Lily Levin

The Bear, an acclaimed television comedy-drama about life in the restaurant industry, dropped its second season over the summer, generating conversation about food and beverage workplace culture across the country — including here in Charleston. Local chefs recently talked to the Charleston City Paper about the TV show, the things they love about their jobs and what they think needs to change in the industry.

The Charleston County School District (CCSD) Board of Trustees on Friday unanimously approved a mutual settlement agreement to end Dr. Eric Gallien’s employment as superintendent. He started July 1. His deputy, Horry County native Anita Huggins, was named acting superintendent.  

The South Carolina Department of Education is facing a lawsuit filed Thursday with the state Supreme Court by parents and education advocates challenging the state’s new Education Scholarship Trust Fund voucher program. In the lawsuit, plaintiffs claimed that the fund, which could divert millions of dollars of state funds from public schools to private schools, […]

An undeveloped parcel of prime James Island property is caught between a government, a hard place, the public interest and private development.  The 6.5-acre public tract next to the Whitehouse Plantation neighborhood on Dills Bluff Road that the James Island Public Service District (JIPSD) owns is under contract to a developer. But the deal hasn’t […]

Charleston County’s five to 10-year plan for conservation and growth will be publicly available online Dec. 1, but some say they worry it won’t adequately respond to the county’s 2021 flood maps. The maps show a considerable flood risk in much of the county, including areas heavy with commercial and residential development.

Against a backdrop of growing flood risk, a committee of state lawmakers on Dec. 5 unleashed $75 million to the State Infrastructure Bank to fund the first phase of the controversial Interstate 526 extension. The project, now slated to cost at least $2.3 billion, was first proposed about a half-century ago. With the Joint Bond […]

The Palmetto State has previously been home to some of the country’s worst drivers — and a new 2023 report said this year was no exception. South Carolina ranked eighth among states with the most incidents per driver, according to a  LendingTree study of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

South Carolina is the fifth worst state in the nation for accessing mental health care facilities, according to a recent nationwide study. The group that conducted the study, Mental Health Rehabs, analyzed data from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to calculate the number of mental health facilities per 100,000 people in […]

Charleston International Airport (CHS) in 2023 surpassed 6 million passengers — marking its busiest year ever. The airport’s 2023 activity — at just over 6.1 million travelers — was 15% greater than its previous record of 5.3 million passengers set in 2022. The airport saw a notable increase in travelers for the 2023 holiday season […]

Rebecca Bell and her husband David on Jan. 9 drove from their home in Charleston to the S.C. Statehouse — through what Rebecca described as “torrential downpours” — to testify to a House subcommittee about problems with a bill seeking to ban gender-affirming care for youths.