Connecting to the Past
Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians exhibit on display at Charles Towne Landing through spring by Jenny Peterson | News Editor A hand-sewn beaded regalia dress, woven baskets, quilts, musical instruments, pottery and artifacts from the Wassamasaw Tribe 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 off to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
West Ashley’s Music Man
On December 12, 1941, the students of St. Andrew’s Parish High School performed Blitzkrieg - A Musical Revue under the direction of their faculty advisor, E. Bernard Hester. This was just the first of Hester’s many musicals. Known to his students as “Fess,” short for...
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...
Unclaimed Dry Cleaning To Find New Homes
Each year, Low Country Laundry & Dry Cleaners in West Ashley cleans out all of the clothing that has not been picked up by customers in over a year. The Aged Inventory Sale began Monday, July 20 and will run until 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 25. All unclaimed...
WEST ASHLEY'S MOST WANTED
Attention West Ashley residents: Be on the lookout for the following businesses. As part of the 2015 Summer Double Issue, West Of is highlighting 16 Most Wanted businesses in West Ashley. Every one of these businesses has an extensive record. Consider them armed with...
To Destroy Is To Create
Two West Ashley shopping centers are getting improvements, one via its destruction. After years of handwringing, letters, threats, and fines, demolition crews finally attacked the moribund Church Creek Plaza at the corner of Parsonage Road and Hwy. 61. Big, heavy,...
Mother Emanuel Benefit Concert Held in West Ashley
Ashley River Baptist Church in West Ashley is hosting a special memorial concert to honor the victims of the Emanuel AME shooting at 4 p.m. on Saturday July 18. The concert will feature members of Colour of Music Festival Orchestra, the Charleston Spiritual Ensemble,...
Magnolia Celebrates Lowcountry History
Last weekend, on the nation’s birthday, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens celebrated Lowcountry history and culture during its third annual History Fair. “The History Fair is an opportunity to interact with the staffs of some of the Lowcountry’s historic sites 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...
The Missing Piece
No longer will all the attention for revitalizing West Ashley be trained solely on saving Citadel Mall or rejuvenating the Sam Rittenberg Boulevard commercial corridor. Last week, city and county officials held a preliminary presentation of their joint planning...
