West Ashley Flashback — A Wave of Nostalgia
Rocks and Razorbacks documentary brings about many happy memories from St. Andrew’s and Middleton High Schools Nostalgia. The definition provided on Dictionary.com is a lovely one: “a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one’s life, to...
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West Ashley Wanderer — Creating Living Art Through Bonsai
Catching up with West Ashley’s “Bonsai Guy” by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer Most of my West Ashley Wandering is done on foot, but every December, driving along St. Andrews Boulevard, I spy a Japanese Bonsai sign and stand. It’s a quick flash in the corner of my...
West Ashley Flashback — A Trip to Washington Park
A historically Black West Ashley neighborhood remembered through the extraordinary people who called it home Washington Park is a lovely neighborhood adjacent to Maryville, bounded by Playground Road and tucked behind Café Roca and The Corner Store. Its history is a...
Quilting with Kindness
One generation’s support and love, ushering in the next generation by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer What would be the collective noun for a group of loving grandmothers? Google suggested a Celebration, Gladness, Wisdom, Blossoming, Glamor, or a Tapestry of...
Connecting the Tracks
Remembering one man’s passion for model trains reminds us of West Ashley’s rich railroad history by Donna Jacobs | Contributing Writer Dupont Crossing is part of the vernacular for a time in West Ashley’s history, when it was still called St. Andrew’s Parish, and...
West Ashley Wanderer — Lions, Tigers & Bears! Oh, My!
Birds, rabbits and elephants, too by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer I’ve accumulated a few of artist Lisa Shimko’s whimsical paintings over the years - bears wearing crowns and scarves, great blue herons and colorful painted buntings. While she has a broad range of...
West Ashley Flashback — The Storied Life of Leon Feldman
West Ashley icon lived a long life filled with devotion to family, Judaism, community service, friends, golf, Duke basketball, and a lifelong poker game Leon Feldman lived to be 102 years old. He had the stories to go along with this lifetime, and he loved to share...
West Ashley Wanderer — Roadside Wonders & Quirky Collections
Dr. Sock Monkey makes his way to the Sock Monkey Museum by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer I check Atlas Obscura for unusual sights before any travel. My love language is, “Did you want me to stop so you can get a picture?” South Carolina has generously served up...
West Ashley Flashback — A Reason to Rejoice
St. Andrew’s Parish celebrated the infrastructure achievement of bringing water West of the Ashley Part 4 of 4 installment on how water was brought to St. Andrew’s Parish The hooray moment came on Feb. 23, 1943 when the contract was signed with the Charleston...
West Ashely Wanderer — Googly Eyes Make Everything Better
Unmasked West Ashley’s very own “Googly-eye Bandit” by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer A couple of times a week, I get a message with a picture asking, “Did you do this?” At least once a month, someone says, “You left an eyeball in my car.” We don’t have the statues...
West Ashley Flashback — A Parrish Under Pressure
The battle for water during West Ashley’s wartime boom This is the third installment in a four-part series on how water was brought to St. Andrew’s Parish. On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and the United States became totally committed to World War II....
