Rumors & Notes: 1/29/15

TOP STORIES

• Uber to operate in SC through June 2015, says public service commission (ABC News 4).
• College of Charleston theater students make pouches for orphaned kangaroos (Post & Courier).
• Arabic tweet a non-issue, airport says — except for local TV station (ABC News 4).
• Y102.5 is running their 7th Annual “Y Care for Kids” Radiothon benefitting MUSC Children’s Hospital (Y102.5).
• Edisto Beach mayor dies (Live 5 News).

FOOD/BEV

• 25 Restaurants to Find Iconic Shrimp and Grits in Charleston (Eater Charleston).
• Prohibition to host a Six-Course Oskar Blues Beer Dinner (HCS).
• Still Mourning the Loss of Andolini’s Pizza Parlor (Eater Charleston).
• Burritos and Dominican Burgers at Butcher & Bee This Weekend (Eater Charleston).
• The Barbeque Joint’s Anniversary Pig Pickin’ & Bluegrass Block Party Set for February 7th (HCS).
• New shrimp-and-grits destination in North Charleston (Post & Courier).
• Henry’s was Among the First Fish Houses in the Holy City (Eater Charleston).
• National Sick Day (Yelp Charleston).
• The Woodlands Brought National Dining Recognition to Summerville (Eater Charleston).
• The Grill and Island Bar puts more choices on menu (Post & Courier).
• The Colony House Was Charleston’s Standby for Almost 40 Years (Eater Charleston).
• Roadshow appraisers curious about contents of Charleston’s kitchens (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Mark Knopfler Plays the PAC in October (HCS).
• Bully Pulpit says good-bye to the Holy City (Charleston City Paper).
• CFW announces featured designer, emcee for finale (Charleston City Paper).
• Duke University Pitchforks Charity Concert Scheduled for 2/7 (HCS).
• Sapakoff: Stingrays’ subsidy deal from North Charleston makes sense (Post & Courier).

POLITICS

• Haley ties tax cut in roads plan to South Carolina’s competitive edge (Post & Courier).
• Public Listening Sessions on Late Night Activity/Bar Ban on February 11 (Eater Charleston).
• Lindsey Graham launches new White House exploratory bid website (Post & Courier).
• Lindsey Graham: Wrong on Everything (Foreign Policy).
• Haley creates task force to combat domestic violence (ABC News 4).

MISC

• Downtown Charleston fire under investigation (News 2).
• One year ago, Lowcountry experienced ‘Winter Storm 2014’ (Live 5 News).
• The Post & Courier’s “Till Death Do Us Part” series is a Finalist for 2015 Goldsmith Prize (Shorenstein Center).
• Charleston police officer who was under investigation committed to psychiatric hospital (Post & Courier).
• Man killed in fall at North Charleston Performing Arts Center (Post & Courier).
• Kiawah Island tops list of resort spas in Southeast, Central America (Post & Courier).
• Anti-Cruelty: Charleston Animal Society’s Work in CHS (Charleston Grit).
• SC civil rights protesters ‘Friendship Nine’ to have records erased (Live 5 News).
• Charleston intersections are overrun with panhandlers (Charleston City Paper).
• U.S. Marshals arrest 2nd suspect for violent home invasion in W. Ashley (Live 5 News).
• Car collided with tree in fatal Johns Island wreck (Live 5 News).
• Reader photos: Abandoned Lowcountry (Post & Courier).
• Financially troubled SC State to make budget presentation (Live 5 News).
• New book tells story of oldest parish in South Carolina (News 2).
• Inmate serving life in prison charged in 1999 cold case (Live 5 News).
• Dr. Nancy McGinley speaks out for the first time since her resignation as CCSD superintendent (News 2).
• Expect delays on I26 eastbound; Night lane closures planned for weekend (ABC News 4).
• Police searching for truck, trailer stolen in North Charleston (Live 5 News).
• CFD hacks down doors, trains in vacant downtown high-rise (ABC News 4).
• Cannon Detention Center to host job fair (Live 5 News).
• Fire sparks across street from CFD headquarters (ABC News 4).
• Community, business leaders join in to tackle achievement gap in Tri-County schools (Live 5 News).
• Lawsuit filed in fatal Mt. Pleasant training flight crash (Live 5 News).
• For first time, SC parents can protect kids from identity theft (ABC News 4).
• Mt. Pleasant Fire reinvents itself, saving tax dollars (Live 5 News).
• One person in custody following North Charleston robbery (Live 5 News).
• CCSO: 12 horses removed from property, owner overwhelmed (Live 5 News).
• CofC class helps students create startup companies (Live 5 News).
• Goose Creek Rural Volunteer Fire chief dies (Live 5 News).
• 4 arrested, 3 sought in dog fighting, drug dealing investigation (Live 5 News).

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