Getting to Work
Newly-elected Mayor William Cogswell on his top priorities for West Ashley by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer New Charleston Mayor William Cogswell has officially taken the helm at City Hall and is getting to work on West Ashley initiatives that he outlined on the...
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A Night at South Windermere
The oldest shopping center in South Carolina, the South Windermere Shopping Center, opened in 1954 and remains a focal point of the community and a commercial center for West Ashley six decades later. To celebrate this year’s milestone anniversary, the shop owners are...
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 Beginning of WCSC
Captain Lewis S. Burk came from a line of harbor pilots, but according to his daughters, electronics really floated his boat. He spent hours in his workshop at the family home on Pitt Street repairing radios, building an intercom system for the house, and using kits...
A Tale of Two Votes
When West Ashleyians step into voting booths on Tuesday, Nov. 4 to cast their ballots in the mid-term General Election, they won’t see much in the way of contested local races. This should pave the way for more attention on two important county referendums — one that...
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...
Turky’s Throws in the Tow(el)
Allison Burky Boone, the owner and general manager of Turky’s Towing, has said she will stop her family company’s attempt to open a car yard along Savannah Highway if funds can be raised to purchase it with public money. “I’m not a dummy; I know when we’re not...
We’re Saved …On Paper!
City planning director Tim Keane has been busy this week, pitching City Hall’s five-point plan to improve West Ashley’s retail and business climate. Work on the plan began eight months ago in response to Citadel Mall going into receivership after its then-owners had...
Avondale 5K, a Runaway Success
The recent 5th annual Avondale 5K was once again a runaway success, with more participants and money raised than ever before. On Saturday, Oct. 11, 510 runners, walkers, and in some cases, their dogs and children in tow took to the streets of several West Ashley...
West Ashley, First in Marriage
West Ashley resident and county councilwoman Colleen Condon has sued the state in order to be able to marry her girlfriend. Condon and her partner, Nichols Bleckley, applied this month for a state marriage license in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision...
Going Down To The Crossroads
This 1943 ad appeared in the Celebration of Progress brochure. DuPont Crossing was a hub for community activity in St. Andrew’s Parish. It wasn’t a road but more of a conceptual area and very easy to identify. The Seaboard Air Line tracks crossed Savannah Highway and...
