🌱 The City And The Charleston Wine + Food Festival + Missing Toddler

Hello again, friends! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your fresh copy of the Charleston Daily. Here's all the community news you need to know right now.

But first, today's weather:

Morning rain; cloudy. High: 67 Low: 54.

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Here are the top three stories in Charleston today:

1. The City and the Charleston Wine + Food Festival is coming to upper King Street on Thursday, Mar. 2! The free, family-friendly event will transform three blocks of upper King Street into a pedestrian-only celebration of food and beverages featuring a musical stage, for-purchase food and drinks, and entertainment. The street fest will extend between John and Mary and along Ann Streets from 6-9 p.m. (Holy City Sinner)
2. North Charleston police released photographs of a missing toddler and asked for the public’s help locating him. According to police, 15-month-old Kingston Ja-Var Stewart was last seen on Wednesday, Jan. 25, when his mother picked him up for visitation. Police issued an arrest warrant for the mother for “custodial interference” through the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office after she refused to return her son or tell the father, who has custody, where their son is located. Please call Charleston County Dispatch at 843-743-7200 if you have any information. (Live 5 News)
3. The College of Charleston's 20-game winning streak, the nation's longest winning streak, ended on Saturday, Jan. 28. Hofstra won 85-81 against the College of Charleston (No. 18) during an NCAA college basketball game. Hofstra coach Speedy Claxton said, "That's [really] big for our program. To beat a nationally ranked team on their home court when they've got it rolling like [that does speak] volumes about our kids." (CBS News)

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Today in Charleston:

• Letters To My Mother At James Island Arts And Cultural Center (12:00 PM)
• Charleston Soul Project At Charleston Pour House (6:00 PM)
• Detox Flow (HOT) At Sculpted Lotus Yoga Studio (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Jerry L. Allen of Shelby, N.C., bought side-by-side structures at 585 and 587 King St. in downtown Charleston for $12 million. The buildings currently house Fuji Shushi Bar & Grill and Uptown Social. (Charleston Post Courier)
• US National Weather Service Charleston is now accepting applications for its Summer Student Volunteer Program! Click here for more information and to apply. (US National Weather Service Charleston SC via Facebook)
• Are you looking for the right home for you and your family? Check out the latest homes for sale in the Charleston area, including a beautiful four-bedroom on Mellichamp Drive for $575,000! (Charleston Patch)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update.

— Kaytlyn Mroz

About me: Kaytlyn Mroz is a copywriter at Lightning Media Partners – a content creation agency. She is a Rowan University graduate where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in writing. Outside of work, Kaytlyn is a dog mom to a boglen terrier named Finn and a golden retriever named Willow.