Rumors & Notes: 6/13/17

TOP STORIES

• Chief Mullen retiring from role of Charleston’s top cop (ABC News 4).
• Horse carriage driver tossed to ground, injured when out-of-control horse hits parked car (ABC News 4).
  • VIDEO: Horse makes haste on Charleston streets (ABC News 4).
• Exposure to water on Shem Creek discouraged after failed quality tests (ABC News 4).
• Charleston Fire Dept. continues 9-day tribute to Charleston 9 (Live 5 News).
  • VIDEO: We will never forget the Charleston 9 (ABC News 4).
• Accusations of racism at Charleston Southern cause student to leave school (ABC News 4).
• North Charleston apartments, formerly known as Mixson, to reopen after restoration (Post & Courier).
• Continuance granted in case of Grand Strand man accused of planning attack ‘in the spirit of Dylann Roof’ (Live 5 News).

FOOD/BEV

• Gentry Bar & Room to Host Wine vs. Whiskey on 6/14 (HCS).
• Whole Foods Market to Donate 5% of Sales to GrowFood Carolina (HCS).
• Jewish-style deli temporarily coming to Workshop on Sundays (Post & Courier).
• North Charleston proclaims Bertha’s Kitchen Day in honor of restaurant receiving James Beard award (Post & Courier).
• Upcoming Delivery Service Wants to Bring Charleston Restaurants to Local Doorsteps (Eater Charleston).
• Shake Shack Picks Charlotte, Not Charleston, For New Store (Eater Charleston).
• Food and Bev women talk sexism, mental health, and workplace politics at FAB Workshop (Charleston City Paper).
• Quarters L makeover will add cafe, venue space at North Charleston’s Riverfront Park (Post & Courier).
• Andrew Zimmern Stops By 1KEPT Opening Party (Eater Charleston).
• North Charleston Tropical Smoothie Café® to Hold Grand Opening Celebration on June 19 (CRBJ BizWire).
• SOL Brings More Tequila Downtown on Thursday (Eater Charleston).
• Mex 1 ups their tequila game, brings in new culinary director (Charleston City Paper).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Bat signal launched in Charleston after death of Adam West (ABC News 4).
• American Idol Auditions Coming to Charleston (HCS).
• ‘The Elephant in the Pahhhluhhr’: The Controversy & Intrigue Surrounding Bravo’s Southern Charm (Huffington Post).
• Folly Beach Releases Info on 2017 4th of July Fireworks Display (HCS).
• Spoleto 2017 ends with a bang (Charleston City Paper).
• Magnolia encourages blood donations with free admission coupon (CRBJ BizWire).
• Clemson turns D.C. into Tiger Town with presidential championship celebration (ABC News 4).
• Festival of Mountain Music Comes to Kiawah in July (HCS).
• Patty Griffin and Lee Ann Womack Perform at the Music Hall in July (HCS).
• Get your car seat checked and get free RiverDogs tickets (ABC News 4).
• Local Author/Attorney to Publish Lowcountry Mystery Novel (CRBJ BizWire).
• Palmetto Moon Searches for Deserving Fathers to win the Ultimate Meet and Greet Contest with Deshaun Watson (CRBJ BizWire).
• Charleston catcher homers for first time in two years in loss to Columbia (ABC News 4).
• Deer Tick will be Twice as Nice at the Music Hall (HCS).
• Orange is the New Black evokes the Charleston shooting, but fails to follow its own message (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston Battery to face MLS’ Atlanta United in U.S. Open Cup (Post & Courier).
• Battery top Richmond at home (ABC News 4).
• Beth Kerrigan to Serve as Interim Executive Director at Redux (CRBJ BizWire).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• Tension growing among boaters, paddlers on Shem Creek as parking war rages (ABC News 4).
• Governments need to get together to solve James Island issues (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Representative Wendell Gilliard (HCS).
• Tim Scott in favor of Congressional press corp access, but cites safety concerns: ‘I want to keep my PIN private’ (Post & Courier).
• Charleston detention officer charged with sexual misconduct with an inmate (Charleston City Paper).
• Ousted by Washington think tank, South Carolina’s Jim DeMint has new role in the conservative grassroots (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Muhiyyidin D’baha (HCS).
• McMaster reluctantly vetoes $20M for S Carolina school buses (ABC News 4).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Representative Wendell Gilliard (HCS).
• This former S.C. GOP congressman voted to impeach Clinton. Now, he says matter is ‘far less consequential’ than Trump (Post & Courier).
• St. George residents under a boil water advisory (ABC News 4).
• Construction project in downtown Charleston behind schedule (Live 5 News).
• Mosquito spraying in Charleston areas (ABC News 4).
• City of Charleston Summer Camp to Include Reading Partners Curriculum (CRBJ BizWire).
• South Carolina’s Trey Gowdy named new oversight committee chairman (Post & Courier).
• Goose Creek mourns the loss of councilman who served for more than two decades (ABC News 4).
• Group puts SC at middle of the pack when it comes to child well-being (Live 5 News).
• Charleston needs public for a tree canopy study to reduce stormwater runoff (ABC News 4).

MISC

• Charges dropped against suspect in lucrative drug ring that involved College of Charleston students (Post & Courier).
• Four years, 500 miles later, boat washes ashore on Edisto Beach, South Carolina (ABC News 4).
• In soil near Charleston’s Elizabeth Street, a search for 237-year-old fortifications (Post & Courier).
• CARTA Leads Effort for Dump the Pump Day on June 15th (HCS).
• Doomed sea turtle gets some lucky breaks with DNR and South Carolina Aquarium (Post & Courier).
• Police release sketch of person possibly connected to St. Johns Avenue homicide June 7 (ABC News 4).
• CCPL Selected for First-of-its-Kind Internship Program (HCS).
• Police release pictures, video of suspect wanted in Goose Creek burglary (Live 5 News).
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation hires Jen Nielson as Executive Director (CRBJ BizWire).
• Folly Association of Business Donates More Than $15,000 of Proceeds from Festivals to Local Charities (CRBJ BizWire).
• Boy Scouts of America Coastal Carolina Council Raises $55,000 During Annual Golf Fundraiser (HCS).
• Comcast To Host Career Fair For Military Community At New Charleston Center Of Excellence (CRBJ BizWire).
• Coroner: No trauma apparent in infant death (ABC News 4).

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