Mayor Joseph Riley: The Principles of Beautiful & Livable Cities
Mayor Joseph Riley Jr. was first elected mayor of Charleston, S.C., in December 1975 and ended his 40 years in office earlier this year. Riley has led a city government with an impressive record of innovation in public safety, housing, arts and culture, children’s issues, the creation of park and other public spaces, and economic revitalization and development. Charleston is recognized as one of the most livable and progressive cities in the United States.
Mayor Riley opens the 24th annual Congress for the New Urbanism in Detroit on June 4, 2016.
Speaker: Mayor Joseph Riley Jr., Former Mayor, City of Charleston
Joseph P. Riley Jr. discusses Pug Ravenel's campaign for governor. May 5, 2016
Charleston native Charles “Pug” Ravenel died on March 25, 2017. Pug may not be much remembered outside of South Carolina political circles, but in 1974 he galvanized a coalition of supporters that included youth, organized labor, and African Americans during his campaign for governor. His July 30 Democratic primary victory over William Jennings Bryan Dorn essentially assured him of the governor’s office, but it was overturned by a subsequent State Supreme Court ruling, which found that Ravenel had not resided in South Carolina for the required five years. In this audio clip, longtime Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. reflects on his admiration and support for the charismatic and youthful Ravenel. At the time of the campaign, Riley was a state representative representing Charleston.
Ravenel’s Post and Courier obituary can found here:
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Speech: Mayor Riley at 2016 USCM Annual Meeting
MICD founder and former Charleston, SC Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., reflects on his experience and leadership during a 40-year tenure at city hall. Mayor Riley was the recipient of the 2016 USCM Distinguished Public Service Award, the highest honor from The U.S. Conference of Mayors.
2010 Nancy Hanks Lecture - Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., of Charleston, SC, delivered the 23rd Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy, focusing on the art of city design and the role mayors can play in transforming their cities into dynamic and more livable cultural communities.
Americans for the Art was lucky enough to be able to interview Mayor Riley backstage before the show and ask him a few questions about the importance of the arts in cities and advocating for the arts on the local, state, and national level.
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Charleston, SC, Mayor Joe Riley speaks out for kids.
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Mayor John Tecklenburg Speech at Joe Riley Waterfront Park Dedication
Speech by Mayor John Tecklenburg at the Joe Riley Waterfront Park Dedication on April 28, 2018.
Charleston Parks Conservancy and the City of Charleston hosted a public celebration to rededicate Charleston’s Waterfront Park in honor of former Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. by officially renaming the park to Joe Riley Waterfront Park. The event took place April 28, 2018 on the park’s Vendue Plaza and include dremarks from Mayor John Tecklenburg and former Mayor Riley as well as a special performance by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.
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Joe walks with his Neighborhood Corps
Joe's Neighborhood Corps, a group of 16 college students, have been in the neighborhoods listening to what citizens think should be on the top of the to do list to make Charleston work even better.
Mayor Riley joined them on Friday. Here's :30 seconds of video that will give you a good feeling. The next day the Corps met a milestone- 15,000 conversations with citizens!
2016 Wilkins Award - SC Governor Nikki Haley and Charleston Mayor Joe Riley
Held on the first night of the legislative session each year and attended by political, community, and business leaders, the Wilkins Awards Dinner promotes citizenship, public service, and bipartisan governing. Each year we honor the leadership, courage, vision, and integrity of one South Carolina legislator and, this year, two South Carolina civic leaders.
Senator Clementa Pinckney was awarded the 2015 Wilkins Award for Excellence in Legislative Leadership (posthumously). First elected to the legislature at age 23, Senator Pinckney served with empathy for opposing views while firmly presenting his own views until his assassination at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church on June 17, 2015. His widow, Mrs. Jennifer Pinckney, accepted the award, along with her daughters, Eliana and Melana.
Governor Nikki Haley and Mayor Joe Riley were awarded the 2015 Wilkins Award for Excellence in Civic Leadership. In the wake of the shooting of nine worshipers at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Governor Haley and Mayor Riley demonstrated unselfish, decisive, and critical leadership during a time of enormous grief and angst in South Carolina. Their responses to this tragedy have helped bring healing to our state.
The evening was hosted by Ambassador David Wilkins, Secretary Dick Riley, and Furman President Elizabeth Davis. Along with dinner, there was a video of a moderated conversation with our civic award winners, Gov. Haley and Mayor Riley, about their response and actions following the massacre at Emanuel A.M.E. Church.
Mayor Joe Riley talks about the Crosstown
Mayor Joe Riley talks about the Crosstown (Septima Clark Parkway)
The Charleston Experience Panel
Highlights from the Charleston Experience Panel at the Charleston Forum on June 16, 2017.
