ notes that were given to the legislature.

Bennett pleaded for the court’s leniency in its sentences of death for three of his enslaved workers. Bennett believed the evidence was not strong enough to prove his enslaved people were involved in the uprising.

“He didn’t deny that there was a plan and a desire to do it, but he said the evidence was very thin and a sentence of death was

A new book argues Denmark Vesey was not the sole leader of an attempted 1822 slave uprising

excessive,” Spady said.

Bennett didn’t use his authority as governor to pardon his enslaved people because to do so would have been too explosive politically, Spady said.

The hangings that followed a series of trials were the largest number of executions ever ordered by a U.S. civilian court. Spady contends that following the executions, Vesey and the others were quickly buried on what is now the campus of the Medical University of South Carolina.

Spady also tries to settle an ongoing debate in Charleston over where Vesey worshiped. In April 1817, Vesey completed the

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Lowcountry Land Trust protects McClellanville entrance

The Lowcountry Land Trust earlier this month announced the permanent conservation protection of a key landmark property at the gateway to McClellanville in partnership with the town.

The partnership will safeguard 745 feet along U.S. Highway 17 and 415 feet along North Pinckney Street, the scenic entrance to the town. The measure will also transform the area into a public green space with two symbolic grand live oaks. The effort is a tribute to the town’s rural character and natural beauty. The property will transfer directly from Lowcountry Land Trust to the town of McClellanville, which will immediately place a conservation easement on the land to ensure its permanent protection. This project builds on a series of recent conservation successes in McClellanville, including projects like the Deerhead Oak (2023), Silver Hill Plantation (2023) and the Farm at McClellanville (2025). — City Paper staff

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The drop in overall crime in North Charleston through September compared to the same time period last year. Homicides are down 38%, aggravated assaults are down 9% and burglaries are down 6%. Robberies are down 15%, with business robberies down 72% . Source: North Charleston Police Department

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Numbers are based on weekly average costs nationwide.

Milk (half-gallon): $2.10 ( $0.39)

Cheese (8-ounce block): $2.54 ( $0.05)

Eggs (dozen, large white): $2.65 ( $0.17)

Bananas (per pound): $0.64 ( $0.06)

Avocados (each): $1.02 ( $0.13)

Gas (per gallon, S.C. avg.): $2.752 ( $0.074)

Sources: Most recent data at ams.usda.gov, gasprices.aaa.com

Thousands expected Saturday at No Kings protest in Columbia

By Skyler Baldwin

Thousands of people from across the Palmetto State are expected at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Statehouse for what is expected to be part of the nation’s largest organized protest in history.

A coalition of civil rights groups is pulling together millions of participants in more than 2,500 events in each state, Europe and Canada.

South Carolina organizers want people to rally at the Statehouse and then march 1.3 miles to the governor’s mansion.

The nationwide protests coincide with an ongoing government shutdown, threatening federal workers and services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in several U.S. cities and the Trump administration’s musings about invoking the Insurrection Act to quash political dissent.

“We are under an authoritarian regime right now in the United States,” said Charleston County Democratic Party Chair Pastor Thomas Dixon. “But there are people who really want to preserve democracy.

“I don’t want a different form of government,” he added. “I’m very good with democracy, even though it hasn’t necessarily treated people of color in the best way. I believe our government is one that is designed to work for everyone when effectively applied.”

The massive protest follows the successful No Kings rallies that took place in June.

“The first version was very successful,” Indivisible Charleston organizer Kristy Kinney said. “It was the largest protest in American history, and it was organized by ordinary folks who wanted to show our dissent to this blatant authoritarianism.

What to do if you’re arrested or detained

The American Civil Liberties Union has several lists that remind protesters of legal rights as well as give advice for avoiding more dangerous interactions with law enforcement:

• Do not argue, resist or obstruct the police, even if they are violating your rights.

• If you are under arrest, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent, and ask for a lawyer immediately.

• You have the right to make a local phone call. Police are not allowed to listen.

• You do not have to consent to a search of yourself or your belongings. Police may “pat down” your clothing if they suspect you have a weapon and may search you after an arrest.

• If you believe your rights have been violated, write down everything you can remember, get contact information for witnesses, photograph any injuries and file a written complaint with the agency’s internal affairs division or civilian complaint board.

More: aclu.org/know-your-rights/ protesters-rights.

“We’re witnessing people who were born here be kidnapped by masked thugs with no accountability, and they’re filming it all,” she added. “It’s so beyond the pale that people are ready to have our voices heard and to gather and celebrate the freedoms that we have.”

Smaller rallies planned

Two other rallies are scheduled near Charleston for those unable to make it to Columbia. Protesters will gather in

Summerville from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dorchester County offices at 500 N. Main St. Another protest will be held in North Charleston from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 5201 Ashley Phosphate Road.

Dixon said he will attend both local protests.

“The larger protest in Columbia — the optics are always better,” Dixon said. “But I am one who believes that organizing needs to begin at the local level.

“One of the problems we see happening, especially under this authoritarian regime, is that these people are bullies,” he added. “And one way that bullies continue to thrive is that they don’t get any pushback. When we gather for these protests, big and small, we’re showing the bullies that we’re not going to be pushed around. We are going to stand up. We’re going to say something.”

According to an Oct. 14 press release, the rally in North Charleston is specifically in response to S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson’s June claim that No Kings protesters and “outside instigators” were threatening to bring violence and chaos to our communities.”

The release said protest organizers dismissed Wilson’s claims and filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking the factual basis for his claims. The documents they received had no mention of “outside agitators,” “violence” or “chaos” — and one explicitly stated that there was “no current or verifiable intelligence” that would warrant such claims.

“The attorney general of South Carolina intentionally used his office to spread fear and division, with no evidence to back it up,” S.C. attorney Gustave “Tree” Martschink, the person who submitted the FOIA request, said in a press release. “Alan Wilson’s behavior was a dangerous and calculated attempt to intimidate peaceful protesters and poison public discourse.”

More than a thousand people turned out for the earlier No Kings rally on June 14 in Hampton Park

Stay safe while protesting

Kinney said she understands many people who want to join the protests are fearful of law enforcement. Officers, however, will be present at the Columbia protest, Kinney said, mostly to protect attendants from counter-protesters.

“Just like Donald Trump, these people want you to get mad, throw something, throw a punch,” she said. “By remaining calm, disengaging and just ignoring them, we will be more effective. … We are a nonviolent, peaceful organization.”

Kinney added that Indivisible Charleston encourages people to peacefully comply with any and all commands given by law enforcement during the protest.

Dixon agreed, saying peaceful protests were one of the things that made the civil rights movement successful. He pointed to more modern forms of peaceful protest as great examples, including Portland protesters dressed in costumes, dancing and riding hoverboards during small rallies.

“This stands against the picture that has been painted of hostile protesters in the street, which is meant to trigger unfair responses from law enforcement and those who may want to do us harm,” Dixon said. “The key is always to not engage. Do not interact. Do not let these people get under your skin. Continue to stay focused on the reason you are out. Nonviolent protest is the only means to success.”

Top acts tapped for High Water music festival

By City Paper staff

Next April’s High Water festival will feature major national acts, including Alabama Shakes, My Morning Jacket, Caamp and Sheryl Crow.

The two-day festival, which announced its 2026 lineup Tuesday, will be April 18-19 in North Charleston’s Riverfront

Park. Tickets range from $149 for one-day general admission, $240 for two-day general admission and all the way up to $1,750 for two-day “platinum” tickets. Find tickets here: highwaterfest.com/tickets

• April 18: Featured acts include Alabama Shakes, My Morning Jacket, Lake Street Dive, Maren Morris, Watchhouse, Jensen McRae, Arcy Drive, Trousdale, The Runarounds and Winyah.

• April 19: Scheduled are Caamp, Sheryl Crow, Jesse Welles, Peach Pit, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners, Chance Pena, Penny and Sparrow, Hey Nothing and Alice Phoebe Lou.

Legislators want to overhaul highway department

By Jack O’Toole

Ninety years ago this month, S.C. Gov. Olin D. Johnston tried to impose his will on the state Highway Department by ordering a company of machine-gun-wielding National Guardsmen to take it by force.

This year, state lawmakers are taking a less confrontational approach with the appointment of a bipartisan S.C. House committee to study potential reform of the agency, now called the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT).

The last time that the legislature really looked at roads was in 2017, when lawmakers raised the gas tax from $0.16 to $0.28 per gallon — closer to the national average of $0.33 per gallon, though still leaving the average resident paying only about $200 a year for roads.

But as S.C. Secretary of Transportation Justin Powell told Statehouse Report on Oct. 9, those new gas tax dollars were mostly earmarked for long-overdue road repairs — not expansion of the already overburdened system.

