🌱 Park & Grove Cocktail Competition + Vigil At Piggly Wiggly

Happy Monday, people of Charleston! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

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First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 61 Low: 38.

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Here are the top stories today in Charleston:

1. Want to try some great local drinks? Park & Grove will be hosting a Neighborhood Cocktail Competition on Thursday, Nov. 18. Local neighborhood restaurants joining include Berkeley's, Herd Provisions, Faculty Lounge, Renzo, and Daps. Attendees can purchase tickets for $40/person, or they can bring a jacket to donate to the Salvation Army for free entry.(charlestongrit.com)
2. On Friday night, North Charleston community members gathered in the parking lot of the Piggly Wiggly on Rivers Road to light a candle for CJ Brown Jr. The 19-year-old was shot and killed inside the store on Oct. 29 when 34-year-old Jerrold Cooper Junior entered the store looking for his girlfriend and began shooting. Throughout the vigil, speakers shared personal experiences of homicides in their own families and renewed calls for change. (Live 5 News WCSC)
3. The Port of Call food hall celebrated its grand opening on Saturday at Market Street. (Charleston City Paper)
4. Police are investigating a Saturday night robbery on the College of Charleston campus. (Live 5 News WCSC)
5. You can help Trident United Way fill up "Bags of Joy" to help Charleston locals struggling with homelessness. (holycitysinner.com)

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Today in Charleston:

• Take 10% Off Your L.L.Bean Order — Online And In Stores (11:00 PM)
• Scholastic Book Fair - Memminger School of Global Studies (8:30 AM)
• North Charleston, Get your Sam's Club Membership and Donate 25% to Action Against Hunger! (9:00 AM)
• Speak Loud Project ( St. Julian Devine Community Center ) (5:30 PM)

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— 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.