Rumors & Notes: 5/26/15

TOP STORIES

• All lanes are open on the Ravenel Bridge 9 hours after it was shut down (ABC News 4).
  • Ravenel Bridge Closure Photo Gallery (Post & Courier).
• Man’s gunshot wound on Isle of Palms was self-inflicted, police say (ABC News 4).
• Drowning victim on Sullivan’s Island has died (News 2).
• Family says 5-year-old shot Friday is paralyzed from waist down (ABC News 4).
  • Now out of the ICU.
• Shots Fired: Post & Courier Special Report.

FOOD/BEV

• Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Saw Long Lines For Its First Days Back (Eater Charleston).
• 167 Raw owners save woman from drowning (Post & Courier).
• Restaurants a driving force in restoring downtown’s historic buildings (Post & Courier).
• BBQ Bragging Rights (Charleston Living Magazine).
• Opening Alert: Screen Door Welcomed Guests This Past Weekend (Eater Charleston).
• Taste of Gullah hosts Gullah Braai (Post & Courier).
• Barony Tavern adds all-you-can-eat Sunday supper to weekly schedule (Post & Courier).

SOUTHERN CHARM FINALE

• Southern Charm finale recap: Craig leaves Charleston, Kathryn chases Thomas (Island Packet).
• Craig Hit The Road On ‘Southern Charm’ Finale, But Where Did The Law School Graduate Go? (Bustle).
• Charleston Social: 3rd season for Southern Charm? Cast member says yes (ABC News 4).
• Thomas: What’s Better for Our Daughter? (Bravo).
• Shep: Its All Water Under the Bridge (Bravo).
• Whitney: I Would Never Begrudge Anyone Happiness (Bravo).
• Landon: There’s No Place Like Home (Bravo).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Spoleto overview: City Lights at the Sottile was great, and it should have been free (Charleston City Paper).
• Gronk spotted being Gronk in Charleston over the weekend (Charleston City Paper).
• SnapChat has been telling users that Charleston will be the application’s featured city on Wednesday.
• Battery to face Strikers in U.S. Open Cup (Post & Courier).
• The Follywood Summer Tribute Concert will be held on June 13th (HCS).
• Montgomery Tabbed SAL Pitcher of the Week (Charleston RiverDogs).
• The end of an era: Thunder Road to close in July (Charlotte Five).
• Beard and Moustache Championships II Photo Gallery (Post & Courier).
• Operation Home Brings the Gimme Shelter Party Back to The Alley (HCS).
• Despite Mateo’s Heroics, RiverDogs Fall 4-2 (News 2).
• The Next SoCal Block Party is THIS Friday (HCS).
• New TV series about local animal shelter Pet Helpers to air on Nat Geo Wild next month (Post & Courier).
• The Windjammer’s Bikini Bash is Back (HCS).
• Tyler Boone released a new single called “Front Page Show” (SoundCloud).
• First Flush Festival Photo Gallery (Post & Courier).
• Familiar Voice Returned to Morning Radio Today (HCS).
• Skate park in Neck Area will move forward (Post & Courier).

POLITICS

• Domestic violence bill not quite to governor’s desk (ABC News 4).
• North Charleston’s budget again includes raises, not taxes (Post & Courier).
• Republicans release video mocking Hillary Clinton ahead of her first S.C. appearance (Post & Courier).
• Nine-story hotel on Charleston’s Meeting Street goes before city (Post & Courier).
• Haley: Spend extra $400 million on tax cut, debt or roads (ABC News 4).
• Medical records release of children of suspected abuse or neglect advances (Post & Courier).
• Democrat calls on Clemson coach Dabo Swinney to back out of fundraiser (The State).
• Lindsey Graham to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Wednesday (Post & Courier).
• Kiawah investigating allegations of improper financial transactions (Post & Courier).
• Ben Carson says he can win the S.C. GOP presidential primary (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Charleston police trying to find source of KKK fliers distributed in West Ashley (Post & Courier).
• Police release surveillance images after car windows shot out in Summerville (Live 5 News).
  • Police: Vandals shoot out windows of almost 45 vehicles (ABC News 4).
• South Carolina troopers issue 230 tickets for texting in first five months of law (Post & Courier).
• Charleston-area beach residents feel trapped as crowds swell (Post & Courier).
• Plan emerges to revitalize Hampton Park’s fringe for weddings, wine, other uses (Post & Courier).
• Charleston’s commercial real estate market ‘on fire’ (Post & Courier).
  • CoreLogic: Charleston area among top 7 metro regions with overvalued home prices (Post & Courier).
• Charleston police arrest stabbing suspect in connection with West Ashley incident (Post & Courier).
• Lowcountry events honor the fallen (ABC News 4).
• Law enforcement: Composite sketching another tool to help get justice for victims (Post & Courier).
• The last hurrah: graduating cadets to help lead The Citadel and Charleston to the world stage (The Digitel).
• NLRB dismisses union complaint against Boeing’s North Charleston site (Post & Courier).
• West Ashley resident worries about feral pigs being pushed into her neighborhood (Post & Courier).
• Senior citizens enjoy prom in West Ashley (Live 5 News).
• Charleston’s history isn’t trivial, and the test shouldn’t be, either (Post & Courier).
• Goose Creek girl saves friend from choking (Live 5 News).
• Hanahan firefighter saves puppy’s life, not once but twice (ABC News 4).
• Boeing building a Dreamliner-worthy paint shop in North Charleston (Post & Courier).
• SC State announces $120,000 donation made to university (Live 5 News).
• Police: Woman turns in husband for robbery, blames herself (ABC News 4).
• BCSO: Lady’s Island pier fire investigated as arson (Live 5 News).
• Ravenel Bridge to reopen at 4 p.m. but only if we meet its demands (Charleston City Paper).
• School: Teacher Charged With Child Porn Took Pictures Of 149 students (News 2).
• Former Sumter H.S. basketball star drowned at Myrtle Beach (Live 5 News).
• One arrested after home invasion, three more sought (ABC News 4).
• WCSO Deputies discover deceased male in Hemingway (News 2).

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