Rumors & Notes: 2/14/15

TOP STORIES

• In the line of fire: Deputy’s path from shooting to healing and finding help (ABC News 4).
• South Carolina senator says sexist remarks were just jokes (Post & Courier).
  • SC’s only female senator says sexist comments went too far (ABC News 4).
• SC State Alumni rep: ‘We are in a storm’ (ABC News 4).
• A City of Ashes: When the Confederacy abandoned Charleston (Post & Courier).
• SLED investigating trooper involved shooting (News 2).

FOOD/BEV

• Cumberland Street Smokehouse is now open (Charleston City Paper).
• Mad River Bar & Grille contents up for auction (Post & Courier).
• Mixson Bath & Racquet Club Hosts a Barrel-Aged Bash (HCS).
• Ruth’s Chris Steak House Marks Their Territory on the Market (Eater Charleston).
• 18 big ideas from the late-night input sessions (Charleston City Paper).
• Prix Fixe is Out at McCrady’s; Now They Have Individual Offerings (Eater Charleston).
• Floating restaurant Scarlett O’Hara went to a watery grave in Charleston harbor (Post & Courier).
• Charleston Distilling Co. Presents the Tolerance Cocktail Competition (HCS).
• 33 Essential Charleston Bars (Eater Charleston).
• 4th Annual Food Truck Rodeo Scheduled for Feb. 21 (HCS).
• Trendy Tavern & Table struggles with age-old dining woes: Food and service (Post & Courier).
• Chef Bob Carter’s Barony Tavern is Hiring Back of House Staff (Eater Charleston).
• Would Bone Broth Work in Charleston? (Eater Charleston).
• Monday celebrations at Proof, Edmund’s Oast (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Elise Testone releases new single (iTunes).
• Charleston County School District moves toward middle school football league (Post & Courier).
• Bob Dylan Returns to Charleston with Show at the PAC (HCS).
• Rene Russell releases album (Charleston City Paper).
• Stratford football players release balloons to honor coach who died of cancer (Live 5 News).
• Program showcases music scene at historic Charleston venue (Post & Courier).
• Charleston Tells Storytelling Festival Returns this March (HCS).
• Draft A Celebrity golf tournament returning to Ocean Course (Post & Courier).
• The Alley’s Ready to Host a Mardi Party on 2/17 (HCS).
• Gamecocks football recruit arrested in petit larceny case (Post & Courier).
• No. 10 South Carolina Sweeps DH to Steal Series From CofC (Live 5 News).
• Brad and Jennifer Moranz Debut “Rock and Roll is Here to Stay!” Next Month (HCS).
• Charleston artist Paul Puckett drawn to Lowcountry by SEWE (Post & Courier).
• Southern Season Set to Host a Fat Tuesday Soiree (HCS).

POLITICS

• Vice President Biden to Travel to South Carolina (WLTX).
• Dick Elliott drops out of Charleston mayoral race (ABC News 4).
• Graham’s consideration of 2016 complicates SC landscape (ABC News 4).
• Mayors focus on infrastructure, workforce, growth (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Blue laws aren’t South Carolina’s dumbest rules, but they’re close (Post & Courier).
• Charleston lawmaker Limehouse pushes to keep S.C. State University open (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• SC attorney general going after fraud in food stamp program (ABC News 4).
• Community members push for soft closings at bars in Charleston (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Charleston NAACP Vice President Rev. Joe Darby (HCS).
• House receives 2 plans to fix S.C. roads (Charleston Regional Business Journal).

MISC

• S.C. leads states in automotive sector and tire exports (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Citadel cadets help make Valentine’s Day memorable for assisted living residents (The Digitel).
• Earthen Confederate fortifications hide in plain sight (Post & Courier).
• ‘Yes’ from above: Drone key in Valentine’s proposal (ABC News 4).
• C’mon, have a heart and get a dog (Post & Courier).
• MUSC study weighs Omega-3s in battling suicidal thoughts (ABC News 4).
• Pair of fatal crashes start Valentine’s weekend (ABC News 4).
• The wild in motion: species turnover constant, now driven by man (Post & Courier).
• Man shot in leg after argument at Florence mall (ABC News 4).
• Thousands attend fifth annual ‘Storm The Citadel’ trebuchet competition in name of STEM education (Post & Courier).
• ACA Deadline Is February 15th (News 2).
• 2 people and 2 dogs found dead inside home (ABC News 4).

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