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🌱 Reading To Rabbits + Electric Lawn Equipment Expo + Walk For Peace

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Happy Saturday, people of Charleston! These are the most important things going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 74 Low: 61.

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Here are the top three stories in Charleston today:

  1. The Charleston Animal Shelter has shared an adorable video of a Sundrops Montessori School student reading to a giant rabbit on Friday. The video was filmed during a storytime event that the shelter hosted. Students visited the shelter as part of the Read & Share Your Love program. (WACH.com)
  2. The region's first Electric Lawn Equipment Expo is on Apr. 30 at the West Ashley Lowes starting at 10:00 a.m. The event is being hosted by the City of Charleston and Charleston County in an effort to educate the community about the advantages of electric-powered lawn equipment. In 2021, the city announced a commitment to transition its lawn equipment fleet away from gas-powered models. (Holy City Sinner)
  3. The North Charleston Police Department joined with the community on Thursday night to walk for peace in the Pepperhill neighborhood. The walk was organized by Rebuilding Every Community Around Peace. The organization reportedly plans to hold more peace walks to bring awareness to the violence occurring in our community. (ABC NEWS 4)

Today in Charleston:

  • Field Trip: Edisto Nature Trail At Charleston Natural History Society (7:30 AM)

From my notebook:

  • Attention, Charleston stargazers: the Lyrid meteor shower lasts until Apr. 29. The best viewing time for the meteors is the late evening before the moon rises. (Facebook)
  • The City of Charleston Police Department's Anti-Bullying Basketball Games are heating up! The officers recently faced off against Burke High School and will soon head to St. John's High School. (Facebook)
  • As of Friday evening, Charleston's NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter is currently out of service until further notice. Residents can use 162.500 / 162.450 MHZ as alternate stations. (Facebook)

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That's it for today! See you all tomorrow for 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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