A New ‘Living Room’ for West Ashley
Bold reimagining of Citadel Mall gets approval from city’s Design Review Board by Jenny Peterson | News Editor A total reimagining of the Citadel Mall site—with open-air, tree-lined walkways with shops and restaurants—got unanimous approval from the City of...
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Know Your Candidates (Part 5 of 6)
This is the fifth in a several-week series of profiles of the six candidates to succeed Joe Riley as mayor of Charleston. The candidates are Ginny Deerin, W. Dudley Gregorie, Toby Smith, Leon Stavrinakis, John Tecklenburg, and Maurice Washington. Toby Smith is a...
A Good Hair Day
Local salon owner and hairdresser Jamie Brunson Millard has been fighting bad hairstyle in the Charleston area for more than 20 years. But lately she’s been in a much bigger fight. A much more personal fight. In 2013 the vibrant wife and mother of two was diagnosed...
Bagging A National Company
West Ashley may very soon become a nirvana for grocery stores. Not bad, considering that not too long ago the swath of land between Orleans and Savage roads was on the verge of being declared a “food desert” by the federal government. Everywhere you turn these days, a...
Know Your Candidates
This is the fourth in a several-week series of profiles of the six candidates to succeed Joe Riley as mayor of Charleston. The candidates are Ginny Deerin, W. Dudley Gregorie, Toby Smith, Leon Stavrinakis, John Tecklenburg, and Maurice Washington. Maurice Washington...
Lace Up Your Running Shoes
The 6th Annual Avondale 5K Run + Walk for Special Kids takes place this Saturday, Oct. 10, benefitting The Charles Webb Center. The Avondale 5K is the 6th largest 5K in Charleston and the only one in West Ashley. Last year’s race welcomed more than 500 participants...
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...
Flyover or Swim Under?
Charleston County Council voted 6-3 in a finance committee meeting last week to try to take back its $1.5-million portion from a project to create a “super” or “smart” street at the intersection of Main Road and U.S. Hwy. 17 South in West Ashley. Fueled by recent...
A Change Up
Bowing to public outcry and a half-packed gymnasium, members of the St. Andrews Parks & Playground Commission voted last week to delay a decision they made to alter its youth baseball and softball offerings. Two weeks ago, the commission voted to no longer be a...
Know your Candidates (Part 3 of 6)
This is the second in a several-week series of profiles of the six candidates to succeed Joe Riley as mayor of Charleston. The candidates are Ginny Deerin, W. Dudley Gregorie, Toby Smith, Leon Stavrinakis, John Tecklenburg, and Maurice Washington. Ginny Deerin is 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...
