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Also on today's calendar: Paint & Sip Event @ Two Blokes Brewing: Coastal Sunrise and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Joseph Bennett (ballotpedia.org) — Charleston County voters in District 3 will choose among Joseph Bennett, Stuart Day, Bethany Nemitz, and Tressa Pankovits for a nonpartisan school board seat in the November 3, 2026 general election. The profile encourages residents and candidates to use Ballotpedia's survey and tools to learn more about where each contender stands on local education issues.
2. 7 Local Dishes You Need to Try in Charleston, South Carolina (juliescafebakery.com) — Hungry in Charleston and wondering what's truly worth your appetite? This guide walks you through classic Lowcountry staples like shrimp and grits, she-crab soup, and red rice, pointing you to beloved local spots such as Poogan's Porch, 82 Queen, Bertha's Kitchen, and more so you can skip the chains and taste the city's real flavor.
3. Contest Seeks Innovative Uses for American Wool (newsdakota.com) — Charleston will host the American Sheep Industry Convention in January, where the top 10 entries from a new nationwide Reimagine Wool digital poster contest will be showcased. Creative locals can submit ideas by November 15 for innovative uses of American wool, with cash prizes and a chance to be featured at the Charleston event.
4. AFA Launches National Tour of Judy Glickman Lauder Photography Collection (thenationalherald.com) — Art lovers in Charleston can look forward to a major photography exhibition, "Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder," coming to the Gibbes Museum of Art from May 28 to August 29, 2027. The nationally touring show features more than 100 works by renowned photographers like Diane Arbus, Dorothea Lange, and Gordon Parks, exploring powerful moments from the Great Depression to the Civil Rights Movement.
5. Tessa Blanchard Says She's Continue Working for CMLL, Calls MLW Her 'Second Home' (411mania.com) — Wrestling fans in Charleston can look forward to Tessa Blanchard appearing at Major League Wrestling tapings in the city on September 12, under a deal limited to that event. She says she'll keep Mexico City and CMLL as her primary base while treating MLW as a "second home," hoping the arrangement strengthens both promotions.
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