In today's Scoop:
🗳️ Charleston County voters face a 25-year transportation tax extension.
🏖️ Isle of Palms puts $150,000 into protecting its restored dunes.
🧒 Charleston's women’s commission takes on child care costs.
🚸 Charleston plans wider King and Grove crosswalks this week.
📍 Berkeley County buys 15 tracking kits for residents at risk of wandering.
Nirlep Is Back on Savannah Highway
After nearly three years away, Nirlep reopened at 908 Savannah Highway on September 15. Balvinder and Dilawar Banga rebuilt the Avondale restaurant, keeping the Punjabi dishes they've served since 2002.
The $19.99 all-you-can-eat lunch buffet runs Tuesday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The selection changes, but butter or tandoori chicken, naan and rice are regulars. Dinner runs from 5 to 10 p.m.
Read more here.
🌿 Why Does Your Lawn Treatment Still Leave You With Weeds?
You pay for lawn care, the truck shows up on schedule, and the weeds are still there. According to Happy Hour Lawn Treatment, part of the problem may be a one-size-fits-all approach that applies the same products to every yard, regardless of what it actually needs.
The family-owned company is new to the industry in Charleston, serving areas including Mount Pleasant and James Island. Owner Austin Solaguren spent about four and a half years running a landscaping company before shifting his focus exclusively to lawn treatment. His approach takes cues from golf course maintenance, combining fertilization, weed control, insect control, and disease control based on what each lawn needs.
Billing is monthly, and visits are scheduled according to your lawn's needs rather than a fixed routine.
Wondering what your lawn could use? Request a free quote online or call or text 843-732-0117 to get started.
🗳️ Half-cent transportation tax goes to Charleston County voters
The Gist: Charleston County voters will decide whether to continue the half-cent transportation sales tax for up to 25 years. The proposal includes a flyover at the Rivers Avenue rail crossing in North Charleston, plus funding for roads, sidewalks, flooding work and buses.
Why It Matters: Neighbors say trains block school drop-offs and emergency vehicles at the Rivers Avenue crossing.
What's Next: Early voting is underway ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Read more here.
🏖️ Isle of Palms adds $150,000 for dune plants and fencing
The Gist: Isle of Palms is spending $150,000 on dune planting and sand fencing as its beach renourishment project moves south. The Wild Dunes Community Association pledged another $157,000 for denser planting on the north end.
Why It Matters: The plants and fencing are meant to hold newly placed sand in place and slow erosion along the island's shoreline.
What's Next: Beach renourishment work on the south end is expected to begin in early November.
Read more here.
🧒 Charleston commission picks child care as its 2027 focus
The Gist: Charleston has relaunched its Commission on Women with affordable child care as its 2027 topic. Councilmember Leslie Skardon chairs the group, which includes city staff, the College of Charleston and local organizations.
Why It Matters: Skardon says long day care waitlists and costs leave Charleston parents struggling to keep full-time jobs and cover basic bills.
What's Next: The commission plans to develop one policy proposal for the mayor and City Council to consider.
Read more here.
🚸 Charleston plans wider King and Grove school crosswalks
The Gist: Charleston plans to repaint and widen crosswalks at King and Grove streets and add signs this week. The work follows years of warnings from James Simons Montessori parents and a student being hit while walking to school earlier this month.
Why It Matters: Parents have been helping children across the intersection themselves during morning drop-off.
What's Next: The city expects final designs for longer-term changes by mid-December; SCDOT must approve them.
Read more here.
📍 Berkeley County buys 15 tracking kits for residents who wander
The Gist: Berkeley County Council gave the Sheriff's Office nearly $13,000 for 15 Project Lifesaver kits. Wrist or ankle transmitters send radio signals to help deputies find missing residents with autism, Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
Why It Matters: Sheriff Duane Lewis says deputies handle two or three missing-person cases involving cognitive conditions each month.
What's Next: Applications for Berkeley County residents are expected to open early next week through county channels.
Read more here.
🎭 Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE | Charleston Gaillard Center | Charleston | Fri, Oct 23, 6:30 p.m. | More
Gobo and the Fraggles hunt for the Celebration Stone in full-body costumes.
🎃 Nighttime at the Museum: Halloween Edition | The Charleston Museum | Charleston | Fri, Oct 23, 5:30-7 p.m. | More
Trick-or-treat in the galleries, then tackle a scavenger hunt and crafts. Book ahead.
🍂 Fall Festival at Mount Pleasant Towne Centre | Mount Pleasant Towne Centre | Mount Pleasant | Sat, Oct 24, noon-3 p.m. | More
Free trick-or-treating, face painting, food trucks and a pet costume contest.
👻 Ghostbusters in Concert | Charleston Gaillard Center | Charleston | Sun, Oct 25, 6 p.m. | More
The 1984 film plays with Elmer Bernstein’s score performed live. Costumes welcome.
🍬 Moncks Corner Halloween Festival | Main Street and Unity Park | Moncks Corner | Wed, Oct 28, 5:30-8 p.m. | More
Free trunk-or-treat on Main Street and at Unity Park.
🎸 The Hip Abduction | Charleston Music Hall | Charleston | Fri, Oct 23, 7 p.m. | More
Reggae, Afrobeat and indie music with Sensamotion and Coyote Island opening.
🍺 Charleston Beer Fest | Riverfront Park | North Charleston | Sat, Oct 24, 2-7 p.m. | More
Craft beer, live music and food trucks support Palmetto Community Care.
🦪 Firefly Oyster Roast Series | Firefly Distillery | North Charleston | Sun, Oct 25, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | More
All-you-can-eat oysters from Reeds Catering and Bird Island Oyster Co., plus Shakin’ Martinis.
🎹 International Piano Series: Jonathan Mamora | Sottile Theatre | Charleston | Tue, Oct 27, 7 p.m. | More
Pianist Jonathan Mamora plays Chopin’s 24 Preludes and Schumann’s Humoreske.
🎻 CSO Pops 1: The Witching Hour | Charleston Gaillard Center | Charleston | Thu, Oct 29, 7:30 p.m. | More
Bach and Berlioz meet Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera and Psycho.
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