TOP STORIES
FOOD/BEV
- These free pantries popping up around Charleston divert food waste to help neighbors in need (Post & Courier).
- Lemons for Love: Mount Pleasant 8-year-old helping animals by selling lemonade (ABC News 4).
- A new bill could mean liquor drinks at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park (Charleston City Paper).
- Home Team BBQ in West Ashley Hosts “Booze & Bites, Vol. 2” (HCS).
- Mellow Mushroom Offering Gluten Free Products for Celiac Awareness Month (HCS).
- Myth Cafe Offers $4.99 Omelets on Society Street (Eater Charleston).
- Mother’s Day Brunch (Yelp Charleston).
ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS
- Music Hall Presents a Bill Murray Summer Film Series & Art Exhibit (HCS).
- Charleston County waterparks open this Sat. May 6 (Charleston City Paper).
- 2017 Spoleto Festival Features a Variety of Dance Productions (HCS).
- Riley Park Club gives a new perspective on our favorite pastime (Charleston City Paper).
- Thousands attend RiverDogs Education Appreciation Day (ABC News 4).
- N. Charleston parking fee hike doesn’t deter attendance, event-goers still upset (Live 5 News).
- Local galleries present shows featuring neighborhoods North of Calhoun (Charleston City Paper).
- Haas Kowert Tice Plays The Pour House on 5/17 (HCS).
- Hans Wenzel & the Eighty-Sixers mix heartfelt country and raw rock on new LP (Charleston City Paper).
- Play It Again Sports Now Open in Charleston (CRBJ BizWire).
- World Music Cafe provides a unique, other-worldly listening experience (Charleston City Paper).
- Charles Carmody officially launches Murias Entertainment (Post & Courier).
POLITICS/GOV/SCHOOLS
- No changes to James Johnson’s leadership role with S.C. NAN despite derogatory comments about minority business owners (Post & Courier).
- South Carolina Reps. Sanford and Duncan oppose government funding bill that passed Wednesday (Post & Courier).
- South Carolina House votes to recognize concealed weapons permits of more states (Post & Courier).
- South Carolina lawmakers start negotiations over raising gas tax to pay for road repairs, leaving some concerned (Post & Courier).
- Sullivan’s Island mayor re-elected; three win council seats (Live 5 News).
- $9500 in scholarships awarded by Summerville mayor’s committee (Live 5 News).
- Why didn’t any white officials attend the Nehemiah Action? (Charleston City Paper).
- Charleston’s Stephen Colbert responds to #FireColbert backlash: ‘I would do it again’ (Post & Courier).
MISC
- Mount Pleasant prepares for 438 new apartments on US-17 (Live 5 News).
- Lowcountry Giving Day to be revived by new organization in September (Post & Courier).
- Westjet orders 10 Dreamliners as Boeing’s second 787-10 makes debut test flight in North Charleston (Post & Courier).
- Balloon and Gift Shop Opening in Cannonborough (HCS).
- South Carolina farmers could be growing industrial hemp by the end of the year (Post & Courier).
- The Most Iconic Photography Spots in Downtown Charleston (The Digitel).
- Plastics export boom has Frontier Logistics eyeing $30 million North Charleston facility (Post & Courier).
- Non profit helping veterans and children needs public votes to win a new therapy horse (CRBJ BizWire).
- South Carolina snake bites up 30 percent in 2017 (ABC News 4).
- One injured in stabbing in North Charleston (News 2).
- West Ashley Wells Fargo robbery suspect facing charges related to other armed robberies (ABC News 4).
- Summerville carjacking, robbery suspect captured in California (Live 5 News).
- Brick thrown through gas station window; register snatched from counter (News 2).
- Pet-friendly work policy is pepping up Charleston start-up (News 2).
- SC Ports Authority to dock biggest ship on May 13th (News 2).
- Man hospitalized after ‘small explosion' in Old Village (News 2).
