TOP STORIES
FOOD/BEV
- Fly to the Lowcountry Wingapalooza on 4/28 (HCS).
- Perfectly Frank’s closes (Summerville Journal Scene).
- Online reviewers approve of Fast and French’s all-inclusive approach (Post & Courier).
- Publix to partner with the Lowcountry Food Bank to bring fresh produce to neighbors in need (Live 5 News).
- Lowcountry Blessing Box project aims to help the food insecure (Live 5 News).
- Top Chef Charleston drew millions of viewers (Post & Courier).
- Puffy Tacos and Christmas Enchiladas on Juan Lewis Menu (Eater Charleston).
- First they stole Brock, now Nashville chefs are after Mike Lata (Charleston City Paper).
ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS
- Patriots Point to Mark 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid with Symposium (HCS).
- ‘Southern Charm' star Patricia Altschul shares her secrets for living like a Southern belle, and not a ‘dumb belle' (Island Packet).
- 2017 Spoleto Festival USA to Feature Range of Theater Productions (HCS).
- Charlamagne Tha God talks Moncks Corner, ‘Black Privilege,’ and saying ‘fuck’ to your dreams (Charleston City Paper).
- Comedian Doug Stanhope heads to Burns Alley on April 21 (Charleston City Paper).
- South Carolina Stingrays blank Greenville Swamp Rabbits, 6-0 (Post & Courier).
- Thornwell supports Dozier’s NBA decision (ABC News 4).
- Former Gamecocks football star Demetris Summers sentenced to 8 years in prison for drugs (ABC News 4).
- The Daily Beast's John Avlon discusses “Washington’s Farewell Address” at the Library Society next week (Charleston City Paper).
- Crab Claw gets mullet envy in new “Scoot, Scoot” video… Southern Charm appearance coming? (Charleston City Paper).
POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS
- Bills seeking to curb opioid addiction slowly working their way through South Carolina Statehouse (Post & Courier).
- Opinion: Time to draw a red line on rampant development in Charleston area (Post & Courier).
- Quintin's Close-Ups: Dot Scott (HCS).
- Coastal Carolina cheerleaders’ attorney cites double standard, says university falsely painted team members as prostitutes (Post & Courier).
- Local group lobbies lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana (ABC News 4).
- South Carolina bill focuses on cyclist and pedestrian safety (Live 5 News).
- Hicks column: Henry McMaster finds once-clear path to re-election as South Carolina’s governor to be full of potholes (Post & Courier).
- McMaster signs law creating license to access planes, bases (ABC News 4).
- Yancey McGill: Surgery delayed filing campaign report for South Carolina governor (Post & Courier).
- SC college students push against Governor’s road fix proposal (Live 5 News).
- Study: SC schools could save millions by consolidating districts (News 2).
- Warrants: ‘Ghost hunting’ at former Upstate school leads to weapon, drug charges (Live 5 News).
- Charleston County Extending Deadline for 2017 Summer Youth Employment Program Applications (Charleston County).
- Litter blitz underway in Berkeley County (Live 5 News).
- 99 problems? Or an opportunity? Housing Authority selling off Horizon Village lots in North Charleston (Post & Courier).
MISC
- Man found dead after Ashley River Road crash near Dorchester line (ABC News 4).
- Charleston Animal Society out of canned food, needs help (ABC News 4).
- Apartments planned for James Island Theater site on to next phase of design approval, residents concerned (Live 5 News).
- Want to wear a map of Charleston? Check out products by YESAND (Charleston City Paper).
- ‘Printed’ parts to lighten load for Boeing 787 Dreamliner (Post & Courier).
- Quintin's Close-Ups: Angela Brown of ABC News 4 (HCS).
- One taken to hospital after shooting in Moncks Corner (Live 5 News).
- Petition to name April the giraffe’s calf after viral Myrtle Beach giraffe mom’s baby boy (ABC News 4).
- Police respond to reported home invasion in North Charleston (Live 5 News).
- Deputies in Summerville investigating after minor injuries reported from gunfire (Live 5 News).
- How a S.C. nuclear power plant project could affect the chips in your iPhone (Charleston City Paper).
- Family warning public after new scheme pops up in the Lowcountry (Live 5 News).
