Yo Burrito good spot to watch debates
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
Yo Burrito on Wentworth St. in downtown Charleston is a good place to get a bite to eat, something cold to drink and, as it turned out, a good place to watch a vice presidential debate.
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LUNCH COUNTER
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
Alchemy Coffee is a well-dressed shop — expressive artwork and photographs on the walls, a pair of teak community tables and benches near the counter.
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Chew on This
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
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Daniel Island Grille
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
Think of it as a trade: in with the black and tan (as befitting a sports bar), out with the glitter and gold. Outside with the bar, inside with flat-screen TVs and their crisp, high-definition images. Out with Arlaana's, in with the Daniel Island Grille, a sports pub and eatery.
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LUNCH COUNTER
Thursday, Oct. 2, 12 00 a.m.
Clean and polished right down to the brick veneer, Camille's cooks up paninis, wraps, sandwiches and the like.
The formula has stood the restaurant well. Camille's crafts decently priced menu items in tidy, welcoming quarters, a single sunflower sat atop each table.
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Halsey Institute shows Award-winning documentary
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
Having screened in more than 100 film festivals on five continents, capturing 40 awards in the process, producer-director Adrian Belic's the documentary "Beyond the Call" is a chronicle of adventure with a purpose.
It is the story of Ed Artis, James Laws and Walt Ratterman, three middle-aged men who transport desperately needed food and medicine into some of the world's most imposing places, including the front lines of war zones.
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Opening Here
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
MOVIES
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Action distraction 'Lies' doesn't need so much carnage
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
'Rendition." "Redacted." "The Kingdom." "In the Valley of Elah." "Lions for Lambs."
They're all movies about the war on terror that nobody has wanted to see, either because the topic is too daunting or too much of a downer, or it's simply too soon after 9/11.
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'The Express' means well, but falls short of goal
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
Ernie Davis was the first African-American to win football's Heisman Trophy. The passage of time and the brevity of his career and life have made him a forgotten figure, something the workmanlike football drama "The Express" aims to change. But it's a movie that rarely strays from its sports-drama formula, something that robs the history and the tragic trajectory of the man's story of its heart.
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'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' will satisfy younger viewers
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
Only the meanest of grouches can resist a talking-animal movie. But no one, absolutely no one, is immune to the charms of a talking-" dog" picture. Even a film as shabby and humdrum as "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," which never musters up the wit and beauty of a single frame of "Lady and the Tramp," is not without its pleasures.
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Local cover band brings humor, metal to the stage
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
When trying to satirize contemporary music, it is far too easy to go over the top and simply look silly. Comedy/music acts such as Spinal Tap and the Rutles are good examples of using the proper restraint.
Then there are bands such as Dante's Camaro. Restraint has never really been a big part of this local cover band's master plan. In the two years or so that the members of Dante's Camaro have been performing together, more than a few fans of metal have fallen under the band's decidedly offbeat spell.
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Well-known punk band tours in support of new album
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
'I wish I would have gotten into jiu-jitsu and fighting. I would have done that throughout high school and become an Ultimate Fighter," laughs Buddy Nielsen. "That would be one thing that I think would be awesome ... to go five rounds with someone and then knock their head off."
Nielsen has time to contemplate his missed martial arts opportunities for the moment. He's relaxing at his home in New Jersey while awaiting a nationwide tour with his band Senses Fail and the release of its fourth album, "Life Is Not a Waiting Room" (Vagrant Records, 2008), in the coming days.
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Sound Off
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
Music CDs
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Here, listen to this
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
Rowdy Nites, disc jockey for 103.5 WEZL, is this week's "Here, Listen to This" victim. Rowdy plays country on the radio midnight-5 a.m. Mondays-Fridays and at 7 p.m. Saturdays. You can find him at www.wezl.com, www.rowdynites.com and www.myspace.com/rowdynites.
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Reformed group moves past its differences to hit the stage
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
Atlanta-based alternative hip-hop group Rehab — Danny Alexander, Mike Hartnett, Hano Leathers, Chris Hood and FOZ — are as solid as can be expected for a five-piece band that has disbanded once.
