Rumors & Notes: 6/5/14

TOP STORIES

• Folly Beach public safety director resigns (ABC News 4).
• University of Charleston bill sees setback after emotional S.C. Senate debate (Post & Courier).
  • Will be revisited Tuesday (Post & Courier).
• Man accused of killing wife and injuring two teens captured in Maryland (Post & Courier).

JOEHIBITION

• #Joehibition: Opponents of midnight bar closings in Charleston using social media to get message out (Post & Courier).
• Proposed downtown Charleston midnight bar closings on hold (News 2).
• Close Downtown Bars at Midnight? (Charleston City Paper).
• The 12 a.m. ordinance will be the death of the Holy City’s bar scene (Charleston City Paper).

• The 12 a.m. ordinance is, more or less, already in effect (Charleston City Paper).

• Readers understand, dislike earlier closings (Charleston Regional Business Journal).

FOOD

• The Obstinate Daughter on Sullivan’s Island success extends to all parts of food, operation (Post & Courier).
• Charleston Culinary Minds Immortalized on Queen (Eater Charleston).
• Celebrating cracker cuisine in Tampa (Post & Courier).
• 10 Places to Pick Up a Picnic-Worthy Sandwich (Eater Charleston).
• Yelp’s Deviled Eggs (Yelp Charleston).
• Updating the Charleston Heatmap, June 2014 (Eater Charleston).

POLITICS

• South Carolina House passes ethics reform bill (News 2).
• Election Day ban on alcohol sales lifted (Carolina Live).
• McConnell: I won’t resign for time being (Live 5 News).
• County Council asks for attorney general to issue opinion about Confederate flag (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• General Assembly passes ban on texting while driving (Post & Courier).
• S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office releases opinion on InfiLaw license (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• City leaders face growth, transportation problems (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Riley reports positive meeting with Clinton on African American Museum (Post & Courier).
• South Carolina forcing sale of Port Royal site (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Conservative Democrat considers S.C. Senate leadership spot and lieutenant governor position (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Spoleto Festival Orchestra takes on Beethoven (Charleston City Paper).
• Play on: CofC fans looking forward to more baseball (Live 5 News).
• Buskers and peddlers are running afoul of Charleston’s new solicitation rules (Charleston City Paper).
• Jaron Long, Chris Smith heading to Tampa (ABC News 4).
• Red Sox coach, Mount Pleasant resident Greg Colbrunn suffers stroke (Post & Courier).
• Hammock Shops offering jazz concerts this summer (ABC News 4).
• Weather keeps all but one boat at dock on first day of Bohicket Billfish Tournament (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Police responding to reports of armed robbery at West Ashley grocery store (Live 5 News).

  • Charleston police looking for witness (Live 5 News).

• Investigators: Teens shot at Goose Creek home in critical condition; Woman dead (Live 5 News).
• Loaded gun found among toys at Myrtle Beach Target store (ABC News 4).
• Local companies complete program to help prepare them to compete globally (Charleston City Paper).
• North Charleston man arrested for fatal shooting in Lincolnville (Live 5 News).
• Blotter: Socks on socks on socks (Charleston City Paper).
• Three accused of making meth in Hanahan identified by police (Post & Courier).
• The Tides plans to build fourth tower along Mount Pleasant’s waterfront (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• SC deputies: 87-year-old purposely rams building (ABC News 4).
• Man leads SC police on 110 mph chase with 3 kids (ABC News 4).
• Police release surveillance of fatal King Street fight (ABC News 4).
• Fire starts in machine at Kapstone plant (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• State investigating release of 12-foot SC gator (ABC News 4).
• Suspect arrested following robbery at CVS Pharmacy in North Charleston (News 2).
• Columnist Norris Burkes speaking at Charleston Southern (ABC News 4).
• $3 million contract awarded to rebuild bridge hit by train (ABC News 4).

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