TOP STORIES
FOOD/BEV
- Big Buck Hunter & SEWE-Inspired Menu Back at The Alley (HCS).
- Take a closer look at the forthcoming Darling Oyster Bar (Charleston City Paper).
- Charleston Beer Garden Returns in May (HCS).
- Downtown restaurant makes Yelp’s top places to eat list for 2016 (Live 5 News).
- Lowcountry Cajun Festival Returns for its 25th Straight Year (HCS).
- Harold’s Cabin Closer to Opening With New Sign (Eater Charleston).
- Anson Restaurant returns with its signature Southern classics (Charleston City Paper).
- Leftovers: Tidbits from the Food & Bev Community (HCS).
- King Bean introduces its first dry-processed coffees (Post & Courier).
- Local food writer launches The Southern Fork podcast (Post & Courier).
ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS
- Mermaids Swim Back to the SC Aquarium this March (HCS).
- Henken first female from College of Charleston to qualify for Olympic Games (Post & Courier).
- Musician Mat Kearney (Switchfoot) and Basketball Legend Rick Barry Are Among the Celebrities Set to Play in NEEDTOBREATHE Classic (The Digitel).
- Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood return to Charleston (ABC News 4).
- Several musicians to play the heart strings around town for Valentine's Day weekend (Post & Courier).
- Make a fake snowman, win a free cruise! (News 2).
- Auditions for Listen to Your Mother held at the end of this month (Charleston City Paper).
- Funeral set for Panthers fan who died in San Francisco (ABC News 4).
POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS
- Quintin’s Close-ups: John Kasich (HCS).
- S.C. Democratic leadership takes odd step of endorsing Hutto in U.S. Senate race (Post & Courier).
- Frank Underwood just opened a campaign ‘office’ in Greenville (Charleston City Paper).
- College of Charleston raises more than $128 million (Post & Courier).
- Berkeley County teachers taught to recognize sound of gunfire in school shooting scenario (Live 5 News).
- U.S. Agriculture chief launches support program for wary black forestland owners (Post & Courier).
- Changes could be coming for child safety seat laws in South Carolina (News 2).
- Quintin’s Close-ups: Jim Newsome (HCS).
MISC
- Police dismiss charges against man accused in West Ashley hammer attack, apologize (Live 5 News).
- Summerville police investigate whether accused rapist had other victims (Post & Courier).
- Report: Troopers to charge Charleston man in fatal I-77 hit-and-run (Live 5 News).
- Summerville man sentenced to 30 years in armed robbery of gas station (Post & Courier).
- Police: 2 arrested after malnourished dog found eating another dog’s remains (Live 5 News).
- Local couple develops fitness routine that combines MMA and dance (Post & Courier).
- SLED: Violent crime rate down 12 percent in SC in 2013 (ABC News 4).
- Pedestrian struck on peninsular Charleston (Post & Courier).
- Ashley River exit ramp work beginning (Post & Courier).
