Brenda Rindge
Post & Courier
Charleston, SC, United States
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Ashley River district a National Treasure — but also most endangered
Saying the Ashley River Historic District illustrates three centuries of South Carolina’s cultural heritage and provides the opportunity to study the area’s history and evolution, the National Trust for Historic → Read More
Dorchester County apologizes after millions of honeybees killed by mosquito spraying
Dorchester County officials apologized Tuesday for unintentionally killing millions of honeybees when it failed to notify local beekeepers about its mosquito spraying over the weekend. → Read More
Berkeley schools won’t change transgender bathroom policy
MONCKS CORNER — With just three school days left in the year, the Berkeley County School District on Tuesday opted not to change its decision regarding transgender student bathroom use. → Read More
North Charleston delays decision on Mixson’s fate
A North Charleston committee opted Monday to delay a decision on whether a damaged luxury apartment complex should be torn down. → Read More
Neighbors watch warily as rail yard permit proceeds
Penny Middleton knows she is getting a new neighbor — a sprawling $280 million rail yard where cranes will shuffle containers between trains serving nearby containers ships — but she’s unsure what, if any, benefits it might bring → Read More
Senate stalls on Berkeley transgender bathroom bill
COLUMBIA — The Statehouse bill that would return the Berkeley County School District’s bathroom gender rule to where it was a month ago stalled Thursday at the urging of education and economic officials worried about the potential fallo → Read More
Berkeley lawmakers want to undo school board’s decision on transgender bathroom use
Three weeks after Berkeley County School District said transgender students can use the restrooms with which they identify, two of the county’s lawmakers are trying to undo that decision. → Read More
Eddy Southard: “I should have never resigned”
GOOSE CREEK — A state representative who stepped down last month in the wake of an ethics investigation said Monday he regrets that decision. → Read More
North Charleston eyeing $15 minimum wage
The city of North Charleston is poised to take a big step in ensuring its lowest-paid workers can make ends meet, joining a national conversation over paying people a living wage. → Read More
S.C. schools seem likely to abide by Obama’s school restroom letter
School districts across South Carolina have tried to handle transgender students’ restroom needs quietly, balancing students’ concerns with legal ones, and that seems unlikely to change. → Read More
Berkeley board member: Bathroom decision “opening ourselves to lawsuit”
MONCKS CORNER — Berkeley School District is wading into controversy when instead it should be concentrating on student achievement and education, a school board member said Tuesday. → Read More
Berkeley County School Board upholds decision allowing transgender students to choose bathroom
MONCKS CORNER — The Berkeley County School Board debated but upheld the district’s earlier decision to allow transgender students to use the restroom with which they identify. → Read More
Berkeley County School Board to get advice on transgender issue
MONCKS CORNER — A day after North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit arguing for a state law that requires transgender people to use the public restroom matching the sex on their birth certificate, Berkeley County School Board is set to hear leg → Read More
Showdown for Dorchester sheriff heats up
SUMMERVILLE — Those hoping to become Dorchester County’s top cop made their case at a debate Thursday, including a defense of embezzlement that occurred under their watch. A spirited crowd cheered and booed them. → Read More
Southard intends to seek re-election to House seat
A state lawmaker who resigned in the wake of ethics charges last month said Wednesday he could be re-elected in November. → Read More
Dorchester voters could decide on funding for new libraries and parks
SUMMERVILLE — Dorchester County voters could be asked in November if they want to raise their taxes to spend $30 million on new libraries and $12.5 million on better parks. → Read More
Residents want to preserve lifestyle amid Volvo development
As construction begins on a $500 million automotive plant that will bring new jobs — and a new way of life — to a sleepy part of Berkeley County, neighbors are keeping a watchful eye. → Read More
Berkeley schools issue transgender restroom policy
A Berkeley County high school apparently has become the first public school in the Lowcountry to make clear that transgendered students can use the restroom with which they identify. → Read More
Hill Street ditch in Moncks Corner could get improvements
MONCKS CORNER — A deep ditch that some consider dangerous could get improved soon, but some question how the bill will be paid. → Read More
Summerville’s latest flap: green and gold or blue and black?
SUMMERVILLE — What was once green and gold, is now black and blue and could soon change colors again? → Read More