Rumors & Notes: 4/5/15

TOP STORIES

• Brother discusses Summerville murder suspect’s military past, PTSD struggle (ABC News 4).
• Coroner identifies man shot, killed by North Charleston police officer (ABC News 4).
  • Community leader urges calm following fatal officer-involved shooting in North Charleston (Live 5 News).
  • Family of man shot by North Charleston officer: ‘All we want is the truth’ (Post & Courier).
• 1 dead, 1 injured in bike wreck (News 2).
• Coroner identifies person shot and killed in Mt. Pleasant over the weekend (News 2).
• Police investigate 2 shootings in Goose Creek Sunday (News 2).
• Charleston police make arrest in stabbing downtown (News 2).
• University of South Carolina investigating alleged racist photo on Twitter (Post & Courier).
  • USC suspends student over photo containing racial slur (ABC News 4).
  • NAACP hits back after racist photo surfaces online (The State).

FOOD/BEV

• Bloody Mary bests: Facebook fans share their favorite spots for this brunch beverage (Post & Courier).
• Solving the Mystery Behind the Construction at 951 Folly Rd. (Eater Charleston).
• Black Sheep serves up a side of improv with chasers of genre-bending spins (Post & Courier).
• Lowcountry Street Grocery’s Kickstarter campaign has launched.
• Where to Eat at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park, Home of the Charleston RiverDogs (Eater Charleston).
• Indaco Adds New Happy Hour Items (HCS).
• Bountiful brunch options: Charleston restaurants jump into the brunch game (Post & Courier).
• 2015 Cocktail Supper Set for 4/22 at Circa 1886 (HCS).
• The Honey Bee Guys (The Island Connection).
• Charleston Farmers Market returns with more bread, new ice cream (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Darius Rucker: 25 Things You Didn’t Know About Me (US Weekly).
• Lady Gamecocks fall in semifinals of Final Four (News 2).
• Main draw pairings set, 3 Americans advance in Family Circle Cup qualifiers (ABC News 4).
  • Doubles partners Hingis, Mirza to play Family Circle Cup (ABC News 4).
• Nathan Durfee’s new show brings two artists to one canvas (Charleston City Paper).
• Battery shuts out Islanders 2-0 (Live 5 News).
• Student Fashion Blogger Had the Best Spring Break Ever (CofC).
• Frank Abagnale on what came after Catch Me If You Can (Charleston City Paper).
• Local band Bizness Suit has launched a Kickstarter campaign.

POLITICS

• Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry visiting SC Lowcountry (ABC News 4).
• Sheriff candidate Driggers: Rumors about me are ‘ridiculous’ (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Councilman Robert Mitchell (HCS).
• Larry Kobrovsky challenger emerges in Charleston GOP race (Post & Courier).
• DOT reform stalls in Senate; threatens road money proposal (ABC News 4).

MISC

• Look What Washed Up on Our Shore (Charleston Grit).
• 230-foot megayacht docks at Charleston marina (ABC News 4).
• CARTA, other transit systems face budget hurdles (Post & Courier).
• Civil rights attorney considers consulting on SC State case (ABC News 4).
• Trees cut to make way for North Charleston apartments (Post & Courier).
• State planning to bring lifeguards back to Hunting Island (Post & Courier).
• Exclusive SC resort awaiting regulatory approval for seawall (ABC News 4).
• Timrod celebrating 100 years of enriching Summerville’s soul (Post & Courier).
• Coroner: 3-year-old boy drowns in pool while visiting aunt (ABC News 4).
• West Ashley man accused of threatening man with gun arrested (Post & Courier).
• National state financial officers group meets in Charleston (Live 5 News).
• Surviving on faith and fish, a free spirit from Conway is rescued after 66 days at sea (Post & Courier).
• SC woman charged with reporting robbery as April Fools joke (ABC News 4).

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