Rumors & Notes: 3/3/15

TOP STORIES

• Woman walking on Ravenel Bridge hit by truck tire (Post & Courier).
• Suspended SC State president files suit against university (ABC News 4).
• Police: Woman charged with DUI after crashing car into home (Live 5 News).
• Lexington County voters head to polls to decide new sheriff today (Live 5 News).

FOOD/BEV

• Looks like rain for the Wine + Food Festival (Post & Courier).
  • Who’s the most popular Festival chef? Check the app (Post & Courier).
  • Wine + Food Festival coincides with “Jewish Mardi Gras” (Post & Courier).
  • Cheapest Wine + Food Festival ticket still on sale (Post & Courier).
• The Veggie Bin II is now open in Park Circle (Charleston City Paper).
• Opening Alert: Meeting Street Eatery Spero Unlocks the Doors (Eater Charleston).
• Four more Charleston restaurants cited for wage theft (Post & Courier).
• Manny’s Neighborhood Grille recently announced it will be expanding into North Carolina. Restaurants are expected to open in Greenville, New Bern, and Raleigh.
• Is This the End of Charleston’s Froyo Era? (Eater Charleston).
• IOP weighs outdoor amplified music at Morgan Creek Grill (Post & Courier).
• Chef Stuart Tracy Says Good-Bye to Butcher & Bee for Atlanta (Eater Charleston).

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS

• Watch The First 10 Mins. of the “Southern Charm” Preview Special (HCS).
• Clemson holds first spring practice (News 2).
• Customer Appreciation Day at Charleston County Parks Scheduled for 3/15 (HCS).
• New Art Exhibit at the Aquarium (InTown).
• Dead 27s: Award-Winning Local Band Rocks Out the Charleston Pour House (Charleston Grit).
• The seventh annual Chase After a Cure Gala raised more than $140,000 to support childhood cancer research at the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital (LowcountryBizSC).
• CofC Hosts Women’s History Month Event (Lowcountry Today).
• RiverDogs to Host National Anthem Auditions on 3/10 (HCS).
• Sky’s the limit for Citadel pitcher, former Hanahan baseball star Skylar Hunter (Post & Courier).
• Lowcountry schools to participate in ‘Walk to School Day’ Wednesday (Live 5 News).
• This year, the Spring Jam Music Fest will feature an Art Walk Exhibition. Submissions accepted through 3/21 (Spring Jam).
• CofC School of the Arts Receives S.C.’s Highest Arts Honor (CofC).
• Grieving CSU coach honored by team after missing 3 OT game (ABC News 4).
• 53-year-old widow and breast cancer survivor takes on new challenge — preparing for figure contest (Post & Courier).
• SC Beaufort Marines schedule Air Show, Blue Angels for April (ABC News 4).

POLITICS

• County Council on board to review $4.5 million jail fund increase (Post & Courier).
• Gov. Haley reportedly in the UK (FITS News).
• Senate ratifies amendment allowing charity raffles in SC (ABC News 4).
• Clyburn boycotts Netanyahu speech praised by Republicans (Post & Courier).
• Two SC State bills up for discussion Tuesday (Live 5 News).
• IOP councilman pushes other cities to say no to off-shore drilling (ABC News 4).
• Sen. Ray Cleary hopes to forge compromise with new transportation plan (Post & Courier).
• Dorchester County to borrow money to finish new jail (Live 5 News).

MISC

• Authorities search for missing boy with possible ties to Lowcountry (Live 5 News).
• Charleston Police take steps to handle King Street crowds (ABC News 4).
• State officials anticipate announcement of 1,200 new jobs for the Lowcountry (News 2).
• Coroner: Second fatal fire in Williamsburg County was homicide (ABC News 4).
• 114 Charleston airmen back home after deployment to the Middle East (News 2).
• Victim in Ladson shooting died during surgery, coroner says (Live 5 News).
• Former Dorchester Sheriff Ray Nash trying to help Afghan teen being recruited by Taliban (News 2).
• Bus CEO says CCSD buses could have seat belts, wifi across fleet (ABC News 4).
• Summerville man charged with human trafficking of 17-year-old (Live 5 News).
• Analysis: South Carolina has three of the worst cities when it comes to weight issues (Live 5 News).
• NCPD: Suspect in custody in possible CVS Pharmacy armed robbery (Live 5 News).
• 2 Your Health Move a little, win big health benefits (News 2).
• Report: Ex-Colleton County sheriff stabbed in neck during fight (Live 5 News).
• City eying U-Haul site on upper King Street for public square (Live 5 News).
• Edisto adds to gateway parkland (Post & Courier).
• School bus stuck in ditch, blocking traffic on Hwy. 162 in Hollywood (Live 5 News).
• Luxury car exporter’s criminal charges disrupt civil seizure case (Post & Courier).
• Heather Elvis murder case gag order hearing canceled (Live 5 News).
• 2 Your Health Researchers find new therapy benefits stroke patients (News 2).
• Trial begins in Orangeburg teen’s murder (Live 5 News).

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