Rumors & Notes: 10/20/14

TOP STORIES

• Charleston Named Top City in U.S.; 2nd Best in the World (HCS).
• Poll: Sheheen down 20 points to Haley after 1st debate (ABC News 4).
• FBI: DEA agent shot in Orangeburg (ABC News 4).
• Joe Wilson: Hamas to send an Ebola army to destroy America (Charleston City Paper).
• Black population plummets as gentrification rolls up the Charleston peninsula (Post & Courier).
  • Charleston works to protect diversity as peninsula’s population changes, and grows (Post & Courier).
  • Gentrification often means higher property tax bills, but not in South Carolina (Post & Courier).

FOOD/BEV

• Thai Elephants Restaurant opening on Folly Road (Charleston City Paper).
• Eater’s Cocktail Week 2014 Starts Right Now (Eater Charleston).
• The Veggie Bin is opening two new locations (Charleston City Paper).
• ‘Chocolate Pale Ale’ takes top prize in Iron Brew Festival (Live 5 News).
• Remodeled Faculty Lounge reopens Friday; exterior remains “as shitty as possible” (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston Showed Lots of Love for the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck (Eater Charleston).
• New details on Southern Charm co-creator’s Generalísimo restaurant (Charleston City Paper).
• Where to Grab a Killer Cocktail (or Three) in Charleston (Eater Charleston).
• Twenty Six Divine grills up demo dinners (Post & Courier).
• Wild Dunes Announces the 2nd Annual Island Brews & Chews Festival (HCS).
• A Brief Look Around Summerville’s Latest Addition Triangle Char & Bar (Eater Charleston).
• Palmetto Brewing Raised $40k for Operation Homefront (HCS).
• Charleston’s Most Amusingly Ridiculous Cocktail: The Cotton Candy Nitrotini (Eater Charleston).
• Photo Gallery: Pint of Hope Zombie Pub Crawl (HCS).
• We need your help for My Charleston Thanksgiving (Post & Courier).
• Edmund’s Oast Hosts Fall-Themed Cocktail Class on 10/29 (HCS).

ENTERTAINMENT

• Band Together for ALS This Saturday at Brick House (HCS).
• 2014 ‘Pink Fair’ second largest on the books (The State).
• Local screenwriter Sallie West wins prestigious Nicholl Fellowship (Post & Courier).
• Manchester Orchestra to Play the Memminger Auditorium in December (HCS).
• Former Citadel players Cam Turner, Cal McCombs to coach in Medal of Honor Bowl (Post & Courier).
• “Live Here, Give Here”: Charitable Society of Charleston Celebrates 22 Years of Giving (HCS).

SPORTS

• Chattanooga runs by The Citadel 34-14 (ABC News 4).
• Presbyterian beats Charleston Southern 7-3 (ABC News 4).
• Runners pack Daniel Island for Komen race day (ABC News 4).
• Friday Football Frenzy Week 8: Highlights, recaps, scores, and galleries (ABC News 4).
• Charleston women’s soccer eliminated from postseason contention with two weekend losses (Cistern Yard).
• Olde Charlestowne Sertoma Club Donation Benefits Charleston Parks Conservancy’s Newest Community Garden (The Digitel Charleston).

POLITICS

• Donors use loophole to pour money into governor’s race (Post & Courier).
• Vincent Sheheen accuses Gov. Nikki Haley of pay-to-play (Post & Courier).
• Election day rides are a phone call away (ABC News 4).
• Charleston County Council to consider raising its pay (Post & Courier).
• Candidates to be SC’s top educator to debate (ABC News 4).
• Sen. Graham: Immigration reform solution to skills gap (GSA Business).
• For Tim Scott, incumbency is best campaign tool (ABC News 4).
• Secretary of State candidate Deerin to take on 90-mile bike ride (Post & Courier).
• Top 5 S.C. House races (Post & Courier).
• I-526 and Sea Island Greenway supporters launch PAC for Johns Island road projects (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Runners hear missing Greenville woman’s screams (Live 5 News).
• Mount Pleasant movie theater closed after fire scare (News 2).
• Investigators charge man for burglaries at Mt. Pleasant neighborhood (Live 5 News).
• Four entrepreneurs start Charleston drone business (Post & Courier).
• Boeing SC’s first humanitarian flight delivers aid to Kenya (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Road projects to help ease congestion around new schools in Mount Pleasant (ABC Nws 4).
• Local nurse concerned about Ebola as coworker returns to hospital after trip to Africa (News 2).
• Jury awards $2.95M in death of Berkeley County inmate David Allan Woods (Post & Courier).
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month: A Survivor’s Story (News 2).
• Lowcountry gas prices drop below $2.75 (Live 5 News).
• Mother discusses son’s suicide at annual walk (ABC News 4).
• 3 arrested on attempted murder charges, 3 stabbed in Mount Pleasant bar fight (Post & Courier).
• Couple gets engaged on South Carolina State Fair Ferris Wheel (Live 5 News).
• Spartanburg officer charged with on-duty DUI (ABC News 4).
• Woman’s purse snatched downtown (Post & Courier).
• Report: Habitual traffic offender charged in weekend DUI wreck (Live 5 News).
• Man arrested for cocaine, tells police he already sold half (Post & Courier).
• Ashley River Bridge reopens after drawbridge malfunction (Live 5 News).
• Mount Pleasant man hurt after crashing car with drugs, stolen gun inside, police say (Post & Courier).
• Man indicted in accidental deadly shooting of 7-year-old due in court (Live 5 News).
• New service brings post-Panamax ships to Charleston (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Man carjacked at Meeting St. gas station (Post & Courier).
• Car burglary suspect arrested for assaulting an officer during foot pursuit (News 2).
• Bicyclist missing for days found dead in Greenwood (ABC News 4).
• One dead, two injured following accident involving log truck, van (Live 5 News).
• Man gets 30 years in case of bodies in barrels (ABC News 4).
• Armed robbers terrorize couple at Berkeley Co. convenience store (Live 5 News).
• Police: 2 arrested in pizza delivery driver robbery (Live 5 News).

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