Rumors & Notes: 2/18/15

TOP STORIES

• 911 calls: Friendless bomb threat caller says ‘I f-ing hate this place’ (ABC News 4).
  • Man who called in bomb threat to C of C said he wanted to shoot people, 911 call reveals (Post & Courier).
• Shedding light on Charleston’s homeless problem (Charleston City Paper).
• Biden: Federal investments crucial to helping middle class (ABC News 4).
• Episcopal Church group appeals judge’s ruling (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Haley names Dewitt replacement (ABC News 4).
• Over-capacity crowd forces Planning Commission to defer Sgt. Jasper discussion (News 2).
• Iowa-bound: Lindsey Graham testing presidential waters in caucus state (Post & Courier).

FOOD/BEV

• James Beard Awards 2015 Restaurant & Chef Semifinalists for Charleston (Eater Charleston).
• Saint Alban offers a new kind of eclectic, adaptive vibe (Post & Courier).
• The Cocktail Bandits toast a more diverse Charleston bar scene (Charleston City Paper).
• Zappos Pizza Space Leased to Another Restaurant? (Eater Charleston).
• Mellow Mushroom Invites Homebrewers to the Brew Haha (HCS).
• Starting down the sommelier path (Post & Courier).
• Where to Drink Cocktails in Charleston Right Now (Eater Charleston).
• Southern Living devotes spread to new Charleston bars, restaurants (Post & Courier).
• Pet Friendly Patios (Yelp Charleston).
• O-Ku Sushi Is the Latest Restaurant to Expand From Charleston to Atlanta (Eater Charleston).
• Celebrate the Year of the Goat (or Sheep) [Post & Courier].

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• New theater company focuses on original plays (Charleston City Paper).
• Stingrays push win streak to 8 games (News 2).
• Knee-deep in bird drama and drinking red with lead (Charleston City Paper).
• Cougars Sweep Elon In CAA Regular-Season Series (Live5 News).
• The Ark kicks off Dancing with the Stars Fundraiser Initiative (News 2).
• 2015 Spring Jam Music Fest Lineup Released (HCS).
• Cheese-pocalypse, YALLFest’s Story Ball book, now for sale (Charleston City Paper).
• Rucker family gives $265,000 to MUSC for new children’s hospital (Live 5 News).
• Ruby the Rabbitfoot talks about boys, hip-hop, and her Japanese fans (Charleston City Paper).
• CSU rolls past Presbyterian; stays tied for 1st in Big South race (Live 5 News).

POLITICS

• Isle of Palms delays implementation of summer parking-permit plans (News 2).
• School buses aren’t safe, and that’s the state’s fault (Post & Courier).
• Bill creating court to hear FOIA complaints passes House (ABC News 4).
• Lawmakers say their bipartisan plan can save S.C. State (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• SC treasurer says unclaimed property is searchable online (ABC News 4).
• House committee votes to shift SC State power to state oversight committee (Live 5 News).

MISC

• CofC seeks to fix its bomb-threat blunder (Charleston City Paper).
• Citadel picks 3 finalists for new provost (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Rare Wind Chill Advisory in effect through 10 AM (News 2).
• Reward increased in Ariel Morgan case (ABC News 4).
• CFF Looking for the Lowcountry’s Best & Brightest (HCS).
• North Charleston wants historical documents (Post & Courier).
• Human trafficking task force schedules meetings in SC (ABC News 4).
• Family displaced after fire breaks out in kitchen (ABC News 4).
• Court: Two hospitals OK’d for Berkeley County (ABC News 4).
• Blotter: Don’t you drink that yellow beer (Charleston City Paper).

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