West Ashley Flashback — Flipping through the Pages
Old newspaper columns give insight to West Ashley interests from a bygone era Facebook. Instagram. X. TikTok. These are the mechanisms of modern social networking. Jump back a few decades (maybe eight or more), and the daily newspaper was the mechanism for learning...
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West Ashley Wanderer — A Grave Discovery
Finding Geddes Hall Cemetery is like stepping back in time Jealousy isn’t an attractive trait, but the enthusiasm of our West Ashley Historians as they share their excitement about every new discovery has made me sad that I didn’t have such inspiring, enthusiastic...
Monthly Fishing Report — Spring Into Action
Time to break out your rods and reels and get ready for a great fishing season Chilly days are quickly fading away with temperatures rising well into the 60s and sometimes pushing into the 70s. Warmer water temperatures will wake the fish up and get them feeding....
West Ashley Flashback — A Faded Name Tells a Story
Donnell’s bike shop moved to Avondale in the 1950s; its name can still be seen faintly on the building Raise your hand if you have been curious about the etched remains of a business name on the brick marquee area above the location that once housed Voodoo Tiki Bar...
West Ashley Wanderer — West Ashley Meet Cutes
Catching up with local couples who share how they met and fell in love Story by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer Avondale mural image by Danielle Brutto I may have watched too many Hallmark Christmas movies, but as I considered a February West Ashley Wanderer column,...
West Ashley Wanderer — Creating Living Art Through Bonsai
Catching up with West Ashley’s “Bonsai Guy” by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer Most of my West Ashley Wandering is done on foot, but every December, driving along St. Andrews Boulevard, I spy a Japanese Bonsai sign and stand. It’s a quick flash in the corner of my...
West Ashley Flashback — A Trip to Washington Park
A historically Black West Ashley neighborhood remembered through the extraordinary people who called it home Washington Park is a lovely neighborhood adjacent to Maryville, bounded by Playground Road and tucked behind Café Roca and The Corner Store. Its history is a...
Quilting with Kindness
One generation’s support and love, ushering in the next generation by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer What would be the collective noun for a group of loving grandmothers? Google suggested a Celebration, Gladness, Wisdom, Blossoming, Glamor, or a Tapestry of...
Connecting the Tracks
Remembering one man’s passion for model trains reminds us of West Ashley’s rich railroad history by Donna Jacobs | Contributing Writer Dupont Crossing is part of the vernacular for a time in West Ashley’s history, when it was still called St. Andrew’s Parish, and...
West Ashley Wanderer — Lions, Tigers & Bears! Oh, My!
Birds, rabbits and elephants, too by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer I’ve accumulated a few of artist Lisa Shimko’s whimsical paintings over the years - bears wearing crowns and scarves, great blue herons and colorful painted buntings. While she has a broad range of...
West Ashley Flashback — The Storied Life of Leon Feldman
West Ashley icon lived a long life filled with devotion to family, Judaism, community service, friends, golf, Duke basketball, and a lifelong poker game Leon Feldman lived to be 102 years old. He had the stories to go along with this lifetime, and he loved to share...
