Man on Fire
Swig & Swine’s Anthony DiBernardo has a whole lot cookin' right now by Lorne Chambers | News Editor It’s somewhere around midnight, and although mid-June, it’s still rather chilly in northern Idaho after the sun goes down. The first full moon of the summer, named...
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K-mart To Add 300 More Parking Spots To West Ashley Location
Residents of the Sherwood Forest neighborhood were shocked to wake up to the sound of construction equipment in full gear on the other side of Highway 17 this past Monday. They were even more shocked, however, when they found out that the contractor was there to...
South Windermere Cell Phone Blackout Mystery Solved
Following a rash of frustrated shoppers, unable to access their Tomato Bank discount emails, the the United States Department of Defense (DOD) verified last week that the reason cellular service is spotty at best in the South Windermere Shopping Center is a result of...
C.H.U.D.s Spotted in Byrnes Down Sewer System
Police responded to a Byrnes Down residence in reference to a wild animal attack this past Wednesday, only to find that the “wild animals” were in fact mutant humanoids living beneath the quiet suburban neighborhood. “It’s not the first time this has happened, and it...
A Light Unto a New Path
In a historic vote on Sunday, February 24, Old. St. Andrew’s Parish Church elected to part ways with the Episcopal Church and formerly amend their church constitution to align with the Diocese of South Carolina. St. Andrews was first established in 1706, making it the...
Albemarle Rising
What now looks like an abandoned building and empty parking lot by the lower Ashley River bridges will soon be made-over into a 300-unit apartment complex. Georgia-based developer Flournoy Development Company recently entered into a development contract to purchase...
Where Does Your Water Shed?
The marine biology class from West Ashley High School has enlivened their after school routine. Instead of going home to relax on the couch or take a post-learning nap, these students are spending two additional hours at the end of their school day helping...
Former Middleton, WAHS Coach Dies
Jim Werden died last Thursday night of an apparent heart attack at the age of 64. Werden was a football coach in the West Ashley area for nearly 30 years, including 26 seasons at Middleton High School and later three at the newly-formed West Ashley High School. Werden...
The Yarn Lady
West Ashley resident Robin Tannenbaum is a very fortunate woman. She’s innately creative. Born in Elmont, New York to Eve and Bernie Bleicher, Tannenbaum was about 8 years old when she spied a basic how-to-knit book in a store. An only child, whose friends lived on...
THE GRAND DEBATE
An unexpected surprise came to the February 6 City Board of Zoning Appeals – Site Design meeting when several West Ashley residents showed up to express concern over a request to receive a variance allowing for the removal of 20 Grand Trees for an apartment complex development in the works at 1885 Ashley River Road.
A LIFE WELL LIVED
The Lowcounry lost a legend last month, with the passing of Greenhill Road neighborhood matriarch and entreprenuer Virginia “Evie” Smalls. Smalls passed away at the age of 87. Smalls' life was a life well-lived. Since “Evie,” as she was lovingly called, was born back...
