Apr 20, 2017
West Ashley’s history is unique. The home of Charles Towne in 1670, West Ashley is the founding site for the City of Charleston and State of South Carolina. With a history spanning more than 300 years, it has been witness to nearly the entire past of the United...
Apr 20, 2017
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
Apr 20, 2017
Before there were City Council members representing Districts west of the Ashley, there were Aldermen representing Wards. When the decision was made to annex a large section of St. Andrew’s Parish into the City of Charleston, the landscape was divided into two Wards –...
Apr 20, 2017
West Ashley High School’s Health Occupation Student Association (HOSA) team competed in the South Carolina Health Occupations Students of America State Leadership Conference. The conference took place at the North Charleston Convention Center where 1,400 students from...
Apr 20, 2017
With nearly 20 breweries and counting in Charleston (three right here in West Ashley), it’s hard to stand out in the crowd. But the owners of Twisted Cypress Brewing Co., that recently opened on Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, have got a couple tricks up their sleeve … or...