AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCharleston Food Scene: PopUp Bagels opened its first South Carolina location on Mary Street, drawing a blocks-long line and promising a daytime expansion plan with multiple new stores statewide. Housing & Growth: South Carolina’s population surge is pushing home prices up and reshaping demand, with mixed-use projects like Downtown Nexton expanding to keep up. Public Health: Publix recalled GreenWise frozen organic blueberries in eight states, including South Carolina, after E. coli O145:H28 illnesses linked to the product; shoppers are urged to check freezers and return or discard affected lots. Prison Rights & Culture: A queer, feminist book collective and an Asheville nonprofit filed a federal lawsuit accusing the S.C. Department of Corrections of rejecting inmate book mail without notice or appeal options. Local History: Aiken’s Hitchcock Woods railroad remnants are being carefully removed, preserving a key piece of the city’s canal-and-rail era story. Sports & Community Pride: The WNBA MVP race is heating up midseason, with Minnesota’s Olivia Miles highlighted as a standout as South Carolina’s Dawn Staley pipeline keeps producing pros. Education & Access: A new push in Congress threatens free school meals, raising costs for families who rely on them.
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