Where Are They Now?
Catching up with past employees who helped West Of make it 20 years ... and counting by Lorne Chambers | Editor Looking back at two decades of publishing West Of, there are so many stories that stand out to me. Of course, there are the literal stories that we covered...
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The Hunt For The South Windermere Scrapbook
It all started with a statement made in passing during an interview with Julian Keil about his knowledge of the beginnings of South Windermere. Julian and his wife Barbara purchased their lot in the new West Ashley neighborhood of South Windermere in 1953. W.L. Riggs...
And So it Begins …
The first phase of construction of the Ashley River Bridge bike and pedestrian lane began last Friday. Charleston County spokesperson Shawn Smetana said earlier that day that construction of the first phase, enhancements to the new dedicated left turn lane onto...
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...
