Ryan’s Steakhouse Bites the Dust … Finally
A public-private partnership marks commitment to improving West Ashley from Staff Reports The City of Charleston reaffirms its commitment to revitalizing West Ashley, now with the demolition of the long-abandoned Ryan’s Steakhouse on St. Andrews Blvd. The demolition...
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Mug Shots
February 7 | Criminal domestic violence An Ashley River Road woman told police that she and her husband got into a fight over past relationship troubles when he became “enraged” and pushed her into their tub and struck her in the face several times. The woman had a...
Where the wild things REALLY are
All the visitors clad in fluorescent orange and camouflage crowding downtown to ogle pricy paintings of wildlife this week should just come to West Ashley and see nature up close and personal. You can just about name it, when it comes to animals, and West Ashley’s...
Growing A Community
The Charleston Parks Conservancy donated a literal ton of produce to local food pantries in 2015. The community beds at each of the Conservancy’s three community gardens are used for demonstration and classes. Volunteers help tend the beds and harvest the produce for...
Combing the Caw Caw Wilderness
Charleston County Parks is offering a new tour of Caw Caw Interpretive Center as part of this year’s Southeastern Wildlife Expo (SEWE). The Combing the Caw Caw Wilderness Tour will be offered to SEWE participants and the general public on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 1-4:30...
Remembering Joseph M. Harrison
Joseph M. Harrison was “one of the most conspicuous figures in the present-day history of South Carolina.” Quite the description for a man who was born in Norfolk, Virginia in September of 1871. A brief history of Harrison published in the “History of South Carolina”...
‘Centering’ on Avondale
Avondale just got a little bit hotter. Local attorney and developer John Hagerty just paid a bunch of money for a former school at the corner of Sycamore Avenue and Magnolia Road, and is promising to turn it into an “accelerator” for local businesses, both for- and...
All Eyes On West Ashley
Last week was a big week for the future of West Ashley. Not only did the City of Charleston host a public forum discussing the future of the Dupont-Wappoo area, cleverly being called “DuWap,” but newly elected mayor John Tecklenburg spoke to about 120 local...
Mug Shots
January 25 Drunkenness A man riding a bicycle near the intersection of Ashley River and Akers roads called police, saying there was a heavily intoxicated woman in the ditch who couldn’t walk or stand on her own. When police arrived, the woman was sitting on the ground...
Preserving West Ashley’s Water Access
Joe Riley may be gone from public office, but his legacy is living large along the banks of the Ashley River. Riley had for decades fought to preserve public access to the water on his beloved peninsula, carving out parks from the grasp of developers that probably...
Winter In Bloom
It has been a trying season for the beautiful camellias at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. First the 1,000-year floods of October and then an unseasonably warm December, followed by consecutive nights of below freezing temperatures have posed challenges for the...
