Rumors & Notes: 5/26/16

TOP STORIES

• Gov. Nikki Haley signs bill outlawing abortion after 19 weeks (Post & Courier).
• Hurricane Center increases chance of subtropical system over holiday weekend (ABC News 4).
• More Boeing workers arrested on tax-fraud charges (Post & Courier).
• Research says ‘Holy City’ term not church-based (Post & Courier).
• Infrastructure Bank board closes the door on I-526 extension (Post & Courier).
• Chance of tropical storm development up to 80 percent, could cause rainy holiday weekend (Live 5 News).
• Charleston residents compete for spot on ‘Jeopardy!’ after passing online test (Post & Courier).
• Lowcountry prepares for Memorial Day Weekend travel (Live 5 News).
  • Folly Beach Mayor does not expect rain to impact Memorial Day weekend tourism (News 2).
  • Storm to make surfer delight, sunbathing mess of Lowcountry beaches for Memorial Day weekend (Post & Courier).
• Red Cross hosts Memorial Day weekend blood drive (Live 5 News).

FOOD/BEV

• Shrimp season’s opening means many delicious months ahead in the Lowcountry (Post & Courier).
• Leftovers: Tidbits from the Food & Bev Community (HCS).
• Frothy Beard announces new West Ashley digs complete with on-site Zombie Bob’s Pizza (Charleston City Paper).
• Chipotle to add 4th Charleston-area restaurant (Post & Courier).
• Farmer From South Dakota Sets Up Record Shop/Cafe on Spring Street (Eater Charleston).
• Zero George’s cocktail celebrates Spoleto and its 40th season (Post & Courier).
• A day in the life of Bert’s Market (Charleston City Paper).
• Southern Season sprouting in downtown Charleston (Post & Courier).
• Carolina Gold Rice Foundation to restore lost rye (Post & Courier).
• McCrady’s Switches Gears, Will Revamp Into a ‘Lively, Everyday Gathering Place’ (Eater Charleston).
• It’s all about the window-framed raw bar at The Darling (Charleston City Paper).
• The Dewberry Should Open Meeting Street Restaurants Very Soon (Eater Charleston).
• Feast on Rosemary Doughnuts and Kombucha at Feathertop’s First Brunch (Eater Charleston).
• A guide to the best eats and sips at our three beaches (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston’s only kosher cafeteria takes summer break (Post & Courier).
• #TPBTH Day 29, Meet: The Cocktail Bandits Johnny & Taneka (CHS Food Writer).
• Gibbes Cafe taps two men with West Ashley ties (Post & Courier).
• Woman’s needs lead to farm fresh nonprofit in Chicora Cherokee neighborhood (ABC News 4).
• Day Drink Like a Pro at Charleston’s Best Rooftop Bars (Thrillist).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• CCP’s Spoleto Festival Preview (Charleston City Paper).
  • The 10 buzziest shows of Spoleto 2016 (CCP).
  • Spoleto Festival and Charleston inextricably bound (Post & Courier).
  • Spoleto celebrates 40 years in style with a massive anniversary concert (CCP).
  • The 2016 Spoleto Festival USA boldly explores the African-American experience (CCP).
  • Old Crow Medicine Show shouts their way from a crack house to the Grand Ole Opry (CCP).
• Charleston Friends of the Library Host Book Sale Honoring Cynthia Hurd (HCS).
• Riverfront Park realizes potential as outdoor music venue for large crowds (Post & Courier).
• 2016 Party in the Park Starts on June 7th (HCS).
• Led by Alex MacDonald, Citadel rugby team takes aim at national title (Post & Courier).
• Season tickets for the “Best of Broadway” series are on sale now (North Charleston Performing Arts Center).
• Share Our Suzy returns to The Grove for annual Memorial Day weekend fundraiser (Post & Courier).
• Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter gets ready to get down with a rollicking new sound (Charleston City Paper).
• Rock Pink 5K will bring a hue of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month to Memorial Day weekend (Post & Courier).
• Grace Joyner’s Great Second Album Was Inspired by Leaving Charleston, Being Single (Free Times).
• Former Braves, Yankees players clash in ‘Legends of the South’ game (Post & Courier).
• Director, actor in remake of “Roots” miniseries to host screening, Q&A at Emanuel AME Church (Post & Courier).
• 8 Things You Need To Know About Larissa Marolt (Bravo).
• Oh Whit!: Southern Charm Recap (Charleston Grit).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• Mayor Summey plans to raise wages for city workers (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston County, City taking steps to ensure water safety (Live 5 News).
• Charleston senator working to block bill allowing Ga. gun permits in S.C. (Post & Courier).
• Initial findings of Charleston hotel study presented (Live 5 News).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Ray Nash (HCS).
• NAACP demanding answers over dismissal of charter school teachers (Live 5 News).
• Federal hearing in Dylann Roof case moved up a day (Post & Courier).
• Legislators agree to study moving Confederate Relic Room (ABC News 4).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Joe Bowers (HCS).
• Mt. Pleasant adding new path to cross Shem Creek (Live 5 News).
• Students choose rebuilding over sadness when school garden destroyed by vandals (ABC News 4).

MISC

• Isle of Palms police searching for duo driving stolen vehicle (Post & Courier).
• Designs for West Ashley aquatic center revealed (Live 5 News).
• Free health care clinic thriving in Mount Pleasant (ABC News 4).
• #TPBTH Day 28, Meet: Jeffrey Newton (CHS Food Writer).
• Clemson students trapped in cave wade through water to get out (Live 5 News).
• Crime Stoppers offering $5,000 reward for information on downtown Charleston homicide (Live 5 News).
• The little loggerhead that could: Norris returns to the sea (Post & Courier).
• Local Hotel Secrets (Yelp Charleston).
• Blotter: Thieves in toy land (Charleston City Paper).
• Coroner: 28-year-old Charleston woman died in moped crash on Folly Road (Post & Courier).
• Asst. principal accused of sexually assaulting two teens appears in court (Live 5 News).

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