“It was a fix-it-first bill to overcome 30 years of deferred maintenance on the system,” Powell said. “And we’ve worked hard to deliver on that.”

According to state records, SCDOT has repaved almost 10,000 miles of roadways since that bill passed, with traffic fatalities falling 20% on completed projects. But now, Powell explained, the state needs to address several structural challenges, including:

• SCDOT operates the fourth largest stateowned road system in the country, with 41,000 miles of roadway that need regular maintenance.

• Since 2020, S.C. has consistently ranked among the five fastest growing states in the country, creating intense demand for new roadways.

• Road construction costs have exploded across the U.S., rising more than 100% since 2015.

“How do we accelerate and streamline project delivery across the state?” Powell

said. “That’s what the committee is trying to solve.”

Preparing to legislate

Since August, the House Ad Hoc SCDOT Modernization Committee has held four public meetings around the state, gathering testimony from state agencies, business leaders and citizens. The committee is next expected to meet in Charleston and Sumter. No dates have been announced.

“We’re listening to folks about what SCDOT is doing well and where it’s falling short,” said S.C. Rep. Shannon Erickson, the Beaufort County Republican who co-chairs the committee.

The goal, she said in an interview, is to gather enough information to be able to legislate when lawmakers return in January.

“At this point,” she said, “everything is on the table.”

As for what that “everything” is, state transportation officials say the proposed solutions are likely to fall into two major buckets — one labelled “More Money” and another marked “More Bang for the Buck.”

On the revenue side, the committee is expected to consider higher fees on electric vehicles, which don’t contribute to roads via the gas tax, and additional “newcomer” taxes to offset some of the cost of population growth.

But the committee’s real focus is expected to be on the second bucket — making SCDOT’s existing dollars go further. And there, lawmakers are expected to look at two major areas where other states have achieved savings: procurement and permitting.

In terms of procurement, the goal is to speed up the process by shortening bidding periods that add time and costs to projects without adding value. And on permitting, lawmakers will consider implementing a federal program that allows states to conduct federal environmental reviews.

“If approached the right way, the modernization commission can make a huge difference in the state. But it can’t just be about building roads — public transit has to be a part of that conversation.”

—Mike Seekings

Currently eight states, including California and Texas, participate in the program. They say it has allowed them to better align the timing of reviews with state priorities, ensuring that permitting is complete by the time major transportation projects are ready to break ground.

Also in the mix, and with significant public support at committee meetings to date: more state resources for public transportation and bikeped options.

Charleston Area Regional Transit Authority Chairman Mike Seekings called that broader focus “critical.”

“If approached the right way, the modernization commission can make a huge difference in the state,” Seekings said. “But it can’t just be about building roads — public transit has to be a part of that conversation.”

That issue is expected to be vetted at a future committee meeting, Erickson said, along with the larger subject of devolution — that is, turning some state roads over to local counties to manage.

“In many cases, they could do it more efficiently,” Erickson said. “They’re afraid they just wouldn’t be able to afford it. It’s up to us to make sure we figure out a way to make that work.”

Blotter of the Week

A Mount Pleasant man on Sept. 30 reportedly harvested several sweetgrass plants in front of a U.S. Highway 17 bank, loaded up a not-so-inconspicuous green moped and headed north. The “dozens” of security cameras surrounding the bank’s property captured the man, the moped and his license plate, officials said — but couldn’t spot any common sense. The investigation is ongoing.

Slim pickings

A North Charleston man on Oct. 4 flagged down police and told officers that his phone had been stolen. He told police it was an iPhone 12 with a cracked screen and no tracking service or known serial number, but the suspects were reportedly driving in a white Chevy with an unknown tag in an unknown direction. Got it, boss. Guess it’s time for an upgrade.

Morning shift problem

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process to join the White congregation at the Second Presbyterian Church before the African Church was organized, Spady said. “He continued to be a member of Second Presbyterian while also participating in the African Church,” Spady said.

Did not act alone

Charleston’s White community in the 1820s hated Vesey because they felt the city had too many free people of color, and Vesey

was an outspoken critic of slavery, Spady said. Vesey also was a leader in the African Church that had been outlawed by the city and demolished. The African Church is a forerunner to Emanuel AME Church on Calhoun Street.

Spady maintains the court made an early conclusion that Vesey was the leader of the conspiracy. But credible testimony also implicated conjuror Gullah Jack, enslaved ship’s carpenter Peter Poyas and Monday Gell, a key leader of the Igbo people from Nigeria. Spady said his research also reveals that Gullah Jack was not from Africa’s west coast, but he was sold into slavery from East Africa.

Some of the people who were questioned about the uprising talked about it without mentioning Vesey, Spady said.

It is unlikely that Vesey, an established and older free man of color, the professor said, would have had the access and ability to break through the cultural and language barriers of a diverse enslaved community to organize a revolt.

“The more reasonable thing to say is the court was prejudiced against Denmark Vesey, and they couldn’t believe enslaved people would uprise against them,” Spady said. “They didn’t like that there was (Vesey), this critic of slavery, in their midst.”

A West Ashley woman on Sept. 26 called Charleston police after she was locked inside the gate at West Ashley Park on Mary Ader Ave. Officers told her they did not have a master key to public parks and would be unable to help her. Later, officials arrived to cut the lock so she could drive home, leaving the park gate unlocked overnight.

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The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between Sept. 26 and Oct. 4.

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City Paper backs transparency candidates in Charleston, Mount Pleasant elections

asked ICE agents who terrorize immigrant communities. National Guard troops deployed into blue states for little reason. A federal government in shutdown mode because Congress and the President can’t play in the Washington sandbox.

These current national political experiments with dysfunction may have a trickle-down effect in municipal elections on Nov. 4. Why? Because while local voters might feel they have little impact nationally, they can easily head to the polls on the first Tuesday in November and make their voices heard to make a bigger-than-usual difference.

In fact, this season’s municipal elections feel even more important than usual. Five of six Charleston City Council seats are competitive. Nine candidates are vying for four seats in Mount Pleasant, where the incumbent mayor is also on the ballot. Other smaller communities also are fielding dozens of candidates.

This year, candidates are facing a common theme — how local government can work, including issues of how they will confront secrecy and bolster transparency. With these issues in mind, here’s a look at our 2025 endorsements in Charleston and Mount Pleasant.

Charleston City Council

District 2: No endorsement. Candidate Abraham Champagne, however, admits there “have been some efforts to sidestep transparency, which I do not agree with and will question if elected.”

District 4: Aaron Polkey, a native newcomer to elective

politics, says he’ll support private council sessions within the narrow confines of state law and “object when scopes of discussion stretch Freedom of Information Act beyond its good-faith intent.”

District 6: Ben D’Allesandro, a well-known local businessman who says he’ll oppose irresponsible development. “I believe transparency is essential to public trust. … Our business should be conducted in the open.”

District 10: Stephen Bowden, a first-term incumbent who says “we all need to strive for transparency in our decisionmaking at all times.” Let’s give him another term to speak out more often against secret, private sessions.

District 12: Leslie Skardon, a newcomer with a track record of positive nonprofit work, wants more focus on James Island. She also believes public input is critical in decisionmaking: “I would hope we use executive sessions minimally and only when justifiably necessary.”

Mount Pleasant races

Mayor: No endorsement. While we believe incumbent Mayor Will Haynie has done a good job, there’s no endorsement in the race as none of the mayoral candidates completed a City Paper survey.

Town council: Out of nine candidates, we endorse just three for the four seats that are open: Incumbent Mike Tinkey and newcomers Jenny DeSart and Kathryn Whitaker. DeSart, in particular, has a top priority to make sure town government is transparent. Whitaker says she’ll push for clear communication by the town with residents and business owners.

CHARLESTON CHECKLIST of community objectives

We encourage community leaders to act on these audacious priorities:

1. Deal with the water. Build a strong resiliency plan to harden infrastructure and make smart climate change decisions about development, roads and quality of life.

2. Fix roads, traffic. Repair and improve roads and reduce traffic. Speed up alternatives, including more public transportation.

3. Be smarter about education. Inject new energy into the broken Charleston County school board by focusing on kids, not national mantras.

4. Conduct public business in public. Be transparent in public business. Stop the secrecy.

5. Invest in quality of life. Build more parks. Have more festivals. Invest in infrastructure that promotes a broad sense of community.

6. Engage in real racial conciliation. If we embark on more conversations and actions on racial reconciliation, our community will strengthen and grow.

7. Develop fewer hotels, more affordable housing. Make Charleston a more affordable place to live for everyone.

8. Develop Union Pier at scale. Let’s not put ship-sized buildings on the coveted Union Pier property downtown. Instead, make what comes appropriate.

