🌱New City Lights Coffee Location + Warming Shelter Open Tonight

Welcome back, Charleston! It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in town today.

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First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 54 Low: 37.

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Here are the top stories in Charleston today:

1. City Lights Coffee today announced on social media that the café will be returning in May of 2022 at a new location. Back in August, the coffee shop closed its North Market Street location after 15 years of serving the downtown community. At the time, the owners said that despite the closure, they were "working tirelessly…to secure a new space." (holycitysinner.com)
2. A warming shelter will be open tonight for those who need a place to stay. The shelter at Aldersgate United Methodist Church is located at 1444 Remount Road in North Charleston. Organizers say the shelter has a capacity of 75 people. Admission hours for the shelter are between 7 and 11 p.m.(Live 5 News WCSC)
3. Charleston fire crews responded to a generator fire at the Medical University of South Carolina yesterday morning. Crews said the fire, which happened on the main hospital's roof, was under control as of 11:30 a.m. and appeared to be extinguished, according to MUSC Chief Security Officer, Kevin Boyd. No injuries were reported. (WCBD News 2)

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Today in Charleston:

• Bingo At CenterWell Senior Primary Care In North Charleston (10:00 AM)
• RikiQuito Food Truck At Snafu Brewing Company (5:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• City of Charleston Police Department's "No Better Time Than Now" recruitment video has been recognized as one of the top in the nation by Police 1. (Facebook)
• Charleston County Public Library's Cynthia Graham Hurd Staff Award for 2021 has been awarded to Julian Gooding, a digital creation technician at the Wando Mount Pleasant Library. (Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you tomorrow morning for another 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.