Council Sinks Plans for the Dead Pig
Former Piggly Wiggly site remains a slab of concrete after City Council fails to pass development plan by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer Getting anything done by consensus in West Ashley has been a struggle.” That line, said by Charleston City council member Peter...
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Save a Dog and Look Good Doing it
Anne Bonny’s Waxing Studio owner Jennifer Cuba is working one Saturday, every month until the end of the year, doing eyelash extensions. Her goal is to raise $5,000 by the end of the year to benefit the Soi Dog Foundation in Thailand. The organization helps the...
A Good Spin
An area group of do-gooders this Saturday is hosting the seventh-annual Pedal4Pattison’s 4-Hour Spinning Marathon to raise money for a West Ashley charter school for students with disabilities. The event will be held at the Pattison Academy for Comprehensive Education...
Storm the Citadel!
Students from West Ashley High School won first place recently in a medieval catapult contest held on the grounds of The Citadel. The contest was part of the annual Storm the Citadel! contest meant to inspire students at local high schools and colleges in STEM areas –...
5th Annual Westie Awards
After several weeks and several nominations — each one worthy of recognition — the West Of editorial department again had the daunting task of selecting just the handful of folks who sacrificed their time and energy to make West Ashley a better place to live, work,...
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...
