On the Record
Vinyl enthusiasts will flock to Monster Music & Movies on April 12 for the 18th annual Record Store Day by Lorne Chambers | Editor Monster Music & Movies in West Ashley will officially open its doors at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 12. But vinyl aficionados and...
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On a Roll
Stand up comedy returns to Bushido Japanese Restaurant, one of West Ashley’s favorite sushi houses starting this Friday, Dec. 20. The weekly “On A Roll” comedy showcase kicks off with a night featuring two of the best local comedians, Jason Groce and Tim Hoeckel, who...
15,000 One Step at a Time
“We’re led to believe love is complicated. It’s not the love that’s complicated. It’s all the crap that we attach to it and put in front of it that makes it difficult. If you’re smart, you’ll realize this before it’s too late…” — Present Perfect, by Alison Bailey...
Handle With Care
No one has seen them together since 1990 and they never did get around to touring, but this Saturday, Dec. 14, they’ll reunite for one epic performance at the Tin Roof … sort of. Nelson, Otis, Lefty, Charlie T., and Lucky Wilbury, otherwise known as George Harrison,...
Nothing Passes, This Too Shall Pass
On Sunday, Dec. 15, artist Sarah Boyts Yoder will unveil her latest collection of daring, mixed media pieces at Jericho Advisors in Avondale, West Ashley, during her solo gallery show “Nothing Passes, This Too Shall Pass.” Created as part of her week-long residency at...
A Stroke of Nostalgia
On its surface, Mark Beale’s award-winning painting, “Creekside Dusk,” is simply a riverbank backlit by the setting sun. And he did such a fine job of it, it recently won a major local art award. Last week Beale was awarded a $3,000 first-prize from an art contest,...
Lighting a Fire Under Holiday Tradition
The Little Match Girl is a Christmas story that isn’t often read this time of year. During a time of warmth, family and sweet indulgences, Hans Christian Andersen’s short story about a penniless child trying to sell matchsticks on the last day of the year is a...
To Hear Them Tell It
“If you put two Charlestonians in a big room full of people, somehow they are going to find each other and they will start talking about Charleston and their memories of it,” says Mary Coy, author of To Hear Them Tell It: Memories of Growing Up in Charleston. This...
When Presumption Meets Providence
For six long days in the heat of a Charleston August, West Ashley resident Cynthia Pulsifer coached nine volunteer actors and a number of crew members through the production of a film that had come to represent as much of a journey for her as it had to her main...
Doing What Must be Done
“What must be done eventually, should be done immediately” - anon. Over the past several months, West Ashley resident Skyla Campbell has spent countless hours collecting and shipping school and art supplies, toys, shirts and shoes for more than 12 non-profit...
Love, Loss, and Lingering Souls
Losing anyone in the course of life is tragic, but losing the love of your life can be as close to dying as you can get without crossing the threshold. But what if that person came back in the form of a spirit that only you could see and hear? Would you still be able...
