Day 2 in Charleston, we hosted a networking breakfast for the Irish community — thanks Charleston GAA for the jersey! We then met with Mayor jhon College of Charleston College of Charleston Maura Hogan Scott Watson Neita Weise of Charleston’s Sister Cities International & Rep. Nancy Mace staffer

I'd really love Edoardo Ballerini to know his rendition of Eliot's works was called "hypnotic, haunting, deeply affecting" by Maura Hogan at The Post and Courier today: edition.pagesuite.com/infinity/artic…

An excellent overview of this year's Festival. Thank you, Maura Hogan The Post and Courier for this amazing recap! postandcourier.com/arts/overview-…

Terrific seeing a Charleston premiere, "Omar," on this list: Best Classical Music Performances of 2022 (and my own The Post and Courier review concurred) Zachary Woolfe nytimes.com/2022/12/01/art…

The Wexford Carol, Ireland's oldest carol dating back to the 15th century. Christmas carols here all this week 🎄

For a brief moment when juggling editors, The Post and Courier put me on a team with quick response reporters. A supreme highlight was watching Greg Yee in action…the hustle, the humor, the smarts and heart. RIP to a rare soul and true journo.

Gregory Yee, Times reporter who chased the stories that shaped L.A., dies at 33 - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/obituaries/sto…

If you missed this, you missed out. But the good news is that the maestro will return to his hometown of Charleston for Spoleto Festival USA.

Nice to see I'm still haunting Maura Hogan The Post and Courier, and yes to more Live Readings! It's a special feeling to bring the written world to an audience. Such fond memories of presenting T.S. Eliot to Charleston Literary Festival last year.

They did it again!! Big love to Ranky Tanky for making Charleston proud with another Grammy win!!!

Beeple’s massive new space opens. My take for P&C coming soon…

Yes, I went a-Beepling...

Save Charleston Foundation was formed in 1973 to stem the development that was looming large on the peninsula. Now 90 years old, leader Kathleen "Tunky" Summerall looks back. postandcourier.com/features/amid-…

Composer Edward Hart’s new recording, “Under an Indigo Sky,” has hit the No. 2 spot on Billboard’s Traditional Classical Album ranking. The recording, released by Navona Records, includes two original works by Hart, a Charleston native. postandcourier.com/charleston_sce…

Off with my 9-year-old to Paris, where in some places the garbage is as high as an elephant’s eye. The good news? There won’t be an assault rifle among it all.

The Los Angeles chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association (Asian American Journalists LA) and the L.A. Times, in consultation with Gregory Yuen Yee's family, have created a scholarship to provide financial support to early-career journalists

Daily writing procrastination: As I unwrap my Dove dark chocolate with sea salt and caramel, I ponder the crowd-sourced quote inside the foil encouraging me to write a letter to a friend and put a chocolate in it. How many postal workers are cursing the subsequent melted mess?

Here are the 2023 Pulitzer Prize winners : NPR npr.org/2023/05/08/117…

Most of us know what the magical month of May means in Charleston. But for the newly initiated, it’s all about the art. Beyond the festival performances, the visual arts scene is always vivid, and this year is alive with color and texture.postandcourier.com/charleston_sce…

Charleston-raised Jonathon Heyward continues to ascend!