TOP STORIES
FOOD/BEV
- Chic Brasserie Gigi upgrades the Market with French faves (Charleston City Paper).
- Distillery's pig mascot banned from 2nd Sunday on King Street (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
- Progress at Bob Waggoner’s New Venture (Eater Charleston).
- Dessert & Craft Beer Tasting at Frothy Beard (HCS).
- Who Screams For Ice Cream? (Yelp Charleston).
- A Quick Look at Union Provisions, Opening Tonight (Eater Charleston).
- Firefly's Southern Accents Line Adds Red Velvet Cake Flavor (HCS).
- Cupcake craze doesn’t have end in sight for southerners (News 2).
- Five-Course Wine Dinner at Ristorante LIDI on 7/22 (HCS).
POLITICS
- South Carolina’s State Ethics Commission restricts media policy (Post & Courier).
- City council OKs grant for police body cameras (ABC News 4).
- Joe Riley segment on Al Jazeera America airs tonight (Post & Courier).
- Charleston City Council passes building height limit change (Live 5 News).
- Mount Pleasant considered doubling mayor's pay, upping council salaries (Charleston Regional Business Journal).
- SC Supreme Court: Autopsy reports are not public (Post & Courier).
- Stegelin: Summerville Councilmen Statler and Waldorf (Charleston City Paper).
ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS
- Doug Wojcik’s status at College of Charleston still up in air (Post & Courier).
- Apollo 8 Exhibit at Patriots Point to commemorate 45th anniversary of moon landing (News 2).
- Chomp into Shark Week at the Aquarium this August (HCS).
- Will Schutze brings the art of puppetry to the streets (Charleston City Paper).
- Local piano prodigy wins national competition (News 2).
- North Charleston Performing Arts Center finished as the 43rd Top Selling Theatre in the United States and 58th in the world in Pollstar Magazine's 2014 Mid-Year Top 100 Theatre Rankings.
- RiverDogs Host “Lend an Intern” Contest, Business-Man’s Special for Monday (Charleston RiverDogs).
- RiverDogs pitchers Lail, Lindgren, and Smith were all been promoted Tampa (Charleston RiverDogs).
- Lowcountry Artist Market Returns to Music Farm on 8/2 (HCS).
- SC Stingrays hit the ice for 2nd Annual Kid’s Day (Live 5 News).
- Summer Reading List (Garden & Gun).
- Charleston Southern running back Christian Reyes recognized for achievements, leadership off field (Post & Courier).
- YOGAPOP Returns on August 28th (HCS).
MISC
- Deputies: Babysitter arrested for hugging toddler to death (ABC News 4).
- Summerville man sentenced to life in prison for raping two children (Live 5 News).
- Coast Guard: Most of passengers evacuated from stalled casino boat off Georgia coast (ABC News 4).
- SC receives more than $1M in clean vessel funds (ABC News 4).
- 2 women get 30 years in SC fire chief killing (ABC News 4).
- FBI: Kidnapped SC man rescued after 6 days in NC (ABC News 4).
- Mt. Pleasant man accused of sexual contact with children (ABC News 4).
- Man electrocuted trying to steal copper in Marion (Live 5 News).
- Blotter: Rock and roll a burrito all night (Charleston City Paper)