Rumors & Notes: 6/1/15

TOP STORIES

• Lindsey Graham enters 2016 presidential race (Al Jazeera America).
  • Graham launches 2016 presidential bid in hometown (Live 5 News).
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham’s full remarks on his bid for president (ABC News 4).
• BCSO Lt. Will Rogers discharged from MUSC; Sent to rehab center (Live 5 News).
• Don’t miss the P&C’s ‘Shots Fired’ series on officer-involved shootings (Charleston City Paper).
• Fundraiser to help 5-year-old shooting victim (Live 5 News).
• Ariel Morgan’s mother speaks out nearly 1 year later after her murder (News 2).
• Caitlyn’s IVs removed, resting comfortably after laser therapy, says CAS (ABC News 4).
• For officer arrested in Walter Scott death, documents show rising use of Taser (Post & Courier).

FOOD/BEV

• Critic Declares Ruth’s Chris ‘Doesn’t Enhance Downtown Charleston’s Dining Scene’ (Eater Charleston).
  • Here’s the review (Post & Courier).
• Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream is back in action (Charleston City Paper).
• Barony Tavern Introduces Sunday Supper Menu (HCS).
• Walmart opens first of four Neighborhood Markets, still hiring for two others (Live 5 News).
• It’s Negroni Week! Drink for Charity! (HCS).
• Spend $40 or more at Tabbuli West Ashley and get $20 off with this coupon. Expires June 7th, 2015 (Facebook).
• Honey and Herbs Sing in 492’s Saint Basil Cocktail (Eater Charleston).
• 3rd Annual “Tomayto Tomahto” Event Set for 6/27 (HCS).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Seminoles beat College of Charleston 8-1, advance to Super Regionals (ABC News 4).
• Mark Cuban’s Yacht is Docked in the City Marina (HCS).
• Spoleto overview: Laughing and sighing our way through the Globe’s Romeo and Juliet (Charleston City Paper).
• Stingrays’ Scott Ford savoring Kelly Cup playoff run (Post & Courier).
• Soil work underway at county skatepark site — finally (Charleston City Paper).
• Shepard Fairey talks Terrace donations, Obama disappointment (Post & Courier).
• Spoleto overview: What Moves You sort of moved us (Charleston City Paper).
• Snapchat flirts with Charleston (Post & Courier).
• Sunless Sea releases ‘No Ghost’ (Charleston City Paper).
• During the month of June, you can get $10 off all South Carolina Aquarium Membership Packages (SC Aquarium).
• Leah Suarez steps down as director of Jazz Artists of Charleston (Post & Courier).
• Jordan Montgomery Gets Call to Tampa Yankees (RiverDogs).
  • RiverDogs to Host Youth Baseball Camp June 17-19 (Riley Park Events).
• Videos from 2015 TEDxCharleston Now Available (HCS).
• ‘Southern Charm’ Season 3 Needs To Answer These Questions, Because We Want To Know If Craig Is Coming Back (Bustle).
• Dads Climb FREE at Wild Blue Ropes this Father’s Day (HCS).
• Savage Souls debut new single (Charleston City Paper).
• Brad and Jennifer Moranz to Debut “Get On Your Feet!” in July (HCS).
• Cam Newton will finally get his mega-deal from the Carolina Panthers (Yahoo Sports).
• Joy Vandervort-Cobb tackles a dozen characters and owns them all (Charleston City Paper).

POLITICS

• Duane Lewis calls diploma questions a ‘non-issue’ during news conference (ABC News 4).
• Lindsey Graham’s eye roll seen round the world (Post & Courier).
• Haley urges businesses to review emergency plans for hurricane season (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Senate has 72 hours to decide Uber’s fate in S.C. (ABC News 4).
• SC DOT director resigns after 1 year on the job (Live 5 News).
• Applicants needed for vacancies on Charleston County boards and commissions (Post & Courier).
• Rick Santorum talks jobs to residents of Florence County (Live 5 News).
• School districts seeking tax hikes to catch up, accommodate growth (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Police investigating after 3-year-old found Monday morning (Live 5 News).
• Parks Conservancy proposes Hampton Park facelift to add cafe and venue space (Charleston City Paper).
• 5 alligators found dead on Ashley River, DNR investigates possible poaching (ABC News 4).
• Man charged with attempted murder in N. Charleston stabbing (Live 5 News).
• Cops: $12,000 worth of jewelry stolen from Mt. Pleasant home (ABC News 4).
• Center for Women launches “Founder’s Lab” for female entrepreneurs (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Deputies: Surveillance video stills not of suspect in credit card theft case (Live 5 News).
• Video shows impaled dog Louis playing with new foster family (ABC News 4).
• Community gathers to honor murder victim Hari Singleton (Live 5 News).
• Palliative Care Forum will explore removing barriers for cancer patients (Moultrie News).
• Ravenel Bridge view changed by Wounded Nature – Working Veterans, Boeing Volunteers (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Dredging of Savannah Harbor won’t start until December (Post & Courier).
• Outreach Center for Deaf and Blind opens in Charleston (Live 5 News).
• Retired Vice Admiral Joseph Baciocco Jr., former commander of the Charleston Naval Base, dies (Post & Courier).
• “Sunday Morning” Looks into the Historic Preservation Philosophies of Charleston & Savannah (HCS).
• Red Cross volunteers from S.C. help out in Texas flooding (Post & Courier).
• Report: Woman wields sword during argument with boyfriend (Live 5 News).
• Man suspected of wielding knife in assault at Berkeley County bar (Post & Courier).
• Major General Kurt F Neubauer visits JB Charleston (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Phased approach to completing I-526 raises concerns about impact on Johns Island (Post & Courier).
• Burying power lines a slow slog (Post & Courier).
• Wando High School setting record graduation for Class of ’15 (Live 5 News).
• 2 bidders make offers on Port Royal site (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• One person rescued in Moncks Corner mobile home fire (Live 5 News).
• Mount Pleasant reconsiders senior center age limit (Post & Courier).
• Police: Man shot in groin outside mobile home park (ABC News 4).
• SCE&G, Duke Energy propose new incentives for solar power (Post & Courier).
• Car hits 3 pedestrians, kills 1 on US-17 in Horry County (News 2).

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