Jamelle, what do you think Amy Walter and Tamara Cook meant when they both said twice on PBS Newhour that people illegally deported to concentration camps "are not perfect people"? Both repeated this bizarre phrase as if it has some commonly accepted meaning. I find it highly unnerving.
I grew up there too. Lots of high-end restaurants downtown, but it's hard to beat dinner & drinks at The Water's Edge or Saltwater Cowboys on Shem Creek. Sit outside on the deck ... it's a great vibe.
Yay photos! I was just thinking this morning as I was reading your latest column that one thing that sucks about the new regime is that it’s keeping Jamelle from having time for photography.
My wife and child and I also used to go to Charleston a couple of times per year. My wife's elderly Charlestonian grandparents passed away, though, and some cousins moved away. We vacationed once more at Folly Beach, but haven't been back since 2022.
I miss many things about it, but there are some things I don't miss. I suppose most American cities are segregated (esp. in southern ones), and maybe I shouldn't hold Charleston to a higher standard, but it seems really bad there.
We were at the Seaquarium in May. Late in the school year...field trip day. As the busses rolled in, the visual of the separation in the schools was stark. In general, pretty diverse population, but each bus was full of kids either 90% white or 90% black and Hispanic. Hell, 90% is probably low.
Albemarle County was where I spent most of my life and it has its charms, but Charleston was boosted in my youth as "America's most beautiful city." I'm a skeptic about almost everything but, after long consideration, yeah. I can see it. It's exceptional in the Spring.
Put on some khaki shorts, a tee shirt, deck shoes, and get to day drinking. Cook up some fresh and relatively cheap seafood. Eat it outside while admiring the azaleas. And the Spanish moss that gives off primordial vibes. Enjoy a town where cars are an inconvenience.
Beautiful. From SC and love taking my mom my mom for chef tours and private chef experiences in Charleston. A bastion of culinary history and I love that they are actively brining back lost agriculture. A beautiful place with so much history we all need to hold in our hearts and learn from.
Nice pictures! I was born & raised in upstate SC, but don’t think I could ever live down there again because of politics & climate (I don’t do well in oppressive summer heat! 🥵). Spent many lovely vacations with friends & family at Isle of Palms with trips into Charleston for sightseeing & food.
I took my daughter there and we went to the slave market where they list the prices of human beings based on age, gender + occupation. That made a huge impact on her. Also the Gullah tour.
I’m from Charleston, and the pictures make me miss my hometown. So much to love about the “Holy City,” but it makes me sad that I’ll probably never live there again due to SC politics…
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Tell me about pic #4. Was it built between bldgs no longer there?
Very walkable too
My wife and child and I also used to go to Charleston a couple of times per year. My wife's elderly Charlestonian grandparents passed away, though, and some cousins moved away. We vacationed once more at Folly Beach, but haven't been back since 2022.
Albemarle County was where I spent most of my life and it has its charms, but Charleston was boosted in my youth as "America's most beautiful city." I'm a skeptic about almost everything but, after long consideration, yeah. I can see it. It's exceptional in the Spring.
old city with lots of character and (I imagine) lots of characters.