Local Track & Field Stars Shine on the Big Stage
Four St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground athletes head to Oregon for the National Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships from Staff Reports It was another great year for the St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground track and field team. It had approximately 70 boys and girls,...
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What's In A Name?
There’s something vaguely familiar about West Ashley High School’s new principal, William Runyon; something that hearkens back to his predecessor, Mary Runyon. It’s not the hair: his is shaved black stubble, hers a shock of white. She’s married to local attorney Bill...
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...
Are We Being Put on the Back Burner?
It had been close to six weeks since City Hall revisited its plan to revitalize Citadel Mall and the Sam Rittenberg commercial corridor, and some are getting itchy to find out what’s next. Earlier this year, Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. tasked his planning and economic...
Tumult Over Turky’s
Lines are being drawn and heels are digging in over the decision to relocate a towing company to a spot next to a memorial park along Savannah Highway. In 2007, the Charleston 9 perished fighting a blaze in what had been a Sofa Super Store fire just past Wappoo Road....
The Chickenhead Rivalry Continues
Students are heading back to school, football season is gearing up and The Kickin’ Chicken team, for the second year in a row, is helping out the community in a fun way. During the month of August, visit any of the five Charleston locations, donate a dollar and get...
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...
Coming Full Circle
After years of hearings, criticism, and praise, planning and recasting, work on the West Ashley Traffic Circle was scheduled to begin this past Monday. Located at the intersection of Bees Ferry Road and Glenn McConnell Parkway, one-fourth of the circle is already in...
Elle Loves Lava
This week, West Ashley’s Lava Salon was named to fashion, beauty, and lifestyle magazine Elle’s annual list of top 100 salons in the United States. The full service salon, located along Savannah Highway in the Avondale Point Business District, joins the prestigious...
West Trashley No More!
Charleston County Council this past week once again publicly discussed the proposed purchase of an additional 70 acres as a buffer zone at its Bees Ferry Landfill. Some neighbors and community members were worried that the added acres would serve a welcome mat to dump...
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...
