Rumors & Notes: 8/9/16

TOP STORIES

• Investigators describe blood evidence, woman’s shallow grave in Kik app murder trial (ABC News 4).
• Defense pushes to drop hate crime charges in Charleston church shooting (News 2).
• Aquarium worker allegedly tries to sabotage life-support systems (Charleston City Paper).
  • Former aquarium temp worker: ‘I didn’t know’ flipping switch was hurting fish (ABC News 4).

FOOD/BEV

• Charleston finishes second in T&L’s best food city survey (Post & Courier).
• McCrady’s Tavern Opens This Week (HCS).
  • Sean Brock Reveals More Menu Teasers from McCrady’s Tavern (Eater Charleston).
• Despite puzzling personality, Feathertop produces accomplished food (Post & Courier).
• Starbucks looks to open shop in unusual Charleston building (Post & Courier).
• Parlor Deluxe Launches Chef Series (HCS).
• How areas beyond downtown cope with restaurant growth (Post & Courier).
• Deep Water Vineyard & Firefly Distillery Host Grape Stomp Festival (HCS).
• Acme chef off to launch new Mt. Pleasant restaurant (Post & Courier).
• Thanks to Frothy Beard and Revelry Brewing, some homebrewers have a shot at Great American Beer Festival gold (Charleston City Paper).
• Smoke BBQ opening in Mt. Pleasant (Post & Courier).
• Shuai Wang Beats Back The Line at Short Grain (Eater Charleston).
• Welcome to The Winnow, a Southern food podcast (Post & Courier).
• Behold Chef Michael Toscano’s Magnificent Brunch Burger (Eater Charleston).
  • Try the Toscano Family Chorizo & Egg Platter at Le Farfalle Brunch (Eater Charleston).
• Juice Bar & Poke Eatery Prepares to Launch on Lower King (Eater Charleston).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• 34 West to Show the National Theatre of London’s Broadcasts (HCS).
• Redux will move to new King Street location in 2017 (Charleston City Paper).
• Tim Tebow playing pro baseball? The Charleston RiverDogs are on board (Post & Courier).
• Hannibal Buress Returns to Charleston for Show at the Gaillard (HCS).
• Burke to host Raven Saunders watch party (ABC News 4).
• Run-Around: Blues Traveler Stops in Charleston this Fall (HCS).
• Battery Host “Punts & Pints” this Saturday (HCS).
• Video of Charleston cat playing along with Olympic volleyball match goes viral (Post & Courier).
• Kick Off Your Weekend with Music & Movies in the Park (HCS).
• Sertoma kicks off prep football and prizes to boot (ABC News 4).
• Summerville’s Zack Bailey becoming a five-position player on Gamecocks’ offensive line (Post & Courier).
• Say Hello to South Carolina’s State Surfing Champs (Folly Beach).
• Summerville’s Carvin Nkanta loses Olympic berth to Kenya passport snafu (Post & Courier).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• County council approves final reading of half-cent sales tax, puts it on November ballot (ABC News 4).
• Berkeley school board gives OK to initial reading to reinstate prayer (Post & Courier).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: State Senator Sandy Senn (HCS).
• South Carolina’s Haley: Trump better candidate than Clinton (ABC News 4).
• Illumination Project presents new road map for police-community relations in Charleston (Post & Courier).
• After student tossed, South Carolina eyes role of officers in schools (ABC News 4).
• Mt Pleasant Town Council votes to follow state law, grant extension to The Boulevard II (Post & Courier).
• Charleston County Adding Staff for Upcoming 2016 General Election (Charleston County).

MISC

• Lowcountry lighthouse to get ‘great need’ grant (Post & Courier).
• Slager’s attorneys seek 42,000 officers in 9 states to join class action suit against PBA (ABC News 4).
• Charleston man facing multiple charges in fatal Hanahan accident (Live 5 News).
• Goose Creek woman killed in crash Sunday that started as traffic stop (ABC News 4).
• Father grieves behind bars after losing child to amoeba infection (Live 5 News).
• ‘Cupping’ therapy used on patients in the Lowcountry (Live 5 News).
• News 2 I-Team investigates lowcountry tree removal service (News 2).
• Wanted: Duo caught on camera stealing ATV from Ladson dealership (Live 5 News).

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