In today's Scoop:
🌧️ Sunday's 3.64 inches of rain broke Charleston's daily record.
🚗 Charleston wants developers to study traffic beyond their driveways.
🏛️ CofC plans to release scans of its contested Coming Street dorm site.
🏗️ A new plan puts 332 apartments on the old Pepsi plant site.
🩺 Be Well Circle seeks donations for care insurance may not cover.
🐟 Seafood and a Chef's Counter on Broad Street
At 28 Broad Street in the historic James Gregorie House, The Establishment serves a seafood-focused menu that changes daily. A chef's counter gives diners a view of the open kitchen.
The bar has martini hour from 5 to 7 p.m. On October 14, chef Elliott Howells and La Chev 208's Jonathan DuPriest will cook a five-course dinner benefiting BarBrewGrass.
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🌧️ Sunday rain breaks 1893 record downtown
The Gist: Charleston recorded 3.64 inches of rain Sunday, Oct. 4, beating the day's 2.51-inch record from 1893. Downtown streets flooded, including roads near Ashley Avenue and Calhoun Street, and firefighters rescued at least nine stranded motorists.
Why It Matters: Knee-deep water near the Medical District can block routes to Charleston's hospitals.
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🚗 Charleston drafts tougher traffic reviews
The Gist: With 1,500 housing units approved between River Road and the Maybank Highway bridge, Charleston official said they are drafting an ordinance that requires developers to study traffic in surrounding roads.
Why It Matters: Johns Island residents have pressed the city about congestion as housing grows.
What's Next: The ordinance will go to City Council for public input and a vote; the city has not announced a date yet.
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🏛️ CofC to release Coming Street ground scans
The Gist: The College of Charleston expects to release a redacted report this week on ground-penetrating radar scans at 106 Coming Street, where it proposes a 1,000-student dorm. The college scanned the site in February; it was once part of an 18th-century burial ground.
Why It Matters: The report could guide archaeological work on land where poor residents, enslaved people and orphaned children are believed to have been buried. Members of the college's Community Engagement Council have questioned how much of the findings they will be allowed to see.
What's Next: The college plans to release the redacted report this week and remove asphalt sometime after Oct. 25.
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🏗️ 332 apartments proposed for old Pepsi site
The Gist: A developer has proposed a five-story building with 332 apartments and retail space at the vacant former Pepsi plant on Upper Meeting Street. An earlier apartment plan for the site fell through.
Why It Matters: The plan would bring 332 homes to an idle Upper Meeting Street property, while city planners weigh its effect on a nearby cemetery.
What's Next: The proposal goes to technical review next.
Read more here.
🩺 Be Well Circle seeks donations for uncovered care
The Gist: Be Well Circle, a new Charleston nonprofit, is raising donations to help patients pay for services their insurance may not cover, including nutrition and mental health support. Its team includes Johns Island physician Dr. Shannon Kennedy and nutritionist Dr. Sherri Jacobs.
Why It Matters: Kennedy says some patients cannot afford these services. Donations would pay practitioners for care those patients otherwise might miss.
Read more here.
Junior Archaeologists: Hands On Archaeology for Kids | Drayton Hall | Charleston | Fri, Oct 9, 1-3 p.m. | More
Kids ages 6-12 sift real excavation soil with Drayton Hall's archaeology team.
🥨 St. Matthew's Oktoberfest | St. Matthew's Lutheran Church | Charleston | Sat, Oct 10, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | More
German food, live music, and a children's Kinderzone; admission is free.
🎻 CSO Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf | Charleston Gaillard Center | Charleston | Sat, Oct 10, 11 a.m. | More
Hear Prokofiev's story through the orchestra, with an instrument tryout before the show.
🕵️ Family Revolutionary Sunday: Espionage! | The Charleston Museum | Charleston | Sun, Oct 11, 2-3 p.m. | More
Try invisible ink and cipher wheels while learning how Revolutionary War spies worked.
⚓ Homeschool History Day: Textiles from the Deep | The Charleston Museum | Charleston | Thu, Oct 15, 10-11 a.m. | More
See H.L. Hunley textile fragments, then build a model submarine; reservations required.
🎸 Riverfront Revival | Riverfront Park | North Charleston | Fri-Sat, Oct 9-10; gates 3 p.m. Fri, 1:30 p.m. Sat | More
Two days of country and Americana music, with Darius Rucker performing Saturday night.
🎤 Jordan Klepper | Charleston Music Hall | Charleston | Fri, Oct 9, 7 p.m. | More
The Daily Show co-host mixes stand-up, stories and slides in Suffering Fools.
🧛 Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors | Queen Street Playhouse | Charleston | Fri, Oct 9, 7:30 p.m.; more shows Oct 10-11 | More
A 90-minute Dracula spoof with quick changes and pop culture jokes.
🛍️ 2nd Sunday on King Street | King Street, Queen to Calhoun | Charleston | Sun, Oct 11, noon-5 p.m. | More
King Street closes to cars for shopping, local artists, and food vendors.
🎶 Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox | Charleston Music Hall | Charleston | Wed, Oct 14, 8 p.m. | More
Pop hits meet jazz, swing and soul on The Future Is Vintage tour.
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