West Ashley’s ‘Palace’
Proposed convention center could sharply improve inside 526 by Bill Davis | News Editor It is hard for a reporter to describe D.E. “Jimmy” Palassis’s plan to build a massive hotel/convention center in West Ashley without making a “palace” pun. This thing is going to...
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Checking Back Into The Old Town Motor Court
In 2013, Condé Nast Traveler declared that Charleston was the Best City in the World. Everyone knows that tourism is big business in the Lowcountry, but maybe you didn’t know that there was once a group called the “Charleston Colonels” who traveled to promote tourism...
Never Again, Never Forget
Raoul Wallenberg was said to have helped save the lives of close to 100,000 Hungarian Jews from the Nazis and fascists during World War II. Katherine Goldstein Prevost’s life was not one of them. But, she’ll tell you, she was lucky. Prevost was in her early 20s when...
Repaying The Debt
West Ashley will once again open its collective heart on Friday for a local firefighter who was severely injured in the line of duty earlier this year. “Concert for Kingery” will run from 7 p.m. until midnight at the Kickin’ Chicken at 1179 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. It...
Recycle. Reduce. Reuse. Re-Trend!
Re-Trend, a nomadic clothing swap started by local fashionista Lindsey Chambers (also this newspaper’s sales manager) will be setting up shop from 5-8 p.m. this Sunday, Aug. 17 at the Tin Roof in West Ashley. “It’s a fun way to keep your closet fresh, cute, and unique...
All Shook Up
After Elvis Presley’s second appearance on the Milton Berle show in 1956, critics tore him apart for the "suggestive and vulgar" way in which he danced, particularly the slow, grinding rotations of his pelvis. New York Times writer Jack Gould even wrote that "Mr....
Nature Lover Breathes New Life into Store
Nature lover Christina Fifer has injected new life into a West Ashley store. Since taking over Wild Birds Unlimited in early spring, Fifer has impressed customers and staff with the energy and dedication she’s bringing to the franchise. Many people say Fifer’s a...
Field of Dreams
A project that could transform a busy West Ashley neighborhood intersection has turned a major corner. Lowe’s, the national hardware retail giant, announced recently that it was donating $20,000 to help fund the Magnolia-Sycamore Community Vegetable Garden. Lowe’s...
Multicultural Immersion
Middleton Place is fortunate to have two international interns this summer. Gloria Simpson from Barbados and Florence Guinn from France spent the past month learning about the history of the plantation, the Middleton family, and what it takes to maintain “America’s...
Chickenheads Battle For Good A Cause
Students are heading back to school soon, football season is gearing up, and The Kickin’ Chicken team has come up with a fun way to give back to the local community. During the entire month of August, visit any of the five Charleston locations, donate $1 and get your...
Opening a Can of Whoop Art
Somebody call the firemen! Someone is spray-painting graffiti on the St. Andrews Fire Station! Cool your jets, Bucky. They’re supposed to be there, and they’re muralists, not vandals. Crosby Jack and JahSun, a creative duo that just returned from completing five...
