NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse makes a pit cease at Boeing SC
NASCAR’s No. 47 pulled into on the residence of the 787 for a fast pit cease this week to assist pump up South Carolina’s annual Labor Day weekend racing extravaganza.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wheeled his Chevy pickup to Boeing Co.’s North Charleston campus on Aug. 18 to tour the Dreamliner plant and to satisfy with staff who scored free passes to the seventy fifth working of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
Stenhouse is a Mississippi native who is aware of his means across the Lowcountry. The 2023 Daytona 500 winner mentioned he grew up vacationing together with his household on the Isle of Palms and was married at Runnymede, a personal occasion venue on the Ashley River, in October 2022.
He and spouse Madyson, who dwell simply throughout the South Carolina border, are frequent guests.
“I really like the city, I really like the previous homes, I really like all the nice bushes they’ve right here — I’m form of a bizarre tree man,” Stenhouse mentioned throughout a break Monday. “I wished dwell oaks at our home in Charlotte however they don’t actually develop that effectively.”
Amongst South Carolina sporting occasions, Boeing is finest identified for its monetary backing of the RBC Heritage golf event on Hilton Head Island.
The 787 maker bought racing fever in 2020 when it introduced a partnership with the Pee Dee speedway, which is nicknamed the observe “Too Robust To Tame.” The deal created what’s now generally known as the “Boeing Backstretch” at Darlington.
Stenhouse, who drives for Hyak Motorsports and nonetheless wants a win to get into the 2025 championship subject, did his half Monday by signing hats and posing for pictures with the 250 Boeing staff who every gained 4 tickets to the race in a drawing.
“It’s actually cool to have the ability to discuss to all of them right here at the moment and allow them to know what to anticipate,” he mentioned.
NASCAR additionally introduced the tempo automotive to the Boeing plant.
The inexperienced flag for the marquee Cup Sequence race drops Aug. 31 at 6 p.m.
A Google Earth view of 24 bushes through the wintertime on Daniel Island that residents do not need to eliminated for the barrier they create.
Out on a limb
Who speaks for the bushes? This Daniel Island Neighborhood Affiliation, apparently.
The group of householders has filed a lawsuit towards the Metropolis of Charleston‘s zoning board contesting its July 10 determination to permit a developer to chop down 24 hand-planted bushes to make means for twenty-four townhomes.
Holder Properties was granted a variance to take away the bushes — protected for his or her diameter, however not grand oaks — with assurance it’ll replant or substitute them in the event that they don’t survive. The developer intends to plant one other 30 extra in the identical space, for a complete of 800 bushes added at its 37-acre Nowell Creek Village mission.
Daniel Island residents for months attended conferences and submitted greater than 600 feedback in opposition of the proposal. And so they aren’t taking the loss calmly.
Within the Aug. 4 submitting, the affiliation mentioned the board “erred” in granting the exception as a result of Holder Properties gave “no proof of extraordinary or distinctive circumstances” to be allowed to take away the bushes, apart from altering its thoughts on the unique footprint.
The group additionally mentioned within the lawsuit eradicating the bushes would “hurt the adjoining property and the general public good and character of the island” and trigger “environmental and visible hurt” to the residents.
The bushes have been planted on the side-slope of a berm added round 1999 to defend the previous Charleston Battery stadium parking zone. With Holder’s most up-to-date plans, they’d be in the best way of constructing the townhomes given the developer’s up to date must set them again within the property.
Within the July 10 assembly, zoning board member Eric Schultz famous the shade they supply has grown so thick that “nothing else can survive” on the berm. Pictures introduced additionally confirmed the bushes drop their leaves within the winter, rendering any defend virtually non-existent.
The town shouldn’t be taking a place on the enchantment, based on a spokesperson.
“Waffles,” a statue from town of Goose Creek’s Undertake a Goose Program, was practically taken this month from the entrance of the Waffle Home.
A statue from town of Goose Creek’s Undertake a Goose Program was practically bird-napped this month from the entrance of a neighborhood Waffle Home.
The town posted a video of the crime in progress on social media, displaying a person lifting the 4½-feet-tall determine off its perch and making an attempt to load it right into a automobile. He was rapidly blocked in by legislation enforcement.
“Mess with the goose and also you get the … beak? Critically although, please don’t (try) to steal or vandalize our goose statues. The companies who joined the Undertake a Goose Program labored arduous to buy a goose and take pleasure of their murals! Because of our Goose Creek Police Division for responding to the scene,” the social media submit learn.
The statue, named Waffles, has stood at 120 S. Goose Creek Blvd. since Might 2024 donning a WaHo uniform and holding a plate of waffles and a cup of espresso.
It amongst 41 fake geese unfold across the metropolis below a program that helps increase cash for the humanities and recreation commissions. Each is painted by the Goose Creek Artists Guild to mirror their designated areas.
Waffles was adopted by the restaurant chain with donations from greater than 900 clients and staff.
LJ Roscoe, chief of the Goose Creek Police Division, instructed Information 2 {that a} former worker and buyer have been behind the suspected housebreaking and that the person within the video was charged with larceny.
Dwelling, free
A historic East Battery museum residence identified for its furnishings, silver, portraits and different ornamental arts is providing free admission as a part of its 2 hundredth anniversary celebration.
Guests can take a self-guided tour with out paying the standard $5-$15 entry price to look contained in the Edmondston-Alston Home on Aug. 23.
The supply is nice from 11 a.m. to three p.m.
Get pleasure from a self-guided tour of the Edmondston-Alston Home at no cost August 23, 2025.
The house, which was accomplished round 1825, is likely one of the oldest residences alongside town’s Excessive Battery. It is withstood the Civil Warfare, the 1886 earthquake and quite a few hurricanes.
The museum portion of the 21 E. Battery property is managed by the Middleton Place Basis.
Amazon Prime members in 1,000 cities can now order perishable meals and have them delivered the identical day. Charleston shouldn’t be amongst them.
Coming quickly?
Amazon is making same-day supply of perishable items from its Complete Meals enterprise accessible in 1,000 U.S. cities, however Charleston is not amongst then.
At the least for now.
Identical-day supply from the 2 native Complete Meals shops stays restricted to shelf-stable items.
However that is more likely to change. Amazon plans later this yr to broaden by 1,300 the variety of cities the place Prime members can order time-sensitive meals gadgets like produce, dairy and meat and have them dropped at their houses.
The subsequent spherical of areas was not disclosed.
The rollout requires “particular coaching on correct dealing with of grocery gadgets,” an Amazon spokesman mentioned.
“This integration with our current supply infrastructure is likely one of the key operational efficiencies that makes this service potential at scale,” he added.
Amazon is trying to meet up with rivals Walmart and Instacart, which already supply customers same-day supply of perishable meals.