Birds of a Feather Flies Back Into Caw Caw
Music, food, and birds come together in second installment of popular CCPR event on Thursday, March 17 by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer West Ashley nature enthusiasts will have the opportunity to spread their socialite wings within the natural surroundings of the...
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Playing On Your Heart Strings
As much as most of us would like to do what we love for a living, it often doesn’t work out that way. A waitress might be a gifted author or a lawyer an excellent musician, but life, more often than not, gets in the way. That doesn’t mean that these talents are...
The Girl with the Silver Thimble
Sigrid Rothchild is what you might call a clothing anthropologist. A graduate in Art History from the College of Charleston, Rothchild enjoys applying her seamstress skills not only to the everyday alterations and adjustments that make up her day to day business, but...
The Fool On Every Corner
Whether battling valiantly from behind the enemy lines of his dive-bar-underground past or blowing the doors off sold-out theaters as he’s done with Drive- By Truckers for the last decade, Mike Cooley has proved his mettle time and time again. He’s rock ‘n’ roll...
Documenting the History of West Ashley
In 1670, the English ship Carolina brought colonists to the west bank of the Ashley River. These settlers and their descendants built a flourishing plantation life in what became St. Andrew’s Parish, which is modern day West Ashley. The Civil War devastated the...
Gary Fest at Wolftrack Inn
This Sunday, June 16, The Wolftrack Inn will play host to a special fundraiser for a local man who is battling cancer. Friends of Gary Geer have chipped in to create "Gary Fest," featuring the comedic musical stylings of West Ashley's own Tuba Jim & Roy along with...
Have a Literary Summer
Even though summer unofficially kicked off on Memorial Day, students throughout Charleston County will finally celebrate the last day of school this Thursday, June 6. And while many will be enjoying sunny days of fishing, swimming, hiking, arts & crafts and other...
Piccolo Arrives in the West
The Charleston Acting Studio has been a James Island resident since 2007, though its acting roots in Charleston go back to 1989 when founder Sheri Grace Wenger hosted carbaret and dinner theater at the Colony House Restaurant, now known as the Harbor Club. In 1999,...
Greylloyds on the River
On the banks of the Ashley River near the corner of Main & Bender streets in Ashleyville an awareness was kindled at a club known as Greylloyds on the River. Owned by Jimmy LecQue, Greylloyds on the River was the name LecQue had decided upon after he and his...
Pimpin’ Ain't Easy
If you have yet to encounter The Pimps of Joytime (PJT), prepare to take a funky ride this Sunday when they play the Pour House. This Brooklyn-based funk and soul band’s live events and recordings have captivated fans all across the country, as they have begun writing...
Waxing Nostalgic
Undoubtedly music stores across the country have had to chang over the last decade due to emergence of digital downloading. Many are moving to the “vinyl model,” making vinyl records the crux of their business. As more and more music fans are collecting actual...
