Rumors & Notes: 6/9/15

TOP STORIES

• State Grand Jury indicts Michael Slager for murder in Walter Scott shooting (ABC News 4).
• All Mount Pleasant police officers to get body cameras — a first in S.C. (Post & Courier).
• Charleston police ask for help finding missing teen (ABC News 4).
• Celebrating the Ravenel bridge through LEGOs (Post & Courier).
• Severe Weather Photo Gallery (Live 5 News).
  • Thousands without power in Lowcountry (News 2).
  • VIDEOS/PICS: Waterspout spotted on Lake Moultrie Tuesday afternoon (Live 5 News).
• Late-night committee to present recommendations (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Charleston Social Media Day Returns on June 30th (HCS).

FOOD/BEV

• Smokin’ Hot Branding for Upcoming Lewis Barbecue (Eater Charleston).
• Charleston and Columbus, Ohio reportedly on the short list for Brewdog expansion to U.S. (Charleston City Paper).
• The Neighborhood Dining Group’s Cappie Peete was named one of Eater’s Young Guns (Eater).
• On the Trail of Charleston’s Best Shrimp and Grits (Wall Street Journal).
  • Foursquare users swear by Hominy Grill’s shrimp and grits (Post & Courier).
• 5 Things to Know About the Lee Brothers’ New Show ‘Southern Uncovered’ (Eater Charleston).
• Home Team BBQ Named One of the South’s Top 50 BBQ Joints (HCS).
• Shem Creek shrimpers find space at embattled garage site (Post & Courier).
• Acclaimed Boston Bartender Ran Duan at Proof (Eater Charleston).
• McCrady’s Hosts the Next Good Catch Dinner on Thursday (HCS).
• Visiting historians take up issues of women and food (Post & Courier).
• What to Expect From King Street Barbecue Spot Smoke (Eater Charleston).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• GLAAD’s Southern Stories Tour Visits Holy City on 6/15 (HCS).
• Spencer Selected to Represent RiverDogs at SAL All-Star Game (RiverDogs).
• Charleston’s Atlas Road Crew wins Wild Wing Cafe band competition (Post & Courier).
• Sweet & Sensual: A Pop-Up Dance & Dessert Lounge (HCS).
• Ready to propose to your loved one? You could do it at Wild Blue Ropes and end up on “Major Network TV Show” (Facebook).
• College of Charleston’s Taylor Clarke, Carl Wise picked in MLB draft (Post & Courier).
• Major League Baseball honors USC-Beaufort pitcher who donated bone marrow (ABC News 4).
• The Alley is Offering a Kid’s Bowling Camp (HCS).
• ‘Rivals’ Friday night football schedule released (ABC News 4).
• Running Buddy Introduces Two New Products: Buddy Pouch H2O and Buddy Light (Charleston Regional Business Journal).

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT/COURTS

• Community groups call for reform in North Charleston government (News 2).
  • A City Review Board in North Charleston: how would it work? (ABC News 4).
• SC’s fiscal year to start without a state budget (Live 5 News).
• Haley to celebrate new law giving vets in-state tuition (ABC News 4).
• Uber bill heads to special session (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Rick Perry stresses veterans issues, states rights in Mt. Pleasant speech (Live 5 News).
• Officials hope for higher voter turnout in Berkeley Sheriff race (ABC News 4).
• No slush funds this year, the hubris of bulldozers and offshore drilling, Isle of Palms steps up for the ocean (Coastal Conservation League).
• Gallup: SC uninsured rate down after Affordable Care Act (Live 5 News).
• Lawsuit challenges college regulations for in-state tuition (ABC News 4).
• Board to review Charleston Harbor deepening project this month (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Trident petitions state Supreme Court to hear Berkeley County hospital case (ABC News 4).
• Public to give ideas for Dupont/Wappoo neighborhood plan (Live 5 News).
• DHEC to review approval for offshore seismic testing (ABC News 4).

MISC

• Charleston police identify 3 men believed to be involved in downtown Family Dollar brawl (Post & Courier).
• Crosstown improvement project brings road closures to downtown Charleston (Live 5 News).
• Charleston area tech startup Bidr works fundraising arena (Post & Courier).
• NCPD: Missing N. Charleston teen went to New Orleans (Live 5 News).
• Man looking for owner after 12-year-old son finds GoPro floating on Folly Beach (Live 5 News).
• Roads close as work begins on Phase 2 of Septima Clark Parkway improvements (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• No re-open date set for Hollywood elementary school (Live 5 News).
• Sea-turtle rescuers: Greatest recovery returned to sea (Post & Courier).
• Software could alleviate commute times from Summerville (News 2).
• Man charged with obstruction in West Ashley fatal shooting (Live 5 News).
• Woman files suit against North Charleston hotel after alleged 2013 rape (ABC News 4).
• Woman jailed after leaving 3 children in hot car at store (Live 5 News).
• Police arrest two men after one shot in foot, seek two more (ABC News 4).
• Police: Phone number leads to arrest in cab driver robbery (Live 5 News).
• Investment group snaps up law firm’s offices, parking lots in downtown Charleston (Post & Courier).
• SCE&G launches new program to help homeowners save energy (Live 5 News).
• Wando High Principal Lucy Beckham to take on new role (Post & Courier).
• Bond panel OKs $123M borrowing plan for Volvo plant (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Newest Boeing Dreamliner ahead of schedule, production in North Charleston could start early (Post & Courier).
• Patriots Point board OKs budget, lease transfer (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Soldier accused of submerging daughter in hot water (News 2).

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