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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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...
Going Back to the Market
The West Ashley Flashback, “Going Back to the Market”, ran in the August 7, 2013 edition of the West Of. It dealt with the construction of the Charleston County Market building along the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and a brief history of truck farming in St. Andrew’s...
Mmmm … New School Smell
There’s nothing better than new school smell. It’s better than pulling off the top of a magic marker and sticking the felt tip deliciously close to your nose and taking in a big honking whiff. It’s better than when you take in that first rush of escaping air from a...
It's Harvest Time
As an integral part of its educational programming, Middleton Place will celebrate Low Country Rice Culture Days again on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19 at the Outdoor Educational Center in the Middleton Place Stableyards. All activities associated with this event...
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...
All Along The Waterfront
Looks like West Ashley is about to get yet another waterfront park. Last week, City Council gave initial approval to purchase 3.3 acres of waterfront property along the Stono River adjacent to Wappoo Road leading up to Edgewater Park Bridge. Council voted to pay...
Path to Salvation or Road to Ruin?
Hundreds piled into the Holliday Alumni Center at The Citadel on Wednesday to witness a county government presentation of a plan to convert a northbound U.S. Hwy. 17 lane of the bridge linking West Ashley to the peninsula to bicycle and pedestrian usage. City and...
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 off to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
Local Institution Catches Fire
Manny’s Neighborhood Grille, a West Ashley institution for more than two decades, will be closed for at least the next month due to a fire last Wednesday in the bar area of the restaurant. Or it could end up moving from its current home on Old Towne Road, according to...
2015 WAHS FOOTBALL PREVIEW
West Ashley High School head football coach Bobby Marion understands that preseason polls don’t mean diddlysquat. Last year, the Wildcats were ranking in the top 10 in the state for the first time in school history. They finished the season at 3-8, missing the...
