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In today's newsletter:

  • What will CofC's secretive Coming Street burial-ground report actually reveal?
  • How you can help stock a Charleston classroom art center
  • How new Charleston rules could change Johns Island traffic and growth

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with partial sunshine, temps: high: 79, low: 66.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. CofC: Report coming soon on contested Coming St. site (charlestoncitypaper.com) — The College of Charleston plans to release a heavily redacted ground-penetrating radar report this week on its controversial Coming Street dormitory site, a former burial ground that has stirred citywide concern. Community Engagement Council members may view the full report only under a nondisclosure agreement in the president's office, while the public gets a redacted version. The college also plans an Oct. 24 ancestor commemoration ceremony as it prepares to remove asphalt and advance the project.
   

2. Classroom Champions: Charleston teacher seeks donations to stock elementary art center (live5news.com) — A Charleston Progressive Academy teacher is asking for community help to stock her elementary art center with basics like playdough, paint, brushes, and an extra drying rack. She says many students are in school for the first time and need hands‑on creative space to build fine‑motor skills, confidence, and problem‑solving, and notes teachers often pay for supplies themselves.
   

3. Charleston drafts ordinance to expand traffic review for developers (live5news.com) — Charleston leaders are drafting an ordinance requiring developers on Johns Island to prove their projects won't worsen surrounding traffic before moving forward. Alongside this, major road upgrades on Maybank Highway, U.S. 17 and Main Road, new sidewalks, and a 2028 recreation center are planned, many tied to a transportation sales‑tax referendum that could also expand greenbelt protections.
   

4. Charleston again named top U.S. city by Condé Nast Traveler readers, fifth straight year (abcnews4.com) — Charleston has again been named Condé Nast Traveler readers' top U.S. city, marking the fifth straight year and 15th time in 16 years. Local resorts and hotels also earned top rankings, and tourism analysts estimate the region's visitor economy now exceeds $14 billion annually, supporting local businesses, infrastructure, public safety, and cultural amenities.
   

5. Legal assistant charged with impersonating lawyer in Charleston: SLED (counton2.com) — A legal assistant for the Ninth Circuit Public Defender's Office has been charged with impersonating a lawyer after allegedly sending a settlement‑demand letter from Charleston County on official letterhead and signing it as a senior assistant public defender. SLED says she is not licensed to practice law in South Carolina, and she was booked into the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, with prosecution by the 9th Circuit Solicitor's Office.
   

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