TOP STORIES
FOOD/BEV
- Republic Ice Cream to take over Planet Smoothie spot in downtown Charleston (Post & Courier).
- Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint opening in Mount Pleasant (Post & Courier).
- Husk & Scott's Bar-B-Que: Two of the South's Best Restaurants (HCS).
- Gluten-Free For Me: Charleston’s Top Restaurants for Dietary Restrictions10 Best).
- Ristorante LIDI hires new executive chef (Post & Courier).
- Stars Rooftop & Grill Room Hosting Full Moon Party Tomorrow (HCS).
- Would You Dare to Dine Out on Valentine’s Day? (Eater Charleston).
- Caviar & Bananas Offering “A Treat For Your Sweet” (HCS).
ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS
- Twitter goes nuts after Bravo airs Southern Charm promo (Post & Courier).
- Battery's upcoming schedule ‘the best ever' (Post & Courier).
- 7 Ways to Experience the Great Outdoors in this Great City (Charleston.com).
- Charleston man creates viral Super Bowl meme (News 2).
- A second “Mickey’s Magic Show” performance has been added at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center for 2/19 at 3:30 pm (Ticketmaster).
- Visits up at 11 percent at South Carolina parks (Live 5 News).
- Stingrays back in South after realignment (News 2).
- Riverdogs Offering Special Ticket Packages for Valentine's Day (HCS).
- Bikefest events to end earlier each night this year (ABC News 4).
POLITICS/GOV
- North Charleston mayor's race heating up (Post & Courier).
- City of Charleston releases updated Tourism Management Plan (Live 5 News).
- Haley’s DSS pick going for round 2 in confirmation hearings (Live 5 News).
- Council to tackle growth in West Ashley (News 2).
- SC Lawmakers Tout Medical Marijuana Bill (FITSNews).
- Clyburn: SC getting $4M for early Head Start programs (ABC News 4).
- Isle of Palms settles with feds over Disabilities Act probe (Live 5 News).
- Richard Eckstrom Accused Of Drugging On-Again, Off-Again Lover (FITSSNews).
- Upper peninsula zoning district meeting scheduled for Wednesday (Post & Courier).
- McMaster’s chief of staff to keep job after DUI charge (ABC News 4).
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