Ali Rockett

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Ali Rockett

A patch of gravel marks the footprint where a historic home once stood amidst an otherwise paved parking lot in downtown Charleston. Built in 1910 for the Rev. Henry W.B. Bennett, a prominent leader in African Methodist Episcopal churches in the area, the home was moved from its original location on Radcliffe Street just around the corner to St. Philip Street more than a year ago.

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Ali Rockett

In 2024, a Charleston firefighter complained to his local union about "unhealthy and unsafe working conditions" at the fire station where he worked. Then the city's Fire Department retaliated by transferring the employee to another station, a move that violated his rights, according to a federal lawsuit filed earlier this month.

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The old-growth timber that once framed a home that stood at 190 Line St. for more than 130 years now lies in splinters. Its distinct half-hip roof now mangled metal. Crumbled bricks scattered in the dirt once formed a chimney that both warmed and divided the original two-room structure. Rubble is all that remains of the Freedman's cottage that collapsed last year after the building was gutted beyond what was allowed under a city-issued permit.

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Ali Rockett

The future of a bronze effigy of John C. Calhoun continues to be debated in South Carolina court rather than in City Hall years after the Charleston City Council initially voted to remove the figure from the pedestal overlooking Marion Square. Four of the council's 13 members, including Mayor William Cogswell, have turned over since that unanimous vote in June 2020. Nevertheless, the current council receives periodic updates in private on the back-and-forth legal battle.

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Ali Rockett

Structural concerns that forced Charleston residents to urgently evacuate a downtown residential tower along the Cooper River appear similar to conditions that resulted in the 2021 collapse of a Surfside, Fla., condo that killed 98 people, according to outside engineers. While no one has said whether the 19-story Dockside Condominiums — Charleston's tallest building other than a church steeple — could tumble, city officials are asking that very question.