🌱 Patch AM: Where downtown readers can go while the Main Library is renovated

Morning Charleston! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Where downtown readers can go while the Main Library is renovated
• Which Charleston neighborhoods face the highest flooding risk this weekend?
• How will 4,500 new West Ashley homes change your daily drive?

Also on today's calendar: A Night of Enchantment and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
• Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
• Sunday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. CCPL to open temporary library location in Downtown Charleston on Oct. 5 (holycitysinner.com) — Downtown Charleston readers will soon have a new temporary library option when CCPL opens Main at Morrison on Oct. 5 at 1142 Morrison Drive. The 6,300-square-foot space will offer core services like browsing, computers, holds pickup, and limited programs while the Main Library undergoes an 18‑month renovation, with separate temporary arrangements for the South Carolina Room on Camp Road.
   

2. Coastal Flooding Warning for Charleston (news-usa.today) — Charleston residents are being warned about coastal flooding this weekend as unusually high tides threaten low-lying streets near the harbor and neighborhoods along the Cooper and Ashley Rivers. Officials and experts describe likely street flooding, risks to older homes and businesses, and broader concerns about climate-driven sea level rise, while urging people to avoid flooded areas and follow National Weather Service updates.
   

3. Long Savanna community moves forward as Charleston leaders try to ease West Ashley growing pains (live5news.com) — Plans for the massive Long Savanna community in West Ashley are moving ahead, with Charleston officials working to cut units, add an on-site elementary school, and improve traffic and stormwater systems. City leaders and residents debate whether these changes can keep pace with thousands of new homes, as Charleston pursues grants and a transportation sales tax to tackle congestion hot spots like Magwood and Glenn McConnell.
   

4. Black resistance is keynote of coming conference (charlestoncitypaper.com) — A major history conference on Black resistance is underway in North Charleston, with events stretching through Saturday at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston Airport and near the International African American Museum. Local historian Joseph McGill Jr. and Charleston City Paper editor Herb Frazier will preview their new Revolutionary War book, while scholars and performers explore 250 years of African American resilience in South Carolina.
   

5. CCSD's first-ever 'Battle of the Ballroom' raises over $175k for CCSD's Academic Fund Project (counton2.com) — Charleston County School District's first-ever Battle of the Ballroom packed Charleston Music Hall and raised $175,000 for local academic initiatives, including universal pre-K and teacher training. With mayors, police chiefs, and community leaders trading suits for sequins, the event crowned Northwoods Middle School Principal Bentli Lewis and partner Peter Snow as champions and may become a new Lowcountry fundraising tradition.
   

📸 Around Charleston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Charleston

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• OUNCE OF PAIN with LUCILE, 7.62 FAFO, HOT RAIL, ARM BAR →
  LO-Fi Brewing, 2038 Meeting Street Road, Charleston
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• Full Moon Adult Swim with DJ Sparkling Carla →
  Charleston SC
  7:00 pm
• A Night of Enchantment →
  Childrens Museum of the Lowcountry, 25 Ann St, Charleston
  7:00 pm
• Scooby Doo Spooky Island Trivia @ Snafu Brewing! →
  Snafu Brewing Company, 3280 Industry Dr, North Charleston
  7:00 pm
• Let's F***ing Date with Serena Kerrigan and Madison LeCroy →
  Charleston SC
  8:00 pm
• Eddie B - If These Classroom Walls Could Talk Tour →
  Charleston SC
  8:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Puzzle Swap @ Snafu Brewing! →
  Snafu Brewing Company, 3280 Industry Dr, North Charleston
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Paint & Sip Event @ Dashi Wine Bar and Emporium: Treats Please (No experience needed!) →
  Dashi Wine Bar and Emporium, 5660 Rivers Ave, North Charleston
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Paint & Sip @ Ruby Sunshine (Downtown): Pumpkin Spice (No experience needed) →
  Ruby Sunshine, 171 E Bay St, Charleston
  1:00 pm
• King's Counterpoint '26-27 Season Kickoff →
  Old St Andrew's Parish Church, 2604 Ashley River Rd, Charleston
  3:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Paint & Sip Event @ Two Blokes Brewing: Hocus Pocus (Plus movie trivia!) →
  Two Blokes Brewing, 547 Long Point Rd, Mt Pleasant
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons & More →
  Unitarian Church in Charleston, 4 Archdale St, Charleston
  6:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anybody have recommendations for someone to do some brickwork?
  We had to cut a decent sized hole in the back of our house to access a plumbing issue on our slabbed house (Nextdoor Harbor View)
• I live at the end of Shortwood Street in Marsh Point sub and there was the mama and the daddy coyote with their four babies barking and carrying on in the woods right behind my property that butts up to Joe Rivers road.
  This was about 6:00 a.m. this morning because my poodle was barking and going crazy. Just wanted to let my neighbors know so they'll keep an eye out… (Nextdoor Fort Johnson Rd)

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Charleston. Apply here.
• College of Charleston posted a job opening for Employee Service Coordinator in Charleston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Charleston here.

Ok Charleston! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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