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MADE IN WEST ASHLEYAs The Page Turns
It’s said that the “journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step.” For Kelly Owens, a local academic turned author, that first step came when she saw that one of her freshman students had written “skip lines” on the back of their hand. It struck Owens, who is a...
MADE IN WEST ASHLEYGetting to the PULP of It
PULP owner Kris Westerson began making books and paper in the fall of 2008. She almost immediately sold what she made to friends and colleagues. And then began being asked to make custom pieces. However, the idea to establish a business making and teaching about...
On Island Time
For someone who runs a West Ashley-based restaurant, David Lowe is spending less and less time here. Four years ago, Lowe, a former corporate furniture salesman, took a big risk based on a family recipe. He struck out on his own, armed with all-fresh ingredients, and...
MADE IN WEST ASHLEYBirds of a Feather Sew Together
Dealing with your in-laws is something that most people dread. But not sisters-in-law Yana and Jennifer Wieckowski. The two West Ashley residents have combined decades of sewing experience, attention to detail, and creativity in design to form Hemming Birds Boutique,...
MADE IN WEST ASHLEYOne Lucky Shucker
Started in 2013, The Lucky Shucker was founded by friends Will Altman and Josh Silverman who met through their involvement with the financial advocacy group Slow Money. Both were interested in locally developed, sustainable products, and recognized in each other a...
MADE IN WEST ASHLEYHar(d)wood Carves Her Own Path
West Ashley wood-turner Ashley Harwood was told in college at Carnegie Mellon University to give up the art of glassblowing, that she was too smart for an endeavor deemed by the art scene as too “crafty.” But that’s not what turned her to turning wood. Her dad wanted...
A Thanks To Local Beer
At the end of the day, we really do have much to be thankful for in 2014. Friends, family, fine food, and drink. I hope you’re able to enjoy all of these things this holiday season. Certainly Charleston is a great place to be, and the beer of the area is top notch....
The Changing Face of Maryville & Ashleyville
More and more peninsular problems are finding a home in West Ashley — impacts of bars, flooding, parking, traffic, and now tricky redevelopment. Downtown, gentrification has often tainted the redevelopment of neighborhoods, as it did in Radcliffeborough the West Side,...
Condon(ing) Same-Sex Marriage
West Ashley may soon be home to the state’s first married same-sex gay couple, thanks to a ruling from a federal judge. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel, from the Fourth District, traditionally one of the most conservative benches in the country, struck down...
The Oldest Church in the Holy City
“Holy City” is one of many names given to Charleston. With the many church spires decorating the skyline it is easy to see why. But the small cruciform church, located on Ashley River Road and formed as the place for the Anglicans of St. Andrew’s Parish to worship, is...