9. Build and follow a 50-year plan. Plan for the county’s long-term future and follow the plan.

10. Pay people more. Pay a living wage. Push South Carolina lawmakers to set a real minimum wage.

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From Dude-ism to anti-fascism

Seems like news and discussions these days have a lot more focus on “-isms.” Hardly a day goes by that you won’t hear about authoritarianism or fascism or racism, sexism, ageism or something else.

By Andy Brack

There are even crazy-sounding religious -isms like Frisbeetarianism (comedian George Carlin’s pitch that someone’s soul gets stuck on a roof after death) and “Dude-ism” for people who advocate the odd, harmonious lifestyle based on the satirical performance by actor Jeff Bridges of The Dude in The Big Lebowski.

In art, you’ve got Dadaism, minimalism, pointillism, cubism, surrealism, impressionism, and on and on.

But it’s the political -isms that seem to be all over the place these days, perhaps because in our increasingly polarized society, there’s a national need to figure out the tribe in which people live.

Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation and disinformation about some of these -isms. In particular, it’s around the use of the new term “antifa,” which MAGA America has coined to stand for anti-fascism. Truth be told, there is no real or viable antifa organization — despite what the conservative talking heads purport. Rather, if it even exists at all beyond the brains of people who want to divide America, it’s an unorganized political philosophy that espouses, wait for it, democracy, not anything related to an organized conspiracy to bring down the country. So don’t get suckered into the fear that there’s some big antifa terrorist organization out there, despite the nonsense you may read on some social media.

To understand what “antifa” even means, you first should understand what fascism is. Remember World War II? That was a war against Nazi fascism, with fascism being the far-right form of authoritarian uber-nationalism noted for its dictatorial power (i.e., Adolf Hitler), forced suppression of dissent (no freedom of the press or speech) and a regimented society.

So, then, the people fighting the fascists, like the American, British, French and global patriots in World War II, were fighting for freedom and democracy — the exact opposite of fascism.

Therefore, for people today to characterize groups as “antifa” who are protesting the right-wing MAGA policies of, say, President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress, is wholly inappropriate and just plain wrong to use that term. Those protesters are pro-democracy, not against it.

Quite frankly, anyone who really believes there’s an antifa movement taking over the United States has got more than one screw loose after drinking a bunch of KoolAid. So before you start throwing around discussions laced with a bunch of political -isms, it might be good to study up a bit:

• Anarchism: Belief that government is unnecessary, causes harm and needs to be abolished.

• Authoritarianism: Form of government concentrating political power in a single leader or small group, either of which have little or no tolerance for opposition.

• Communism: Form of socialism that seeks to replace private property with collective ownership.

• Conservatism: Political philosophy that emphasizes traditional institutions and values. It generally is opposed or skeptical of big changes, preferring continuity and stability.

• Liberalism: Political philosophy that concentrates on individual rights and liberties and the rule of law. Classical liberalism focuses on limiting government interference, while the more modern version promotes equality, opportunity, social justice and social welfare.

• Nationalism: Belief that a nation’s interests supersede every other nation’s. It’s rooted in identity politics.

• Populism: Approach that focuses on representing regular people against a corrupt or elitist establishment.

• Progressivism: A political philosophy similar to modern liberalism that concentrates on social reform for regular people through more active government.

• Socialism: A broad political and economic philosophy that highlights collective ownership and equality. A form is social democracy, which seeks to reform capitalism through social programs and democratic regulations.

Andy Brack is editor and publisher of Charleston City Paper. Have a comment? Send to: feedback@ charleston citypaper.com.

Driving cab, working in prison helped Savage’s legal career

By Andy Brack

Charleston defense lawyer Andy Savage has long been the guy who you want on your side if you are in real trouble. In his illustrious five-decade career, he’s worked with everyone from cold-blooded murderers and fraudsters to grieving families and survivors of cold-blooded shootings.

By this time next year — probably sooner — he’ll be retired, hanging up his legal spurs after 50 years in the state’s courtrooms. He’ll spend more time with his wife, Cheryl, four children and 10 grandchildren. He’ll read. He’ll relax a bit. And he’ll remember the good he says is in everyone, not the bad some of them have shown.

Keys to success

Looking back, Savage says the best thing he learned that made him a much sought-after attorney came from two years of driving a taxi in New York City as a student at Fordham University. He said he learned to listen and communicate with a wide variety of people.

“There’s something intimate about a cab driver and a passenger because you don’t know them,” he said earlier this month, adding that many of his fares seemed to be in some kind of personal crisis.

“A great attribute to driving a cab is listening,” he said. “People just wanted to be acknowledged and empathized with and sympathized with. And I’m talking about a cross-section of people. … People have a desire to communicate. It’s an element that helped me a lot — just listening.”

Savage, 77, is a native of Kingston, N.Y., where his father, a civil engineer, was a key player in maintaining New York City’s revered water reservoirs, and his mother taught at the Wiltwyck School for Boys, a reform school with links to Eleanor Roosevelt.

“I had a lot of opportunities I wouldn’t otherwise have had because it was a private institution,” recalling when he met people like boxer Floyd Patterson and singer Harry Bellafonte.

Later at Fordham, Savage remembers working at a New York deli. He still thinks about one customer who didn’t talk much but communicated with her eyes. Sometimes, when she reached

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A great attribute to driving a cab is listening. People just wanted to be acknowledged and empathized with and sympathized with.”

for change, he could see the concentration camp tattoo on her arm. It helped him understand

that everyone has a backstory.

More helpful experiences came while working as a law clerk at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia while a student at the University of South Carolina School of Law.

After law school, Savage started work at the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office in Columbia to prosecute crimes by prisoners. Then he became a regular prosecutor. And it wasn’t long before he went to work for the late S.C. Attorney General Dan McLeod, where he became chief trial counsel in the office’s criminal division.

In 1980, Savage moved to Charleston after his wife, Jacque, was diagnosed with leukemia. They thought it would be better for her, a Charleston native, to be closer to family. She passed away the following year, the same year Savage went into private practice.

By 1986, Savage ran for Charleston County Council in the days before singlemember districts — and won. His public image soared as he became adept at fielding media inquiries in two areas — legal issues and county business.

Mary Lynne French. Savage represented the teenager accused with her boyfriend of murdering the Cottageville police chief in 1989. She was acquitted.

Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri. Detained for six years in the naval brig in Hanahan, Savage represented the Qatari citizen during a 2009 federal conspiracy plea that led to an eight-year prison term.

Kate Waring. Savage hired private investigators in 2009 who tracked down what happened in the death of Kate Waring, daughter of a prominent Charleston family. He also sued law enforcement agencies.

Al Parish. Savage represented the former Charleston Southern University economist. He was released in 2021 after spending 12 years in federal prison for defrauding investors of millions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme.

“I really enjoyed it,” recalled Savage, who served two terms. “I didn’t run (again) because I do believe in term limits, but more importantly, we were trying to get African Americans in office.”

Remarried to Cheryl Savage that year, Savage then turned his attention to his growing practice.

The goodness inside everyone

Many people may not realize Savage doesn’t take every case that walks into his office. He’s selective — in part because he can be — but also because he prefers cases in which those facing legal troubles will work to help themselves to deal with underlying issues that led to the trouble.

For a person caught in the legal system, “that’s the most important thing in their life,” Savage said.

“Empathy is just as important, no matter what your client has been charged with.”

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Michael Slager. The North Charleston police officer found guilty of shooting Walter Scott in the back in 2015 received a 20-year prison term.

Emanuel slaying. Savage represented three survivors and family members of the six victims of the Emanuel AME Church shootings in the 2015 racist killing spree that left nine dead.

he said. Dealing with core issues will “make you a better person, but it’s also going to pay dividends on your criminal case.”

Investing in personal growth and getting on the right path is hard, Savage admitted. “It’s often said that being on Andy’s pre-trial release is tougher than the state trial.”

He said some of the best “paychecks” he’s

Dealing with core issues will “make you a better person, but it’s also going to pay dividends on your criminal case.”

Through the years, Savage said he has learned cases have two components — the legal case against a person as well as whatever happened before an incident led to the legal issue.

For example, if it’s a sex case or an alcohol case, there likely is a need for counseling or treatment for a sex or alcohol issue. And Savage requires people to work on the underlying problems if he agrees to try to help with legal troubles.

“I’ve always said that if you get health intervention for alcohol or sex or whatever the issue is, the health intervention helps you — but it also helps your criminal case,”

ever received were from parents of former clients who report how a son or daughter turned around their life after the legal case was over. Savage said every case is new and different. But no matter how horrendous the headlines may be, everyone has goodness inside them. “I need to find the goodness and make a connection with it.”

