Rumors & Notes: 5/3/17

TOP STORIES

• Legal analyst: Michael Slager will receive substantial sentence after guilty plea (Live 5 News).
• ProPublica: Former Citadel cadet accused of sexual assaults gets Trump administration job (Post & Courier)
• Possible rape by Goose Creek High School students under investigation (ABC News 4).
• 2 arrested after drones found at SC prison (Live 5 News).
• First loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season on Kiawah Island (ABC News 4).
• ‘Suspicious death’ investigated in Adams Run (ABC News 4).
• Lawsuit filed against CCSO, Post and Courier over handling of Dylann Roof jail assault (ABC News 4).
• 15 Portuguese man o’war wash up on Kiawah Island; SCDNR advises caution (Live 5 News).
  • Snakebite reports are up in S.C. and increased flooding and development could be to blame (Charleston City Paper).
• What can Charleston learn from what East of the Cooper has lost? (Charleston City Paper).

FOOD/BEV

• These free pantries popping up around Charleston divert food waste to help neighbors in need (Post & Courier).
• Lemons for Love: Mount Pleasant 8-year-old helping animals by selling lemonade (ABC News 4).
• A new bill could mean liquor drinks at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park (Charleston City Paper).
• Home Team BBQ in West Ashley Hosts “Booze & Bites, Vol. 2” (HCS).
• Mellow Mushroom Offering Gluten Free Products for Celiac Awareness Month (HCS).
• Myth Cafe Offers $4.99 Omelets on Society Street (Eater Charleston).
• Mother’s Day Brunch (Yelp Charleston).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Music Hall Presents a Bill Murray Summer Film Series & Art Exhibit (HCS).
• Charleston County waterparks open this Sat. May 6 (Charleston City Paper).
• 2017 Spoleto Festival Features a Variety of Dance Productions (HCS).
• Riley Park Club gives a new perspective on our favorite pastime (Charleston City Paper).
• Thousands attend RiverDogs Education Appreciation Day (ABC News 4).
• N. Charleston parking fee hike doesn’t deter attendance, event-goers still upset (Live 5 News).
• Local galleries present shows featuring neighborhoods North of Calhoun (Charleston City Paper).
• Haas Kowert Tice Plays The Pour House on 5/17 (HCS).
• Hans Wenzel & the Eighty-Sixers mix heartfelt country and raw rock on new LP (Charleston City Paper).
• Play It Again Sports Now Open in Charleston (CRBJ BizWire).
• World Music Cafe provides a unique, other-worldly listening experience (Charleston City Paper).
• Charles Carmody officially launches Murias Entertainment (Post & Courier).

POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS

• No changes to James Johnson’s leadership role with S.C. NAN despite derogatory comments about minority business owners (Post & Courier).
• South Carolina Reps. Sanford and Duncan oppose government funding bill that passed Wednesday (Post & Courier).
• South Carolina House votes to recognize concealed weapons permits of more states (Post & Courier).
• South Carolina lawmakers start negotiations over raising gas tax to pay for road repairs, leaving some concerned (Post & Courier).
• Sullivan’s Island mayor re-elected; three win council seats (Live 5 News).
• $9500 in scholarships awarded by Summerville mayor’s committee (Live 5 News).
• Why didn’t any white officials attend the Nehemiah Action? (Charleston City Paper).
• Charleston’s Stephen Colbert responds to #FireColbert backlash: ‘I would do it again’ (Post & Courier).

MISC

• Mount Pleasant prepares for 438 new apartments on US-17 (Live 5 News).
• Lowcountry Giving Day to be revived by new organization in September (Post & Courier).
• Westjet orders 10 Dreamliners as Boeing’s second 787-10 makes debut test flight in North Charleston (Post & Courier).
• Balloon and Gift Shop Opening in Cannonborough (HCS).
• South Carolina farmers could be growing industrial hemp by the end of the year (Post & Courier).
• The Most Iconic Photography Spots in Downtown Charleston (The Digitel).
• Plastics export boom has Frontier Logistics eyeing $30 million North Charleston facility (Post & Courier).
• Non profit helping veterans and children needs public votes to win a new therapy horse (CRBJ BizWire).
• South Carolina snake bites up 30 percent in 2017 (ABC News 4).
• One injured in stabbing in North Charleston (News 2).
• West Ashley Wells Fargo robbery suspect facing charges related to other armed robberies (ABC News 4).
• Summerville carjacking, robbery suspect captured in California (Live 5 News).
• Brick thrown through gas station window; register snatched from counter (News 2).
• Pet-friendly work policy is pepping up Charleston start-up (News 2).
• SC Ports Authority to dock biggest ship on May 13th (News 2).
• Man hospitalized after ‘small explosion’ in Old Village (News 2).

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