Rumors & Notes: 12/5/14

TOP STORIES

• Lowcountry Christmas parades and tree lightings (Live 5 News).
• Former mayor of Isle of Palms, Carmen Bunch, dies at 93 (Live 5 News).
• Events in Ferguson, Staten Island inspire conversations of race among Lowcountry men (Live 5 News).
  • 3 indictments against SC officers in past 4 months (News 2).
• Jury finds Kronsberg guilty of murder; Sentence to be set later (ABC News 4).
• Police to start issuing tickets this weekend to drivers who text (Live 5 News).
• Uber driver 1st in Charleston to be found guilty of violating local rules (Post & Courier).
• Weekend Events, Parties, & Plans: 12/5 – 12/7/14 (HCS).

FOOD/BEV

• Diggity Doughnuts moves into Ike & Alice’s (Charleston City Paper).
• The Drawing Room at The Vendue blends fresh ingredients with gastronomical artistry (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston’s Great Fried Chicken Sandwich Debate (Holly Herrick).
• Bacon and Bourbon Returns this February (HCS).
• Searching For Signs of Progress at the Farmers’ and Exchange Bank Building (Eater Charleston).
• Virgil Kaine adds unflavored whiskeys to line (Post & Courier).
• Sunday at New Moon: Oyster Roast Benefitting the Lowcountry Food Bank (HCS).
• The Hottest Restaurants in Charleston Right Now, December 2014 (Eater Charleston).
• The sauce that keeps you coming back (Post & Courier).
• A Tale of Two Husks: How Sean Brock’s Sister Spots Stack Up (Eater Charleston).
• SC invites traditional food artists to apply for award (Post & Courier).
• Upcoming Brunch Hub The Westendorff Works Through Interiors (Eater Charleston).
• Sol Using “Kitchen Karma” to Aid Lowcountry Orphan Relief (HCS).

ENTERTAINMENT

• Australian horror flick The Babadook will play at the Terrace Theatre this weekend (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston Southern runs away 105-55 (ABC News 4).
• Whether you’re fast or just festive, Reindeer Run 5K kicks off holidays in earnest (Post & Courier).
• CCF performers and alums in top 10 TimeOut NYC list (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston Stage to put on new production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ (Post & Courier).
• “The Ballad of Shovels & Rope” is Now Available for Purchase (HCS).
• High School Notes: Cane Bay’s Russell Zehr named 7-AAAA coach of the year (Post & Courier).
• ‘The Charleston Christmas Special’ promises everything “from holiday classics to spiritual favorites and everything in between’ (Post & Courier).

POLITICS/POLICY

• 2nd loan approved for SC State, this time for $12M (ABC News 4).
  • S.C. State is running out of chances (Post & Courier).
• Young conservatives pushing GOP to back gay marriage rights (Post & Courier).
• Charleston County School Board committee weighs cost for new Angel Oak Elementary (Post & Courier).
• Charleston to spend millions on fire stations (ABC News 4 ).
• SC bill would bar abusers from owning guns (Live 5 News).
  • Attorney general declines to support gun ban for domestic abusers (Post & Courier).

MISC

• New fire station slated for site next to Sofa Superstore memorial (Post & Courier).
• Suspicious package leads to suspected drug dealer’s arrest (Live 5 News).
• MUSC parade marshal’s biggest gift was bone marrow (ABC News 4).
• Tech startup InciComm launches an app to help firefighters in the middle of a fire fight  (Charleston City Paper).
• MUSC doctor: Country at ‘tipping point’ with antibiotic-resistant illnesses (ABC News 4).
• Cyber harassment forces student on medical homebound (News 2).
• Pearl Harbor Memorial Service to be held this Sunday on the USS Yorktown (HCS).
• Charleston VA holding nursing recruitment event (ABC News 4).
• Charleston psychologist helped develop new sexual assault survey for military (Post & Courier).
• Deputy coroner died in Colleton County crash (ABC News 4).
• North Charleston manufacturing sector still feeling the Boeing effect (Post & Courier).
• VA official Gibson to visit Charleston Center (ABC News 4).
• Patriots Point targets college football fans to boost statewide recognition (Post & Courier).
• Crews on scene of structure fire in West Ashley (News 2).
• ‘Hire Me’ event planned for openings at several restaurants (ABC News 4).
• SCRA provides start-up funding to two Charleston companies (Post & Courier).
• Construction wraps up on Bees Ferry Road Widening Project (Live 5 News).
• 140 jobs for SC county with highest unemployment (ABC News 4).
• Sangaree educator honored by state (News 2).
• Sheriff: Mother arrested for failing to protect child from boyfriend’s abuse (ABC News 4).
• Man gets life for baseball bat killing of his mom (Post & Courier).
• Andrews attempted murder suspect surrenders to police (ABC News 4).
• Man leads Kershaw County deputies on 120 mph chase (Post & Courier).

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