Bird Bites Take Flight
West Ashley gardener turns decades-old family recipe into a backyard birding favorite Is it appropriate to host a baby shower for bluebirds? I was so excited when a mama bluebird settled in my new birdhouse that I did everything possible to make her welcome. I hung a...
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Barks & Bones
Halloween Party for you and your furry friends at Magnolia Community Garden from Staff Reports The Charleston Parks Conservancy is inviting you and your furry friend for a spooky good time at Barks and Bones. This dog-friendly Halloween party will be held 5-7 p.m. on...
Tuffy Tiger Comes To Town
Halloween Spooktakular at Frothy Beard Brewery welcomes local mascots for a Halloween fundraiser from Staff Reports Hosted by Frothy Beard and Zombie Bob’s Pizza in the Ashley Landing Shopping center, the Halloween Spooktakular community event will have free arts and...
West Ashley Flashback — Back to School
Returning to the halls and fields of St. Andrew’s Parish School In the Celebration of Progress brochure published in October of 1943 by the Exchange Club of St. Andrew’s Parish there is a page with a history of “St. Andrew’s Parish School”. The first sentence reads:...
West Ashley Flashback — Pieces of the Parish, Part 6
Remembering the early days of St. Andrew’s Parish A big “Thank You” to everyone who has reached out to add to the stories! Now time to move into Part 6 of this who-knows-how-many-part series where I have started at the beginning of the journals/milk crates/digital...
West Ashley Flashback — Taking the Long Road
The Long family story has deep roots in St. Andrew’s Parish Note: This West Ashley Flashback is written by yours truly with some recollections which Leonard Long, Jr. provided respecting his grandfather, Leonard Darlington Long, known as ‘LD.’ That J.C. Long built...
Comeback Puppy of the Year
Charleston Veterinary Referral Center saves Brees the puppy after terrible accident by Lorne Chambers | Editor One evening back in mid-May, local residents Natalie Kaiser and Ryan Hart rushed their 13-week-old puppy Brees from Folly Beach’s West Ashley Avenue to the...
A Family Affair
Sisters lean on each other while earning degrees, managing families, volunteering, and writing books by Mikie Hayes | Special to West Of Free Press Best friends. Classmates. Authors. Sisters — in more ways than one. Since childhood, Roxanne Brown Johnson and Michelle...
West Ashley Flashback — Pieces of the Parish, Part 5
At the end of every West Ashley Flashback there’s a question that takes many forms but in essence says: “Can you add to the story?” The question is followed by a simple request: “Contact Donna at westashleybook@gmail.com.” Thank-you to all of you who have reached out...
West Ashley Flashback — Pieces of The Parish, Part 4
Revisiting some tidbits of history from the early days of St. Andrew’s Parish This is the fourth part of this who-knows-how-many-part series where I’ve started at the beginning of the journals/milk crates/digital information and shared random small tidbits entered...
Taking Care of the Skin You’re in
Dermatology & Laser Center of Charleston provides free skin cancer screening for the public from Staff Reports For the 14th year, dermatologists and certified dermatological providers from Dermatology and Laser Center of Charleston will offer free skin cancer...
