Rumors & Notes: 4/30/14

TOP STORIES

• Man taken into custody after standoff at North Charleston apartment complex (Post & Courier).

• DOT: Replacement bridge will be up in 180 days, to cost $2 million (ABC News 4).
  • Boil water advisory lifted in Cypress Gardens, Bushy Park area (Live 5 News).
  • How fast was the Berkeley County bridge daredevil driving? (Charleston City Paper).

• Garbage cans with Internet, compactors could be coming to Charleston, officials say (Post & Courier).

FOOD

• Producers looking for Charleston restaurant for reality TV show (Live 5 News).
• Travel Channel to Feature Georgean’s Caribbean Soul (Post & Courier).
• Indigo Road opening culinary complex in Charleston’s Cigar Factory (Post & Courier).
• 5 food trends from Charleston, S.C. (Nation’s Restaurant News).
• Charleston Chefs Look to Asia For Gibbes’ Street Party Inspiration (Post & Courier).
• The Bee Cause Project pollinates an important message (Charleston City Paper).
• Dive into drinks and dogs at The Palace Hotel (Post & Courier).
• The highs and lows of South Carolina peach farming (Charleston City Paper).
• “Million Dollar Critic” Finishes Charleston Restaurant Shoot (Post & Courier).
• O-Ku, Friday at 10:00 p.m. (Eater Charleston).
• Second annual soft-shell crab crawl reveals new preparations (Charleston City Paper).
• Culinary Scholarship Offered to South Carolina Students (Post & Courier).

POLITICS

• House Speaker Bobby Harrell ethics-related hearing not yet scheduled, clerk says (Post & Courier).
• SC House approves updating 26-year-old sex ed law (ABC News 4).

ENTERTAINMENT

• Confessions of a loyal Southern Charm fan (Charleston City Paper).

• Dear ‘Southern Charm’ Guys, Fashion Is More Than Boobs (Huffington Post).

• Southern charm (Greenwich Post).
• Hooters of N. Charleston Swimsuit Contest (The Digitel).
• Blackbeard’s Cove will have a month-long BINGO contest (Facebook).

SPORTS

• Athlete of the Week: Sports Illustrated’s Gary Smith (ABC News 4).
• Former Gamecocks Victor Hampton, Kelcy Quarles cleared of wrongdoing in New York City nightclub incident (Post & Courier).
• Yanity out after 11 years calling Clemson games (News 2).
• Report: Clemson to beef up quarterback depth with former Stanford passer (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Are the Sullivans Island St. Patrick’s Day festivities in trouble? (Facebook).

• Police chief says there’s enough manpower on Upper King Street (Live 5 News).
• Ceremonial signing held Wednesday for Emma’s Law (ABC News 4).
• Bonus money could be coming to SC Boeing plant workers (Live 5 News).
• Multimillion dollar renovation of Charleston International Airport moving along (Live 5 News).
• State panel approves $33 million in SC projects (ABC News 4).
• Lowcountry woman selected to represent SC in Ms. Wheelchair USA pageant (Live 5 News).
• Handcuffs with that? Police to help wait tables for Special Olympics (Post & Courier).
• $100K Cash 5 ticket sold in North Charleston (ABC News 4).
• DSS, law enforcement release conflicting information on case of infant’s death (Post & Courier).
• Spring storms cause flooding in downtown Charleston (ABC News 4).
  • Lightning causes small fires in Summerville (ABC News 4).
• Mount Pleasant police investigate reported carjacking attempt at Page’s Okra Grill (Post & Courier).
• Music-based education planned for charter school using musicians (Live 5 News).
• SC Black Caucus: Eckstrom needs to apologize (ABC News 4).
• Charleston software firm Blackbaud reports higher earnings, sales (Post & Courier).
• Juicy Couture leaves Charleston King St. storefront, to reappear in Kohl’s this fall (Post & Courier).
• Charleston-area students recognized for Holocaust artwork (Post & Courier).
• Budget board approves $6M loan to SC State (ABC News 4).
• News 2 Special Report – The War at Home (News 2).

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