Participants:
Deputy Chief Naomi Broughton, City of Charleston
Reverend Joe Darby
Jennifer Pinckney, Wife of the late Reverend Clementa Pinckney
Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Mayor of Charleston (1975-2016)
Reverend Sharon Risher, Daughter of Ethel Lee Lance
Moderator: Bo Moore, The Citadel, Dean of the School of Humanities
Sharon Risher: “I am still wrestling with forgiveness. When I heard the first act of forgiveness I screamed. I hadn’t had a chance to even process what had happened to my mother, my two cousins and my childhood friends. My brains was not at a point where I was ready to forgive. I still struggle with forgiveness today.”
Reverend Joe Darby: “I think we have talked very much about peace and forgiveness, I think it still remains to be seen two years after the fact whether we’re in a long, protracted, feel-good kumbaya moment. Schools in Charleston County are still filed with racial disparities—both in equipment, suspensions and academics. There’s a brain drain of young black people who get their college degrees and don’t come back to Charleston because they can’t find jobs in Charleston.
Jennifer Pinckney: “Since the flag has come down more people riding around with confederate bumper stickers and flags flying behind their cars and so forth. I still think we still have a far way to go. I see Issues in schools. Where kids being called out by their name and kids are being bullied. We’re not where we should be. And it’s said that it took this tragedy for the flag to come down. It’s sad that it took this tragedy for the positive things that have happened in South Carolina to happen. A lot of us, we have a tendency to talk about the problem and that’s all what we want to do.”
Joseph P. Riley: “The community’s response the church, the families, the community’s response and the communal collective heartbreak that moved Charleston and this community and I believe our state in a more positive direction. Not straight up, but in terms of racial progress and understanding. But we have to sustain it and there’s lots of work to do.”
BSC Teammate Appreciation Day with the Charleston RiverDogs
A huge Boeing 'thank you!' to the Charleston RiverDogs and our many friends in the community who honored our teammates at Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Park on Sunday, May 17. We look forward to paying it forward on August 9 when we sponsor Community Appreciation Day at The Joe!
Charleston, South Carolina | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:31 1 Geography
00:03:29 1.1 Topography
00:04:53 1.2 Climate
00:06:40 1.3 Metropolitan Statistical Area
00:08:17 2 History
00:08:25 2.1 Colonial era (1670–1786)
00:19:53 2.2 American Revolution (1776–1783)
00:22:50 2.3 Antebellum era (1783–1861)
00:30:40 2.4 Civil War (1861–1865)
00:32:37 2.5 Postbellum (1865–1945)
00:37:33 2.6 Contemporary era (1945–present)
00:41:10 3 Demographics
00:41:35 3.1 Language
00:42:59 3.2 Religion
00:44:34 4 Culture
00:45:52 4.1 Annual cultural events and fairs
00:46:54 4.2 Music
00:49:32 4.3 Live theater
00:50:12 4.4 Museums, historical sites, and other attractions
00:56:01 4.5 Sports
00:57:50 4.6 Books and films
00:58:57 5 Economy
01:00:09 6 Government
01:00:56 6.1 Fire department
01:01:39 6.2 Police department
01:02:43 6.3 EMS and medical centers
01:03:53 6.4 Coast Guard Station Charleston
01:04:23 7 Crime
01:05:09 8 Transportation
01:05:18 8.1 Airport
01:06:03 8.2 Rail
01:06:25 8.3 Interstates and highways
01:07:21 8.3.1 Major highways
01:08:10 8.3.2 Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
01:08:48 8.4 City bus service
01:09:33 8.5 Port
01:11:13 9 Parks
01:11:21 10 Schools, colleges, and universities
01:13:42 11 Armed Forces
01:15:27 11.1 U.S. Coast Guard
01:16:22 11.2 Army
01:16:34 12 Media
01:16:42 12.1 Broadcast television
01:18:30 13 Notable people
01:20:52 14 Sister cities
01:22:31 15 See also
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Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline and is located on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had an estimated population of 136,208 in 2018. The estimated population of the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties, was 787,643 residents in 2018, the third-largest in the state and the 78th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States.
Charleston was founded in 1670 as Charles Town, honoring King Charles II of England. Its initial location at Albemarle Point on the west bank of the Ashley River (now Charles Towne Landing) was abandoned in 1680 for its present site, which became the fifth-largest city in North America within ten years. Despite its size, it remained unincorporated throughout the colonial period; its government was handled directly by a colonial legislature and a governor sent by London. Election districts were organized according to Anglican parishes, and some social services were managed by Anglican wardens and vestries. Charleston adopted its present spelling with its incorporation as a city in 1783 at the close of the Revolutionary War. Population growth in the interior of South Carolina influenced the removal of the state government to Columbia in 1788, but the port city remained among the ten largest cities in the United States through the 1840 census. Historians estimate that nearly half of all Africans brought to America arrived in Charleston, most at Gadsden's Wharf. The only major antebellum American city to have a majority-enslaved population, Charleston was controlled by an oligarchy of white planters and merchants who successfully forced the federal government to revise its 1828 and 1832 tariffs during the Nullification Crisis and launched the Civil War in 1861 by seizing the Arsenal, Castle Pinckney, and Fort Sumter from their federal garrisons.
