Tea Time

Tea Time

The enduring legacy of South Carolina’s oldest tearoom and gift shop By Joan Perry | Contributing Writer The story of the beginning of the Tearoom tradition at Saint Andrew’s Parish Church, a.k.a. Old St. Andrew’s, is a charming one. The simple, elegant white church...

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A History of Caring

A History of Caring

Charleston Animal Society Celebrates 150 Years by Joe Elmore | Charleston Animal Society President and CEO As South Carolina’s first animal organization and one of the oldest in the nation, Charleston Animal Society will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2024. As CAS...

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Getting to Work

Getting to Work

Newly-elected Mayor William Cogswell on his top priorities for West Ashley by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer New Charleston Mayor William Cogswell has officially taken the helm at City Hall and is getting to work on West Ashley initiatives that he outlined on the...

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The Pink House is Where the Heart is

The Pink House is Where the Heart is

Pink House Neighborhood Resource Center receives $38,000 grant to foster community enrichment from Staff Reports The Seventh Day Baptist Community Development Education Service Outreach Ministries, operating under the moniker Pink House Neighborhood Resource Center,...

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West Ashley Year-In-Review 2023

West Ashley Year-In-Review 2023

After two years of being in a pandemic-induced funk, West Ashley got its groove back in 2023 by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Leading into 2024, West Of Free Press took a look back at some of West Ashley’s biggest announcements, news, and shakeups from 2023. What lies...

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All Aboard

All Aboard

From trains & film to medicine & cuisine, The Citadel Mall continues to evolve while remaining West Ashley’s stalwart shopping hub by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer With prominence on hit TV shows like Stranger Things and The Last Of Us, there seems to be a...

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Remembering a  Local Legend

Remembering a Local Legend

Family, community mourns the loss of barbecue pioneer Thomas Bessinger Special to West Of Free Press It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Thomas Bessinger, Sr., fondly known as “Tee,” to those who know him well. He peacefully entered into eternal...

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Birding in West Ashley

Birding in West Ashley

From the Greenway to County Parks, there are lots of feathered friends to meet by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Bird watching increased in popularity during COVID as a safe outdoor activity and more and more people continue to discover the charm of observing and...

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Make Way for the “CowFartBus”

Make Way for the “CowFartBus”

Orange Grove Charter School  goes Green(er) with school bus that runs off renewable natural gas by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer It's name may be funny, but its mission is sincere.  The “CowFartBus” looks exactly like any other school bus at Orange Grove Charter...

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Local Track & Field Stars Shine on the Big Stage 

Local Track & Field Stars Shine on the Big Stage 

Four St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground athletes head to Oregon for the National Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships from Staff Reports It was another great year for the St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground track and field team. It had approximately 70 boys and girls,...

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Council Sinks Plans for the Dead Pig

Council Sinks Plans for the Dead Pig

Former Piggly Wiggly site remains a slab of concrete after City Council fails to pass development plan by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Getting anything done by consensus in West Ashley has been a struggle.” That line, said by Charleston City council member Peter...

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