Rumors & Notes: 3/29/16

TOP STORIES

• Tent City will be cleared by April 9, officials say (Post & Courier).
  • Remaining Tent City residents to be relocated to transitional housing (Charleston City Paper).
  • Charleston homeless advocates spend Monday meeting with Congressional leaders (ABC News 4).
• North Charleston homicides on the rise (Live 5 News).
  • Mayor Summey addresses high homicide rate in North Charleston (News 2).
• 2016 Cooper River Bridge Run Party Round-up (HCS).
  • Tips to prepare for your first Cooper River Bridge Run (Post & Courier).
• Officials: Charleston tour licenses regulate business, not free speech (Live 5 News).
• Amtrak train going 79 mph fatally strikes Goose Creek man (Post & Courier).
• Mount Zion AME Easter Service honors Emanuel 9 and survivors (Live 5 News).
• Charleston County among finalists for 2016 All-America City Award (ABC News 4).

FOOD/BEV

• Eater’s Gullah feature paints a false picture of modern Charleston (Charleston City Paper).
• SALT at Station 22 Has Closed (HCS).
• Bull Street Gourmet shuttering second location (Post & Courier).
• Your obligatory soft-shell crab guide (Charleston City Paper).
• Pouring it on: Tourism marketers highlight South Carolina beverages (Post & Courier).
• Mixson Farmers Market Opens April 9th (HCS).
• Windows Go In at Upcoming Cane Rhum Bar + Caribbean Kitchen (Eater Charleston).
• Tijuana Flats Celebrates Ribbon Cutting in Summerville (CRBJ BizWire).
• Sean Brock Throws Epic Anniversary Party at McCrady’s (Eater Charleston).
• Craving a donut burger? Tricera Coffee has you covered (Charleston City Paper).
• Little Jack’s Tavern Launches Website, Teases Details on Instagram (Eater Charleston).
• 843 Korean BBQ & Sushi House Might Actually Open Soon (Eater Charleston).
• Sermet Aslan has bought Heart Woodfire Kitchen (Charleston City Paper).
• Israeli craft beer cleared for sale in S.C. (Post & Courier).
• You Got Chicken On My Waffles (Yelp Charleston).
• Verde Opens Fourth Store on Long Point Road (Eater Charleston).
• Charleston to get first cat cafe in the South (ABC News 4).
• Michael Toscano Shows Off Steaks For Le Farfalle (Eater Charleston).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Bridge Run pumps millions into local economy (Live 5 News).
  • Interesting Facts about the Cooper River Bridge Run (Charleston Daily).
  • Cooper River Bridge Run Launches its First App (HCS).
• Pantheon Closes, New Club to Open on Friday (HCS).
• As King Street grows, so does police interaction (Post & Courier).
• Former Mayor Riley to be awarded for service to the arts (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston Jam Cruise Sets Sail Soon (HCS).
• Local woman wants to add to Charleston’s pet-friendly reputation in March Madness-style contest (Post & Courier).
• Once again, the 2016 SceneSC Sampler showcases great local and S.C. music (Charleston City Paper).
• The Charleston Bed Race Returns in May (HCS).
• ‘Young Contemporaries’ show features student art, serves as launching pad (Post & Courier).
• Mount Pleasant’s Litton Entertainment nominated for 22 Daytime Emmy Awards (Post & Courier).
• Slow Runner Releases “New Monsters” on Vinyl (HCS).
• College of Charleston baseball team faces big challenge at No. 7 South Carolina (Post & Courier).
• A Week in Charleston…Without Breaking the Bank (Charleston Daily).
• Episode of “Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge” to feature local massage therapist on Sunday (Post & Courier).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• Is I-526 dead? Answer could come soon (Post & Courier).
• 87,000 in S.C. with mental illness, addictions would qualify for Medicaid expansion (Post & Courier).
• South Carolina City Settles Lawsuit Of Police Shooting Of Teen For $2,150,000 (BuzzFeed).
• Local business owner worried about proposed Folly Road project (Post & Courier).
• Sen. Tim Scott nominates 50 SC students to military academies (Live 5 News).
• Former Charleston school board member remembered for his leadership (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-ups: Rep. Wendell Gilliard (HCS).
• Computer science teacher leaves corporate IT to help low-income kids (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-ups: Brady Quirk-Garvan (HCS).
• Fifth circuit solicitor tapped by Alan Wilson to continue corruption probe (Live 5 News).
• A list of districts to receive money for teacher bonuses (News 2).
• Quintin’s Close-ups: Bob Aubin (HCS).
• Traffic blocking fire station entrance hurting emergency response times (Live 5 News).
• CofC professor suspended after fight over syllabus takes a philosophical turn (Post & Courier).
• Plans for new Charleston cruise ship terminal to go before the public (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Police search for three men wanted in downtown assault (Live 5 News).
• One injured after plane headed to Baltimore from Charleston crashes (Live 5 News).
• Navy: No apparent foul play in Marine recruit death (ABC News 4).
• Highway Patrol releases video of fatal crash after chase through Summerville (Post & Courier).
• Charleston doctors reinforce flu shot necessity amid high case numbers (Post & Courier).
• A bra is born: Profile of Sports bra inventor and Charleston resident Lisa Lindahl (Post & Courier)
• Summerville man pleads guilty in New Jersey to helping traffic 14, 18-year-old females (Post & Courier).
• New hotel in downtown Charleston looking to hire for 100+ full time, part time positions (News 2).
• North Charleston teen shot in finger walking near apartment (Post & Courier).
• North Charleston man accused of raping girl (ABC News 4).
• Family displaced after vehicle crashes into North Charleston home (Post & Courier).
• Mount Pleasant man accused of sexually assaulting young girl (ABC News 4).
• News 2 I-Team: Local teen sold for sex (News 2).
• Authorities identify remains found in Hemingway (Live 5 News).

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