Rumors & Notes: 3/19/15

TOP STORIES

• Whistle-blowers’ lawsuit: SC State president harassed employees for new car, golf cart (Live 5 News).
• Charleston wins spot on new Monopoly game (Live 5 News).
• Dad says Citadel football player who collapsed is recovering from final surgery (ABC News 4).

BLOG WAR

• Southern Charm-less: A City Girl’s Take on Life in Charleston (Pretty Southern).
• Charmed, I’m Sure: A Rebuttal (Straight Talk With Steve).
• Letter From The Editor to All of Charleston (Pretty Southern).

FOOD/BEV

• EVO Pizzeria Purchases Sweeteeth Chocolates (Eater Charleston).
• Historic Nat Fuller Dinner menu released (Charleston City Paper).
• Retweeting Could Earn You Free Food at CO this Tuesday (HCS).
• Barroom classics and a lived-in feel make Black Sheep a casual hit (Charleston City Paper).
• Palace Hotel Primer for ‘Southern Charm’ Fans (Eater Charleston).
• O-Ku Will Open Early on Bridge Run Day (HCS).
• Which Restaurant Boasts the Best Spring Menu? (Eater Charleston).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Spoleto unveils 2015 poster (Charleston City Paper).
• Nine Things We Learned in Charleston (Afar).
• Darius Rucker’s upcoming album, Southern Style, is now available for pre-order (iTunes).
  • There are also pre-order packages available (Darius Rucker).
• Old Crow Medicine Show Set to Perform at the PAC this May (HCS).
• Havana Nights in Charleston (Charleston Grit).
• Bryan Adams to Play the Family Circle Stadium on June 27th (HCS).
• Video: Darius Rucker Tells The Story Behind The Song: “Homegrown Honey” (Twitter).
• Brave Baby Announces Album Release Show at the Music Hall (HCS).
• Charleston Fashion Week: Day 2 Photo Gallery (Post & Courier).
• Academic Magnet girls soccer team set to ‘take on the world’ (Post & Courier).
• South Carolina rookie Marcus Perrier making his presence felt with streaking Stingrays (Post & Courier).

POLITICS

• Advocates slam ‘weak’ House domestic violence bill that omits gun ban (Post & Courier).
• Transportation bill would give governor more power over the purse (Post & Courier).
• Trump to visit Myrtle Beach while exploring run (AP).
• HPV Vaccine Bill Passes SC House (FITS News).
• Stalemate after hours of discussion on The Atlantic plans (ABC News 4).
• Charleston County Council committee votes to forgive $7.6 million in loans to CARTA (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Sandi Engleman (HCS).
• In early states, Bush walks tightrope with conservatives (ABC News 4).

MISC

• Traffic rolling across new span to Folly Beach (Post & Courier).
• Mother accused of killing toddler: ‘I worshipped the ground he walked on’ (ABC News 4).
• Charleston student uses social media to post racial slur, renews NAACP push for diversity (Live 5 News).
  • NAACP leaders urge Charleston County School District to release details regarding racial slur (Post & Courier).
• Task force preps for BikeFest; Last year’s shooting still unsolved (ABC News 4).
• CARTA sells property originally slated for transportation hub (Live 5 News).
• Charleston neighbors fed up after a string of car break-ins (Live 5 News).
• DSS settles case over assault of 6-year-old girl (ABC News 4).
• Major security checkpoint changes headed to Charleston airport in mid-April (Post & Courier).
• Police: I-526W reopen after truck wreck, gas leak (Live 5 News).
• Partnership aims to make solar power affordable for SCE&G customers (ABC News 4).
• Charleston airport expands, prices fall (News 2).
• Gold Star mothers retreat to Charleston for weekend of healing (Live 5 News).
• Court: Stripper shot at SC club entitled to workers’ comp (ABC News 4).
• Police searching for suspects following Mount Pleasant armed robbery (Live 5 News).
• Coroner identifies 18-year-old USC student found dead on Lee Street (Live 5 News).

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