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Charleston County Parks Offering Special Events All Year Long

Running out of things to do to occupy your time? Look no further!

Charleston County Parks has got you covered! From wining and dining with friends to starlight yoga on the pier to a Lowcountry cajun festival, Charleston County Parks has planned a variety of safe and special events for patrons. Check out the list below of events taking place in the coming months.

March Events

March 6: Where the Wild Things Run Caw Caw Interpretive Center

March 17: Wine Down Wednesday Old Towne Creek County Park

March 22: Ladies Night SK8 Charleston skate park

March 31: Wine Down Wednesday Old Towne Creek County Park

April Events

April 1: Toast Under the Oaks Johns Island County Park

April 1: Starlight Yoga Mount Pleasant Pier

April 10: Lowcountry Cajun Festival James Island County Park

April 14: Wine Down Wednesday Old Towne Creek County Park

April 15: Toast Under the Oaks Johns Island County Park

April 24: Shaggin’ on the Cooper Mount Pleasant Pier

April 24: Mullet Haul 10K/5K Trail Run Mullet Hall Equestrian Center 

April 28: Wine Down Wednesday Old Towne Creek County Park

April 30: Yappy Hour North Charleston Wannamaker County Park

 

Click here for Charleston County Park’s full list of events.

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Local Philanthropist Vows to Give $10K A Year to Charleston High School Grads For College

Ben Navarro, a local philanthropist and entrepreneur, has vowed to provide high school graduates in Charleston with $10,000 a year to go towards their college tuition with his new Meeting Street Scholarship Fund.

Navarro is the founder and CEO of Sherman Financial Group. He also founded Meeting Street Schools, a non-profit organization that provides children with access to quality education in an attempt to close the opportunity gap.

The Meeting Street Scholarship Fund will help those individuals who need it most pay for college. Students who graduate from a high school in Charleston County, qualify for the LIFE lottery or Palmetto Fellows scholarship, as well as a federal Pell Grant will be eligible for the scholarship.

The only other requirement surrounds the college that students must attend. If students wish to receive the $10,000, they must attend either a public or private college that graduates at least half of its students within six years.

In a statement on the decision to create the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund, Navarro said, “We want more kids deciding they can go to college. College isn’t for everybody, but if you qualify for a LIFE scholarship, it probably is.”

There’s no doubt this scholarship will be instrumental in allowing more students in South Carolina the opportunity to attend college.

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New In Charleston

New Restaurants And Shops Coming To Charleston

Even in the midst of a pandemic, Charleston is still expanding, with the addition of new restaurants and shops.

Downtown Charleston is welcoming a new restaurant that is serving up fresh poke bowls. Sweet Bowl Poke & Tea is opening in the WestEdge area of downtown Charleston and has a variety of made-to-order items as well as boba tea available for customers.

Over in Mount Pleasant, the Panera Bread will soon be serving early risers with a new cafe on Muhlenbergia Drive. The cafe will offer customers indoor dining options, drive-thru, and delivery services, as well as curbside pick-up. 

Mount Pleasant also recently welcomed a new Maple Street Biscuit Co. in the Queensborough Shopping Center. This popular chain offers patrons delicious comfort food through a variety of biscuit-based meals.  

In addition to restaurants, a new vintage women’s apparel store, Portal, recently opened on St. Philip Street in downtown Charleston. Portal allows customers to buy, sell, trade, and/or rent clothing.

A new 11,000 square foot Dollar Tree Store is also opening on College Park Road in Ladson.

Be sure to check out some of the new businesses coming to town! 

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