The Dividing Line
SCDOT’s plans to install a concrete median and chain-link fence on Hwy 61 met with strong resistance from residents, business owners, and local leaders by Lorne Chambers | Editor Local business owner Julia Jacobs didn’t set out to be a community activist. But when she...
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I'll Be Back
F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote that there are “no second acts” in American lives. Try telling that to Mark Sanford. Or Robert Ford. Three years ago, former state Sen. Robert Ford (D-Charleston) resigned from the office he’d held for more than 20 years. At the time, he...
Tecklenburg to Speak to Local Business Community
Last week John Tecklenburg was sworn in as the new mayor of the City of Charleston. It’s the Holy City’s first new mayor in 40 years. Many are excited to hear Tecklenberg’s plan for continuing to keep Charleston not only as a world class city to visit, but also a...
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 in ‘Harmony’
Phone trees and social media lit up across West Ashley last week in response to a national builder asking permission to fill in 5 acres of wetlands near Church Creek. Locals, with the recent memory of the flooding associated with Hurricane Joaquin still floating in...
A Growing Interest
City of Charleston staffers have unveiled an online survey to gauge interest in a farmer’s market being held somewhere in West Ashley. Mandi Herring, the West Ashley-specific planner at City Hall said that the community wants a farmer’s market, and that City Council...
Keeping the Avondale 5K in Place
Supporters of the Avondale 5K have begun a petition drive to block the City of Charleston from moving its route through several West Ashley neighborhoods to the nearby West Ashley Greenway. Over the past six Octobers, the race has raised over $350,000 for the Charles...
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...
Reflecting on West Ashley Flashback
The beginning of a New Year is a time to pause for reflection. It’s somewhat required in our society. In December of 2011, the first West Ashley Flashback ran in West Of. It was born out of an interview done for the release of “West Ashley,” part of Arcadia...
Aubry Alexander ‘Bows’ Out
There will be one more familiar face missing from City Council Chambers this year other than Joe Riley’s. After an eight-year tenure and two successful political campaigns, Dist. 9 Councilman Aubry Alexander was defeated in November by local lawyer Peter Shahid. A...
Then Comes Marriage
Next week Roberta “Robbie” Kaplan, one of the most powerful attorneys in the country, will visit West Ashley to speak as part of the Charleston Jewish Bookfest at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at Synagogue Emanu-El Sisterhood, located at 5 Windsor Dr. Co-sponsored by...
