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No doubt custom builder Joe Strickland crafts well appointed homes, and his project on Charleston Harbor in James Island stands as "the cherry on the top of the sundae," says Fudgy Brabham, owner of Harbourtowne Real Estate, listing agent and colleague of the contractor.

A 300-foot dock from a Meggett property angles into Little Oyster Creek, just a few hundred yards away from what used to be a 1950s shellfish processing center.

On Oct. 4, The Post and Courier ran a very revealing story about how Charleston County Council Chairman Elliott Summey had been publicly supporting I-526 expansion, while meeting with Nix526 to extinguish it behind closed doors.

As a member of GunSenseSC, an organization which sprang up in the wake of the shooting deaths at Mother Emanuel Church and is open to every citizen who wishes to fight for gun reform, I commend The Post and Courier for Thursday’s editorial on reducing gun violence. You have consistently championed those affected by domestic violence and...

A lighthouse standing outside the Charleston Harbor needs our attention, help and yes, money.

I have been hearing a lot about the Summerville mayor’s office and his "power."

Boeing plans to sell $25 billion worth of commercial aircraft to Iran. According to our State Department, Iran remains the "top state sponsor of terrorism."

Fox News argues that it is a legitimate news organization and that Sean Hannity, among other nighttime hosts, is "entertainment." (If so, he should not get the "Fox News" logo or the accessories of a newsman, but let’s leave that for another day.)

Hurricane Matthew might have diverted attention from Charleston County Council Chairman Elliott Summey’s double-dealing on the I-526 project. But after the storm waters recede, Mr. Summey should be back on the hot seat for playing both sides of the fence.

The best you can say for Hurricane Matthew is that he is gone — and that the consequences of his visit could have been far worse for our community and state.

DES MOINES, Iowa — The publisher of Better Homes and Gardens is teaming up with popular television home-renovation couple Joanna and Chip Gaines to create a new quarterly lifestyle magazine.

NEW YORK — A new museum that seemingly rises out of the ground will replace the small exhibition space inside the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, its grass roof blending with the landscape and affording sweeping views of the iconic symbol of hope and freedom and New York Harbor.

Virtual reality, spooky Airbnb rentals and the start of a final season for Disneyland’s Twilight Zone of Terror are all part of this Halloween’s freaky fun.

There’s Houzz. Remodelista. Home design Twitter feeds. Tumblr accounts. And of course, the granddaddy of all online decor depositories — Pinterest.

The three-bedroom St. Clair is much larger than it looks from the front. It’s about twice as deep as it is wide and boasts nearly 1700 square feet of living space, plus a covered porch, patio and two-car garage.

Ashley Hall will welcome poet Mary Ruefle as the featured artist in the school’s 2016 Writers Series. Ruefle will read from her work, including her newest book, "My Private Property," at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Sottile-Thompson Recital Hall on the Ashley Hall campus. The Writers Series is free and open to the public.

THE DOLLHOUSE. By Fiona Davis. Dutton. 304 pages. $26.

THE RAIN IN PORTUGAL: Poems. By Billy Collins. Random House. 128 pages. $26.

VALIANT AMBITION: George Washington, Benedict Arnold and the Fate of the American Revolution. By Nathaniel Philbrick. Viking. 427 pages. $30.

Editor’s Note: This concert has been cancelled because of Hurricane Matthew.

The Rev. Charles Heyward was born on Johns Island in the spring of 1950. His father, the Rev. St. Julian Heyward, was an AME pastor.

NEW YORK — Employees at independent bookstores can look forward to another round of holiday bonuses from James Patterson.

When I was a pre-ministerial student at Baylor University, I often teased incoming freshman by asking them to find 2nd Hesitations in the Bible. Of course there is no such book. Nevertheless, the joke often worked well enough to send them deep into their Bibles.