🌱 CPD Arrests Local For Firing A Gun + Petition Against Intersection

Hello and happy Wednesday! I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through everything you need to know about what's happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Times of sun and clouds. High: 75 Low: 62.

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Here are the top three stories in Charleston today:

1. Yesterday, Feb. 21, Charleston police arrested 20-year-old Teloyn Rivers in connection to multiple gunshots fired on 2308 Delano St. on Monday night. Rivers was charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon, discharging a firearm, and simply possessing marijuana.(ABC NEWS 4)
2. Avondale residents created a petition asking Charleston County to stop the proposed realignment that would connect Nicholson Street with Avondale Avenue. Residents are worried that the project will turn Avondale into a “cut-through” community, leading to more congestion and safety issues. The project is part of the Savannah Highway Capacity and Intersection Improvement Project, which aims to improve safety, traffic flow, and pedestrian access at critical intersections along the corridor. Resident Katherine Anderson said she thinks the county needs "to listen more to the residents that are directly impacted, that own property, that have lived here for numerous years, about how the quality of their lives are going to change as a result of this." (ABC NEWS 4)
3. On Monday, Feb. 20, 10 wounded Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Charleston, where they will spend a few days after receiving free prosthetics from the Minnesota-based Protez Foundation in the United States. Supporters greeted the soldiers at Charleston International Airport, and Palmetto Carriage Works provided free carriage rides around the historic downtown area. Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg and local representatives of CHS4Ukraine, including President Maka Aptsiauri, Secretary Anna Spann, and Treasurer Kenneth Marolda, will recognize the soldiers and listen to their wartime experiences during a meeting at City Hall tomorrow, Feb. 23. The City Hall event, scheduled on the eve of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, is open to the public. (Count On News 2)

Today in Charleston:

• Creative Kidz Night At Zaxby's (5:00 PM)
• Jorma Kaukonen And Dave Bromberg Quintet At Charleston Music Hall (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Steve Martin and Martin Short are coming to North Charleston Performing Arts Center on Oct. 15! Tickets for their latest tour, "You Won't Believe What They Look Like Today!?" go on sale Feb. 24. (ABC NEWS 4)
• On Mar. 9, the Charleston County Public Library will host a "Trivia Night-Women's History Edition!" Doors open at 4:45 p.m., and trivia starts at 5 p.m. at the Main Library. Register at (843) 805-6930 and click here for details. (Charleston County Public Library via Facebook)
• A very cute Foxhound puppy named Brady is looking for his forever home! See Brady and more adorable adoptable pets in the Charleston area. (Charleston Patch)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! I'll see you around.

— 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.