DAVID ROGERS has been a frequent contributor to thePost and Courier on matters concerning Charleston's builtculture. He has also written for Newsday Magazine andCharleston Magazine, among others. David's early workingyears were spent as a media specialist and adjunct professorof literature. He later owned a shop on the East End of LongIsland. David is the author of a novel, The Day of the Minx,a work in progress.Originally from the Hudson River Valley farm region in NewYork State, David came to Charleston in August 1983, a tripthat changed everything. He immediately became captivatedby the city, its charms and history, and not long after, boughta house South of Broad on the harbor and made Charlestonhis home. David now lives in the I'On neighborhood inMount Pleasant, S.

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