For years, that’s when he has gotten down to work. But no more. He’s not taking new cases. Fortunately, he says, Charleston has a lot of good lawyers.

What To Do

SATURDAY

1

Joseph Fields Farm Fest

Beloved local organic farmer Joseph Fields is inviting the community to gather for an unforgettable day of food, fun and tradition at his Johns Island farm. This celebration has something for everyone, including local food trucks, a petting zoo, an arts and crafts market, costume contests, raffle prizes and an adults-only fire pit and bar under the stars.

Oct. 18. 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free to attend. Joseph Fields Farm. 3129 River Road. Johns Island. jfieldsfarm.com

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SATURDAY

Bloom Charleston

This weekend, Charleston’s Colonial Lake will come to life in a whole new way with the debut of Bloom Charleston, a first-of-its-kind garden and design festival hosted by the Charleston Parks Conservancy. The festival celebrates the unveiling of the new Idea Garden, a three-acre living installation designed to inspire sustainable, resilient landscape design for gardeners of all levels. Guests can enjoy lush garden backdrops, live music, shopping and more.

Oct. 18. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free. Colonial Lake. 46 Ashley Ave. Downtown. bloomcharleston.org

SUNDAYS

Sunday Brunch Farmers Market

Head to the Pour House on James Island for a 100% local market brimming with more than 40 local farmers and artisans, a deck bar, live music, good eats and all kinds of amazing areamade goods. Cap off your weekend by kicking back, enjoying the local tunes and stocking up on unique goodies. This farmers market is open year-round.

Sundays. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free to attend. The Pour House. 1977 Maybank Highway. James Island. sundaybrunchfarmersmarket.com

STARTS WEDNESDAY

Annual stocking drive

Lowcountry Orphan Relief will host the start of its 2025 annual stocking drive, a key initiative aimed at providing essential items to children in need throughout the Lowcountry. Pick up stockings at the facility starting Wednesday and drop off all donations through Dec. 17. No time to shop? Make a monetary donation to sponsor a stocking.

Oct. 22 through Dec. 17. Free. Lowcountry Orphan Relief. 1850 Truxton Ave. North Charleston. lowcountryorphanrelief.org

THURSDAY

Open Mic Night at Clerks

Head downtown to Clerks Coffee Co. on the third Thursday of every month for open mic night hosted by Rock N Roll Rescue. Join friends, family and neighbors for an evening of talent, creativity and connection. Sip cocktails and savor bites from the Clerks menu while enjoying some of the best local talent — or grab the mic yourself and show everyone what you got.

Oct. 23. 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Free to attend; menu prices vary. Clerks Coffee Co. 181 Church St. Downtown. hotelemeline.com

CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL GLORY EDIM WITH SAFIYA SINCLAIR NOVEMBER 8, 7 P.M.

CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL RUHA BENJAMIN WITH BENNY STARR NOVEMBER 13, 12 P.M.

CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL CARYL PHILLIPS WITH BILAL QURESHI NOVEMBER 15, 1 P.M.

CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL GISH JEN, SUE HALPERN, DOLEN PERKINS-VALDEZ: FAMILY LEGACY IN FICTION NOVEMBER 10, 2 P.M.

CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL AATISH TASEER WITH BILAL QURESHI NOVEMBER 13, 4 P.M.

CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL ADAM GOPNIK & STEPHEN GREENBLATT: ADAPTING THE SWERVE NOVEMBER 16, 11 A.M.

CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL ANTHONY WOOD WITH PAUL GOLDBERGER NOVEMBER 11, 2 P.M.

CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL PETER GODWIN WITH AUTUMN PHILLIPS NOVEMBER 14, 5 P.M.

CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL ADAM HASLETT WITH BILL GOLDSTEIN NOVEMBER 16, 1 P.M.

CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL ROXANA ROBINSON & ELLIOT ACKERMAN: HONOR IN LITERATURE NOVEMBER 12, 4 P.M.

CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL ANDREY KURKOV WITH JON GUNDERSEN NOVEMBER 15, 11 A.M.

HARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL LOLA LAFON WITH MAURICE SAMUELS NOVEMBER 16, 3 P.M.

Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co. welcomes Yellan’s familiar, lively flavors

By Connelly Hardaway

Don’t call what you now get at Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co. (EOBC) “bar food.”

Chef Alex Yellan is cooking up fresh, inventive dishes in the King Street kitchen. Yellan took the stoves and burners in July, bringing both familiar and furtherafield flavors to the brewery’s menu.

Think: charred cauliflower with almond mole, kale salad topped with katsu chicken, falafel wrap with chipotle tahini.

How does one bring a fresh perspective to brewery food?

“It’s certainly a challenge,” Yellan said. Naturally, some menu items do particularly well at an establishment that specializes in beer.

“Our cheeseburger is our equivalent to the blonde ale [one of EOBC’s most popular brews]. That’s something, despite whatever changes that we’ve made and continue to plan on making, that doesn’t go anywhere,” Yellan said. “We’re not going to shoot our-

selves in the foot.”

So yes, you can always get the classic cheeseburger — a smashed thick burger topped with American cheese, lettuce, pickles, onion and burger sauce — but that doesn’t mean that you have to.

You could also order the pastrami burger, topped with house pastrami, which could then be a gateway to the “roast beef ’n’ cheddar,” served with horseradish on an onion roll.

“I enjoy trying to challenge the dining public,” Yellan said. “But there are obviously limitations there from the business standpoint.”

Business as usual (sort of)

EOBC is currently in the midst of an intense renovation project which has turned its outdoor patio area that it shares with neighboring restaurant Rancho Lewis, into

What’s new

West Ashley wine and dessert bar

Café Roca is now offering a small bites menu. Starting at 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, diners can order from a menu offering dishes like beet carpaccio, duck tacos and crab rangoon. Instagram: caferoca_chs Melvin’s BBQ has released two new original sauces, Sweet Red and Vinegar. Melvin’s is also rolling out refreshed packaging of its beloved fan favorites — Original Golden Secret and Southern Red. All four sauces now come in larger 16 oz. bottles and are available for purchase online. More: melvinsbbq.com

Share House on Ann Street is offering a brand refresh this month, featuring redesigned interiors and a new, shore-inspired menu from Chef Alec Gropman. The menu includes comfort food like chicken finger buckets and over-the-top sandwiches, an updated cocktail menu and a soft-serve machine. More: sharehousechs.com

What’s happening

On Oct. 28, La Cave will host its monthly tasting dinner with an autumnal twist. For one night only, Nuit Noire offers a five-course journey through the dark legends of France, paired with handcrafted cocktails. More information and tickets can be booked via Resy for the 6 p.m. or 8 p.m. seatings. More: lacavechs.com

Returning this month is The Loutrel ’s rooftop pumpkin patch. Planned in collaboration with James Island’s Dreaming Farms, it kicks off for three hours at 5 p.m. Oct. 18 and then will be open from noon to 8 p.m. daily through Nov. 1. A cocktail, cider or beer purchase unlocks a complimentary pumpkin. Visitors should stop by the Veranda Lounge in the hotel lobby to gain access to the rooftop and purchase their drinks. More: theloutrel.com

Maya del Sol Kitchen will host its next chef’s table dinner on Oct. 30 and 31 with one seating each night at 6 p.m. The Reynolds Avenue Mexican restaurant hosts special dinners frequently, and this is the first exploring Indian cuisine. The five-course menu will remain a surprise until diners arrive and a limited vegetarian menu is available upon request. Reservations required. More: raulsmayadelsol.com

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Buddha Bowl comes with roasted sweet potatoes, sautéed kale, seasoned black beans, black sesame seeds, cilantro pumpkin seed pesto rice, pickled onions and tahini turmeric dressing

10

places

where you can do a quick lunch in Charleston

By Becky Lacey

In a city known for food, finding a quick, affordable lunch is sometimes, well, just plain challenging. Whether you need a spot for a hassle-free lunch meeting or are looking to fuel up before heading back to the office, we wanted to find out where people go when they need an easy lunch. Here are 10 top lunch spots enjoyed by readers, based on an unscientific Instagram poll (listed in alphabetical order):

Burbage’s Grocery

Burbage’s Grocery is a neighborhood grocery store on Broad Street that offers everything from deli items to local products to prepared foods. A neighborhood favorite since 1946, this family-owned store scratches almost every lunch itch. A variety of hot dogs are offered and a made-to-order deli counter has Boar’s Head meats and cheese. The cold cases hold items like deviled eggs, premade sandwiches and an outstanding pimento cheese. More: @burbagesonbroad on Facebook

Café Roca

A relative newcomer, Café Roca has been bringing delicious eats to West Ashley since July 2025. It has a great coffee program

and a new small bite menu available after 4 p.m., but its lunchtime salads got two thumbs up. Think a Caesar with crumbled bacon and grated egg, a Cobb with housemade ranch dressing or a carne asada salad with chimichurri marinated steak, all the veggies and a chipotle cilantro dressing.

