West Ashley Screams
Popular neighborhood haunt is bigger and scarier than ever by Elise Lusk | Contributing Writer Years before West Ashley residents Michael and Karen LaMar ever dreamed of opening a haunted house, they were the family that was famous for their over-the-top Halloween...
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West Of Takes Flight
With the “Where Is West Of” section located in the front of the paper, West Of has shown up in dozens of countries and been to every continent. Yes, even Antarctica! People have taken the paper to several Major League Baseball fields, the Golden Gate Bridge, the...
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...
Saying Goodbye To A West Ashley Legend
This West Ashley Flashback is dedicated to Cecil B. Kearse, who passed away on May 14 at the age of 95. He was a huge presence in St. Andrew’s Parish and influenced the development of the West Ashley community. So many residents trusted in him because of his friendly,...
Deadly West Ashley Shooting
A West Ashley man, Richard Williams, 40, died last week in a driveway near his N. Avalon Circle home in what law enforcement believes may have been a drug deal gone bad. Responding to a report of shots fired, police arrived on the scene last Wednesday afternoon and...
A Life That Mattered
In the early morning hours of March 5, 1968 during Operation ROCK, Private First Class Johnson of Charleston and his 15-man reconnaissance patrol manned an observation post on Hill 146 overlooking the Quan Duc Duc Valley deep in enemy-controlled territory during the...
City Planner Heading to Atlanta
Tim Keane, City of Charleston’s Director of Planning, Preservation and Sustainability, announced this week that he’s leaving his job here for a similar position in Atlanta. Keane helmed City Hall’s plan to revitalize West Ashley and now some are worried that with him...
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...
Discussing the Future of Dupont/Wappoo
A joint city-county planning work session for the Dupont/Wappoo area will be held next Tuesday-Thursday, June 9-11, at St. Andrews Middle School. Officials from both levels of government will be on hand Tuesday, June 9, from 6-8 p.m. to kick-off a presentation on...
Full Court Press
The City of Charleston Police Department recently took on West Ashley High School’s varsity basketball team in an exhibition game as part of the city’s anti-bullying campaign. But now there seems to be a very different kind of game being played between the City and...
To Protect and Serve
The West Ashley Optimist Club recently honored a local police officer, naming Terryann Ferguson its Respect For Law Community Hero of the Year. Ferguson was patrolling the Hazelwood Road on Easter Sunday when a woman came running outside of her apartment yelling,...
