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Charleston Information (Subject Guides)

Apartments for Rent

College of Charleston Office of Residence Life and Housing | 843.953.5523
http://reslife.cofc.edu/

Off-campus housing listing: http://reslife.cofc.edu/offcampushousing/offcampushousing.html.

Post and Courier Classified Ads
http://www.charleston.net/classifiedmain/
Click on “Real Estate”

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Activities and Recreation

Charleston City Paper Events Calendar & Community Billboard
http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/gyrobase/index
Click on “Calendar”

Post and Courier Preview
http://www.charleston.net/preview/

City of Charleston Recreation Department | 843.724.7327
http://www.charlestoncity.info/dept/content.aspx?nid=1466

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CARTA/City Buses

CARTA/City Buses | 843.724.7420
http://www.ridecarta.com/

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City Map

Charleston City Map (from Mapquest.com)
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Charleston&state=SC
Allows zooming, panning, and re-centering

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Fire Department

City of Charleston Fire Department
http://www.charlestoncity.info/dept/?nid=11

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Employment Opportunities

College of Charleston Career Center | 843.953.5692
http://www.cofc.edu/~career/
Work study and other employment opportunities

Charleston Job Market
http://www.charlestonjobmarket.com/

City of Charleston Jobline
http://www.charlestoncity.info/dept/content.aspx?nid=1238

Post and Courier Classified Ads
http://www.charleston.net/classifiedmain/
Click on “Careers”

County of Charleston Jobs
http://www.charlestoncounty.org/index2.asp?p=/employme.htm

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Movies and Theaters

Post and Courier Movie Listings
http://www.charleston.net/movies/listings/

Yahoo! Movies
http://movies.yahoo.com/showtimes/showtimes.html
Search by city or zip code for theaters and show times.

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Music and Concerts

Charleston City Paper concert listings
http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/gyrobase/index
Click on “Music”

Preview’s Music Section (Post and Courier)
http://www.charleston.net/news/preview/music/

Charleston Music Directory
http://www.charlestonmusicdirectory.com/list.php
Info about local bands

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Newspapers

Charleston City Paper
http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com

The Chronicle | 843.723.2785
An African American weekly newspaper serving the Tri-county area since 1971.

George Street Observer
http://www.georgestreetobserver.com/

Post and Courier
http://www.charleston.net

Yahoo! Newspapers Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Newspapers/

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Parking Services

City Parking Services | 843.724.7368
http://www.charlestoncity.info/dept/?nid=23

College of Charleston Parking Services | 843.953.7834
http://www.cofc.edu/~parking/

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Police Department

Charleston Police | 843.577.7074
http://www.charleston-pd.org/

College of Charleston Public Safety | 843.953.5611
http://www.cofc.edu/publicsafety/

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Restaurants

Sanitation and Recycling

City Sanitation Department | 843.724.7364
Garbage collection, etc.

Charleston County Solid Waste/Recycling | 843.720.7111
http://www.charlestoncounty.org/index2.asp?p=/departments/solidwaste/D-SW-Recyc.htm

Recyclable materials list http://www.charlestoncounty.org/index2.asp?p=/departments/solidwaste/D-RecyMatrls.htm

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Voter Registration

Voter Information | 843.744.8683

League of Women Voters | 843.216.3550
A non-partisan source of critical voter information such as who your representatives are, how to contact them, and where you need to go to cast your ballot.

The League of Women Voters' DemocracyNet
http://www.dnet.org/
Your premier public interest site for election information. Enter your zip code to find out who's running for offices on your ballot and where the candidates stand on issues you care about.

Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/
Project Vote Smart (PVS) is a citizen's organization dedicated to serving all Americans with accurate and unbiased information for electoral decision-making.

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Other Charleston Websites

Charleston City Government
http://www.ci.charleston.sc.us/

Charleston Community Profiles
http://www.sccommunityprofiles.org/place.asp?PLACEID=50
Demographics, economics, education, housing, and poverty statistics

E-Podunk's Charleston Community
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=13090
Lots of links to a range of information.

Charleston County
http://www.charlestoncounty.org/

E-Podunk's Charleston County
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=13091
Lots of links to a range of information.

Charleston.Net
http://www.charleston.net

Holy City Web.com
http://dcsky.com/holycityweb/index.php3
Charleston online shopping

Yahoo! Online Directory for Charleston, SC http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/South_Carolina/Cities/Charleston/
Weather, yellow pages, maps, etc.

Google Local
http://local.google.com/
Find local businesses and services on the Web.

CharlestonList.com
http://www.charlestonlist.com
New online classified site offering information about jobs, apartments, services, etc.

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Charleston Metropolitan Area Websites

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