More: @caferoca_chs on Instagram

Huriyali

Huriyali’s original location near Hampton Park is going strong along with a newer location in Riverland. From acai bowls and avocado toast to tofu Banh Mi or a turkey panini featuring a delicious housemade sweet potato hummus, both locations offer outdoor seating for the perfect lunch with a friend or a solo work session.

More: huriyali.com

LoLa

LoLa’s two locations — in Mount Pleasant and Park Circle — bring the bayou to Charleston with authentic Louisiana cuisine. New Orleans barbecue shrimp are served with Tabasco-Worcestershire butter and you can get your mac’ and cheese with crawfish, chicken or shrimp and andouille sausage. There are a few takes on gumbo with shrimp, andouille,

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a messy, loud construction site.

Things should be back to normal — and better than ever before — later this fall, but in the meantime, the construction project is a bit of a pain.

Yellan said he knows what it’s like to work through growing pains. He’s already learned a lesson about verbiage from the first iteration of his EOBC menu.

“We do a smoked and grilled Thai pork lettuce wrap,” Yellan said. “When we called it ‘grilled pork collar’ we didn’t sell very much of it, but as soon as we called it a ‘Thai lettuce wrap,’ we doubled our sales on it.

“It’s [about] finding how to present these things that we find interesting in a way that’s the most broadly appealing way possible without pandering too much.”

Part of the balance of bringing what Yellan described as “fast” and “craveable” dishes to customers is considering the size and scope of EOBC. When the brewery’s outdoor area isn’t under construction, its size more than doubles the dining room.

When the place is really busy, servers and front of house staff have to be able to deliver food — and explain what dishes are — quickly.

Yellan said that one silver lining to the current construction dilemma is that business has slowed down, allowing the staff to focus on menu development and toying with ideas like themed nights. Noodle

night, anyone?

“I like the idea of changing people’s ideas a little bit at a time about what [food] goes with beer,” he said, noting that he’d like to think outside of the box of wings, nachos, pizza and hamburgers.

“We still have wings,” Yellan said. “We don’t do a buffalo wing — we do orange chicken wings. [It’s] finding those little nuggets that kind of help us to feel more excited and change people’s perspective on what is beer-related food.”

Mercantile and Mash’s black bean burger with pickled red onion, cucumber, avocado and zhug on a sesame bun

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crawfish and oysters, along with New Orleans sandwiches, including a classic muffuletta alongside a selection of po’boys. More: lolaparkcircle.com

Mercantile & Mash

Mercantile and Mash offers ample downtown parking, all-day breakfast, soups, salads and sandwiches. On the seasonally changing menu, you might find items like duck confit tacos, a black bean burger, a fried bologna sandwich or a harvest salad with greens, apple, fennel, walnuts, cheddar and mustard herb vinaigrette. More: mercandmash.com

Mozzo

You can find Mozzo downtown and in two locations in Mount Pleasant. The joint’s salad section offers classics like a Caesar, chef and a cobb, and you can find an endless sandwich menu that has everything from an eggplant parm to a Reuben. You can also build your own and any sandwich can be cold, heated, pressed or grilled. More: @mozzochs on Instagram

Pink Cactus

If you find yourself at this Oaxacan-style Mexican restaurant during lunchtime, it might be hard to order just one thing. The elote dip is Mexican street style corn with queso, jalapeño and onion and is a great starter before a taco plate or a torta. Enchiladas come with green or red mole and are a delicious choice after snacking on queso fundido, baked cheese with roasted poblanos. And if it’s a boozy lunch, pick from margaritas, a mezcal negroni or a paloma. More: pinkcactuschs.com

Queen Street Grocery

As Queen Street Grocery’s website states, it’s “not your average corner store” and it practices what it preaches. Classics like a Cuban and Italian are offered along with the Tenacious Turkey, ciabatta stacked with turkey, brie, green apple, sprouts and honey basil aioli. The Queen Street salad has goat cheese, walnuts and green apples on spinach and the grocery’s Caesar and chef salads are delicious iterations of the classics.

More: queenstreetgrocerycafe.com

Saffron Bakery

Saffron Bakery has been serving Charleston from its East Bay location since 1986. Mediterranean and Persian flavors are found with fresh baked bread and delicious pastries. Falafel with hummus is a great pairing with the pearl couscous salad containing roasted peppers, onions, garbanzo beans, olives, fresh herbs, lemon olive dressing and grilled tofu. Gyros come with lamb or chicken and the shirazi salad has diced English cucumber, Roma tomatoes, red onions, herbs and lemon juice. You can also find classics like a tuna melt, a turkey club and a fried chicken sandwich. More: eatatsaffron.com

Three Little Birds

Tucked away in the South Windemere shopping center in West Ashley, the lunch menu at Three Little Birds has smashing sandwiches, salads and pasta. Rosemary ham and smoked gouda is served on Tuscan bread and the birdhouse burrito is stuffed with black beans, tofu, peppers, onions and sweet potatoes. Salad options include a classic Caesar and a Greek and the three little B’s salad has roasted Brussels sprouts, beets, bleu cheese, onions and pumpkin seeds over greens with a lemon basil vinaigrette. More: threelittlebirdscafe.com

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Culture

New East Side gallery debuts bold, uplifting solo show

By Maura Hogan

A deep chalkboard black blankets backgrounds that look unfathomably deep. Glowing greens take hold, too, advancing on the canvas in brilliant bluster. Hot pinks assert their presence with a balls-out passion that dares you to remain unmoved.

If Full Spectrum, the charged and colorbusting solo exhibition of works by Demetrius Bing, is any bellwether of the potential of the new Drummond Studio Gallery, Charleston has just landed a magnetic, meaningful new addition to its visual arts scene.

From one sleek, gallery-white wall to the next, every eyeful manages to somehow to converge the free-form crude and the achingly elegant, the unbridled rough and the palpable vulnerable, offering a vibrant, visceral encounter with contemporary Charleston art that our community surely craves.

While the exhibition is mainly on view by appointment, this month the virtual gallery offers two opportunities on the heels of its recent opening, so that the public can engage with the work.

Coming together as an aggregate portrait of the self-taught artist, we follow from one work to the next as Bing paints his way out of a painful past to burst forth with unchecked torrents of color and abstracted clarity of vision.

Reflective of Bing’s own childhood, the show starts on the dark side, via an exploration of his own painful experiences. That personal story and emotion resonated with gallerist Arun Drummond, drawn by seeing “an African-American man who is not afraid to talk about trauma and mental health and a lot of these subjects that are sometimes taboo in the African-American community, to see that he was open enough to not only talk about these things, but express it in his art and make it something that other people could connect to.”

Near the entrance are works reminiscent of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Some take the form of squares of black cloth rendered fre-

netic with saturated colors. One rages pink, red and purple as witha gray skull with wide holes for eyes meets an unlocked padlock and the struck-through words “Past” and “Present” that cede to a yellow-boxed “Future.” Another with a scratchy “Wreck Day!” depicts a car, with the artist in the driver seat gushing splashes of red.

At the corner, this work meets blackbacked likenesses of the artist, floating aside a tally of “Love Me” and “Love Me Not.” These segue to square flags spelling out “heal.” Round the space’s central wall, all color breaks loose. Abstract works both large and compact lavish unapologetic free form fits of exuberant expression that at the

Arts+Music

Usher in ‘Autumn Leaves’ with Charleston Jazz Orchestra and Chad LB

Prepare to be enchanted Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., when Charleston Jazz Orchestra and saxophonist Chad LB perform their Autumn Leaves concert that weaves cutting-edge jazz with the timeless standards of the Great American Songbook. Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St. More: charlestonjazz.com

DANCE

• Oct. 17, 2025, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Annex Dance Company celebrates Season 19 at its Season Opener Fundraising Event featuring delicious cocktails and farm-driven fare (for purchase) before and after an informal performance of company repertory and new works in-progress. High Wire Distilling, 311 Huger St. More: annexdance-company.square.site

• Oct. 18 , at 2 p.m. and Oct. 19 at 3 p.m.: Palmetto City Ballet ’s production features Debussy’s piano compositions alongside SaintSaëns’s fantastical “Carnival of the Animals,” inspired by turn-of-thecentury sideshow performances. Sottile Theatre, 44 George St. More: palmettocityballet.org

MUSIC

• Oct. 17, 8 p.m.: Steep Canyon Rangers, Charleston Music Hall

• Oct. 18 , 8 p.m.: Grayson Little , The Windjammer

• Oct. 18 , 7 p.m.: Kansas/Blue Oyster Cult , N. Charleston PAC

• Oct. 18 , 6 p.m.: The War & Treaty, The Windjammer

• Oct. 19, 8:30 p.m.: Wheatus (25th anniversary tour), Pour House

• Oct. 21 , 7:30 p.m.: Jesse McCartney, The Refinery

• Oct. 22 , 8 p.m.: Yes, Charleston Music Hall

• Oct. 24 , 9 p.m.: Runaway Gin, Pour House

• Oct. 24 , 8 p.m.: Zach Top, Credit One Stadium

• Oct. 24 , 5 p.m.: Reedy River String Band, Pour House

• Oct. 26, 8 p.m.: Brian Culbertson, Charleston Music Hall

• Oct. 26, 8 p.m.: Hirie , Music Farm

Culbertson brings jazz big band sounds to Charleston

By Vincent Harris

Brian Culbertson has scored hit singles on just about every Billboard chart there is.

