Rumors & Notes: 3/9/15

TOP STORIES

• Sgt. Jasper rezoning withdrawn (Post & Courier).
• CCSO: Driver who hit school bus was evading traffic stop (Live 5 News).
• Mercedes announces expansion of N. Charleston plant (Live 5 News).
  • Company to invest $500M in new van plant (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Decisions, investigations may dog some Berkeley County sheriff candidates (Post & Courier).
• After four years, taxi fares could increase in Charleston (Post & Courier).

FOOD/BEV

• Opening Alert: Parisian Experience Cafe Framboise Unlocks Doors on Monday (Eater Charleston).
• Warehouse Releases New Menus (HCS).
• 18 Power Lunch Spots to Fight the Daytime Doldrums (Eater Charleston).
• ‘Parts and pieces’ heritage of Carolina Gold growers sought at Hampton dig (Post & Courier).
• First Look Inside Small Plate Eatery Spero (Eater Charleston).

CHARLESTON WINE + FOOD FESTIVAL

• Festival cooks up its tasty 10th year (ABC News 4).
• Six favorites from the festival’s food line-up (Post & Courier).
• What Was Your Favorite Festival Bite? (Eater Charleston).
• Waffle House Smackdown a hit with crowd of Wine + Food attendees (Post & Courier).
• City Paper’s CHSWFF Coverage (Charleston City Paper).
• Kyle DeGolyer of Poogan’s Porch wins Iron Mixologist competition (Post & Courier).
• X Marked the Hotspots at the 2015 Charleston Wine + Food Festival (Eater Charleston).
• Culinary Village goers pickle, bake and brew in Hands-On Kitchen (Post & Courier).
• Sharpie-packing chefs fix festival signs (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• An Instagrammer’s guide to Charleston (HLNTV).
• Earth, Wind & Fire To Perform at the Family Circle Stadium (HCS).
• Stingrays Pick Up 16th Straight Win with 3-1 Victory over Road Warriors (News 2).
• Citadel fires head basketball coach Chuck Driesell (ABC News 4).
• Goodbye, preseason! Sights & sounds from the Carolina Challenge Cup (Hudson River Blues).
• Terrace Theatre’s Charleston Film Festival Begins on Thursday (HCS).
• UNC-Wilmington blows Charleston out of tournament 79-53 (ABC News 4).
• Citadel Mall Hosts Wedding Expo on March 22nd (HCS).
• Furman upsets The Citadel in SoCon tourney, 73-56 (ABC News 4).
• Rugged Maniac Photo Gallery (Live 5 News).

POLITICS

• Lindsey Graham Explains Why He Doesn’t Use E-mail (Bloomberg).
• Obama’s first S.C. visit as president rich with symbolism (Post & Courier).
• Charleston mayoral candidates hold public forum (News 2).
• Cosmopolitan South Carolina city seeks mayor unafraid of comparisons (Post & Courier).
• Senator Scott hosts veteran job fair in North Charleston (Live 5 News).
• Riley radio ad promotes Boeing, refers listeners to anti-union website (Post & Courier).
• SC 1 step away from replacing Common Core in classrooms (ABC News 4).

MISC

• The story behind this awesome dolphin photo (Post & Courier).
• Rare 500-pound leatherback sea turtle rescued from remote beach near Georgetown (Post & Courier).
• Charleston County School District to begin charging tuition to new out-of-county students (Post & Courier).
• Is panhandling boom hurting Charleston’s image? (Post & Courier).
• No rest for weary medics prompts change, some ‘gripes’ at Charleston County EMS (Post & Courier).
• Charleston’s Int’l African American Museum building plans up for review (Post & Courier).
• Injured Summerville hairstylist to testify in ‘Midnight Rider’ trial (Live 5 News).
• Director of Allman film pleads guilty in train crash death (ABC News 4).
• SCDOT: Johns Island road maintenance project ending this weekend (Live 5 News).
• Police still investigating fatal accident in North Charleston (ABC News 4).
• Homeless women and those in poverty learn skills to secure jobs (News 2).
• SC State’s focus on accreditation as SACS tours campus (ABC News 4).
• 21-year-old dead after being hit while riding moped (Live 5 News).
• Farmer finds burned out car with body inside in field (News 2).
• New interim sheriff discusses budget, county’s cold cases (ABC News 4).
• 15-year-old dead after motorcycle wreck in Cottageville (Live 5 News).
• SC police officers arrested on child abuse charges to appear in court (Live 5 News).
• Architects assist Charleston in building design standards (ABC News 4).
• Crews battle Ladson house fire early Monday morning (Live 5 News).
• South Carolina has run out of key lethal injection drug (ABC News 4).

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