A Labor of Love
West Of’s founder looks back on two decades of publishing West Ashley’s newspaper by Lorne Chambers | Editor I bought my first house right here in West Ashley when I was 25 years old. It was a small two-bedroom, one-bath cinderblock ranch off Wappoo Road that sat on a...
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Election Guide — City Council, District 11
In Dist. 11, Chris Cannon is challenging incumbent Bill Moody. Cannon, who has worked in tourism for more than three decades, consistently runs for one office or another. Moody is a retired accountant and former head of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce....
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...
On the Horizon
It’s Friday afternoon, and there’s only about an hour left of useful sun. Yet, payday or not, the men are still out there working. Some are in hardhats, others in orange vests, and one in a cowboy hat. They are hammering, wiring, lifting, and walking along lofted...
Know Your Candidates
This is the sixth and final installment of 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....
The Final Countdown
With City of Charleston residents going to the polls to elect a new mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the six candidates for the city’s top seat will have two chances to reach the ever-import West Ashley voters this week. First a mayoral candidate forum will be held on...
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...
Future Homemakers of America
What’s an iconic symbol representative of St. Andrew’s Parish West Ashley in the early 20th century? This was the dilemma posed when deciding the appropriate picture for the cover of “West Ashley” published by Arcadia Publishing in 2012. The Coburg Cow? The large neon...
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...
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...
