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🌱 Pediatric Burn Unit Announced + Charleston Holiday Market

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Hello all. I'm back in your inbox this fall morning with your fresh copy of the Charleston Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening locally.


But first, today's weather:

Cloudy. High: 54 Low: 35.

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Here are the top three stories today in Charleston:

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  1. MUSC and Shriners Hospital for Children have partnered together to offer pediatric burn care for Lowcountry children. Each organization has contributed $3 million toward the partnership. The funds will be used for a new collaborative pediatric burn unit. This will be the fifth burn center that Shriners operates. (Live 5 News WCSC)
  2. Charleston’s holiday market will be operating Friday, Nov. 18 through Sunday, Nov. 20. The market will be at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston. There will be hundreds of vendors, food, and drinks at the market. Click for ticket information. (ABC NEWS 4)
  3. A Former Charleston County School District teacher has gifted hundreds of bikes to local students. Katie Blomquist, the founder and executive director of Going Places, gifted 448 brand-new bikes to students at Maltida Dunston Elementary School on Monday. On Wednesday, she donated 167 additional bikes to students at the Charleston Development Academy. (wpde.com)

Today in Charleston:

  • HousingStat With The City of Charleston, Virtual (9:00 AM)
  • Marshall Tucker Band At Charleston Music Hall (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • The Charleston Fire Department will be conducting its 2021 Awards Ceremony on Friday at 6:00 p.m. at West Ashley High School. The community is invited to attend or stream the event, which had been previously postponed due to a spike in COVID-19 cases earlier this year. (Charleston Fire Department via Facebook)
  • The Charleston County Public Library will be offering an interactive experience at the Bees Ferry West Ashley Library on Saturday. Click for the experience schedule. (Charleston County Public Library via Facebook)
  • Are you searching for a new job? Consider working where you live. The City of Charleston is actively filling open positions. Click to view the full list. (City of Charleston)

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Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.

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