History Class
A brief history of St. Andrew’s and Middleton High by Donna Jacobs | Contributing Writer Twenty-five years ago, St. Andrew’s High School (Rocks) and Middleton High School (Razorbacks) closed their doors and became West Ashley High School. The Rocks and the Razorbacks...
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Living History Comes To Magnolia
Last weekend visitors to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens experienced history with period-dressed “living historians” as they told stories and presented craft and cooking demonstrations to mark a time when enslaved Africans labored in America. The Slave Dwelling...
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...
The Never Ending Mile
If progress is a double-edged sword, then West Ashley’s Motor Mile is definitely a two-lane street. Actually, it’s less than three miles long, starting at Baker Motor’s Maserati showroom, and running up past Lexus of Charleston’s lot to Church Creek. And, to be even...
Swap ’Til You Drop
Spring has sprung in the Lowcountry and with each sunny day we inch a little closer toward that innevitable, annual closet clean-out — a tradition shared equally by both rich and poor, young and old, small and large. Instead of donating or sending those clothes to...
A Picnic On Wheels
This article previously ran over two years ago. The modern proposed pedestrian/bike access over the Legare Bridge is now in a test phase that has caused quite the controversy. The idea had great momentum over 100 years ago. “A Wheelmen’s Retreat. A Club House...
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...
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...
