Traffic Calming Riles Residents
Proposed traffic improvements along Savannah Highway cause concern for some by Bill Davis | News Editor Residents from both the Byrnes Downs and Avondale neighborhoods hammered a county official last month about plans that could improve traffic along Savannah Highway...
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Going Back to the Market
A while back a question was posed to me: “Was the Charleston County Market building, located at Wappoo Road and Savannah Highway, built as a railroad depot and then subsequently used as a market or was it built specifically as a market?” Spoiler answer: A market. This...
Saving Sothel Farm
It started as most gardens do, with a few plants here and there and the hopes that with a little watering and composting, it might produce a meal or two worth of vegetables. For Mark Weatherford, however, those short rows of squash and peppers grew into more than a...
West Ashley Projects Moving Forward
While City Councilmen and the mayor and his staff met last week to recast a new economic future for West Ashley, several potentially stalled important local projects moved forward. City of Charleston staffers confirmed this week that the bid for the construction of...
A Smile for Everyone
Visit the Taco Bell on Savannah Highway and chances are you’ll be greeted by a young woman who has a winsome smile for every person who walks through the door. For 12 years Bridget Williams has faithfully taken the CARTA bus to work there, and is beloved by customers...
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...
