Exploring Our Local Roots
Hurd/St. Andrew’s Library hosts West Ashley History Series this winter from Staff Reports History lovers and curious neighbors alike are invited to step back in time with the West Ashley History Series, a free community lecture series hosted by the Charleston County...
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OMG, We got a Whole Foods! What now?
West Ashley’s ‘Golden Age’ is upon us… or is it? In the waning days of August 2018, West Ashley emerged from its cocoon and burst into its new glorious form. Whole Foods Market finally opened along Savannah Highway. And. It. Is. Glorious. Gleaming racks of all-natural...
A New Life For the Dead Pig
City seeks public input on future of former Sam Ritt/Old Towne Piggly Wiggly site The only thing deader than the old Piggly Wiggly at the intersection of Old Towne Road and Sam Rittenberg Boulevard is the idea of replacing it with a mega-gas station. Last year, the...
The Battle Rages On
State, county fight continues over I-526 completion There’s an old saying that applies to the ongoing fight between Charleston County and the state over funding for the I-526 completion project: Romance without finance is a nuisance. For those in West Ashley in love...
‘Minor’ Natural Disaster A Major Problem
Heavy rains put the focus back on flooding issues West of the Ashley Last month, David Griffin stood in front of his new home on Magnolia Avenue and watched his personal items being removed by workers from a local water damage restoration company. A rainstorm the...
Oh, For Art’s Sake
West Ashley Public Schools Have A Glaring DeficitIn Visual Art Teachers Local parents and art lovers are fed up with the tiny visual arts offerings at West Ashley High School. The school currently has no visual arts teachers on staff and is advertising for only a...
Linkin’ Parks
Planning West Ashley’s greener future Ongoing planning to enhance West Ashley’s greenway and bikeway are focused largely on the various meanings of the word “safety.” Last month, the Charleston Parks Conservancy brought together over a dozen landscape architects and...
A Life-Long Legacy
Portrait unveiling celebrates the life and legacy of Cynthia Graham Hurd On the evening of June 17, 2015, a 21-year-old white supremacist walked into the “Mother” Emanuel A.M.E. Church in downtown Charleston and murdered nine African-Americans. He claimed he did it...
Shahid Only West Ashley Council Member To Vote For Slavery Apology
Council issues official apology without strong support from West Ashley councilmen Last month, Charleston City Council voted to officially apologize for the role it played and how it profited from the institution of slavery. But Council’s apology carried only a single...
Two Churches, One Difficult History
A Local author reveals what he discovered in an antebellum church registry and what it tells us about race and reconciliation in West Ashley
What’s to Become of the Dead Pig?
Demolition of former Piggly Wiggly raises more questions
