The Evolution of Avondale
With the opening of several new businesses, West Ashley’s hippest corridor is experiencing yet another renaissance by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer The quaint downtown of otherwise sprawling West Ashley, The Avondale Business District currently consists of two main...
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Caught In The Crossfire
There are five holes in Donald and Jane Edwards’ Mulmar Street home. There are the obvious ones — the four holes that trace a straight line where a stray bullet pierced their front window in late January, tearing through their front window, the window shears, the...
One For the Record Books
Every year on National Signing Day a small group of high school athletes around the nation commit to play sports for their respective college of choice. This year proved to be the biggest signing day ever for West Ashley High School. The Wildcats were able to register...
In The Club
Clubs can take many different forms in a community. St. Andrew’s Parish was no exception. There were Service Clubs (April 18, 2012 Flashback), Cycling Clubs (Jan. 22, 2014 Flashback), Night Clubs (Dec. 7, 2011 and May 8, 2013 Flashbacks), Social Clubs (June 5, 2013),...
A West Ashley Love Letter
Usually, the front page at West Of is reserved for what’s new, crosscutting, and outstanding in West Ashley. Or stuff the other media outlets don’t have the sense to give more coverage. Not this week, though. This week, the front page and other places throughout this...
Courage, Strength and Hope
Anyone wanting to strike a blow against cancer and a blow for the courage of a young girl gone too soon, can at an upcoming oyster roast. Creekside Pizza Company of West Ashley will be hosting a oyster roast fund-raiser for the Hugs for Harper organization Sunday,...
Blizznerds Receive “Golden Ticket”
The Blizznerds Robotics Team from CE Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Arts won the “Golden Ticket” during the Mount Pleasant Lego First competition on Jan. 18. Now, they will head to Lexinton this Saturday, Feb. 15 to compete with other middle school...
A New Day for Ashley Landing
Looks like the economic winter that descended along Sam Rittenberg Boulevard has begun to thaw. Last week, Faison, a major commercial real estate firm out of Charlotte, which already manages properties in the area, purchased Ashley Landing Shopping Center at the...
State of ‘West Ashley’
Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. had much to say about West Ashley in his annual State of the City address he delivered last Thursday night. Here are some highlights: On commercial resurgence: “West of the Ashley has seen a remarkable revitalization of commercial...
How Phosphate Helped Save West Ashley
Phosphate is an inorganic chemical when used in a geological reference. The rock or ore is mined to produce phosphorus for agriculture. When used in a biological reference it is an essential chemical in the biochemical processes of metabolism. When used in an...
Second Chances
Along the 800-block of DuPont Road off Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, behind the Best Buy, lies a house of second chances. Charlie Freeman, 42, is working and living there, running a doggy daycare and boarding service, working one-on-one with other dogs, and giving he and...
