Rumors & Notes: 6/22/15

TOP STORIES

• Gov. Nikki Haley calls for removal of Confederate flag from State House grounds (Live 5 News).
• Official: President Obama to deliver eulogy at Pinckney’s funeral Friday (Post & Courier).
  • White House: Obamas, Biden attending Rev. Pinckney’s funeral in Charleston Friday (ABC News 4).
• Charleston teen reported missing (ABC News 4).

CONFEDERATE FLAG

• Social media reacts to Haley calling for Confederate Flag removal (ABC News 4).
  • Petition to Remove Confederate Flag (MoveOn).
• Rally in Columbia calls for removal of Confederate battle flag (Post & Courier).
• Live: We’re asking every member of the SC legislature about the confederate flag (Post & Courier).
• Mayor Riley on Confederate Flag: ‘Take away Roof’s misguided ideas of superiority’ (ABC News 4).
• Stavrinakis calls for removal of Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds (Charleston City Paper).
• Inside the battle over the Confederate flag (CNN).
• History of the Confederate flag on Statehouse grounds (ABC News 4).
• S.C. Sons of Confederate Veterans on Mother Emanuel shooting (Charleston City Paper).
• Panthers join the chorus calling for removing the Confederate flag (Pro Football Talk)
• The ‘Southern Avenger’ Repents: I Was Wrong About the Confederate Flag (The Daily Beast).
• Confederate flag controversy dominates Sunday talk shows, North Charleston officials to call for its removal (Post & Courier).

FOOD/BEV

• Cortaditos bringing Cuban sandwiches to Charleston (Post & Courier).
• Charleston Brown Water Society Barbecue; EVO Parties with Limehouse Produce (Eater Charleston).
• Iconic Pork Slap Sandwich Gets a Facelift at Closed For Business (Eater Charleston).
• Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Reopens All Scoop Shops, Hopefully for Good (Eater Charleston).
• Lee Lee’s Mash-Up Dinner With Spero; Pitmaster Taylor Garrigan Wins ‘Chopped’; Free Beer for Dad (Eater Charleston).
• Researcher outlines seismic shift in restaurant industry (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Tigers support Monte Lee, say ‘future is bright’ at Clemson (Post & Courier).
  • Lee spells out initiatives (Post & Courier).
• Stephen Colbert’s Digital Nation (New York Times).
• UPDATED: Local musicians rally with benefit shows for the Mother Emanuel Hope Fund (Charleston City Paper).
• ‘Southern Charm’ Cast Talks Charleston Shooting Tragedy; Kathryn And Thomas Move In Together? (Yibada).
• Taking flight on the Yorktown and hearing some dog-gone good Southern Charm gossip (Charleston City Paper).
• Star Wars’ Jake Lloyd Arrested After High Speed Car Chase in Charleston (TMZ).
• Midnight City’s Brian Jarvis and Taylor Huckaby are now taking pre-orders for their debut EP (iTunes).
• Organizers tone down Carolina Day anniversary (Post & Courier).
• Hey now, Charlotte’s an (NBA) all-star (Charlotte Business Journal).
• Two-day festival, Holy City Hope, in the works for August to benefit the Mother Emanuel Hope Fund (Charleston City Paper).
• Soccer fans unite in support of Charleston shooting victims (Charlotte Observer).
• Wofford mourns death of basketball player Jeremiah Tate (Post & Courier).

POLITICS

• Senate passes Uber bill (Post & Courier).
  • Legislature sends Uber bill to Haley for signing (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
  • Uber says drivers and passengers banned from carrying guns (Post & Courier).
• My fellow white people, now is the time to truly examine white privilege (Charleston City Paper).
• Presidential candidates give away cash from Council of Conservative Citizens (Post & Courier).
• Lessons In Moving Forward On Race From A 40-Year Mayor (NPR).
• Hate crime law resisted by state legislators (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Confederate memorial statue vandalized (News 2).
• Police responding to standoff in Mount Pleasant (ABC News 4).
• Nominations for Charleston Magazine’s Giving Back Awards are open until June 30th (Charleston Mag).
• Boat on fire in Ashley River, one injured (ABC News 4).
• Man accused of assaulting ex-wife with knife, kidnapping three children (Live 5 News).
• Durham School Services sues Teamsters Union (News 2).
• S.C. State declares financial emergency (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Police: Goose Creek Goodwill fire was arson (ABC News 4).
• Digital Fire Media officially launches business in Charleston (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
• Startups, talent crop up from Charleston’s growing tech sector (Post & Courier).

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