Rumors & Notes: 2/22/16 (PM Edition)

TOP STORIES

• Living and dying in Tent City (Post & Courier).
• Thomas Dixon to challenge U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (Post & Courier).
• Mural honoring Emanuel AME victim to be painted on King Street library (ABC News 4).
• Report: Bus stabbing near Tanger sparked by victim telling suspect to ‘move his butt’ (ABC News 4).
• Rumors & Notes: AM Edition (HCS).

FOOD/BEV

• Leftovers: Tidbits from the Food & Bev Community (HCS).
• Charleston restaurants join ramen rush with unique takes on the Japanese noodle soup (Post & Courier).
• Palmetto Brewing Co. addresses possible relocation to Park Circle (Post & Courier).
• The Darling Oyster Bar Releases Food & Drink Menus (HCS).
• S.C. distillers lobby for cocktails in tasting rooms (Post & Courier).
• The Bearded Cafe Sets Up Shop on Spring Street (Eater Charleston).
• Grand Bohemian Partnering with Junior League of Charleston (HCS).
• A local freelance writer rips the Yelp employee who got fired after complaining about her salary (Business Insider).
• Mira seeking judges for international wine showdown (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Susto, local indie-rock group, plays in town while on tour with Heartless Bastards (Post & Courier).
• Brandi Carlile Joins This Year’s Spoleto Festival Lineup (HCS).
• Sloane Stephens and Genie Bouchard Join Player Field (Volvo Car Open).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• Behind the numbers of South Carolina’s presidential primary (ABC News 4).
• SC primed for another week of presidential hopefuls (News 2).
  • Hillary Clinton appearing at a town hall in North Charleston Thursday night (Post & Courier).
• S.C. Congressional delegation braces for fight on Gitmo relocation recommendation report (Post & Courier).
• City to consider freezing new hotel projects (Post & Courier).
• Sanders rallies his troops ahead of Saturday primary (Post & Courier).
• Parents want to see brand new Stono Park instead of a renovation project (ABC News 4).
  • Mayor Tecklenburg takes up battlecry to rebuild Stono Park Elementary (Post & Courier).
• City purchases waterfront land for West Ashley parks (Post & Courier).
• Battle rages over building heights at Shem Creek, Coleman Boulevard (ABC News 4).
• Second Mt. Pleasant high school to be named after Lucy Beckham (ABC News 4).
• Hot Mic Captures Trump Chatting With Morning Joe Hosts: “You Had Me Almost As a Legendary Figure” (Gawker).

MISC

• S.C. tourism industry’s economic impact surpasses $19B in 2014 (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Forest ‘campers’ the rural homeless? (Post & Courier).
• NCPD: Armed robbers duct tape victims at Liberty Taxes (ABC News 4).
• East Bay commercial site sold for possible redevelopment in Charleston (Post & Courier).
• Police: Woman arrested after fight, phone stolen at Chuck E. Cheese’s (Live 5 News).
• Beware of tax season phone scams (News 2).
• 2 teens arrested, 1 other sought in truck stop carjacking Sunday (ABC News 4).
• Charleston man arrested after reported sex assault at East Side home (Post & Courier).
• Victim identified in fatal Johns Island accident (Live 5 News).
• Enjoy low gas prices now; sticker shock could be down the road (Post & Courier).
• SLED: Camden officer watched porn, fondled self on duty (ABC News 4).
• Colleton County deputies investigating thefts from storage facility (Live 5 News).

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