Culbertson, an Illinois-born pianist, bandleader and songwriter who performs at the Charleston Music Hall on Oct. 26, is primarily classified as a jazz musician. But he’s hit the R&B, Pop, Contemporary Jazz and Adult Soul charts with singles like “Always Remember,” “That’s Life,” “Your Smile” and “Been Around The World.”

In fact, Culbertson has more than 40 #1 singles to his credit, along with a handful of NAACP Image Award and Soul Train Award nominations.

Culbertson will be playing music from his 31-year career in Charleston, but those songs are sure to sound a lot more powerful onstage. Culberson will be at the piano at center stage surrounded by a 10-piece band.

His new album, Day Trip, is big in every sense of the word. There are guest spots by stars like saxophonist Branford Marsalis, funk/jazz bassist Marcus Miller, former Prince percussionist Sheila E. and smooth jazz veteran Kirk Whalum.

The music itself feels big, too. The relentless funk jam “On the Road” is layered with horns, keyboards and percussion and mixes fusion jazz with an irresistible

dance beat. “With You” is an expansive but sparse ballad with layers of keyboards. And “U-Turn,” which finds Culbertson jamming side-by-side with Marsalis, flirts with a stomping rock groove.

So that’s why he’s bringing a big band along with him. But it’s not a classic, Count Basie-style orchestra by any means.

“The idea behind this larger band basically spurred from the music on the album, and me thinking, ‘How do I bring the music that is on the record appropriately to a live show?’ ” Culbertson said in a recent interview with the Charleston City Paper. “And the answer was that I had to bring a lot of people.”

Culbertson has his regular backing band featuring a guitarist, bassist and drummer, but he’s also added two keyboard players, a percussionist and a fourpiece horn section. Keyboardist Nicholas Cole joined because he co-wrote and appeared on most of Day Trip.

“For this particular tour, the horn section parts on the album were so integral to the music that I really wanted it represented well live,” Culbertson said of the extra musicians. “And the percussionist adds a lot of excitement and atmosphere to the show.”

Longtime fans can expect to hear some deep cuts among the familiar favorites.

“I’m doing a whole bunch of songs that I have not done live before — mainly because

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same time remains tempered by fragile, tenetive lines that sometimes tend figurative. Classical busts and statues positioned throughout the show layered with generous, technicolor drips and strokes — a euphoric, recontextualizing color-washing of classical forms. On a central wall, a portrait of East Side’s legendary blacksmith Philip Simmons usher the neighborhood inside.

Drummond has underscored that the intention of the gallery is to make art accessible to all, and Full Spectrum delivers on this with Bing’s works. While illustrative of a visually sophisticated artist, they access raw emotion in all its complexity, coaxed curatorially with an arc from dark to light, from pain to healing to joy.

Life on Line

Drummond Studio Gallery opened in the fall fall at 12 Line St., a 1912 corner building with the gallery entrance on Hanover Street. Nearby, signs augur an artful, community-focused hub, the kind that would make an urban planner’s heart sing: the convivial City Lights Eastside bistro welcomes flowing crowds with good coffee and baked goods, as well as evening wine, pop-up menus and music. Nearby is the praised, popular Bintu Atelier, which serves West African-inspired fare.

“They have created a new sense of community, and I wanted to be a part of that,” said Drummond, who is also a Charlestonbased artist.

Virtual and by-appointment, the gallery has the contemporary feel of one on Broad Street or perhaps in Manhattan’s Chelsea district. A handsome shingle now swings outside the front door, telegraphing what to expect inside: the smartly refurbished main gallery rooms and two studio rooms — coveted in a city with scant affordable terrain in which to make art.

To help foster community, Drummond has also just joined the board of Redux Contemporary Art Center to lend to creative connectivity. A champion of local artists, he is a mentor of Bing. Drummond said he is committed to engaging with those from around the city, and around the block on the Eastside, a neighborhood he said has been overlooked and forgotten.

“For many years, it has had a dark cloud over it, but that is starting to change,” he said. the community knows that they are welcome in my space.”

After landing the lease last February, the Eastside resident said he learns more every day about his gallery home.

“Bringing the arts to this community would help to enrich it in a way that has never been done before. And as I do it, I want to make sure that the community knows that they are welcome in my space.”

This month, the by-appointment gallery will open its doors for two public events surrounding Full Spectrum . From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 17, the gallery will host open studios to see the exhibition. And from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 23, the gallery will host an artist talk to mark the closing of the show. More: drummondstudiogallery.com.

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now I have a group that’s really able to pull it off,” Culbertson said. “I’m taking certain songs from my records and putting them in my set because I thought they would be really cool to do, and because we can.”

He said he’sconfident that his audience, which has followed him from smooth jazz to funk to pop and back again, will love his new direction.

“I think the hardcore fanbase is really excited about this tour because they get to hear songs we don’t usually perform,” he said. “I think that real jazz fans are a unique set of folks that really appreciate music to a finer degree in terms of the complexity and the wide range of sounds and styles that we can play.”

“And to their credit,” he added, “they really come along for the ride wherever I go. Am I doing a funk record? Am I doing an R&B album or a jazz acoustic trio type thing? Whatever it is, they love music, and at the heart of it, they love real musicians and instruments. I have ZERO computer tracks running.”

Culbertson mentioned he’s looking forward to seeing some of those fans at

I think that real jazz fans are a unique set of folks that really appreciate music to a finer degree in terms of the complexity and the wide range of sounds and styles that we can play.” —Brian Culbertson

the Music Hall on Oct. 26, and that he’s grateful that they’ve allowed him to fully explore all of his musical interests.

“I’m just going with my gut,” he said. “I like to make music that is interesting to me at that time and place. And thankfully, jazz is so broad that it allows me to experiment under that umbrella.”

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with the bid may be made immediately.

The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

John S. Kay, Esquire Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION

October 17th, 2025, October 24th, 2025, October 31st, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2024-CP-10-02636

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

PNC Bank, National Association, vs. Mary K Schneberger; Steven K Schneberger; Winnsboro Lakes Homeowners Association, Inc.,

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 19th day of March, 2025, will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 4th Day of November, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land. lying and being in Winnsboro Lakes Subdivision, Phase I, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 100, Phase I, Winnsboro Lakes Subdivision, as shown on a plat prepared by Hoffman Lester Associates, Inc., entitled, ‘A Revised Final Plat of Lots 1- 105, Winnsboro Lakes Subdivision. Phase I, Owned by Leon, Inc., Located on John’s Island, City of Charleston, Charleston County. South Carolina, dated June 30, 1988, and revised February 21, 1989. and recorded at the Charleston County RMC Office in Book BU at Pages 150 and 151, Said lot having such size. shape, location, buttings and boundings as will more fully be shown on the aforementioned plat. Subject to all easements and restrictions of record. BEING the same property conveyed to Mary K. Schneberger and Steven K. Schneberger, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common, by Deed of William Ashley Easterlin, dated November 16, 2017 and recorded December 6. 2017 in Book 684 at Page 644, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

3546 Hunters Oak Lane Johns Island, SC 29455

TMS# 279-11-00-028

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the

bidding, cash or

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

John S. Kay, Esquire Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION

October 17th, 2025, October 24th, 2025, October 31st, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Please take note that HTF Consulting has applied to the Secretary of State’s office for a license to operate a private personal placement service in the name of HTF Consulting at 3422 Rivers Ave. Unit A., North Charleston, SC 29405. The agency will be operated by Hason Fields.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-05401

SANDRA LOY, Plaintiff,

v. ERNEST M. ESAU, and if he be deceased, his heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as:

3916 Mary Ann Point Road Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 281-00-00-092 And

3920 Mary Ann Point RoadCharleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 281-00-00-222

and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe and COMMERCIAL CREDIT CORPORATION, its successors and/or assigns, Defendants.

