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🌱Businesses Concerned About King St. BID + Vax Reward Program
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Happy Thursday, Charleston! As you may know, Amazon Web Services experienced an outage on Tuesday that affected the Charleston Daily. Some of you might have received a late newsletter on Wednesday, or no newsletter at all. Please know this was unfortunately beyond our control, but know that we are fully back in business! - Nicole Fallon-Peek
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny. High: 60 Low: 48.
Here are the top stories in Charleston today:
- Some businesses in downtown Charleston are concerned about plans to improve King Street. The Charleston Downtown Alliance and the city are working together to make King Street a Business Improvement District (BID). A public hearing Tuesday brought floods of support as well as a few misgivings. The City council has already passed the resolution to create the BID, but it is expected to pass the ordinance later this month. (WCBD News 2)
- North Charleston City Council is expected to discuss a vaccination reward program for city employees during its meeting tonight. Mayor Keith Summey is expected to propose the program to the city council for those who have complied with the city's vaccination mandate.
The monetary amount of that award will be decided tonight. (WCBD News 2) - Taylor Music Group is hosting its Annual Celtic and Classical Christmas this Saturday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. at the Second Presbyterian Church. (holycitysinner.com)
- Check out the family-friendly events in the Charleston area for Dec. 10 through 16. (Charleston Post Courier)
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Today in Charleston:
- Bingo at CenterWell Senior Primary Care in North Charleston (10:00 AM)
- Top 10 Divorce Mistakes & Avoiding Them – South Carolina Hub (12:00 PM)
- Free Groceries - Comida Gratis (2:00 PM)
- RikiQuito Food Truck! (5:00 PM)
- Forest Park Holiday Event - Charleston Recreation Department (5:30 PM)
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That's it for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update.
— Nicole Fallon-Peek
About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.
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