Read in Color
The Cynthia Graham Hurd Foundation and Reading Partners team up for Book Drive from Staff Reports The Cynthia Graham Hurd Foundation and Reading Partners recently announced that they are kicking off their 6th annual book drive to promote literacy in memory of Cynthia...
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Jumpstarting West Ashley
Last Thursday, a meeting took place in City Hall that could be an important first step in recasting West Ashley’s future. Or it could be the first step in creating a draft study report that ends up “collecting dust on a shelf somewhere.” It all depends on whom you...
Wappoo Road To No Longer Be Wappoo Creek
There’s good news for anyone tired of driving or walking down Wappoo Drive between Savannah Highway and Skinner Avenue after it’s rained. The County of Charleston began work on Monday, July 22 to improve the storm drain system and replace the existing sidewalks. That...
Local Hospital Named Among Best In State
For the second consecutive year, Roper St. Francis (RSF) has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best hospitals in South Carolina. Roper Hospital and Bon Secours St. Francis were included in the annual U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-2014...
Opposites attract at Magnolia
Two students from the National Landscape School of Versailles in Paris (or L’Ecole Nationale Superieure du Paysage) are in the midst of a summer internship at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in West Ashley. Magnolia Plantation, handed down by Draytons and not by...
35 Questions for West Ashley
One of the first discussions in the West Ashley Flashback was on perspective. I’ve gained a lot of this while researching the modern history of St. Andrew’s Parish, West Ashley. But mostly what I’ve gained is a list of questions. Each time I meet someone new, fill in...
Writing A New Song
While all the rocks have been turned hundreds of times and the melodies have become inverted to a fray, music still creates the freedom, expression, and escape that makes our world continue to search for innovation. From a man who originally set out to play jazz...
A Farm Fresh Idea
Stephanie Chambliss, 25, wants what’s best for West Ashley, and as such she’s running a petition drive for a new farmers’ market here. On Change.org, Chambliss has garnered 325 signatures asking City of Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. to bring another market to...
Call of the Wild
Endangered red wolves, which used to roam wild in these parts, have found a second home in West Ashley. In this case, a newly minted habitat located at Charles Towne Landing. In olden days, red wolves, so called due to their distinctive head and legs coloring, roamed...
Heart like a Lion
West Ashley resident Laura Deaton possesses a generous, honest spirit. Deaton is compelled to reach out to help, whether it’s a child who learns to swim, a dog in dire straits, or protecting native wildlife species. Her stellar record of service rises from the...
2013 West Of Almanac
This year's West Of Almanac is all about growing, gardening and American Gothic. Check out gardening tips from the Charleston Horticultural Society and see what West Ashley businesses are going out of their way to support the local economy. 2013 West of Almanac
