The Dividing Line
SCDOT’s plans to install a concrete median and chain-link fence on Hwy 61 met with strong resistance from residents, business owners, and local leaders by Lorne Chambers | Editor Local business owner Julia Jacobs didn’t set out to be a community activist. But when she...
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Race The Landing
“The Friends of Charles Towne Landing hope you’ll will be able to join us for the 2016 Race the Landing Series,” says Gary Nichols President of the Friends of Charles Towne Landing, who will be putting on the 2016 Race The Landing Series. The series officially began...
Sandhurst Backyard Garden Tour
Five homes in the Sandhurst neighborhood in West Ashley are opening their backyards up for the Sandhurst Backyard Garden Tour between 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, May 15. The tour includes gardens with serene Ashley River views, flourishing Lowcountry and tropical plantings,...
West Ashley Dream Team Being Formed
Everyone has the same dream: a revitalized, thriving West Ashley, replete with verdant public spaces, connected by bustling commercial corridors, dotted with inspiring gathering spaces, and inhabited by happy citizens. French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery was...
Doing The DuWap Thing
Charleston County Government and the City of Charleston Government will consider adopting the DuPont-Wappoo Community Plan, which includes a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and amendments to the respective comprehensive plans and zoning and land development...
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...
Fertile Ground
West Ashley continues to be fertile ground for would-be politicians, judging by the number of locals who are running for office this year. It also seems to be fertile ground for potential scandals. Last year, during the mayoral campaign to replace longtime Mayor...
County Tweaks Bridge Merge Lane
On Sunday, April 24, Charleston County crews modified the traffic merge lane onto the Ashley River Bridge, which is part of the controversial Bike/Pedestrian Improvement Project Test Lane. Previously, the traffic merge was located on Folly Road just north of Albemarle...
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...
West Ashley Flashback — Albemarle Elementary School
Albemarle Elementary School situated at the corner of Sycamore Drive and Magnolia Road opened in April of 1944 to accommodate 260 students who previously attended St. Andrew’s Parish School. Up to that point all the children in St Andrew’s Parish attended school...
Uniting West Ashley
West Ashley United, a local nonprofit, will host its first public event Saturday, April 23 at Citadel Mall in hopes of improving their part of town. Mayor John Tecklenburg will speak at the event, which will run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and there will be local vendors,...
