Rumors & Notes: 6/19/14

TOP STORIES

• Boy, 10, bloodied and ‘scared’ before grandmother was found dead in James Island home, neighbor says (Post & Courier).

• Midnight closing ordinance will have public hearing Aug. 20 (Charleston City Paper).

• Horse carriage runs into a building in downtown Charleston (News 2).
• SC State University placed on probation (News 2).

FOOD

• Butcher & Bee opening NoMo cafe next year (Post & Courier).
• 5 Chefs On The Past, Present And Hominy Loving Future Of Southern Food In America (Food Republic).
• Bier Pong Championships at the Garten this July (HCS).
• Piggly Wiggly warehouse sale drawing long lines of shoppers seeking big discounts (Post & Courier).
• Fun Run at The Orange Spot this Sunday (HCS).
• Sarah O’Kelley to Leave The Glass Onion (Eater Charleston).
• Seafood sophistication transcends touristy setting of City Market at Brasserie Gigi (Post & Courier).

POLITICS

• Haley takes names in blasting House for overriding pay raise veto (Post & Courier).
• SC Senate kills ethics bill, goes home (News 2).
• Hugh Leatherman elected SC Senate leader, accused of being part of a ‘hit’ (The State).
• Ethics Reform bill in limbo (Post & Courier).
• NCAA calls South Carolina president Harris Pastides to witness stand in Ed O’Bannon trial (Post & Courier).
• SC Supreme Court: Regularly scheduled public meetings no longer require agendas (Index-Journal).

  Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2014/06/18/3516182/hugh-leatherman-elected-senate.html#storylink=cpy

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Sol Driven Train has started a Kickstarter campaign to help fund their next album, Dance! Fun pledge prizes are available for those who donate (Kickstarter).
• Goo Goo Dolls, Daughtry, & the Plain White Ts at the Family Circle Stadium (HCS).
• Wahine Classic Review (Folly Beach).
• Solust: What You Need to Know (HCS).
• Brian & Me skateboarding film debuts in conjunction with new skate park on Folly Beach (Charleston City Paper).
• Midsummer Night’s Wine Tasting at Kitchen 208 (HCS).

MISC

• Overwhelming send-off kicks off DC trip for Cpl. Kyle Carpenter (WISTV).
• Mount Pleasant passes $87.9M budget for 2014-15 that includes tax increase (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• CARTA needs to make a DASH for drunks (Post & Courier).
• I’m hearing rumors that Uber is coming to Charleston. Someone told me the company is looking for drivers through sponsored ads on Facebook.
• 19-year-old Mount Pleasant man injured in motorcycle crash in Mount Pleasant (Post & Courier).
• Charleston hiring tourism officers, bringing in transportation consultant (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Ceremony to mark JetBlue’s new Washington flights today (Post & Courier).
• Lawmakers override Haley’s veto of Lowcountry Graduate Center funding (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• South Carolina ranks among website’s list of worst states to make a living (WMBF).
• General Assembly yields to Haley veto of pay increase (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Charleston keeps its tall ship Spirit (Post & Courier).
• Mothers speaking out against violence (News 2).
• IQor to hire 320, invest $400,000 in Dorchester County call center (Charleston Regional Business Journal).

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