Signaling a New Direction
Artist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Dayton Colie finds inspiration everywhere, even in the click of a turn signal by Lorne Chambers | Editor West Ashley resident Dayton Colie started playing and writing original music when he was 16. “At the time, it did not...
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Nature POPs at Magnolia
Sean Kenny’s vibrant outdoor exhibit features over 40 sculptures made from LEGOs from Staff Reports Magnolia Plantation & Gardens is bringing a bold new experience to the Lowcountry starting Memorial Day weekend. Nature POP!, an awe-inspiring exhibition by...
A Group of Comedians Walks into a Dive Bar
Charleston’s comedy community rallies to support one of their own by Lorne Chambers | Editor Hey, did you hear the one about the comedian who gained 30 pounds in one weekend? Well, if you did, then you know local jokester Shawna Jarrett’s recent health scare was no...
A Helping and Healing Hand
Glowing Fest at Woodlands Nature Preserve will raise funds for those impacted by Hurricane Helene from Staff Reports Presented by Gator in the Atmosphere, Glowing Fest, an intimate nature-based music, arts, skill-sharing, and art-making festival, will have its...
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...
The Rebirth of Cool
Local band Rhodium returns to The Garden for a series of shows this spring/summer by Miranda Steadman | Contributing Writer Last month, West Of Free Press celebrated its 20th anniversary at The Garden by Charles Towne Fermentory on Ashley River Road. Local band...
Beneath the West Ashley Moon
West Ashley native Kent Parker returns home for debut book signing by Lorne Chambers | Editor Growing up in the Northbridge Terrace neighborhood of West Ashley in a home that his parents built, Kent Parker’s upbringing during the transformative 1970s instilled in him...
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...
One for the Books
Charleston Friends of the Library to open temporary West Ashley branch at Citadel Mall by Elise Lusk | Contributing Writer Charleston Friends of the Library is bringing its mission to empower literacy and learning to a new, temporary branch in West Ashley. The...
Cream of the Crop
Local ceramic artist Janette Wall’s custom Carolina Creamware ornaments are available at Drayton Hall by Lorne Chambers | Editor If you want to get someone on your holiday shopping list something local this year, the gift shop at Drayton Hall has got you covered. It’s...
Healing Through Music
Lakeside Harmony for Healing: Music for June Waterman to be held at Woodlands Nature Reserve by Jenny Peterson | News Editor The Woodlands Nature Reserve is a West Ashley gem—6,000 acres of unspoiled wilderness featuring lakes, blackwater swamps and forested trails...
