Honoring a Life of Service
Charleston mourns the loss of Police Chief Luther Reynolds from Staff Reports On Wednesday, May 17, Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds announced to the public that he had made the decision to stop his cancer treatments and enter hospice care after two years of...
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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...
It’s In The Bag
Starting this year, half of the Center for Women’s ‘Brown Bag Lunch Series’ will be held in West Ashley. The programs are educational seminars with a networking element. They are open to the public and topics vary each session, but are designed for help with your...
Neighborhoods Networking, Reworking
There has been a real resurgence in neighborhood association business for the past few years surrounding Avondale Point, thanks in part to the dual-edged sword of progress. Katherine Anderson welcomed scores of her Avondale neighbors into her home Wednesday evening to...
Countdown to 500
Sitting on 498 wins, West Ashley High School boy’s varsity coach Ronnie DuPre knows how loud to yell at his latest team in practice Thursday. Not very. Instead, DuPre focuses on teaching, redirecting during multiple whispered interactions with his teen players, who...
Avondale Restaurant Week Returns
If you didn't get enough discounted meals during Charleston Restaurant Week, don't worry. For the last couple years, immediately following the semi-annual “foodie-friendly” event held by The Charleston Restaurant Association, the businesses of Avondale Point host...
Coffee With a Cop
The Charleston Police Department will host an informal drop-in at the Savannah Highway Chic-fil-A Wednesday, Jan. 22, beginning at 8 a.m. The event dovetails with similar series of nationwide events whose intent is to improve relationships between police officers and...
Looking For the Best of the West
West Of, West Ashley’s weekly community newspaper, is out to honor a handful of people who’ve made the biggest, positive effect in our part of town this past year. But to think that we here at West Of know about all the good being done out there in West Ashley is...
