Rumors & Notes: 9/1/15

by Holy City Sinner

September 2, 2015

3:00 AM

TOP STORIES

Record deluge swamps Charleston area (Post & Courier).
- Red Cross opens shelter for residents with flood damage (Post & Courier).
- Residents: Not the first time Shadowmoss has flooded (Live 5 News).
- Charlestowne Village residents return to damaged, smelly homes after flooding (ABC News 4).
- Sheriff’s office closes all lanes on Main Road to Johns Island due to rising water (Live 5 News).
- College students fall into storm drain (News 2).
Former SC police chief sentenced after plea agreement (Live 5 News).
Activists call on governor to remove Dorchester County coroner over ‘racist' behavior (Post & Courier).
Two candidates in runoff for District 45 seat held by Pinckney (Live 5 News).
- Voter turnout light (ABC News 4).
Pursuit in Goose Creek leads to arrest, wrecked patrol car (ABC News 4).
Charleston is apparently one of the worst cities of its size for traffic (USA Today).

FOOD/BEV

Move over Jeni, there’s a new ice cream in town (Charleston City Paper).
Charleston episode of Parts Unknown to debut at Food Film Festival (Post & Courier).
Élevé Dinner Menu Full of Seafood, Steaks, and ‘Charleston Receipts’ (Eater Charleston).
The Grand Bohemian is open for business (Charleston City Paper).
Data reveals Charleston outpaces nation, Southeast peers in alcohol consumption (Post & Courier).
Award-Winning Mac and Cheese Recipe Hits the Road This Month (Eater Charleston).
Middleton cooks up 1800s picnic for new leisure event (Post & Courier).
Oktoberfest Returns to Charleston on September 18th (HCS).
Esteemed Fulton Five Shuts Down for Renovations (Eater Charleston).
Brewers question alcohol distribution system (Post & Courier).
Charleston Cooks! property on East Bay could be site of new hotel (Post & Courier).
Stay Up for Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Debut With Col’ Brew – only available in New York (Eater Charleston).
Rum is back, and looking back (Post & Courier).
Ellis Creek Fish Camp Keeps the Dining Room Casual (Eater Charleston).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

Is football in Cougars' future? College of Charleston considers costs, benefits, interest (Post & Courier).
RiverDogs Nearing Record-Setting Finish in the Stands (Charleston RiverDogs).
Charleston's Rogers beats Vickery in first round of U.S. Open (Post & Courier).
Flowertown’s Funky Firkin Fest Set for 9/19 (HCS).
Lowcountry Jazz Festival entertains, raises awareness of health disparities (Post & Courier).
Berkeley coach Jeff Cruce: ‘We're never going to punt' (Post & Courier).
Family Circle Cup tennis tournament renamed to Volvo Cars Open (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
Garden & Gun magazine opens in Cigar Factory (Post & Courier).
AP Source: Coastal Carolina to join Sun Belt, move up to FBS (Washington Post).
Bill Murray takes Keb Mo out to bowl after sold-out show Sunday (Post & Courier).
Here’s The Complete List Of Stephen Colbert’s First Late Show Guests (CBS).
City Paper Taking Nominations For 2015 Music Awards (HCS).
Fan Dies After Falling From Upper Deck at Atlanta Braves Game (News 2).
Revolve Conference for creatives coming to Charleston region in October (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
Chase After a Cure’s Virtual Road Chase Returns (HCS).
Winners never quit playing football (Post & Courier).
Former Charleston Comedians Return Home for Benefit Shows (HCS).
Midnight tonight is your l ast chance to pre-order your personalized 2016 Charleston Firefighter Calendar. Each benefits the Charleston Animal Society (Charleston Firefighter Calendar).
Oktoberfest 5K Run/Walk Hits the Pavement on 9/26 (HCS).

POLITICS/GOV

Panhandling ordinance could hurt homeless newspaper sellers (Charleston City Paper).
House Ethics: Former Speaker Bobby Harrell improperly paid lawyers from campaign (ABC News 4).
Quintin’s Close-ups: Councilman Mike Seekings (HCS).
City finally clearing old, abandoned boats from Ashley River (Post & Courier).
C ouncilman Dwight Stigler resigns from post (North Charleston).
Haley to speak of ‘a New South' (Post & Courier).
Special Mt. Pleasant meeting to debate short term rentals (Live 5 News).
Quintin’s Close-ups: Kent Fletcher (HCS).
Scott Walker takes turn talking tough on foreign policy at The Citadel (Post & Courier).

SCHOOLS

College students wait in hotel purgatory while construction finishes on 930 NoMo (Post & Courier).
Charleston School of Law president resigns (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
What are we going to do about Burke High School? (Post & Courier).
Most USC fraternity recruiting suspended (Post & Courier).
Canadian regiment to return first Citadel graduate’s Civil War sword (ABC News 4).
Student Found With “Kill List” At Spartanburg Co. School (News 2).

MISC

Not Just Awareness: What Charleston's Jeff Fitzharris is doing for Autism (Charleston Daily)
Beach Co. plans to reopen Sgt. Jasper Apartments in wake of ‘impasse’ with BAR (ABC News 4).
Workers at closed South Carolina fire truck plant to receive severance pay (Live 5 News).
Charleston firefighters hoist patient from hold of freighter ship (ABC News 4).
Officials switch from rescue to recovery in search for missing crabber (ABC News 4).
Charleston police chief, mayor honored for Emanuel AME response at Unity Day (ABC News 4).
S.C. parks bring in record revenue (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
Car strikes West Ashley Little Caesar’s restaurant (ABC News 4).
Police locate missing, endangered man last seen in downtown Charleston (Live 5 News).
Deputies look for suspect after nightclub shooting (ABC News 4).
Kiawah Partners And The Kiawah Cares Foundation Raise Over $50,000 For Reverend Pinckney Scholarship Fund (The Island Connection).
Coroner releases more tragic details in crash that killed 2 young brothers (Live 5 News).
Community raising money for funeral of 8-year-old girl fatally hit by vehicle at SC school (Live 5 News).
Deputies: 13-year-old in custody in connection to mother’s homicide (Live 5 News).