Taking Root
Volunteers dig into second Food Forest in West Ashley by Lorne Chambers | Editor The hands-on work marked an exciting milestone for the Charleston Parks Conservancy’s second public Food Forest, developed in partnership with the City of Charleston. The Ashleyville...
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Finding A Place
Two weeks ago, the view at the Harold Smith Classic tennis tournament at St. Andrews Parks and Playground was exactly the way Harold Smith would want it to look. While all the players were dressed in all-white, their faces were every color under the sun. Black, white,...
Fertile Ground
Seth Allen, who showed early signs as a plant enthusiast as a boy in Loxley, Ala., was destined to become the first curator of collections at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. In this newly created position, Allen will oversee the propagation, documentation and...
West Ashley Flashback: A Return ToThe Rodeo
Two weeks ago we revisited the Chareston Rodeo Club and the Boots and Saddle Horsemen’s Club of Charleston County. The rodeo was a way of life in St. Andrew’s Parish in the 1960s. To read the story, visit www.westof.net/west-ashley-flashback-wild-wild-west-ashley....
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 beenleft out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
From Congested to Connected
Somewhere in the 240-or-so pages of the Plan West Ashley draft report released to the public last week lies a glimmer of what West Ashley may look like in the coming decades. The draft report release was the middle step in an inclusive public process to define issues...
A Bonus Harvest
The West Ashley Farmers Market’s (WAFM) 2017 season, originally set to conclude on Wednesday, Oct. 4, will be extended through Sunday, Nov. 19. Beginning on Sunday, Oct. 15, the WAFM will be held on Sunday afternoons from 12-4 p.m. in Ackerman Park, located at 55...
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...
Flood of Concern
How many more kicks of the mule can the Bridge Point neighborhood endure? And what can residents of the area off Bees Ferry Road learn by so many soggy kicks? Last week, Bridge Point neighborhood association president John Knipper welcomed a bevy of political...
West Ashley Flashback: Wild, Wild West Ashley
Calf roping, barrel racing, bronc busting, and bull riding are exciting events at a rodeo. For most of us this evokes thoughts of the more western section of our country. However, rodeos were once part of the culture in St. Andrew’s Parish West of the Ashley River. In...
Planting Seeds For the Future
For the second consecutive year, the Magnolia Plantation Foundation has funded scholarships for two students pursuing associate degrees in horticulture and hospitality and tourism management at Trident Technical College. Eleis Lester, a resident of downtown Charleston...
