Rumors & Notes: 5/23/17

TOP STORIES

• Tornado, flash flood watch in effect, streets closed (ABC News 4).
• Convicted church shooter seeks to appeal (News 2).
• Person identified in Charleston missing foot case (ABC News 4).
• Charleston County school officials grilled more on principal moves, teacher evaluations (ABC News 4).
• Mayor promises master plan for Charleston 9 Memorial, brick sales extended (ABC News 4).
• Charleston home invasion & sexual assault under investigation (ABC News 4).
  • Windermere neighbors worried after home invasion, sexual assault (Live 5 News).
• Attorneys group demands life sentence for Slager (Live 5 News).
• Woman who dressed as dinosaur, startled carriage horses surrenders to police (Charleston City Paper).
• More Portuguese man o’war wash up at Kiawah Island (Live 5 News).
• Charleston County School District settles James Winbush defamation lawsuit for $100,000 (Post & Courier).
• Charleston gearing up for first major downtown parking study in 20 years (Charleston City Paper).

FOOD/BEV

• New “Major Network Food Show” Casting in South Carolina (HCS).
• Jim ‘N Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q Opening in Mt. Pleasant Tuesday (HCS).
• Governor Signs Two Big Craft Beer Laws (Push Digital).
  • Craft beer laws help expand breweries’ economic impact in Charleston (News 2).
• Pancito & Lefty Unleashes Happy Hour Menu (HCS).
• Virgil Kaine Lowcountry Whiskey Co. Earns Gold Medal (HCS).
• The Travel Channel Films at Big Billy’s Burger Joint Tuesday (HCS).
• Palmetto Brewing opts to buy its Huger Street home instead of moving to Park Circle (Charleston City Paper).
• Smith Street Pizza Listed For Sale After Three Months In (Eater Charleston).
• Spirited Brunch dishes out food and fellowship (Post & Courier).
• No More Breakfast Sandwiches From P.I.E. Bake Shoppe (Eater Charleston).
• Opening watch: 6 downtown restaurant projects coming soon (Charleston City Paper).
• Kairos Greek Kitchen Opens With ‘Succulent, Slow-Roasted Lamb’ (Eater Charleston).
• The Hidden and Harder-to-Find Gems of Charleston (The Daily Meal).
• Where to Drink Before Spoleto Performances (Eater Charleston).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• South Carolina Stingrays face decisive Game 7 Wednesday against Manchester Monarchs (Post & Courier).
• Patriots Point to Host “Eclipse on a Warship” on August 21st (HCS).
• Spoleto Festival USA Announces Video Installation to be Raised in Marion Square (HCS).
  • Final 2017 Spoleto Festival USA Preview (HCS).
  • Doing Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto on $50, $100, $150 (Post & Courier).
• Historian Andrew Carroll’s Million Letters Campaign Comes to Charleston Library Society (HCS).
• Mount Pleasant Paintball closes, less than 2 weeks after owner is charged with criminal sexual misconduct (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Ann Caldwell (HCS).
• Kathryn Dennis Apologizes for Custody Battle with Thomas Ravenel & Wants to Give Her Ex a ‘Big Hug’ (People).
  • Kathryn C. Dennis Claps Back at Landon Clements’ Social Climber Comments: “Girl You Are Messy” (Bravo).
  • The Psychic on Southern Charm Definitely Knew What She Was Talking About (Bravo).
• Take Steps For Crohn’s & Colitis this November (HCS).
• RiverDogs win third straight over Augusta (ABC News 4).
• This is your last chance to be an extra in the first season of Mr. Mercedes (Charleston City Paper).
• 10-man Battery battle back to earn point in Harrisburg (ABC News 4).
• Fictional ex-S.C. Congressman Frank Underwood canvassed D.C. with real-life presidential photog Pete Souza (Charleston City Paper).
• Bishop England overcomes injuries to win state baseball title (ABC News 4).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOL

• Developer to sell West Ashley’s ‘Dead Pig’ site to city of Charleston, avoiding eminent domain fight (Post & Courier).
• Quinns fight back against South Carolina Statehouse corruption probe (Post & Courier).
• Charleston has just months to begin untangling a decades-old fiasco on James Island (Post & Courier).
• Local leader brings Lt. Governor to hear Lowcountry’s worries about nursing home safety (ABC News 4).
• New child safety seat law in effect in SC (News 2).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Joe Bowers (HCS).
• Wreck involving school bus in Berkeley County (ABC News 4).
• What drones? Fed finds no drones at ex-nuclear weapons site (ABC News 4).
• Groundbreaking for new YMCA at Cane Bay now set (News 2).
• DNR conducts boat inspections for busy Memorial Day holiday (ABC News 4).
• Mired in budget debate, South Carolina lawmakers falling back on continuing resolution (Post & Courier).
• Wando students grieving after losing classmate in Highway 41 car crash (ABC News 4).

MISC

• 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit to Make Three-Day Stop in North Charleston (HCS).
• Off duty firefighter saves child locked in car (ABC News 4).
• Lowcountry beaches allow shade in face of beach tent ban (ABC News 4).
• Operation Finally Home gives Summerville Marine and family mortgage-free home (ABC News 4).
• The Weirdest, Most WTF Things on Craigslist in Charleston (Thrillist).
• Moncks Corner PD looking for suspect after assault at Subway (Live 5 News).
• Police release surveillance images in James Island burglary (Live 5 News).
• Kitty Robinson leaving as CEO of Historic Charleston Foundation after 17 years (Post & Courier).
• Man accused of shooting at neighbors in dispute over loud children (Live 5 News).
• Officers arrest teen accused of firing gun after failed armed robbery attempt (Live 5 News).
• Authorities clear scene of reported bomb threat at West Ashley Goodwill (News 2).

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