Rumors & Notes: 4/10/17

TOP STORIES

• Dylann Roof sentenced on state charges after guilty pleas in Charleston church shooting (Live 5 News).
  • ‘Dylann is not all bad,’ Roof’s grandfather speaks in court (ABC News 4).
  • 9 life sentences in state case on Charleston church slayings (News 2).
  • Life sentences on state murder charges ‘surest’ route to federal execution, prosecutor says (Post & Courier).
• North Charleston police officer fired for domestic violence arrest (ABC News 4).
• Road named in honor of Ariel Morgan, victim in deadly unsolved 2014 shooting (ABC News 4).
• Downtown officer-involved shooting under investigation by SLED (Charleston City Paper).
• Mom of strangled inmate questions how attacks slipped notice (ABC News 4).
  • 2 SC prisoners charged in deaths of 4 inmates have bloody pasts (Live 5 News).
• South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster hauls in $960,000, setting him up for looming primary battle (Post & Courier).
• ‘We don’t support their efforts.’ Sons of Confederate Veterans not pleased with Secessionists’ Summerville flagging (Post & Courier).

FOOD/BEV

• A year after a fire shuttered Palace Hotel, the bar has reopened (Charleston City Paper).
• Giant pizza slice seller Benny Ravello’s opens on King Street this week (Charleston City Paper).
• 15 Minutes with Jamee Haley (Charleston Mag).
• Fast and French joins growing national trend, eliminates tipping (Charleston City Paper).
• Stolen Boulevard Diner sign returned to Pelican’s SnoBalls (ABC News 4).
• The Indigo Road Brings Charlotte Crew to Charleston (Eater Charleston).
• Commonhouse Aleworks will open in Park Circle this fall (Charleston City Paper).
• South Carolina corn set to join national registry (Post & Courier).
• Eat Local Challenge: Spade & Clover’s CSA (Charleston Food Writer).
• Meet the Mastermind Behind the Scenes at Park Pizza Co. and AC’s Brunch (Eater Charleston).
• Fatz Cafe goes South in bid to keep brand afloat (Post & Courier).
• More seafood shoppers gravitating toward freezer case (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• SC State Hall of Fame Class Includes Emanuel Nine’s Coleman-Singleton (Live 5 News).
• Enjoy a Night at the Brewseum (HCS).
• Despite rain, Darius Rucker keeps promise and puts on free concert at the University of South Carolina (Post & Courier).
• What’s New in Charleston This Spring (Charleston CVB).
• Red Ribbon 5K Run & AIDS Walk Set for September (HCS).
• PURE Theatre to Host “Women & Cohen: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen” (HCS).
• Dr. John headlines first festival at Bowman’s Yonder Field (Charleston City Paper).
• Tipping Point: A romance—and an album—years in the making formally debuted in February. Here, get to know country duo Sally & George (Charleston Mag).
• Kathryn C. Dennis Says Her Custody Arrangement with Thomas Ravenel Has Made Her “Break Down in Tears” (Bravo).
  • Kathryn C. Dennis Thinks Thomas Ravenel and Landon Clements “Deserve Each Other” (Bravo).
  • Southern Charm Fans, Prepare For a “Humble” Kathryn Dennis in Season 4: “People Can Change” (E! Online).
  • Southern Charm’s Thomas Ravenel Explains Why He’s Keeping His 2 Children in His Guesthouse (People).
• Gibbes Museum of Art announces its annual street party theme, Food is Art (Charleston City Paper).
• Twiddle Releases Lyric Video Ahead of Pour House Show (HCS).
• RiverDogs to Honor Charleston Icon Tony the Peanut Man (News 2).
• Bank of America Chamber Music Series announces program details (Charleston City Paper).
• Psychic Medium John Edward Appearing in North Charleston (HCS).
• Local Celebrities Help Raise $80,000 for The ARK’s Respite, Support Programs (The Digitel).
• Stacy Huggins Geist steps down as Redux’s Executive Director (Charleston City Paper).
• Dawn Staley and team honored with parade, thousands of fans and new street (ABC News 4).
• College of Charleston freshman basketball player Chevez Goodwin to transfer (Post & Courier).
• RiverDogs win with a walk-off over Augusta GreenJackets (ABC News 4).
• Hitting their stride: No. 5 Clemson Tigers hope to stay hot when Charleston Southern visits Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday (Post & Courier).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• Attendees chant ‘you lie’ at U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson during Graniteville town hall (Post & Courier).
• Nikki Haley gets booed, heckled at summit hours after taking on Russia at the United Nations (Post & Courier).
• Former College of Charleston fraternity brothers surrender to police (Post & Courier).
• Both sides await judge’s ruling on lawsuit challenging Charleston’s tour guide laws (Charleston City Paper).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Kaye Koonce (HCS).
• Detention center deputy arrested for contraband (ABC News 4).
• County responds to wrongful death suit after toddler died at park (News 2).
• South Carolina employers apply for high-skilled work permits as uncertainty swirls around H-1B program’s future (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Elder James Johnson (HCS).
• Charleston County Mosquito Control aerial operations notification (News 2).

MISC

• Fallen Lowcountry firefighter will be honored Wednesday (ABC News 4).
• International African American Museum gets $250,000 gift from Michael Bennett (Post & Courier).
• Few regulations, no insurance required for South Carolina bounce house operators (ABC News 4).
• For one South Carolina family, many memories of one tiny Edisto Island cabin (Post & Courier).
• 20 arrests made after BCSO operation targeting several neighborhoods (ABC News 4).
• Downtown Charleston shops renovate, expand; new ones opening (Post & Courier).
• 2 teenage girls die after falling from Myrtle Beach hotel (Live 5 News).
• Air Force vet’s remains found in suitcase in bizarre case to be laid to be honored at Ft. Jackson (Live 5 News).
• Sears to close Northwoods Mall store (Post & Courier).
• Lowcountry crabbers teaming with DNR to protect Diamondback Terrapins (ABC News 4).
• Plans for another hotel in Charleston’s Spring St. area up for review this week (Post & Courier).
• Volvo’s Berkeley County plant progressing on schedule (ABC News 4).
• Man killed in early-morning James Island crash (Live 5 News).
• Float on – How to stay safe on the Lowcountry’s waterways (Post & Courier).
• Driver dies after striking power pole, being pulled from burning car (Live 5 News).

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