Rumors & Notes: 4/21/15

TOP STORIES

• Bill requiring body cameras for SC cops advances to Senate floor (Post & Courier).
• Charleston police investigating report of shots fired in West Ashley (Live 5 News).
• Charleston Police Department needs your help finding suspect in burglary (News 2).
  • Police release sketch of suspect in (another) downtown Charleston robbery (News 2).
• P&C Pulitzer winner explains why she left journalism for public relations (Charleston City Paper).
• Police: Tip leads investigators to possible vehicle in fatal Goose Creek hit and run (Live 5 News).
• Officials: SC teen planned attack on military base, joining ISIS (Live 5 News).

FOOD/BEV

• Ballast Point Brewing Event Tomorrow at Edmund’s Oast (HCS).
• Senor Tequila restaurant owner charged with obstruction, false statements (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Short Grain food truck brings Japanese food to Charleston (Post & Courier).
• Famulari’s Pizzeria Hoists Signage at West Ashley Location (Eater Charleston).
• LAPS to Benefit from Sol’s Kitchen Karma (HCS).
• Crabbers say soft shell catch falling far below norm (Post & Courier).
• Halls Chophouse Hosts the Orin Swift Winery Dinner this Saturday (HCS).
• Lobster Roll Night at The Granary Got a Little Crazy (Eater Charleston).
• Caviar & Bananas Introduces New Spring Salads (HCS).
• Worker shortage temporarily shuts La Pizzeria (Post & Courier).
• Básico Releases New Spring Menu (HCS).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Southern Charm Recap S2 E6: He’s just not that into you (Charleston City Paper).
• Kathryn gets distracted with Craig as Shep turns 35 in this week’s ‘Southern Charm’ (Post & Courier).
• The Lee Bros. sign TV show deal (Charleston City Paper).
• Big Moves on Final Day as Sperry Charleston Race Week Wraps Up (CRBJ BizWire).
• The Latest SoCal Block Party is this Friday (HCS).
• Catching up with North Charleston’s Corey Washington (ABC News 4).
• Lott named to S.C. Literary Hall of Fame (CRBJ BizWire).
• The Alley Hosts “The Graduation Party” on May 12th (HCS).
• SCHSL reclassification vote set for Tuesday; controversial proposal affecting private schools also up for vote (843 Sports).
• 2015 Bodhi’s Revenge SUP Ocean Race on Folly Beach: Sun, Surf, and Camaraderie (Charleston Grit).
• Lowcountry MLB MiLB Update (Live 5 News).
• College of Charleston basketball players help enlist bone marrow donors (ABC News 4).

POLITICS

• Hillary Clinton to campaign in South Carolina in May (Post & Courier).
• Light turnout in Berkeley County for candidate-heavy sheriff’s race (ABC News 4).
  • 10 percent voter turnout expected (Post & Courier).
• Public gives feedback on bringing new public transportation to the Lowcountry (Live 5 News).
• House panel OKs conccealed-carry reciprocity with Georgia (Post & Courier).
• City initiative could lead to far smaller buildings on the Sergeant Jasper site (Post & Courier).
• Developers gearing up to fight proposed Mount Pleasant growth plan (Charleston Regional Business Journal).

MISC

• Paperwork mistake leads to release of assault suspect at Charleston County jail (ABC News 4).
• Firefighter injured in downtown Charleston structure fire (Live 5 News).
• Scientists, officials look at making a more resilient Charleston on Earth Day (Post & Courier).
• Suspect pleads guilty to lesser charges in 2012 murder case (ABC News 4).
• Company considers Berkeley County for manufacturing site, 4,000 jobs (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• New group aims to raise $2 million for initiatives in the African American community (Live 5 News).
• College of Charleston students donate books to juvenile detention center library (Post & Courier).
• SCE&G to shutter 9 business offices across S.C. (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Couple in Charleston apartment complex charged with possession of heroin (Post & Courier).
• CCSD hopes to name new superintendent by July (Live 5 News).
• Hearing begins for accused kidnappers in Mexican drug cartel case (ABC News 4).
• Opting out of tests could impact school funding (News 2).
• Final phase of Berlin G. Myers Parkway construction to begin next year (Live 5 News).
• Authorities identify 54-year-old man killed in Ravenel crash (ABC News 4).
• Lowcountry fire department benefits from $186,000 grant (Live 5 News).
• Another SC coastal town opposing offshore drilling (ABC News 4).
• CCSD Board: Bell Schedule is ‘Case of a Jigsaw puzzle’ (Live 5 News).

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