Rumors & Notes – 2/17/14

TOP STORIES

• Summerville apartment fire displaces 23 people (Live 5 News).
  • Two instrumental in saving lives (Summerville Journal Scene).
• FEMA dispatched as 397 still without power in Berkeley County (News 2).
  • 23,000 remain without power in South Carolina (Live 5 News).
• The Hunley: Zeroing in on what caused Civil War submarine’s sinking (CNN).
  • Confederate sub made history 150 years ago Monday (Live 5 News).
• Seismologist: The Valentine’s Day quake deserves (a little) respect (SC Radio Network).
• Authorities investigating shooting in North Charleston (Live 5 News).

FOOD

• W+F releases more Waffle House Smackdown tickets (Charleston City Paper).

• Mellow Mushroom Charleston treated the families at Ronald McDonald House to lunch today (Facebook).
• Tropical Kitchen Express Speeds Up Service (Post & Courier).
• The Charleston Profile: Cuisine Commando (Charleston Mag).
• Rising High Cafe Apparently Says Goodbye (Post & Courier).

CofC

• College of Charleston leader urges end to ‘speculation’ in presidential search (The State).
• Merger of MUSC, C of C would benefit Lowcountry (Post & Courier).

  • A quick response to Stavrinankis, Merrill’s CofC-MUSC op-ed (Charleston City Paper).

• Behind-the-scenes merger discussions deteriorate between MUSC leaders, lawmakers (Post & Courier).
  • MUSC, CofC students say their voices not heard in merger talk (The State).

SOUTHERN CHARM BACKLASH

• New York subway riders aren’t pleased with ‘Southern Charmed’ – welcome to the club (Post & Courier).

  • These Bravo Ads Are Pretty Racist, Right? Right. (Brooklyn Magazine).

    • Bravo’s ‘Southern Charm’ Begs The Question, Do They Live “Ignorantly” or “Plantation-Style?” (Bustle).

SPORTS

• Dabo Swinney: I played with gay players at Alabama (CBS Sports).
• Clemson’s Sammy Watkins says he’ll be faster at NFL Combine (The State).
• New James Island football coach wasn’t leadership committee’s first choice (Post & Courier).
• Defensive end Rivers flips commitment from South Carolina to Georgia (Post & Courier).
• The SEC’s top five student sections (ESPN).
• College of Charleston beats No. 17 North Carolina, 3-1, to take series (Post & Courier).
• Charleston Battery downs Cougars, 2-0 (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT

• Review: Jordan Igoe’s CD Release Show (The Art Mag).

• PHOTOS: Elise fills the Music Hall stage with album release bash (Charleston City Paper).

  • Album Review: Elise Testone’s “In This Life” (The Hudsucker).
• This week in Instagram pics: SEWE and undies (Post & Courier).
• More SEWE Photos (FLICKR).
• Actors, set design, and great music combine for an excellent production of Next to Normal (Charleston City Paper).
• Arts Profile: Animal Instinct (Charleston Mag).
• Win tickets to the Pet Helpers Oyster Roast (Facebook).

MISC

• Denmark Vesey monument unveiled in Hampton Park before hundreds (Post & Courier).
• South Carolina woman spends night in jail for allegedly failing to return ‘Monster-In-Law’ VHS tape in 2005 (Post & Courier).
• Middle Eastern company selling land near Santee (Live 5 News).
• Will there be a Gov. Sanford again? (Post & Courier).
• North Charleston wants Dorchester 2 School District aquatics center built in the city (Post & Courier).
• Red Cross handing out meals in Lowcountry community hit hard by winter storm (Live 5 News).
• Local inventor’s robotic kiosk hot new idea in frozen yogurt (Post & Courier).
• A thousand people could be at risk after bat reports (Live 5 News).
• Negatives aside, AOL CEO posts positive results (Post & Courier).
• Port plans to upgrade terminals for bigger ships (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Marsh, White Banks first of South Carolina rookery islands to be put off-limits for the season (Post & Courier).
• Timber assessments continue for forestry commission (ABC News 4).
• Ashley River bridge biking path hits skid (Post & Courier).
• CCU students embrace challenge to avoid mirrors for one day (Live 5 News).
• Who Burned Columbia, S.C.? (FITSNews).
• New name to be unveiled today for Charleston’s First Federal, Columbia’s SCBT (Post & Courier).
• Sparc spins off energy services unit (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Man buys lottery ticket on Folly Road worth $400K (ABC News 4).
• 92-year-old Marion woman dies from hypothermia (Live 5 News).
• Human remains found in Heather Elvis search not linked to Horry Co. cases (The State).
• Dog found with mysterious photo in collar finds new home (Live 5 News).
• Clemson teaching turfgrass management techniques (ABC News 4).
• “Medical Migrants” seek new marijuana treatment (Live 5 News).

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