Rumors & Notes: 5/17/16

TOP STORIES

• 3 dead, 1 wounded in Ravenel shooting Tuesday afternoon (ABC News 4).
• Teacher remembers 3-year-old drowning victim as her ‘little helper’ (ABC News 4).
• Citadel tackles policies regarding transgender cadets (Post & Courier).
• Charleston officials discussing the cost of peninsula living (Live 5 News).
  • Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg: Affordable housing downtown ‘a crisis’ (ABC News 4).
• U.S. Department of Justice to review North Charleston Police Department (Live 5 News).
• S.C. Legislature passes bill banning most abortions after 19 weeks (ABC News 4).
• Motorists advised to avoid 5 points, S. Main Street due to spill in Summerville (Live 5 News).
• Federal court hearing for Dylann Roof set for next month (Live 5 News).

FOOD/BEV

• Chick’s Fry House closes just under a year after opening (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston Episode of “Cheap Eats” Airs Thursday (HCS).
• Top Chef adjusts to small-town living in Charleston (Post & Courier).
• Meeting Street Music Club Breathes New Life Into Vintage Digs (Eater Charleston).
• How Charleston became a fine-dining destination (Post & Courier).
• Shrimpers head out with big expectations on first day of shrimp season (Live 5 News).
• Victor Social Club Released Cuban-Inspired Menu (HCS).
• Here’s the first look at Wise Buck Smoked Meats’ menu (Charleston City Paper).
  • Travel Through the Brawny Dining Room at Wise Buck Smoked Meats (Eater Charleston).
  • Second Charleston Restaurant From Chef Damon Wise Opens Friday (Eater Charleston).
• Go ‘Out to Lunch with the Conservancy’ on May 20th (HCS).
• Pawpaw chef looks to attract staff with “fun toys” (Post & Courier).
• Diggity Doughnuts Turns Back Time, Goes Full-Time Food Truck (Eater Charleston).
• The Green Heart Project’s 6th Annual Harvest Dinner is Thursday (HCS).
• Cypress Entices Bar Patrons With Chicken Fried Steak and Fish Sticks (Eater Charleston).
• Former Big John’s Tavern Transitions to Tropical Oasis (Eater Charleston).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Beach Movie Night Has Returned to Tides Folly Beach for 2016 (HCS).
• Twenty One Pilots To Play the Coliseum in February 2017 (HCS).
• Porter-Gaud boys win state soccer title; Ashley Hall and Northwood finish second (Post & Courier).
• The 10 Best Lines from Southern Charm’s Patricia Altschul (Town & Country).
• Holy City Sinner Featured on “I Love This Buzz” Podcast (HCS).
• Teachers by day, Summerville couple competing at one of judo’s highest stages (ABC News 4).
• LEGO Animal Sculptures Coming to the SC Aquarium (HCS).
• Linville Mountain High – Southern Charm Season 3, Episode 7 Recap (Charleston Grit).
• Grace Joyner Album Release & Concert on the Horizon (HCS).
• Stingrays put Game 2 collapse behind them as series shifts to Wheeling (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-ups: Jack Alterman (HCS).
• Dabo Swinney, aka “Fred from Albuquerque,” spoofs Undercover Boss (Post & Courier).

POLITICS/SCHOOLS/GOV

• College of Charleston announces the Martin Scholars Program (Moultrie News).
• Former S.C. Sen. Robert Ford’s ethics restitution dropped to $500 per month (Post & Courier).
• White House cool on Clyburn plan to remove Confederate flag at Citadel, cites ‘First Amendment concerns’ (Post & Courier).
• House overrides Haley’s veto of $40M in aid for SC farmers (ABC News 4).
• Quintin’s Close-ups: Robert Ford (HCS).
• Judge to decide if Georgia immune from slave descendant suit (ABC News 4).
• Panel publicly investigating ex-House member for harassment (ABC News 4).
• Proposed changes to Sullivan’s Island parking rules (Live 5 News).

MISC

• Astronaut aboard the Space Station posts ‘Greetings’ to Charleston (Charleston City Paper).
• Patriots Point To Host Mobile 9/11 Exhibit this Weekend (HCS).
• Reports: Rapper Juvenile involved in fight at Greenville Co. Waffle House (Live 5 News).
• Owner of former Charleston naval hospital files for bankruptcy (Post & Courier).
• Thirty-six teams do 80,409 push ups and raise $45,000 to prevent school dropouts (Post & Courier).
• ‘Alpha predator’ mako shark circling waters off Charleston (Post & Courier).
• #TPBTH Day 19, Meet: Holly McGetrick (CHS Food Writer).
• #TPBTH Day 20, Meet: Paul Roof (CHS Food Writer).
• #TPBTH Day 21, Meet: (Mini) Mariana Hay (CHS Food Writer).
• CARTA Purchases Quintet of Vehicles For Less than $32,000 (Moultrie News).
• More than 60 dogs, cats rescued from Colleton Co. home (Live 5 News).

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