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Advertising Director Reflects on 20 Years at West Of by Lindsey Chambers | Advertising Director Being a salesperson at a community newspaper is so much more than just closing a deal or pocketing a commission. For me, it’s about creating lasting connections between the...
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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...
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...
Not Big on The Pig Proposal
A Charlotte-based developer may be building a new gateway into West Ashley at the intersection of Sam Rittenberg Boulevard and Old Towne Road. And there are questions if the project is nice enough. On Wednesday, Faison Enterprises, the same company that bought and is...
Bees Bring A Hive Of Possibilities
Beehives will give Magnolia Plantation and Gardens a new buzz to highlight the insect’s role as pollinators and the human threat to them. Tori Johnson, Magnolia’s student and youth group coordinator, recently earned her wings as a certified beekeeper after completing...
Mug Shots
March 15 Aggravated assault, with a firearm A Grech Street woman said her former boyfriend attacked her and pulled a gun on her and several friends when she went to his apartment to retrieved some of her belongings. She said when she pulled up, her boyfriend came out...
A ‘Win‘ For the Ladies of DuWap
Two years ago, Dale Aren, Meredith Demetre, Frances Waite, and Carmen Nash banded together to block the construction of an automobile tow-yard in the midst of their neighborhoods. Turky’s, a venerable local towing company, had purchased a street-to-street lot on...
The Best In The West
Mayor John Tecklenburg was not the first Charleston mayor to be recognized for doing something to make West Ashley a better place to live. His predecessor, some guy named Riley, received a Westie Award a couple years ago for his efforts to bring more parks to our side...
Condon Calling it Quits
County Councilmember Colleen Condon, who represents much of West Ashley, announced this week that she would not be running for re-election. Condon has served three consecutive four-year terms on council. Condon released the following statement, which reads in part: “I...
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...
