- Greg Hambrick
Staff Writer
Greg Hambrick writes for the Charleston City Paper. He covers the 2008 elections, City Hall, and other Charleston news. He likes musicals and comic books. He's not surprised that people don't vote when you have lazy, half-invested fingers pointing toward the polling place.
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Author Archives: Greg Hambrick
Local House Flipper Gets $4 Million of A&E’s Money
November 12, 2008 – 5:06 pm
Personally, we wouldn’t upset the cable network with a crazed magician, a gruff bounty hunter, a collection of college-aged ghostbusters, and Gene Simmons just sitting around waiting for someone to harass … on camera.
But local real estate man Richard Davis (he of “We Support Rusty” fame) took on the man and was awarded $4 million [...]
Scarborough Hopes Bad Voters Leaned Democrat
November 12, 2008 – 3:14 pm
With the last of the last ballots cast and still more than 200 votes short of re-election, Rep. Wallace Scarborough has filed a legal challenge to the S.C. House District 115 race. Democrat Anne Peterson Hutto won the election to represent James Island and Folly Beach Nov. 4, but Scarborough argues in court filings that [...]
Inez, Clyburn, and Spratt Make White House Shortlists
November 12, 2008 – 10:17 am
Who’s bringing the sweet tea?
Inez Tenenbaum, Jim Clyburn, and John Spratt have all made the cut on NBC’s list of potential White House appointments.
Inez, a former South Carolina Education superintendent is on the shortlist for Education Secretary. Clyburn’s name is mentioned to lead the Office of Housing and Urban Development. And Spratt is being [...]
Big Concert News: Your Mother’s Mother Will Be Off The Chain
November 12, 2008 – 10:04 am
It’s The Eagles. Well, we did predict dinosaurs.
Ketner Launches Advocacy Group
November 11, 2008 – 4:49 pm
She had mentioned this as a potential direction for the campaign last week. Today, it’s official.
The Ketner for Congress campaign will transform into a non-partisan group inviting the 163,724 Ketner voters to join other moderates who are ready, willing and able to make the First District a better place to live. We are developing a [...]
Sanford Can Out-Folksy Palin Any Day
November 11, 2008 – 4:21 pm
Gov. Mark Sanford will be taking the reigns of the Republican Governors Association later this week, but first he spent Monday railing against a second, state-targeted federal bailout and published an opinion piece on CNN.com suggesting that the GOP, not conservatives, lost the election.
On the road to getting to his point, Sanford throws in [...]
CofC Seeking Basketball Savant at Arena Open House
November 11, 2008 – 3:07 pm
The College of Charleston will be hosting an open house for the Carolina First Arena. From the release:
The event is free and open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and the community.
Clyde the Cougar will be on hand to assist three lucky guests who will each take a half-court shot for a chance to [...]
THE BIGGEST CONCERT TO HAPPEN IN SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN NORTH CHARLESTON TOMORROW
November 11, 2008 – 10:10 am
Somebody sure found the caps lock key on their keyboard over in North Charleston this week. Even before the big announcement today of a retail mecca in North Charleston, the city is now teasing a big, big concert announcement. Should we be impressed? Well, last time it was animatronic dinosaurs, so feel free to reach [...]
Charleston Again Proves It’s Not Great Enough
November 11, 2008 – 9:52 am
This time it’s Milken’s List of Top-Performing Cities that has the nerve to put nine cities in front of our little slice of Southern-slathered heaven.
1. Provo-Orem, Utah (8)
2. Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina (10)
3. Salt Lake City, Utah (18)
4. Austin-Round Rock, Texas (20)
5. Huntsville, Alabama (16)
6. Wilmington, North Carolina (2)
7. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas (7)
8. Tacoma, Washington (50)
9. Olympia, [...]
Will We. Can: It’s a New Day
November 11, 2008 – 9:36 am
Favorite Celebrity Sighting: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
Second Favorite: CNN Hologram (and Anderson Cooper)
