Growth, Grief, and Light
West Ashley artist Karl Zurfluh’s Avondale mural tells a story by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer West Ashley artist Karl Zurfluh has completed a striking new mural in the Avondale Business District, a vivid addition to his ongoing “Light Pilots” collection....
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16 Years and Running
West Ashley laces up for the annual Avondale 5K, benefiting the Charles Webb Center from Staff Reports Every October, West Ashley comes alive with the pounding of sneakers on pavement, smiling faces at the finish line, and a strong sense of purpose. On Saturday, Oct....
A New Chapter For Magnolia
Charleston native Ivey Gibbs named Director of Preservation and Interpretation from Staff Reports Magnolia Plantation and Gardens has announced the appointment of Charleston native Ivey Gibbs as its new Director of Preservation and Interpretation. Gibbs, who has been...
The Bridge Charts a New Course
West Ashley radio station 105.5 goes against national currents to navigate a format anchored in the Lowcountry by Lorne Chambers | Editor There are more ways to hear music today than there have ever been in human history: internet radio, satellite radio, Spotify,...
A Spa for the Soul
New Mikvah at Dor Tikvah marks milestone for West Ashley’s Jewish community from Staff Writer Last month, congregation Dor Tikvah in West Ashley celebrated the grand opening of the new Drs. Miriam & Felix Glaubach Mikvah, the first mikvah built in Charleston in...
Great Guns on the Ashley
17th-century cannons roar at Charles Towne Landing once again by Matt Proust | Contributing Writer Great Guns on the Ashley offers a glimpse at the early days of South Carolina’s first colony History will thunder across the Ashley River on Saturday, Sept. 6 as...
Renovations Set for Two West Ashley Parks
W.L. Stephens Aquatic Center and Mary Utsey Playground to get major upgrades by Matt Poust | Contributing Writer Major improvements are on the horizon at two West Ashley Parks as the City of Charleston begins planning significant renovations to the W.L. Stephens...
Starry Nights Over West Ashley
Local artist shares love of painting with a regional flare by Lorne Chambers | editor For the better part of the last decade, local artist André Singleton has been encouraging others to unlock their inner Van Gogh. In fact, his business, Art with André, even offers a...
The Next Pizza Star
Arabella Justice of Pizza A Modo Mio takes first place in Young Pizza Maker Division at California Pizza Challenge by Lorne Chambers | Editor Pizza A Modo Mio in West Ashley has earned plenty of accolades in recent years, but its latest honor feels especially...
West Ashely Wanderer — Googly Eyes Make Everything Better
Unmasked West Ashley’s very own “Googly-eye Bandit” by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer A couple of times a week, I get a message with a picture asking, “Did you do this?” At least once a month, someone says, “You left an eyeball in my car.” We don’t have the statues...
West Ashley Flashback — A Parrish Under Pressure
The battle for water during West Ashley’s wartime boom This is the third installment in a four-part series on how water was brought to St. Andrew’s Parish. On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and the United States became totally committed to World War II....
