TOP STORIES
FOOD/BEV
- Here’s Your Chance to Be a Diner on ‘Top Chef’ Charleston (Eater Charleston).
- Bark For Your Brew Returns to The Joe on May 22nd (HCS).
- Former computer salesman bringing Tex-Mex to Mt. Pleasant (Post & Courier).
- Labor violations uncovered at three more area Mexican restaurants (Post & Courier).
- Wise-Buck Smoked Meats Wants to Lure Crowds From King Street (Eater Charleston).
- Leftovers: Tidbits from the Food & Bev Community (HCS).
- Cary Ann Hearst of Shovels & Rope Cooks Sweet Corn for Charleston Charity (Eater Charleston).
- 5 Healthy Charleston Non-Profits You Need to Know About (The Kale Whale).
- Nation's Largest One Day Food Drive is Saturday (HCS).
- North Charleston Gets Its Very Own Mellow Mushroom on May 23 (Eater Charleston).
- Time to Celebrate the Sea with Italian Flair (Eater Charleston).
- Halls Chophouse owner forks over $7M for downtown Charleston restaurant site (Post & Courier).
- S.C. pitmasters missing from Big Apple BBQ Block Party roster (Post & Courier).
ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS
POLITICS/SCHOOLS
- Haley farm bill veto may mean hardships for S.C. farms (Post & Courier).
- School Board votes to close Lincoln Middle-High School, raise taxes (Post & Courier).
- Gov. Nikki Haley says gun background check system needs a look before changes are made (Post & Courier).
- City Council seeks to establish Charleston's first poet laureate (Charleston City Paper).
- Saturday is voter registration cutoff for June 14 party primaries (Post & Courier).
- The College Remembers Beloved Professor Conseula Francis (CofC).
- Berkeley board member: Bathroom decision “opening ourselves to lawsuit” (Post & Courier).
- CCSD changes story after students access porn on school-issued device (News 2).
- Quintin’s Close-ups: Charleston County Councilman Joe Quarley (HCS).
MISC
- Robbed on the streets of the Holy City: Incidents increased last year (Post & Courier).
- Police: Suspect withdrew $20,000 from ATMs with stolen bank info (Post & Courier).
- Confederate Memorial Day marked with less fanfare in SC (ABC News 4).
- Wind turbines cutting edge, old as Charleston itself (Post & Courier).
- Charleston PD search for information about incident at strip club (News 2).
- Construction cranes soar over Charleston skyline (Post & Courier).
- North Charleston man gets year in prison after dog found starved to death (Post & Courier).
- Post and Courier publisher talks Free Times purchase (Charleston City Paper).
- Abused puppy makes new friend, becomes viral star after brutal attack (Live 5 News).
- Two women wanted for shoplifting in Mount Pleasant (News 2).
- New therapy at Roper St. Francis may help breast cancer patients keep their hair (ABC News 4).
- Meet & Garden With Grumpy In Charleston (Southern Living).
- Woman admits taking nearly $100k from church to buy drugs (Live 5 News).
- #TPBTH Day 12, Meet: Graham Ervin (CHS Food Writer).
- #TPBTH Day 13, Meet: Alida Sinkler (CHS Food Writer).
- #TPBTH Day 14, Meet: Hanna Raskin (CHS Food Writer).
- #TPBTH Day 15, Meet: Jenny Dennis (CHS Food Writer).
- VIDEO: Woman documents capture of gator found outside home (Live 5 News).
- Crews respond to house fire in North Charleston (ABC News 4).
- Charleston's Benefitfocus launches new fund for charitable giving (Post & Courier).