Demolition Leading to Major Upgrade
Wappoo Road and Savannah Highway intersection improvements break ground by Jenny Peterson | News Editor A post by City of Charleston councilmember Ross Appel, who represents West Ashley, announced an exciting update to West Ashley’s curb appeal—the demolition of a...
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A Treasure Trove of Stories
The Dec. 19 West Ashley Flashback column was a random collection of questions, bits and pieces of stories, and perspectives from my research of the modern 20th century history of St. Andrew’s Parish. The last sentence of this column read: “One liners or paragraphs?...
Better Than They Have To Be
After several weeks and dozens of nominations — each one worthy of recognition — the West Of editorial department again had the daunting task of selecting 15 folks who sacrificed their time and energy to make West Ashley a better place to live, work, and play in 2014....
Christmas Burglars Busted
DNA extracted from evidence recovered at the scene of a burglary at a Locksley Drive residence on Christmas Day 2013 have led to the arrest of one suspect late last month, while the second suspect was nabbed recently by City of Charleston Police officers. The evidence...
Beyond the Fields
In recognition of Black History Month, Middleton Place will host a special presentation of Spiritual Songs with Dr. Naima Johnston-Bush at Eliza’s House, an 1870 freedman’s cabin, at 12-3 p.m. on Sunday, February 15. Dr. Johnston-Bush’s presentation will focus on the...
Confidence, Courage & Connections
Center for Women will host its Annual Women’s Conference on Thursday, Feb. 26, entitled “Confidence, Courage & Connections.” The event, expected to attract more than 150 attendees, will take place at the newly renovated Towne & County Inn and Suites on...
Remembering The Huck Finn Days
There are storytellers among us that can captivate for hours with rich detail, amazing accuracy, and abundant community knowledge. Bernard Hamilton is one of these storytellers. His story thread begins on the Ravenel property in St. Andrew’s Parish, continues onto 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...
West Ashley Royalty
There was much fanfare last week surrounding West Ashley High School’s annual Mr. and Miss West Ashley Pageant. Held in the school’s auditorium, this year’s pageant featured 34 students competing for the crowns. But in the end, only one male and one female student...
The State of West Ashley
West Ashley was very much on the mind of Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. last week as he delivered his final annual State of the City address. For the 39th time, Riley took to the rostrum in City Hall. He spoke of a robust city, with a crackling, resurgent economy, that is...
Flower Power
Camellias, a southern landscape favorite, show off a blaze of color throughout the winter months. Middleton family history holds that in the year 1786, French botanist Andrè Michaux, gave the Middletons some of the first camellias to be planted in an American garden....
