Rumors & Notes: 3/2/17

TOP STORIES

• 2017 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship Bracket Released (HCS).
• South Carolina ranks dead last in education in U.S. News & World Report study (Post & Courier).
• Reward for info on burned dog growing at steady pace (ABC News 4).
• Man arrested on federal drug charges after Fentanyl found at Ladson home (Live 5 News).
• Car of man missing after burned body found in barrel recovered in Missouri (ABC News 4).
  • Police: 3 arrested in Missouri in case of burned body found in Goose Creek (Live 5 News).
• Special meeting called to discuss Folly Gras (ABC News 4).
• Silent Auction and Donation Offering to Support Yelp Charleston’s Scotty Carpenter & Family who lost home in recent fire (32 Auctions).
  • GoFundMe page is also available.
• Coroner identifies 3 killed in St. Stephen fire (ABC News 4).
• Pepperhill residents seek to sue City of N. Charleston following flooding (Live 5 News).
• Police, EMS respond to reported stabbing on McMillan Ave (ABC News 4).
• Man accused of planning Dylann Roof-style attack indicted on federal gun charge (Live 5 News).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Holy City Sinner (HCS).

FOOD/BEV

• For six years The Taste of Black Expo has spotlighted minority chefs (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston Wine & Food Festival brings millions to local economy (Live 5 News).
  • PHOTOS: The champagne was flowing at last night’s Charleston Wine + Food opening night party (Charleston City Paper).
  • Local Love: Elevating Recycling + Compost Efforts This Festival Season (Charleston Wine + Food).
  • Even more #ChsWFF fringe food events happening this week (Charleston City Paper).
  • Charleston Wine + Food Festival offers a plateful of events (Post & Courier).
• New bills call for mandatory training for all alcohol servers, looser restrictions on distillers (Charleston City Paper).
• Five women worth building a festival itinerary around (Post & Courier).
• Is Hyman’s a tourist trap, a beloved classic, or, perhaps, an institution? (Charleston City Paper).
• Goose Creek artist creates an itty-bitty Martha Lou’s Kitchen (Post & Courier).
• The Lee Brothers reintroduce America to one of South Carolina’s Soul Food legends (Charleston City Paper).
• The Faculty Lounge and Edmund’s Oast Present “Let’s Go Crazy” Party on Saturday (HCS).
• Chef Aaron Swersky Joins Herd Provisions (Eater Charleston).
• Chef Frank Lee Joins the Kitchen of Edmund’s Oast for One Night Only (HCS).
• Navigating the sea changes in Carnival Ecstasy’s dining options for the best experience (Post & Courier).
• Glass Onion Partners with Brain Injury Association for Next Charity Tasting (HCS).
• A Great Steak Is Rare To Find (Yelp Charleston).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Southern Garden Party Benefiting Lowcountry Orphan Relief (HCS).
• Goose Creek remembers Sharonda Coleman-Singleton with Track Meet (News 2).
• Charleston’s Earl Grant named CAA Coach of the Year; Chealey named to CAA First Team (Post & Courier).
• Sol Driven Train’s Joel Timmons and Della Mae’s Shelby Means are harmony-rich duo, Sally & George (Charleston City Paper).
• Queen Quet advises on set of TV Show, ‘Underground,’ filmed on the sea islands (Charleston City Paper).
• Suit Up! M. Dumas & Sons + “The Manual” Plan Suiting Event (HCS).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Tom Doyle, Jr. (HCS).
• Meet The Pin Maker: Yeah Charleston (Black Pin Maker League).
• Is it a punk band? Is it a boy band? Nope, it’s Hubris (Charleston City Paper).
• Foundation helps veterans find firm footing after deployment — on a surf board (ABC News 4).
• Mediation Date Set For Thomas Ravenel, Kathryn Dennis (FITS News).
• Bands to battle for spots at Cooper River Bridge Run (ABC News 4).
• Ms. Rose’s Next Comedy Hour Features Brian T. Shirley (HCS).
• 12-year-old to bike across country to raise money for clean water (News 2).
• Meyer Vogl Gallery hosts inaugural abstract show (Charleston City Paper).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• A bill targeting South Carolina’s school-to-prison-pipeline, including the disturbing-schools law, clears House subcommittee (Post & Courier).
• Tim Scott, Lindsey Graham not ready to condemn Sessions over Russian contact (Post & Courier).
• Charleston County commits to funding I-526 extension (Live 5 News).
• South Carolina lawmakers aim to label porn as a public health hazard (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston City Council votes to remove properties from hotel zone, halt development in flood-prone West Ashley (Post & Courier).
• Lawmakers discuss execution options since SC has no lethal injection drugs (News 2).
• S.C. House passes gas tax and vehicle sales tax increase to help pay for roads (Post & Courier).
• Charleston County Council holds public hearing on I-526 project funding (Live 5 News).
• Charleston high school students edit photo of school play to include Nazi swastika (Post & Courier).
• Hush That Fuss? Not while kids gettin’ arrested on a damn school bus (Charleston City Paper).
• House passes bill allowing licenses that comply with REAL ID (ABC News 4).
• For South Carolina’s coroners, proposal would gut list of qualifications they have worked to build (Post & Courier).
• Tim Scott went there with a joke about Kellyanne Conway and the Oval Office couch (Charleston City Paper).
• Quintin’s Close-Ups: Dana Beach (HCS).
• Outgoing South Carolina Republican Party Chair Matt Moore lands new job (Post & Courier).
• Live 5 celebrates Read Across America Day (Live 5 News).

MISC

• SLED investigating incident involving retired Berkeley deputy (ABC News 4).
• Suspect in Girl Scout cookie money theft asks judge for rehab (ABC News 4).
• Dog in critical condition ultimately passes, his last moments surrounded by love and compassion (FRW SPCA).
• Tiger Lily Celebrates Women’s Day with Daffodil Bouquets, Donations to Local Nonprofit (HCS).
• ABC News 4 Special Broadcast: Mental illness beneath the surface (ABC News 4).
• Prison photo of Hollywood man accused of killing women prompts mistrial in murder case (Post & Courier).
• Puppy found in Charleston dumpster recovering from injuries (ABC News 4).
• Panamanian national accused of smuggling cocaine through Port of Charleston arraigned on federal charges (Post & Courier).
• Live 5 partners with Red Cross for blood drive (Live 5 News).
• 16-year-old killed, another hurt after wreck in Pawleys Island (ABC News 4).
• Marion fireworks company pleads guilty to smuggling (ABC News 4).
• Parents of child who shot himself in Orangeburg charged with neglect (ABC News 4).
• Seven of the most common Southeast sharks species are ‘increasing in abundance’ (Post & Courier).

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