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Center of Care
Brandi Tomberlin wasn’t supposed to live. Doctors gave her a “window” of four to six hours to live as they treated a large blood clot on the left middle cerebral artery in her brain. It looked grim. But that was nine months ago. Since then, it’s seemed like a...
A Couple of Bad Aces
An amateur tennis team based at the St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground facility won a state championship in Aiken over the Memorial Day weekend. Captained by local plumbing and gas contractor Mark Riling, The East Coast Bad Aces defeated a team from Anderson 3-2 to...
The Owls Whist Club
This story is almost 100 years old and a really amazing piece of West Ashley history, but the story begins on the peninsula of Charleston on Feb. 14, 1914. According to the website, the history of the club does not explain why this romantic date was chosen as the time...
Sowing The Seeds of Love
Every Saturday morning, now through September, Fields Farm of Johns Island brings their freshest picks to John Wesley United Methodist Church’s front lawn on Savannah Highway. From 9 a.m. to 12 noon, anyone can come check out the produce and purchase it in exchange...
Have a Literary Summer
Even though summer unofficially kicked off on Memorial Day, students throughout Charleston County will finally celebrate the last day of school this Thursday, June 6. And while many will be enjoying sunny days of fishing, swimming, hiking, arts & crafts and other...
Who was that Man?
If I were to ask you about the first American craft beer you ever tried, can you remember it? Tough question, I realize. If you’re anything like me, you have had many many craft beers over many many many years. Yet, I still remember my first American craft beer-a Sam...
Pulling Out All the Stops
Located on the rural end of the Savannah Highway motor mile, out past the Interstate 526 onramps, sits the Melrose Neighborhood. Built in the late 1950s, Melrose’s layout is a mix of urban and rural, with bigger yards and old school working class cinderblock slab...
Driving Force
A major member of West Ashley’s motor mile has put his money where his heart is. For the past 25 years, Tommy Baker has operated some of the most successful car lots and dealership along Savannah Highway. Over that time, Baker’s name has become synonymous for some...
Father’s Best Friend
My name is Bernie, I’m a West Ashley resident, and this is my true story. When I was just a pup, the two-leggeds who first took me couldn’t keep me in their dwelling, because pets weren’t allowed. Meanwhile, I grew weak, because the food was crap, even for a dog. On...
Reinventing Fast Food
This week Black Bean Co. opens its West Ashley location, which was formerly a Burger King on Savannah Hwy. The fact that a former greasy fast food space is now a spot for healthy, all-natural, organic, and vegan foods is not a coincidence. Owner and chef Ellis...
