Rumors & Notes
Rumors & Notes: 2/3/15
- Police: Strip club patron shot walking home after missing ride (ABC News 4).
- Police: Suspect detained (Live 5 News).
- DCSO: Man shot in neck off Ashley Phosphate Road (Live 5 News).
- WEZL and Y102.5 raised $192,000 for the MUSC Children’s Hospital during their 2015 Radiothon (WEZL).
- Jail officer charged with giving contraband to inmate (ABC News 4).
- Charleston city officials welcome public input on midnight bar ban (Live 5 News).
FOOD/BEV
- Republic Ice Cream to take over Planet Smoothie spot in downtown Charleston (Post & Courier).
- Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint opening in Mount Pleasant (Post & Courier).
- Husk & Scott’s Bar-B-Que: Two of the South’s Best Restaurants (HCS).
- Gluten-Free For Me: Charleston’s Top Restaurants for Dietary Restrictions10 Best).
- Ristorante LIDI hires new executive chef (Post & Courier).
- Stars Rooftop & Grill Room Hosting Full Moon Party Tomorrow (HCS).
- Would You Dare to Dine Out on Valentine’s Day? (Eater Charleston).
- Caviar & Bananas Offering “A Treat For Your Sweet” (HCS).
ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS
- Twitter goes nuts after Bravo airs Southern Charm promo (Post & Courier).
- Battery’s upcoming schedule ‘the best ever’ (Post & Courier).
- 7 Ways to Experience the Great Outdoors in this Great City (Charleston.com).
- Charleston man creates viral Super Bowl meme (News 2).
- A second “Mickey’s Magic Show” performance has been added at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center for 2/19 at 3:30 pm (Ticketmaster).
- Visits up at 11 percent at South Carolina parks (Live 5 News).
- Stingrays back in South after realignment (News 2).
- Riverdogs Offering Special Ticket Packages for Valentine’s Day (HCS).
- Bikefest events to end earlier each night this year (ABC News 4).
POLITICS/GOV
- North Charleston mayor’s race heating up (Post & Courier).
- City of Charleston releases updated Tourism Management Plan (Live 5 News).
- Haley’s DSS pick going for round 2 in confirmation hearings (Live 5 News).
- Council to tackle growth in West Ashley (News 2).
- SC Lawmakers Tout Medical Marijuana Bill (FITSNews).
- Clyburn: SC getting $4M for early Head Start programs (ABC News 4).
- Isle of Palms settles with feds over Disabilities Act probe (Live 5 News).
- Richard Eckstrom Accused Of Drugging On-Again, Off-Again Lover (FITSSNews).
- Upper peninsula zoning district meeting scheduled for Wednesday (Post & Courier).
- McMaster’s chief of staff to keep job after DUI charge (ABC News 4).
MISC
- Body of Summerville man killed in Afghanistan is back on US soil (News 2).
- Bridge-area makeover plan soon to be revealed (Post & Courier).
- Sullivan’s eyes recreational plan for historic fort (Post & Courier).
- SC unemployment agency seeking $15M for workforce initiative (Live 5 News).
- Everything you need to know about measles and vaccines (Post & Courier).
- State says Heather Elvis case will not be affected by suspects’ release (Live 5 News).
- Patriots Point Hosts Black History Month Symposium this Friday (HCS).
- Trial for Johns Island murder suspect begins (ABC News 4).
- Help Provide “Baskets of Love” for Hospice Patients (HCS).
- Berlin G. Myers Parkways to shut down temporarily Wednesday morning (Live 5 News).
- Charleston sheriff’s office reaches settlement in negligence lawsuit (ABC News 4).
- Office building proposed for upper King St. lot in Charleston (Post & Courier).
- Truck backing out of driveway strikes 3-year-old boy in Colleton Co. (Live 5 News).
- Johns Island man accused of sexual abuse 25 years ago (Post & Courier).
- List of Trident Way locations offering help with tax preparation (Live 5 News).
- CofC recruits adults back to school (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
- Deputies: Cyclist injured in Monday morning car accident (Live 5 News).
- College of Charleston site of new research center for supply chain and logistics (Post & Courier).
- Racial slur painted on rock outside of Rock Hill school (Live 5 News).
- Columbia police searching for missing man (Live 5 News).
- Open wide: Dentists may be first line of defense for other medical issues (ABC News 4).
- Man shot by Highway Patrol trooper reaches $285K settlement (Live 5 News).
- Police: No foul play suspected after body discovered in SUV (Live 5 News).
- SC Supreme Court nixes hearing on James Brown widow’s diary (Post & Courier).
- Pregnant sisters involved in ATV accident; one killed along with unborn child (Live 5 News).