Новости за 19.06.2016

The demise of the I-526 extension presents a tremendous and unique opportunity — in the form of badly needed parks and green space — for the residents of Johns Island, James Island, the City of Charleston, Charleston County, and indeed all who live in and visit our beautiful area.

June is a fruitful time in Lowcountry vegetable patches, and we want to see what you’re growing and picking.

With scorching summers, salty air and sandy soil, the Charleston area’s not the most friendly place for grass lawns, and those who are determined to have a yard that looks like a green carpet often spend lots of money on watering it.

One recent Thursday morning, 15 youngsters jogged around Hanahan Middle School’s bus loop in soaring temperatures, chanting police cadence songs.

What: Fathers will receive complimentary admission with each paying guest or child. One complimentary Fathers Day admission per one paid admission. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

Here’s some good news for James Island commuters: All those delays you endured during the bike lane test were just your imagination.

EASLEY — Clay Swinney is the runner on second base with two out in the fourth inning, A pitch is popped up behind the third base coaching box, whose inhabitant knows a teaching opportunity when he sees one.

OMAHA, Neb. — After leading Coastal Carolina to its first-ever trip to the College World Series, Chanticleers head coach Gary Gilmore was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association national coach of the year.

Defensive back Jaylin Dickerson (6-1, 175) of Southern Pines, N.C., committed to South Carolina on Saturday.

Hate is too easy. It relieves us of any responsibility. Donald Trump has made hate speech acceptable to thousands of his followers. His rhetoric encourages those who are dissatisfied to blame other Americans for their problems. He wants to divide us by appealing to our worst emotions.

Many of us were taught the game of golf by our dads, which often put dear old Dad at the top of the list of people we wanted to beat. I just experienced this feat.

The June 1 article "Homicide tally rises in N. Chas." leaves me with some great concerns. As a resident of the Park Circle area, I know the gunning down of Eric Brantley hit us very hard. We were devastated by the violence that took an innocent life. And there was more shooting over Memorial Day weekend in areas previously considered...

The June 12 article "Charleston County School District slashes literacy program" highlights the need for community focus on early preparation for school. The demand for literacy remediation at the CCSD is driven by a lack of readiness among its entering students.

The last thing the Charleston County School Board needs to do is to shortchange efforts to improve students’ sad literacy rates.

The last-minute approval of two ethics reform bills saved this year’s legislative session from being a bust — and even those reforms leave something to be desired.

Ryan Cockrell has spent two years making a movie about his hometown’s "addiction" to cars. Now all he needs is an ending.

There is this cute older man whom I have been in love with all of my life, and I am lucky that he has been in love with me all of his life, too.

WASHINGTON — The arguments for and against gun control are so familiar by now, we might as well hit replay and skip the debate.

LONDON — It’s the disused power station that became an art-world powerhouse, and now London’s Tate Modern is even bigger, with a new 10-story wing to help absorb more than 5 million visitors a year — and more work by women and non-European artists on display.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Boulders shift, canyons erode, old trees fall, new ones grow and tourists crowd Yellowstone National Park, the length of their vacations barely any time at all in the stream of history.

THE TRAVELERS. By Chris Pavone. Penguin Random House. 433 pages. $27.

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO STAR WARS. By Cass R. Sunstein. Dey Street. 223 pages. $21.99.

THE FIREBRAND AND THE FIRST LADY: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice. By Patricia Bell-Scott. Knopf. 414 pages. $30.

After an extended hiatus, HBO’s hit comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is coming back, the premium cable channel announced last week.

NEW YORK — Two years after likening LaGuardia Airport to a "Third World country," Vice President Joe Biden commended a $4 billion redevelopment project for it at a groundbreaking ceremony last week.