Rumors & Notes: 1/19/16

TOP STORIES

• Lowcountry celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (ABC News 4).
  • MLK Day events celebrate civil rights leader, spirit of non-violence (Post & Courier).
  • Photo Gallery: Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade (Post & Courier).
• 10 big moments from the Democratic debate (Post & Courier).
  • Workers march for higher wages outside of Democratic debate (Charleston City Paper).
  • Bernie Sanders courts youth vote with local bands at pre-debate rally (Post & Courier).
• Rare right whale spotted off Folly Beach (Post & Courier).
• Cold weather shelters open again as temps dip down to 20s (ABC News 4).
  • Parents concerned about cold school buses (News 2).
• Republican lawmaker says journalists should face a registry to work in South Carolina (Post & Courier).

FOOD/BEV

• This is your last week to go to the Blind Tiger before it closes (Charleston City Paper).
• John Lewis pops up again, this time with oxtails (Post & Courier).
• 2nd Annual Good Catch Oyster Fest Scheduled for February 5th (HCS).
• High Cotton remakes its entryway (Post & Courier).
• 3 of The Best Restaurants in Charleston, 3 Totally Different Experiences (Surf and Sunshine).
• Trader Joe’s recalls lot of raw cashew pieces after salmonella warning (ABC News 4).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Alabama Shakes Return to Charleston this April (HCS).
• TEDx Charleston call for speakers (Charleston City Paper).
• Weezer & Panic! at the Disco Headline Summer Concert in Daniel Island (HCS).
• 98 Rockfest Returns on April 24th with Breaking Benjamin & more (HCS).
• Rumors has it: The Charleston City Paper’s Best of Charleston Finalists will be announced tonight around midnight.
• Citadel keeps triple option offense, names Thompson as Houston’s replacement (ABC News 4).
• Dear Cam Newton: Please Don’t Read This (The Nation).
• Citadel grad writes about experiences as Atlanta paramedic in new memoir (Post & Courier).
• Despite Seahawks loss, dream comes true to be a ’12th man’ for Daniel Island boy (ABC News 4).
• MRSOE! Presents Stand-Up at The Sparrow with Massimo (HCS).
• Myrtle Beach golf course could replace Kiawah as SC’s longest (ABC News 4).
• Charleston International Jazz Festival draws Schuur, Sandoval and lots of locals (Post & Courier).
• Sign up for Friday’s Creative Mornings talk on Language (Charleston City Paper).
• Ex-Burke star Raven Saunders uncorks best shot put in world this year (Post & Courier).
• Kiawah arts council presents John Pizzarelli Quartet (Post & Courier).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• South Carolina to delay state tax refunds in effort to fight fraud (Post & Courier).
• Reminder of Upcoming Election Dates and Deadlines (ABC News 4).
• Senate panel hears bills limiting refugees in South Carolina (ABC News 4).
  • Stakes high in S.C. in Supreme Court immigration case (Post & Courier).
• College of Charleston president calls for the state to help fund crumbling infrastructure (Post & Courier).
• GOP presidential hopeful Ben Carson talks to Charleston Rotarians (Post & Courier).
  • Carson suspends campaign to help injured staffers (ABC News 4).
• Quintin’s Close-ups: SCDP Chairman Jaime Harrison (HCS).
• Through a foreclosure sale, Donald Trump now owns commercial property in North Charleston (Post & Courier).
• Outer West Ashley residents blame development for drainage, flooding problems (Post & Courier).
• After years of discussion, first phase of Clements Ferry Road widening has a start date (ABC News 4).
• Planners examine proposal for Magnolia development (Live 5 News).
• Court revisits Summerville boutique hotel case (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Academic Magnet student’s ticket out is a tough, solitary ride (Post & Courier).
• Woman sought after $4,500 theft from Louis Vuitton (ABC News 4).
• Baby Giraffe Watch is on at Greenville Zoo (HCS).
• Moncks Corner car dealer pleads guilty in money laundering case (Live 5 News).
• Jen Snyder’s HMS Log Book tracks your daily life (Charleston City Paper).
• Red Cross in urgent need of blood donations (Post & Courier).
• Submissions Accepted for Charleston AMA 2016 Spark! Awards (Charleston AMA).
• Report: Man recovering after shooting near I-26 (Live 5 News).
• Charleston’s biggest hotel completes extensive renovation (Post & Courier).
• NCFD: ‘Abundance of lint’ in dryer caused mobile home fire (Live 5 News).
• Divers recover body of woman missing after crash on I-95 (Post & Courier).

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