🌱 New BBQ Restaurant At Coligny Plaza + Alcohol In Airports

Good morning, friends! It's me, Lauren Kubiak, your host of the Hilton Head Patch newsletter — here to impart everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days.

But first, your local weather:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 78 Low: 69.
• Tuesday: Sunshine and patchy clouds. High: 86 Low: 72.

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Here are the top three stories today in Hilton Head:

1. The new Forrest Fire BBQ restaurant at Coligny Plaza is open and ready for business. Located in what was once the banquet area for Fish Coastal Casual, it includes a full bar, as well as standard fare. Quote Lee Lucier, owner: "It's scratch cooking. Nothing really comes out of a box. Except the shell pasta, we don't make the pasta. What we're trying to do is just good, simple food done right." (News Break)
2. Signed May 19 by Gov. Henry McMaster, the "anti-chug law" allows travelers in South Carolina to purchase alcoholic beverages after they've cleared airport security, and drink it wherever they want inside the airport terminal, rather than having to stay inside the airport restaurant with it. However, airports must approve the ordinance for their own practices before it can become a reality for travelers. Charleston International Airport CEO Elliott Summey gave comment: "Our restaurants are trying to turn tables as fast as they can. We asked the Legislature to change it so if someone just wants to have a drink, they're not taking up for space for people to sit and eat. They can sit at the gate if they want to and have a drink. It's that simple of a solution." (Charleston Post Courier)
3. In nearby Beaufort, City Attorney Bill Harvey is resigning from his position with the municipal government after 36 years of service. City officials have shared that Harvey plans to focus on his own firm. A formal request will be made for appropriations of funds for, and to make a schedule for, a recruitment process for a new city attorney. (WTOC)

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Today and tomorrow in Hilton Head:

Monday, June 5

• Live Music at Fishcamp On Broad Creek (6:00 PM)
• HarbourFest - Shannon Tanner At Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina (9:00 PM)

Tuesday, June 6

• La Bodega At The Dunes House (5:00 PM)
• Live Music With Mike Kavanaugh At FISH Casual Coastal Seafood (5:00 PM)
• Brother Shuckers At Brother Shucker's Barr & Grill (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Healthy Over Hungry cereal drive begins today, Monday, Jun. 5, to help to feed the 60 percent of families in Beaufort County and the 75 percent of families in Jasper County who don't earn a living wage and are unable to put a healthy breakfast on the table. Donations can be made to Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hilton Head Hospital, Tidewatch Emergency Campus, and Bluffton Medical Campus all week. (WSAV)
• A Lady's Island man reported missing the morning of Friday, Jun. 2, has been found. The 52-year-old man's family reported him missing after not having heard from him since Thursday that week. Family members stated they were concerned because of the man's medical condition. He was found a half-hour after the initial release of the missing persons report, "safe and unharmed." (Live 5 News)
• The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Conversation + Cocktails at Skillet's Cafe & Grill on Jun. 15! Registration is available online. (Hilton Head Chamber)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday! I'll be back in your inbox soon with a new update.

— Lauren Kubiak

About me: Lauren is an Editor for Lightning Media Partners. She graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor’s in journalism. She was previously a full-time editor at an association management firm, editing peer-reviewed nursing journals, textbooks, and newsletters.