Formed in the late '90s, Rehab was a pioneering quartet originally influenced by its multiplatinum friends, Limp Bizkit.
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LOCAL ARTIST OF THE WEEK
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
One-of-a-kind, handmade, hand-sewn jewelry pieces from Betty Holland, a South Carolina native now living in the Charleston area, are attracting national attention.
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North Charleston shows work by international artists; Taste of Charleston Festival combines food and art
Thursday, Oct. 9, 12 00 a.m.
This month, the city of North Charleston's Cultural Arts Department is showing works by Veronique Aniel and Jim Cheatham at the North Charleston City Gallery.
Aniel was born in France and came to the United States in 1957. She received a bachelor's degree in Studio Art at the College of Charleston, but also received informal training in her early years by tagging along with her father as he painted en plein air in the countryside of Normandy, France.
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MOJA calendar
Sunday, Oct. 5, 12 00 a.m.
Today FINALE: 4-9:30 p.m. Hampton Park, 30 Mary Murray Blvd. Free. Wrapping up the 25th anniversary celebration of the MOJA Arts Festival is Soulfood Jazz, featuring saxophonist Dwayne J. L. Johnson Jr. and contemporary country singer Rissi Palmer. ...
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Moja Calendar
Saturday, Oct. 4, 12 00 a.m.
ONE-DAY JUNIOR TENNIS TOURNAMENT: 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Charleston Tennis Center, 19 Farmfield Ave., Charleston. $8. A one-day tournament showcasing youth from the Inner-city Youth Tennis Program and other area programs.
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French Quarter Gallery Association celebrates 20th anniversary with tons of events
Thursday, Oct. 2, 12 00 a.m.
This weekend, the French Quarter Gallery Association will celebrate its 20th anniversary by putting together one of the biggest art walks Charleston has seen. The weekend-long art activities will take place at all of the galleries in the French Quarter area downtown, which is between South Market and Tradd Streets, and Meeting Street and the waterfront.
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A tour around (and around) Chicago
Thursday, Oct. 2, 12 00 a.m.
I spent last weekend in Chicago, and I can honestly say, if you love beautiful architecture, nice people and breathtaking waterfront panoramas, you've got to check it out. At least that's what the brochure said. I didn't see any of those things because I was stuck in a revolving door the whole time.
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This week’s column is a real steal
Thursday, Sept. 25, 12 00 a.m.
Ah, it's that magical time of year again when the leaves begin to change colors and a nip creeps into the air. Of course, I'm referring to Theft Season.
Apparently this is a big deal in my neighborhood, where in the past two months I've had three bicycles stolen.
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Cooking up another winning column
Thursday, Sept. 18, 12 00 a.m.
For the first 32 years of my life I was single. This was great because I kept my underwear on the floor, my race car bed unmade and my dirty magazine-to-shoe ratio a respectable 10 to 1.
But when I got married, everything changed. Well, except for the dirty clothes and the bed. However, my wife did teach me one important skill, and that is: how to cook.
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Learning hard lessons of combat
Sunday, Sept. 14, 12 00 a.m.
When everybody around you is holding M-16 assault rifles and a nearby structure starts burning, don't yell "fire!"
Now I know this.
Some lessons in life you just have to learn the hard way. That statement probably best summarizes my three days at the Charleston Air Force Base two weeks ago. For 72 hours, I stepped into the world of U.S. airmen and women as I underwent expeditionary combat skills training, or what the Air Force refers to as ECST.
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Missing that 'commercial' appeal
Thursday, Sept. 11, 12 00 a.m.
They say the camera adds 10 pounds, but what they don't tell you is that it also takes away 50 IQ points. At least that's how it worked for me on Tuesday when I shot two 30-second commercial spots for the Coastal Carolina Fair.
Now, I'm not going to lie: I don't go to the fair. Mainly because I hate people. But I have no qualms whatsoever representing the nice folks at the Exchange Club because of the strong values they stand for. By which, of course, I mean putting me on television.
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