On the interior decor stage, rugs are often quiet, supporting players to high-profile furnishings. But sometimes they take the spotlight, and the furniture provides a front-row seat to the show.
For some visual joy in autumn, plant Autumn Joy sedum. The plants’ domed flower clusters now smile skyward like heads of pink broccoli. Autumn Joy is, understandably, a stalwart of the late summer and fall flower garden.
TOKYO — John Woo was surprised to receive an award honoring trailblazers who have made outstanding contributions to the art of filmmaking.
NEW YORK — The new musical "Bright Star" from Grammy winners Steve Martin and Edie Brickell will light up the Great White Way this spring, starring Carmen Cusack.
TUCSON, Ariz. — As a kid growing up in Tucson, Eddie Gallego remembers "when everything was downtown." Then businesses began to move out to the malls, and downtown suffered. Now, he says, the neighborhood has come full circle.
Long-time Charleston resident Harriet McDougal has invited two debut novelists, Jason Denzel and Michael Livingston, to celebrate the launch of "The Wheel of Time Companion" and their epic fantasy books "Mystic" and "The Shards of Heaven." The authors will read from their books and sign copies at 7 p.m.
REPORTING ALWAYS: Writings From The New Yorker. By Lillian Ross. Scribner. 368 pages. $27.
ROOSEVELT AND STALIN: Portrait of Partnership. By Susan Butler. Knopf. 509 pages. $35.
ONE OF US: The Story of Anders Brevick and the Massacre in Norway. By Asne Seierstad. FSG. 530 pages. $28.
Last November, Charleston County voters approved a referendum to spend $108.5 million to build five new branch libraries, renovate 13 existing branches and move support services out of the Main Library to free up more space for the public.
Dividing life into trimesters seems like a good way to look at things. First trimester is getting to adulthood intact; second is achieving some measure of success at something that generates income; third is figuring out what to do with that last chance at bat.
Chamber Music Charleston presents "A Night in Vienna," part of the group’s Ovation Concert Series, 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain St.
In "Bridge of Spies," Steven Spielberg’s latest thriller, the character of James B. Donovan is many things: an American hero of the Cold War, the New York lawyer at the center of many international conflicts and perhaps the role that could land Tom Hanks an Oscar. But to Mary Ellen Fuller, the man on the silver screen is...
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BYRD, Katie Adele Richardson, 88, of Sullivan’s Island, a retired educator and widow of James C. Byrd Jr., died Friday. Arrangements by Stuhr’s Mount Pleasant Chapel.
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush visited Patriots Point during his swing through Charleston a week ago for a stop that included shooting some video footage of him sitting in the same type of airplane flown by his father, former President George H.W. Bush, during World War II.
When an Oklahoma City police officer was charged last year with sexually assaulting or exploiting 12 women and a teenage girl, The Associated Press wanted to know how often officers nationwide are accused of sexual misdeeds. The question has no easy answer because no federal accounting of police misconduct exists. However, most states have...
A yearlong Associated Press investigation uncovered about 1,000 officers in six years who lost their licenses to work in law enforcement for rape, other sex crimes or sexual misconduct. The number is unquestionably an undercount because it represents only those officers who faced an administrative process known as decertification, and not all...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Flashing lights pierced the black of night, and the big white letters made clear it was the police. The woman pulled over was a daycare worker in her 50s headed home after playing dominoes with friends. She felt she had nothing to hide, so when the Oklahoma City officer accused her of erratic...
A new kind of crowdfunding will give the average American a chance to invest in small companies and startups. But before you think about jumping in, there are some important things to keep in mind.
Tens of thousands of Israelis, along with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, marked the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on Saturday night, gathering in the Tel Aviv square where he...
Austin Brown threw for two touchdowns and the Charleston Southern defense stopped Coastal Carolina on downs at the 8-yard line with 27 seconds left for a 33-25 win on Saturday night.
Deshaun Watson accounted for six touchdowns to help third-ranked Clemson pull away after halftime to beat North Carolina State 56-41 on Saturday.
Jon Croft Hollingsworth kicked a 19-yard field goal as time expired and Furman rallied from a 17-point, second-half deficit to beat Samford 20-17 Saturday.
A publisher of secular books was hacked to death and three other people wounded in fresh attacks in Bangladesh's capital that were claimed by Muslim radicals, and a human rights group called on the government to...
