Rumors & Notes: 10/23 – 10/24/14

TOP STORIES

• Nosebleed on flight from Dulles grounds plane in Columbia over Ebola fears (Live 5 News).
• Bobby Harrell pleads guilty, resigns from office (Live 5 News).
  • Could Bobby Harrell’s cooperation with feds lead to more convictions? (News 2).
• Gang threats force changes to Summerville/Colleton football game (ABC News 4).
  • Drones, SWAT surround Summerville game after gang threats (ABC News 4).
  • United we win, divided we lose (Post & Courier).
• Tip leads to bus stop arrest of student with loaded gun (Live 5 News).
• Academic Magnet shrugs off watermelon controversy; team secures playoff spot (Post & Courier).
• Weekend Events, Parties, & Plans: 10/24 – 10/26/14 (HCS).

FOOD/BEV

• Local Menu Items that Will (Arguably) Cure Your Next Hangover (Eater Charleston).
• Butcher & Bee to host Beasley’s Chicken + Honey Dinner (Charleston City Paper).
• Edmund’s Oast Makes Eater’s List of ‘The 27 Hottest Cocktail Destinations Across the Country, Fall 2014’ (Eater Charleston).
• A Few Charleston Bars That Resemble Works of Fine Art (Eater Charleston).
• Fresh at the Farm Dinner Series Returns on Nov. 2nd (HCS).
• 10 Ingredients in Edmund’s Oast Cocktails You Pretend to Recognize, But Really Don’t (Eater Charleston).
• Brewvival 2015 will be held on February, 28th (CHSBeer).
• First Look at Mount Pleasant’s The Americano (Eater Charleston).
• Custom bakery taking orders on Johns Island (Post & Courier).
• 15 Dive Bars of Varying Grunge to Visit in Charleston (Eater Charleston).
• Can John Lewis replicate his pit here? Stephan Pyles is skeptical (Post & Courier).
• 10 Thought-Provoking Quotes from Sean Brock and David Chang’s Cookbook Talk (Eater Charleston).
• Frosted Flake chicken coming to Coastal Carolina Fair (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT

• Bill Murray is at his best as the showy antihero of St. Vincent (Charleston City Paper).
• The Found Footage Festival returns with a collection of bitchin’ bad videos (Charleston City Paper).
• 2015 Charleston Animal Society Firefighter Calendars on sale NOW (Charleston Firefighter Calendar).
• Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival Back at CofC for Year 8 (HCS).
• South Carolina Stingrays built for playoff run (Post & Courier).
  • Stingrays blanked by Greenville, 3-0 (Post & Courier).
• Filmmaker Andy Coon’s web series Often Awesome documents a dearly departed friend’s battle with ALS (Charleston City Paper).
• Taking Flight Comic Book Show Back at The Sparrow this Saturday for 7th Event (HCS).
• VIDEO/PHOTOS: Divers carve massive pumpkin at SC Aquarium (Live 5 News).
• Friday Football Frenzy Week 9: Scores, highlights, recaps, and galleries (ABC News 4).
• Biergarten’s “Night of the Living Dead” Halloween Party (HCS).
• This Week in #CHS Tweets (Charleston Grit).
• Inaugural “Folly Beach Battle of the Bags” Scheduled for Nov. 8th (HCS).

POLITICS

• Henry McMaster has strong lead over Bakari Sellers in lieutenant governor’s race (Post & Courier).
• SC: Couple can’t bring same-sex federal lawsuit (News 2).
• Ervin releases new ad, hits Haley on connections (Post & Courier).
• State leader calling for football team’s suspension for post-game celebrations (Live 5 News).

MISC

• 1,900 feet of power cord stolen from Festival of Lights display (Charleston City Paper).
• Reward offered in steel rail theft at old Navy Base in North Charleston (Post & Courier).
• Yes 4 Schools forum focuses on concerns of West Ashley residents (ABC News 4).
• The ATTESSA IV, a “super yacht” is currently docked in Charleston (complete with its own helicopter). It’s owner is Dennis Washington, the 79th richest person in America. His net worth is estimated to be $6 billion (Charter World/Wikipedia).
• “CBS This Morning” Talks Charleston & Conde Nast Traveler (HCS).
• Arrest made in James Island shooting (ABC News 4).
• Moody’s gives city of Charleston triple-A bond rating (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Coach Earl Brown (HCS).
• SC woman sentenced for lying to FBI in kidnap case (News 2).
• Two hospitalized in Savannah Hwy. motorcycle wreck (Live 5 News).
• Man accused of injuring couple in chase found guilty of bank robbery (ABC News 4).
• Trident unveils new Center Point medical facility (ABC News 4).
• Maggie-Faye’s journey: Living with Cystic Fibrosis (News 2).
• Berkeley school district ready to invest $198M on improvement projects (ABC News 4).
• Charleston police awarded $136k grant for DUI task force officers (Live 5 News).
• Arrests made in West Ashley convenience store robbery (ABC News 4).
• Report: Robbery victim following suspects stops pursuit after hearing gunshots (Live 5 News).
• Goose Creek Branch NAACP celebrates 10th annual Freedom Fund Banquet (News 2).
• A look back: The Susan Smith case (ABC News 4).
• Four families displaced following Goose Creek apartment fire (Live 5 News).
• Aviation Authority board approves funds for art, furniture at Charleston airport (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Mom gets 1 year for wreck that killed daughters (News 2).
• Customer service company adding 200 jobs at facility in North Charleston (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Police say Subway robbery suspect caught (ABC News 4).

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