To the Defendants above-named:

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-DR-10-1901

CLAYTON ROBERT FORD, Plaintiff, vs. SANA MONICA PATARI PEDRO, Defendant.

SUMMONS

TO: THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED TO ANSWER the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this Complaint on the Clerk of Court for Charleston County and upon the subscriber at office, 534 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 202, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service.

YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN

NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the Complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

FUTERAL & NELSON, LLC

Thomas C. Nelson, Esquire

S.C. Bar ID 71178

534 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 202 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

29464

Telephone (843) 284-5500

Facsimile (843) 284-5501

email to: tnelson@charlestonlaw.

net Attorney for Plaintiff

Date filed: 7/21/25

Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated September 24th, 2025 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, parcel of lot of land situate, lying and being, on Johns Island, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, containing 0.49-acre, more or less, and being shown and designated as Lot “A” on a certain plat made by H. Exo Hilton R.L.S., Surveyor, dated January 20th, 1997 and recorded in Plat Book DB at Page 156.

TMS # 281-00-00-222 and also

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, parcel of lot of land situate, lying and being, on Johns Island, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, containing 0.49-acre, more or less, and being shown and designated as Lot “B” on a certain plat made by H. Exo Hilton R.L.S., Surveyor, dated January 20th, 1997 and recorded in Plat Book DB at Page 156.

TMS # 281-00-00-092

September 24th, 2025 Date

s/Jeffrey T. Spell

Jeffrey T. Spell Attorney at Law 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 jeff@jeffspell.com (843) 452-3553

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B, Charleston, SC 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on September 23rd, 2025 the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on September 24th, 2025 and the Order of Publication was filed on September 24th, 2025 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B. Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15,

served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Street, Charleston, SC 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint were filed on July 30th, 2025, the Lis Pendens was filed on September 30th, 2025, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on April 4th, 2025 and the Order of Publication was filed on September 29th, 2025 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-04990

V2K PROPERTIES, LLC, Plaintiff, V. THOMAS GRANT and EMILY GRANT, and if they be deceased, their heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as:

9 Maranda Holmes Street Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 460-07-01-077 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.

SUMMONS & NOTICE

To the Defendants above-named:

after the final publication of this Notice.

All that lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being on the West side of Court Street between Congress and Sumter Streets in the City of Charleston, County of Charleston and State aforesaid, and known as Lot G, No. 11 Court Street (now known as Maranda Holmes Street).

Measuring and Containing in front on Court Street forty (40) feet by one hundred and twenty-two (122) in depth be the said dimensions more or less.

TMS # 460-07-01-077

October 2nd, 2025 Date

s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell Attorney at Law 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 jeff@jeffspell.com (843) 452-3553

Attorney for the Plaintiff

SUMMONS & NOTICE

To the Defendants above-named:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Attorney for the Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-04250

NORMAN FITZGERALD, Plaintiffs, v. CHESTER A. WESTBERG, MIKE CONMEE FITZGERALD, FAYE L. FITZGERALD and KATHLEEN FITZGERALD POPLAWSKI, all being deceased persons, their heirs-at-law, personal representatives, successors, and assigns and spouses if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: 3855 Hottinger Avenue North Charleston, South Carolina TMS Number: 469-02-00-067

and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as JOHN DOE; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as RICHARD ROE, and MAUREEN POPLAWSKI ROSSI also known as MAUREEN L. ROSSI, Defendants.

SUMMONS & NOTICE

To the Defendants above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B. Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated April 4th, 2025 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows:

ALL that lot of land known and designated as Lot No. 141 in the Subdivision known as Whipper Barony, in the County Charleston, South Carolina, as shown on a plat thereof made by Joseph Needle, C. E., dated April 10th, 1948, and recorded in the Charleston County R.M.C. Office in Plat Book G, page 48, and having such shape and size and dimensions and boundaries as shown upon said plat.

TMS # 469-02-00-067

September 30th, 2025

Date

s/Jeffrey T. Spell

Jeffrey T. Spell

Attorney at Law 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 jeff@jeffspell.com (843) 452-3553

Attorney for the Plaintiff

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on September 4th, 2025, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on September 12th, 2025 and the Order of Publication was filed on October 2nd, 2025 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B. Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated September 12th, 2025 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-05159

ORANGE TIGER, LLC, Plaintiff, V. EXCELLA E. JENKINS and BARRY JENKINS, both being deceased persons, and their heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: 4471 Donwood Circle Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 388-02-00-052 and CHARLES JENKINS, ISAAC JENKINS, PHILIP JENKINS, MARSHELE KELLY and LEAH MEALING, and if they be deceased, their heirs-at-law, personal representatives, successors, and assigns and spouses if any they have and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the military service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF SOUTH CAROLINA, its successors and/or assigns, and MELVIN BICKHAM, III,

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on September 11th, 2025, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on September 16th, 2025 and the Order of Publication was filed on October 2nd, 2025 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B. Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated September 16th, 2025 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows:

ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, together with the buildings and all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Subdivision known as Woodview Manor, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known and designated as Lot 8, of Block “A1”, of the Subdivision known as Woodview Manor, as shown on a plat of Woodview Manor, made and prepared by E.M. Seabrook, Jr., Inc. dated September 9, 1970 and recorded in the Office for Charleston County, South Carolina in Plat Book N, at Page 135.

Said lot having such size, shape, metes, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to the aforesaid plat more fully and at large appear, and to which said plat reference is hereby craved. TMS # 388-02-00-05

Ja’Maicia Savage Table, Hutch, Totes, Record Player, TV Stand

Facility 6: #1966 434 Orangeburg Road Summerville, SC 29483

11/04/2025 11:15 AM

Lakeshia Haynes Household Goods, Storage Containers, Dishes

Preston Long Dresser and household goods

Facility 7:

Old Trolley Rd Summerville, SC 29485 11/04/2025 10:45 AM

Tara Housand Household Goods/Furniture, Tools/Appliances

Keenan Theodore Wilson Household Goods/Furniture

Facility 8: 2130 N Main St Summerville, SC 29486 11/04/2025 10:00 AM

Latasha Bethel household items, beds, sofas, nightstands, tables

Gina Lambert Beds dressers clothes kitchen items

Danielle Hardt Furniture shoes clothing and accessories

Facility

Roshenda

Dorothy

the Town of Summerville, in the County of Dorchester, State of South Carolina and being shown and designated as Lot 3, Block N, Section U, on a certain plat of Pinehill Acres Subdivision by Thomas E. Young, Sr. RLS dated July 2, 1967, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County in Plat Book 16, at Page 119; said lot having buttings and boundings and measuring as will fully appear by reference to said plat.

ALSO: 1998 Bell Mobile Home, Model Lowcou, VIN: GBHML30584AB

This being the same property conveyed to Clifton D. Jones by deed of Equity Enterprise, Inc. dba Equity Homes dated September 18, 2003 and recorded October 3, 2003 in Book 3830 at Page 76 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Dorchester County.

judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Master in Equity’s Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.250% per annum.

The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

The

will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com.

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction.

Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Subsequently, Clifton Jones a/k/a Clifton D. Jones a/k/a Cliffton D. Jones a/k/a Clifton Donald Jones died testate on February 5, 2025, leaving the subject property to his devisee, namely Caroleen Stephanie Mello a/k/a Caroleen S. Mello a/k/a Carol Stephanie Mello, as shown in Probate Case No. 2025-ES-18-00350. Thereafter, Caroleen Stephanie Mello a/k/a Caroleen S. Mello a/k/a Carol Stephanie Mello was appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of Clifton Jones a/k/a Clifton D. Jones a/k/a Cliffton D. Jones a/k/a Clifton Donald Jones (Probate Case No. 2025-ES-1800350).

TMS No. 129-05-05-003

Property address: 115 George Keen Drive, Summerville, SC 29483

This sale is subject to all title matters of record and any interested party should consider performing an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given.

The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff’s attorney or Plaintiff’s bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff’s attorney or Plaintiff’s bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff’s counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff’s Counsel

Neither

Facility 12:

The Court in its Decree has further made its finding that this mortgage was intended to and specifically secures and collateralizes that certain Mobile Home permanently affixed to the above-described real estate in the mortgage being foreclosed and is further provided under the laws of the State of South Carolina, the same being more particularly described as follows:

1998 Bellcrest LOWCOU Manufactured Home, Serial No. GBHML30584AB, with any fixtures.

Trustee for Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-3 vs. Caroleen

Stephanie Mello a/k/a Caroleen S. Mello a/k/a Carol Stephanie Mello, as Personal Representative, and as Devisee of the Estate of Clifton Jones a/k/a Clifton D. Jones a/k/a Cliffton D. Jones a/k/a Clifton Donald Jones, Deceased, I, the undersigned James E. Chellis, Master in Equity for Dorchester County, will sell on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM, at the County Courthouse, 5200 East Jim Bilton Boulevard, St. George, SC 29477.

