- Stephanie Barna
Editor
I'm the editor of the Charleston City Paper. I also co-own the paper with my husband Blair Barna and the publisher Noel Mermer. I could probably do a blog just about working with your spouse, but I'll spare you. Instead, I'll post random musings, political rants, foodie thoughts, and various other stuff that's relevant to the Charleston community.
Or maybe it will only be relevant to me.
Category Archives: The Back Channel
Michael Graham Send-Off Tonight
August 23, 2007 – 3:46 pm
So, it’s official. Michael Graham has written his last City Paper column, and to celebrate the end of his obnoxious conservative missives, I’ll be heading to Theatre 99 tonight to watch a farewell stand-up show.
I got to hang out with Michael last night at our ten-year anniversary party and he gave us a little [...]
The Smoking Ban Sucks: Reason #1
August 16, 2007 – 8:48 pm
Crowds of smokers congregating on the sidewalks.
I walked down King Street earlier this evening and passed about ten people milling about outside of Cumberland’s, smoking in the vestibule. Please tell me how it’s better that smokers are now standing around outside bars and restaurants rather than inside enjoying themselves with a beer and a smoke?
A [...]
My So-Called Debate Wrap
July 24, 2007 – 4:57 pm
In the lead-up to the Democratic presidential debate on Monday, I was so preoccupied with the tasks at hand — editing the newspaper, hiring a new editorial assistant, and putting together the next edition of Dish — that I totally neglected to grasp the significance of the presidential debate happening at the Citadel. I let [...]
No Fireworks at Brittlebank
June 28, 2007 – 4:27 pm
We made a grave mistake in this week’s paper. There is not a July 4th fireworks show planned for Wednesday night at Brittlebank Park by the City of Charleston. The calendar listing in this week’s issue is wrong (it was left over from last year).
We apologize for the mistake and we encourage you to [...]
It’s Award-Winning
June 17, 2007 – 1:17 pm
If only we had known before Spoleto, we could have touted Patrick Sharbaugh’s Spoleto Buzz Blog as an award-winning production of the City Paper — because that’s just what it is. Friday afternoon in Portland, the winners of the annual alt-weekly awards were announced and Patrick’s blog took first place in a tight competition against [...]
On the Fringe, Finally
May 30, 2007 – 11:34 pm
Now that we’ve got two Spoleto issues down with only one to go, I’m able to get out and enjoy some of the festival. Meant to go to Caeti and Bills last night, but was too wiped out after a holiday weekend of too much work and not enough holiday. Made up for it tonight [...]
Reggae Mon
May 27, 2007 – 2:07 pm
Took the family to the Reggae Block Dance last night. Here’s the 8-year-old’s assessment:
I thought it was fun even though I could not see. First of all if you’re taking kids, get there early. So you can get seats on the Custom House because if the kids get tired of the music and dancing they [...]
Now That’s Dedication
May 11, 2007 – 11:29 am
Music Editor Ballard Lesemann is out today after having some wisdom teeth removed this morning. He left me this voicemail.
Lunch, brought to you by…. Shrek
May 8, 2007 – 5:35 pm
Today, Charleston County school kids ate a lunch sponsored by, of all things, Shrek.
A report from my second grader:
“Today we had Far-Far-Away tacos and Shrek salad and Donkey milk. It tasted like a reguler lunch but the name made me have to like it. If you don’t like the name you must hate shrek [...]
Swag Theory, Part 2
May 1, 2007 – 6:40 pm
Welcome to another installment of Marketing People Send Us the Stupidest Crap.
The last time we posted about the swag that crosses our desks, we had received a poorly-executed “art” book that celebrated the female ass and a faux-Wheaties box with Will Ferrell and Jon Heder on it (marketing material for Blades of Glory that [...]
