Battle of the Bots
Orange Grove Middle Goes to Texas for World Robotics competition Special For West Of Free Press After a huge win earlier this year at the FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship, the Orange Grove Middle School Hurricanes earned a spot at the FIRST World Championship...
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West Ashley Wanderer — The Magnolia Community Garden is Flourishing
story & photos by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer Spring has sprung in the Lowcountry and giddy gardeners are drooling over seed and plant catalogs, wandering through nurseries, and exclaiming over their sprouts and blossoms. The Magnolia Community Garden on...
All Beef, No Bull
No Bull Burger Bar opens in the former Three Matadors space, offering house-ground burgers, hand-cut fries , and more by Lorne Chambers | Editor There was an audible gasp tore through West Ashley recently when news broke that popular Tex-Mex eatery 3 Matadors...
May the Fores be with You
CHS Golf opens on Savannah Highway offering golfers the chance to improve their game while having a good time by Lorne Chambers | Editor Whether you want to seriously practice your golf swing or just play a quick round with a couple of buddies after work, West...
The Evolution of Avondale
With the opening of several new businesses, West Ashley’s hippest corridor is experiencing yet another renaissance by Jenny Peterson | Staff Writer The quaint downtown of otherwise sprawling West Ashley, The Avondale Business District currently consists of two main...
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Under the guidance of principal Ryan Cumback, West Ashley High School continues to make big strides by Lorne Chambers | editor Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, distance learning placed a strain on parents, teachers, and students. Drops in nearly every major...
A Strong Finish
St. Andrew’s Cross Country completes their best season From Staff Reports The St. Andrew’s Parks and Playgrounds cross-country team has enjoyed their best season yet, advancing nineteen runners from the Junior Olympics State Championship in Newberry, SC on November 12...
Thank-you, Music Man
Charleston music community mourns loss of local luminary Ted McKee by Lorne Chambers | editor A little after midnight on Friday, Dec. 18, Skye McKee posted on Facebook that her husband, local musician Ted McKee, was in the ICU at Roper St. Francis Bon Secours...
The Road to Better Coffee
With trendy new café, Interstate 95 now runs through the heart of West Ashley by Lorne Chambers | Editor A couple years ago, Barak Cabba was driving back home to Charleston from a trip to Miami when a crazy idea popped into his head. Maybe it was all the espresso, or...
West Ashley Flashback — South Windermere Turns 70
Raise your hand if you enjoy shopping or dining at South Windermere Center. Whether you’re enjoying a warm pastry at Normandy Farms, refreshing yourself at Urban Nirvana, dining on the deck at Three Little Birds, adding to your wardrobe at Bashful Boutique, preparing...
West Ashley Wanderer — January 2023
Forging into the New Year with New Skills story & photos by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer This is a resolution I couldn’t look forward to. One year a friend and I visited every lighthouse on the South Carolina coast. Another, we attempted to taste test every...