The property to be sold to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Pinehill Acres Subdivision, near

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in certified funds or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the balance due of the bid within 30 days, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

No personal or deficiency

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Life is tempting you to tiptoe to the brink of the threshold of the rawest truth, the wildest beauty and the most precious love. Your ancestors are conspiring with your guardian angels to lure you into the secret heart of the inner sanctum of spiritual truth. I am totally sincere and serious. You now have a momentous opportunity — a thrilling opening to commune with subtle powers that could provide you with profound guidance.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the forests of America’s Pacific Northwest, “nurse logs” lie fallen but fertile. These dead trees host seedlings, mosses, and new saplings that rise from their decaying trunks. I regard this as a powerful metaphor for you, Taurus. Something old in you is crumbling, like outdated beliefs, outmoded duties, or obsolete loyalties. Part of you may want to either grieve or ignore the shift. And yet I assure you that fresh green vitality is sprouting from that seemingly defunct thing. What new possibility is emerging from what was supposed to end? Resurrection is at hand.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A deeper, wilder, smarter version of love is beckoning you from the horizon. Are you ready to head in its direction? I’m not sure you are. You may semi-consciously believe you already know what love is all about, and are therefore closed to learning more. It’s also possible that your past romantic wounds have made you timid about exploring unfamiliar terrain. Here’s my assessment: If you hope to get exposed to the sweeter, less predictable kinds of intimacy, you will have to drop some (not all) of your excessive protections and defenses. PS: At least one of your fears may be rooted in faulty logic.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Princess Diana transformed the British monarchy because she insisted that royal duty should include genuine emotional connection. Her generosity wasn’t merely ceremonial but was expressed through hands-on charity work. She had close contact with youth who had nowhere to live. She walked through minefields as part of her efforts to rid the planet of that scourge. She hugged people with AIDS at a time when many others feared such contact. “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward,” she said. Her ability to maintain grace while remaining emotionally authentic reflected a genius for blending strength with sensitivity. Can you guess her astrological sign? Cancerian, of course. Now is a perfect time for you to draw inspiration from her example. Express your wisely nurturing energy to the max!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Certain African lions in Kenya have no manes. Scientists theorize it’s an adaptation to heat or a reflection of extra aggressive hunting strategies. But symbolically, it challenges expectations: Is royalty still royalty without the crown? I bring this to your attention, Leo, because I suspect you will soon be asked to explore your power without its usual accouterments. Can you properly wield your influence if you don’t unleash your signature roar and dazzle? Will quiet confidence or understated presence be sufficiently magnetic? Might you radiate even more potency by refining your fire? I think so. You can summon strength in subtlety and majesty in minimalism.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): During the next nine months, you will face a poignant and potentially inspiring choice: whether to wrangle with an endless tangle of mundane struggles, or else to expand your vision to the bigger picture and devote your energy intensely to serving your interesting, long-term dreams. I hope you choose the latter option! For best results, get clear about your personal definition of success, in contrast to the superficial definitions that have been foisted on you by your culture. Can you visualize yourself years from now, looking back on your life’s greatest victories? You’re primed to enter a new phase of that glorious work, rededicating yourself with precise intentions and vigorous vows.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I’m pleased to inform you that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to make a big wish upon a bright

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star. But I must also tell you how important it is to be clear and exact. Even a slight error in formulating your wish could result in only a partial fulfillment. And aiming your plea at the wrong star could cause a long delay. Sorry I have to be so complicated, dear Libra. The fact is, though, it’s not always easy to know precisely what you yearn for and to ask the correct source to help you get it. But here’s the good news: You are currently in a phase when you’re far more likely than usual to make all the right moves.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): During World War II, Scorpio actor and inventor Hedy Lamarr developed frequency-hopping technology to prevent enemies from jamming torpedo guidance systems. Her solution rapidly switched radio frequencies in hard-to-intercept patterns. The technology was so advanced that no one could figure out how to fully adopt it until years later. Engineers eventually realized that Lamarr’s invention was essential for WiFi, GPS and cell phone networks. In the coming weeks, Scorpio, you, too, have the potential to generate ideas that might not be ready for prime time but could ultimately prove valuable. Trust your instincts about future needs. Your visionary solutions are laying the groundwork for contributions that won’t fully ripen for a while.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I guarantee you won’t experience a meltdown, crack-up or nervous collapse in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. What unfolds may bring a similar intensity, but in the opposite direction: a personal breakthrough, a cavalcade of illumination or a surge of awakening. I urge you to be alert and receptive for relaxing flurries of sweet clarity; or streams of insights that rouse a liberating integration; or a confluence of welcome transformations that lead you to unexpected healing. Can you handle so many blessings? I think you can. But you may have to expand your expectations to welcome them all.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1959, a Swedish engineer named Nils Bohlin designed the three-point seatbelt, revolutionizing car safety. Working for Volvo, he insisted the design must be made freely available to all car manufacturers. Bohlin understood that saving lives was more important than hoarding credit or profit. Capricorn, your assignment now is to give generously without fussing about who gets the applause. A solution, insight or creation of yours could benefit many if you share it without reservation. Your best reward will be observing the beneficial ripple effects, not holding the patent.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your exploratory adventures out on the frontiers have been interesting and mostly successful, Aquarius. Congrats! I love how you have avoided tormenting yourself with self-doubt and roused more boldness than you’ve summoned in a long time. You have managed to ignore useless and superstitious fears even as you have wisely heeded the clues offered by one particular fear that was worth considering. Please continue this good work! You can keep riding this productive groove for a while longer.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In Korean tradition, *mudangs* are shamans who endure a personal crisis or illness and emerge with supernatural powers. They perform rituals to seek the favor of spirits. They heal the ancestral causes of misfortune and ensure good fortune, prosperity, and wellbeing for the people they serve. I don’t mean to imply you’re following a similar path, Pisces. But I do think your recent discomforts have been like an apprenticeship that has given you enhanced capacity to help others. How will you wield your power to bless and heal?

8. Hobby room

9. “Sounds fun”

Across

1. 2006 mockumentary full of catchphrases

6. Prefix before spa

10. Lines of fashion

14. Keyboard exercise piece

15. Piece of news

16. Leave off

17. Sponsored product used only for testing purposes?

19. Ship’s mast

20. Jukebox choice

21. ___ …tats-Unis

22. One-named “Queen of American Folk Music”

24. Ancient Egyptian bird

26. Pair count

27. Rocket’s deviation

28. Weak excuse

31. Lahore’s region

33. Eggs

34. Ornamental plant

36. Floating

39. Exercise units

41. Alleviates

43. “Tomb Raider” protagonist Croft

44. Joints that may get shaky

46. It’s a crowd, so to speak

48. Letters that used to follow CD

49. Land holdings

51. Result of brushing against wet ink

53. Seer’s skill

55. “30 Rock” star

56. Man-goat creature

57. Purple flower

59. May honoree

60. You, to Quakers

64. Highlight of some musical performances

65. Intermission of a play?

68. Refuse to authorize

69. Bunch

70. Heart stat

71. Docs that use endoscopes

72. Follow

73. Cheesy sandwiches

1. Racetrack transactions

2. “___ Atardecer” (2022 Bad Bunny track meaning “Another Sunset”)

Archaeological site

Slow movement, in music

Hebrew for “hill”

Gets stuck

Airline approximations

10. Garden shed implement

11. Chess game with no pieces?

12. 1989 Mazda debut

13. Milkshake insert

18. Cheerful and carefree

23. ___ Cat (“SNL” Season 51 opening musical guest)

25. Ride around town, maybe

26. Ube, for one

28. Stopper

29. Cookie sheet destination

30. The nose of a folded airplane?

31. Overly assertive

32. The whole thing

35. In disrepair

37. Pond dweller

38. Domesticated

40. Perceive

42. Source of some bun seeds

45. Sound’s partner

47. Jazz ___ (comedic musician named for a flightless bird)

50. Releases

52. Not so

53. Get away from

54. Ambulance sound

56. Low-visibility, in a way

58. Big name in chips

59. Lipizzaner feature

61. It’s for children, according to Pat Benatar

62. Oregon-to-New York direction

63. ___ out a victory

66. Key near Q

67. Heart stat, for short