16 Years and Running
West Ashley laces up for the annual Avondale 5K, benefiting the Charles Webb Center from Staff Reports Every October, West Ashley comes alive with the pounding of sneakers on pavement, smiling faces at the finish line, and a strong sense of purpose. On Saturday, Oct....
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What Haunts Us
One day it just hit Paige Goldberg Tolmach: she had learned nothing about the sex abuse scandal that embroiled her alma mater, Porter-Gaud School, for years. That day came when she was in her West Coast home, cooking dinner, being a mom, when she flipped on the...
Speeding Citations Increased 53 Percent in 2017
The Charleston Police Department has been awarded a continuation grant for the ongoing City of Charleston Speed Enforcement Initiative. The amount of the grant awarded is $139,465. This is the second year the City of Charleston has been awarded grant funding for the...
Plantation Days are Back at Middleton
The Middleton Place Stableyards is a living outdoor museum for interpreting 18th and 19th century plantation life. On Saturday, Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 12, from 10am to 4pm each day, The Middleton Place Foundation presents Plantation Days — an opportunity for...
Mug Shots
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
Vote West Ashley
Last week’s League of Women’s Voters candidate forum may have been a first introduction for many voters, but the overriding question of potential City councilmen soon became: Who will you work for? More than a hundred West Ashleyians gathered Wednesday at the...
West Ashley Flashback: Sweet Memories
Sweet memories. This is a common phrase used by individuals when being interviewed about their stories of growing up in St. Andrew’s Parish. In the case of Glenn F. McConnell it is literal. Samuel Winfield McConnell married Evelyn Glen McDaniel before World War II....
No Man Is An Isle
It is perhaps no surprise that the residents of the Capri Isles neighborhood have been experiencing a sharp uptick in flooding issues of late. One, every other part of West Ashley has been struggling with drainage issues since Hurricane Joaquin, the “1,000-year...
Mug Shots
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
Striking The Right Note
Only one thing will be missing from the celebration of former West Ashley High School band director Eddie Shealy’s life and career this Friday at the school: Eddie Shealy. It had been hoped that Shealy would be able to attend the ceremony, but he passed away earlier...
Polo Comes to Ravenel
Thousands of spectators will head to West Ashley this weekend to enjoy high-speed polo, Charleston fashion, luxury vehicles, farm-to-table food, wine, spirits, and beer as part of the Victory Cup, held at the Hyde Park Polo Club in Ravenel. Not just a polo match, The...
