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Publications

Below are articles that have been published for the Carolina Reporter, the Charleston City Paper, and The Daily Gamecock. These pieces range from news articles, to event coverage, to general reporting, to feature pieces.

Published Articles

Explore a selection of my writing work below.

Carolina Reporter •

Farmers say everyone should know where their food comes from | Carolina News and Reporter

In a world where most food is grown hundreds or thousands of miles away, Josh Johnson believes people have lost something important — their connection to the people who grow what they eat.
“Everyone has a favorite doctor,” Johnson said. “Everyone knows their preacher. Everyone has a mechanic that they really trust their vehicle with. … You need to know your farmer.”
As a fifth-generation farmer at Old Tyme Bean Co., farming for Johnson is more than just his job. It’s a legacy he hopes to pass do...
Charleston City Paper •

Charleston becoming new yoga hotspot dest-ZEN-ation

Charleston’s yoga scene in Charleston has grown in recent months, producing tight-knit communities and more than 20 studios to explore.


But Sarah Frick, owner of The Works and The Renew — which have several locations across Charleston — said it wasn’t always this way.

“When we opened our first studio, we were on upper King Street, there was nothing there,” Frick said. “There were maybe two other studios in town, and now it seems there is one on every street corner.”


In the midst of the y...
Charleston City Paper •

Allegiance promises American flags that support American jobs

Charleston is a manufacturing hub for high-quality American flags. And with the Fourth of July just around the corner, the local team behind red-white-and-blue flags is faced with soaring demand during what it calls “flag season.”


Allegiance Flag Supply got started in North Charleston in 2018 after they learned most American flags are made outside of the United States.


“We were surprised to learn that so many American flags were actually being made overseas,” said co-founder Max Berry. “We...
Charleston City Paper •

New school funding plan focuses on North Charleston’s challenges

The Charleston County School District (CCSD) Board of Trustees is scheduled to vote on a proposed 2024-2025 budget June 24 after it passed unanimously at the May 20 first reading..


Almost seven in 10 dollars of the $847.5 million budget — a 20% increase over the current budget — will go toward teacher and staff pay.


“[The budget] includes a teacher pay raise of $7,500,” Superintendent Anita Huggins said during a May 16 North Charleston City Council meeting. “I listened to principals who sa...
Charleston City Paper •

S.C. among worst states for mental health services

South Carolina ranked as the eighth worst state for mental health care in the U.S. in a 2024 study published by Forbes from federal and mental health data.


The study looked at treatment centers and treatment quality in 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine which have the best overall care across seven metrics. Out of the top 10 worst states for mental health care, six are located in the South: Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina.


Data include the...
Charleston City Paper •

AFFA launches billboard campaign to support transgender community

LGBTQ+ advocacy group Alliance For Full Acceptance (AFFA) recently launched a new publicity campaign in support of the transgender community within South Carolina regarding anti-transgender legislation passed by the S.C. legislature in early May. 


The message, “While We Breathe, We Fight: Compassionate Americans stand with our trans community” is displayed on 10 billboards throughout the state as a direct response to legislation that would prevent gender-affirming healthcare access to trans y...
Daily Gamecock •

'Infamous Lovers' fundraiser event to showcase local art, entertainment for Valentine's Day

A Valentine's Day showcase of art and entertainment entitled "Infamous Lovers" is a fundraising event that will allow attendees to celebrate love as well as art produced by some of Columbia's very own at the historic 701 Whaley venue.
This '70s themed event held by local publication The Jasper Project will feature live entertainment, food, local art and a costume contest with local prizes. 

Jasper Magazine was a Columbia-based arts magazine founded in September 2011. Aft...
Daily Gamecock •

USC alumnus' band The Magnadoors releases debut album, prepares for album release concert

USC alum Barnett Greenberg took creative inspiration from some of "the greats" to produce his band The Magnadoors' debut album, "Underground Heroes," which will be celebrated at an album release party on April 19.
The band's first project is an original rock album which expresses the personal yet relatable experiences of everyday heroes.

Greenberg founded his band The Magnadoors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Greenberg is the main vocalist and plays with percussionist Pa...