Rumors & Notes: 1/5/16

TOP STORIES

• Charleston Mayor Joe Riley’s farewell address (ABC News 4).
  • Riley recalls dark days from 3 tragedies during tenure as mayor (Live 5 News).
  • READ: Full text of Mayor Joe Riley’s farewell speech (Live 5 News).
• Michael Slager released, placed on house arrest (Charleston City Paper).
  • NAN, other groups on former officer’s release: ‘We want Slager back in Jail’ (Live 5 News).
  • Protesters upset, but bond for murder suspects not uncommon, experts say (ABC News 4).
  • Former Attorney General explains Slager’s release on bond (News 2).
  • CCSO taking responsibility after jail mix-up in Michael Slager release (Live 5 News).
• Eric Holder to speak at Charleston MLK celebration (Post & Courier).
• Drug deal, robbery turned into deadly shooting at North Charleston Walmart, police say (ABC News 4).
• Slain pastor’s widow backs Obama’s call for gun-control action (Post & Courier).
• Emergency Cold Shelters to open in around the Lowcountry (News 2).

FOOD/BEV

• A whole bunch of restaurant openings to look forward to in 2016 (Charleston City Paper).
• FIG, Edmund’s Oast, and Cypress close for renovations (Charleston City Paper).
• Brasserie Gigi says au revoir (Post & Courier).
• What’s up with all of the strawberries? (Charleston City Paper).
• Mount Pleasant woman lands seafood dips in 1,000 Wal-Mart stores (Post & Courier).
• Turkish Restaurant Turquoise to Open on King Street (Eater Charleston).
• Longtime Charleston restaurant closes, to reopen under new concept (Post & Courier).
• Tasty Fusion in Summerville Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting (CRBJ BizWire).
• Kosher/Vegetarian Dining Hall Marty’s Place Opens January 10 (Eater Charleston).
• The Glass Onion counters Restaurant Week with catfish (Post & Courier).
• Sugarbelles Cupcakery and Cafe Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting in Summerville (CRBJ BizWire).
• Marconi cruises away; Meloy to oversee HMG restaurant operations (Post & Courier).
• Lowcountry Food Bank receives $10,000 donation from Dominion Foundation (CRBJ BizWire).
• Charleston Sound owner to open piano bar, restaurant in Mount Pleasant (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Outdoor enthusiasts can feast on Lowcountry’s 2016 bounty (Post & Courier).
• 2016 Charleston Comedy Festival Schedule (HCS).
• Sapakoff: The best Clemson coach decision ever, Dabo over Kiffin (Post & Courier).
• A Cliff’s Notes guide to Spoleto Festival USA 2016 (Charleston City Paper).
• Getting Under and Over with Louie’s Kids (ABC News 4).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• Attorney: Lack of seat belts in Charleston County inmate transport vans ‘grossly negligent’ (Post & Courier).
• Summey, North Charleston City Council sworn in (Live 5 News).
• At majority-white Academic Magnet, students address race and diversity head-on (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-ups: Randy Brown (HCS).
• Feds provide more than $219M in grants after flooding (ABC News 4).
• Mid-summer opening expected for new Sullivan’s Town Hall (Post & Courier).

MISC

• North Charleston police officer arrested in domestic violence incident (News 2).
• Mount Pleasant teen jailed in stabbing death files for immunity under self-defense law (Post & Courier).
• Still years away, Volvo already having positive impact on Berkeley County (Post & Courier).
• Caitlyn’s ancestry revealed in recent issue of Carolina Tails magazine (ABC News 4).
• North Charleston nonprofit helps struggling homeowners with repairs (Post & Courier).
• Additional $129 million needed for Medicaid to hold off cuts in services, reimbursements (Post & Courier).
• Summerville man killed by U.S. Marshal (Live 5 News).
• Tall order: Enough Pie wants community’s help knitting ‘yarn bomb’ to cover giant downtown chimneys (Post & Courier).
• $1 million lottery ticket sold in North Charleston (Live 5 News).
• $3M allocated, agreement signed for Charleston Harbor deepening project (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Health care company to give out free blankets and gloves in N. Charleston (Live 5 News).
• Nighttime Lane Closures continue for the Harbor View Road Improvements project (Charleston County).
• Areas of Georgetown County flood as Santee River rises (Live 5 News).
• Half SCE&G Saluda River sirens not working, but phone alerts available (Live 5 News).
• Jericho completes year 4 of The Green Business Challenge (CRBJ BizWire).
• Bond denied for inmate accused of choking nurse during medical exam (Live 5 News).

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