A Labor of Love
West Of’s founder looks back on two decades of publishing West Ashley’s newspaper by Lorne Chambers | Editor I bought my first house right here in West Ashley when I was 25 years old. It was a small two-bedroom, one-bath cinderblock ranch off Wappoo Road that sat on a...
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Bridge-a-geddon
It’s been 10 days since the far-right, peninsular-bound lane of the Legare Bridge from West Ashley was closed as part of a 60-day test to see how a bike/pedestrian lane would affect morning commute times. And so far, the results have been … anecdotal. And fire-y, if...
Plantasia Comes to West Ashley
With around 2,500 visitors each year, Plantasia is the Charleston Horticultural Society’s biggest annual event. And for the first time in its 15-year history, Plantasia will be held in West Ashley. Fitting, perhaps, since CHS’s offices are located on Windermere...
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 — How Red Top Came To Be
In 1875 James Grant had the opportunity to purchase 17 ¼ acres of highland and 7 ½ acres of marsh from land that was formally known as “Marshfield” plantation located in the area known today as Red Top. Grant was born in 1849 on the peninsula of Charleston. The 1850...
What About Doscher's
Many in West Ashley held their breath until the decision to locate a new Whole Foods Market next door to Doscher’s IGA grocery store was announced. Many were excited, seeing the announcement as a stamp of approval from a pricy national chain that West Ashley had...
‘Fore’ A Good Cause
Liza Ellen Warner’s life was tragically cut short when her husband shot and killed her on Oct. 1, 2004. He then took his own life. Doug and Shirley Warner, Liza’s father and stepmother, wanted to find a way to turn their family’s tragic loss into a means of honoring...
Dashing For Donuts
The Doughnut Dash epitomizes the test of physical fitness and gastrointestinal fortitude. Runner and walkers of all ages and skill levels are invited to compete individually or as a team. The race will be held from 8-10:30 a.m.on Sunday, April 10. It will start and...
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...
Learning Center Opens in West Ashley
Dozens of parents, children, teachers and leaders gathered March 11 to celebrate the new 10,000-square-foot Roper St. Francis Learning Center at 16 Farmfield Ave. a stone’s throw from the proposed Whole Foods location. “This gorgeous Roper St. Francis Learning Center...
West Ashley Flashback
Part of writing West Ashley Flashback is discovering the bits and pieces of a community's history. The fun begins when the one-liners became a paragraph, then finding the right piece to complete the whole jigsaw puzzle of a story. For example, in several publications...
