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 True Heart Hero
Meredith Berlinsky was driving to a friend’s son graduation party in May when the left side of his chest and shoulder tightened. He shifted positions to ease the pain but it didn’t help, and within five minutes, Berlinksy hurt so badly that he couldn’t drive with his...
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...
An Ill Wind Remembered
Listening to locals reminisce about Hurricane Hugo and its impact on West Ashley 25 years ago this week, it’s hard to remember that this part of the Lowcountry dodged a hurricane-sized bullet. On Thursday, Sept. 21, 1989. Hugo, a category-4 hurricane slammed into this...
End of Watch
Charleston County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Matuskovic, 43, was laid to rest on Monday. And 10 days after his tragic shooting there are still more questions than answers. Gov. Nikki Haley attended Matuskovic’s funeral and presented to his family a flag that had flown at...
Roaring Back
One of West Ashley’s most conspicuously empty pieces of commercial real estate was just purchased for $5 million. Mike Harper, a commercial developer for the downtown office of Gramling Brothers, confirmed Friday that his company has purchased the 50,000-square-foot...
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...
When Did St. Andrew’s Parish Become West Ashley?
When did St. Andrew’s Parish receive the moniker of West Ashley? This is a recurring modern question and the answer can only be a speculation. The Church Act of 1706 created ten parishes in the colony of South Carolina. The land beginning along the western shore of...
Play. Full. Heart.
West Ashley resident Eddie Keating vividly remembers the day when the doctor and the social worker came into his wife Joan’s hospital room to give her the bad news about how far the cancer had spread. It was in her brain and the doctor was emotional. Eddie said Joan...
Turky’s Towing Update
Several sources within the city and close to the deal, have said that an agreement between Warner “Turky” Burky, his daughter and the city that could see the parcels of land he purchased along Savannah Highway become the new home of Turky’s Towing. Two weeks ago, 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...
