Rumors & Notes: 6/14/16

ORLANDO SHOOTING

• TONIGHT: Vigil For Orlando Being Held Downtown (HCS).
• Emanuel AME pastor Dr. Betty Deas-Clark in Orlando to offer solidarity, support, ministry (ABC News 4).
• Midlands family says son was wounded in Orlando shooting (Live 5 News).
• Charleston mosque leader is ‘angry, frustrated’ with Orlando shooting (Post & Courier).
• Charleston church to send paper cranes to Orlando, offering hope, healing (Live 5 News).
• How did Orlando shooter legally buy guns? Your questions answered (USA Today).
• Orlando medical center pushed to the limits, continue to save lives (News-Press).
• Lindsey Graham slams presidential candidates on response to Orlando shooting (Post & Courier).

EMANUEL AME

• After Orlando shooting, granddaughter of Charleston shooting victim responds (Live 5 News).
• Emanuel AME Church official: Pinckney ‘looking down and smiling’ at elevator dedication ceremony (Post & Courier).
• In Remembrance of the Emanuel 9: Victory in the Valley (Charleston CVB).
• Live 5 News and Select Health of South Carolina Present “Emanuel AME: One Year Later” (HCS).
• Security tight, roads closed for Emanuel anniversary events (Post & Courier).
• CSU holding prayer service for Orlando, Emanuel victims (ABC News 4).

FOOD/BEV

• Husk alum Air Casebier opening new IOP take-out spot (Charleston City Paper).
• Cupcake selling special treat to support the Orlando shooting victims’ families (Charleston City Paper).
• Chef Deuki Hong to Cook Korean Feast at Oyster Shed (Eater Charleston).
• Mario Batali Tweets Endorsement of Le Farfalle in Charleston (Eater Charleston).
• Where Do the ‘Top Chef’ Judges Hang in Charleston? (Eater Charleston).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• RiverDogs Clinch Playoff Berth with 3-0 Shutout of Augusta (Charleston RiverDogs).
• Bill Murray to Receive the Mark Twain Prize for Humor (New York Times).
• Why Southern Charm’s Shep Rose Fled Thomas Ravenel’s Disastrous Dinner Party: ‘Things Got Sideways Real Quick’ (People).
• Alice in Chains Visits Charleston in September (HCS).
• Announcing a New Pat Conroy Collection (Garden & Gun).
• Morris Earns SAL Pitcher of the Week Honors (RiverDogs).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• Incumbents largely survive primary night in South Carolina (ABC News 4).
• Ashley River bike/pedestrian lane project moving forward (ABC News 4).
• Charleston County School District slashes literacy program (Post & Courier).
• In wake of tourist slaying, North Charleston mayor calls for more security cameras (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Mayor John Tecklenburg (HCS).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Sylleste Davis (HCS).

MISC

• Power restored to Mt. Pleasant residents after car crashes into transformer box (Live 5 News).
• Carolina Youth Development Center CEO to Retire in June (CRBJ Biz Wire).
• Be A Mentor Seeking Volunteers (HCS).
• Police: Man with gun taken into custody after I-26 chase (ABC News 4).
• The Post and Courier wins best newspaper in the Southeast award (Post & Courier).
• Historic Charleston house sells for $7.51M, second-highest ever (Post & Courier).
• Man sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2014 North Charleston shooting that left one with a leg wound (Post & Courier).

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