Known for its rich history, well-preserved architecture, distinguished restaurants, and hospitable people, Charleston is a popular tourist destination. ...
Bill Murray gives a very brief farewell to Charleston Mayor Joe Riley.
Bill Murray, Director of Fun for the Charleston RiverDogs, gives a very humorous farewell message to Mayor Joe Riley at the Thanks, Joe! event in Charleston, SC.
Watch Scrappy Having Fun at the Joe Riley Stadium
Scrappy is the official mascot for Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. Scrappy is friendly, fluffy, and FUN; but he is most intriguing because he is based on a real dog that lived aboard the USS YORKTOWN for a year when the huge aircraft carrier was in service during WWII in the South Pacific.
Although it is not known exactly when Scrappy arrived on the YORKTOWN, it is acknowledged that he was roaming the docks of Pearl Harbor alone when the ship pulled in to port in 1943. YORKTOWN sailors spotted the dog and smuggled him aboard the ship in a trash can, knowing that the ship’s captain Jocko Clark would not approve of having an animal aboard. But the crew enjoyed him, and he became the YORKTOWN crew’s mascot. The little gray dog’s real name was Scrapper Shrapnel, but most called him by the nickname “Scrappy.” He was an Airedale; and although small, Scrappy was bold -- challenging the roaring planes on the flight deck for territory. The crew had a small life vest and helmet made for him. With Scrappy aboard, the tensions of warfare were eased.
Now this much beloved canine sailor, Scrappy, has returned to the YORKTOWN as a fun and friendly character. We invite you to come aboard and walk in the steps and pawprints of real heroes.
34 family members arrested in drug bust; $400k in cocaine seized
ELYRIA, Ohio - Elyria Police, Lorain Police and the Lorain County Sheriff's Department arrested 34 people—all related to each other in some way—in connection with $400,000 of cocaine seized.
The investigation started last year and ramped up in the past two months, culminating in the arrests Friday, March 13 and Monday, March 16, investigators said during a press conference Wednesday.
Authorities seized 3.4 kilos of cocaine, worth $400,000, five guns and $85,000 in cash.
The leaders of what's been dubbed the Burns, Milton and Tillman Drug Trafficking Organization by authorities are Jarvis Burns, 33, of Sheffield Lake, who paid for the cocaine, and his cousin Travis Milton, 32, of Elyria, who orchestrated large-scale buys from two dealers in Cleveland.
The large-scale transactions were at Burns' and Milton's grandmother Grace Milton's home on Tattersal Court in Elyria.
They bought $43,000 of cocaine from Christopher Craig, 43 and Bernard Washington, 44, both of Cleveland, investigators said.
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St. Julian Devine Park and Playground Renovation
The Charleston Parks Conservancy, the City of Charleston, and the Eastside Community Development Corporation are working together to renovate the park and playground surrounding the St. Julian Devine Community Center.
The center is an important gathering space for the community; however, the surrounding park and playground are small, barren spaces. Despite its location along one of the busiest thoroughfares in Charleston, the most common reaction from people outside the neighborhood is that they have no idea what the building is, much less that it is a community center surrounded by a park.
This park offers a remarkable opportunity to demonstrate the power of what great public spaces can do to help create, build and sustain a diverse community. Once the St. Julian Devine Park and Playground renovation is complete, the center will stand as an center of both civic engagement and a beautiful civic space for the citizens at the heart of the City of Charleston that it serves.
Special thanks to our speakers on behalf of this great cause: Harry Lesesne, Executive Director of the Charleston Parks Conservancy, The Honorable Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. of the City of Charleston, Jason Kronsberg, Deputy Director of Parks for the City of Charleston, Brenda Shokes, St. Julian Devine Community Center Manager for the City of Charleston, Latonya Gamble, President of the Eastside Community Development Corporation, and local residents, Stefanya D'Allesandro and Mary Edwards.
EXCLUSIVE- Mayor Joe Riley interview- Quintin's Close-Ups™
Mayor Joe Riley has been busy with the Mother Emanuel AME Church tragedy, Tyreik Gadsden and, of course, the Confederate flag removal.
In this special edition of 'Quintin's Close-Ups', I speak exclusively with him, 1-on-1.