TOP STORIES
FOOD/BEV
- Get schooled in Charleston’s fine dining history (Charleston City Paper).
- Ancient Roman Dinner at XBB; Free Beer for Selfies at Rec Room (Eater Charleston).
- Edmund's Oast Celebrates Valentine's Day with “Heart and Tongue” Menu (HCS).
- Following in the Food Network's footsteps, Indaco chef relocates, edible oysters at the aquarium (Post & Courier).
- Couples Pub Tour all through February (Original Pub & Brewery Tours of Charleston).
- The Faculty Lounge Introduces Tiki Tuesdays and a Killer Happy Hour (Eater Charleston).
- Melvin's brings on the burnt ends (Post & Courier).
ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS
- Former UNC basketball coach Dean Smith dies (Live 5 News).
- Extended “Southern Charm” Season 2 Trailer Debuts (HCS).
- On Thursday night, both Danny McBride and Bill Murray stopped by The Royal American. Sadly, Holy City Sinner left the building about 10 minutes prior to their arrival.
- Dodging the Viet Cong, watching Mr. Bonetangles, and eating wings (Charleston City Paper).
- Recruiting arms race: Costs soar for college football teams (Post & Courier).
- South Carolina Stingrays look to make playoff push (Post & Courier).
- Cooper River Bridge Run hires local Irv Batten as first deputy director (Post & Courier).
- College of Charleston runs though William & Mary, 80-72 (News 2).
- Charleston Southern ousts 1st-place Radford, 79-71 (ABC News 4).
- Charleston STEM Festival Photo Gallery (Post & Courier).
POLITICS
MISC
- De facto segregation remains norm in many Charleston County schools (Post & Courier).
- SCE&G wants to sell you a service plan, too (Charleston City Paper).
- Dog-fighting still lurks in the shadows in the Lowcountry (Post & Courier).
- Episcopal Church, breakaway diocese steer ahead into complex legal waters (Post & Courier).
- Homeless migration from the city to the suburbs (Live 5 News).
- Mount Pleasant vet recalls the work of the ‘Devil's Brigade' (Post & Courier).
- CARTA celebrates record-breaking ridership in 2014 (Live 5 News).
- Johns Island woman accused of mistreatment of horses bonds out of jail (ABC News 4).
- Sergeant Jasper developer fires back, says plans released were altered (ABC News 4).
- Man found dead in car at McDonald's in Berkeley County (Post & Courier).
- Teen killed in Summerville wreck was pregnant, mother says (Live 5 News).
- Charleston businesses embrace growth of downtown’s upper peninsula (ABC News 4).
- Forum discusses improving traffic in Dorchester County (Live 5 News).
- SC man sees self-defense for shooting DEA agent during raid (ABC News 4).
- Most Wanted: Davon Prioleau (Live 5 News).
- SC Sen. Thurmond’s biracial granddaughter visits Clemson (ABC News 4).
- Health care offices in Charleston, elsewhere, are a hot real estate play (Post & Courier).
- One killed in Anderson Co. wreck (Live 5 News).
- Deputies: 7 shot in Douglas County (GA) including children; 5 dead (Live 5 News).