Turning Dirt and Getting Going
City’s West Ashley municipal hub at Ashley Landing is one step closer to reality by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer The 35.5-acre Ashley Landing redevelopment project, which broke ground in May 2025, is steadily advancing through its first phase with major...
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Deep Impact
100 feet below the Greenway, Charleston Water System's massive $135 million sewage project will change West Ashley forever by Lorne Chambers | Editor When talking about the revitalization of West Ashley, most people speak in terms of improvements to buildings,...
A Public Park 350 Years in the Making
Old Towne Creek County Park opens beside the birthplace of South Carolina’s first permanent European settlement by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer Just days before Americans celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, West Ashley has officially unwrapped a gift of its...
West Ashley is Home to one of America’s Rarest Reproductions
Middleton’s prized 1818 silk copy of the Declaration of Independence is one of only four in the world from Staff Reports As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence this month, one of the nation’s rarest tributes to the Declaration of Independence...
If This Tree Could Talk
The Arcadian Park live oak is a piece of living history by Kenneth Marolda | Member of the West Ashley Historians Nestled in a pocket of live oak trees only a stone’s throw from Charles Towne Landing, Arcadian Park in Avondale is an oasis of calm amid the bustling...
Do You Believe in Fairies?
Hidden worlds await along Magnolia’s garden paths by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer This summer, step into a world of wonder as a magical, whimsical fairy village comes to life at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. The Fairies & Flowers exhibit will feature...
Local Robotics Teams Go International
Orange Grove students to represent Charleston in the Netherlands this month from Staff Reports A group of West Ashley students is taking their talents overseas this month, representing Charleston on an international stage in one of the world’s fastest-growing STEM...
Cultivating Connection
Parks Conservancy celebrates the official opening of the Ashleyville-Maryville Food Forest from Staff Reports The Charleston Parks Conservancy celebrated the opening of the Ashleyville-Maryville Food Forest with a May 16 ribbon-cutting, revitalizing a historic West...
Leading by Example
Lowcountry Land Trust’s new West Ashley hub wins Carolopolis Award for sustainable design that blends into the landscape by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer In a region where growth often tests the balance between development and preservation, one West Ashley...
Punching Back Against Parkinson’s
HealthLinks magazine hosts golf tournament to raise funds and awareness for local Parkinson’s programs from Staff Reports It’s not often a charity golf tournament gives participants a chance to witness exactly where their support is going in real time. But during the...
West Ashley Shoppes Sells for $22.6 Million
Local retail center, across from the Citadel Mall has a new owner from Staff Reports A prominent West Ashley shopping center changed hands last month in a multimillion-dollar deal, signaling continued investor interest in the area’s busy retail corridor. West Ashley...
