Rumors & Notes: 6/16/15

TOP STORIES

• Hillary Clinton stops in N. Charleston, talks job training and higher education (Live 5 News).
  • Hillary Clinton calls Walter Scott’s mother to talk ‘mother-to-mother’ during SC campaign stop (ABC News 4).
  • Clinton says rural children deserve same opportunities (ABC News 4).
• Presidential candidate Jeb Bush makes stop in the Lowcountry on Thursday (Live 5 News).
• Caitlyn’s story used to raise money for 5-year-old Tyreik Gadsden (Live 5 News).
  • Caitlyn ‘going to make a great family pet,’ has date with firefighter for calendar (ABC News 4).
• Summerville coach John McKissick announces retirement (Post & Courier).
• Second Mt. Pleasant officer saves another man from burning car (ABC News 4).
• BCSO Lt. Will Rogers checked back into hospital (Live 5 News).
• Search is on for suspect in weekend shooting (News 2).
• Ceremony Thursday for nine fallen Charleston firefighters (Post & Courier).
• Late-night committee recommends soft closings, new zoning for bars (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Summey on Slager: “He got mad and made a horrible decision” (ABC News 4).

FOOD/BEV

• Chick’s Fry House opens (Charleston City Paper).
• Home Team BBQ Pitmaster Taylor Garrigan wins Food Network’s Chopped (Live 5 News).
• Wadmalaw Island winery for sale; Firefly relocating (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Boone’s Bar Remains Open After New Investors Swoop In (Eater Charleston).
• Holy City Brewing Flag Day Burger and Beer Fest Photo Gallery (Post & Courier).
• Menkoi Ramen House On a Temporary Shutter (Eater Charleston).
• The June SoCal Block Party is THIS Friday (HCS).
• South Carolina’s favorite fruit arrives early, stays late through summer (Post & Courier).
• Fountain Cafe and BBQ nails a Reuben and serves some promising ‘cue (Charleston City Paper).
• Bring your Dad to the Bay Street Biergarten on Father’s Day for BOGO beers (Facebook).
• Lowcountry ties found in Atlanta Food & Wine Festival’s classes (Post & Courier).
• The ChuckTown BikeDown Goes Down on 6/28 (HCS).
• Brew Cellar serving up food trucks and sushi (Charleston City Paper).
• Cool Off with Tavern & Table’s Summer Cocktail Menu (HCS).
• Summer’s Hot New Spots (Yelp Charleston).
• Leftovers: Tidbits from the Food & Bev Community (HCS).
• Charleston app developer to launch review site for restaurant work (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• “The Comedy Get Down Tour” Hits the Coliseum on 8/14 (HCS).
• Cinebarre’s Outdoor Summer Movie Series Returns for 2015 (HCS).
• Stingrays Blown Out In Game 7, Lose Kelly Cup To Allen (Live 5 News).
• Larry Doby Book to Be Released at The Joe (Charleston RiverDogs).
• A Huge DELUGE is Scheduled for June 20th (HCS).
• 34 West Theater Celebrates First Anniversary Downtown with Musical (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Music Hall Welcomes Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox (HCS).
• Academic Magnet student athlete recovering after brain surgery (News 2).

POLITICS

• One year after his contentious hiring, can College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell win over his critics? (Post & Courier).
• Bernie Sanders’ Sunday night town hall switched to Burke High (Post & Courier).
• Ohio Gov. John Kasich taking trip to South Carolina (Live 5 News).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Mt. Pleasant Mayor Linda Page (HCS).
• Video: Sen. Lindsey Graham responds to “bro with no ho” comment (Yahoo).
• House conference committee passes Uber bill (ABC News 4).
• Survey reveals Bi-Lo as preferred site for James Island library (Live 5 News).
• Charleston County Employee Elected as Top Commander of S.C. American Legion (Charleston County).
• SC Senate rejects last-ditch attempt to force roads debate (ABC News 4).
• SC State declares financial emergency to make deep cuts (Live 5 News).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Toby Smith (HCS).

MISC

• FB post: Suspect and victim in deadly gas station shooting dated same girl (Live 5 News).
• Nash: No evidence to support Combs’ life in danger before shooting Bernard Bailey (ABC News 4).
• Visual gateways to Charleston in for big changes (Post & Courier).
• Coroner: Remains found near Dolphin Cove marina are human (ABC News 4).
• Berkeley County deputies searching for man accused of shooting stepfather (Post & Courier).
• Splinter churches refuse offer from national Episcopal church (Charleston Regional Business Journal).

• Street fights: Emergency crews, drivers joust for space on Charleston-area roads (Post & Courier).
• Dorchester County EMS to cut shifts in half, hire more paramedics due to high call volume (Live 5 News).
• Monday’s temperatures force horse-drawn carriages off streets (ABC News 4).
  • High temperatures can put strain on power companies (News 2).
• Panel: Affordable housing a growing problem in Charleston region (Post & Courier).
• New program hopes to weatherize 80 Charleston area homes in 2 years (Post & Courier).
• Victim identified in fatal shooting at Quick Food Mart on Dorchester Road (Live 5 News).
• Nordstrom Rack plans to open Sept. 3 in Mount Pleasant (Post & Courier).
• Lowcountry study: Plastics may decompose more quickly than believed (ABC News 4).
• One man dead after a fatal car crash on Highway 41 (Live 5 News).
• On Monday, June 22, at 7 pm, the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will host a free ceremony to dedicate the museum’s Huey Helicopter 66-15005 to the memory of Army Specialist Four Kenneth Plavcan, who was killed in action while onboard the aircraft on Oct. 1, 1968 in the Vietnam War (Patriots Point).
• Man okay after car flips over in downtown Charleston (Live 5 News).
• Beaufort County deputy shot while serving drug warrant (ABC News 4).
• Fighting terror, saving lives: Charleston’s CSI provides equipment to protect soldiers from bomb threats (Post & Courier).
• Officials: Man airlifted following jet ski accident in McClellanville (Live 5 News).
• 2 more tenants sign on at Cigar Factory (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Charleston Co. detectives searching for man who forged nearly 50 checks (Live 5 News).
• TRAFFIC ALERT: Isle of Palms crosswalk refurbishing (News 2).
• Tiny Houses in Charleston Photo Gallery (Post & Courier).
• Charleston was chosen as one of The Most Colorful Cities In The World (Conde Nast Traveler).
• Sales tax on aircraft repair parts repealed (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Goose Creek residents living in the heat with broken A/C units (Live 5 News).
• Local summer camp gets kids fired up about learning and adventure (News 2).
• Operation Air Force; USAFA, ROTC cadets visit Joint Base Charleston (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• GKN to invest $20M in expansion of Orangeburg operations (Charleston Regional Business Journal).

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