Rumors & Notes: 3/24/17

TOP STORIES

• Man sentenced in abuse of Caitlyn the dog (Live 5 News).
  • Gets 15 years in federal prison for unrelated weapons charge (Post & Courier).
• Man, woman gunned down while riding bikes in North Charleston area (Post & Courier).
• Weekend Events, Parties, & Plans: 3/24 – 3/26/17 (HCS).
• Charleston Mayor to ask police chief to lead proposed public safety department (Live 5 News).
• FBI on scene in Georgetown County; attorney confirms connection to Brittanee Drexel (ABC News 4).
• Trump, GOP leaders pull health care bill in humiliating loss (ABC News 4).
  • Rep. Mark Sanford issues statement on health care bill (ABC News 4).
  • South Carolina lawmakers react to health care bill being pulled (News 2).
  • Health care changes a life/death situation for some (ABC News 4).
• South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster sticks with consultant Richard Quinn after documents taken in Statehouse corruption probe (Post & Courier).
  • South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster makes tax returns available at media viewing (Post & Courier).

FOOD/BEV

• 13 Restaurants and Bars in Charleston to Watch March Madness (Eater Charleston).
• Bertha’s and FIG make Eater’s 38 Essential Southern restaurants list (Charleston City Paper).
• James Island gains a fast/casual spot with Hen and The Goat (Charleston City Paper).
• Swig & Swine Summerville Hosts Charitable “Thank You” Party on Sunday (HCS).
• Customers aren’t bugging out over Pancito and Lefty’s guac (Post & Courier).
• The Granary Restarts Brunch With $4 Mimosas (Eater Charleston).
• Afternoon tea finds a home at Twenty Six Divine (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Charleston’s Bill Murray is having a better year than you are (Post & Courier).
•  Just hours after Carmike sells property, James Island movie theater closes after nearly 30 years (Post & Courier).
• 27th Annual Folly Beach Sea & Sand Festival Scheduled for April 7 & 8 (HCS).
• Darius Rucker debuts wax figure in Nashville (Live 5 News).
• The Charleston Museum presents a one-off exhibit each month, from samurai suits to exotic insects (Charleston City Paper).
• Racing down memory lane: Riley looks at 40 years of the bridge run (ABC News 4).
• ETV Endowment and SCETV host free public preview screening of The Great War (Charleston City Paper).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: T.J. Phillips and Jessica Chandler (HCS).
• Gamecocks don’t consider themselves the underdog headed into Sweet 16 game with Baylor (ABC News 4).
• South Carolina freshman point guard Tyasha Harris ‘calm, cool, collected’ as Gamecocks face Quinnipiac in NCAA’s Sweet 16 (Post & Courier).
• Wild Dunes Resort Debuts Young Executive Memberships (HCS).
• Ric Flair scheduled to appear at S.C. BBQ Shag Festival (SCNOW).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• Local Event Encouraging Women to Run For Office (HCS).
  • Quintin’s Close-Ups: Angela “Marie” Hanyak (HCS).
• Students hurt during ‘knife fight’ on CCSD school bus (ABC News 4).
• Boil Advisory issued for Berkeley County (News 2).
• State Bill Under Consideration Would Close the Wage Gap (News 2).
• Paychecks late for Charleston County Public Library System employees (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Marvin Pendarvis (HCS).
• SC Police Get Trained to Spot Drugs & Alcohol “High in Plain Sight” (News 2).
• Proposed upper King Street development dealt setback from BAR (Charleston City Paper).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Lorena Jordan (HCS).

MISC

• Patriots Point beefing up security measures for Yorktown visitors (Post & Courier).
• On-demand massage service Zeel to launch in Charleston this week (Post & Courier).
• New app considered ‘Uber’ for boats launches in Charleston (Live 5 News).
• Deputies looking for person who stole from Berkeley animal rescue center (ABC News 4).
• Arrest made in gas station shooting (ABC News 4).
• Colleton County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing teen (Live 5 News).
• Teen charged in West Ashley vandalism (ABC News 4).
• Tropics stir early, cyclone possible off Southeast coast (Post & Courier).
• Tips lead to arrest of assault suspect (ABC News 4).
• Math symbol leads to suspect’s arrest in Mount Pleasant CVS robbery (Live 5 News).
• Expect heavy traffic on Hwy 41 as police respond to vehicle in marsh, car collision (Live 5 News).
• CPD: Man chased down, shot at ex-girlfriend (ABC News 4).
• Storage facility infested with rats, rarely inspected (News 2).
• Three convicted for sex trafficking throughout the Southeast (Live 5 News).
• Charleston-area firm’s execs, facing fraud charges, claim FBI agent misconduct (Post & Courier).

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