TOP STORIES
FOOD/BEV
- A whole bunch of restaurant openings to look forward to in 2016 (Charleston City Paper).
- FIG, Edmund’s Oast, and Cypress close for renovations (Charleston City Paper).
- Brasserie Gigi says au revoir (Post & Courier).
- What’s up with all of the strawberries? (Charleston City Paper).
- Mount Pleasant woman lands seafood dips in 1,000 Wal-Mart stores (Post & Courier).
- Turkish Restaurant Turquoise to Open on King Street (Eater Charleston).
- Longtime Charleston restaurant closes, to reopen under new concept (Post & Courier).
- Tasty Fusion in Summerville Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting (CRBJ BizWire).
- Kosher/Vegetarian Dining Hall Marty’s Place Opens January 10 (Eater Charleston).
- The Glass Onion counters Restaurant Week with catfish (Post & Courier).
- Sugarbelles Cupcakery and Cafe Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting in Summerville (CRBJ BizWire).
- Marconi cruises away; Meloy to oversee HMG restaurant operations (Post & Courier).
- Lowcountry Food Bank receives $10,000 donation from Dominion Foundation (CRBJ BizWire).
- Charleston Sound owner to open piano bar, restaurant in Mount Pleasant (Post & Courier).
ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS
- Outdoor enthusiasts can feast on Lowcountry's 2016 bounty (Post & Courier).
- 2016 Charleston Comedy Festival Schedule (HCS).
- Sapakoff: The best Clemson coach decision ever, Dabo over Kiffin (Post & Courier).
- A Cliff’s Notes guide to Spoleto Festival USA 2016 (Charleston City Paper).
- Getting Under and Over with Louie’s Kids (ABC News 4).
POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS
- Attorney: Lack of seat belts in Charleston County inmate transport vans ‘grossly negligent' (Post & Courier).
- Summey, North Charleston City Council sworn in (Live 5 News).
- At majority-white Academic Magnet, students address race and diversity head-on (Post & Courier).
- Quintin’s Close-ups: Randy Brown (HCS).
- Feds provide more than $219M in grants after flooding (ABC News 4).
- Mid-summer opening expected for new Sullivan's Town Hall (Post & Courier).
MISC
- North Charleston police officer arrested in domestic violence incident (News 2).
- Mount Pleasant teen jailed in stabbing death files for immunity under self-defense law (Post & Courier).
- Still years away, Volvo already having positive impact on Berkeley County (Post & Courier).
- Caitlyn’s ancestry revealed in recent issue of Carolina Tails magazine (ABC News 4).
- North Charleston nonprofit helps struggling homeowners with repairs (Post & Courier).
- Additional $129 million needed for Medicaid to hold off cuts in services, reimbursements (Post & Courier).
- Summerville man killed by U.S. Marshal (Live 5 News).
- Tall order: Enough Pie wants community's help knitting ‘yarn bomb' to cover giant downtown chimneys (Post & Courier).
- $1 million lottery ticket sold in North Charleston (Live 5 News).
- $3M allocated, agreement signed for Charleston Harbor deepening project (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
- Health care company to give out free blankets and gloves in N. Charleston (Live 5 News).
- Nighttime Lane Closures continue for the Harbor View Road Improvements project (Charleston County).
- Areas of Georgetown County flood as Santee River rises (Live 5 News).
- Half SCE&G Saluda River sirens not working, but phone alerts available (Live 5 News).
- Jericho completes year 4 of The Green Business Challenge (CRBJ BizWire).
- Bond denied for inmate accused of choking nurse during medical exam (Live 5 News).
