Timbo Comes Back From the Brink
Community shows support for beloved West Ashley boiled peanut man by Bill Davis | News Editor It just rained and Tim “Timbo” Grainger is placing both of his hands on the handrail to help guide himself, one step at a time, down from his 52-year-old orange trailer on...
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A Fine Day On The Fairway
An annual event that didn't seem like it could get any bigger or better did just that last Thursday. The St. Andrew's Parks & Playground Scholarship Golf Tournament presented by West Of brought a record-breaking group of players out to Shadowmoss Plantation for...
Bridging the Gap for Children with Special Needs
If you find yourself looking for something to do this weekend as the weather warms up and outdoors become increasingly alluring, take a trip down to Forrest Park. You’ll find one of the areas most popular charities, the Charleston Miracle League, batting away in full...
Shrimp Curry
Gathering Café 124 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. (843) 297-8380 gatheringwestashley.com Gathering Café chef/owner Nathan Conkle features this dish as more evidence of his commitment to the “farm-to-table” ethos he’s championed since opening Gathering Café in a former bakery....
Riley’s Face Appears in Hamburger Bun
Jordan Tipley, 38, was just about to bite down on his hamburger at Triangle Char & Bar in West Ashley when the scorch marks across the top of the bun caught his eye. “I almost choked on a pickle slice, I was so shocked,” says Tipley. Recognizing the face of...
County Proposes “Chunnel” Solution to 526 Controversy
Alternative G is no longer Charleston County's top option for extending Interstate 526. In a wildly innovative plan presented to Council during a recent meeting, English-born architect Geoffrey Winebottom stunned council members with a road system designed to make...
Suicide Merge at North Bridge Solved With Tollbooth
For more than 20 years, West Ashley residents have fought to find a solution to a dangerous merge where Highway 171 and Sam Rittenberg Boulevard meet. Unregulated by any sort of traffic calming device, drivers tend to rocket into the merge, crossing their fingers that...
Rick Hendrick’s To Install Really, Really, Really Big Flag
As part of the launch of a Spring into Summer Sales Super Savings Spectacular Celebration event, Rick Hendrick’s of West Ashley announced that it will be replacing its current American flag with an even larger flag. “It’s gonna be so big they can see it from space....
Minotaur Spotted At Middleton Plantation
Police responded to Middleton Place this past Sunday after receiving a frantic call from a Wisconsin couple that had been picnicking in one of the plantation’s hidden gardens when they spotted by “a wild man beast.” According to Wisconsinite Yon Yohnson, they had just...
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...
