Rumors & Notes: 11/24/15

TOP STORIES

• Report: Widespread ‘lack of accountability’ in CCSD spending (Post & Courier).
  • Preliminary Summary Findings on the Causes of District Overexpenditures (ABC News 4).
• Court orders Joey Meek trial moved to Charleston (ABC News 4).
• City council surprises Riley with plan to rename Waterfront Park (Live 5 News).
• From Afghanistan to South Carolina: A refugee’s story (Post & Courier).
• Lowcountry homelessness climbs nearly three times faster than state (Post & Courier).
• Shot in head in North Charleston, woman faces prospect of never seeing justice (Post & Courier).
• Police: Man arrested in weekend Park Circle shooting (Live 5 News).
  • Park Circle shootout frightens residents, leaves trail of guns, shell casings (Post & Courier).
• Coldplay pays homage to Obama’s rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’ from Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s funeral (MSNBC).
• City Offering FREE Parking Voucher for the Holidays (HCS).

FOOD/BEV

• Mt. Pleasant’s ‘Gandhi of boiled peanuts’ gets a segment on CBS’ Sunday Morning (Charleston City Paper).
• Just in time for Thanksgiving, Edmund’s Oast is offering hot bourbon and gravy shots (Charleston City Paper).
• Smoke BBQ Brings Brisket Burnt Ends to Brunch (Eater Charleston).
• Leftovers: Tidbits from the Food & Bev Community (HCS).
• A ramen Thanksgiving feast for the hungry this Saturday (Charleston City Paper).
• Chick’s ups the heat for final hot chicken run (Post & Courier).
• Opening Report: Verde West Ashley, The Oyster Shed, and More (Eater Charleston).
  • Maybank Public House just unlocked its doors (Charleston City Paper).
• Free Thanksgiving meals offered Thursday (ABC News 4).
• Another Charleston on display at Up South dinner (Post & Courier).
• The Drunk Santas Are Coming To Town (HCS).
• Six Food-Forward Dates for Lowcountry Couples (Eater Charleston).
• Buddy Roe’s reborn as Sawyer’s on the Boulevard (Post & Courier).
• Fort Dorchester student wins HS recipe contest (Post & Courier).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Garth Brooks Performing in North Charleston for the First Time in 19 Years (HCS).
• Casting call for parents and tweenage kids (Charleston City Paper).
• Another shocker: 25 years later, Citadel stuns Gamecocks again (Post & Courier).
  • Crying Gamecocks fan uses fame for a good cause (Charleston City Paper).
• Senior buy-in the key to Citadel football success (Post & Courier).
• Citadel’s Houston named SoCon coach of the year (ABC News 4).
• The Citadel’s Renew Named SoCon Offensive Player Of The Week (Live 5 News).
• Charleston County Parks’ Waterpark and Climbing Wall passes to be discounted for Cyber Monday (Moultrie News).
• Local high school teams in preseason basketball rankings (Post & Courier).
• RiverDogs Offering Holiday Ticket Packages (HCS).
• Caitlyn the dog visits Rick Springfield backstage at Charleston Music Hall (Post & Courier).
• Bucs earn No. 8 national seed; Will host Citadel-Coastal Carolina winner on Dec. 5 (Live  News).
• Quintin’s Close-ups: Marcus Amaker (HCS).
• Clemson, Carolina bands to perform tribute to Emanuel 9 during halftime show (ABC News 4).
• 3rd Annual Winter Wonderland Party Scheduled for 12/11 (HCS).
• Gamecocks receiver Pharoh Cooper leaving after junior season for NFL (Post & Courier).
• Homegrown Holiday Bazaar Returns on 12/5 (HCS).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• Vice President Joe Biden to attend Dec. 3 event honoring Joe Riley (Post & Courier).
• Charleston Co. jail facing officer shortage, forced to pay overtime (Live 5 News).
• City to consider changing height limit at Sergeant Jasper site (Post & Courier).
• Last in polls, last in debates. How long does Graham go on? (Post & Courier).
• Trump, Bush, Rubio return to SC for campaign stops (ABC News 4).
• Charleston tourism group proposing new carriage rules (Post & Courier).
• Charleston Blue Jamboree draws Democratic presidential candidates Clinton, Sanders and O’Malley to rally (Live 5 News).
• Lowcountry Lowline project moving forward (News 2).
• Feds take a step closer toward wind farms off South Carolina coast (Post & Courier).
• Transportation designer reimagines Charleston with rapid transit system (ABC News 4).
• Charleston activists accepted risks even before Minneapolis shooting (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Police, coroner investigate body found (ABC News 4).
• Woman displaced from West Ashley home days before Thanksgiving (ABC News 4).
• Police investigating auto-pedestrian accident in Mount Pleasant (Live 5 News).
• Lowcountry gives thanks and gives back by helping families in need (ABC News 4).
  • Charleston Basket Brigade on a mission to bring Thanksgiving to needy families (ABC News 4).
• Police searching for downtown Pizza Hut burglar caught on camera (Live 5 News).
• Tattoo culture in Charleston still struggling for acceptance after decade of legal operation (Post & Courier).
• Inside the Police Academy: How SC officers get trained (ABC News 4).
• Mount Pleasant man dies of injuries from motorcycle crash two weeks ago (Post & Courier).
• TriCounty Ministries annual Thanksgiving dinner a welcome meal for many families (ABC News 4).
• Health officials: Deadly ‘kissing bug’ reported in SC, across South (ABC News 4).
• BOGO Christmas Trees are back with a new way to give (ABC News 4).
  • Owners say more Christmas trees leaving lots before Thanksgiving this year (ABC News 4).
• BCSO: Man loses shoes, nearly his jeans during escape attempt in Goose Creek (Live 5 News).
• Diamonds Direct, a direct diamond importer based in Charlotte, N.C., plans to open the doors at its new Mt. Pleasant location in early December (Diamonds Direct).
• Charleston cybersecurity firm PhishLabs raises $7 million, announces new HQ (Post & Courier).
• Heightened security at Charleston International Airport during holiday travel (Live 5 News).

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